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“HE TELLS YOU YOUR WORK IS TO GIVE BIRTH”: REPRODUCTIVE COERCION AND COVERT USE OF CONTRACEPTION AMONG FEMALE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN NAIROBI, KENYA
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-04-02)
Background: Women’s reproductive autonomy is limited by reproductive coercion (RC), or interference in contraceptive and reproductive decisions via direct intervention, threats, or pressure. Women experiencing intimate ...
ELECTRIC DREAMS: INDUSTRIAL POLICY, NEW ENERGY VEHICLES, AND THE PERSISTENT ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CHINA
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-04-03)
The Chinese electric market and manufacturing base have expanded at a spectacular rate over the past decade thanks to a sweeping state industrial policy program. The costs and challenges associated with China’s approach, ...
Preparing Preservice Teachers to Teach Reading Comprehension to Elementary Students from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-04-02)
As classrooms become more culturally diverse, many preservice teachers (PSTs) enter their teaching practicums with beliefs, knowledge, and pedagogical skills that may be a cultural mismatch for the diverse learners they ...
THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC ARSENIC EXPOSURE ON THE HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE TO INFLUENZA A VIRUS INFECTION AND VACCINATION
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-04-02)
Problem Statement: Inorganic arsenic (iAs) is a common drinking water contaminant and organ system toxicant. The World Health Organization’s drinking water standard for iAs is 10 ppb, a concentration that is exceeded in ...
The Effect of the GGGGCC Repeat Expansion in C9ORF72 ALS Astrocytes
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-03-30)
A GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) mutation in the non-coding region of the C9ORF72 gene (C9) is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to date. Although pathogenic mechanisms of ...
EVICTION IN THE UNITED STATES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CHILD HEALTH
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-03-30)
Background: An increasing share of families with children in the United States (U.S.) experiences eviction in the context of the Housing Affordability Crisis. Little is known about the effects of eviction on child health ...
Caushi Dissertation 2020
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-03-30)
We have previously demonstrated that neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade could enhance the priming of anti-tumor T cells and improve pathological response rate in NSCLC, yet response is not uniform. The neoadjuvant setting provides ...
Between War and the World: Afghans, Borders, and the 'Crisis' of Migration in Hamburg
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-05-13)
This dissertation offers an account of ‘crisis,’ migration, and border regimes among Afghans across Kabul, Afghanistan and Hamburg, Germany based on over 26 months of fieldwork conducted between 2012 and 2017. It is situated ...
“IT TAKES AWAY WHAT MADE A PERSON THAT PERSON”: RECONSTRUCTING IDENTITY IN RESPONSE TO GENETIC RISK OF BEHAVIORAL VARIANT FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-15)
There is limited research considering the personal experiences of individuals living with or at risk for developing behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). FTD is known to have a significant genetic contribution. ...
Fostering Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Awareness of Equitable Classroom Practices
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-04-28)
In an effort to examine the mathematics education of students with the goal of increasing achievement, this research explored constructs of mathematics teaching and learning. As teaching and learning are two symbiotic parts ...