In the present study, five breeds of ewes and their lambs were
utilized. The breeds used were: Border Cheviot, Dorset Horn, Columbia,
Suffolk and Willamette. In all, 31 ewes and 42 lambs were involved.
The blood constituents which were determined for the ewes and
lambs were: acid and alkaline phosphatase,...
Natural products have long been an important source of resources for humans. Many of these compounds possess unique chemical structures and potent biological properties. By targeting natural products with specific chemical properties, we can gain a better understanding of the roles these compounds play in the environment and their interactions...
Hop aroma in beer is related to the unique compositional chemistry of the hops used in the brewing process. While the range of these compositions is quite diverse and primarily dependent on hop cultivar¹, other studies have also shown that cultivation, seasonality, harvesting², processing³⁴, and storage practices⁵⁶ contribute to differences...
Underwater robots beneath ocean waves can benefit from feedforward control to reduce position error. This thesis proposes a method using Model Predictive Control (MPC) to predict and counteract future disturbances from an ocean wave field. The MPC state estimator employs a Linear Wave Theory (LWT) solver to approximate the component...
Sepsis is a life-threatening blood infection which leads to an uncontrolled systemic inflammatory state. In North America alone, sepsis annually afflicts approximately 750,000 individuals and kills 38-50% of these (more than HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, and colon cancer combined). Current treatment involves administration of IV fluids, antibiotics and hemoperfusion, requiring prolonged...
In the rat thymus, four stages of development have been distinguished:
(1) a newborn stage (Stage I), (2) an accelerated growth
stage (Stage II), (3) an involuting stage (Stage III), and (4) an involuted
stage (Stage IV) . There were three major types of thymic
lymphoid cells: small (STL), medium...
The reaction of F, often a component of industrial
wastes and phosphatic fertilizers, with soil was studied
with regard to sorption reactions and resultant changes in
solution composition. Sodium fluoride solutions (0.0 to
2.5 mmol/L F) were equilibrated with ten soils for 24h.
The soil extract solutions were analyzed for...
American students are graduating from college averaging tens of thousands of dollars in debt, leading to substantial repayment burdens and potentially inefficient shifts in spending patterns and career choices. A political trend towards austerity coupled with the rising student debt make effective allocation of federal higher education resources a high...
The behavior of metribuzin [4-amino-6-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-3-(methylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one] and
ethyl-metribuzin (4-amino-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-
(ethylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one] in soil was studied to
determine if differences in herbicide behavior in soil could
explain (a) the inconsistent herbicidal activity of these
chemicals and (b) the greater activity of metribuzin, as
compared to ethyl-metribuzin.
Metribuzin had higher activity than ethyl-metribuzin...
The Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor and member of the basic helix-loop-helix Per/ARNT/Sim (bHLH/PAS) family of chemosensors and developmental regulators. As a member of the PAS domain family of transcription factors responsive to exogenous signals, the AhR exerts influence on many processes relating to cellular fate....