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Investigating the role of inflammation on bovine oocyte health and development
(2020-08-07)
In this study we investigated the effects of inflammation resulting from LPS exposure on oocyte health, maturation and subsequent developmental competence. Inflammation caused by infection in cattle is known to have negative ...
Investigating the Role of Servicescape on Site Selection for Traditional and Virtual Event Venues: A Comparative Study
(2017-07-26)
The meeting and event industry has transformed into one of the leading sectors of the hospitality and tourism industries, making it important for traditional and virtual event venues to understand the logistics behind ...
Investigating the transmission of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) among white-tailed deer in Alabama
(2017-04-19)
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) is an arbovirus that mostly cycles between white-tailed deer and biting midges of the genus Culicoides. EHDV infections can be fatal for white-tailed deer and occasionally cause ...
Investigating Uses for Industrial Sweetpotato in Addition to Ethanol Production to Establish Industrial Sweetpotato as a Sustainable Crop in the Southeastern United States.
(2015-07-23)
Field studies were conducted evaluating the effect of nitrogen fertilizer on yield, crude protein (CP), total digestible nutrients (TDN), and acid detergent fiber (ADF) of industrial sweetpotato tuberous roots (Ipomea ...
Investigating Vector-Virus-Host Plant Interactions That Influence the Acquisition and Transmission of Mixed Infections
(2020-11-17)
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and Tomato mottle virus (ToMoV) (Geminiviridae, Begomovirus) are two economically important, tomato-infecting viruses that occur in single and mixed infections in the United States. ...
Investigating Vector-Virus-Plant interactions influencing transmission efficiency of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Tomato mottle virus by Bemisia tabaci
(2018-07-20)
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) causes crop damage globally by feeding on phloem sap with their piercing-sucking mouthparts, excreting honeydew which promotes growth of sooty mold, and by transmitting ...
Investigation and Characterization of Antibacterial Proteins from the Eastern Subterranean Termites Reticulitermes flavipes in Response to Multidrug Resistant Bacteria
(2017-04-20)
Immune system of insects has been of great interest for discovering novel compounds against microbes. Subterranean termites (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), especially the Reticulitermes species, have a wide ...
Investigation and Mitigation of Vortex Induced Vibration Using a Cyber Physical System
(2023-08-04)
The Cyber Physical Aeromechanic System (CPAS) is a test bed for fluid-structure interaction studies. The CPAS is a 2nd-order state space system and tests three dynamic
systems: a pendulum, vortex-induced vibration (VIV) ...
An Investigation in the Relationship between Institutional Incentives and Student Persistence at a Southeastern Technical College
(2014-03-26)
The purpose of this study was to examine connections between student engagement in institutional incentives and student persistence until graduation or program completion. Students ranked their ascribed levels of importance ...
An Investigation into Dynamic Modulus of Hot-Mix Asphalt and Its Contributing Factors
(2009-04-16)
One of the key elements of mechanistic-empirical (M-E) flexible pavement design is the characterization of material properties. One material property in particular, the dynamic modulus of HMA, E*, influences tensile strain ...
Investigation into MEMS Gyroscope Response in a High Frequency Environment
(2022-04-29)
Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) gyroscopes first emerged in 1991 as an alternative to the heavy, power hungry spinning mass gyroscopes. These devices opened new
frontiers for the ability to sense and control with ...
An Investigation into the Application of Dynamic Merge Control in Work Zones: A Simulation Study
(2015-08-19)
With increasing highway traffic volume, construction and maintenance works are quite frequent. Upstream lane merging manoeuver and capacity bottleneck can result from a work zone lane closure, which pose increased safety ...
An Investigation into the Benefits of Design Science Research for the Development of Wicked Educational Information Systems: A Case Study
(2014-07-03)
Wicked educational information systems (IS) address problems with unstable educational requirements, in educational environments that are ill-defined, where complex interactions among subcomponents of the problem and its ...
Investigation Into The Effect Of Substrate On Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 Films
(2011-04-28)
During the past several decades, PZT (Pb(Zr,Ti)O3) thin films were given
extensive attention for their potential as sensors and actuators in microelectromechanical
systems (MEMS) due to their excellent piezoelectric ...
Investigation into the Effects of Tool Geometry and Metal Working Fluids on Tool Forces and Tool Surfaces During Orthogonal Tube Turning of Aluminum 6061 Alloy
(2009-11-20)
Orthogonal Metal Cutting has evolved as a significant way of analyzing the mechanics involved in the art of metal cutting. An orthogonal tube turning apparatus was constructed and validated. The instrument was used to ...
An investigation into the role of metastable states on excited populations of weakly ionized argon plasmas, with applications for optical diagnostics.
(2017-07-21)
Performing spectroscopic measurements of emission lines in relatively cold laboratory plasmas is challenging because the plasma is often neutral-dominated and is not in thermal equilibrium. However, these types of plasma ...
Investigation into the Synthesis of Polymeric Core and Shell Nanoparticles for the Controlled Release of Small Hydrophobic Payloads
(2023-04-26)
Effective and safe delivery of drugs into the body, where it will provide the maximum benefit to the patient, is the ultimate treatment goal. Factors such as the drug’s bioavailability and pharmacokinetics can lessen ...
Investigation of a Novel Application of Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) for Sediment Fingerprinting
(2023-04-26)
Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) is a tool that is commonly used to measure the
length of time a quartz or feldspar grain has been buried in a sediment deposit. Recently there
have been advances in using OSL as ...
Investigation of Active Control of Aircraft Wing Tip Vortices and Wake Turbulence
(2011-08-17)
The present work was focused on study and application of active flow control methods to
alleviate the wake turbulence problem in commercial aircraft. Sinusoidal perturbations were
introduced into the tip vortex generated ...
Investigation of Advisor-Advisee Conflict Communication in U.S. Chemistry Graduate Education
(2023-11-28)
The central component of a chemistry Ph.D. program is the research group, where advisors have significant impact on students’ professional development and career path. Current literature indicates that communication issues ...