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Odor Span Task in Purpose-Bred Detection Dogs
(2019-07-11)
Working memory is essential for organisms to solve problems related to their survival and to adapt to changes in their environment. Researchers have sought to create a non-human model of working memory that can be used to ...
Therapists' Implicit Bias towards Chinese International Students
(2019-07-11)
This study examined therapists’ implicit biases toward Chinese international students,
including therapists’ unfavorable perception, tendency to pathologize their struggles less than
those of others, attribution of issues, ...
Investigating the Effects of Functional Ice (FICE) on Food Safety, Shelf-life and Quality of Poultry Thigh Meat During Refrigerated Storage
(2019-07-12)
Food Safety and microbiological spoilage are two major concerns during the extended periods of refrigerated storage and transportation. Antimicrobial interventions applied during the poultry processing may not have a ...
Evaluation of a Trivalent Vaccine for Aeromonas hydrophila, Flavobacterium columnare, and Edwardsiella ictaluri Using In-pond Raceway Systems in West Alabama
(2019-07-15)
A trivalent vaccine, for virulent Aeromonas hydrophila, Flavobacterium columnare, and Edwardsiella ictaluri, was tested using in-pond raceway systems (IPRS) located in three active commercial catfish ponds. The goal of ...
Matching Analyses as an Evaluative Tool: Characterizing Behavior in Juvenile Residential Settings
(2019-07-12)
These studies aimed to use the generalized matching equation, a quantitative model of choice-making behavior, to interpret the interactions between adjudicated adolescents and direct- line staff members. In Experiment 1, ...
Scapegoating Saviors: Presidential Rhetoric in U.S. Government Shutdowns
(2019-07-12)
This project extends research on how and why rhetors create enemies in political discourse. Previous literature has examined the construction of enemies for a number of purposes. One of these purposes is scapegoating. To ...
US Craft Brewery Owners’ Environmental Values, Involvement and Motivations Behind Environmentally Sustainable Practices and the Effect of Business Challenges
(2019-07-29)
In 2018, 7,450 craft breweries across the US produced 25.9 million barrels of beer as part of an industry worth a cumulative $27.6 million and which employs over 456,000 workers. Craft brewery owners across the US have ...
Reception of Human Odorants and Their Chemical Antagonists in the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti
(2019-07-18)
The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) is a vector of several tropical diseases, including yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika fever, and chikungunya. Mosquitoes use multiple cues such as CO2, ...
Molecular Basis of the Role of Calcium in Xylella fastidiosa Infection Process
(2019-07-16)
Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-limited bacterial phytopathogen, is the causal agent of devastating diseases on many economically important plants worldwide. During plant infection, X. fastidiosa modifies the mineral content ...
Provenance of a boulder-bearing impact breccia from surface outcrops and a drill-core from the Wetumpka Impact Structure, Elmore County, Alabama
(2019-07-15)
The Wetumpka crater is a shallow marine impact structure located in the Elmore County, Alabama. The impact event occurred at approximately 85 Ma, during Late Cretaceous. The target was a shallow marine environment with a ...