Browsing by Subject "development"
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A Genetic Study of the Development of Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae): Ecological, Evolutionary, and Forensic Importance of the Secondary Screwworm
(2015-07-24)Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are carrion feeding insects that perform a critical ecological service by recycling nutrients throughout temperate and tropic regions of the world. Some members of this guild are parasites ... -
Action, Agents, Objects and Outcomes: How Infants Learn About Their World
(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 ... -
Aging of Development: the Saemangeum Tideland Reclamation Project (STRP) in South Korea and Sustainable Development of the Two Townships in and out of the STRP
(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 ... -
Behavioral development of dusky dolphins
(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 ... -
Characterization of RefZ, a Developmentally Controlled Regulator of Bacillus Subtilis FtsZ
(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 ... -
Circadian Clock Development and Initiation in Drosophila melanogaster
(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). ... -
Comparative Neurotoxicity of Methylmercury and Mercuric Chloride In Vivo and In Vitro
(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. ... -
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 ... -
Development of an Intact Muscle Pork Flavor Lexicon
(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 ... -
Donor Motivations and Decision Making: Understanding the Major Gift Development Process from a Donor's Perspective
(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. ... -
Effect of Categorization on Object Individuation in Infants: An Eye Tracking Study
(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 ... -
The effects of childhood sexual abuse on adult male attachments in close relationships
(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 ... -
Homeless Boys: Male Development and Imperial Expansion in Victorian Fiction
(2017-05-18)The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the ways in which traveling boys in Victorian fiction embody and complicate cultural ideas concerning the formation of masculinity and the imperial expansion. Both literary ... -
The maturational course of sequential memory and its relation to the development of frontal lobe functioning
(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)The multidimensional nature of the frontal lobes serves to organize and coordinate brain functioning, playing a central and pervasive role in human cognition. The organizational and strategic nature of frontal lobe functioning ... -
“Pifá, Bananas, Oranges Are Our Forests”: Agroforestry and Development among Smallholder Farmers in Panama
(2016-12-07)Deforestation and forest fragmentation continue unabated in many parts of the world. Scholars point to the expansion of the agricultural frontier as a driver of forest and biodiversity loss. Government agencies and ... -
Regulation of the Ras Signaling Network in C. Elegans Development
(2018-11-07)An EGF gradient induces the equipotent C. elegans vulval precursor cells (VPCs) to assume the 3˚-3˚-2˚-1˚-2˚-3˚ pattern of cell fates. EGF triggers the LET-60/Ras-LIN-45/Raf-MEK-2/MEK-MPK-1/ERK canonical MAP kinase cascade ... -
The Benefits of Multilateral Aid: How Agency Motivation, Specialization, and Autonomy Promote Development
(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 ... -
The Effects of Pre and Post Hatch LED Lighting on Development and Behavior in Chickens
(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 ... -
The Study of Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Zehtner) (Sugarcane Aphid) and Sorghum bicolor (Cyperales: Poaceae) (L.) Moench (Sorghum) Interactions
(2016-05-06)Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (Cyperales: Poacea) is a cereal grain crop grown worldwide. National Agriculture Statistics Service reported that in 2014 and 2015 over 6 million hectares of sorghum were planted in the United ... -
The Use of Interorganizational Network Analysis as a Tool for Evaluating Community-Based Coalitions and Partnerships
(2014-04-11)This dissertation presents a brief history of community-based interventions to improve health, the assumptions when working at the community level health, and a review of notable community-based interventions. When using ...