• Optimal field development and production design for unconventional reservoirs: A case study from Central Sub-Basin, Permian Basin, New Mexico 

  Davis, Alexander; Kolawole, Oladoyin; Watson, Marshall; Onwumelu, Chioma (2021)

  The planning and developmental decisions succeeding the discovery of an unconventional oil and gas field is of utmost importance in attaining successful exploitation and production from these tight reservoirs. The development ...

• Interspecies Metabolic Complementation in Cystic Fibrosis Pathogens via Purine Exchange 

  Al Mahmud, Hafij; Baishya, Jiwasmika; Wakeman, Catherine A. (2021)

  Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease frequently associated with chronic lung infections caused by a consortium of pathogens. It is common for auxotrophy (the inability to biosynthesize certain essential metabolites) ...

• Natural variations in SlSOS1 contribute to the loss of salt tolerance during tomato domestication 

  Wang, Zhen; Hong, Yechun; Li, Yumei; Shi, Huazhong Shi; Yao, Juanjuan; Liu, Xue; Wang, Fuxing; Huang, Sanwen; Zhu, Guangtao; Zhu, Jian-Kang (2021)

  Soil salinity is a major constraint on crop cultivability and productivity worldwide (Shabala, 2013). The ion toxicity caused by high salinity is alleviated by the adjustment of cellular Na+ and K+ homeostasis through the ...

• A General Model to Explain Repeated Turnovers of Sex Determination in the Salicaceae 

  Yang, Wenlu; Wang, Deyan; Li, Yiling; Zhang, Zhiyang; Tong, Shaofei; Li, Mengmeng; Zhang, Xu; Zhang, Lei; Ren, Liwen; Ma, Xinzhi; Zhou, Ran; Sanderson, Brian J.; Keefover-Ring, Ken; Yin, Tongming; Smart, Lawrence B.; Liu, Jianquan; DiFazio, Stephen P.; Olson, Matthew; Ma, Tao (2021)

  Dioecy, the presence of separate sexes on distinct individuals, has evolved repeatedly in multiple plant lineages. However, the specific mechanisms by which sex systems evolve and their commonalities among plant species ...

• DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF TARGETED UPPER-AIR OBSERVATIONS FOR ASSIMILATION INTO THE TTU WRF ENSEMBLE USING ENSEMBLE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS IN CONVECTIVE SCENARIOS. 

  Arseneau, Isaac; 0000-0003-4170-7734 (2021-07-26)

  Ensemble Sensitivity Analysis (ESA) provides a framework for estimating the impact of assimilating observations in a numerical weather prediction (NWP) model. This, theoretically, allows for observation targeting, the ...

• Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Online: Why Making Matters on Pinterest 

  Weintraub, Michelle S Sylvia (2021-07-26)

  The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) community is currently one of the largest creative content communities on Pinterest (Hall et al., 2018), a social networking service (SNS) that encourages users to both share information about ...

• Influence of Woody Vegetation Patterns on Overwinter Spatial Ecology and Demographics of Scaled Quail 

  Silva, Manuel; 0000-0002-6920-4242 (2021-07-15)

  Scaled quail are a small gallinaceous upland game bird that has exhibited population declines throughout their geographic range over the past four decades. The Texas Rolling Plains scaled quail populations decline 79% ...

• Effects of 3D printing nano-aerosol emissions and microplastics on A549 Epithelial Lung Cells 

  Carcano, Analicia M; 0000-0003-1177-2762 (2021-07-14)

  The 3D printer was initially developed in 1983 to allow engineers to prototype ideas before moving into the next stages of production. Today the 3D printing industry is a multi-million-dollar industry with marketing focused ...

• Assessing Spatial and Temporal Variability in Cotton Yield, Soil Properties, and Profitability for Precision Agriculture in the Southern High Plains 

  Neupane, Jasmine; 0000-0002-4653-5962 (2021-07-21)

  Understanding the spatio-temporal variability of soil properties, topography, crop growth, vegetative indices, and yield are the key prerequisites in developing strategies for precise management of agriculture inputs and ...

