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Investigating the growth cycles of titania and carbonaceous nano dusty plasmas
(2025-08-06)
Understanding and controlling dust formation in plasmas — especially from gaseous chemical precursors is a key technological goal, and the overarching theme of this dissertation. Solid nanoparticles (i.e. nano dust) which ...
Investigating the Mechanistic Roles of Conserved Residues in Cysteine Dioxygenase: How a Hydrogen-bonding Network and a Rogue Cysteine Effect L-cysteine Oxidation and Crosslink Formation
(2019-03-28)
Cysteine Dioxygenase (CDO) catalyzes the oxidation of L-cysteine to L-cysteine sulfinic acid utilizing iron as a cofactor. Adjacent to the iron center is a protein-derived thioether crosslink formed by a cysteine (Cys93) ...
Investigating the Methodology of Warning Symbol Design
(2016-04-12)
The present study is a continuation of work done by Dr. Adam Piper in his 2010 dissertation on warning symbol design. Warning symbols are important because, if designed correctly, they communicate information about a hazard ...
Investigating the molecular mechanism and genetic utility of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria-mediated induced systemic tolerance
(2024-05-06)
Drought is a major abiotic stress limiting agriculture production. Most research is focused on identifying and subsequently overexpressing plant drought-responsive genes (DRGs) to enhance the drought tolerance of plants. ...
Investigating the objectives of the new owners of Alabama's Timberlands
(2013-07-17)
Alabama has over 71% of its land area covered with forests and boasts of the third largest commercial forestland area in the United States. The forest products industry is a major employer in Alabama. This industry accounts ...
Investigating the Process-Structure-Property Relationships of Additively Manufactured 17-4 Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel
(2022-07-28)
The present work aims to investigate the process-structure-property relationships for the additively manufactured 17-4 PH stainless steel to improve its mechanical performance. To this end, a multidisciplinary (i.e., ...
Investigating the relationship between AI literacy, Generative AI, SRL, Self-efficacy, Critical Thinking, and Academic Performance in Higher Education
(2026-04-28)
This study examines the relationships among AI literacy, generative AI (GenAI) integration, SRL, self-efficacy, critical thinking, and academic performance in higher education. Despite the rapid adoption of GenAI tools, ...
Investigating the relationship of increased biomass and nutrient content of soybean (Glycine max merr)
(2022-04-27)
Declining nutrient concentration in higher yielding cultivars is evident in literature meta-analyses assessing cultivars developed over the last century and studies performed under elevated CO2 to artificially increase ...
Investigating the Role of Aging and Pathological Tau in Alzheimer's Disease
(2021-12-06)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
accumulation of plaques made of insoluble beta-amyloid protein, neurofibrillary tangles
containing hyperphosphorylated tau protein, ...
Investigating the role of connexin 43 in oocyte developmental competence
(2018-07-09)
In this study we are committed to understanding the role of connexin 43 (CXx43)-based, cumulus cell cellular coupling and its relationship to bovine embryo development. Several studies have provided clear evidence that ...
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 Post-Learning Activities on Memory Consolidation in Scent Detection Dogs
(2024-08-21)
Memory consolidation is a flexible process, allowing the strength of memories to be modified by highly arousing positive or negative experiences occurring after learning. Previous studies in dogs have shown that different ...
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 therapeutic potential of REV-ERB⍺ activation in chronic inflammatory diseases
(2024-05-01)
Metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a metabolic disease of the liver, that manifests itself as steatohepatitis, inflammation, and fibrosis. It has the potential to progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma ...
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 ...
Investigating Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics Through Modeling Across Scales
(2025-08-07)
Wetlands are complex ecosystems that provide a wide range of ecological services, including water quality improvement, flood control, erosion reduction, carbon sequestration, and habitat provision. Although they cover a ...
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 ...