Bacillus anthracis is a dangerous pathogen of humans and many animal species. Its virulence has been mainly attributed to the production of Lethal and Edema toxins as well as the antiphagocytic capsule. Recent data indicate ...

This collection of short fiction centers on themes of home, homelessness, family, nature, and identity. A brother and sister try to uncover the cause of their grandfather’s death. A young girl is taken from her family and ...

This thesis is a collection of original poems written between 2018 and 2021 in George Mason’s MFA program. The work herein explores the consequences of industrialization, the shifting “idea” of America, the modern attention ...

In the wake of the discovery of graphene, the search for new and remarkable 2D materials with astounding electronic and mechanical properties has led to the fabrication of germanene, a 2D germanium allotrope similar to ...

Throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries, many countries practiced free banking, i.e. competitive note issue without control by a central bank. Modern day proponents of free banking argue it is capable of limiting ...

What is it to be human? It is more than genetic code, more than a belief that we simply exist, more than a classification. But what exactly defines who and what we are? Our actions characterize who we are; our journey ...

This project aimed to investigate the relationship between the volume of the caudate nucleus (CN) and repetitive motor behaviors (RMB) in an autistic sample, and whether sex assigned at birth moderates this relationship. ...

This dissertation describes the role of the Basic helix loop helix enhancer 40 (Bhlhe40) transcription factor in the adult murine brain at the molecular, cellular, network, and behavioral levels. Studies for this dissertation ...

Traditional spatial-temporal models either use separable models to separate spatial processes from temporal processes, which often results in a loss of information, or use nonseparable models through the introduction of ...

This project and thesis is a prevention and awareness campaign about bullying. What makes this campaign unique is that it utilizes martial arts principals (specifically karate discipline) as a foundation to help prevent ...