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α-SYNUCLEIN DISRUPTS INTEGRATED SIGNALING BY THE UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE THROUGH INHIBITION OF ATF6-α INCORPORATION INTO COPII VESICLES
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the advanced loss of motor functions as a result of progressive degenerative conditions that develop in many regions of the brain and manifest as a ...
Conflict or Resignation: Motivating Political Behavior in Germany's Diverse Cities
(Georgetown University, 2015)
In this dissertation I develop a theory of diversity and political behavior. I argue that both national and local governments are important to the management of diversity, and thus the political participation of native ...
A NEW GENERATION OF CHINESE LEADERS: PERCEPTIONS AND COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF VALUES
(Georgetown University, 2015)
The resurgence of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism in the context of Chinese leadership values has emerged as a nucleus of a new generation of leaders. The once-in-a-decade transition of China's leadership in 2013 ...
"The Marine Corps' Long March": Modernizing the Nation's Expeditionary Forces in the Aftermath of Vietnam, 1970-1991
(Georgetown University, 2015)
The United States Marine Corps was an institution in crisis in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Six years of war had taken a toll on personnel and equipment. Racial violence was a common occurrence and desertion rates ...
The Military Imperative for the Liberal Arts
(Georgetown University, 2015)
After more than a decade of war involving close and often personal interaction with people of other cultures, beliefs, and customs, the Army is once again turning its attention to the need to re-establish its competence ...
Il cinema e le ideologie politiche alla Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia.
(Georgetown University, 2015)
This thesis explores the relationship between political ideologies and cinema in Italy in relation to the Venice Film Festival, from the fascist period to the 1968 contestation. In particular, newspaper and magazine reviews ...
ELITE ENGAGEMENT IN LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING: AHMED TALEB IBRAHIMI AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARABIZATION IN ALGERIA
(Georgetown University, 2015)
This dissertation looks at elite engagement in the process of language policy and planning in Algeria after independence, highlighting the connection between ideology and the development of national identity. To achieve ...
EFFECTS OF TNFAIP8 KNOCKDOWN ON EGFR AND IGF-1R SIGNALING AND CYTOTOXICITIES OF TARGETED DRUGS IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER CELLS
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of lung cancer cases. Molecular therapies targeting epidermal ...
North Korea's Transnational Media Commodity Network
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Why are there are increasing numbers of North Koreans inside the country willing to consume and share illegal foreign media over the last ten years, despite greater risk of capital punishment due to tighter border controls ...
THE NEW ENGLAND LUSOPHONE ARCHIPELAGO: A NEW READING OF AZOREAN-, CAPE VERDEAN- AND PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN LITERATURE
(Georgetown University, 2015)
This thesis offers a new conceptual framework for reading the cultural production of Portuguese- and Kriolu-speaking communities in the urban areas of southeastern New England: the New England Lusophone Archipelago. Combining ...