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Author:

Katugam-Dechene, Kavya

Title:

Altering the Mechanical Load Environment during Growth does not affect Adult Achilles Tendon Properties in an Avian Bipedal Model

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Tendon
Growth
Stiffness
Modulus
Development

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Committee Members:

Jonas Rubenson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Stephen Piazza, Committee Member
Jonathan Bates Dingwell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mohammed El Husaini, Mohammed

Title:

Measurement and Validation of User-Perceived Comfort of an Ankle Exoskeleton

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Pneumatic
Exoskeleton
Ankle
1 DOF
Actuated
Comfort
VAS
Visual Analogue Scale
Likert
Survey
Perception
Impedance Control
Stiffness
Gait
Walking
Repeatability
Modeling
Subjective Feelings
Validation
Measurement
Rehabilitation

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Committee Members:

Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Katie Fitzsimons, Committee Member

Author:

Sacco, Jessica

Title:

Mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix regulate epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Extracellular Matrix
Cancer
Hydrogels
Epigenetics
Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2
Integrin linked kinase
Stiffness
Viscoelasticity

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Spencer Szczesny, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Esther Gomez, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Howard Salis, Major Field Member