• Effectiveness of TAP Rubric in Improving K-12 Teacher Candidates’ Teaching Performance 

  Shi, Yujuan; 0000-0002-5801-1824 (2021-07-29)

  With the teacher evaluation policy moved from emphasizing school performance to the effectiveness of individual teachers, evaluations for teacher’s teaching performance have been viewed as critical methods to enhance their ...

• Use of nano CaCO3 in sustainable cement production 

  Poudyal, Lochana (2021-07-26)

  Cement industry is the second largest leading contributor of greenhouse gases after power plant industries. Several efforts such as the use of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs), Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), ...

• Flatland Forensics: Analyzing Insect Succession on Decomposing Remains in a High Plains Agricultural Environment 

  Seay, Sam; 0000-0002-6437-164X (2021-07-13)

  Forensic Entomology is the analysis of arthropods and their respective life cycles in medico-legal investigations, typically to determine a time period in which cessation of life had occurred. The process of human decomposition ...

• Reevaluating the Boundary Conditions of the Perturbation Pressure Poisson Equation and an Iterative Solution on a Non-Uniform Grid 

  Espinoza, Roberto (2021-07-09)

  Convective scale numerical models have been used by many researches over the years to simulate supercellular storms and explore their features. One common technique is to relate these features to the structure of the ...

• Orchestrating Social Competence: On the Transformative Work of Musicking in Two Ugandan NGOs (M-LISADA and Brass for Africa) 

  Kagumba, Andrew Kalyowa; 0000-0002-6450-2531 (2021-07-26)

  This dissertation provides a critical examination of music as a pedagogical and transformative tool for building social competence among disadvantaged young people in the city of Kampala, Uganda, through the cultural work ...

• Mechanical Spectral Hole Burning and Nonlinear Rheology of Glassy Polymers 

  Mangalara, Satish; 0000-0003-3524-5967 (2021-07-26)

  The relaxation dynamics of glassy materials have attracted great attention because of its wide range of applications, due to which a fundamental understanding of the origins of the broadened relaxation response is necessary. ...

• Analysis of Leadership Skills of Extension Agents in the Coffee Sector of Costa Rica Through a Period of Crisis 

  Brizuela, Sofia de los Angeles; 0000-0002-5660-671X (2021-07-30)

  The COVID-19 pandemic brought consequences that needed to be efficiently managed by extension agents in the coffee sector of Costa Rica. In times of crisis, having effective leadership could be the game-changer between ...

• Was the joke on us? Negotiating Mexican identity in transnational Mexican comedy blockbusters since 2013 

  Partida, Gabriel; 0000-0002-7784-3992 (2021-07-26)

  In times where globalization, transnationalism, and free-market forces have encouraged the formation of pan-identities, the role of cultural identities has been downplayed to the extent of claiming that they are no longer ...

• Essays on the market for sustainability 

  Boufous, Sawssan (2021-08-04)

  Essay 1: The increasing growth of consumption needs puts pressure on the natural systems, harming the climate, biodiversity, and water. This has induced a growing recognition that action should be taken to mitigate ...

• Getting There: The Process of Overcoming Barriers to Couple Therapy 

  Holyoak, Derek; 0000-0002-9482-9906 (2021-07-26)

  Relational distress has been shown to negatively impact approximately 20% of married couples at any given time. Despite the negative impacts of such distress, very few couples seek out relationship therapy. Very few studies ...

• Establishing an Agricultural Origin of Soils from Footwear Using a Soil Microbial Approach 

  Canales, Arrin (2021-07-27)

  Forensic science describes the boundary between science and the law. Scientific evidence is often used to convict individuals of a crime or free the wrongly convicted. Forensic analysis consists of several disciplines ...

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