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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 ...
Urban Innovation: Cities Adapting to Climate Change
(2023-05-02)
This dissertation explores factors influencing urban innovation, using climate adaptation as the innovation example. It isn't easy to foster innovation without understanding the stimulus for it. Urban innovation is defined ...
A Statistical Analysis of Cold Wake Formation with Implications for Climate and Tropical Cyclone Intensity
(2023-05-02)
Tropical cyclones (TCs) are dangerous weather events that cause significant damage to infrastructure and loss of life each year. TC track forecasting has improved considerably in recent decades, though improvements to ...
Reproductive Transformation in the Epitokous Clam Worm, Alitta succinea (Nereididae: Annelida)
(2023-04-05)
Members of the species Alitta succinea (Phylum Annelida: Family Nereididae) are errant segmented worms with a cosmopolitan distribution around the greater Atlantic basin. Resilient mobile omnivores, these capable charismatic ...