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Uncertainty Quantification for Ti-7Al Alloy Microstructure with an Inverse Analytical Model (AUQLin)
(MDPI, 2019-05-31)The present study addresses an inverse problem for observing the microstructural stochasticity given the variations in the macro-scale material properties by developing an analytical uncertainty quantification (UQ) model ... -
Uncovering missed indels by leveraging unmapped reads
(Springer Nature, 2019-07-31)In current practice, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications start with mapping/aligning short reads to the reference genome, with the aim of identifying genetic variants. Although existing alignment tools have shown ... -
Understanding Ammonium Transport in Bioelectrochemical Systems towards its Recovery
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-03-03)We report an integrated experimental and simulation study of ammonia recovery using microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). The transport of various species during the batch-mode operation of an MEC was examined experimentally ... -
Understanding an Urban Park through Big Data
(MDPI, 2019-10-10)To meet the needs of park users, planners and designers must know what park users want to do and how they want the park to offer different activities. Big data may help planners and designers gain this knowledge. This study ... -
Understanding the complex patterns observed during hepatitis B Virus therapy
(MDPI, 2017-05-19)Data from human clinical trials have shown that the hepatitis B virus (HBV) follows complex profiles, such as bi-phasic, tri-phasic, stepwise decay and rebound. We utilized a deterministic model of HBV kinetics following ... -
Understanding the relationship between land use and land cover and malaria in Nepal
(PAGEPress, 2020-07-11)Malaria is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change have been found to affect the transmission of malaria in other regions, but no study has examined such relationships in ... -
Universal Basic Income and Inclusive Capitalism: Consequences for Sustainability
(MDPI, 2019-08-19)Over the past forty years, income growth for the middle and lower classes has stagnated, while the economy (and with it, economic inequality) has grown significantly. Early automation, the decline of labor unions, changes ... -
Unprecedented bacterial community richness in soybean nodules vary with cultivar and water status
(2019-04-16)Background Soybean (Glycine max) and other legumes are key crops grown around the world, providing protein and nutrients to a growing population, in a way that is more sustainable than most other cropping systems. Diazotrophs ... -
UPS-indel: a Universal Positioning System for Indels
(Nature, 2017-10-26)Storing biologically equivalent indels as distinct entries in databases causes data redundancy, and misleads downstream analysis. It is thus desirable to have a unified system for identifying and representing equivalent ... -
Urban Residential Building Energy Consumption by End-Use in Malawi
(MDPI, 2020-02-18)Buildings account for about 40% of the global energy consumption and this energy demand is projected to continue growing over the next few decades. Residential buildings are responsible for over 60% of this consumption ... -
Use of bio-loggers to characterize red fox behavior with implications for studies of magnetic alignment responses in free-roaming animals
(BMC, 2016-11-15)Background Spontaneous magnetic alignment (SMA), in which animals position their body axis in fixed alignments relative to magnetic field lines, has been shown in several classes of vertebrates and invertebrates. Although ... -
Use of Electroencephalography (EEG) for the Analysis of Emotional Perception and Fear to Nightscapes
(MDPI, 2019-01-04)As the necessity for safety and aesthetic of nightscape have arisen, the importance of nightscapes (i.e., nighttime landscape) planning has garnered the attention of mainstream consciousness. Therefore, this study was to ... -
Using a Studio-Academic Partnership to Advance Public Health Within a Pragmatic Yoga Setting
(Sage, 2019)Objectives: To explore community-based yoga studio practitioners’ psychosocial variables, behaviors, and studio satisfaction. Methods: Concurrent mixed-methods study consisted of a survey for demographic variables and ... -
Using Historical Atlas Data to Develop High-Resolution Distribution Models of Freshwater Fishes
(Public Library of Science, 2015-06-15)Understanding the spatial pattern of species distributions is fundamental in biogeography, and conservation and resource management applications. Most species distribution models (SDMs) require or prefer species presence ... -
Using host‐associated differentiation to track source population and dispersal distance among insect vectors of plant pathogens
(Wiley, 2018)Small, mobile insects are notoriously challenging to track across landscapes and manage in agricultural fields. However, genetic differentiation among insect populations and host plants acquired through host‐associated ... -
Using Owner Return as a Reinforcer to Operantly Treat Separation-Related Problem Behavior in Dogs
(2020-07)Separation-related problem behavior in dogs is a challenging behavioral issue, often manifesting as destructive behavior or excessive vocalization when the dog is left alone. More knowledge is needed on effective treatments. ... -
Using written work to investigate stages in sixth-grade students’ construction and coordination of units
(2017-10-24)Background Students’ ability to construct and coordinate units has been found to have far-reaching implications for their ability to develop sophisticated understandings of key middle-grade mathematical topics such as ... -
Utilization of Lignin in Biopolymeric Packaging Films
(ACS Publications, 2018-07-06)Lignin is a byproduct of agricultural industries and only has limited applications. In this study, lignin was investigated for use in sustainable biopolymeric packaging film. Alkali lignin (AL) and lignosulfonate (LSS) ... -
Validation of a Rapid Method to Assess Habitual Beverage Intake Patterns
(MDPI, 2018-01-13)The Healthy Beverage Index (HBI) is an emerging approach to assess beverage pattern quality. HBI total scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater adherence to proposed beverage recommendations. ... -
Validation of the MUSIC model of academic motivation inventory: Evidence for use with veterinary medicine students
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-02-06)The MUSIC® Model of Motivation is used to help instructors select strategies that can increase students' motivation and engagement in courses. The MUSIC model is comprised of five categories of strategies titled: empowerment, ...
