• In Vitro Reconstitution of Argonaute poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and Its Impact on microRNA Activity 

  Weltzer, Ryan R (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2013-11-08)

  MicroRNA-mediated gene regulation is an important component of cell biology, involved in nearly all cellular processes. MicroRNAs are ~22 nucleotide non-coding RNAs that recognize complimentary mRNA targets and prevent ...

• Development of a Conformal Textile Electrode Liner for the Purpose of Myoelectric Prosthesis Control 

  Jamal, Deena W (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2013-10-09)

  In upper-extremity myoelectric prostheses, hard surface electromyography (sEMG) electrodes are typically placed in a rigid or semi-rigid socket worn over the residual limb. The resulting interface does not offer optimal ...

• Unsettling State: Non-Citizens, Citizenship and State Power in the United Arab Emirates 

  Lori, Noora Anwar (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2013-10-26)

  This dissertation examines the development and enforcement of citizenship and immigration policies in the United Arab Emirates in order to revisit an enduring puzzle in comparative politics: why are resource-rich states ...

• War and What Remains: Everyday Life In Contemporary Kabul, Afghanistan 

  Daulatzai, Anila (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2013-10-28)

  This dissertation explores everyday life amidst war and occupation in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is based on more than three years of anthropological fieldwork conducted between 2006 to 2008; and 2009 to 2011. The lives of ...

• Inebriety and Indigeneity: the Moral Governance of Adivasis and Alcohol in Jharkhand, India 

  Begrich, Roger (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2013-10-25)

  This dissertation is an investigation of alcohol and indigeneity in India. Based on 20 months of ethnographic fieldwork in the state of Jharkhand, I aim to describe the complex and contradictory roles that alcohol plays ...

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