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Maintenance energy requirements in mature beef cows and relationships with metabolic hormones, adipose gene expression, and calf performance
(2015-12)
Nonlactating, spring-calving Angus cows in mid to late gestation were used to determine variation in maintenance energy requirements (MR) and evaluate relationships between MR and concentrations of triiodothyronine (T3), ...
Principal experiences of succession
(2015-05)
This multiple case study explored the experiences of school principals and the usefulness of Peters' (2011) succession planning model. Ten purposefully selected principals from varying grade levels were interviewed; none ...
Qualitative study of faculty perceptions of the strengths and challenges of academic advising at small, Christian universities
(2015-05)
As student retention, persistence, and degree completion became "hot topics" in higher education, research on the influence from academic advising models and practices emerged. However, there is little research on faculty ...
Visual masking in natural scenes: Database, models, and an application to perceptual image coding
(2015-05)
Studies of visual masking have provided a wide range of important insights into the processes involved in visual coding. However, very few of these studies have employed natural scenes as masks, and little is known on how ...
Essays in applied microeconomics
(2015-12)
In the first chapter, the hypothesis that workers are fully compensated in wages for differences in cost of living is tested for four groups of workers with different levels of educational attainment for the years of 2000, ...
Effect of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 concentration gradients on monocyte migration in a three-dimensional in vitro vascular tissue model
(2015-07)
The initiation of atherosclerosis is marked by the accumulation of lipid substances in the subendothelial layer of major arteries, followed by adhesion and transmigration of monocytes to the extracellular matrix (ECM). ...
Backup capacity coordination between renewable and conventional power suppliers under renewable portfolio standard regulation
(2015-05)
This dissertation studies the impacts of renewable portfolio standard (RPS) regulation on regional electricity markets, and the backup capacity coordination mechanisms between renewable and conventional power suppliers ...
Covert pragmatic transfer: Intercultural pragmatics among Korean learners of English as a second language
(2015-05)
The present study centers on cross-cultural interlanguage pragmatics. It aims to investigate the nature and conditions of pragmatic transfer among Korean learners of English as a second language. This study examines the ...
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and fibroblast differentiation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(2015-12)
The aim of the present study is to explore the molecular mechanisms of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and fibroblast differentiation during the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Perceptions of academic writing by some Saudi graduate students studying in American universities
(2015-08)
The increasing number of the Saudi students who want to study in American universities has generated a need to explore their perceptions of academic writing for writing researchers and instructors to help them to be ...