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Investigation of Changing Seawater Chemistry by Deep-Sea Coral Beds Due to Climate Change
(2017-04-24)
Anthropogenic impacts on the global ocean, including increasing carbon dioxide levels and sea surface temperatures, have significantly changed the chemistry of the seawater itself, by acidifying waters, creating low oxygen ...
A Comparative Investigation of Neural Sodium Iodide Symporter (NIS) Expression in Teleost Fish
(2017-04-24)
Thyroid hormones regulate essential physiological processes, including metabolism, reproduction, and growth. A key constituent of all thyroid hormones is iodine. To obtain and concentrate iodine, vertebrates utilize a ...
Downscaled Tropical Cyclones in Simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum
(2018-04-26)
A prominent area of current study is how tropical cyclone (TC) behavior will respond to future changes in global climate. One way to complement this research is by analyzing TC characteristics in simulations of past climates. ...
Coupling of Ocean Acidification and Ocean Depletion in the Gulf of Alaska
(2019-04-29)
Abrupt deglacial environmental changes are recorded in the North Pacific including the expansion and strengthening of the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ). Previous workers in the North Pacific proposed a link between OMZ ...
Influence of Aluminum Oxide Nanofuel Additives on the Spray Performance of Alternative and Conventional Jet Fuels at High Ambient Conditions
(2019-04-22)
The increasing demand of air transport has been driving the research interest to reduce the environmental impact of jet fuels combustion. Therefore, in addition to exploring the synthetic alternative jet fuels, nanometer-sized ...
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Epibenthic Deep-Sea Megafauna of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
(2019-05-03)
In this study, we assessed the bioaccumulation of oil-derived and man-made pollutants in deep-sea epibenthic megafauna from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (or PAHs) were measured as representatives ...
A Herpetology Survey of Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary: A Nature Sanctuary West of Downtown Houston
(2018-04-30)
Urban herpetology “deals with the interaction of amphibians and reptiles and humans with each other and their environment in urban or urbanizing settings” (Mitchell et al. 2008). Miller (2006) urges that human experience ...
Natural Product-Based Engineering Polymers: A Special Emphasis Toward Degradable Polycarbonate Materials From Quinic Acid and Cellulose
(2017-05-03)
To address the growing demand for environmentally responsible plastics within and beyond the chemical manufacturing industry, this thesis will examine the synthesis and characterization of a novel class of degradable ...
Prediction of ICU Readmission Using Clinical Notes
(2019-04-22)
Unplanned readmissions to the ICU result in higher medical costs and an increase in the likelihood of adverse events, extended hospital stays, and mortality. Machine learning models can leverage the large amount of data ...
Phosphonate Functionalized Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Hydrogels for Bone Regeneration
(2019-04-22)
Studies have indicated that the physical and chemical properties of scaffolds alone, without exogenous growth factors, can guide mesenchymal stem cell differentiation toward bone tissue regeneration. Ceramics, containing ...