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Development of real-time, quantitative free fatty acid uptake assays for adipose tissue explants using fluorescence and microfluidics
(2017-04-25)
Free fatty acid (FFA) uptake by adipocytes in response to nutritional or hormonal stimuli is a key process in the complex metabolic cascade leading to diabetes and obesity. The work presented in this thesis is focused on ...
Development of Reliable Erosion Indices for Climate-Informed Soil Conservation in the Southeastern United States
(2016-12-09)
A new methodology and corresponding dataset are recommended for a more accurate calculation of erosion index (EI) and erosivity (R) that was more consistent with observations from superior data sources. NOAA NCDC DSI-3260 ...
Development of Resilience in Supply Chain Networks
(2024-04-26)
Supply chains (SC) serve as the lifeblood of global economies, facilitating resource flow across organizational boundaries. As global commerce expands, SCs scale to meet requirements, forming vast interconnected networks ...
Development of Root Hairs is aligned with the Tolerance Trait of Cotton against the Infections of Rotylenchulus Reniformis, Plant Parasitic Nematode
(2018-11-15)
Plant parasitic nematodes (PPN) are major cotton pathogens, causing the annual yield of up to 10 % annually. Lately, reniform nematode (RN, Rotylenchulus reniformis) has become a major threat to the cotton farming industry ...
Development of Self-Degrading 3D Printed Polymer Matrix Composites via Moisture Absorption Evaluation
(2020-07-15)
Polymer degradation is a change in properties such as strength, color, shape, of a polymer or polymer-based material due to the effect of one or more environmental factors. These factors include heat, light or chemicals ...
The Development of Self-Regulation During Adolescence: Understanding the Effects by Pubertal Changes and Parenting
(2015-12-10)
Self-regulation (SR) has been suggested to be a key developmental precursor to a host of developmental outcomes (e.g., externalizing and internalizing behaviors, academic achievement, task completion, etc.; Baumeister, ...
Development of Severity Distribution Table for Wrong-Way Driving Crash Using Highway Safety Information System Crash Database
(2021-11-30)
The wrong way driving (WWD) crash differs significantly from all other crashes in terms of severity. Despite much valuable research on WWD crash severity, there is no robust study on developing a WWD crash severity ...
Development of Smart Functional Surfaces for Biosensor Applications
(2008-12-15)
Biosensing platforms and antimicrobial coatings were developed to combat problems associated with infectious diseases. Particularly, a lytic bacteriophage based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor was developed to ...
Development of smoked and gelatin-based products from catfish
(2009-08-03)
Catfish is the most important aquaculture species in the southern United States. A major part of the catfish production is processed and sold in raw (fresh or frozen) form. There is a lack of catfish product forms in the ...
Development of Specifications for ALDOT Mass Concrete Construction
(2016-12-09)
In mass concrete construction, concrete temperature requirements must be established to
prevent delayed ettringite formation (DEF) and thermal cracking. This involves limiting the
maximum allowable concrete temperature ...
The Development of Speech-Language Pathologists' Counseling Self-Efficacy
(2022-12-13)
The purpose of this investigation was to understand, from the perspective of speech-language pathologists (SLPs), what factors contribute to the essential structure of the experience of SLPs with low perceived counseling ...
Development of spray drying technology for microencapsulation of bioactive materials
(2015-12-10)
Lipophilic bioactive components, such as carotenoids, have received increasing attention in food and pharmaceutical industries because of their potential health benefits. They have been recognized to exhibit physiological ...
Development of Standard Data for Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment
(2016-08-05)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is specialized clothing or equipment worn to minimize exposure to a variety of occupational hazards. It has been estimated that 20 million U.S. workers wear some form of PPE. How much ...
Development of Striae Distensae - A Mechanochemical Model
(2007-05-15)
Striae distensae, otherwise known as stretch marks, are common skin lesions found
in a variety of clinical settings. They occur frequently during adolescence or pregnancy
when there is rapid tissue expansion, but may ...
Development of Test Methods for Evaluation of Bending Stiffness and Compressive Modulus of Braided Composite Lattice Structures
(2015-01-14)
Open Architecture Composite Structures (O-ACS) have been recently developed and are known for their high modulus per unit weight. They are truss structures preformed on a mandrel shaped as a cylindrical, elliptical or ...
Development of Test Protocols for Analysis of Low Back Exertions in Standing Position
(2012-05-16)
More than 80 percent of people suffer from low back pain at some point in their lifetime costing losses of up to $9 billion because of treatment and loss of work hours in the US alone. Kinematics and kinetics of body ...
Development of the Catfish 250K SNP Array for Genome-Wide Association Studies
(2013-07-18)
Catfish is the primary aquaculture species in the United States. In recent years, the catfish industry has encountered unprecedented challenges including increased feeding costs, devastating diseases and fierce international ...
Development of the Contact Models to Determine Electrical Contact Resistance Including a Coupled Electro-thermo-mechanical Analysis Considering Temperature-Dependent Material Properties
(2020-07-22)
Reliability of the electrical contact or interface is one of the major concerns in many applications such as batteries, solar cells, electrical connectors, MEMS based sensors for hybrid and electric vehicles, electronic ...
Development of the first generation in-situ pathogen detection system (Gen1-IPDS) based on NanoGene assay for near real-time E. coli O157:H7 detection
(2013-04-29)
We developed the 1st generation in-situ pathogen detection system (Gen1-IPDS) based on the NanoGene assay for detecting and quantifying E. coli O157:H7 gene. The NanoGene assay employs the hybridization of target DNA with ...
Development of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) Food Allergy Module: An examination of child food sensitivity and health-related quality of life
(2012-12-05)
Nearly 10% of U.S. children are affected by food allergy, with peanut allergy being the most common reason for food-induced anaphylaxis. Food allergy has been shown to affect emotional, social, and family functioning; ...