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Fashion Or Function: Examining Consumers' Perceived Values Of Mass-Customized Menswear Via A Content Mining Approach, Yuli Liang, Snigdha Rangineni, Chuanlan Liu

Faculty Publications

Mass customization has been used in various clothing products including T-shirts, dress shirts, jeans, sports shoes, accessories, etc. However, even though the concept of mass customization has been accepted among scholars and business practitioners, and the application of mass customization has been practiced in the fashion industry for more than two decades, the acceptance among ultimate consumers and the market of MC in the apparel industry has not taken off yet. To this end, this study intends to fill the identified gap through a content mining exploratory qualitative study using customer value theory to evaluate individual consumers' actual customization experiences. …

Size-Dependent Tensile Failure Of Epitaxial Tin/Cu/Tin Sandwich Pillar Structures: A Combined Experimentation – Atomistic Simulation Study, Xiaoman Zhang, Reza Namakian, Andrew C. Meng, Dorel Moldovan, W. J. Meng

Faculty Publications

A combined experimentation - molecular dynamics simulation study was conducted to understand tensile failure of TiN/Cu/TiN interfacial regions. Tensile loading was conducted on micro-pillar specimens fabricated from TiN/Cu/TiN thin film sandwich structures. The Cu layer and the TiN layer underneath were grown epitaxially on MgO(001) substrates, with Cu[110]//TiN[001] in the growth direction and Cu//TiN and Cu//TiN within the growth plane. The Cu layer contains numerous nanotwins with the {111} twin plane parallel to the growth direction, with 2–10 nm wide twin bands rotated in-plane by 90° in different yet symmetry-equivalent epitaxial domains. Tensile loading in-situ a scanning electron microscope measured …

Utilizing Genomics And Historical Data To Optimize Gene Pools For New Breeding Programs: A Case Study In Winter Wheat, Carolina Ballén-Taborda, Jeanette Lyerly, Jared Smith, Kimberly Howell, Gina Brown-Guedira, Md Ali Babar, Stephen A. Harrison, Richard E. Mason, Mohamed Mergoum, J. Paul Murphy, Russell Sutton, Carl A. Griffey, Richard E. Boyles

Faculty Publications

With the rapid generation and preservation of both genomic and phenotypic information for many genotypes within crops and across locations, emerging breeding programs have a valuable opportunity to leverage these resources to 1) establish the most appropriate genetic foundation at program inception and 2) implement robust genomic prediction platforms that can effectively select future breeding lines. Integrating genomics-enabled1 breeding into cultivar development can save costs and allow resources to be reallocated towards advanced (i.e., later) stages of field evaluation, which can facilitate an increased number of testing locations and replicates within locations. In this context, a reestablished winter wheat breeding …

Low Levels Of Hybridization Between Domestic And Wild Mallards Wintering In The Lower Mississippi Flyway, J. Brian Davis, Diana C. Outlaw, Kevin M. Ringelman, Richard M. Kaminski, Philip Lavretsky

Faculty Publications

The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duck is a ubiquitous and socio-economically important game bird in North America. Despite their generally abundant midcontinent population, Mallards in eastern North America are declining, which may be partially explained by extensive hybridization with human-released domestically derived game-farm Mallards. We investigated the genetic composition of Mallards in the middle and lower Mississippi flyway, key wintering regions for the species. We found that nearly 30% of wild Mallards carried mitochondrial (mtDNA) haplotypes derived from domestic Mallards present in North America, indicating that the individuals had female game-farm Mallard lineage in their past; however, nuclear results identified only …

An Automated Pipeline For Scattered Light Noise Characterization, Stefano Bianchi, Alessandro Longo, Guillermo Valdes, Gabriela González, Wolfango Plastino

