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3D Printed Blood Vessels for Translational Medicine
(2020-02-26)
Vascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis and thrombosis, are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite major advancements to develop therapeutic interventions, the pathophysiology as it applies to ...
Sometimes Too Hungry to Concentrate: Nontraditional and Traditional First-Generation Students’ Educational Food Practices
(2020-03-02)
In the long-valued narrative of meritocracy in the United States, ‘Pulling oneself up by the bootstraps’ is a myth which has been enacted to undermine the structural, even intentional, reality of the inequity between people. ...
Kindergarten Retention and the Long-Term Effects on State Assessment in Third Grade
(2020-04-28)
The purpose of this study was to determine how kindergarten retention impacts a child’s Grade 3 STAAR Reading exam scores at the Meets Expectations level. Curriculum requirements continue to change and become more rigorous ...
Integration of Pollutant Body-burdens with Fatty Acid Biomarkers of Trophic Ecology in Fish from Sabine Lake, Texas
(2020-04-27)
The hepatic body-burdens of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were integrated with fatty acid levels in four fish species from Sabine Lake (TX), namely: bull shark (Carcharhinus ...
Mechanical Properties of Shimanto Accretionary Complex and Nankai Trough Rocks
(2020-04-16)
The threat from earthquakes and tsunamis on human life is immense. To conduct threat assessment and mitigate damage, the scientific community strives to generate physics-based models that accurately portray natural fault ...
IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS USING NESTEDNESS TO DESIGN RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE
(2020-04-14)
The sustainability of industrial practices is a growing point of emphasis in the research and business communities demanding effective systems-level solutions. EcoIndustrial Parks (EIPs), networks of co-located industries ...
Predicting Private Well Water Quality Impacted by Hurricane Harvey Using Principal Component Analysis and GIS-Based Kriging
(2020-04-24)
When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas in 2017, bringing an unprecedented 102-155 cm of rain to the central and upper Gulf Coast areas and causing widespread flooding, an opportunity developed to conduct a citizen science ...
Dento-alveolar distraction and resulting tooth vitality
(2020-04-17)
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the tooth vitality following Dental Alveolar Distraction at a rate of 1 mm/day.
Methods: Seven mongrel hound dogs had the second mandibular premolars extracted with ...
PFI-2 Induced Bone Formation in a Rat Model Comparing Two Surgical Techniques
(2020-03-25)
Background: Bone grafting materials are commonly used in dentistry for a variety of surgical procedures and new materials are regularly being developed. Evaluation of these newly developed materials has been done in animal ...
Characterization and Speciation of the Low Molecular Mass Iron Pool in Blood
(2020-01-11)
The foci of this work were in characterizing and speciating the low molecular mass (LMM) iron pool in blood. We operationally define this pool as non-proteinaceous iron species with masses <10 kDa. In iron overload disorders ...