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Examining body composition differences between vegetarian and non-vegetarian women
Diet and lifestyle choices play a vital role in the overall health of an individual. There are many types of diets with varying instructions on what kind and how much of a food, or food group, should be eaten. This cross ... -
Methionine: an essential amino acid and potential enhancer of antioxidant systems in swine diets
L-Methionine (L-Met) is a new product that supplies the biologically active form of methionine. Therefore, the objective of this study was to elucidate the benefits of dietary L-Met supplementation relative to the industry ... -
Investigation on solar powered organic Rankine cycle with energy storage, economic and environmental benefits at different climate zones in various buildings types in the United States of America
This study investigates the potential of installing an integrated solar powered Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) with electric energy storage (EES) to provide clean energy to commercial buildings in different climate zones in ... -
Effects of obesity on cholinergic and noncholinergic endpoints of organophosphate toxicity following chlorpyrifos exposure in standard and high fat diet fed animals
Obesity is a prevalent disease in which, when compared to individuals of normal weight, obese individuals have noted pathophysiological alterations including increased adiposity and fat mass which may alter toxicokinetics ... -
Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Carbon Nanomaterials Containing Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Desalination and Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Applications
The application of membranes in liquid and gas separation is attractive because of their energy efficiency. Synthesis of membranes with well-defined nanostructure is necessary to achieve highly permeability and selectivity ... -
Dreams: The Emissary of Characterization
Dreams hold a particular interest in the minds of literary authors across recorded history. Long looked at as messages of prophecy or visions from the gods, it was not until the 20th century that dreams began to be studied ... -
Design of time-phased critical path scheduling logic in remanufacturing Material Requirements Planning
This thesis develops and presents a new remanufacturing MRP time-phased scheduling algorithm utilizing a critical path concept, as in the project management field, for incorporation into remanufacturing production planning ... -
Evaluating the effects of perceived student race on preservice teachers’ perceptions of situation severity and requests for student assistance
There is currently a gap in research related to the potential effects of student race on school consultation and teacher help seeking behavior. It is well documented in the existing research that racial/ethnic bias exists ... -
Computational chemistry investigation of gas-phase structures, infrared spectroscopy, and dissociation pathways of isomeric molecules
While chemical isomers typically have distinct properties, differentiating between them is often an analytical challenge, especially for mass spectrometric methods. Infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy ... -
Organic open-shell materials for optoelectronic and magnetic applications
Organic open-shell materials, which are responsive to external stimuli; such as light, electronic field, magnetic field, etc., are subject to intensive studies in recent years for their potential application in the field ... -
Proteomic analysis of outer membrane vesicles of Aeromonas hydrophila ML09-119
Aeromonas hydrophila ML09-119 is an important fish pathogen that severely affects channel catfish aquaculture. To better understand this strain’s virulence factors, outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) were isolated, and their ... -
A comparison of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) cultivars affected by different cultural practices in two production systems
Strawberry cultivar performance affected by various cultural practices was investigated in two production systems. The first study investigated strawberry yield, fruit quality, and production timing of eight cultivars when ... -
Development of a new instrument to assess the performance of systems engineers
System engineering (SE) is a structured systematized methodology that deals with designing, managing, and optimizing systems performance. System engineers use the perspective of system thinking to make the successful use ... -
Comprehensive Survey of Butterflies at the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
In collaboration with the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, I collected detailed information on the butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802) of the refuge. I produced a comprehensive checklist ... -
Thermographic, behavioral, and histological inflammatory analysis of a subconcussive, closed-head, blunt impact rodent model
Subconcussive impacts have become a growing concern particularly with respect to contact sports. It is believed that minimal head impacts can cause cerebral perturbations that initiate an immune response creating a window ... -
Controlling Christmas: an environmental history of natural and artificial trees
This dissertation argues that from 1880 to 2010 the American natural and artificial Christmas tree industries remodeled themselves after one another. Artificial tree companies modeled their products after the natural tree, ... -
An examination of vegetation ordinances within communities across the southern United States
The complexity of urban areas within the mosaic of private and public vegetation has led communities to enact regulations to manage numerous benefits of urban vegetation. As urban populations continue to increase, regulations ... -
Towards a theory of legacy: The proposal, development, and validation of a family legacy orientation scale
This dissertation follows extant scale development practices to propose, develop, and validate a measurement instrument for the family legacy orientation construct. Family legacy orientation (FLO) is understood to be the ... -
Flaw detection on Tainter gate post-tensioned anchorages utilizing gradient boosting through wavelet decomposition feature extraction
As the nation’s infrastructure continues to age, there is a growing need for methods to safely inspect critical structures, often during operation. The failure of post-tensioned anchor rods in Tainter style flood gates ... -
Significance of heat abatement programs and bulk tank milk quality parameters on southeastern United States dairy farms
As part of the Southeast Quality Milk Initiative, this investigation analyzes relationships between several heat abatement management, housing and feeding practices that may influence cow thermal comfort with milk quality. ...