Browsing by Subject "Stress"
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(2012-02-14)Abiotic stresses impact cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) affecting physiological, molecular, morphological, and agronomic parameters. One of the main yield components in cotton production is the number of bolls per unit ...
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(2018-05-04)Energy storage is crucial for both smart grids and renewable energy sources such as wind or solar, which are intermittent in nature. Compared to electrochemical batteries, flywheel energy storage systems (FESSs) offer many ...
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Design and PIV Measurements on a Wire-Wrapped 61-Rod Hexagonal Fuel Assembly Experimental Facility (2017-05-04)The superior uranium utilization efficiency of fast spectrum reactors relative to thermal spectrum reactors was recognized shortly after commercial reactor development started. The sodium fast reactor design, a type of ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system. Over 80% of MS patients are in the relapsing remitting stage. Symptoms range from fever, fatigue, emotional distress, ...
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(2012-02-14)Transport stress research has shown correlations among stress, morbidity, and mortality in calves subjected to the traditional U.S. market system, indicating the possibility of compromised immune function. The objective ...
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(2018-04-19)Stress has been identified by the Word Health Organization as an epidemic that has negative impacts on work productivity. It costs the American industry approximately $300 billion/year and is also the leading contributor ...
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(2022-07-28)Reducing stress and improving production are two of the main goals associated broiler production. Commercially available products like XPC (Diamond V Mills, Cedar Rapids Iowa) and Celmanax (Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition, ...
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(2015-01-20)Nurses are extremely important to the healthcare industry, and maintaining the quality of nursing care is one of the central concerns of today’s healthcare managers. Unfortunately, the nursing profession in the U.S. is on ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Adrenal function, blood metabolites, hematological parameters, growth, and carcass characteristics were compared in tropically-adapted (Brahman,) intermediate (Bonsmara and Bonsmara X Angus crossbred,) and temperate (Angus; ...
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(2022-08-15)As duck production becomes more prevalent on a global scale, modern duck housing systems must maximize duck productivity. The welfare of an animal influences its productivity, and is therefore useful in evaluating which ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Temperament effects on meat quality were investigated using three contemporary groups consisting of Bonsmara-sired yearling-fed (n = 31), Angus-sired calf-fed (n = 49), and Angus-sired yearling-fed (n = 48) steers. To ...
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(2020-06-09)Reducing stress is an important goal in poultry production. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae-derived yeast fermentation product Original XPC (XPC, Diamond V Mills, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States) has been shown to reduce the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Stress is known to alter immune function, both in positive and negative ways. The disparate effects of stress on immune function remains an active area of investigation. This thesis investigates how the application of ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of teacher stress and anxiety as reported by middle school classroom teachers in a selected school district in Education Service Center, Region 20, Texas. The selected ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)The fracture aperture and fracture permeability are usually considered to remain the same during the production life of a naturally fractured reservoir, regardless of the degree of depletion; but reservoirs experience ...
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(2022-04-18)For some, public speaking can cause heightened moments of stress while giving a speech or presentation. These moments are quantifiable through one’s physiology and vocal characteristics, measurable through sensor-enabled ...
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(2015-04-17)The research conducted during this study consisted of examining the stressors experienced by the novice-teacher. The purpose for conducting this study was to examine the steadily increasing teacher attrition rate among ...
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(2009-05-15)This is an exploratory study to examine a population which has not been widely researched, mixed-race or "culturally-complex" individuals and identification. In the interest of this study, "culturally-complex" refers to ...
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(2012-10-19)The United States Latino population has experienced unprecedented growth in the past several decades. Despite these growing numbers there has been relatively little research that explores how exposure to negative life ...
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(2012-02-14)Chronic stress is endemic to modern society. If we could monitor our mental state, we may be able to develop insights about how we respond to stress. However, it is unfeasible to continuously annotate stress levels all the ...