Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Title
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(2012-10-19)Detector arrays are required for many applications in health and defense. Whether searching for contraband or controlling radioactive spread after an event, a "passive" data collection strategy is a key component. This ...
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(2017-12-07)Natural products have long been a template by which science has produced medicines which have saved millions of lives. Bacterial sources have yielded many peptide based drugs which continue to show great value against ...
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(2009-05-15)Light is a very important factor affecting every aspect of plant development. Plant developmental responses to light are sensitive to the direction, intensity, color, and duration of light. Light is perceived by an extensive ...
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(2012-07-16)The purpose of this feminist critical discourse analysis was to uncover whether or not, and how, muteness of female-preferential voice occurs within written organizational computer-mediated communication. Qualitative ...
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(2013-11-07)Artisanal fisheries constitute a considerable source of employment, income, and protein for many coastal communities in the Caribbean. One of the region’s most valuable fisheries is for mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), ...
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(2017-07-18)RF energy transmitting is an approach to deliver charging energy wirelessly, while RF energy harvesting is an approach to re-charge battery by capturing ambient RF energy. A multiband system composed of mutual coupling ...
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(2014-12-04)In one study, a suite of host plants from the genus Zea L. (Poaceae) and the specialist herbivore Dalbulus maidis (DeLong and Wolcott) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) were used to address whether plant tolerance to direct damage ...
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(2017-07-30)To examine mutual interactions between key mediators of inflammation and circadian clocks and their role in diet-induced metabolic disorders, we first determined whether circadian rhythm desynchronization exacerbates high ...
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(2016-11-30)It is believed the overall success of institutions of higher learning and their athletic programs rests heavily on the non-guaranteed donations of sports fans. The present study sought to examine the relationships between ...
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(2014-06-24)This study investigated the educational programs of an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) operating in a developing region. The purpose of this study was to examine the exchange between an international NGO ...
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(2018-11-02)The methylcitrate cycle and glyoxylate bypass are two critical pathways of the central carbon metabolism of the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Transcription of the key enzymes in these pathways is controlled ...
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(2009-05-15)The improved protein digestibility of the highly digestible protein (HD) sorghum lines is attributed to the invaginated shape of the endosperm protein bodies that provides better proteolytic access to the kafirins containing ...
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(2013-12-10)Spiranthes parksii Correll is a federally listed endangered terrestrial orchid endemic of Texas. The species exhibit a very limited geographic distribution and most remaining populations are threatened by habitat loss and ...
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(2019-07-29)Type 2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction[1]. Macrophages are a major source of inflammatory cytokine IL-1β, which is a major regulator of inflammation in the pancreatic beta-cells ...
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(2022-01-04)Human-computer interaction(HCI) has become a trendy research field recently. Many HCI systems are based on bio-signal analysis and classification. EMG signal which is formed due to muscle activation, is used in this thesis. ...
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(2016-10-27)To put a computerized device under human control, various interface techniques have been commonly studied in the realm of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) design. What this dissertation focuses on is a myoelectric interface, ...
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(2014-04-25)Myoglobin (Mb) is an oxygen binding hemoprotein in vertebrate skeletal muscle that functions in intracellular oxygen storage and transport. Due to the unique oxygen storage demands of diving birds and mammals, these ...
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(2017-04-27)The family Myrmeleontidae, or antlions, is considered today as the largest family of the order Neuroptera. This cosmopolitan group comprises more than 1600 valid species and nearly 200 genera. The taxonomy of the family ...
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(2011-02-22)The phylum Chaetognatha is a mysterious group of organisms that has eluded scientists for more than a century because of their unique morphology and developmental characteristics, i.e. protostome (mouth develops from ...
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(2013-07-15)The appearance, use, and philosophy of the disabled detective are latent even in early detective texts, such as in Arthur Conan Doyle’s canonical Sherlock Holmes series. By philosophy, I am referring to both why the detective ...