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Preconditioning for long-duration transportation stress on beef cattle with rumen-protected methionine supplementation: a nutrigenetics study
(2019-11-22)
Different participants generally located distantly among them compose the U.S. beef production chain; therefore, shipping is required for cattle at least once in their lifespan. The aim of this study was to determine the ...
Predation Effects on Age-0 Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus on Artificial Reefs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
(2011-03-29)
Small artificial reefs were built in July 2008 (n = 20), and 2009 (n = 20), 28 km south of Dauphin Island, Alabama, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Each reef consisted of a polyethylene pallet (1.22 x 1.02 x 0.14 m), to ...
Predicting Consumers' Cause-Brand Alliance Attitude and Purchase Intention: The Influence of Cause Involvement, Message Source, Perceived Motivations, and Cause-Brand Fit
(2009-08-11)
Companies have increasingly been engaging in cause-brand alliances to enhance brand image and increase sales. But, consumers’ reactions to such campaigns can be difficult to predict. The purpose of this study was to create ...
Predicting Consumers’ Attribution and Behavior toward a Brand’s Sweatshop Practices: The Effects of Brand Power, Sweatshop Practice Repetitiveness, and Response Strategy
(2018-05-15)
Given the rise of anti-sweatshop campaigns against a few leading brands including Wal-Mart, the Gap, Zara, Nike and Disney, it is crucial to understand why consumers resonate with the allegations of leading brands’ sweatshop ...
Predicting Dyadic Synchrony in Early Childhood: Maternal, Child, and Contextual Antecedents
(2011-01-05)
Parent-child dyadic synchrony has been found to predict children’s later adjustment outcomes. However, few studies have examined the factors that promote or interfere with the development of synchrony. Using data from the ...
Predicting Early Adolescents’ Adjustment: Interaction between Friends’ Behaviors and Friends’ Demographic Characteristics
(2012-07-24)
The present study examined independent cross-sectional associations between friends’ behaviors (prosocial and deviant) and demographic characteristics (age, sex, school) and early adolescents’ adjustment (internalizing and ...
Predicting Field Performance on the NCAT Pavement Test Track
(2006-08-15)
An experimental facility has been constructed near the campus of Auburn University for the purpose of conducting research to extend the life of flexible pavements. Experimental sections on the 2.8 kilometer Pavement Test ...
Predicting framing susceptibility in health decisions through dual process and numeracy theories
(2016-04-26)
Multiple times per day individuals are faced with deciding what foods to consume and how much of these foods to consume. For most of us, the food decisions we make have direct implications on our health and weight. In ...
Predicting Generator Coupling Using Power System Impedance Matrices
(2006-05-15)
The combination of power flows on multiple lines constitutes a flowgate. Transmission flowgates are one tool being used to deal with wide-area stability issues because experience with dynamic simulation suggests that ...
Predicting Light Transmittance and Seedling Growth Across a Gradient of Riparian Forest Canopy Structures
(2006-05-15)
In response to shifts in forest management that have favored continued retention of forest cover, the objective of this study was to explore how forest structure influences the understory light environment and seedling ...
Predicting Managerial Performance: Testing an Integrated Model
(2012-12-05)
In today’s complex business environment the role of middle managers is critical for organizational success (Hansen & Wernerfelt, 1989; Ren & Guo, 2011). This is because middle managers must deal with high levels of complexity ...
Predicting Motivation to Change
(2012-01-10)
Motivation to decrease alcohol consumption has been a focus of past research with college students. However studies on the predictors of motivation among college students have produced mixed results. There is some theoretical ...
Predicting Objective Measures of Performance
(2005-08-15)
In todays competitive job market, many organizations use various selection procedures in order to hire the best possible employees. Most selection tools such as structured interviews, mental ability tests, and personality ...
Predicting Recidivism in Juvenile Sexual Offenders: A Multi-Part Examination of the Psychopathy Checklist and Risk and Protective Factors
(2014-07-02)
This multi-part study examined the relationship between selected variables and recidivism in a large, detained sample (n = 776) of juvenile offenders—most of whom were juvenile sex offenders (JSOs) released after completion ...
Predicting Saltwater Intrusion Effects on Tidal Freshwater Wetlands of the Lower Apalachicola River
(2017-05-04)
Tidal freshwater forested wetlands are found between terrestrial and aquatic zones and are common near the outlets of the coastal rivers (Mitsch and Gosselink 2007). These wetlands are valuable resources due to the ecological ...
Predicting Signal Probabilities Using Neural Networks to Improve Test Point Insertion
(2019-12-18)
This thesis presents an artificial neural network signal probability predictor for VLSI circuits that
considers reconvergent fan-outs. Testability analysis techniques are useful in the insertion of
testpoints to improve ...
PREDICTING THE BREAKING DORMANCY AND THE TRANSITION OF FLORAL BUD PROGRESSION FOR THREE PEACH CULTIVARS (Prunus persica (L.))
(2023-11-09)
Phenological changes have been observed in peaches during the last decades caused by the seasonal variability in climate conditions mainly experienced during dormancy, consequently affecting crop management practices, ...
Predicting the Food Safety and Shelf-Life Implications of Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Temperature Abuse (TA) on Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets
(2022-07-20)
Maintaining food safety and preventing spoilage are paramount during food distribution. However, in the last segment of the cold chain (Last Mile), less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping practices can lead to cyclic temperature ...
Predicting Time-Dependent Deformations in Prestressed Concrete Girders
(2014-11-05)
A prestressed concrete girder camber prediction program, which utilizes a time-step approach, was improved to a new version including modifications, new features, and the fib Model Code 2010 material prediction model. The ...
Predicting Vocational Interests through an AI-based Chatbot
(2023-07-27)
Emerging research has provided compelling evidence that vocational interests serve as robust predictors of various life and work-related outcomes. However, vocational interests assessment did not see much innovation since ...