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Boom Dynamics during Control System Response on Agricultural Sprayers
(2011-12-05)
Farm managers use highly productive and mechanized agricultural sprayers to efficiently cover cropland. These sprayers use modern control systems including automatic section control (ASC) capabilities to manage target ...
Boosting Cloud Computing Frameworks with High Performance Computing Features
(2016-10-26)
High Performance Computing (HPC) often employs a set of networked and/or distributed computers working together to solve extremely large problems. Since the early 1990's, HPC has made use of technologies such as the Message ...
Boron and Calcium Effects on Runner Peanut Production
(2019-04-16)
Calcium (Ca) and boron (B) deficiencies in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) reduce seed quality, yield, and crop value. Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain soils are inherently low in Ca and B, requiring supplementation to reach ...
Bottleneck Detection and Mitigation in Serial Production Systems
(2006-12-15)
A variety of analytical models have been proposed to model and analyze serial manufacturing systems. Most analytical models, however, make simplifying assumptions in order to remain mathematically tractable. These analytical ...
Bottom Soil Quality in Ponds for Culture of Catfish, Freshwater Prawn, and Carp in Thailand
(2006-05-15)
Bottom soil samples were collected from 42 catfish (Clarias hybrid) ponds, 40 freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) ponds, and 18 carp (Puntius spp.) ponds in Thailand. The ponds ranged from 1 to 30 years in age. ...
Bottom-up surface engineering of DNA macro-assemblies for nanoelectronics and optical biosensors
(2010-12-14)
Nanotechnology has promised an out of the ordinary impact on mankind. From the most mundane of consumables to the indispensable advancements in health care and medicine that it has potential in; make it an exciting revolution ...
Boundary Control and Employee Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Interruptions and Moderating Effect of an Office Space
(2022-12-08)
Using boundary theory and COR as theoretical frameworks, the goal of this study is to propose and assess a moderated mediation model of boundary control as a predictor of stress and life satisfaction in involuntary remote ...
Boundary Spanners and Community-University Engagement Networks: A Mixed Methods Ethnographic Study
(2022-12-07)
Modern conceptions of land grant institutions have shifted focus from community outreach to community engagement, with focus on more egalitarian partnerships that place community members in active response to university ...
Bounded Complete Embedding Graphs
(2015-07-21)
In the study of graph embeddings, there is particular interest in small embeddings and in bounds on the minimum number of vertices that must be added in order to achieve an embedding of a particular design. We introduce ...
A bout analysis reveals age-dependent methylmercury neurotoxicity and nimodipine neuroprotection: Implications for the role of calcium homeostasis in aging
(2016-07-20)
Learning and sensorimotor function decline in normal aging and these deficits may be related to elevations in intracellular calcium (Ca2+) levels [Ca2+]i. The neurotoxicity of methylmercury (MeHg), a ubiquitous environmental ...
Brain Connectivity Modeling in Soldiers with Mild-Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(2016-07-21)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been increasingly used for understanding cognitive processes in both healthy and clinical populations. In this work, we employed various computational approaches in studying ...
Braking Forces in Highway Bridge Substructures
(2019-06-24)
Under the Load-and-Resistance Factor Design Specification, the longitudinal braking force that must be designed for was increased when compared to a bridge designed according to the previous code, the Standard Specification. ...
Branched Amphiphilic Peptide Capsules (BAPCs): A promising platform for mRNA therapeutics delivery.
(2023-12-11)
mRNA therapeutics represent an emerging and powerful strategy for the treatment and
prevention of infectious and genetic diseases. However, mRNA molecules are large anionic
polymer that necessitate a delivery vector to ...
Brand Equity among Producers of Chinese Mitten Crab
(2014-03-31)
In the Shanghai area of China there is considerable product differentiation among producers of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis, with as many as 50 brands available in the marketplace. At the same time, the brand ...
Breaching of Concrete Masonry Unit Walls due to Direst Shear when Subjected to Blast Loading
(2012-04-10)
This report details the steps needed to formulate an engineering design equation to address the potential for breaching of concrete masonry walls in between grout cells when subjected to blast loading. Prior to the beginning ...
Breakdown studies of helium and nitrogen in partial vacuum subject to non-uniform, unipolar fields in the 20-220 kHz range
(2008-08-15)
Partial discharges and corona are considered as unwanted processes in electrical power systems since they are constant source of power loss and electrical noise (EMI). These effects can further develop into a major problem ...
Brick by Brick: A Narrative Account of Black Undergraduate Men Thriving at Historically White Institutions
(2023-08-07)
Black labor at historically white institutions is commonplace without reward. The overwhelming majority of this labor is coming from Black male students who are associated into spaces where they must act on behalf of a ...
Bridal Gown Shopping in Relation to Body Size, Image and Satisfaction, and Previous Experience and Anticipated Pleasure
(2014-12-09)
The purpose of this research was to gain insight into how consumer’s body size, image, and satisfaction with previous apparel shopping experiences relate to views of the bridal gown shopping experience in terms of anticipated ...
Bridge Pile Bent P-Delta Curves in Transverse Direction Using FB-Pier and GTSTRUDL Pushover Analysis Procedures
(2005-08-15)
Extreme flood events may create large transverse water loads that cause piles of a bent to bend about their weak axes in addition to causing scour. A comparison of the nonlinear pushover analysis procedures and resulting ...
Bridging the gap between Academic Research and Public Perception of Natural Hazard Risk
(2019-04-23)
Natural Hazards are a common but regularly misunderstood problem in our world. Researchers have training to understand the processes and risks of natural hazards to better understand how climate related hazards develop and ...