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Opening Pandora's Box at the Roof of the World : The Past and Present of Avian Influenza Science

Creator:

Canavan, Barbara C.

Abstract:

By means of a case study and historical analysis, this dissertation examines the past and present of avian influenza. By integrating disconnected histories of human and animal influenza, this dissertation links historical insights with the concerns of contemporary avian flu science. It is not only a natural history of avian...

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Dissertation
Simply Simulation: What a Birth Simulator Says About the Birthing Process

Creator:

Nevin, Fiona K.

Abstract:

Modern technology has provided many new opportunities in medicine, one of which is improved learning through simulation. One of the newest incarnations of robotic simulation dolls is the Victoria S2200 produced by Gaumard scientific company. With the recent surge of technological advancement in simulation dolls there has been little research...

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Masters Thesis
An Assessment of the “Sweating Sickness” Affecting England During the Tudor Dynasty

Creator:

Wollert, Edwin Del

Abstract:

While historiography and interest in Tudor England at both the popular and specialist levels presents few signs of diminishing, there may nonetheless exist a sense that we have little left to learn about this period and its culture. A notable gap in our knowledge, however, remains regarding the mysterious disease...

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Dissertation

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: Professor Paul Kopperman, for accepting me as an advisee, and also my committee members: Professor Jacob