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Multi-omic analysis of skeletal muscle in response to disuse and retraining in trained and untrained individuals
(2025-11-25)
We previously examined how resistance training status (RT) in young healthy individuals, either well-resistance trained (T) or untrained (UT), affected molecular markers with leg immobilization followed by recovery RT. ...
A Multi-Physics Finite Element Analysis of Round Pin, High Power Connectors
(2010-04-15)
In the past decade, the general public’s means of transportation has begun to undergo a radical transformation, moving away from only using gasoline and moving toward using a combination of gasoline and electricity. This ...
A Multi-Population Biomechanical Investigation of Movement Strategy Classification via Force-Time Waveform Analysis
(2025-12-16)
Background: Traditional countermovement jump (CMJ) assessment relies on discrete metrics that potentially mask complex neuromuscular coordination strategies. This dissertation investigated whether continuous waveform ...
Multi-Robot Frontier Based Map Coverage Using the ROS Environment
(2014-04-25)
Cooperative robotics deals with multiple robot platforms working to accomplish a common
goal and has a multitude of applications including security, surveying, search and rescue,
and many more. The use of multiple robots ...
Multi-robot SLAM and map merging
(2015-05-04)
Although it is a very useful technique for a robot to detect an unknown environment and plot the map, mapping is a classic problem in robotics. The mapping task can be sped up by multi-robot cooperation. Each robot in a ...
Multi-scale Habitat Relationships of Grassland Vertebrates in the East Gulf Coastal Plain and Understanding the Consequences of Error in Broad-scale Land Cover Data
(2016-08-04)
Grasslands in the southeastern United States are an ecologically important habitat that has experienced habitat loss and degradation. Conservation efforts have increased the utilization of remotely sensed land cover data ...
Multi-site Ultrasound Neuromodulation as a Potential Therapy for Improving Metabolic Function in Domestic Cats
(2025-12-15)
Feline obesity is a widespread condition affecting millions of domestic cats, often resulting in insulin resistance and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Current treatment options for feline obesity are ...
A Multi-Study Approach to Examining the Transformative Potential of Teaching Social Justice to High School Students
(2012-07-16)
These three papers test existing educational and identity development theory regarding the phenomenon of transformative pedagogy and its effectiveness, in order to determine the predictive ability of a class on morals and ...
A Multi-Study Examination of the Role of Values in the Venture Legitimation Process in the Sharing Economy: A Values Work Perspective
(2018-08-28)
This dissertation utilizes a value driven theoretical framework, coupled with a multi-study design to examine how values influence venture legitimation processes under conditions of institutional instability (i.e., study ...
A Multi-Technique Comparative Evaluation of Silver Dispersion on Polycrystalline Titania
(2012-11-06)
Energy independence, coupled with the increasing demands on energy supply, and rising environmental, health, and efficiency concerns have fueled the need for more appropriate
refining processes in the petroleum industry. ...
A Multi-Technique Perspective for the Calibration of Metal Dispersion and Oxygen Chemisorption on AgTiO2 Supported Adsorbents
(2015-07-23)
Absorption studies were performed in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the discrepancies that exist between the previously reported average crystallite sizes for silver titania adsorbents using oxygen chemisorption ...
Multicomponent Polymer Systems: Polymer Compositional Analysis using Low-Field 1H-NMR Spectroscopy and Tuning the Compositional Drift in Styrene/Isoprene Anionic Copolymerizations
(2019-04-18)
This Thesis investigates multicomponent polymer systems in the context of their characterization and their synthesis. The composition of the different polymers comprising multicomponent polymer systems is a vital variable ...
Multicultural Competence: An Examination of Critical Consciousness and Multicultural Awareness in Undergraduate Students
(2019-08-20)
The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between critical consciousness and multicultural awareness among undergraduate students at Auburn University. Due to the constantly changing makeup of the ...
Multicultural Counseling Competency of Counselors in Turkey
(2015-08-12)
The purpose of this study was to measure the multicultural counseling competency of counselors in Turkey. The multicultural counseling competency of Turkish counselors studied based on whether participants have or have not ...
Multigenre Rhetoric: Where Genre Theory and Feminist Composition Theory Meet
(2006-05-15)
My purpose is to argue that multigenre rhetoric could be used as a pedagogical supplement to expository writing, which is taught as the norm in freshman composition. The history and development of genre theory and feminist ...
A Multilevel Analysis of Public Value creation in Smart City using Action Design Science Research: A Systems Thinking Perspective
(2021-07-14)
In the last 20 years significant innovations in technology and its implementation have enabled cities to become smart cities? With this increase in cities embarking on smart city projects, there has been very little focus ...
Multilevel Targeting of Canine Adenovirus Type 2 (CAV2) to Expand Oncolytic Virotherapy in Canine Tumors
(2020-04-06)
Oncolytic virotherapy is a promising therapeutic approach designed to selectively eradicate cancer cells but to spare normal cells. Oncolytic adenoviruses (Ad) are an outstanding and common vehicle for efficient cancer ...
Multilingual Learners and Agricultural Education: A three-article dissertation exploring the needs of both instructor and learner
(2024-11-18)
This study examined the instructional preparedness and professional development needs
of high school agricultural education (SBAE) teachers in California's Central Region to support
multilingual learners (MLs). Using ...
Multilingual School Leadership: An Autoethnographic Inquiry Into an Aspiring School Leader’s Journey
(2026-05-01)
As the multilingual student population grows, the presence of bilingual school leaders remains disproportionately low in the southern rural United States. Research highlights the importance of diverse leadership in promoting ...
A Multimodal Study of Vocal Function in Individuals with Asthma versus Controls: A Preliminary Investigation
(2026-03-18)
Purpose: The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the laryngeal, acoustic,
aerodynamic, and perceptual changes secondary to asthma and the routine use of inhaled
corticosteroids in individuals without ...