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13-93 bioactive glass/alginate composite scaffolds 3D printed under mild conditions for bone regeneration
(2017)Composite scaffolds of type 13-93 bioactive glass (13-93 BG) and sodium alginate (SA), denoted 13-93 BG/SA, in mass ratios of 0 : 4, 1 : 4, 2 : 4 and 4 : 4 were prepared for bone regeneration by 3D printing under mild ... -
The 2 × 2 Achievement Goals in Sport and Physical Activity Contexts: A Meta-Analytic Test of Context, Gender, Culture, and Socioeconomic Status Differences and Analysis of Motivations, Regulations, Affect, Effort, and Physical Activity Correlates
(MDPI, 2020)Approach-avoidance achievement goals are studied extensively in the context of competitive sports and physical activity, including leisure and physical education. Building upon past meta-analyses, the purpose of this ... -
2 × 2 achievement goals profiles in Chilean competitive and recreational athletes: a first look
(2016)Purpose: was to examine the 2 × 2 achievement goal profiles of Chilean young adults regularly participating in competitive and recreational sport. Materials: participants were 108 female and 132 males who were recruited ... -
2017 Scholarly Publishing Report
(Texas Tech University Libraries, 2018-03-14)This the 2017 report on the services and impact of the Scholarly Publishing office at Texas Tech University Libraries. The office was called Scholarly Communication in 2016. -
3D Animation in the Academic Library: A New Frontier
(Educause Conference Proceedings, 2008-02-20)The Texas Tech Library recently opened a robust, interdisciplinary 3D Animation Lab. If offers a highly innovative blend of emerging tools and resources that enable radically new endeavors in teaching, learning, research, ... -
3D printed agar/ calcium alginate hydrogels with high shape fidelity and tailorable mechanical properties
(2021)In this study, calcium alginate/agar (CA/Ag) 3D structures were printed as strip assembles with high resolution and tailorable mechanical properties by a thermal-assisted 3D printing method. Specifically, alginate and agar ... -
A completed ETD paradigm: The workflow from submission to preservation at Texas Tech University
(2013-11)This paper discusses a complete ETD paradigm that has been developed at Texas Tech University over the past nine years, which includes the submission, publication, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations. ... -
Absolute and Relative Agreement between the Current and Modified Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program Dietary Index (BALANCE DI) and the American Heart Association Healthy Diet Score (AHA-DS) in Post Myocardial Infarction Patients
(2022)The American Heart Association Diet Score (AHA-DS) defines the cardiovascular health, and the Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program Dietary Index (BALANCE DI) was designed to evaluate diet quality in secondary ... -
Academic librarians’ attitudes about civic- mindedness and service-learning
(University of Chicago Press, 2016-06-29)While discourse on the civic engagement of libraries as institutions is plentiful, there has been little discussion of librarians as individuals. Librarianship is more than being a trustee of information. It includes ... -
Accelerating flash droughts induced by the joint influence of soil moisture depletion and atmospheric aridity
(2022)The emergence of flash drought has attracted widespread attention due to its rapid onset. However, little is known about the recent evolution of flash droughts in terms of the speed of onset and the causes of such a rapid ... -
Acclimation of liverwort Marchantia polymorpha to physiological drought reveals important roles of antioxidant enzymes, proline and abscisic acid in land plant adaptation to osmotic stress
(2021)Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha is considered as the key species for addressing a myriad of questions in plant biology. Exploration of drought tolerance mechanism(s) in this group of land plants offers a platform to identify ... -
Accretion-induced variability links young stellar objects, white dwarfs, and black holes
(2015)The central engines of disc-accreting stellar-mass black holes appear to be scaled down versions of the supermassive black holes that power active galactic nuclei. However, if the physics of accretion is universal, it ... -
Accurate Determination of Electrical Potential on Ion Exchange Membranes in Reverse Electrodialysis
(2021)Reverse electrodialysis is a promising membrane technology to generate energy from controlled mixing of water streams of different salinities. Electrical potentials generate on the ion exchange membranes (IEMs) when selective ... -
Achievement goals and intensivity of physical activity during free play in children: The moderating role of perceived sports confidence
(2015)Purpose: to examine the moderating role of sport confidence and resultant the achievement goal profile with physical activity intensity during free play. Material: participants were 28 children participating in an after-school ... -
Adaptación y validación de la escala de motivación en el deporte 2 (EMD-2) para estudiantes universitarios chilenos
(La Universidad de Murcia, 2018)Resumen: La teoría de la Autodeterminación (TAD) (Deci y Ryan, 1985) asume al ser humano como un organismo integrado en un contexto social, y a la motivación como un constructo organizado en un continuo que va de la ... -
Adapting Service Quality Concepts to Academic Libraries
(Elsevier Science, 1997-09)Some of the limitations and possibilities of the service quality model for academic libraries are discussed. The model was originally developed in a commercial environment and may require some adaptation to the noncommercial ... -
Adaptive Mechanisms of Halophytes and Their Potential in Improving Salinity Tolerance in Plants
(2021)Soil salinization, which is aggravated by climate change and inappropriate anthropogenic activities, has emerged as a serious environmental problem, threatening sustainable agriculture and future food security. Although ... -
Additional Resistant Starch from One Potato Side Dish per Day Alters the Gut Microbiota but Not Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Concentrations
(2022)The composition of the gut microbiota and their metabolites are associated with cardiometabolic health and disease risk. Intake of dietary fibers, including resistant starch (RS), has been shown to favorably affect the ... -
Additive effects of a steroidal implant and zilpaterol hydrochloride on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and skeletal muscle messenger ribonucleic acid abundance in finishing steers
(2010)This experiment investigated the effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) and the steroidal implant Revalor-S (RS; 120 mg of trenbolone acetate and 24 mg of estradiol-17β) on finishing steer performance and the mRNA ... -
Additive manufacturing (3D printing) for analytical chemistry
(2021)In recent years, 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has received unprecedented level of interest and attention in the field of analytical chemistry due to its capability for rapid prototyping, decreased ...