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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. ...
Evidence-Based Practice for Speech-Language Pathologists: A Survey of Access and Implementation
(2021-02-19)
Purpose: The primary aim of this investigation was to identify the extent to which SLPs implement evidence-based practice (EBP) and discern the facilitators and barriers for use of EBP, with consideration of access, location ...
The Evolution and Ecology of Virulence in Xylella fastidiosa
(2024-05-02)
This thesis investigates the ecology and evolution of virulence in Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-limited bacterium with significant impacts on countless important agricultural plant species. Through microfluidic chamber ...
Evolution and Speciation in North American Toads
(2023-12-04)
Understanding speciation, the evolutionary process by which new species evolve, is a central goal of evolutionary biology. Yet many important questions regarding this process remain unanswered. In this dissertation, I ...
Evolution of deuterostome immune systems
(2021-09-10)
Contemporary theory on the evolution of metazoan immune systems is primarily derived of work on a few historically established model species (including Drosophila, human, and mouse). Though these species have provided ...
The evolution of female polymorphism in a Neotropical radiation of lizards
(2010-08-04)
Color pattern polymorphism – the occurrence of multiple color patterns within populations – has provided excellent opportunities for the study of evolution. Recently, a renewed interest in polymorphism was sparked by the ...
Evolution of Flowering Time in Native North American Grapevines
(2010-05-03)
Native North American grapevines represent a significant portion of the biodiversity within the genus Vitis (Vitaceae). Previous studies of taxonomy and natural history suggested patterns of biogeography, phenology and ...
The Evolution of Live Birth and the Insulin and Insulin-like Signaling Network in Sceloporus Lizards
(2018-07-18)
Transitions to live birth have occurred in approximately 150 different vertebrate lineages, with 115 of these alone within the clade encompassing snakes and lizards. Many questions remain about how this transition occurs ...
The Evolution of Medical Informatics as a Coherent Academic Discipline
(2011-10-26)
The purpose of this content analysis was to ascertain the prevalent themes, the challenges that exist, and future directions for the medical informatics (MI) discipline. Seven scholarly publications from the ten-year ...
Evolution of Microstructure and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Ni-based Superalloy During Heat Treatment
(2023-07-28)
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a powerful tool to manufacture parts with unique benefits over traditional manufacturing, such as design freedom, reduction in manufacturing time and time, enabling use of broad range of ...
The evolution of milk composition and lactation strategy of the Columbian ground squirrel, Urocitellus columbianus
(2012-06-19)
The evolution of parental care improved the efficiency of the reproductive process, allowing for the production of fewer offspring with a higher probability of survival. This adaptation is exemplified in the taxon named ...
Evolution of Miniaturization and Paedomorphism in Fishes of the Order Cypriniformes
(2016-08-05)
The order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows and their allies) is a morphologically diverse freshwater fish clade numbering over 4000 species. One species is the model organism zebrafish, Danio rerio. Cypriniform fishes have ...