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Genetic investigation of opsin evolution in the genus Sceloporus
(4/27/2023)Sceloporus lizards are found all across the United States and Mexico. Males of this genus exhibit frequent sexual signaling, often via colorful abdomens but occasionally with sexual ornaments on other parts of the ventral ... -
Genetic knockdown system for Chlamydia trachomatis
(2018-09-21)Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen that is responsible for the highest number of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections. Until recently Chlamydia has been genetically intractable, thereby ... -
Geophysical investigations of faults in the Makgadikgadi Basin, northern Botswana
(2015-05-06)The juxtaposition of the Makgadikgadi Basin against the nearby Okavango Delta in northern Botswana has intrigued researchers for decades. The Makgadikgadi Basin forms a vast wasteland marked by two major saltpans that ... -
Getting to the core of hard red winter wheat quality
(2019-09-27)As the wheat industry works to create more high-quality food products for consumers, it is necessary for plant breeders to develop new wheat varieties with improved milling and baking characteristics that maximize production ... -
Giving up density as an indicator of black bear food preference in the Ouachita National Forest, SE Oklahoma
(2019-05-10)Living in close proximity to humans can present costs to wildlife species but can also present benefits in the form of reliable, human-generated, food subsidies. Black bears are opportunistic omnivores that have adapted ... -
Global petrochemicals Indonesia: Pyrolysis oil purification unit preliminary design
(4/18/2023)The objective of this study was to design a process unit that fractionates and purifies a stream of pyrolysis oil derived from pyrolyzed plastic waste to meet the specifications for feedstock to an adjacent ethylene plant ... -
Golf programming through triphasic emphasis
(12/15/2022)Golf, being a heavily taxing sport on the body, calls for a strength and conditioning program containing maximal strength, power, flexibility, mobility, and overall high level tailoring to generate a healthy and competitive ... -
Gorillas and economic development: A study of pro-poor conservation and tourism in central Africa
(2018-11-28)National Parks worldwide are beginning to participate in "pro-poor" policies, a strategy aimed at using tourism revenue to reduce poverty through policies that create opportunity and offer benefits to local communities. ... -
Grace and Frankie: Spec script
(2017-12-12)Grace and Frankie is a Netflix Original television comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen. The series is a modern retelling of The Odd Couple, in which two very different 70-year-old women ... -
Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and eating pathology
(12/5/2022)NPD subtypes, Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism, are vastly different. NPD has been seen to linked to eating pathology, and there is a lot more to be discovered on this topic, particularly regarding disordered eating. ... -
Graphic matroid embeddability and Sarkaria's Theorem
(2022-05-09)In this paper, we intend to explore the consequences of Sarkaria's Theorem in the context of Graphic matroids. Sarkaria's Theorem states that if X is the chromatic number of the Kneser graph of a simplicial complex [Delta] ... -
Graphs and rhythmic canons in musical composition
(2019-05-07)Musical compositions and rhythmic canons, specifically packings, are created with the use of a motif and translation set. Then undirected graphs and cliques were constructed to compare with the selection of elements for ... -
Ground source coil drilling platform - Annulus drill: Final report
(2016-04-25)Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) use geothermal energy to heat and cool the operating fluid to pass through heat exchangers to condition the interior environment of commercial and residential structures. While GSHPs are ... -
Group 2A: Speed gun
(2017-04-25)This document describes the research, design, and testing of the speed gun designed by Group 2A for the School of ECEN 4024 Capstone Design class of spring 2017. The project was assigned at the beginning of the semester ... -
Group-theoretic interpretation of Margolus neighborhood cellular automata
(2016-08-03)A set-theoretic structure of Margolus neighborhood cellular automata is developed to accommodate a group structure in an intuitive way. It is proven that pairs of reversible Margolus rule-global maps generate a group of ... -
Growing issue of tax return fraud: What are the causes and what can be done
(2016-04-26)The aim of this thesis is to detail the current tax return fraud problem and provide proposed solutions. -
Growth of hedge funds In the era of passive investing
(4/26/2023)In 2007, Warren Buffet made a bet with Protege Partners that the SP 500 Index would outperform any chosen 5 Hedge funds over the next decade. After 10 years, $1 million invested in the hedge funds would have gained $220,000 ... -
Guidelines and recommendations for record keeping and data use for feline trap-neuter-return programs
(2016-05-03)Feral and free roaming domestic cat (Felis catus) populations are a growing concern for animal welfare, wildlife mortality, and human and domestic animal health. This means that the issue is also a growing topic for ... -
Gundalf the Magical Pistol (formerly "Pete's Pistol")
(2016-04-26)Gundalf is a weapon for the MAGE 2.0 Game System whose main purpose is to fire IR spell packets. Gundalf additionally features an internal, rechargeable, LiPo battery with a 2+ hour battery life, a player-facing speaker ... -
Gut-microbiota-brain axis and neuropsychiatric health
(2020-04-02)In this literature review, the evidence and theoretical explanation of the Gut-Microbiota-Brain axis and its role in neuropsychiatric disorders is presented. There is now a paradigm shift in neuroscience toward an increasingly ...