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Use of Accelerometers to Characterize Behavior in Beef Cattle During Health and Subclinical Disease
(2017-11-30)
The acute phase response (APR) represents a protective, coordinated response of the host with the aim of eliminating the inciting stimuli and re-establishing homeostasis. Produced by activated immune cells, proinflammatory ...
The use of Anaerobic Fermentation Acids and Aldehydes to Control Nematodes and Improve Soil Health
(2012-04-19)
There is increasing effort to develop cropping systems utilizing soil amendments, flooding, and tarping to control nematodes. The decrease in nematode populations under such anaerobic conditions is attributed to the ...
Use of Anova Asphalt Rejuvenator and Balanced Mix Design Principle to Improve the Performance of High-RAP Asphalt Mixtures
(2019-10-22)
The use of recycled materials like Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in asphalt mixtures is now a common practice with associated economic, social, and environmental benefits. However, asphalt mixture performance issues, ...
Use of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to address four of the “National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century”.
(2021-04-08)
Engineering is the shrewd application of science to the exploitation and transformation of natural resources for the benefit of humanity. Humankind has always resorted to engineering in order to overcome limitations, ...
The use of Bacillus subtilis as a direct-fed microbial and its effects on production and colonization of Salmonella Enteritidis and Clostridium perfringens in production broilers
(2015-12-11)
The growing emergence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria has given rise to consumer fear that the use antibiotics in the meat industry can lead to more antimicrobial resistant strains. Because of this fear, the poultry ...
Use of Cellulose Filters to Isolate Naturally Occurring Campylobacter spp. from Contaminated Retail Broiler Meat and Survival of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Retail Broiler Meat
(2009-12-14)
Campylobacter spp. are indicated as the most common cause of bacteria-related food-borne illness. Campylobacter is present at all steps of the food cycle (i.e. poultry farm, processing plant, retail store, and consumer ...
The Use of Distance Learning Technology by Alabama Business Teachers for Credentialing and Instruction
(2004-12-15)
This study was designed to determine the degree to which Alabama business education teachers are utilizing distance learning technology in their courses and the extent to which Alabama business education teachers are ...
Use of Elemental and Configural Coding in Timing of Compound Stimuli
(2007-05-15)
The timing of a compound stimulus could provide important information regarding elemental and configural processing. After training with either an elemental (in which the focus was on the individual features of a stimulus ...
Use of Empathy by Healthcare Professionals Learning Motivational Interviewing: A Qualitative Analysis
(2010-04-16)
Background. Many chronic health conditions like diabetes and hypertension require patients to make life style modifications such as changing dietary and exercise habits and taking medications. Healthcare Providers (HCPs) ...
Use of Enzyme Supplementation in Practical Diets for Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
(2018-11-16)
Aquaculture industry is moving towards the use of plant based ingredients in tilapia diets, this due to decreased availability of fish meal worldwide. However, the replacement of fish meal by plant based ingredients can ...
Use of Ethylenediurea (EDU) to Assess Ozone Effects on Native Vegetation
(2006-05-15)
Ground-level (tropospheric) ozone (O3) is the most significant phytotoxic gaseous pollutant in the eastern United States. Plants are subjected to acute and chronic exposures of tropospheric O3 that can cause foliar injury ...
Use of Etonogestrel Implants to Suppress Estrous Beahvior in Mares
(2011-08-04)
The objective of this study is to evaluate a synthetic progestin (etonogestrel) as a reliable method to suppress behavioral estrus in mares.
Healthy mares between the ages of 6 and 20 years with normal estrous cycles were ...
Use of Gas-eXpanded Liquids as Tunable Solvents for the Preparation of Well-Defined Nanomaterials
(2011-04-22)
This dissertation presents the research performed to study the precipitation and fractionation of noble metal nanoparticles using gas-expanded liquids. The unique and novel properties of nanoparticles are often found to ...
USE OF HIGH PROTEIN DISTILLER'S DRIED GRAIN AS AN ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENT IN PRACTICAL DIETS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES (Ictalurus punctatus, Litopenaeus vannamei and Oreochromis niloticus)
(2023-11-15)
Increasing worldwide competition and shifts in demand, technological advancements, and innovative research findings are triggering the ingredient manufacturing industry to include modified processing technologies and novel ...
Use of Hydroxyapatite Derived from Catfish Bones for Remediating Uranium Contaminated Groundwater
(2009-05-20)
Hydroxyapatite derived from catfish bones was used for removing uranium from contaminated groundwater. Literature review indicated that apatites from various sources of fish bones can be used for metal remediation. The ...
Use of Lymphoscintigraphy in the Staging of Canine Oral Neoplasia
(2015-07-28)
Oral cancer is the fourth most common type of canine neoplasm. Metastatic potential is highly
variable, and failure to accurately identify evidence of metastasis results in detrimental outcomes
through inaccurate treatment ...
The Use of Mechanical Thinning Treatments in Management of Small Stands at the Wildland Urban Interface
(2004-12-15)
This study analyzed the productivity and costs of mechanical thinning at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). It compared conventional commercial first thinning practices in even-aged loblolly pine plantations in the Southeast ...
The Use of Media by African American Women to Acquire Mental Health Knowledge
(2006-05-15)
The study investigated the use of media by African American women to acquire knowledge to “help with life problems.” Participants self-reported their use of television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet in ...
Use of metabolic assays to assess thermal and hypoxia stress of freshwater mussel species from central Texas
(2019-04-17)
Warming temperatures are a major concern for freshwater mussels as they are limited in range, mobility, and potential to seek refuge from heat stress. Unionid mussels are ectothermic organisms, and the temperature of their ...
Use of Metabolically Modified Canola Oil as a Replacement for Fish Oil in Practical Diets of Pacific White Shrimp Litopeneaus vannamei
(2021-08-04)
The rapid growth of the aquaculture sector can be stifled by the inadequate supply of fish oil, leading the sector to search for alternative oil sources. The efficacy of metabolically modified canola oil (MCO) has not been ...