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Drying and storage of switchgrass
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: Switchgrass is recognized as potential bioenergy crops for bioethanol production. Economic analysis, and biomass supply chain and logistics planning require estimation of storage losses as well ...
Final draft feedback in first-year composition: A case study of non-native English speaking students in North America
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This dissertation examines final draft feedback in a first year composition class consisting of both native and non-native speakers of English (NES & NNES). The research was carried out by the ...
Mechanisms of beta cell dysfunction and application of GLP-1 mimetics in feline diabetes mellitus
(2015-12)
The causes of beta cell dysfunction and loss in feline diabetes mellitus (FDM) are incompletely understood. Potential causes of beta cell failure include amyloid accumulation, oxidative stress, inflammatory cytokine ...
Development of optimized path planning and autonomous control for return-to-point vehicle of high altitude ballooning
(2014-07)
In 2004, The Atmospheric and Space Threshold Research Oklahoma (ASTRO) program was launched to provide access to the near space environment for both educational and research purposes. Mainly, this ASTRO vehicle consisted ...
What are business models and how do they work? A case study of community banking
(2014-12)
This study provides a definition of the construct of business model, including its component parts from a practitioner's point of view. It describes how a business model works, including the interaction of its component ...
Regulation of placental growth factor by fluid shear stress in the vessel wall
(2015-07)
Arteriogenesis is the process by which mature arteries form from collateral arterioles after upstream arterial stenosis or occlusion. During collateral remodeling, monocytes are recruited to the vessel wall. Placental ...
Anaerobic sequencing batch reactor treatment of low strength swine manure and co-digestion of energy dense by-products
(2013-05)
The Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor (ASBR) is a batch digester utilizing a single vessel for digestion and solids separation. Internal solids retention provides the ASBR with the ability to treat dilute solids wastewaters ...
Depression and Anxiety in Pilots: A Qualitative Study of SSRI Usage in US Aviation and Evaluation of FAA Standards and Practices Compared to ICAO States
(2018-12-01)
Before 2010, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not allow airmen to exercise the privileges of pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft or obtain a medical certificate if one had been diagnosed with anxiety, ...
Improved saliency mechanism for computer vision
(2013-07)
The objective of this project is to find an efficient biologically plausible model for the bottom-up saliency mechanism of the human vision system (HVS) and employ it in computer vision applications. In practice, analyzing ...
I. Synthesis of various heterocycles using dissolving metal reduction processII. Synthesis of heteroarotinoid scaffolds for anticancer agents
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Research