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Fabrication and Transport Properties of Carbon Nanotube Quantum Dots with Ferromagnetic and Superconducting Leads
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2015-08-25)Carbon nanotube quantum dots are an attractive platform in which to measure quantum transport phenomena. Low-energy transport properties of one dimensional nanotubes are easily understood and the devices are simple to ... -
Fabrication of Collagen Scaffolds for Reconstruction of Urinary Tissues
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2018-07-12)Tissue engineering approaches utilize scaffolds with or without cells to reconstruct, repair, or regenerate lost tissues. These scaffolds are created using either natural or synthetic biomaterials or their composites. ... -
Fabrication of nanoporous graphene by chemical vapor deposition
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2018-05-15)Nanoporous graphene has been widely studied and exploited to open the band gap, increase the specific surface area and dispersibility, and improve the optical, catalytic and sensing properties of pristine graphene. It is ... -
FACILE OXYGEN DELIVERY FOR CRANIOFACIAL BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2021-08-09)Craniofacial bones are a crucial part of the facial anatomy, providing insertion for musculature, withstanding forces, and forming aesthetic contours. Unfortunately, craniofacial defects that overwhelm the body’s regenerative ... -
Factional Politics
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2015-08-19)Political scholars have extensively studied American political parties; however, the majority of this research is out dated. This paper provides a historical background of American parties focusing on the factional makeup ... -
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR HPV VACCINATION AMONG VACCINE-ACCEPTING ADOLESCENT BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION SURVEY – TEEN 2011 – 2012
(Johns Hopkins University, 2015-05-01)Background: Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) were approved in 2006, but uptake has been low compared to other adolescent vaccines. Methods: We used data from the National Immunization Survey – Teen 2011-2012 ... -
Factors Associated with Use of Safety-Engineered Needles and Hands-Free Techniques: Current Practices among Operating Room Nurses
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2016-03-29)Background – Injuries from contaminated needles and other sharp medical devices continue to present serious occupational health concerns for healthcare workers. This poses significant risk of infection from potentially ... -
Factors Influencing Clinical Faculty Participation in a Teacher Professional Development Program During a Pandemic: A Root Cause Analysis
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2021-10-13)Findings from a needs assessment supported the design and creation of an online, asynchronous teacher professional development program for medical clinical faculty but low participation—due, in part, to the COVID-19 ... -
Factors influencing the provision and uptake of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) screening for cervical cancer among women accessing antenatal and postpartum care at a tertiary center in Blantyre, Malawi
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-04-05)Background Over 90% of cervical cancer mortality occurs in low and middle income countries where early screening and management services are not widely available. Malawi has the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality ... -
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS AND INVESTIGATORS IN THE AWARD MANAGEMENT PROCESS
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2020-05-21)Research administrators work in a variety of organizations, ranging from universities, hospitals, and government research agencies to for-profit corporations and nonprofit institutions. Research administrators actively ... -
FAILED MEDIATION: WHY THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE) MINSK GROUP CANNOT MEDIATE A LASTING POLITICAL SOLUTION IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH.
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2021-08-17)This research study addressed the reasons why the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group has failed to mediate a lasting political solution in Nagorno- Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan. ... -
FAILED STATES: AN EXAMINATION OF THEIR EFFECTS ON TRANSNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MOVEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES
(Johns Hopkins University, 2014-12-18)The overarching goal of this portfolio is to analyze poorly performing states in an effort to determine if transnational terrorist organizations gravitate towards those nations whose limitations in state capacity would ... -
FAILED STATES: DEFINING WHAT A FAILED STATES IS AND WHY NOT ALL FAILED STATES AFFECT UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2020-06-11)Failed States have been discussed for over the past twenty years since the terrorist attacks of the United States on September 11th, 2001. The American public became even more familiar with the term “failed states” during ... -
Failures in the Marketplace of Ideas: Misinformation, Disinformation and the Affordable Care Act
(Johns Hopkins University, 2015-06-03)A healthy democracy requires an informed citizenry with access to accurate information. There is evidence that misinformation is prevalent in our society on topics of public policy. This paper examines how citizens become ... -
Fair Games: Play, Capital, and the English Renaissance Imagination
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2020-07-28)In early modern studies, play has been read nearly exclusively in a festival or mass-entertainment context, more or less sharply differentiated from the rhythms of working life. "Fair Games" proposes that a richer understanding ... -
Family Centered Rounds: Understanding Daily Practice and Impact on the Family Experience
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2018-03-14)Background: Family Centered Rounds (FCR) are multidisciplinary rounds that are intended to engage patients and families in exchange of information and shared decision-making about a patient’s care. The concept of FCR emerged ... -
Family Environment and Polygenic Risk in the Bipolar High-Risk Context
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2017-07-20)Objective: The overarching goal of this project was to investigate the role of family environment (FE) in youth at high familial risk for bipolar disorder (BD), a severe and impairing mood disorder associated with genetic ... -
Family relationships and social interaction in post-conflict South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
(Johns Hopkins University, 2013-10-09)Statement of the Problem: In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rural villagers have endured more than 16 years of conflict. Villagers have described the individual, family and social impact of violence and poverty ... -
FAMILY WELL-BEING AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2021-04-05)Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread infection, school closures, and high rates of job loss. Much of the current research has focused on the clinical features of COVID-19 infection, but the family well-being ... -
FAST FORWARD DYNAMICS FOR THE HUMANOID ROBOT NAO V5
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2020-07-17)Since the first dynamics algorithm with O(n) computational complexity was developed by A. F. Vereshchagin in 1975, many efficient analytical and numerical methods for multibody dynamics have been studied for several decades. ...