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Characterizing Childhood And Diet In Migration Period Hungary, Kirsten A. Verostick

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This project investigates children, childhood and diet of two different Migration Period (4^th-8^th century AD) populations, the Gepids and the Avars, in the Great Hungarian Plain. The main goal was to assess whether there are differences in treatment of children and differences in breastfeeding and weaning practices in these distinct sites and populations. Secondarily, this research also focused on characterizing diet for the Gepids and the Avars at four different sites from the Migration Period, to understand how the migration and settling into the region and the assimilation of other groups into the two populations affected their …

Development Of Next-Generation, Fast, Accurate, Transferable, And Polarizable Force-Fields For Heterogenous Material Simulations, Adam E. Hogan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theoretical modeling is extremely useful in guiding to experiment; however quantitatively accurate modeling of energy-relevant small molecule sorption at the heterogeneous interfaces present in metal-organic materials (MOMs) is currently challenging. MOMs are an emerging class of materials consisting of inorganic clusters and organic linkers that offer great potential in the areas of gas storage, gas separation, and catalysis due to the possibility of large surface areas, complex heterogeneous surfaces, and rational designability. Efficient chemical separations involving these materials could reduce the US’s total energy consumption by approximately 10 to 15%. In this dissertation, the parameterization of small molecules and metal …

Conversion From Metal Oxide To Mof Thin Films As A Platform Of Chemical Sensing, Meng Chen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Chemical sensor is working as a widely used device which can be applied to the detection of specific chemicals that are existing in the environment especially in gas phase. The detection of combustible and toxic chemicals can be extremely important in the field of both industrial and civil activities. The chemical sensor is commonly operating by utilizing a chemical or physical interaction between the specific chemical compound and the sensing functional unit, to obtain an electronic signal caused by the property change and realize the chemical detection. Traditional chemical gas sensors such as catalytic gas sensor, thermal conductivity gas sensor, …

Cross-Host Correlations And Multivariate Effects Of Herbivore Specialization, Daniel J. Zydek

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The distribution of insect herbivores among plant hosts is largely nonrandom: most herbivores have limited sets of hosts within one or a few plant families. This host use specialization is reinforced by traits that confer differential fitness across host plant species. Classic explanations for herbivore specialization predict that evolutionary trade-offs reinforce these relationships by imposing costs in the form of reduced potential fitness on alternative hosts, due to negative genetic correlations in fitness across hosts. This prediction that trade-offs constrain host use in herbivores can be tested with experimental evolution, by showing the direct evolutionary effects of host manipulation on …

Function, History, And Ecology In The Exceptional Radiation Of Murine Rodents, Jonathan Allen Nations

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Life’s diversity is not spread evenly across all lineages, and this unevenness is thought to be due, in part, to a few interwoven factors: biogeographic history, the evolution of successful functional traits, and the ecological opportunity these traits afford. My dissertation focuses on the evolution of a species-rich and morphologically diverse clade of mammals, the murine rodents (Murinae; Muridae; Rodentia) to address 1) morphological adaptations associated with niche transition to arboreality 2) the effect of repeated ecological transitions on murine diversification, and 3) the role of atypical ecological niches in the assembly of hyperdiverse communities. My dissertation has revealed that …

Simulation Of An Hdr "Boost" With Stereotactic Proton Versus Photon Therapy In Prostate Cancer: A Dosimetric Feasibility Study, Adeel Kaiser

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Purpose/objectives: To compare the dose escalation potential of stereotactic body proton therapy (SBPT) versus stereotactic body photon therapy (SBXT) using high-dose rate prostate brachytherapy (HDR-B) dose-prescription metrics.

