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Development of a Recombinant Noncytopathic Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Stably Expressing Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein 

Fan, Zhenchuan (2005-08-15)
Noncytopathic (NCP) type-I bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) strain SD1 was originally isolated from a persistently infected heifer with fatal mucosal disease (MD) and represents the only reported nucleotide sequence of ...

Development of a reduced order electrochemical and thermal model for Lithium battery with blended cathode 

Li, Xueyan (2014-12-12)
Accurate and fast estimation of state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) during operations plays a pivotal role in prevention of overcharge or undercharge and accurately monitoring the state of cell degradation, ...

Development of a Single-Degree-of-Freedom Algorithm for the Analysis of Buried Composite Pipes Subjected to Internal Dynamic Pressure 

Sadler, Dustin (2011-12-05)
The overall objective of this research project was to develop a practical engineering methodology for the analysis of underground composite pipes subjected to internal dynamic loading. The need for this analytical methodology ...

Development of a Small-Scale Harvester for Biomass Operations 

Da Rocha, Kleydson Diego (2020-08-14)
The Oil Embargo of 1973-1974 that quadrupled the price of a barrel of oil in a matter of months sparked the discussions of alternative forms of energy; one of the topics that started to be addressed was renewable energies. ...

Development of A Software Architecture Method for Software Product Families and its Application to the AubieSat Satellite Program 

O'Farrell, John Ryan (2009-11-13)
Software architecture methodologies are very useful in reusing software code from one product to another. In software product families, several similar products are developed by the same organization that share many features ...

Development of a Split Hopkinson Tension Bar for Testing Stress-Strain Response of Particulate Composites under High Rates of Loading 

Owens, Anthony (2007-08-15)
Mechanical structures and their material constituents undergo an expansive range of loading conditions. Specifically, the rate at which the loading takes place can vary from being virtually static to being almost ...

The Development of a Statewide Trial, Evaluation, and Promotion Program: Trialing Summer Annuals 

Swindle, Christopher Wayne (2012-12-07)
The “Green Industry” is a term that encompasses many agricultural occupations such as turfgrass production, retail garden centers, ornamental plant production, and the landscape installation and maintenance industry. Two ...

Development of a Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor for the Indentification of Campylobacter jejuni 

Wei, Dong (2006-08-15)
Bacteria are the most common foodborne pathogens, which can cause common, distressing, sometimes life-threatening foodborne diseases to any human around the world, especially elderly, debilitated, compromised people (cancer, ...

Development of a sustained-release voriconazole-containing thermogel for subconjunctival injection in horses 

Cuming, Rosemary (2016-08-03)
Subconjunctival administration of a slow-release, voriconazole-containing thermogel may allow for sustained delivery of voriconazole to the cornea and anterior chamber. Thermogel development consisted of four ...

Development of a test procedure to study the effect of unilateral load on the posture and trunk biomechanics during walking (Gait) using nonlinear methods 

Yadav, Vikas (2013-08-21)
Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder that affects 80 percentages of people at some point in their lives. In the United States it is the most common cause of job-related disability, a leading contributor to ...

Development of a Two Dimensional, Optically Accessible, Hybrid Rocket Motor 

Boyle, Sadie (2019-09-06)
Traditionally, launch vehicles and in-space vehicles use solid rocket motors (SRM) and liquid rocket engines (LRE) to propel them into and through space. However, there are many drawbacks to both propulsion systems. Hybrid ...

Development of a Work-Life Balance Scale: Perceived Effectiveness and Satisfaction across Roles 

Lorys, Anna (2017-07-07)
The present study aims to summarize existing literature on work-life balance before providing a newly developed scale to measure this construct. Work-life balance has held many definitions since it was first proposed, but ...

Development of Acoustic Wave Devices to Characterize Viscosity and its Nonlinearity 

Wu, Peixuan (2011-07-29)
Fluid has many physical properties, such as conductivity, density, heat capacity, surface tension, thermal conductivity and viscosity. Viscosity is one of the most important physical properties of fluid, and it needs to ...

Development of Alternative-protein-based Diets for the Intensive Production of Florida pompano Trachinotus carolinus L. 

Rossi, Waldemar, Jr. (2011-05-02)
The Florida pompano industry is a promising enterprise in the United States and with commercial production progressively increasing. However, the success of such an enterprise is dependent on the supply of environmentally ...

Development of an Actively-Cooled Imaging System for Embedded Optical Measurements in High-Speed Flows 

Alles, Ryan (2023-11-15)
High speed airbreathing propulsion systems have become increasingly complex with the development of hypersonic scramjet engines. Analysis of scramjet flow structures is difficult due to extreme thermal environments and ...

Development of an Analytical Method for Quantification of Endocrine-Disrupting Phytoestrogenic Compounds in Estuarine Environment Using UHPLC-MS/MS 

Qi, Jingyi (2018-04-27)
Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are nearly ubiquitous in the daily lives of individuals around the globe. Phytoestrogenic polyphenols (PEPPs, also known as phytoestrogens) represent a subgroup of EDCs. They are ...

Development of an Analytical Process to Measure Teacher Effectiveness Based on Student Growth to Augment an Educator Evaluation System 

Adams, Lamar (2012-08-02)
Teacher quality is one of the most important school related variables associated with student achievement. Therefore, raising the quality of the U.S. public education teaching force is essential to ensure that every child ...

Development of an Augmenting Navigational Cognition System 

Yang, Ying (2005-12-15)
Social isolation for persons with cognitive impairments due to aging and/or disease is common and widespread. Those people who have diseases such as early Alzheimer’s and dementia tend to forget what they have to do to ...

Development of an Automated Planter for Sweet Potato Slips 

Herriott, David (2013-06-13)
Fluctuating oil prices and the urge to reduce oil dependency has significantly increased US ethanol production. In 2011, approximately 28% of the corn market was used for fuel ethanol production. The expanding ethanol ...

Development of an Autonomous Mobile Robot-Trailer System for UXO Detection 

Hodo, David (2007-08-15)
The process of finding and removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) from contaminated sites is an expensive and time consuming task. In this thesis, an autonomous mobile robot-trailer system is developed for this purpose. It ...