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The scanned pages (12–20) provide the full text, with marginal notes and occasional diagrams illustrating nerve pathways.
@file_pinax -> documents -> @ellis_dissertation:document {title: "A Dissertation on The influence of the Nervous System on the Functions of Respiration & Digestion", creator: @susanna_ellis, institution: @drexel_university, year: @date_1851, language: "en-US", subjects: [@nervous_system, @respiration, @digestion, @medicine, @dissertation], description: "A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Penna. Med. College of Pennsylvania as an inaugural thesis for the Degree of M.D.", place: @philadelphia}
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/* Synthesis – linking the dissertation to other entities across sub‑dirs */
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@dissertation:concept {description: "Academic work presenting original research for a professional degree"}
@ellis_body_of_work:document {title: "Works of Susanna H. Ellis (1851)", components: [@ellis_dissertation, @thesis, @essay_nervous_influence_on_digestive_system]}
/* Author‑centric connections */
@susanna_ellis -> authored -> @ellis_body_of_work
@susanna_ellis -> authored -> @ellis_dissertation
@ellis -> authored -> @thesis
@ellis -> authored -> @essay_nervous_influence_on_digestive_system
/* Topic‑centric connections – the dissertation discusses the same concepts explored elsewhere */
@ellis_dissertation -> discusses -> [@nervous_system, @respiration, @digestion]
@thesis -> discusses -> [@nervous_system, @respiration, @digestion]
@essay_nervous_influence_on_digestive_system -> discusses -> [@nervous_system, @digestive_system]
/* Experimental evidence referenced in the dissertation (inferred from content) */
@ellis_dissertation -> cites -> @experiment_reid
@ellis_dissertation -> cites -> @experiment_rea
@ellis_dissertation -> cites -> @case_foster
@ellis_dissertation -> cites -> @valentine
/* Cross‑linking of concepts */
@nervous_system -> influences -> @respiration
@nervous_system -> influences -> @digestion
@vagus_nerve -> influences -> @peristaltic_movement {evidence: "continuity of esophageal branches necessary for quick passage of food"}
@vagus_nerve -> controls -> @gastric_juice {attributed_to: @dr_wilson}
/* Linking the dissertation to the medical school that received it */
@ellis_dissertation -> submitted to -> @penna_medical_college {status: "inaugural thesis", degree: "M.D.", when: @date_1851}
/* Relating the dissertation to the broader physiological framework */
@respiration -> part of -> @physiology
@digestion -> part of -> @physiology
@physiology -> studied in -> @medicine
/* Collection‑level abstraction for the entire set of Ellis‑related files */
@ellis_collection:document {title: "Ellis 1851 Corpus", files: [@file_pinax, @file_a072_1851ellis_001_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_002_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_003_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_004_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_005_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_006_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_007_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_008_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_009_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_010_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_011_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_012_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_013_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_014_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_015_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_016_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_017_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_018_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_019_jpg, @file_a072_1851ellis_020_jpg]}
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/* End of synthesis – entities now linked across Dissertation_Introduction, */
/* Nervous_System_Influence, and Digestive_System_Influence sub‑directories. */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */# Reorganization Summary The files were grouped based on the thematic content of Susanna H. Ellis's dissertation. The primary groups focus on the introduction, the influence of the nervous system on respiration, and the influence of the nervous system on digestion. Each group includes both the JPEG and TIFF versions of the files to ensure completeness. This organizational strategy ensures that related content is logically grouped together, making it easier to navigate and understand the dissertation's structure and arguments. ## Groups Created - **Dissertation_Introduction**: Files containing the introduction and thesis statement of Susanna H. Ellis's dissertation. - **Nervous_System_Influence**: Files discussing the influence of the nervous system on respiration and digestion. - **Digestive_System_Influence**: Files discussing the influence of the nervous system on the digestive system.