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Closing the Gap on Interventions and Strategies to Address College Student Food Insecurity 

Hickey, Abbigail (2022-12-02)  ETD File Embargoed
Food insecurity is a condition of limited or inconsistent access to adequate food for a healthy, active lifestyle. Approximately 32 percent of college students experience food insecurity compared to 10.5 percent of households ...

The Modification and Role of a Methyl-Arginine Post-Translational Modification in the Active Site of the Enzyme Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase 

Clohan Gasaway, Katherine (2022-12-02)
The enzyme methyl-coenzyme M reductase (Mcr) is used in methanogenic archaea to produce methane and in anaerobic methanotrophs to oxidize methane. A significant portion of the methane produced by methanogens is released ...

Stylin' Black Power: Fashion, Dignity, and Masculinity 

Carter, Mickell (2022-12-02)  ETD File Embargoed
This study examines Black men’s style during the shifting political terrain of the Black Power Movement in the1960s and 1970s. Through a stylistic analysis of images, film, musical albums, and advertisements, I question ...

Cyanotoxin Production in Subtropical Lakes over the Last 150 Years with Implications for Human and Ecosystem Health 

Clift, Troy (2022-12-02)
Lakes are experiencing a modern period of increased eutrophication due to cultural impacts and climate change. One common characteristic of lake eutrophication is the increase in cyanobacteria, which possess a competitive ...

Ensuring Safe Drinking Water for the Northern Corridor of Haiti Through Expanded Testing Services 

Ogisma, Lonege (2022-12-01)
Due to the lack of potable piped water, drinking water access is a concern in Haiti. Families often gather water for household use from private wells, springs, and rivers. These local water sources are often of unknown or ...

7 Tesla Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Analysis of Pain Processing in Humans 

Nichols, Steven (2022-12-01)
Globally, one in five people will experience some form of chronic pain in their life. In the United States, an estimated 50 million people manage chronic pain daily, nearly 20 million of which are categorized as high-impact ...

Examining the ability of molecular methods to differentiate reproductive potentials in Bos taurus heifers 

Mahoney, Erin (2022-11-30)  ETD File Embargoed
Informative selection of replacement heifers remains a challenge in cow-calf production. Traditional phenotypic methods are currently used to identify heifers with a high probability of conceiving early in their first ...

Development and Adjustment of MDOT’s Pavement Condition Ratings (PCRs) 

Brenes-Calderon, Anthony (2022-11-30)
Pavement condition assessment is a fundamental activity of every pavement management system (PMS). It determines the overall road network condition, as well as possible maintenance and rehabilitation activities (M&R) for ...

The effects of anthropogenic disturbance on ecosystem structure and function in Coastal Plain streams in the southeastern United States 

Bickley, Samuel L. (2022-11-30)
Widespread development fueled by economic growth continues to stress aquatic resources. The world continues to both urbanize and deal with the effects of climate change. In the Southeastern United States, more frequent ...

Alcohol Cue Reactivity and Salivary Alpha-Amylase Response in Binge Drinkers 

Ridner, Clayton (2022-11-30)
Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world and binge drinking is a known risk factor for the development of AUDs. Blood-level-oxygen-response (BOLD) signal during alcohol cues ...

Effect of different dietary protein sources on skeletal muscle growth characteristics and stem cell activity of young piglets 

Sandoval, Jorge (2022-11-29)  ETD File Embargoed
Neonatal period of pigs is distinguished by a rapid growth as a result of a high protein synthesis, influenced by amino acid availability. Nutrients necessary for immune system function are redirected from growth and ...

The Tiger Optimization Software - A Pseudospectral Optimal Control Package 

Sowell, Samuel (2022-11-29)
The fields of trajectory optimization and optimal control are closely connected. Practical trajectory optimization techniques are built on the indirect and direct methods for solving optimal control problems. Indirect ...

On demand feeding and the response of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) to varying dietary protein levels in semi-intensive pond production. 

Strebel, Leila (2022-11-29)
Feed is one of the primary costs associated with commercial production of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaus vannamei). The cost is the combined outcome of feed cost and feed management. As feeding technology evolves, ...

An Economic Evaluation of Variable Rate Irrigation for Alabama Corn and Soybean Production 

Whatley, Hunter (2022-11-29)
The variable rate application of production inputs is a method used by row crop producers to save money and resources. However, this technology comes at a substantial investment cost. This includes the capital investment ...

A ‘Concentrate-&-Degrade’ Technology for Cost-Effective Adsorption and Photodegradation of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Municipal Landfill Leachate 

Zulfeqar, Najibullah (2022-11-29)
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been widely used in industry and daily consumer products. Due to the wide application of these products and their recalcitrant nature ...

Survey of feed mills around the United States for select bacterial pathogens 

Escobar Lobo, Cesar (2022-11-29)
Feed and feed ingredients are one of the principal sources of microbial contamination in the animal production industry and contamination may occur at any time during growing, harvesting, processing, manufacturing, storage, ...

Technology Acceptance in the Manufacturing Environment 

Haynes, Kristen (2022-11-29)
Employee technology acceptance is an important consideration for any manufacturing organization interested in implementing new technology in the workplace. Industry 4.0 introduces new technologies that can significantly ...

Elucidate the Neuro-Pharmacodynamic Actions of 3-Hydroxypterostilbene 

Kadannagari, Surekha (2022-11-29)
Pterostilbene (dimethyl ether analog of resveratrol) is a metabolically stable natural bioactive and has exhibited substantial pharmacological activities. 3-Hydroxypterostilbene is a natural pterostilbene analog and an ...

Unravelling the genetic mechanisms for target spot resistance in soybean 

Patel, Sejal (2022-11-29)
Soybean production has grown over the years and has become one of the main crops in the world. Biotic stress is an obstacle to soybean production, and developing resistant varieties is one of the major focuses of soybean ...

Alternate Futures: British Speculative Fiction and the Politics of Progress Between the Huxleys 

Palombo, Nicholas (2022-11-29)  ETD File Embargoed
Alternate Futures examines the development of speculative fiction in British literature alongside the rise of the two-cultures debate in the late nineteenth century. When Matthew Arnold and Thomas Huxley debated the most ...