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A Study of Nicotiana Benthamiana Protein Interactions with Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus
(2013-04-29)
Two Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) proteins, P19 and P22, have been found to interact with the Nicotiana benthamiana host proteins Hin19 and HFi22 in yeast two,hybrid assays. To determine functional roles of these interacting ...
The Influence of Particle Size and Crystalline Level on the Combustion Characteristics of Particulated Solids
(2013-07-29)
Over the past years, catastrophic dust explosion incidents have caused numerous injuries, fatalities and economical losses. Dust explosions are rapid exothermic reactions that take place when a combustible dust is mixed ...
Optimization-Based Network Analysis with Applications in Clustering and Data Mining
(2013-07-22)
In this research we develop theoretical foundations and efficient solution methods for two classes of cluster-detection problems from optimization point of view. In particular, the s-club model and the biclique model ...
Presentations and Structural Properties of Self-similar Groups and Groups without Free Sub-semigroups
(2013-07-22)
This dissertation is devoted to the study of self-similar groups and related topics.
It consists of three parts. The first part is devoted to the study of examples of finitely generated amenable groups for which every ...
Economic Consequences Associated with Johne’s Disease in Cow-Calf Operations
(2013-08-05)
Johne’s disease (JD) in cattle is a disease of economic importance caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Studies were conducted to estimate the losses due to lower weaning weight of beef calves ...
Late Antique Plague Ships: Sixth-Century C.E. Trade Routes and Their Role in Transmitting the Justinianic Plague
(2013-07-29)
The major European epidemic of bubonic plague in the sixth century C.E. – named for the ruling Byzantine emperor, Justinian – devastated the empire at the same time that outside pressures in the form of Goths, Vandals, ...
A Study to Assess Needed Improvements and Barriers in Planning and Delivering Agricultural Extension Activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
(2013-07-22)
The purpose of this study was to assess planning and delivering agricultural extension activities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq for future program implementation. The study was a descriptive research and used a modified ...
Aerosol-cloud Interactions from Urban, Regional, to Global Scales
(2013-07-30)
The studies in this dissertation aim at advancing our scientific understandings about physical processes involved in the aerosol-cloud-precipitation interaction and quantitatively assessing the impacts of aerosols ...
Design of Continuous Prestressed Concrete Spliced Girder Bridges
(2013-08-12)
Traditionally, prestressed concrete girder bridges are limited to 150 ft span lengths in Texas due to restrictions on handling and transportation. An effective way of increasing span lengths of precast, prestressed concrete ...
Our Place in Nature: Toward a Heideggerian Ethos of the Environment
(2013-08-02)
This thesis aims to show that Martin Heidegger’s notion of fundamental ontology can serve as the foundation for a new approach to environmental ethics. The thesis begins with a brief introduction to the traditional approaches ...