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  • The effect of rubberized flooring on Asian elephant behavior in captivity

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    Meller, Camie L.
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    An experiment was designed to determine the effects of a poured rubber flooring substrate on the behavior of captive Asian elephants. Additionally, room utilization was evaluated in a series of seven rooms used for indoor housing. These seven rooms were divided into two observation areas, the Front observation area which...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Camie L. Meller for the degree of

  • Morphological and endocrine correlates of dominance in male ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)

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    Lumas, Kathy A.
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    An investigation of the correlation between a number of behavioral, morphological and physiological parameters and dominance status of male Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) was undertaken. Dominant males performed significantly more aggressive behaviors than subordinates and a higher proportion of these behaviors was directed toward distantly ranked subordinates. Animals could also...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Privacy Dr. Frank L. Moore An investigation of the correlation between a number of behavioral

  • An experimental investigation of radiative and total heat transfer around a horizontal tube immersed in a high temperature gas-solid fluidized bed

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    Alavizadeh, Seyed Nasser
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    This study is primarily concerned with the measurement of the local radiative component of total heat transfer around a horizontal tube immersed in a large particle fluidized bed at elevated temperatures.Total heat transfer was also measured in order to assess the relative radiation contribution.The radiation measurement probe employs a silicon...
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    Dissertation
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    approved: Redacted for privacy Ronald L. Adams This study is primarily concerned with the measurement of

  • Structure and Actuation of Cephalopod-Inspired Soft Robots

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    Olson, Gina M.
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    Cephalopod-inspired soft robot arms have been studied as a new type of manipulator. These arms have been proposed for reach and grab tasks, underwater locomotion via swimming and walking, and robotic surgery. However, the capabilities of existing soft arms are limited to simple motions and light loads. Arm design has...
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    Dissertation
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    Callen Votzke and Professor Ross L. Hatton. I was also lucky enough to work with four amazing

  • Measuring in situ biotransformation in BTEX-contaminated groundwater

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    Alumbaugh, Robert E.
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    Benzylsuccinate (BSA), methylbenzylsuccinate (methylBSA), and ethylbenzylsuccinate (ethylBSA) are unambiguous anaerobic biotransformation products from toluene, xylenes, and ethylbenzene decay, respectively, and may be used to indicate intrinsic bioremediation is occurring at hydrocarbon-contaminated sites. In order to improve upon current methods that detect and quantify anaerobic hydrocarbon metabolites in field samples, solid-phase-extraction...
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    Masters Thesis
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    to 0.029 jtg/L whereas those for direct injection-LC/MS/MS ranged from 0.61 to 1.5 tgIL. Given the

  • Analysis of the effect of the potassium ion on fowl sperm motility

    Creator:
    Gamble, Kari
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    Fowl sperm are believed to be immotile prior to ejaculation. The concentration of potassium found in deferent duct fluid is approximately 8 times higher than that found in blood plasma, which is 5 mM in Gallus domesticus. The effect of ionic potassium on fowl sperm motion was tested in a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    including Cecily, Jessica, Camie, Annette, Michelle, and Amy for allowing me to bounce ideas off of them

  • Stripe rust resistance pyramids in barley

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    Castro Tabo, Ariel Julio
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    Genetic resistance is the most appropriate way to control diseases in crop plants. Resistance can be described as qualitative (involving a gene-for-gene system) or quantitative (with continuous distribution of disease levels). The relationships between different types of resistance remain obscure, as does the genetics of quantitative traits. The use of...
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    Dissertation
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    vulgare L. subsp. vulgare) and barley stripe rust (BSR, caused by Puccinia striformis f.sp. hordei) that

  • A relatively simple device for recording radiation intensities in the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum

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    Hendricks, Henry Wallace
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    Masters Thesis
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    integrator using an FP L. elec- trometer tube and two type 8 thermionic tubos in parallel to meaaur the

  • Development and Characterization of Multiple Nanopore Systems for Molecular Sensing

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    Schmeckpeper, Tyler T.
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    Artificial lipid bilayer technologies are effective models for studying cell membrane properties. Droplet bilayers rely on microfluidics and provide advantages over other bilayer methods due to their compatibility with automated development systems that increase yield while minimizing cost. This paper describes the implementation of bilayer technologies using membrane protein channels...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    . [4] L. Ding, J. H. Li, E. K. Wang, and S. J. Dong, “K+ sensors based on supported alkanethiol

  • Modeling of Non-Spherical Particle Dynamics in a Non-Uniform Flow

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    Alshehri, Ahmad S.
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    Turbulent flow with suspended, non-spherical particles can be found in nature and several industrial applications. Although turbulence with dispersed spherical particles has been studied extensively, modeling the dynamics of non-spherical particles in a turbulent flow has not been studied extensively. Motion of spherical particles in complex flows is typically captured...
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    ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 4.1 Trajectories of spherical particles settling in a vortical flow from height y = L and −L < x