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How Does the Hurricane Harvey Deposits Compare to Past Brazos Subaqueous Delta Flood Deposits
(2018-04-30)Hurricane Harvey brought over 100 cm of rain to the lower drainage basin of the Brazos River and resulted in the highest discharge event in the recorded history of the river. On Sept. 10th, 2017, during the waning phase ... -
Deep Sea Corrallium sp. in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Basal Diameter-Colony Height Curve and Colony Height-Age Curve
(2018-05-03)In the Northwest Hawaiian Islands and Emperor Seamounts different seamounts have been subjected to varying levels of fishing impacts where some seamounts have never been fished, some where fishing stopped ~30 years ago, ... -
Incorporation of Honey-Based Phenolic Acids Into Shape Memory Polymer Foams for Use as Antimicrobial Hemostat
(2018-04-19)Polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) foams are ultra-low density, “smart” materials that transition between a primary and secondary shape when exposed to a thermal stimulus. This material has the potential to be used ... -
Prospective Mechanisms of Pyrite Oxidation in Anoxygenic Environments Analyzed by the Ferrozine Assay
(2017-05-03)Pyrite survived extensive redox weathering in the Archean (4.0-2.5 Ga) due to lack of readily available atmospheric oxygen in coastal, shallow-water environments. However, instances of oxidized detrital pyrite are still ... -
Maximal Intensity Higher-Order Breathers of the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation on Different Backgrounds
(2017-04-27)In this work, we present fully periodic breathers of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE) on both constant and elliptical dn-function backgrounds. The breathers can be generated under two conditions 1) the periods of ... -
Characterization of Automatically Reticulated Shape Memory Polymer Foams
(2013-09-28)Polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) foams have been shown to be biocompatible within porcine models and show potential to treat intracranial saccular aneurysms in patients, and use in other medical applications. After ... -
Synthesis of Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymers over Nickel Titanium Wire
(2013-09-25)In this work, the synthesis of ultra-low density Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) foams onto a nickel-titanium backbone wire is achieved, optimized, and characterized for the use in an intracranial aneurysm embolization device. ... -
Predator-Prey Interactions in the New England Intertidal Zone: Possible Induced Shell Thickening in the Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea in Respone to the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(2018-05-02)Hemigrapsus sanguineus, also known as the Asian shore crab, began to invade the Northwestern Atlantic in the 1980’s and interferes with the existing food web of the rocky intertidal zone. The crabs prey upon primary consumers ... -
Solitude: A Human Condition
(2018-04-24)Solitude is a condition that affects everyone. Even more than this, the vocabulary we use to describe solitude varies from loneliness to isolation to alienation, but in its essence, solitude refers to the different physical, ... -
Fact From Fiction: The Evolution of the Cleopatra Legend
(2018-05-01)Literature Review: There have been many attempts to reconstruct Cleopatra over the past two millennia, in the form of cultural depictions and histories, each of these adding a little more nuance to her mythology. The ... -
The Effect of Creativity on Emotions and Psychological Well-Being
(2018-04-25)Engaging in creative behaviors may lead to increased positive emotions and enhanced psychological well-being. An association between creativity and positive affect, satisfaction with life, meaningfulness, and self-esteem ... -
The Impact of CeO2 Engineered Nanomaterials on the Soil-Water Holding Properties: A Pedostructure Characterization Approach
(2018-04-19)With the increase in the demand for food and clean water, non-conventional water reuse has taken a lot of attention recently. However, the impact of the reused water is still being researched. A widely used variety of ... -
Modeling and Evaluation of Received Signal Strength Using Reconfigurable Antennas in Complex Urban Environments
(2018-04-25)Today wireless communication has become paramount to everyday life. The strength of these signals can be diminished over long distances, which can increase in highly urban environments where more obstacles will hinder the ... -
Investigation of the Role of Acetabular Soft Tissue in the Joint Biomechanics of the Hip
(2018-04-27)Osteoarthritis causes more than 250,000 hip replacements annually. Hip replacements and other treatments for hip injury cost the United States healthcare system $4 billion each year. Arthritis of the hip joint is typically ... -
Incorporating Electrospun Fibers Into Ultra-Strong Hydrogels
(2018-04-26)Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer networks that exhibit high biocompatibility due to their high water content. In applications such as musculoskeletal repair, their main limiting factor is their relatively low ... -
Recreating Values: Morality in Adaptations of Beowulf for Children
(2018-05-01)Language and control in children’s literature is a major topic of discussion within the field of children’s literature. While the full extent of the effects of children’s literature on shaping children’s worldviews is ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Shame and Guilt-Proneness
(2018-04-30)The emotional experience of shame is characterized by negative self-evaluations, while guilt is characterized by negative behavioral-evaluations. Previous research has found shame to be the more maladaptive of these ... -
Determining Which Taxonomic Resolution Provides Greatest Insight to Impact of Mass Morality Events on Early Carrion Colonizers
(2018-04-23)Mass mortality events (MME) impact local ecosystems especially in systems where insects play a major role in recycling carrion. Insects may be unable to efficiently recycle the carrion. Selecting the appropriate taxonomic ... -
On Access and Excess: Birth Interventions for Latinas in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
(2017-05-04)The United States southern border is expanding rapidly. Already home to over 7.2 million people, this region also contains two of the nation's top ten fastest growing cities (McAllen, Texas and Laredo, Texas) (DHHS 2009; ... -
Mineralogy Associated With Acid Mine Seepage as Determined Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Relations to Acid Base Accounting
(2017-04-27)Over 7,000 km of streams in the eastern United States are negatively affected by acid drainage from coal mines (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1994). Pyrite (FeS2) is known to be the primary cause of acid formation, ...