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An Assessment of Implementing the Clinical Veterinary Science Certificate Program in the Texas 4-H Program
(2014-07-11)
The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in the 4-H veterinary science certificate program has contributed to the participant’s career decisions. Career development, for most people, is a lifelong process ...
Characterizing the Weather Band Variability of the Texas Coastal Current
(2014-07-17)
Current velocities from 21 years (1992-2012) of near-continuous observations are used to investigate the Texas Coastal Current on the western Texas-Louisiana continental shelf in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Observations ...
Harnessing Eosinophils as a Potential Tumoricidal Immunotherapy
(2016-04-26)
Eosinophils have numerous functions for defense against pathogens, despite being only 1-5% of total circulating blood leukocytes. Most well known for their actions contributing to asthma and allergic disease, eosinophils ...
Experimental Design and Flow Visualization for the Upper Plenum of a Very High Temperature Gas Cooled for Computer Fluid Dynamics Validation
(2014-08-08)
The Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) is a Generation IV nuclear reactor that is currently under design. It modifies the current high temperature gas reactor (HTGR) design to have a 1000 ^(0)C coolant outlet. This ...
Yeast for Ethanol and Carotenoid Productions
(2015-05-07)
Lignocellulosic biomass is an attractive source of renewable energy. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is often a biocatalyst of choice because of its ability to produce ethanol, as well as its robustness to harsh processing ...
The Function of a Central RNA Helicase RNP in Editosomes of Trypanosomes
(2016-04-25)
Trypanosoma brucei requires extensive remodeling of its mitochondrial gene expression during different stages of its life cycle. RNA editing is one of the vital processes for these mitochondrial changes. This process ...
Advanced Coupled THM Analysis in Geomechanics
(2014-08-11)
This dissertation is aimed at advancing current understating and modeling of problems involving the complex soils systems. A wide range of problems are tackled here including those in: frozen soils; gas hydrate bearing ...
Alkaline Chemical Stability and Ion Transport in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Anion Exchange Membranes
(2016-05-10)
Non-platinum (low-cost), long-lasting, solid-state alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) require anion exchange membranes (AEMs) that have high alkaline chemical stability, high hydroxide ion conductivity, and adequate mechanical ...
EPH and Ephrins in Palate Development
(2015-04-23)
Cleft palate (CP) is one of the most common birth defects. It may not be life threatening but many functions, such as feeding, digestion, speech, middle-ear ventilation, hearing, respiration, and facial and dental development, ...
Foraging Ecology of Lactating Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) at Lovushki Island, Russia
(2015-04-29)
A key objective of the National Marine Fisheries Service recovery plan for Steller sea lions (SSL – Eumetopias jubatus) is to protect critical habitats. Doing so relies in part on knowledge of SSL ecology based on time-depth ...