Browsing by Subject "development"
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(2018-12-03)There is a large body of work demonstrating that infants are sensitive to the distinction between human and mechanical agents from the early months of life, with different expectations for how those agents move and interact ...
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(2012-07-16)Is the biggest tideland reclamation project in the world (the STRP) sustainable? Since 1991, the STRP which aims at converting mudflats into 401 km2 farmland and industrial complex has been carried out in the southwestern ...
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(2009-05-15)This thesis examines the characteristics of dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) nursery groups and ontogeny of dusky dolphin calves. Data were collected via boat-based group focal follows of nurseries from October ...
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(2015-11-16)The question of how to enhance the effectiveness of foreign aid has plagued researchers for over six decades. Although in some cases scholars have positive support regarding aid’s impact on economic growth in recipient ...
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(2019-07-29)The osteon (Haversian system) is the basic structural and functional unit of cortical bones in human and many other large mammals like dogs and cows. Different from mouse cortical bones consisting of uniform lamellar bones, ...
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(2018-08-03)Bacillus subtilis is a soil bacterium capable of differentiating into a spore form resistant to both desiccation and heat. Sporulation begins with a single cell possessing two copies of a single, circular genome arranged ...
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(2017-07-31)In Drosophila, time-keeping is based on a ~24h transcription feedback loop, in which CLOCK-CYCLE (CLK-CYC) heterodimers activate transcription of genes encoding the feedback repressors PERIOD (PER) and TIMELESS (TIM). ...
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(2010-10-12)It is impossible to remove methylmercury (MeHg) from biological systems because MeHg is found throughout our environment in many fresh and salt water fish. The consumption of fish is important to human nutrition and health. ...
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Competencies Needed In the International Agricultural Development Community: A Modified Delphi Study (2015-08-21)The field of international agricultural development has steadily increased because of the expanding world population and demand for food. Increased awareness of international development worldwide has increased development ...
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(2022-12-14)This thesis describes the design, development, and flight testing of a quad-cyclocopter weighing 25 kilograms and 1.8 m x 1.4 m x 0.8 m in dimension. This cyclocopter features four cantilevered cyclorotors with a unique ...
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(2015-02-27)A fresh intact muscle pork flavor lexicon was developed by obtaining cuts of pork (pork loins, shoulders, picnics, tenderloins, fresh ham legs, bellies, enhanced picnics and pork chops) from retail grocery stores. Varying ...
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(2022-09-07)The world population is increasing and becoming more industrialized, resulting in greater demands for energy. One approach to meet these needs is by improving the productivity of promising lignocellulosic biofuel crops, ...
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(2019-04-29)Forensic entomology is the scientific study of arthropods in legal investigations. Lucilia cuprina is a carrion feeding blowfly and a primary colonizer commonly used to calculate postmortem interval (PMI) and time of ...
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(2015-12-10)Higher education is faced with a challenge to its traditional funding structure. As a result, academic programs must seek alternative sources of support. Chief among these sources is philanthropy in the form of major gifts. ...
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(2015-11-12)Infants' representation of objects is critical in learning about their environment and the way objects within the environment interact with each other. Two aspects of object processing that contribute to this understanding ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Over the past two decades society has become more aware of the prevalence and impact of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). While society has become more aware of this problem, there is still much that remains unknown. This is ...
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(2015-05-08)Lighting is an important factor in raising poultry and has been shown to impact behavior as well as physical aspects of birds. To investigate how light may impact poultry embryos differently depending on egg shell color ...
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(2021-12-13)One of the most prevalent environmental health issues affecting the globe in the 21st century is that of air pollution and its resulting health effects. A major component of ambient air pollution is termed particulate ...
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(2016-04-29)This dissertation is derived from numerical models that quantitatively examine energy, climate, and population. Future energy production in each chapter is modelled using the single-cycle Hubbert technique. Population ...
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(2020-03-30)This dissertation examines three essays on factors affecting human capital development, using quasi-experimental research designs. The first essay “Exposure to Negative Shocks and Child Development: Evidence from Boko ...