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Zebrafish kidney phagocytes utilize macropinocytosis and Ca+-dependent endocytic mechanisms.
(Public Library of ScienceDepartment of Basic SciencesCollege of Veterinary Medicine, 2/2/2009)BACKGROUND: The innate immune response constitutes the first line of defense against invading pathogens and consists of a variety of immune defense mechanisms including active endocytosis by macrophages and granulocytes. ... -
Zoonotic risk of emerging influenza viruses from domestic animals
Influenza poses a significant global health risk due to the high morbidity and mortality associated with endemic strains and the pandemic potential of novel strains. This research characterizes the zoonotic risk of emerging ... -
Zucker (C. B. M.) diary
MSS. 310. 1917-1944. 0.16 cubic feet. Account of voyage on boat during war, 1917. Also correspondence relating to C.B. Zucker and his son, Julius, 1917-1944. -
Weather's influence on the phenological period length and yield of Mississippi soybeans
The climate of Mississippi has been considered to be ideally suited for the production of soybeans. Many studies have shown the influence of weather on crops, but none that specifically attempt to pinpoint which aspects ... -
An assessment of the American Civil War (1861-1865) period archaeological deposits at the Buchanan House Site in Bells Bend, Nashville, Tennessee
This thesis investigates the historic and architectural significance of the Buchanan House in Bells Bend, Nashville, Tennessee, in hopes that it will be protected and conserved. Artifacts from the University of Tennessee ... -
Mississippi consulting forester survey
Detailed information about the services and associated fees provided by consulting foresters informs forestland owners about the range of management practices available to them and their related costs. This information ... -
Examining the role of L-arginine in tissues of the fetoplacental unit and endometrium
L-arginine is one of the most versatile amino acids due to the fact that it serves as a precursor for many molecules which have important roles in bodily functions including mammalian reproduction. The current studies ... -
Plant community and white-tailed deer nutritional carrying capacity response to intercropping switchgrass in loblolly pine plantations
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a cellulosic feedstock for alternative energy production that could grow well between planted pines (Pinus spp.). Southeastern planted pine occupies 15.8 million hectares and thus, ... -
Effects of phosphine fumigation and food-grade coatings on the safety, mite mortality, and sensory quality of dry-cured ham
Dry-cured hams often become infested with ham mites (Tyrophagus putrescentiae) during the aging process. Methyl bromide has been used to fumigate dry cured ham processing plants and is the only known fumigant that is ... -
Water quality modeling in the Ross Barnett Reservoir using Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code
This thesis investigates the utilization of hydrodynamic models as tools for assessing factors impacting water quality in the Ross Barnett Reservoir. The primary focus is development of a hydrodynamic model that provides ... -
Effects of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 Pell Grant eligibility requirements on enrollment in community colleges
Pell Grant funding is without question foundational to the American community college mission – providing access to higher education to over 9 million students. Pell Grants are particularly important in the 2-year sector, ... -
An integrated approach for predicting nitrogen status in early cotton and corn
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) spectral reflectance holds promise for deriving variable rate N (VRN) treatments calibrated with red-edge inflection (REI) type vegetation indices (VIs). The objectives ... -
Dynamically controllable applications in wireless sensor networks
Applications for Wireless Sensor Networks can be updated dynamically by means of wireless upgrade mechanisms. Current research efforts in wireless upgrade mechanisms for WSN have focused on transmitting application packets ... -
Developing a systems method to assess the sustainability of civil infrastructure projects
Sustainability means providing for the necessities of today without endangering the necessities of tomorrow within the technical, environmental, economic, social/cultural, and individual contexts. The assessment tools ... -
A data analytic methodology for materials informatics
A data analytic materials informatics methodology is proposed after applying different data mining techniques on some datasets of particular domain in order to discover and model certain patterns, trends and behavior related ... -
Opportunities, responsibilities, and perceptions of professional development leaders in Mississippi's community colleges
Professional development is critical to the skill development and personal growth of 2-year college employees, and further research is needed to measure and evaluate the opportunities for professional development at 2-year ... -
Screening corn hybrids for cold tolerance using morpho-physiological traits for early season planting system
Earlier planting to escape summer drought and high temperature has increased the importance of cold tolerance in corn. The objectives of this study were to assess cold tolerance among the corn hybrids using morpho-physiological ... -
A theory of music as political resistance
This thesis began as a curiosity about the correlation between politics and music. Closer inspection revealed that there is an absence of literature discussing the relationship between the two. The vacuum in the literature ... -
Control of Salmonella biofilms by essential oils and reduction of Salmonella in ground turkey by lauric arginate and carvacrol
Salmonella is often associated with retail poultry products. Our research evaluated the effect of temperature on the biofilm formation by Salmonella spp. and the efficacy of essential oils in controlling these biofilms on ...