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Photodynamic Therapy: Antimicrobial Treatment and Oxidative Disease Model
(2023-04-12)
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical method to induce oxidation on demand. Oxidation has benefits to biological function in signaling pathways but can also cause damaging oxidative stress (OS), associated with ...
Velocity-Dependent Dark Matter Annihilation from Simulations, and 3D Modeling of the Interstellar Medium of the Milky Way
(2023-04-25)
This dissertation is composed of two main research topics: velocity-dependent dark matter (DM) annihilation from simulations, and 3D modeling of the interstellar medium of the Milky Way (MW). The former has been my focus ...
Too Many Candidates: The Burden of Choice in Politics
(2023-04-25)
While US general elections often feature only two candidates—one from both major parties—US primary elections are often choice rich environments. Yet, previous research has not explored how all of this choice at the ballot ...
Exploring the Temporal Dynamics of Salmonella enterica and Bacteriophage Applications in the Feedlot Environment for Mitigating Salmonella enterica in Beef Cattle
(2023-04-19)
Human salmonellosis is a common foodborne illness that can result from contaminated food, including beef products. Bovine lymph nodes, which may harbor Salmonella, are difficult to separate from adipose tissues that are ...
Evaluating Post-Earthquake Functional Recovery of Critical Buildings Accounting for Lifelines’ Restoration
(2023-04-21)
Assessing how to regain the pre-earthquake functionality of a building or lifeline system in an adequate time, known as functional recovery, has become the center of interest for achieving community resilience goals. Despite ...
Thermal Tolerance Exceedances of an Endangered Unionid in the Rio Grande Basin with Implications for River Management
(2023-04-10)
Freshwater mussels are globally imperiled due to the human alteration of riverine systems. In semi-arid locations, they are jeopardized by declining streamflow and elevated temperatures. I measured the lethal thermal ...
Interactions Between Avian Behavior and Microbiomes
(2023-04-21)
Animals are in constant interaction with single-celled organisms. These microbes inhabit an animal’s environment as well as most surfaces of the body, including the skin and gut. The intimate relationship animals have with ...
Modulation of Ovarian Physiology Elicited by Immune System Response to Pre-Breeding Vaccination in Beef Cattle
(2023-04-27)
The relationship between the immune and reproductive systems can influence reproductive success in beef cattle. Although the use of pre-breeding vaccination is invaluable for preventing against disease induced loss, negative ...
A Methodology for Building and Simulating Synthetic Natural Gas Transmission Grids to Analyze the Interdependencies Between Natural Gas and Electric Power Systems
(2023-05-03)
This thesis presents a methodology for creating and solving of a synthetic combined electric and natural gas transmission network, along with representative benchmark results. The systems do not contain actual, confidential ...
Conversion Function Theory of Switching Power Converters
(2023-04-09)
Switching Power converters are more prominent and more utilized nowadays than at any other time before; we use power converters for power flow control in large alternating current (AC) grids, for connecting several ...