Faculty Publications

Scattered light noise (or scattering) affects the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors in their detection frequency band. The mitigation of such nonlinear and nonstationary noise can be carried out experimentally and employing data analysis techniques, e.g., applying adaptive algorithms to the data affected by noise. We present gwas , a fully automated pipeline based on the time-varying filter empirical mode decomposition (tvf-EMD) algorithm, to identify, characterize, and monitor objects inducing scattering to the gravitational wave detector’s output. The tvf-EMD algorithm is suitable for decomposing signals with time-dependent frequency, such as scattering. The pipeline application to LIGO Livingston data shows that …

Optimizing Self-Pollinated Crop Breeding Employing Genomic Selection: From Schemes To Updating Training Sets, Felipe Sabadin, Julio César Dovale, John Damien Platten, Roberto Fritsche-Neto

Faculty Publications

Long-term breeding schemes using genomic selection (GS) can boost the response to selection per year. Although several studies have shown that GS delivers a higher response to selection, only a few analyze which stage GS produces better results and how to update the training population to maintain prediction accuracy. We used stochastic simulation to compare five GS breeding schemes in a self-pollinated long-term breeding program. Also, we evaluated four strategies, using distinct methods and sizes, to update the training set. Finally, regarding breeding schemes, we proposed a new approach using GS to select the best individuals in each F2 progeny, …

Novel Texture-Based Probabilistic Object Recognition And Tracking Techniques For Food Intake Analysis And Traffic Monitoring, Robert Jacob Dibiano

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

More complex image understanding algorithms are increasingly practical in a host of emerging applications. Object tracking has value in surveillance and data farming; and object recognition has applications in surveillance, data management, and industrial automation. In this work we introduce an object recognition application in automated nutritional intake analysis and a tracking application intended for surveillance in low quality videos. Automated food recognition is useful for personal health applications as well as nutritional studies used to improve public health or inform lawmakers. We introduce a complete, end-to-end system for automated food intake measurement. Images taken by a digital camera are …

Difference In Riverbed Micromorphology Of Two World Large Lowland Rivers: Implication Of Natural And Human Effects, Shuaihu Wu, Y. Jun Xu, Heqin Cheng, Bo Wang

Faculty Publications

Dunes of the lowermost Mississippi River (LmMR) in USA and the lowermost Yangtze River (LmYR) in China have been recently investigated in some reaches. Yet, our understanding of dune formation in large lowland alluvial rivers is still limited. This study compared characteristics of dunes in an 8-km long reach in the LmMR and a 35-km long reach of the LmYR to discern similarity and difference in dune development. The primary goal of the study was to assess morphological responses of dunes to natural factors and human interventions in these two world's large rivers. Multi-beam bathymetric measurements in the river reaches …

Self-Healing And Rejuvenating Materials For Asphalt Mixtures, Marwa Hassan, Max Abelardo Aguirre Deras

College of Engineering Patents

Asphalt rejuvenating fibers and asphalt rejuvenation materials for self-healing asphalt applications are provided. The asphalt rejuvenating fibers can include a shell surrounding a hollow space. The shell can include alginate salts, an emulsifier, and a plasticizer. The asphalt rejuvenation materials can include the asphalt rejuvenating, an asphalt binder, and aggregate blends.

Transitioning In A Time Of Crisis: Understanding The Impact Students’ Prior Online Learning Experiences Have On Online Course Achievement, Clayton F. Benton

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This quantitative study examines the impact that selected academic and personal demographic characteristics had on the successful completion of online coursework during the Covid-19 pandemic. Focused on a high-research university in the Southeastern United States during the Fall of 2020, this research looked the potential influence that prior online learning experiences had on students’ abilities to transition to the online modality during a time of crisis.

