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Obesity Management Using Diacylglycerol and Low Glycemic Index Starch in Dogs
(2010-01-16)Obesity is the most common nutritional disorder in small animal medicine and is closely related to the mortality and morbidity of various diseases. Decreasing the incidence of obesity is considered to be the most important ... -
Object individuation in infancy: the value of color and luminance
(2009-06-02)The ability to individuate objects is one of our most fundamental cognitive capacities. Recent research has revealed that, when objects vary in color or luminance alone, infants fail to individuate until 11.5 months. ... -
Object-oriented software development effort prediction using design patterns from object interaction analysis
(2009-05-15)Software project management is arguably the most important activity in modern software development projects. In the absence of realistic and objective management, the software development process cannot be managed in an ... -
Objectification Theory and Its Relation to Disordered Eating: The Role of Feminist Attitudes and Internalization of Cultural Standards of Beauty
(2010-10-12)The current study had three main objectives: to examine the relation between trait and state self-objectification and various eating pathology, including restricted eating; to examine the role of general and specific ... -
Objective assessment of image quality (OAIQ) in fluorescence-enhanced optical imaging
(2009-05-15)The statistical evaluation of molecular imaging approaches for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring molecular response to treatment are required prior to their adoption. The assessment of fluorescence-enhanced optical ... -
Oblivious Handshakes and Sharing of Secrets of Privacy-Preserving Matching and Authentication Protocols
(2012-07-16)The objective of this research is focused on two of the most important privacy-preserving techniques: privacy-preserving element matching protocols and privacy-preserving credential authentication protocols, where an element ... -
Observation and Nature of Non-statistical Dynamic Effects in Ordinary Organic Reactions
(2012-10-17)Statistical models like Transition State Theory (TST) and Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) Theory have generally been successful in predicting the rates and selectivities of chemical reactions. However, these statistical ... -
Observation Method to Predict Meander Migration and Vertical Degradation of Rivers
(2014-03-05)Meander migration and vertical degradation of river bed are processes that have been studied for years. These two erosion controlled processes consist of the gradual change of the geometry of the river due to the flow of ... -
Observation of Liquid Metal Actuation in Microfluidic Channels and Implementation to Tunable RF Inductors
(2014-07-18)The overreaching goal of this thesis research is to analyze liquid metal plug actuation in microfluidic channels and to exemplify this actuation in a tunable inductor design using liquid metal as a switching material, and ... -
Observational and Numerical Modeling Studies of Turbulence on the Texas-Louisiana Continental Shelf
(2013-05-24)Turbulent dynamics at two sites (C and D) in a hypoxic zone on the Texas- Louisiana continental shelf were studied by investigating turbulence quantities i.e. turbulence kinetic energy (TKE), dissipation rate of TKE ... -
Observational and numerical study of Atlantic tropical instability waves
(2009-06-02)This study uses high resolution satellite measurements from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) and Special Sensor Mi?crowave Imager (SSM/I) to investigate the variability of sea ... -
Observational Learning of a Bimanual Coordination Task: Understanding Movement Feature Extraction, Model Performance Level, and Perspective Angle
(2010-07-14)One experiment was adminstered to address three issues central to identifying the processes that underlie our ability to learn through observation. One objective of the study was to identify the movement features (relative ... -
Observations and modeling of mixing processes in a fresh water reservoir - Valle de Bravo (Mexico)
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Current understanding of small-scale physical processes, such as mixing, in tropical water bodies is lacking and observations are scarce at best. This study sheds more light on these processes through a combined ... -
Observations of Ferroelastic Switching by Raman Spectroscopy
(2012-02-14)Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) have become an important part of turbine technology by providing thermal protection to the underlying metallic components. These coatings are typically made from a zirconia-based ceramics ... -
Observations of Physical Properties and Currents in the Northern Gulf of Mexico during Summer, 2002-2004, and Currents from January to July 2006
(2010-07-14)Many processes in the ocean are interrelated. The direction with which an eddy rotates will determine if nutrients are moved closer to the surface where they can be utilized by plankton to increase the base of the food ... -
Observations of Secondary Organic Aerosol Production and Soot Aging under Atmospheric Conditions Using a Novel Environmental Aerosol Chamber
(2012-02-14)Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) comprise a substantial fraction of the total global aerosol budget. While laboratory studies involving smog chambers have advanced our understanding of the formation mechanisms responsible ... -
Observations, dynamics and predictability of the mesoscale convective vortex event of 10-13 June 2003
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)This study examines the dynamics and predictability of the mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) event of 10-13 June 2003 which occurred during the Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Vortex Experiment (BAMEX). The MCV formed ... -
Observed Characteristics of Clouds and Precipitating Systems Associated with the Tropical Circulation in Global Models and Reanalyses
(2013-03-25)This dissertation presents a series of work related to the representation of the Hadley circulation (HC) in atmospheric reanalyses and general circulation models (GCMs), with connections to the underlying tropical and ... -
Observer error in identifying species using indirect signs: analysis of a river otter track survey technique
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Indirect signs of species presence (e.g., tracks, scats, hairs) are frequently used to detect target species in occupancy, presence/absence, and other wildlife studies. Indirect signs are often more efficient than direct ... -
Observing Short-Term Geomorphic Change in a Human-Modified River Using Terrestrial Repeat Photographs and Traditional Surveys: Uncompahgre River, Colorado, USA
(2012-07-16)The Uncompahgre River in Ouray, CO, was modified in 1996 from a braided river system to a meandering river channel. Large boulders of riprap were placed along designed meanders to prevent erosion and enable the development ...