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3d-Printed Culture Plate Insert With Agarose Barrier For The Evaluation Of Stem-Cancer Cell Signaling., Erika M. Lewis 2019 Louisiana State University

3d-Printed Culture Plate Insert With Agarose Barrier For The Evaluation Of Stem-Cancer Cell Signaling., Erika M. Lewis

Honors Capstones

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Lepidopteran Diversity And Abundance Across Five Different Indigenously Managed Land Use Zones In The Naso-Teribe Territory, Bocas Del Toro Province, Panama, Eli Dotson 2019 SIT Study Abroad

Lepidopteran Diversity And Abundance Across Five Different Indigenously Managed Land Use Zones In The Naso-Teribe Territory, Bocas Del Toro Province, Panama, Eli Dotson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Lepidopterans, the order that includes both moths and butterflies, are among the best-known insects taxonomically and ecologically due to the relative ease of monitoring them in comparison to other groups of insects. Their distribution follows that of other insects and forms of life, as around 90% of species have a tropical distribution. This incredibly speciose group of animals fills many vital roles in the ecosystems they inhabit, including herbivores in their larval stages, prey for a variety of predators in all life stages, and pollinators for many plant species as adults. In some circumstances, certain species may also serve as …


The Effects Of Butyric Acid On Performance Parameters, Egg Quality And Nutrient Utilization In Young White Leghorn Hens, Dani-el Ruth Hanna 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The Effects Of Butyric Acid On Performance Parameters, Egg Quality And Nutrient Utilization In Young White Leghorn Hens, Dani-El Ruth Hanna

Department of Animal Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Prophorce butyric acid on the performance of White Leghorn laying hens. Hens (180) were placed in 60 conventional cages (3 hens/cage) using a completely randomized design with 30 replicate cages per treatment allowing 722.58cm2/hen. Hens were given the control or butyric acid. The trial spanned 40 weeks (35 weeks old at the start). Water was given ad libitum and hens were fed 110g/day. Egg production and mortality were recorded daily. Egg shell strength, weight, and mass were recorded biweekly; hen weights and egg components were measured monthly; …


Humanitarian Assistance In Protracted Emergencies: Rethinking The Role Of Food Aid In Adjumani, Victoria Puglia 2019 SIT Study Abroad

Humanitarian Assistance In Protracted Emergencies: Rethinking The Role Of Food Aid In Adjumani, Victoria Puglia

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Humanitarian food assistance is incredibly susceptible to funding cuts, which reduces the quantity of food available to refugees. If refugees depend solely on food aid for survival, the implication of reductions is increased food insecurity at a household level. The Government of Uganda champions a self-reliance strategy that has failed to support refugees to the desired extent, especially when food rations are low. This study aims to assess the impact of humanitarian food assistance on the socioeconomic structures of refugee settlements in Adjumani, Uganda to understand the consequences of unstable food aid. The research was conducted over a four-week period. …


Local Perceptions Of Cannabis And Cannabis Laws In Morocco: Unpacking Past Laws, Moroccans' Perceptions, And Exploring Organizational Efforts, Shadae Tingman 2019 SIT Study Abroad

Local Perceptions Of Cannabis And Cannabis Laws In Morocco: Unpacking Past Laws, Moroccans' Perceptions, And Exploring Organizational Efforts, Shadae Tingman

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In Morocco, cannabis production and consumption are illegal, both medicinally and recreationally. The cultivation of the plant is among the top five in the world. This research will explore many aspects of cannabis in Morocco. There is much literature that exists surrounding the agricultural, economic, and political implications of cannabis, but this research will focus on social perceptions of cannabis and cannabis laws of local Moroccans. This research will explore past government attempts to legalize marijuana and why they did not pass. It will also explore the work of local youth organizations (that focus on cannabis) to understand what they …


The Role Of Inflammatory Pathways In Development, Growth, And Metabolism Of Skeletal Muscle In Iugr Offspring: Blood Gene Expression Of Inflammatory Factors As Novel Biomarkers For Assessing Stress And Wellbeing In Exotic Species, Robert J. Posont 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The Role Of Inflammatory Pathways In Development, Growth, And Metabolism Of Skeletal Muscle In Iugr Offspring: Blood Gene Expression Of Inflammatory Factors As Novel Biomarkers For Assessing Stress And Wellbeing In Exotic Species, Robert J. Posont

Department of Animal Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Our first study identified the effects of maternal inflammation-induced intrauterine growth restriction (MI-IUGR) on growth and muscle glucose metabolism in offspring supplemented with curcumin. MI-IUGR lambs exhibited asymmetric growth restriction at birth and 30d of age, but normal glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Hindlimb glucose oxidation was reduced by MI-IUGR and not improved by curcumin supplementation. Ex vivo muscle glucose oxidation was reduced by MI-IUGR but improved somewhat by curcumin. These finding indicate that fetal programming responses to MI contribute to neonatal growth and metabolic deficits. Neonatal curcumin supplementation had minimal effect on growth deficits but may improve glucose metabolism. …