Patients and methods: Twenty-five patients previously treated with radiation for prostate cancer were identified and stratified by prostate size (≤ 50cc; n = 13, > 50cc; n = 12). Initial CT simulation scans were re-planned using SBXT and SBPT modalities using a prescription dose of 19Gy in 2 fractions. Target coverage goals were designed to mimic the dose distributions of HDR-B and maximized to the upper limit constraint for the rectum and urethra. Dosimetric …

Chimes: November 13, 2020, Calvin University

Chimes

Profs plan to prevent cheating on online finals by Jamison Van Andel

Case spike traced to off-campus socializing, administration says by Alex Raycroft

Professor publishes book exploring public land, conservative politics by Ezra Craker

Social work intern organizes care package program for isolated students by Abigail Ham

Interim changes cause problems for engineering students by Katherine Benedict

Nursing prof recognized for outstanding work in reproductive health by Sarah Gibes

Thanksgiving brings tough choices for some, no options for others by Abigail Ham

Non‐Co2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With Winter Management And Farm Effluent Application In Grazed Grassland Systems In New Zealand, Jiafa Luo, Surinder Saggar, Sterwart F. Ledgard

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Carbon Sequestration By Grasslands And Forests, L. T. Mannetje

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Climate And Grazing Interact To Control Rangeland Vegetative Characteristics At A Regional Scale On The Tibetan Plateau, Julia A. Klein, J. Harte, X. Q. Zhao

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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Warming‐Induced Decline In Ecosystem Services Is Mitigated By Plant Traits On The Tibetan Plateau, Julia A. Klein, J. Harte, X. Q. Zhao

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

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November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda including October 8 meeting minutes; graduate enrollment reports; Graduate Council Curriculum report tracking; report from Graduate School; thesis, specialist project & dissertation guidelines; and Council of Graduate Schools resolution.

Estimating The Number Of Discrete Models Of Biological Networks, Brandilyn Stigler

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Applying Immuno-Epidemiology Principles To Violence, Anna H. Sisk, Nina H. Fefferman, Judy Day, Patricia Bamwine

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Various Mathematical Models To Study Covid-19 Pandemic Dynamics With Quarantine, Hospitalized And Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions As Control Strategies, Amit Sharma, Bhanu Gupta

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Analyzing The Control Measures For The Homeless Population And Quantifying Their Impact On The Covid-19 Epidemic In New York City, Steven Manns

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Fcgammariia Polymorphisms On Dengue Outbreak Severity, Leah Darwin, Richard V. Clarke

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Phage-Antibiotic Synergy Inhibited By Temperate And Chronic Virus Competition, Sara M. Clifton, Kylie Landa, Lauren Mossman, Rachel J. Whitaker, Zoi Rapti

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

A Regional Model For Projecting Covid-19 In Northern Mindanao, Philippines, Jayrold P. Arcede

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Interventions On Chlamydia And Trichomoniasis Epidemiological Models Based On A Donovanosis Eradication Plan, Frances Aponte-Caraballo

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Mathematical Modeling Of Pancreatic Cancer With Clinical Data, Tuğba Akman Yıldız, Emek Köse, Samantha L. Elliott

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

The Covid-19 Consequences Of College Class Continuity Calculator, Sharon Bewick, Erika Ludden, Suzanne Robertson, Jeffrey Demers

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

A Mathematical Model Of Flexible Collective Defense: Crisis Response In Stingless Bees, Maria Gabriela Navas Zuloaga, Kaitlin M. Baudier, Theodore P. Pavlic, Jennifer Fewell, Noam Ben-Asher, Yun Kang

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Analysis, Control Of Efsb Pest Population Using Graph Theoretic Approach And Pattern Formation In The Pest Model, Pankaj Gulati

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Application Of Tda Mapper To Water Data And Bird Data, Wako Bungula

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Can Modeling Save Florida’S Native Bromeliads From The Evil Weevil?, Erin N. Bodine, Zoe S. Brookover, Brian D. Christman, Sydney L. Davis, Alexis Kohnke

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

The Impacts Of Fishing And Stochasticity On Saving Coral Reefs, Robyn Blevins, Jordan Penn, Christopher Stieha

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Genetic Polymorphism Of Bitter Taste Perception In Tempe, Arizona And Its Association With Nutritional Status, Daniel Woodley, Benjamin Cabrera

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

A Mathematical Model Of The Effect Of Social Distancing On The Spread Of Covid-19, Anna Singley, Hannah Callender Highlander

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Dynamic Between Biomass, Ph And Acid Lactic By Microorganisms In Fermentation Of Fresh Milk, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Aurelio Castillo, Paul A. Valle, Yolocuauhtli Salazar

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.