• Loading and unloading weaned pigs: Effects of bedding types, ramp angle, and bedding moisture 

  Garcia, Arlene (TTU); McGlone, John J. (TTU) (2014)

  The use of non-slip surfaces during loading and unloading of weaned pigs plays an important role in animal welfare and economics of the pork industry. Currently, the guidelines available only suggest the use of ramps below ...

• Improvement of the trapezoid method using raw landsat image digital count data for soil moisture estimation in the texas (USA) high plains 

  Shafian, Sanaz (TTU); Maas, Stephan J. (TTU) (2015)

  Variations in soil moisture strongly affect surface energy balances, regional runoff, land erosion and vegetation productivity (i.e., potential crop yield). Hence, the estimation of soil moisture is very valuable in the ...

• Assessment of human respiration patterns via noncontact sensing using Doppler multi-radar system 

  Gu, Changzhan (TTU); Li, Changzhi (TTU) (2015)

  Human respiratory patterns at chest and abdomen are associated with both physical and emotional states. Accurate measurement of the respiratory patterns provides an approach to assess and analyze the physical and emotional ...

• Microstructures and wear performance of PTAW deposited Ni-based coatings with Spherical Tungsten Carbide 

  Deng, Dewei; Zhang, Lin; Niu, Tingting; Liu, Haiying; Zhang, Hongchao (TTU) (2015)

  The Ni-based coatings with different content of spherical tungsten carbide were deposited by plasma transfer arc welding (PTAW) method on 304 austenitic stainless steel sheets in this study. The microstructure and wear ...

• Comparative proteomic analysis of Gossypium thurberi in response to Verticillium dahliae inoculation 

  Fang, Weiping; Xie, Deyi; Zhu, Heqin; Li, Wu; Xu, Zhenzhen; Yang, Lirong; Li, Zhifang; Sun, Li (TTU); Wang, Jinxia; Nie, Lihong; Tang, Zhongjie; Lv, Shuping; Zhao, Fu’An; Sun, Yao; Zhao, Yuanming; Hou, Jianan; Yang, Xiaojie (2015)

  Verticillium wilt is threatening cotton productivity globally. This disease is caused by soil-borne Verticillium dahliae which directly infects cotton roots, and exclusively colonizes and occludes xylem vessels, finally ...

• Strain energy effects in the spinodal decomposition of Cu-Ni(Fe) nanolaminate coatings 

  Jankowski, Alan F. (TTU) (2015)

  A model for spinodal decomposition must account for interface effects that include gradient and strain energy terms. The measurement of diffusion in the Cu-Ni(Fe) alloy for the special case of nanolaminate structured ...

• Loading and unloading finishing pigs: Effects of bedding types, ramp angle, and bedding moisture 

  Garcia, Arlene (TTU); McGlone, John J. (TTU) (2015)

  The use of non-slip surfaces during loading and unloading of finishing pigs plays an important role in animal welfare and economics of the pork industry. Currently, the guidelines available only suggest the use of ramps ...

• Adaptation of piglets using different methods of stress prevention 

  Bekenev, Vitaly; Garcia, Arlene (TTU); Hasnulin, Vyacheslav (2015)

  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the viability and growth rate of piglets after weaning, the content of lipids in the blood and liver, antioxidant activity (AOA) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) when various additives ...

• Effect of provision of feed and water during transport on the welfare of weaned pigs 

  Garcia, Arlene (TTU); Pirner, Glenna (TTU); Picinin, Guilherme (TTU); May, Matthew (TTU); Guay, Kimberly; Backus, Brittany (TTU); Sutherl, Mhairi; McGlone, John (TTU) (2015)

  Transportation is a complex stressor made up of factors including weaning itself and withdrawal from feed and water. Therefore, transportation has the potential to negatively impact the health and welfare of weaned pigs. ...

• Support for protests in Latin America: Classifications and the role of online networking 

  Mourão, Rachel R.; Saldaña, Magdalena (TTU); McGregor, Shannon C.; Zeh, Adrian D. (2016)

  In recent years, Latin Americans marched the streets in a wave of protests that swept almost every country in the region. Yet few studies have assessed how Latin Americans support various forms of protest, and how new ...

