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Calcified Neurocysticercosis: Risk factors for calcification and associated factors for seizure relapse
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-14)
Objective: Neurocysticerosis (NCC) is the leading cause of epilepsy in endemic areas. In the final stage of NCC, the viable intraparenchymal cysts die, either resolving completely or leaving calcified scars. In a proportion ...
MECHANISMS GOVERNING SPECIFICATION OF PHOTORECEPTORS IN THE MAMMALIAN RETINA
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-15)
Human vision begins with detection of light by photoreceptors (PRs) in the retina, a thin layer of cells at the back of the eye. Cones are the primary daytime and color-detecting PRs that distinguish red, green, or blue ...
Loss Landscapes and Generalization in Neural Networks: Theory and Applications
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-21)
In the last decade or so, deep learning has revolutionized entire domains of machine learning. Neural networks have helped achieve significant improvements in computer vision, machine translation, speech recognition, etc. ...
EARLY IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING YOUNG INFANTS WITH INFECTION IN RURAL BANGLADESH: AN IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH STUDY
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-13)
Background: Neonatal infections remain a leading cause of newborn deaths globally. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines for managing possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) in young infants ...
GENE THERAPY STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT OF MUCO-OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASES
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-16)
Knowledge of genetic origins and associations of muco-obstructive lung diseases has made inhaled gene therapy an attractive alternative to the current standards of care that are limited to managing disease symptoms. However, ...
EXTRACTING THREE PROPERTIES OF THE TOP QUARK FROM ANGULAR DISTRIBUTIONS
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-14)
The top quark is the most recently-discovered fundamental matter constituent particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. Experimentally describing its properties helps constrain theoretical models seeking to provide ...
Raghav Goyal - Understanding sex determination in the female germline of Drosophila melanogaster
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-16)
Germline sex determination is a key aspect of sexual development that allows germ cells to develop along either a male or female path to produce sperm or eggs. In most animal models, signals from surrounding somatic cells ...
Synaptic mitochondria regulate hair cell synapse size and function
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-23)
Mechanosensitive hair cells of the inner ear and lateral line are specialized sensory cells that are required to evoke vital behaviors such as hearing, maintaining an upright posture and evading predators. To encode these ...
MODELING THE HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG POOR CHILDREN
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-14)
There are a substantial number of high achieving poor students. These students have similar or better academic outcomes than their non-poor peers. Masten and other resilience scholars argue that the families of resilient ...
The Making of The Capitalist Militician: A Study of The Political Economy of Corruption in Nigeria 1970 - 2015
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-03-16)
Corruption is frequently regarded as the single greatest obstacle preventing growth and development in Nigeria. In explaining this challenging condition, scholars have consistently applied descriptors like endemic, crippling, ...