Frost formation on heat transfer equipment such as air-source heat pump evaporators can result in drastic efficiency penalties. The reduced performance arises due to the insulating nature of ice and the increase in fan ...

Dysphonia is a communication disorder secondary to a problem with voice production. Speakers with dysphonia often report decreased intelligibility, particularly in a noisy communication environment. Intelligibility is the ...

The main objective of my research project is to characterize vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA) from Helicobacter pylori binding to an important host cell membrane lipid, sphingomyelin (SM). Previously, our laboratory showed ...

Sexual assault is an unparalleled trauma intensified by age. Children who are victims of this attack are often shook by the memories of the event(s). However, children’s testimonies are critical to building cases against ...

This study assessed the effectiveness of the degradation of soybean meal’s anti-nutritional and antigenic factors through fermentation with Aspergillus oryzae ATCC 22787 and/or Bacillus subtilis ATCC 23857. Experimental ...

Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are the most common type of cancer in young men. Patients are successfully treated with a combination of cisplatin, bleomycin, and etoposide. However, 15-20% of patients are refractory ...

The use of swine as a preclinical model is becoming standard practice because of the similarity to humans in size, anatomy, physiology, and genetics. Anesthesia is frequently required for swine in research due to the nature ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a condition that affects 20-25% of adults worldwide. MetS is highly related to central obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. A Western diet high in fat and added sugar may ...

Natural products have been playing an indispensable role in pharmaceuticals and human therapeutics for decades. However, because of the continuous development of drug resistance, high throughput discovery of natural products ...

Economic and environmental effectiveness of solar power is particularly dependent on local weather conditions and energy infrastructure. Study of past performance is vital to planning arrays which maximize their potential. ...