• COMPARISON OF LAURIC ARGINATE ESTER AND ACIDIFIED SODIUM CHLORITE AS POST-LETHALITY INTERVENTIONS ON PROCESSED MEATS 

  Curtis, Alicia Rachael (2019-12-20)

  Acidified sodium chlorite and lauric arginate ester were evaluated to 1) confirm an application formula using a Sprayed Lethality In Container (SLIC) method based on the product size, 2) evaluate microbial effectiveness ...

• Impact of Temporary Storage Orientation on Commensal Bacteria and Sanitizing Programs on Survivability of Listeria innocua on Food Contact Surfaces in Retail Deli Settings 

  Atkinson, Jade Elaine (2019-12-20)

  The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of temporary storage orientation on commensal bacterial populations and sanitizing programs on survivability of Listeria innocua on food contact surfaces in retail deli ...

• The Effects of Chronological Age, Weaning Weight, and Age of Dam on Angus Stayability and Lifetime Earnings 

  Webb, Landon Cody (2019-12-19)

  The primary objective of this study was to examine whether chronological age or weaning weight status is a more important measure of a cow’s lifetime productivity and profitability (LIFETIMEEARN). A secondary interest was ...

• THE EFFECTS OF MESQUITE BEAN CONSUMPTION ON RUMINAL pH OF CATTLE AND GOATS 

  Zoeller, Mark Daniel (2019-12-19)

  Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr.) beans are a food source high in sugars and carbohydrates found in abundance for short periods of time in Texas. Although nutritious, mesquite beans may induce acidosis or a conditioned ...

• THE EFFECT OF MECHANICAL TREATMENTS ON PHYSICAL AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF PORK LOINS 

  Mcfarland, Megan Nicol (2019-12-19)

  The objective of this study was to determine if different mechanical treatments have an effect on the physical and sensory characteristics of boneless pork loin chops. Boneless pork loins were mechanically processed by ...

• Pregnancy Specific Protein B as a Predictor of Gestation Length in Angus Cows and Heifers 

  Chairez, Candida Katalina

  The objectives of this study were to characterize a relationship between Pregnancy Specific Protein B (PSPB) concentrations and the stage of gestation for cows and heifers and to determine if these concentrations can predict ...

• Effects of perceived professor deception on students' competence, attitudes, and rapport 

  Good, Cody Matthew

  Student-teacher relationships are one of the most vital predictors in determining academic performance at a college (Yoon, 2002). Sánchez and colleagues (2011) found the second highest factor for student’s perspective of ...

• Perjury: Establishing a Better Understanding of the Forgotten Crime 

  Crank, Stephanie Dayle

  Research in the forensic psychology field has primarily focused on eye-witness testimony. Although eye-witness testimony is an important topic to review, it leaves many issues in the legal system, such as perjury, to rely ...

• Agave flower visitation by pallid bats, Antrozous pallidus, in the Big Bend region of Texas 

  Jaquish, Virginia Gail

  Pallid bats, Antrozous pallidus, though primarily insectivorous gleaning predators, are known to consume nectar of the cardón cactus, Pachycereus pringlei, in the Sonoran Desert. It is unknown whether a similar nectar ...

• Calculation of One-Loop Vertex Corrections in Quantum Field Theory 

  Brewer II, Charlie Preston

  The greatest conceptual advancements of theoretical physics in the early 1900s were the development of quantum mechanics and special relativity. Special relativity tells us that measurements are relative, that they depend ...

• ATYPICAL EXPRESSION OF CELL CYCLE GENES IN A DROSOPHILA MODEL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE 

  Chen, Angela

  The cell cycle generates all cells in an individual from a single egg and regulates development and maintenance in the human body. Atypical gene expression in cell cycle genes can lead to pathology such as developmental ...

• IDENTIFICATION OF AFFIBODY MOLECULES THAT TARGET CROTALID VENOM AND TARGETED PROTEIN IDENTIFICATION 

  Collom, Clancy Kate

  The Crotalinae subfamily of pit vipers, which includes rattlesnakes, copperheads, and water moccasins, are commonly found in many parts of the U. S., including Texas. CroFab® and AnaVip®, the current antivenoms for pit ...

• WOMEN BEHAVING BADLY: THE PROBLEM OF FEMININE DISSENT IN BOOK V OF THE FAERIE QUEENE 

  Shoemake, Talon Christian

  The canonical poem, The Faerie Queene, investigates the nature of six virtues through the adventures of individual titular heroes. The fifth book, “The Legend of Justice,” seems to be where Spenser’s allegory begins to ...

• THE GEOPOLITICS OF POWER: UNDERSTANDING CHINA’S MILITARIZATION OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA 

  Burch, Evelyn Jo

  The South China Sea (SCS) has become an international focal point in recent years largely due to China’s reclamation and militarization of island features in contested waters. Many pundits, journalists, analysts, and ...

• PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF NORTHERN YELLOW BATS, DASYPTERUS INTERMEDIUS, BY MOLECULAR ANALYSIS 

  Decker, Sydney Kay

  Northern yellow bats (Dasypterus intermedius) are tree-roosting bats in the family Vespertilionidae comprised of two subspecies: D. intermedius intermedius and D. intermedius floridanus distributed in North and Central ...

• PARASITES OF THE REDBREAST SUNFISH (LEPOMIS AURITUS) IN THE SOUTH CONCHO RIVER OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS 

  Johnson, Keith

  Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis arturis) were caught from Head of the River Ranch, Texas, and their parasite communities were documented. Fish were caught in the spring (n= 8), summer (n= 12) and fall (n= 6) so that seasonal ...

• Genetic variability and connectivity of the Mexican long-nosed bat based on microsatellites 

  Pourshoushtari, Roxanne Desiree

  Mexican long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris nivalis) are endangered, migratory nectarivores. It is important to assess genetic variability in endangered species, because genetic variability is generally associated with adaptive ...

• DUAL COMPUTER DISPLAYS REDUCE EXTRANEOUS COGNITIVE LOAD 

  Miller, Robert Allen

  Dual display desktop computers are becoming more prevalent in the home, workplace, and schools, yet there has been little research into how learning and productivity are impacted by having a second display. One useful ...

• An Assessment of Efforts to Reform the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention 

  Tokola, Kevin Mark

  The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was the culmination of decades of negotiations and compromise. Compromises, changes in the security environment, and the ambitious nature of the CWC as meant that the implementation ...

• The Joint Intelligence Center: An Exploratory Study of Military Intelligence Operations in the Modern-Day Fight Against an Asymmetric Threat 

  Port, Heather Marie

  Reformation efforts in all aspects of intelligence operations have taken place since the inception of the U.S. Intelligence Community yet have been largely based on conventional methods of warfare. This trend continues ...

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