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Freshman Versus Sophomore Year Changes in Body Weight and Composition
(2010-07-21)
Objective: Differences in weight, body mass index (BMI), percent and absolute body fat and fat free mass, and waist circumference were investigated in males and females during the freshman and sophomore college years. ...
The Frictional Impact of Two Link Chain with a Flat
(2019-04-16)
Mechanical impact is an important phenomena in mechanical systems such as robotics,
multibody systems, spacecraft vehicles, ground vehicles, etc. It is a complex phenomenon that
occurs when two or more bodies collide. ...
From Bandannas to Berets: A Critical Analysis of Beyoncé’s “Formation” Music Video
(2017-07-11)
The release of Beyoncé’s “Formation” music video as well as her debut performance of the song at the 2016 Super Bowl has incited debate and controversy across the United States. While some feel empowered and prideful, ...
From Barbs to Blooms: Dispersal, Development, and Transcriptomics in Bidens
(2025-04-21)
The Asteraceae is the largest family of flowering plants, constituting ~10% of total angiosperm diversity. The family is characterized by its conserved inflorescence architecture, the capitulum. Despite the family’s global ...
From Bare Metal to Private Cloud: Introducing DevSecOps and Cloud Technologies to Naval Systems
(2018-07-20)
Virtualizing computing resources provides a myriad of benefits ranging from increased hardware utilization, better disaster recovery, and isolation between the applications and the underlying hardware. Isolation of ...
From batch to continuous manufacturing: Design, feasibility evaluation and test of a continuous tubular Microfibrous Entrapped Catalyst Reactor for highly energetic three-phase catalytic reactions in the manufacture of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals
(2024-12-10)
The production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals has, until the present day, been predominantly carried out in batch processes, that are often constrained by the limitations of traditional batch reactors, which suffer ...
From Construction Sites to Coastal Wetlands: National Erosion and Sediment Control Synthesis and Coastal Vegetation Response to Thin Layer Placement
(2025-07-29)
Erosion and sediment control (E&SC) measures play an important role in protecting water quality and preserving ecological balance in a changing environment. Sediment from construction activities can degrade water bodies ...
From Correction to Connection: The Effect of Pet Ownership on Recidivism and Empathy in Former Inmates
(2022-07-13)
After a person is released from prison the rate at which they reoffend is known as recidivism. Previous research shows that an increase an empathy leads to a reduction of recidivism rates (Kratcoski & Kratcoski, 2017; ...
'From Darwin to the Death Camps': A Collage of Holocaust Representation Focusing on Perpetrator Atrocity Discourse in Literature, Drama, and Film
(2007-08-15)
In this dissertation my plan is to take a collage of representational forms that deal with the subject of the Holocaust and to point at the discourse of the perpetrator as possibly a more postmodern form of representing ...
From Data to Decisions: Development of Surrogate Models for Process Optimization
(2022-07-27)
Surrogate models are used to map input data to output data when the actual relationship between the two is unknown or computationally expensive to evaluate (Han & Zhang, 2012). Surrogate models can also be constructed for ...
From drones to Daphnia: Exploring eutrophication and climate change impacts on algal blooms at various scales
(2021-04-19)
Climactic variations and cultural eutrophication alter aquatic ecosystems by promoting harmful algal blooms (HABs) that destabilize aquatic food webs and degrade the quality and safety of aquacultured fish, recreational ...
From Edge to Equipment: Design and Implementation of a Machine-Learning-Enabled Smart Manufacturing System
(2023-04-27)
In smart manufacturing, data management systems are built with a multi-layer architecture, in which the most significant layers are the edge and cloud layers. The edge layer, not surprisingly, renders support to data ...
From Field to Plate: Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Production, Marketing, and the Impact of Consumer Demand
(2012-07-20)
Extensive research has been conducted on the various aspects of the fresh produce supply chain including producers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. However, there is currently a lack of research regarding consumer ...
From hostile encounters to unforgettable journeys: Unveiling the power of visitor harassment and host sincerity on destination loyalty
(2023-08-01)
This research paper examines the relationships among visitor harassment, host sincerity, memorable tourism experiences, destination fascination, and destination loyalty. Using the expectancy-disconfirmation theory, the ...
From New South to Sunbelt: Greenville, South Carolina
(2020-07-21)
Greenville County, South Carolina is the Palmetto State's most populous county and exert's substantial influence on the state's politics and economy. Spaces such as Greenville have largely been omitted from the narrative ...
From Personal Trust to Professional Behavior: A Study of the Impact of Trust and Enjoyment on Behavior Intentions in Business Analytics
(2016-06-17)
Information technology consumerization represents technology designed for the consumer finding its way into the workplace. This is a phenomenon which is wide spread but has not currently sufficiently understood as technology ...
From Pre-Civil War to Post-Civil Rights: The Political Lives of African-Americans
(2012-08-16)
African Americans have played a major role in the history of Perry County almost
since the first white settlers arrived in the area with their black enslaved laborers. In a
county known for its pre-Civil War cotton wealth, ...
From Prison to the Community: How Offending Women Manage Post Release
(2021-06-28)
Over the past few decades there has been an alarming spike in the number of women entering and exiting the penal system. The many barriers post offending women experience before incarceration are seemingly the driving force ...
From Producer to Consumer: Sustainability in the U.S. Beef Industry
(2025-04-03)
Sustainability in the livestock industry has been a significant focus in recent years, specifically in areas of environmental impact and animal welfare. Research into consumer perceptions of food systems is important so ...
From Proteins to People: Cytomegalovirus Modulation of Host Cellular Responses and Its Implications on Health Equity
(2025-12-09)
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the nine known human herpesviruses that causes significant disease burden in the developed world. As a natural pathogen in mice, murine CMV (MCMV) serves as an ideal animal model to ...