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Determining Implicit Option Premiums for Government Farm Program Payments
(2017-07-01)
In order to satisfy trade agreement obligations, U.S. farm policy has been increasingly moving away from market-distorting direct subsidies to decoupled payments. Decoupling payments from production of specific commodities ...
Acoustic Characterization of a Multi-Rotor SUAS as a First Step Towards Detection and Identification via Acoustic Signature
(2017-07-01)
In this study, the noise produced by a multi-rotor aircraft is recorded and characterized with the main goal to understand the signature for the use of detection and identification. The need for this technology spawns from ...
Effects of Land Use and Associated Management Practices on Cycnia Collaris, a Dispersal Limited Habitat Specialist
(2017-05-01)
Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) plants provide habitat for several insect species, including the unexpected cycnia (Cycnia collaris), a milkweed dependent moth that has limited dispersal abilities, and of which, there have been ...
Irritability, Social Support, and Depression
(2017-12-01)
Abstract: Research examining social support in depressed individuals has demonstrated that they are likely to have lower levels of social support (Lakey & Cronin, 2008). Furthermore, interpersonal models of depression posit ...
Planning Redirection for Dynamic Passive Haptics Using Model Predictive Control
(2017-12-01)
Navigating an immersive, virtual environment (VE) is one of the key challenges when a head-mounted display is used. The most natural way of navigating a virtual environment would be walking. But walking in a large virtual ...
Clap and Fling Interaction of Bristled Wings: Effects of Varying Reynolds Number and Bristle Spacing on Force Generation and Flow Structures
(2017-05-01)
The smallest flying insects with body lengths under 1 mm, such as thrips and fairyflies, typically show the presence of long bristles on their wings. Thrips have been observed to use wing-wing interaction via 'clap and ...
Assessing Horizontally-oriented Acoustic Methods for Gizzard Shad Abundance Assessments: Accuracy, Precision and Target Orientation
(2017-12-01)
Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) are an important prey species that are commonly sampled with gill nets. However, horizontally-oriented methodologies have the potential to produce better Gizzard Shad data with less effort. ...
Screen Space Ambient Occlusion Using Partial Scene Representation
(2017-12-01)
Screen space ambient occlusion (SSAO) is a technique in real-time rendering forapproximating amount by which a point on a surface is occluded by surrounding geometry, whichhelps in adding soft shadows to diffuse objects. ...
Grit as a Predictor of Illness-Related Distress and Psychosocial Outcomes in College Students with a Chronic Illness: A Path Analysis
(2017-07-01)
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with chronic illness are at increased risk for a host of negative psychosocial outcomes, including depression and anxiety. Although studies have shown that illness appraisals (e.g., ...
Comparative in Vivo and in Vitro Effects of Organophosphorus anticholinesterases in the Outbred CD-1 Mouse and Great Plains Toad
(2017-07-01)
Amphibians are generally less sensitive than mammals to the acute toxicity of organophosphorus (OP) insecticides, but the basis for these differences is unclear. This study compared in vivo sensitivity of a mammal (Mus ...