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Genetic Investigations of Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes Spp.) Populations along the Gulf of Mexico Coast
(2017-05-01)
Salt marshes serve as essential habitat for many organisms. Grass shrimp of the genus Palaemonetes encompass approximately 25 to 70 percent of nekton within salt marsh edge habitat, serving as prey items for commercially ...
Evaluation of Mechanical Stability for a Patent Ductus Arteriosus Device
(2017-04-27)
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a condition that occurs when the ductus arteriosus vessel, a vessel connecting the aorta to the main pulmonary artery, does not close after birth, causing irregularities in blood flow. A ...
Determining the Origin of a Ca2+ Wave Released in Arabidopsis thaliana upon Photostimulation of the ER-Chloroplast Nexus
(2017-04-24)
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in Arabidopsis thaliana is the source of the calcium signal produced by high-fluence blue light sensed by the junction between the ER and chloroplast, the ER-chloroplast nexus. Photostimulation ...
The Effects of Volcanic Ash on Dissolved Neodymium as a Water Mass Tracer
(2017-04-27)
Dissolved Neodymium (Nd) in the ocean is often used as a water mass tracer to reconstruct what the oceanic circulation in a certain area may have looked like in the past (van de Flierdt et al. 2012). The incorporated Nd ...
Building or Dismantling Networked Individualism? How Social Good Apps Contribute to Social Good
(2017-04-27)
This research study seeks to explore social good apps and the ways they may help facilitate social good. The study also investigates which characteristics of networked individualism are present in these apps, and how this ...
Overdischarge and External Short Behavior of Lithium-Ion Batteries
(2017-04-27)
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become increasingly popular for commercial use in recent years, however, the frequency of accidents involving LIBs raises concerns over their safety. A commonly experienced condition for ...
Improving BSFC through Multiple Injections and Varying Cetane Number for a Medium Duty Diesel Engine
(2017-04-28)
Due to their relatively low carbon dioxide emissions and superior fuel efficiency performance, interest in further utilization of diesel engines for commercial and industrial use continues to grow. The concept of multiple ...
Clearance Map for the Application of Workspace Skeleton-biased Motion Planning
(2017-05-10)
Motion planning is the problem of finding a valid path for a moveable object from a start to a goal state. Current state-of-the-art sampling based planners are able to solve a variety of problems. Sometimes, it is difficult ...
Phased Array, Integrated Optical Beam Steering Device
(2017-04-26)
In this paper we demonstrate a phased array integrated optical beam steering device for sensing and analyze the efficiency of using thermo optic heaters to manipulate the phase of the signal in each waveguide to produce a ...
Impact of Renal of Lymphatic Hyperplasia on Blood Pressure Regulation in Male Mice
(2017-04-27)
Chronic high blood pressure, or hypertension, is identified as a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease. The primary cause of most hypertension is increased peripheral vascular resistance that ...