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Developing omics and cell culture resources in non-model organism for their application in elucidating complex trait evolution in natural populations.
(2022-08-15)
In the past, researchers chose models organisms to answer research questions based on their simplicity in morphology, domestication, and/or life history traits. Now, with high throughput sequencing (HTS) rapidly becoming ...
Developing Single page application with best practices
(2017-04-26)
Browsers have been around since early 1990 and have been used for disseminating information using HTML, CSS and Javascript. Initially, Javascript was used as client side scripting language and its use was limited to data ...
Developing Successful Conductors: A Survey of Feedback Methods for Undergraduate Instrumental Conducting Courses
(2020-07-30)
Few studies have explored feedback methods in undergraduate instrumental conducting
courses. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the various methods of verbal
(spoken/written) and nonverbal feedback ...
Developing Teaching Materials for Spanish Heritage Speakers with Hearing Loss
(2022-04-27)
The purpose of this thesis is to address the challenges of teaching gender agreement to Heritage Speakers (HS) of Spanish with a mild, moderate, and moderately-severe hearing loss. I discuss a series of combined approaches ...
Developing, Evaluating, and Comparing Multiple Parcel Delivery Networks Using Agent-Based Simulation
(2021-07-29)
This dissertation focuses on assessing and developing multi-tier hub-and-spoke parcel delivery networks. The multi-tier concept has been developed to enhance network performance by reducing delivery time and operational ...
Development and Adjustment of MDOT’s Pavement Condition Ratings (PCRs)
(2022-11-30)
Pavement condition assessment is a fundamental activity of every pavement management system (PMS). It determines the overall road network condition, as well as possible maintenance and rehabilitation activities (M&R) for ...
Development and Application of a Functional Apparel Framework Using Mixed Methods
(2019-07-26)
This study employed a mixed method approach to develop and apply the proposed Multidimension Functional Apparel Framework (MFAF) to two separate case studies. The proposed functional apparel framework was developed from ...
Development and Application of Composite Beam Theory on FRP Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members
(2021-01-19)
Although there are specifications and approaches for the design of concrete flexural members reinforced with FRP, most of them were derived from empirical data. In order to obtain the rigorous theoretical definition of ...
Development and Application of Composite Material Lamination Theory for Printed Circuit Boards
(2012-08-03)
Layers incorporating carbon fiber materials have been proposed to enhance the reliability of high performance printed circuit board production configurations. The carbon fiber layers feature high stiffness and high thermal ...
Development and application of diagnostic SNP marker resources for Northern (Micropterus salmoides salmoides) and Florida (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) largemouth bass.
(2015-07-29)
Efforts to improve recreational fisheries have included widespread stocking of Micropterus salmoides floridanus outside its native range of peninsular Florida. Hybridization of Florida bass (M. salmoides floridanus) with ...
Development and Application of Grain Distillers Dried Yeast for Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2013-04-23)
In recent years there has been an increasing interest in developing low-cost feeds for the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. High prices and limited supply are the main factors that have affected primarily feed ...
Development and Application of New Platforms for Oligonucleotide and Protein Assays
(2020-07-20)
Sensitive and rapid detection of infectious disease is becoming very significant to improve human health. We have seen that the sensitive methods often required expensive, and sophisticated instruments. Biosensors are ...
Development and Application of Non Marine Ingredients Based Diets for Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei: Examining the Suitability of Alternative Lipid Sources
(2013-01-09)
The Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, is globally cultured due to its ability to tolerate and effectively grow and survive across a wide range of salinities, ease of reproduction, availability of domesticated ...
Development and Application of One Dimensional Multi-component Reactive Transport Models
(2012-12-14)
The overarching goal of this dissertation is to develop reactive transport models and explore their applications to groundwater remediation problems. The primary focus of this dissertation is aimed at developing models ...
The Development and Application of Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Avian Reoviruses
(2008-08-15)
We developed a TaqMan probe based real-time RT-PCR for qualitative and quantitative detection of avian reoviruses (ARVs). The primer-probe set was designed from the conserved region of ARV S4 genome segment. ARV strains ...
Development and Application of Soybean Based Diets for Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2010-09-14)
Soybean meal is a readily available feedstuff that can be used in shrimp feed formulations. Soybean meal and its products have been found to be an acceptable protein ingredient with good digestibility for shrimp. Compared ...
Development and Application of the Surface Laser Induced Fluorescence Technique
(2008-12-15)
The mechanisms that control the mass transfer of gases across the air-water interface are not well understood. Current models for air and water gas transfer have limited effectiveness because they are based on large scale ...
Development and application of WetQual-C, a mechanistic model for simulating carbon dynamics, GHG gas emissions and carbon export from wetlands
(2013-12-17)
Wetlands possess qualities that distinguish them as the most important influencer of global carbon (C) budgets. They have the highest carbon density among all terrestrial ecosystems and are known as the greatest individual ...
Development and applications of machine learning frameworks for dynamic emulation of aerospace multiphysics problems and characterization of microstructure
(2024-04-23)
Future challenges in aerospace problems, spanning space exploration and military aircraft, demand advancements in several areas, including in-space 3D printing, high-performance missile technology, and rapid structural ...
Development and Applications of New Platforms for Electrochemical Sensors
(2012-07-27)
The primary goal of this dissertation is to develop electrochemical sensors based on novel platforms for applications in medical diagnostics, food safety, and environmental management. Attempts have been made to integrate ...