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Rising Tropospheric Ozone Impacts on Pathogen Resistant Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
(2024-04-26)
The increase of anthropogenic emissions has led to rising of global surface temperatures, as well
as increases in secondary greenhouse gas pollutants. A particularly dangerous secondary
pollutant is tropospheric ozone, ...
Mitigating Racial Bias through Music: Opera, Race, and American Political Behavior
(2024-04-26)
There is a small, but growing, body of literature exploring the congruence between music, race, and politics. While most of this literature focuses on Black musical forms such as rap and hip hop and their political messaging, ...
The Power of Hope: Posttraumatic Growth in Former Partners of the Sexually Addicted Individuals
(2024-04-26)
The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological analysis is to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of the transformative changes emerging from lived experience of former partners of the sex addicts. This study ...
Lean Six Sigma Approach to Improve Further Processing Efficiency using Burger Manufacturing as a Model Process.
(2024-04-26)
Operations management plays a crucial role in industries, enhancing operations through the application of process improvement philosophies. Among these, Six Sigma reduces variation, and Lean Manufacturing ensures quality ...
Comparison and Efficacy of Soy-based Ingredients in Practical Diets for Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)
(2024-04-26)
Three trials were performed to better understand how soy processed in different ways impacts the growth, feed conversion ratio, and health of the Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus). First two growth trials were performed ...
Understanding Writing Expectations and Self-Efficacy in the Cooperative Extension Service
(2024-04-26)
Communication, specifically written communication, is typically identified as a top competency for Extension agents (Benge et al., 2011; Cooper et al., 2001; Harder & Narine, 2019). However, the competencies within written ...
Avoiding k-Rainbow Graphs in Edge Colorings of Kn and other Families of Graphs
(2024-04-26)
A simple graph, G, avoids a k-rainbow edge coloring if any color appears on at least k + 1 edges of G. For any positive integer k, the k-Anti-Ramsey Number, ARk(G,H), is the maximum number of colors in an edge coloring of ...
Gene editing for growth enhancement in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, and xenogenesis in common carp, Cyprinus carpio to produce blue catfish, I. furcatus, sperm
(2024-04-26)
Xenogenesis is a method of reproduction where successive generations differ from each other and no genetic material is transmitted from the parent to the offspring. Xenogenesis can be accomplished by transplanting ...
Chronic Wasting Disease in the United States: How Have Hunters and State Wildlife Agencies Responded?
(2024-04-26)
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects cervids, has been detected in 33 states across the United States. Currently there are no preventions, treatments, or cures for the disease in ...
Engineering Bioplastics with Biopolymers and Antimicrobials to Improve Listeria monocytogenes Food Safety in Ready-to-Eat Foods Over 12-Week of Storage
(2024-04-26)
Edible packaging film with chicken skin collagen to improve mechanical properties and the addition of antimicrobial compounds can provide a substitute for plastic packaging. Research was conducted on 1. Develop a ...
EVALUATION OF INFILTRATION SWALE MEDIA USING SMALL- AND INTERMEDIATE-SCALE TESTING TECHNIQUES
(2024-04-26)
When impervious surfaces such as paved roadways are constructed, the volume of water infiltrating into native soil decreases, leading to an increase in surface water runoff. This phenomenon results in higher peak flows, ...
Development of Resilience in Supply Chain Networks
(2024-04-26)
Supply chains (SC) serve as the lifeblood of global economies, facilitating resource flow across organizational boundaries. As global commerce expands, SCs scale to meet requirements, forming vast interconnected networks ...
Social Avoidance in Volatile Environments: An Empirical Evaluation of Behavioral Flexibility and Relapse Following Social Exclusion
(2024-04-26)
Resurgence is a relapse phenomenon comprised of the return of a previously reinforced target response (e.g., social avoidance) when conditions worsen for a more recently reinforced alternative response (e.g., approaching ...
Molecular Research on two Orthotospoviruses Infecting Important Legumes in Alabama.
(2024-04-25)
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea. L) is a major crop in the United States, especially in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, where they produce two-thirds of the peanut total production in the US. Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is ...
A Comprehensive Study of Yield Components, Nutrient Uptake, Root Characteristics, and Cover Crops for Alabama Cotton Production
(2024-04-25)
This study has yielded crucial findings across multiple aspects of cotton agronomy and breeding by systematically evaluating 20 upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars released over the past 65 years (1953-2018). ...
Injection Locked Frequency Multiplier and Divider for Millimeter-Wave Frequency Synthesis
(2024-04-25)
The perpetual need for faster data rates continues to drive advancements in wired and wireless communication, pushing them toward higher operating frequencies. The upcoming 5G network demands mobile transceivers that can ...
Accumulative vs. Appreciative Materialism: Implications for Sustainable Apparel Consumption
(2024-04-25)
This study explores the relationship between appreciative and accumulative materialism and sustainable apparel consumption. Through the lens of the symbolic self-completion theory, self-esteem was assessed as a possible ...
Enhancing Food Safety in Indoor Agriculture in the United States: Developing a Need-Centered Curriculum Aligned with the Produce Safety Rule and Good Agricultural Practices
(2024-04-25)
Unstable crop prices and extreme weather led to reliance on hydroponic farmers by grocery stores and farmers’ markets. Safety concerns have arisen in indoor agriculture with recent recalls and outbreaks linked to Listeria ...
When Alice meets the ``Hardware'' Bob --- Attacks and Solutions in the Digital World
(2024-04-25)
Modern cryptography and the digital world (CMOS mainly) have been advancing side-by-side. Although cryptographic algorithms only need to be proven with theoretical soundness, cryptographic engineering on digital device ...
Maintaining Meat Quality through the Beef Supply Chain
(2024-04-25)
The studies presented here were designed to evaluate the impacts of increased time periods during two key phases of the beef supply chain: pre-harvest transportation and post-processing storage. In the first study, the ...