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Glutamate receptor mediated bi-directional plasticity is responsible for reconsolidation of fear memories
(2015-12-16)
Retrieval of a memory appears to render it unstable until the memory is once again re-stabilized or reconsolidated. Although the occurrence and consequences of reconsolidation have received much attention in recent years, ...
Glycemic response to meal length in horses
(2009-05-15)
Cereal grains are an ideal feedstuff for horses with high energy demands because of their high soluble carbohydrate content. However, consumption of a single meal high in soluble carbohydrates causes an immediate increase ...
Glycopolymers for Biomedical Applications
(2013-04-23)
Glycopolymers are synthetic polymers containing carbohydrate groups. They may play an important role in a wide range of biomolecular events such as adhesion, inflammation, cellular recognition, cell growth regulation, and ...
Go with the flow: Data Flow Analysis for Binary Differencing
(2014-07-30)
Differencing in computer science is often used to quickly determine differences between two files. While this works well for plain text files, such as source code, applying differencing to binary executable files is more ...
"God Bless the Farmer": Community Perceptions of Legal Challenges to Hog Farming Operations in North Carolina
(2018-05-16)
This research is designed to complement existing research concerning the health and the ecological impact of industrial agriculture through semi-structured interviews with residents of Duplin County, where two major lawsuits ...
Going Postal: A Comparative Analysis of Workplace Mass Shooters as Insider Threats
(2023-11-15)
This research analyzes the overlap of behavioral indicators in workplace mass shooters and insider threats. To do so, it addresses four questions on perpetrator disclosure, signs of being in a crisis or under stress, the ...
Going Solo as a Black Representative
(2018-12-03)
Black/African American individuals often find themselves in social situations where they are the only person of their race present, also known as solo status. This study investigated whether African Americans/Black individuals ...
Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Receptor As A Molecular Target for Contraception in Feral Cats
(2015-12-10)
The global overpopulation of feral cats generates concern regarding their welfare, negative impact on public health, and adverse effects on the environment. In the U.S. and other Westernized countries, the most common ...
The Gospel Horse in the Valley: Evangelical Slavery and Freedom in the Chattahoochee Valley, 1821-1877
(2011-05-05)
This dissertation examines the introduction of evangelical religion into the Chattahoochee Valley of Georgia during the frontier era, the formation and characteristics of biracial churches during the antebellum period, and ...
Gothic Travel: Captivity, Monstrosity, and Emotion in Transatlantic Eighteenth-Century Literature
(2016-05-06)
In this dissertation, I explore the relationship between captivity narratives and the Gothic in eighteenth-century transatlantic literature. I move from examining traditional captivity narratives of Mary Rowlandson and ...
Government Structure, Economic Inequality, and Social Safety Net Provision in US Counties
(2016-08-04)
This study examines the relationship between economic inequality and social safety net spending at the county level between 1996 and 2010. Three key questions are explored. What effect does the interaction between economic ...
GPS and GIS Application and Analysis of Timber Harvesting Operations on Steep Terrain
(2009-05-19)
This study examined the productivity and site disturbance of a tree length harvesting system in the steep slope conditions of the Appalachian Highlands. Timber harvesting is a major industry in this area but has the potential ...
A GPS and GLONASS L1 Vector Tracking Software-Defined Receiver
(2019-07-29)
Originally designed for military navigation, GPS has exploded into a modern tool used by government, industrial, and commercial sectors. The position and timing services GPS receivers provide have been integrated into ...
GPS and Inertial Sensor Enhancements for Vision-based Highway Lane Tracking
(2006-08-15)
For the past decade much research in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
community has been devoted to the topic of lane departure warning (LDW). A significant
portion of highway fatalities each year are attributed ...
GPS Carrier Phase Tracking in Difficult Environments Using Vector Tracking For Precise Positioning and Vehicle Attitude Estimation
(2017-04-25)
In this dissertation, two approaches are developed to improve the carrier phase tracking performance of a software-defined GPS receiver. The first approach combines a non-coherent vector tracking architecture with a local ...
A GPS L1 and Cellular 4G LTE Vector Tracking Software-Defined Receiver
(2023-11-17)
In this thesis, a traditional GPS L1 vector tracking receiver is augmented with cellular 4G LTE channels. The hybrid receiver can acquire and track GPS L1 and LTE signals simultaneously in an extended Kalman filter-based ...
A GPS L5 Software Defined Vector Tracking Receiver
(2021-08-11)
As the world continues towards autonomy, the need for continuous, precise, and robust navigation is becoming increasingly important. A new wave of modernized Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) signals are currently ...
GPS Multipath Detection and Mitigation Timing Bias Techniques
(2015-05-08)
In this thesis, timing-based methods of multipath mitigation and detection are developed.
GPS pseudorange measurements are used to calculate a receiver's position and timing
bias, which is a measurement of the di erence ...
GPS/INS Operation in Shadowed Environments
(2008-08-15)
This thesis presents the analysis techniques developed for monitoring GPS signals in harsh shadowed environments such as heavy foliage. It also details a method selected for improved performance by combining raw GPS ...
Grade 6-12 String Performers' Perceived Meaning of School and Community Youth Orchestra Experience
(2014-07-29)
A key issue for string education advocates is the growth of orchestra programs in schools and communities where participants are engaged in learning and performing. There is a need to discover what is personally meaningful ...