Data for this study was retrieved from institutional sources and the sample consisted of 5,739 second-year students at the institution. After describing the sample and population, exploratory regressions were conducted to establish models for …

Are Existing Modeling Tools Useful To Evaluate Outcomes In Mangrove Restoration And Rehabilitation Projects? A Minireview, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Xiaochen Zhao, Hongqing Wang, Zuo George Xue

Faculty Publications

Ecosystem modeling is a critical process for understanding complex systems at spatiotemporal scales needed to conserve, manage, and restore ecosystem services (ESs). Although mangrove wetlands are sources of ESs worth billions of dollars, there is a lack of modeling tools. This is reflected in our lack of understanding of mangroves’ functional and structural attributes. Here, we discuss the “state of the art” of mangrove models used in the planning and monitoring of R/R projects during the last 30 years. The main objectives were to characterize the most frequent modeling approach, their spatiotemporal resolution, and their current utility/application in management decisions. …

Impact Of Horizontal Resolution (Submesoscale Permitting Vs. Mesoscale Resolving) On Ocean Dynamic Features In The South China Sea, Renhao Wu, Liqun Jia, Chunyan Li, Yu Liu, Bo Han, Dake Chen

Faculty Publications

Model resolution is a key factor that impacts the model bias in simulating ocean dynamics. How would model resolution influence model bias is an important question. In this study, we set up two sets of experiments with identical settings except the grid resolution, one with a minimum spacing of 2 km, referred to as the submesoscale permitting (SP) model, and the other with a minimum spacing of 6 km, referred to as the mesoscale resolving (MR) model, to investigate the impact of horizontal resolution on simulated dynamic features in the South China Sea. Results show that the SP outperforms the …

Probiotic Characteristics Of Streptococcus Thermophilus And Lactobacillus Delbrueckii Ssp. Bulgaricus As Influenced By Carao (Cassia Grandis), David Paz, Ricardo S. Aleman, Roberto Cedillos, Douglas W. Olson, Kayanush Aryana, Jhunior Marcia, Charles Boeneke

Faculty Publications

Carao is considered a functional ingredient since its bioactive compounds are meaningful in nutritional, pharmacological, and medicinal applications. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of carao pulp powder on the bacterial viability, acid tolerance, bile tolerance, and protease activity of S. thermophilus STI-06 and L. bulgaricus LB-12. M17 broth with 0.5% lactose and MRS broth were used for S. thermophilus and L. bulgaricus, respectively, for determining bacterial viability, acid tolerance, and bile tolerance. Skim milk was used to study the protease activity of both bacteria. The carao was added at 0 (control), 1.3, 2.6, and 5.3 …

Single-Screen Bark Particle Separation Can Be Used To Engineer Stratified Substrate Systems, Jeb S. Fields, Kristopher S. Criscione, Ashley Edwards

Faculty Publications

Substrate stratification is an emerging substrate management strategy involving layering multiple substrate materials within a single container to modify physiochemical characteristics of the substrate system. Specifically, stratifying allows growers and researchers to rearrange the air–water balance within a container to modify hydraulic characteristics. Moreover, fertilizer can be incorporated into just the upper strata to reduce leaching. Research to date has shown benefits associated with resource efficiency, production timing, and weed control. With the associated benefits for substrate stratification, interested growers will need pragmatic solutions for onsite trials. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify a cost-effective solution for …

Characterization Of Resistance To The Mexican Rice Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Among Sugarcane Cultivars, Leonardo D. Salgado, Blake E. Wilson, Hannah J. Penn, Randy T. Richard, Michael O. Way

Faculty Publications

Cultivar resistance is an essential management strategy for the Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar), in sugarcane in the USA, but resistance mechanisms are poorly understood. Resistance was evaluated among Louisiana’s (USA) commercial sugarcane cultivars and experimental clones through field screenings, greenhouse trials, and a diet incorporation assay. Cultivars L 01-299 and HoCP 85-845 had the lowest borer injury levels, while HoCP 00-950 and L 12-201 were among the most heavily injured in field and greenhouse trials. The variability of results between the two field trials suggests that a genotype × environment interaction might affect the expression of resistance. Oviposition …

