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How Female Diet Impacts Life History Traits in the Triangulate Cobweb Spider: Effects of Nutrition on Females and Their Offspring
(2016-12-01)
In spiders, nutrients in a mother's diet are provided to her offspring through the eggs she produces, and consequently food quality may impact offspring life history traits. In this study, I tested the effect of maternal ...
Total Nitrogen, Organic Carbon and Soil Ph in a Long Term Continuous Winter Wheat (Triticum aestvum L.) Experiment
(2016-12-01)
Continuous use of organic and inorganic fertilizers impact soil properties such as organic matter and soil pH, in addition to nutrient levels. In order to document these changes, stored samples from the last 24 years of ...
Effects of ion irradiation on the chemical and microstructural properties of sol-gel derived thin films
(2016-08)
The effects of ion irradiation on the chemical and structural properties of ion irradiated thin films were studied. Ion irradiation was performed using 200 keV H+, 400 keV N2+, 1 MeV Cu+, 4 MeV Cu2+, and 9 MeV Cu3+ ions. ...
Three essays on emotion exchange in marketing relationships
(2016-07)
Relationships are an integral part of everyday life and play a large role in how products are negotiated, delivered, and consumed. As researchers, our understanding of, and ability to predict relationship outcomes is being ...
Studies on the stoichiometry of sexual dimorphism in Hyalella amphipods
(2016-07)
Understanding the causes and consequences of variation in across multiple levels of biological organization is a central goal in modern biology. Research integrating key ecological and evolutionary processes necessitates ...
Effectiveness of Online Language Learning Software (Duolingo) on Italian Pronunciation Features: A Case Study
(2016-07-01)
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of online language learning software for the acquisition of pronunciation macro skills (comprehensibility and accentedness) and micro skills (gemination and voice onset time); ...
Economic Potential of Unmanned Aircraft in Agricultural and Rural Electric Cooperatives
(2016-07-01)
The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) predicts that 80% of the U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market will be in agricultural and rural areas where cooperatives have a strong presence. ...
Soil Piping and Internal Erosion: Laboratory Experiments on the Removal of Soil Clogs
(2016-05-01)
Clogging of soil pipes can be detrimental to hillslope stability leading to landscape failures. A soil pipe becomes clogged through internal erosion or pipe collapse; therefore, it is important to obtain more information ...
Assessment of a Virus Sampling and Detection Method for Water Testing Using Pepino mosaic virus
(2016-12-01)
The aim of this research is to study water sampling as a critical step for detection of unwanted waterborne plant pathogenic viruses that can seriously damage agriculture and the environment. Water sources, such as reservoirs, ...
Hydrogeophysical Characterization of Swine Effluent Amended Soils in a Mantled Karst
(2016-12-01)
When applying animal effluent to karst areas, understanding the transport of effluent through the soil and lithology in the area is critical. Electrical resistivity imaging (ERI) was used to evaluate characteristics in ...