Exploration Of The Uae Native Plants For Sustainable Landscaping In Arid Region, Mubarak Mohammed S. R. Jaber Al Khaili 2019 United Arab Emirates University

Exploration Of The Uae Native Plants For Sustainable Landscaping In Arid Region, Mubarak Mohammed S. R. Jaber Al Khaili

Philosophy Dissertations

In order to maintain sustainability for landscapes in the arid region, the use of native plants is of considerable importance, in the light of the fact that the exotic plants currently used do not resource efficient. The native plants adapted to the harsh environment of the desert ecosystem could play a critical role in this direction where the natural resources could be sustainably used. Research on evaluation and analyzes of native plant species of the UAE for potential application in landscapes have been considered. The present investigation reports the results of the exploration of native plants suited for sustainable landscape …


Raising Replacement Ewes For Dairy Sheep Production, Jacob Hadfield, Allen Young 2019 Utah State University

Raising Replacement Ewes For Dairy Sheep Production, Jacob Hadfield, Allen Young

All Current Publications

This fact sheet explains how producers who are seeking more milk production yield, along with more economic value from their replacements can do these three different ways: a) manage replacement rate; b) improve nutrition; and c) optimize reproduction.


Colostrum: The First Meal, Sara Menchu, Allen Young 2019 Utah State University

Colostrum: The First Meal, Sara Menchu, Allen Young

All Current Publications

The first milk produced after calving is known as colostrum. It is important for calves to consume adequate amounts of colostrum as soon as possible, and this fact sheet tells why, including its quality and quantity.


Beavers: It's About Dam Time!, Eric Thacker, Jamilee Holmstead 2019 Utah State University

Beavers: It's About Dam Time!, Eric Thacker, Jamilee Holmstead

All Current Publications

This fact sheet discusses how beaver reintroduction or artificial beaver dams can provide an essential service to riparian areas that not only help improve natural habitats but benefit all livestock.


Applying Principles Of Crossbreeding To Maximize Hybrid Vigor, Matthew D. Garcia, C. Kim Chapman, Deric Despain 2019 Utah State University

Applying Principles Of Crossbreeding To Maximize Hybrid Vigor, Matthew D. Garcia, C. Kim Chapman, Deric Despain

All Current Publications

This fact sheet explains how crossbreeding can be a powerful tool to improve the productivity and profitability of a beef cattle operation when it is used correctly.


Anxiety And Depression: Can Diet Help?, Megan Jensen, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Ashley Yaugher, Sandy Sulzer 2019 Utah State University

Anxiety And Depression: Can Diet Help?, Megan Jensen, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Ashley Yaugher, Sandy Sulzer

All Current Publications

This fact sheet explains the role of diet with anxiety and depression.


Buying A Home Freeze-Dryer: What To Know Before You Go, Brian Nummer, Chris Jessen, Cathy Merrill, Paige Wray, Callahan K. Ward 2019 Utah State University

Buying A Home Freeze-Dryer: What To Know Before You Go, Brian Nummer, Chris Jessen, Cathy Merrill, Paige Wray, Callahan K. Ward

All Current Publications

This fact sheet discusses home freeze-dryers,both the pros and cons of ownership.


2018 Custom Rate Survey, Ryan Larsen, Garrett Nelson, Michael Pace, Lyle Holmgren 2019 Utah State University

2018 Custom Rate Survey, Ryan Larsen, Garrett Nelson, Michael Pace, Lyle Holmgren

All Current Publications

This fact sheet provides agricultural producers with current information regarding rates for custom farming operations in Utah.


Functionality Assessment Of The Newly Discovered Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (Am) Fungus From Uae, Dominikia Emiratia, Laila Ahmed Al Dhaheri 2019 United Arab Emirates University

Functionality Assessment Of The Newly Discovered Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (Am) Fungus From Uae, Dominikia Emiratia, Laila Ahmed Al Dhaheri

Theses

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal species form symbiotic associations with the vast majority of terrestrial plants. These associations help plants to improve their water and nutrient uptake. In return, plants provide a suitable habitat for the fungi to flourish. From across the globe, approximately 300 AM fungal species have been described to date. Most recently, Dominikia emirate from UAE joined the list of known AM fungal species. It was found in Sweyhan, Abu Dhabi, associated with several plants within two different types of farming systems, namely organic and conventional. The discovery of the new species provides an opportunity for applied and …


Geographic Classification Of U.S. Washington State Wines Using Elemental And Water Isotope Composition, Shirley Orellana, Anne M. Johansen, Carey A. Gazis 2019 Central Washington University