Fall Facts, 2022, Louisiana State University

Fall Facts

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Fall 2022 Catalog, Lsu Press

LSU Press Seasonal Catalogs

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Genome-Wide Epistatic Interaction Between Def1b And Apol1 High-Risk Genotypes For Chronic Kidney Disease, Ha My T. Vy, Bridget M. Lin, Faris F. Gulamali, Charles Kooperberg, Mariaelisa Graff, Jenny Wong, Kirk N. Campbell, Tara C. Matise, Josef Coresh, Fridtjof Thomas, Alexander P. Reiner, Rami Nassir, Peter F. Schnatz, Tanya Johns, Steven Buyske, Christopher Haiman, Richard Cooper, Ruth J.F. Loos, Carol R. Horowitz, Orlando M. Gutierrez, Ron Do, Nora Franceschini, Girish N. Nadkarni

Faculty Publications

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Variability In Energy Expenditure Is Much Greater In Males Than Females, Lewis G. Halsey, Vincent Careau, Herman Pontzer, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene F. Andersen, Liam J. Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issad Baddou, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E. Blaak, Stephane Blanc, Alberto G. Bonomi, Carlijn V.C. Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Maciej S. Buchowski, Nancy F. Butte, Stefan G.J.A. Camps, Graeme L. Close, Jamie A. Cooper, Sai Krupa Das, Richard Cooper, Lara R. Dugas, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W. Fudge, Annelies H. Goris, Michael Gurven, Catherine Hambly, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Marije B. Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas

Faculty Publications

In mammals, trait variation is often reported to be greater among males than females. However, to date, mainly only morphological traits have been studied. Energy expenditure represents the metabolic costs of multiple physical, physiological, and behavioral traits. Energy expenditure could exhibit particularly high greater male variation through a cumulative effect if those traits mostly exhibit greater male variation, or a lack of greater male variation if many of them do not. Sex differences in energy expenditure variation have been little explored. We analyzed a large database on energy expenditure in adult humans (1494 males and 3108 females) to investigate whether …

The Small Ras Superfamily Gtpase Rho4 Of The Maize Anthracnose Fungus Colletotrichum Graminicola Is Required For Β-1,3-Glucan Synthesis, Cell Wall Integrity, And Full Virulence, Ely Oliveira-Garcia, Lala Aliyeva-Schnorr, Alan De Oliveira Silva, Seif El Din Ghanem, Kathrin Thor, Edgar Peiter, Holger B. Deising

Faculty Publications

Small Ras superfamily GTPases are highly conserved regulatory factors of fungal cell wall biosynthesis and morphogenesis. Previous experiments have shown that the Rho4-like protein of the maize anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum graminicola, formerly erroneously annotated as a Rho1 protein, physically interacts with the β-1,3-glucan synthase Gls1 (Lange et al., 2014; Curr. Genet. 60:343–350). Here, we show that Rho4 is required for β-1,3-glucan synthesis. Accordingly, Δrho4 strains formed distorted vegetative hyphae with swellings, and exhibited strongly reduced rates of hyphal growth and defects in asexual sporulation. Moreover, on host cuticles, conidia of Δrho4 strains formed long hyphae with hyphopodia, rather than short …

Inheritance Of Resistance To Cry1a.105 In Helicoverpa Zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Wenbo Yu, Graham P. Head, Fangneng Huang

Faculty Publications

Cry1A.105 is a bioengineered Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal protein consisting of three domains derived from Cry1Ac, Cry1Ab, and Cry1F. It is one of the two pyramided Bt toxins expressed in the MON 89034 event, a commonly planted Bt maize trait in the Americas. Recent studies have documented that field resistance of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), to the Cry1A.105 toxin in maize plants has become widespread in the United States. To investigate the inheritance of resistance to Cry1A.105 in H. zea, two independent tests, each with various genetic crosses among susceptible and Cry1A.105-resistant populations, were performed. The responses of …

