Excessive microbial fermentation of carbohydrates in the large intestine of dairy cattle can result in post-ruminal acidosis and lead to laminitis, decreased reproductive success, and damage to the lining of the gastrointestinal ...

Previous research on social support has found that Asians seek support less than European Americans. The present research investigates the extent to which cultural differences in social support are encoded in the ...

Scholars have primarily used the enslavement of American sailors in the Barbary Coast of North Africa to do comparative slavery analyses, diplomatic history, or the study of early American identity formation. I have used ...

This paper will examine the efforts of international, national, and local-level actors as they attempt to challenge violence against women in India. When feminist activists strategically present violence against women ...

This thesis analyzes the relationships among the built environment, socioeconomics, and transit system attributes with respect to transit ridership in the 96 most populated urban areas in the United States. It concludes ...

Modern nutritional programs in the dairy industry have been designed to increase adiposity during late lactation. Energy stored as fat is subsequently mobilized to support deep nadirs in lactational energy drain in the ...

The metabolism of alanine (Ala), aspartate (Asp), and glutamine (Gln) in Escherichia coli was studied using 13C-metabolic flux analysis (13C-MFA) to assist future efforts to engineer methylotrophy (i.e. methanol utilization) ...

The incorporation of rare earth monopnictide (RE-V) nanoparticles in III-V semiconductor matrices has created a new class of materials called semiconductor nanocomposites. These materials exhibit enhanced properties for ...

Adjudicated juveniles often have histories of childhood sexual abuse. Children who are sexually abused are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior as juveniles and criminal behavior as adults. Childhood sexual abuse ...

In the past 10 years, China has increasingly used soft power as a tool to create goodwill and cooperation globally. After their economic success and rapid power gains through traditional hard power means, China has tried ...