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Evaluation of Training, Fueling, and Whey Protein Supplementation in Army Initial Entry Training
(2018-07-26)
Background: Nutrient intake needs to provide the energy required to support recovery from training, improve performance, and promote health. To date, research on energy expenditure and dietary intake in recruits that ...
Evaluation of Transmission of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Between Persistently Infected and Naïve Cattle by the Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans)
(2011-08-09)
Identifying transmission routes and reservoirs for bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) are important in developing adequate prevention and control programs. The aim of our study was to evaluate BVDV transmission by the ...
An Evaluation of Treatment Drop-Out: Families with a History of Child Physical Abuse
(2008-05-15)
Treatment attrition is a problem and is researched less in the child than in the adult literature. While the child is the identified client, parents have more control over treatment attendance. The child treatment attrition ...
An Evaluation of Triploid Flathead Catfish
(2008-12-15)
The overall objective of this research was to develop an effective protocol to produce triploid flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris. To accomplish this goal, data was gathered depicting characteristics of flathead catfish ...
Evaluation of various antimicrobial agents to reduce the load of Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry processing
(2022-11-27)
Poultry meat and products have been highly associated with outbreaks related to Salmonella and Campylobacter, and different interventions have been used for the reduction of these pathogens, with more emphasis on the ...
Evaluation of Warm-Season Annuals for Livestock Production
(2021-04-19)
Warm-season forages are high yielding and can have high nutritive value, providing producers with an ideal option during the months in which cool-season forages are not productive. Two, 2-year small plot studies were ...
Evaluation of Warm-Season Baleage in a Cow-Calf Production System
(2017-07-22)
A 52-d feeding trial was conducted to compare pearl millet (PM) and sorghum sudan (SS) harvested as baleage with bermudagrass hay (B) fed to cow/calf pairs during a winter feeding system. Alternating cone (C) and open-shaped ...
Evaluation of water needs for modern commercial broiler farms and model development to estimate on-farm water needs
(2022-05-02)
With global populations expected to rise, appropriation of clean water supplies for human consumption pose capacity challenges for agricultural sectors. Broiler (meat-type) chicken production consumes large amounts of water ...
Evaluation of Water-use in Turfgrass
(2007-12-15)
This dissertation examined the response of four hybrid bluegrasses [Texas bluegrass (Poa arachnifera Torr.) × Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)], HB 129 (‘Thermal Blue’), HB 130, HB 328 and HB 329 (‘Dura Blue’) and two ...
Evaluation of Weed Management Practices in White Lupin (Lupinus albus L.)
(2009-12-15)
Worldwide, 450 lupin species can be found with 4 species currently grown. The cultivated species consist of three old world species white lupin (Lupinus albus L.), yellow lupin (L. luteus L.) and blue lupin (L. angustifolius ...
Evaluation of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) Browse Preferences and Commercially Available Deer Repellents in Southern Landscapes
(2014-07-24)
Variation exists among landscape plant species browsed by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) herds. Two experiments were conducted during February, 2011 and 2012 where browse damage was evaluated for Rhaphiolepis ...
Evaluation of WholeTree as an Alternative Substrate Component in Production of Greenhouse Grown Annuals
(2010-04-13)
The physical properties and growth of greenhouse annuals in chipped pine log (CPL) and WholeTree (WT) alternative substrate components were evaluated. Both wood-fiber alternatives have been reported as suitable for the ...
Evaluation of winter cover crops and biological control products to manage Meloidogyne incognita and insect pest damage in organic sweetpotatoes
(2024-04-11)
There is a need to develop effective organic integrated pest management practices for sweetpotatoes. Our findings indicated that the combination of BotaniGard 22WP, Triple Threat Entomopathogenic Nematodes, and Majestene ...
An Evaluation System For Mechanical And Electrical Characterization Of MEMS Devices
(2009-05-15)
The evaluation of MEMS devices during the developmental phase prior to packaging is challenging. However, evaluating a MEMS device in die form can be useful, as its electrical and mechanical test results can provide useful ...
Evaluation, Local Calibration, and Validation of Performance Prediction Models in AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software Using NCAT Test Track Data
(2017-04-26)
The AASHTOWareTM Pavement ME Design software was adopted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) for structural pavement designs. The performance prediction models in the software ...
Evaluations of Integrated Pest Management control techniques of the Asian cockroach (Blattella asahinai Mizukubo) in the Urban Environment
(2012-05-03)
The objective of this research was to evaluate components of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for the Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai Mizukubo. IPM programs are more effective in control of cockroaches than ...
Evaluations of the Current Use of Digital Media to Generate Agricultural Education and Impact Among Target Audiences
(2022-05-04)
The media landscape has experienced a thorough reinvention over the course of the last four decades. Media was once thought to consist of only print and television news, due to the widespread use of the internet it has now ...
Evidence for a Possible Supervolcano on Mars at Siloe Patera
(2014-05-02)
Highlands on Mars interpreted as impact craters may instead be supervolcanoes
within an ancient volcanic province in Arabia Terra, Mars. These volcanoes are
characterized by lower than normal topographic relief, collapse ...
Evidence for Deformation and Faulting in the Muckleshoot basin, Washington
(2015-05-05)
The Muckleshoot basin of Western Washington state extends from the western base of the Cascades to approximately 10 km east of the Puget Sound. Mapped traces of the Tacoma and White River fault systems, to the west and ...
Evidence that Maternal Diet Alters Steroid Levels and Primary Offspring Sex Ratio in the Zebra Finch
(2009-08-10)
The growing interest in the reproductive benefits of biasing offspring sex ratios in avian species has generated curiosity and provided much insight into the potential factors and mechanisms controlling sex-ratio adjustment. ...