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Effect of Kisspeptin on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis of the Mare
(2008-12-15)
Kisspeptin, a neuropeptide product of the KiSS-1 gene, has recently been shown to control the timing and release of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus in laboratory animals and move anestrus ewes ...
The Effect of Land Use/Land Cover on Headwater-Slope Wetlands in Baldwin County, Alabama
(2012-12-17)
Land use and land cover (LULC) have been shown to greatly influence aquatic environments although very few studies have described the effect on headwater wetlands. The overall goal of this research was to assess the impact ...
Effect of Land-applied Arsenicals on the Soils of Alabama
(2010-08-03)
Many agricultural practices apply arsenicals directly to land through agricultural practices. Over time, repeated land-application of arsenicals may result in accumulation of arsenic in the soil. This may be problematic ...
Effect of landuse and landcover change and climate change on the hydrological response and water quality of Big Creek Lake Watershed South Alabama USA
(2021-07-12)
Land use and climate are the two key factors affecting the hydrological processes of a watershed. This research aimed to evaluate the impact of changing land use and land cover (LULC) and climate change on hydrological ...
The Effect of Language Use on Emotional Expression and Autobiographical Memory Retrieval in Bilingual Therapy
(2021-07-21)
The purpose of this study was to gain understanding into the mechanism of autobiographical story telling process in bilingual therapy by examining language independence, language specificity and code-switching phenomenon. ...
Effect of Lightweight Aggregate on Early-Age Cracking of Mass Concrete
(2017-12-06)
Early-age cracking in mass concrete structures is a severe problem which could lead to long-term serviceability related problems in the structure. In this dissertation, the effect of using lightweight aggregates (LWAs) on ...
The Effect of Male Plumage Coloration on Parental Effort in Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)
(2013-07-15)
In iteroparous species, there is tradeoff between current and future reproductive investment. Parents that invest more in current offspring will provide resources that give those offspring better chances of survival and ...
Effect of Management on the Bacterial Community Present in Poultry Litter
(2012-07-16)
An unwanted byproduct of commercial broiler chicken grow out is thousands of
tons of litter. This litter is the material on which the broiler chicken spends its entire life.
Litter consists of a starting material, ...
Effect of maternal and post-hatch dietary 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation on broiler chicken growth characteristics and skeletal muscle satellite cell activity
(2020-07-14)
Including the vitamin D3 (D3) metabolite, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD3) in broiler diets, has been shown to enhance the proliferative activity of skeletal muscle satellite cells (SC), induce the expression of pro-myogenic ...
Effect of maternal and post-hatch supplementation of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on duodenal crypt cell proliferation and local innate immunity of broiler chickens
(2021-12-01)
Previously published studies have demonstrated that maternal supplementation of the circulating metabolite of vitamin D3 (D3), 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD3) enhances immunocompetence of broiler chick offspring. In ...
Effect of maternally-derived immunity in the development of humoral immune responses to vaccination and subsequent challenge with BVDV
(2015-05-08)
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a viral pathogen of cattle that can present with different clinical syndromes including reproductive failure, immunosuppression, respiratory disease, and gastrointestinal disease. ...
The Effect of Medical Malpractice Award Amount on Health: A Cross-Sectional Review of 1998 State Date
(2007-05-15)
This thesis examines the relationship between amount awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits and the health of a population. Data from 1998 is collected for each state and a crossectional analysis is performed. Two stage ...
Effect of Microbial Inoculation on Nitrogen Plant Uptake and Nitrogen Losses from Soil and Plant-Soil Systems
(2013-12-04)
Reducing the negative impacts of agricultural fertilizers is a world-wide concern, both from an environmental and human health perspective. One way to reduce these impacts is by enhancing plant uptake, which improves ...
Effect of Mixture Properties and Testing Protocol on Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixtures
(2012-07-25)
While cracking and rutting are the most prevalent distresses for asphalt mixtures, moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures which can lead to distresses such as raveling, loss of adhesion, and stripping is a commonly ...
The Effect of Motivational Interviewing and Clinician Centered Interviewing Based Cardiac Rehabilitation on Core Outcomes
(2022-12-13)
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally and affects almost 50% of the American population over the age of 20 years old. Following cardiac events patients are encouraged to participate ...
The Effect of Mutations in Type II Topoisomerases on Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Clinical Canine Urine Escherichia coli Isolates
(2011-04-12)
A series of experiments were preformed in order to validate a rapid FRET-PCR based assay for the detection of fluoroquinolone resistance in small animal Escherichia coli urinary tract infection (UTI) isolates. Three hundred ...
Effect of Omega 3, 6 and 9 Fatty Acids and Vitamin E on Canine Semen Concentration, Motility, Morphology and Cryopreservation
(2018-07-20)
There are few studies in dogs investigating the efficacy of male fertility supplements, most notably fatty acids. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a commercial fatty acid supplement (OM3 Gold ...
The effect of omega-3 fish oil supplementation on cognition and neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Western diet induced obesity.
(2022-08-01)
The Western diet (WD) is generally characterized by high sugar and saturated fat content, which result in caloric excess and obesity. However, it includes suboptimal intake of some nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids. ...
The effect of Organizational Commitment on Word-of-Mouth intentions in Recruitment in China
(2012-05-10)
The purpose of this paper is to find out the relationships between three components of organizational commitment and word-of-mouth intentions. This study examines the correlations between three components of organizational ...
The Effect of Pharmacological and Dietary Modulators of Lipid Metabolism on Gene Expresion in a Porcine Model
(2006-12-15)
Modifying the size and/or carcass distribution of adipose tissue in meat producing animals by nutritional and pharmacological means has long been of interest to animal scientists. In pigs, as in other meat animals, a more ...