Permeable Curbs For Storm Water Pollution, Aldo Hernandez, Drew Johnson, Marcio Giacomoni

Data

One of the problems that increased urbanization poses is storm water pollution. Several control measures exist that are used to treat and reduce pollution in our waterways, one of those being permeable concretes; but these have not been widely adopted. The goal of this project was to develop a permeable curb apparatus that could be used in retrofitting conventional streets. The permeable curb is comprised of a permeable concrete mix with a perforated pipe running through its center, this allows for water to filter through the porous concrete and continue downstream through the perforated pipe which would eventually lead to …

Coupled Situational Awareness System To Improve Transportation Infrastructure Performance During Extreme Events, Hatim Sharif, Samer Dessouky, Md Jobair Bin Alam, Raghava Kommalapati, Hongbo Du Ph.D

Data

The dense road networks and numerous low water crossings throughout Texas may be contributing to the higher recurrence rates of floods that pose a danger to vehicles. A timely issue that should be addressed by researchers is the compounding of disaster. Flooding can be combined with other life-threatening occurrences such as power loss and interruptions of health and emergency services. During these events, rescue requests from the stranded communities overwhelm the emergency response facilities; impassable roadways and the paucity of reliable information on the affected areas and their accessibility hamper emergency response operations, causing several detours and delays that put …

Coupled Situational Awareness System To Improve Transportation Infrastructure Performance During Extreme Events, Hatim Sharif, Samer Dessouky, Md Jobair Bin Alam, Raghava Kommalapati, Hongbo Du Ph.D

Publications

The dense road networks and numerous low water crossings throughout Texas may be contributing to the higher recurrence rates of floods that pose a danger to vehicles. A timely issue that should be addressed by researchers is the compounding of disaster. Flooding can be combined with other life-threatening occurrences such as power loss and interruptions of health and emergency services. During these events, rescue requests from the stranded communities overwhelm the emergency response facilities; impassable roadways and the paucity of reliable information on the affected areas and their accessibility hamper emergency response operations, causing several detours and delays that put …

Spatio-Temporal Features And Influencing Factors Of Homesteads Expansion At Village Scale, Jie Zhang, Shengping Liu, Zijuan Zhao, Bin Li, Beilei Fan, Guomin Zhou

Faculty Publications

The current research on the change of homesteads has rarely combined spatial information, and no expansion research has been found with a scale as detailed as the level of the homestead plots. Understanding the changing rules of homesteads expansion and its influencing factors are important to homestead reform, optimization of village layout, and cultivated land protection. In order to explore the direction, level, and spatial pattern of homesteads expansion from 2010 to 2020 and the influencing factors, by taking six villages in Deqing County as an example, this research proposed a tract division scheme based on multidistance spatial clustering and …

F22rs Sgr 9 (Virtual Tigercard), Amelie Chadwick, Chelsea Chisolm, Jack Griswold, Jahi Palmer, Mason Pfeffer, Hamood Qureshi

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request Louisiana State University to implement a virtual TigerCard system

F22rs Sgr No. 13 (Electric Vehicle Charging), Alicia Cerquone

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request Parking & Transportation Services to install three electric vehicle chargers in locations that are accessible to students and are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act

F22rs Sgb No. 17 (Megsa Website), Colin Raby, Adam Dohrenwend, Terry Geraldsen

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To allocate $1,500 from the Student Government Contingency Account to fund the renovation and optimization of the Mechanical Engineering Graduate repository

F22rs Sgb No. 21 (Personal Safety Alarms), Emma Champagne

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appropriate a maximum of $2,200.00 from the Student Government initiatives account to fund 500 personal safety alarms

F22rs Sgb No. 20 (Silver Wings Transportation), Colin Raby

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A bill to appropriate $1931.00 from the Student Government Initiatives Account to fund the travel for Silver Wings’ first large service project to support and aid Hurricane Ian relief