• ER α mediates estrogen-induced expression of the breast cancer metastasis suppressor gene BRMS1 

  Ma, Hongtao (TTU); Gollahon, Lauren S. (TTU) (2016)

  Recently, estrogen has been reported as putatively inhibiting cancer cell invasion and motility. This information is in direct contrast to the paradigm of estrogen as a tumor promoter. However, data suggests that the effects ...

• Wireless sensing of lower lip and thumb-index finger ‘ramp-and-hold’ isometric force dynamics in a small cohort of unilateral MCA stroke: Discussion of preliminary findings 

  Barlow, Steven; Custead, Rebecca; Lee, Jaehoon (TTU); Hozan, Mohsen; Greenwood, Jacob (2020)

  Automated wireless sensing of force dynamics during a visuomotor control task was used to rapidly assess residual motor function during finger pinch (right and left hand) and lower lip compression in a cohort of seven adult ...

• Foliar elemental analysis of Brazilian crops via portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry 

  Borges, Camila S.; Weindorf, David C. (TTU); Carvalho, Geila S.; Guilherme, Luiz R.G.; Takayama, Thalita; Curi, Nilton; Lima, Geraldo J.E.O.; Ribeiro, Bruno T. (TTU) (2020)

  Foliar analysis is very important for the nutritional management of crops and as a supplemental parameter for soil fertilizer recommendation. The elemental composition of plants is traditionally obtained by laboratory-based ...

• One-step assembly of fluorescence-based cyanide sensors from inexpensive, off-the-shelf materials 

  Fernandes, Gregory E. (TTU); Chang, Ya Wen (TTU); Sharma, Akash (TTU); Tutt, Sarah (TTU) (2020)

  We report a simple and versatile approach to assemble sensitive and selective fluorescence “turn-on” sensors for cyanide by combining three off-the-shelf materials; namely fluorescent dye, 1-vinyl imidazole polymer, and ...

• Recent advances in noninvasive biosensors for forensics, biometrics, and cybersecurity 

  McGoldrick, Leif K.; Halámek, Jan (TTU) (2020)

  Recently, biosensors have been used in an increasing number of different fields and disciplines due to their wide applicability, reproducibility, and selectivity. Three large disciplines in which this has become relevant ...

• Quantifying citrus tree health using true color UAV images 

  Garza, Blanca N.; Ancona, Veronica; Enciso, Juan; Perotto-Baldivieso, Humberto L.; Kunta, Madhurababu; Simpson, Catherine (TTU) (2020)

  Huanglongbing (HLB) and Phytophthora foot and root rot are diseases that affect citrus production and profitability. The symptoms and physiological changes associated with these diseases are diagnosed through expensive and ...

• Continuous monitoring of cotton stem water potential using Sentinel-2 imagery 

  Lin, Yukun (TTU); Zhu, Zhe (TTU); Guo, Wenxuan (TTU); Sun, Yazhou (TTU); Yang, Xiaoyuan; Kovalskyy, Valeriy (2020)

  Monitoring cotton status during the growing season is critical in increasing production efficiency. The water status in cotton is a key factor for yield and cotton quality. Stem water potential (SWP) is a precise indicator ...

• Real-time tweet analytics using hybrid hashtags on twitter big data streams 

  Gupta, Vibhuti (TTU); Hewett, Rattikorn (TTU) (2020)

  Twitter is a microblogging platform that generates large volumes of data with high velocity. This daily generation of unbounded and continuous data leads to Big Data streams that often require real-time distributed and ...

• Water use and yield responses of chile pepper cultivars irrigated with brackish groundwater and reverse osmosis concentrate 

  Baath, Gurjinder S.; Shukla, Manoj K.; Bosland, Paul W.; Walker, Stephanie J.; Saini, Rupinder K. (TTU); Shaw, Randall (2020)

  Freshwater availability is declining in most of semi-arid and arid regions across the world, including the southwestern United States. The use of marginal quality groundwater has been increasing for sustaining agriculture ...

• Stability analysis of plant-root-reinforced shallow slopes along mountainous road corridors based on numerical modeling 

  Tsige, Damtew; Senadheera, Sanjaya (TTU); Talema, Ayalew (2020)

  Engineering methods such as soil nails, geosynthetic reinforcement, retaining structures, gabions, and shotcrete are implemented to stabilize road cut slopes along mountainous areas. However, these structures are not ...

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