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All You Need is Tensor Decomposition: A Better Understanding of Sparse Tensors 

Hui, Bo (2023-04-26)  ETD File Embargoed
Tensor is widely employed in data sciences to represent multi-dimensional information. Due to the low-rank nature of many tensors in the real world, predicting the unobserved entries of a partially observed tensor has ...

Allele-specific Expression of Ribosomal Protein Genes in Interspecific Hybrid Catfish 

Chen, Ailu (2015-07-24)
Interspecific hybridization results in a vast reservoir of allelic variations, which may potentially contribute to phenotypical enhancement in the hybrids. Whether the allelic variations are related to the downstream ...

Alleviating Escape Panic Using Evolutionary Intelligence 

Darnell, Shelby (2006-05-15)
Reducing damage, danger, and panic by evolving room designs is possible with artificial intelligence. Escape panic, brought on by groups of people being in a life-threatening situation, increases the fatality rate and ...

Allosteric modulation of human melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) by zinc and copper ions and characterization of spotted sea bass MC4R 

Hou, Zhi-Shuai (2020-07-20)
Since the metal ions have been shown to play an important role in regulating signal transduction of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), we investigated whether the Zn2+ and Cu2+ regulate the pharmacology of human ...

Allylic Oxidation of Steroidal Compounds Using Vanadyl Acetylacetonate and Tert-butyl Hydroperoxide 

Grainger, Wendell (2015-07-29)
Allylic oxidation is an important reaction in steroid chemistry. Previously reported methods have various limits which do not apply when using vanadyl acetylacetonate and tert-butyl hydroperoxide. These limits include ...

Almost Resolvable Maximum Packings of Complete Bipartite Graphs with 4-Cycles 

Ohlson, Vicky (2012-07-17)
A packing of a complete bipartite graph K(m,n) with 4-cycles is a decomposition of K(m,n) into a collection C of edge-disjoint 4-cycles and a set of unused edges L referred to as the leave. If C is as large as possible ...

Altered Expression Profiles and Defects in a Group of Cell Cycle Regulators and Tumor Suppressor Genes (INK4) and Evaluation of Comprehensive Expression Profiles of Canine miRNAs in Spontaneous Canine Breast Cancer Models 

Lutful Kabir, Farruk Mohammad (2014-12-10)
The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs) act as powerful cell cycle regulators and endogenous tumor suppressors. Defects in members of the INK4A/B CKI tumor suppressors have been associated with human and canine ...

Altered temporal changes in Ser312-phosphofetuin-A concentrations in response to a glucose challenge in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance 

Okerberg, Carl (2012-07-25)
Recent studies have implicated a role for the liver-secreted glycoprotein fetuin-A in insulin resistance. Fetuin-A negatively regulates insulin action by interacting with the activated insulin receptor and inhibiting ...

Altering the Fatty Acid Biosynthetic Pathway with Multiple Transgenes to Elevate Omega-3 Fatty Acids Production in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) 

Xing, De (2022-05-05)
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3), play a very important role in human health. The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ...

Alternate Futures: British Speculative Fiction and the Politics of Progress Between the Huxleys 

Palombo, Nicholas (2022-11-29)  ETD File Embargoed
Alternate Futures examines the development of speculative fiction in British literature alongside the rise of the two-cultures debate in the late nineteenth century. When Matthew Arnold and Thomas Huxley debated the most ...

Alternate In-Situ Environmental Testing System by Matrix Design 

Li, Jingyun (2009-03-30)
Compared with the existing in-situ environmental testing system, this alternative one got significant improvement on measuring capacity, total cost, as well as number of connections that must be made between the hardware ...

Alternative Approaches for Repressible Transgenic Sterilization of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) 

Ye, Zhi (2017-10-12)
Transgenic sterilization has the potential for accomplishing 100% reproductive confinement to avoid genetic communication of transgenic or domestic genotypes with wild populations. Two strategies of transgenic sterilization ...

Alternative Beef Finishing Strategies: Effects on Animal Performance, Retail Shelf Life, Sensory, Fatty Acid Profile and Lipid Stability 

Braden, Kirk (2006-12-15)
The effect of supplemental concentrate levels to steers finished on winter annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) or full concentrate (GRAIN) was studied. Initial color, fatty acid profile, retail shelf-life, lipid ...

Alternative Control Options for Annual Bluegrass: Response to Zinc 

Bristow, Caleb (2012-08-15)
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) is the most problematic winter weed that turfgrass managers face in the southeast U.S. Herbicides are often used to control annual bluegrass, however this weed quickly invades most turf ...

Alternative Forage Systems for Developing Replacement Heifers 

Marks, Marty Landon (2020-05-11)
Heifer development systems are an essential phase of beef production due to lifelong production implications. Reproductive success of a heifer’s first breeding season is critical to the sustainability of cow-calf production ...

Alternative Fuels and Their Effects on Portland Cement 

Folta, Aaron (2010-07-19)
The production of portland cement is a complex process involving several materials, complex systems, and temperatures on the order of 1500 °C. Non-renewable fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum coke, and natural gas have ...

Alternative Growth and Interface Passivation Techniques for SiO2 on 4H-SiC 

Zhu, Xingguang (2008-12-15)
Silicon Carbide is a novel wide band gap semiconductor material with excellent thermal, chemical and electrical properties. It also shares its natural oxide SiO2 with Si, which has been widely studied and optimized for ...

Alternative ingredients in practical diets for Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) 

Qiu, Xuan (2017-04-27)
It is a well-known that fish meal supplies will not increase as most fisheries are beyond sustainable limits. If aquaculture and shrimp production in particular is expected to expand, the industry must move away from fish ...

Alternative Mulch Species, With and Without Dimethenamid-p, for Weed Control in Nursery Container Production 

Bartley, Paul III (2015-12-14)
Weed control has been a persistent problem in the nursery industry. These antagonistic weeds incur many challenges and cost to control them as well as reducing the container plants marketability (Neal, 1999; Simpson et al, ...

Alternative Solid Fuels for the Production of Portland Cement 

Akkapeddi, Srikanth (2008-12-15)
Portland cement manufacturing involves the combustion of fuels with various raw materials at approximately 2,700 °F (1,500 °C) to produce clinker. Fuel costs and environmental concerns have encouraged the cement industry ...