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Showing 1 to 20 of 382 for “"BOLD"”.
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Practice Bold as Love: ‘Professing’ Community Work
Community work is a values driven occupation committed to social transformation, human rights, equality, anti-discrimination, social and environmental justice through the processes of collective empowerment, and participation (Ledwith 2005; AIEB 2016). The story of community work in Ireland sees a …
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The perks of being bold: Overconfidence predicts persistence
Overconfidence is a widely researched bias that most people exhibit across a broad range of domains. Most of the past research has focused on the negative, dangerous consequences of overconfidence. In the present studies, following recent work that has identified some advantages of overconfidence, …
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Bold Leader or Bully? Interpreting Chinese Regional Maritime Behavior
… of the beholder? Further, is China simply acting boldly, albeit in a manner that is justifiable, as it emerges as a leader in the region? The purpose of this thesis was to determine whether labeling China’s behavior as “bullying” (as China’s smaller and less powerful neighbors view it) is …
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Ortsaufgelöste Messung der Gewebe-Sauerstoffversorgung mittels BOLD-sensitiver MR-Bildgebung
… des Blutes von seiner Sauerstoffsättigung (BOLD-Effekt) beruhen. Die erste Methode verwendet die Inhalation sauerstoffreicher Gase, um die Sauerstoffsättigung des Blutes periodisch zu modulieren und stellt die resultierende Signalantwort mittels T2*-gewichteter Aufnahmen dar. Dazu wurden …
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Winging it : a bold step toward the whooping crane's return
… the older birds south. But no one knew if this bold new experiment, which relied entirely on the young birds following older non-related birds, would work. This thesis follows a year in the life of Maya, Poe, Waldo and Jumblies-the first four "Direct Autumn Release" birds.
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Improving Segmentation and Registration of the Placenta in BOLD MRI
Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) MRI images are used to study placental oxygen transport. To analyze the time series dataset of BOLD MRI images of the whole uterus for placental function, we need to segment the placenta in the images and register the images to a common template. In the following …
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Oxygen Polarography in the Awake Macaque: Bridging BOLD fMRI and Electrophysiology
<p>Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) fMRI is the predominant method for evaluating human brain activity. This technique identifies brain activity by measuring blood oxygen changes associated with neural activity. Although clearly related, the nature of the relationship between BOLD fMRI …
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BROAD: bold and reliable online approximate computing framework for diverse applications
… to energy-efficiency. We propose BROAD, a Bold and Reliable Online Approximate Computing Framework for Diverse Applications. BROAD explicitly provides a checkpoint/rollback mechanism to allow applications to recover from QoS violations and error accumulation. The checkpoint/rollback …
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Pierre Trudeau's Just Society: Bold Aspirations Meet Realities of Governing
This thesis considers Pierre Trudeau’s first term as prime minister from 1968 to 1972 to determine his success in delivering on his key promise of a Just Society made during the 1968 electoral campaign. Trudeau had promised that his government would remove all social and economic barriers to allow …
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The negative BOLD response as a marker of the seizure onset zone
Epilepsy is a neurological disease affecting 70 million people worldwide. For most individuals, these seizures can be controlled using medications, however nearly 1 in 3 people may need surgery to achieve seizure freedom. For this surgery to be successful, the brain region generating the seizures, …
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The BOLD MRI response of the brain to alterations in arterial blood pressure
… level dependent magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD MRI) – functional MRI. The aim of this project is to investigate the effect of dynamic blood pressure stimuli on the BOLD MRI signal in the brain. Two blood pressure stimuli were employed; thigh cuff deflation and the Valsalva manoeuvre. BOLD …
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Optimizing Transcranial Focused Ultrasound: Calibration, Neuro Navigation, and BOLD fMRI Evidence of Neuromodulation
… brain activity, as indicated by changes in BOLD fMRI signals during and after stimulation. While the study's sample size and focus on a single brain region limit the generalizability of the findings, the research establishes a strong foundation for future studies. These should explore the …
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Engaging the Brave and the Bold: Exploring the Discourses of Disability Through Life Stories
<p>Understanding the meaning making of having an acquired physical disability still remains a mystery today. With more than 20 percent of our total population experiencing some form of disability, this study explores discourses of disability that emerge from participants' life stories. This study …
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Correcting the variations of bold signal due to susceptibility-induced magnetic field gradients and its application
… (fMRI) using blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signals is a tool that is currently used in many cognitive neuroscience studies. However, many studies do not consider susceptibility-induced magnetic field gradients. Susceptibility-induced magnetic field gradients can vary echo time, which …
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Synthesis of Macrocyclic Polyamines and their Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn Complexes Targeting HIV (AIDS).
… including five macrocyclic polyamines (<bold>SH07</bold>, <bold>SH09</bold>, <bold>SH25</bold>, <bold>SH26</bold>, <bold>SH28</bold>) and their copper (<bold>SH34</bold>, <bold>SH37</bold>), iron (<bold>SH35</bold>, <bold>SH38</bold>), manganese (<bold>SH06</bold>, <bold>SH08</bold>, …
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Numerical Solution of Multiscale Electromagnetic Systems
… Based on this study, field intensities (<bold>E</bold> and <bold>H</bold>) are associated to 1-forms and curl-conforming basis functions; flux densities (<bold>D</bold> and <bold>B</bold>) are associated to 2-forms and divergence-conforming basis functions; and the constitutive relations …
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Pre-Service Teacher's Professional Knowledge Development Of Phonological Awareness Through Constructivist Learning Engagements
<p><bold>phonemic awareness<bold></p> <p><bold>phonics<bold></p>
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Understanding Brain Signal Variability and Why it Matters in Maturation from Childhood to Adulthood
Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal variability characterizes the inherently time-varying features of brain signal and has provided complementary perspectives into aging research. As a strong age predictor, age-related brain patterns that are associated with BOLD SD barely overlap with those …
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Effects of green tea catechin extract on serum lipids in postmenopausal women: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
bold>ABSTRACT</bold> <bold>Objective:</bold> Test the efficacy of a green tea catechin extract (GTE) to improve lipid profile in postmenopausal women. <bold>Methods:</bold> 886 women were enrolled and randomized to consume either 1200 mg of GTE (800 mg EGCG) or placebo, daily. Fasting serum samples …
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