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Green and sustainable synthesis of silver nanowires using batch and millifluidic processes and their applications in conductive inks
(2023-05)
This dissertation focuses on the solution-based synthesis of one-dimensional (1D) silver nanostructures (mainly silver nanowires) using green, sustainable, and cost-efficient materials and processes, and application of 1D ...
Effects of sodium nitrite and tocopherol incorporated poly (lactic acid) films on dark-cutting beef
(2023-05)
This study aimed to determine the effects of poly(lactic acid)-(PLA) films incorporating sodium nitrite and α-tocopherol on dark-cutting beef. A low-concentration (LC) PLA pellet was compounded with 0.12% sodium nitrite ...
Identifying environmental and forensics aspects of human spaceflight mishaps through extreme case study analysis: Lessons for future human spaceflight mishap investigators and technical authorities
(2022-12)
This study is an in-depth analysis and case study of human spaceflight fatalities, studying the forensic data, engineering data, and spaceflight environment that separates spaceflight mishaps when compared to other mishaps, ...
Subnational democracy and journalist repression: Increased violence against journalists in democratic Mexico
(2023-05)
Existing theories of democracy and repression expect higher repression in unconsolidated democracies like Mexico. This project examines whether executive constraint, executive competition, or both, or neither matters in ...
Analytical modeling of conductivity chemographs of Byrds Mill Spring
(2020-12)
Rhythmic springs occur when a groundwater flowpath that supplies a spring's discharge form a hydraulic siphon. The hydraulic siphon brings the spring varying fluxes of water that cycle over time. If these flows are only ...
Design and intracellular trafficking of poly(L-lysine)-grafted-poly(ethylene glycol) fiberless adenoviral gene delivery vector
(2020-07)
The first gene therapy clinical trials were started nearly 30 years ago, but the field only now seems to be on the verge of widespread adoption. Safe and efficient gene delivery, however, is still a major obstacle and is ...
American foreign aid and trade: Who really benefits?
(2021-05)
This research looks at American foreign aid to least developed countries and looks at the effects that the aid has on trade between the two countries and economic growth in the least developed country. The research finds ...
How Generation Z college students in the Ferguson College of Agriculture perceive technology in their lives: A Q methodology study
(2020-07)
Generation Z is the generation everyone is talking about (Dimock, 2019). The oldest are entering the workforce, and the rest are in classrooms (Dimock, 2019). They are the most unique generation to date, and they have been ...
Female leaders' experiences during COVID-19: Mothering and leading in times of peril
(2022-05)
This research began with my tearful reflections as an exasperated mother unsure how to mother and lead in the volatility and fear of a global health crisis. Overwhelmed with the uncertainty of constantly shifting leadership ...
Characterization of the impulsive jet produced from a dolphin's blowhole
(2020-12)
The health of bottlenose dolphins can be monitored by marine biologists through the analysis of their exhaled breath. Unique concepts to capture this breath in the wild include flying an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) through ...