Geographic Classification Of U.S. Washington State Wines Using Elemental And Water Isotope Composition, Shirley Orellana, Anne M. Johansen, Carey A. Gazis

Student Published Works

Wine fraud leaves wineries vulnerable to damage in reputation and potential lost revenue. To reduce this risk for wines from Washington State (WA), USA, advanced analytical instrumentation and statistical methods were employed to geographically classify 133 wines from 4 major wine producing regions, including 70 wines from WA. Analyses of 37 elements and 2 water isotopes were performed with Triple Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy, respectively. Linear discriminant analysis resulted in 96.2% discrimination, achieved with 11 parameters (Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, As, D/H, La, Ce, Si, Zr and Sr) that were linearly combined into 3 …


Strategies To Overcome Antagonism Of Quizalofop-P-Ethyl When Applied In Mixture With Other Herbicides, Lucas C. Webster 2019 Louisiana State University

Strategies To Overcome Antagonism Of Quizalofop-P-Ethyl When Applied In Mixture With Other Herbicides, Lucas C. Webster

LSU Master's Theses

A field study was conducted in 2017 and 2018 at the LSU Agricultural Center H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station (RRS) near Crowley, LA. to evaluate the influence of different adjuvants in overcoming the antagonism of quizalofop when mixed with bispyribac in Louisiana rice production. The antagonism of quizalofop mixed with bispyribac plus HCOC at 14 DAIT was overcome with a neutral interaction observed at 28 DAIT for barnyardgrass control with an observed control of 91%, compared with an expected control of 97%. The addition of COC, SNS or HCOC into a mixture of quizalofop plus bispyribac provided synergistic or …


Preparation Of Maillard Reaction Intermediates (Mris) Of Gluten Peptides-Xylose And Study On Its Flavor Formation Capacity, SUN Fuli, XU Man, CUI Heping, YU Jingyang, ZHANG Xiaoming 2019 School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China

Preparation Of Maillard Reaction Intermediates (Mris) Of Gluten Peptides-Xylose And Study On Its Flavor Formation Capacity, Sun Fuli, Xu Man, Cui Heping, Yu Jingyang, Zhang Xiaoming

Food and Machinery

With L-cysteine as an indicator, the Maillard reaction intermediates (MRIs) derived from gluten peptides and xylose was prepared via Maillard reaction performed under two-stage increase of temperature. The optimal formation temperature and time of the MRIs were 80 ℃ and 60 min, respectively. By simulating the heating process of baked potato chips and adding the MRIs to baked potato chips, it was found that the MRIs could quickly produce more flavor compounds such as aldehydes, pyrazines and furans, and enhanced the baking aroma of potato chips. Moreover, the MRIs could also improve the color of baked potato chips. The principal …


Removal Mechanisms Of Deoxynivalenol By Bacillus Natto 16-1 In Wheat Flour, ZHANG Chen, XU Huiqing, CUI Guiyou, DING Xiangli, HU Jian, LI Bo, YU Xiaofan 2019 College of Tourism and Culinary science Food science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China

Removal Mechanisms Of Deoxynivalenol By Bacillus Natto 16-1 In Wheat Flour, Zhang Chen, Xu Huiqing, Cui Guiyou, Ding Xiangli, Hu Jian, Li Bo, Yu Xiaofan

Food and Machinery

This research was to investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of removal of deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat flour by Bacillus natto 16-1 by ELISA and high performance liquid chromatography / tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). The results show that, after 5 hours of culture, the DON removal rates were above 53% in different concentrations of bacterial suspension, fermentation supernatant, bacterial lysis liquid, crude enzyme liquid and cell wall suspension. And there were significant differences among different concentrations of bacterial suspension treatments, and high concentration of cell wall suspension treatment of DON removal rate was up to 62.85%. After 10 hours of culture, …


Synergistic Effect And Mechanism Of Ε-Polylysine Hydrochloride And Nisin On Bacillus Cereus, SHI Wenyan, SUN Zhen 2019 School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China

Synergistic Effect And Mechanism Of Ε-Polylysine Hydrochloride And Nisin On Bacillus Cereus, Shi Wenyan, Sun Zhen

Food and Machinery

The bacteriostatic action and mechanism of both against Bacillus cereus were studied by using ε-polylysine hydrochloride and nisin alone and in combination. The alkaline phosphatase content, UV absorbing content, pyruvic acid content and SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis were used as indicators to comprehensively evaluate the antibacterial activity of ε-polylysine hydrochloride and Nisin against Bacillus cereus. The results showed that ε-polylysine hydrochloride and Nisin had a synergistic inhibitory effect on Bacillus cereus. Nisin mainly destroyed cell wall membrane structure and increased the permeability of cell wall membrane, while ε-polylysine hydrochloride mainly affected the growth and metabolism of bacteria by affecting ATPase activity, …


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