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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 ...
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 ...
Effects of hay maturity on the enteric methane emissions, forage intake, energy metabolism and digestion by beef heifers
(2023-05)
Ruminants are a primary source of food security and play an essential part in sustainable agriculture. Ruminants consume fibrous feedstuffs and convert them to highly nutritional food and consumable products. While doing ...
Characterization of harmful algal bloom frequency, severity, and spatial extent in Oklahoma reservoirs utilizing the cyanobacteria assessment network
(2023-05)
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) pose significant threats to human health and the environment. Monitoring them in inland waterbodies is a challenging and costly task. Remote sensing technology is an increasingly useful tool in ...
Nonuniqueness and equivalence in online inverse reinforcement learning with applications to pilot performance modeling
(2023-05)
The focus of this thesis is behavior modeling for pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles.The pilot is assumed to make decisions that optimize an unknown cost functional, which is estimated from observed trajectories using a ...
Impact of vibrations on mobile infrasound sensing and the development of a custom sensor package
(2023-05)
Acoustic frequencies below 20 Hz, referred to as "infrasound", are emitted by various phenomena. Events such as volcanoes, tornadoes, earthquakes, industrial processes, detonations, and bolides, can be analyzed via the ...
Study of terrorist longevity: The case of Nigeria
(2023-05)
Why do some terrorist organizations survive longer than others? This paper investigates the longevity of domestic terrorist groups in Nigeria and seeks to uncover the determinants of longevity. The sample, drawn from the ...
Exploring the diversity, community structure, and evolutionary drivers of anaerobic gut fungi in herbivorous mammals
(2023-05)
In spite of their indispensable role in host nutrition, the anaerobic gut fungal (AGF) component of the herbivorous gut microbiome remains poorly characterized. To examine global patterns and determinants of AGF diversity, ...
Communication channel preferences of digitally-engaged national swine registry members
(2023-05)
Understanding membership preferences for communication channels is important to the success of any breed association. Although research has studied beef breed associations, there is a lack of research focusing on swine ...
Interactive remote robotic arm control with hand motions
(2023-05)
Geographically-separated people are now connected by smart devices and networks to enjoy remote human interactions. However, current online interactions are still confined to a virtual space. Extending pure virtual ...