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Digital Excavation of Paleolithic Osseous Artifact Embedded in Bone
(2020-04-27)
Micro computed tomography (micro-CT) and open source digital imaging and medical communication (DICOM) image processing software have great potential to study unique prehistoric artifacts. This is especially true for ...
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Flower Buds and Fruits of Cotton Plants Treated With Beneficial Fungi
(2020-04-21)
The purpose of this research is to analyze volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of developing flower buds (squares) and immature fruits (bolls) of cotton plants (Gossypium hirsutum L.) when treated with plant associated fungi ...
Regenerative Capacity in a Mouse Model for Accelerated Aging
(2020-04-16)
Advanced age is the major underlying risk factor for many chronic and debilitating diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, cancer, and osteoporosis. One driving factor of the aging process is the loss ...
Dance Movement Visualization and Education in Virtual Reality
(2020-04-16)
How can virtual reality be used to advance modern dance education methods? As a rapidly evolving technology, virtual reality has the potential to be developed for many different educational purposes. Previous research has ...
Molecular, Genetic, and Biochemical Analysis of the Phikt Disruptin: A New Class of Lysis Proteins
(2019-05-03)
Phages are the viruses of bacteria. To complete the infection cycle, phages produce lysis proteins to overcome the bacterial cell envelope. The final barrier in Gram-negative hosts is the outer membrane (OM). We have ...
Applications of Machine Learning in Content Generation for Educational Video Games
(2020-05-22)
Over the past few years, students have become increasingly unmotivated to read their assigned textbooks as an accompaniment to classroom lectures and activities. Reading the textbook is known to improve comprehension and ...
Hydromedusae Blooms and Seasonal Biodiversity Changes in Galveston Bay
(2017-04-27)
Jellyfish of the class Hydrozoa (phylum Cnidaria) in the Gulf of Mexico are greatly understudied despite the fact that they are top predator and may have a significant ecological impact on fisheries and marine plankton in ...
Towards Carbon Neutral Industrial Parks
(2020-04-23)
CO2 emissions from industrial processes adversely affect the environment, with significant contributions to climate change. Therefore, there is a global need to reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Through this work, ...
Genetic Diversity in the Hydroid Janaria mirabilis: Possible Presence of Cryptic Species
(2014-09-25)
Janaria mirabilis (Hydractiniidae, Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) is a calcareous hydrozoan that forms encrusting colonies on gastropod shells. Identifying Hydractiniids using morphology only has been shown to be misleading due to ...
Economic and Demographic Factors Affecting the Consumer Demand for Superfruit Beverages in the United States
(2015-12-09)
There are many different types of nonalcoholic beverages available in the United States today compared to decade ago. Functionality and health dimensions of beverages have changed over the years. Currently, exotic superfruit ...