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  • Orb Web Vibrations: Modeling, Localization, and Measurement

    Creator:
    Otto, Andrew W.
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    The orb web is a multipurpose structure---serving as a home for its inhabitant spider, as a prey capture device, and as a physical extension of the spider’s sensing abilities. Biologists are particularly interested in the spider’s ability to locate prey trapped in its web by sensing the vibrations induced from...
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    Spider Webs Using Frequency-Based Dynamic Substructuring Andrew W. Otto, Damian O. Elias, and Ross L

  • Evaluation of genetic diversity in wild populations of black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.)

    Creator:
    Dossett, Michael
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    In recent years, there has been renewed interest in black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.) breeding. This has been spurred, in part, by an increase in black raspberry consumption due to studies that have shown them to be particularly high in anthocyanin content indicating high levels of antioxidants. Present cultivars are...
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    Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.) Abstract approved: Chad E. Finn In recent years

  • The Evolution of Scleractinian Microbial Symbionts

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    McMinds, Ryan C.
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    The modern world has presented many threats to the health and stability of ecosystems worldwide. One of the most biodiverse ecosystems, coral reefs, faces particularly strong pressures, and is already declining rapidly in complexity and area. Although the stressors that affect reefs are diverse, ranging from nutrient pollution to overfishing,...
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    #, Ryan McMinds2#, Styles Smith1, David G. Bourne3,4, Bette L. Willis3,5, Mónica Medina1,6, Rebecca Vega

  • Pseudoloma neurophilia : progression of infection and transmission characteristics of a microsporidian parasite in a model vertebrate, Danio rerio

    Creator:
    Sanders, Justin L.
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    The microsporidian parasite, Pseudoloma neurophilia, is the most commonly diagnosed infectious disease in laboratory populations of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Infections by P. neurophilia are generally subclinical, however, they can become acute either incidentally or due to experimental immune suppression. Non-protocol induced variation can confound results in laboratory experiments using...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Justin L. Sanders for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Detection and transmission of Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium chelonae in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Creator:
    Peterson, Tracy Shawn
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    Mycobacteriosis is a common disease of laboratory zebrafish (Danio rerio). Different infection patterns occur in zebrafish depending on mycobacterial species. Mycobacterium marinum and M. haemophilum produce virulent infections associated with high mortality, whereas M. chelonae is more wide spread and not associated with high mortality. Identification of mycobacterial infections to...
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    ). Abstract approved: __________________________________________________ Michael L. Kent

  • Rational Fuel Design for Low Temperature Internal Combustion Engines

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    Daly, Shane R.
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    This work introduces a new methodology to design transportation fuels offering improved efficiency and reduced emissions, aimed to complement both traditional and emerging engine technologies. Many of these emerging technologies are centered around exploiting low temperature combustion (LTC) strategies that offer improved efficiency and reduced emissions. However, a standardized fuel...
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    Design for Low Temperature Internal Combustion Engines Abstract approved: Christopher L. Hagen This

  • Pseudoloma neurophilia in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) : Consequences of Infection on Neurobehavioral and Biomedical Research using a Burgeoning Model Organism

    Creator:
    Spagnoli, Sean
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    Since its inception as a laboratory animal in the early 1970s, the zebrafish has proven itself a rising star in the world of comparative biomedical sciences due to its short generation time, ease of care, external fertilization, and transparent larvae. In a very few decades, the zebrafish has been utilized...
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    Organism. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Michael L

  • Multiscale Methods and Energy Stable Discretizations for Maxwell’s Equations in Linearand Nonlinear Materials

    Creator:
    Sakkaplangkul, Puttha
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    In this dissertation, we introduce a family of fully discrete finite difference time-domain (FDTD) methods for Maxwell’s equations in linear and nonlinear materials. Onecategory of methods is constructed using multiscale techniques involving operator splittings. We present the sequential splitting scheme, the Strang Marchuk splitting scheme,the weighted sequential splitting scheme including...
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    , none of this would be possible. Many thanks to my committee members: to Dr. Nathan L. Gibson for

  • Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of carbon-based and semiconductor nanostructures

    Creator:
    Tomaino, Joseph L.
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    This thesis will cover work that I have completed relating to the field of terahertz (THz) science. My work has consisted of generating tunable, narrowband THz pulses in a table-top optical setup and using both narrow- and broadband THz pulses to study various material systems. Broadband THz pulses were used...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Joseph L. Tomaino for the

  • Clinical Development for Paraprofessional Counselors : A 12 Session Protocol

    Creator:
    Sotelo, Dominique L.
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    Paraprofessional counselors comprise a significant sector of the mental health workforce (Buchbinder, 2003; Golden, 1991; Nieuwsma et al., 2014; Norcross, 2000). Professional counselors have offered both praise (Durlak, 1979) and criticism (Nietzel & Fisher, 1981) for paraprofessional counselors and the services that they provide. Paraprofessional counselors work under the guidance...
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    L. Sotelo for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling presented on August 5, 2015