cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Selection and Propagation of Pinyon Pine
Creators: name: Lawson, Kylie M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Single-leaf pinyon pines are drought tolerant trees native to the Great Basin. This species is a source of wild-collected, edible pine nuts that are in great demand. With no previous research apparent, this thesis aimed to identify wild trees with high cone production as sources for evaluating grafting onto immature and mature trees. Wild sources of scions were identified from four wild stands and six trees per stand. Counting and analyzing the number of scars left by mature cones along the leader branch provided an estimate for each tree’s productivity and identified trees with greater productivity within a stand. The three best trees in each stand were selected as a scion source grafting on the estimated cone production and health of the new growth of each tree. Scions from each selected single-leaf pinyon tree were grafted onto two-leaf pinyon seedling root stocks using two graft types. After one year, survival rates were above 80% with no difference between graft types. Grafting onto mature trees with treatments including scion treatments, timing of grafting event, and graft type were evaluated in 2017. The treatments with the highest survival rates were scions with needles, spring timing of grafting, and side-wedge graft type. In 2018 and 2019, further graft evaluations were done to compare graft types with final evaluations on March 11, 2020 (2019 grafts had survival rates over 67%).
title: Evaluation of Antioxidant Strategies in Low-Moisture Foods
Creators: name: Patil, Vinatee
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/0072zz521
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Lipid oxidation in foods is vastly studied and yet less is known about lipid oxidation mechanisms in low-moisture food systems. Low-moisture foods are comprised of almost all snacks. Most of these snacks are baked or deep-fried foods consisting of a major chunk of saturated fat in consumers’ diets. Therefore, the goal is to improve the nutritional profile of these products to ultimately deliver a healthy product to the consumer. Replacing saturated fats with healthy unsaturated fatty acids is a challenge the food industry faces daily due to oxidative stability. This study aims to mimic and optimize the industrial cracker model system using interesterified soybean oil to understand the oxidative stability of the system and to apply various antioxidant strategies proven to be efficient in other lipid-based systems. Effects of tocopherols, phosphatidylethanolamine and myricetin on lipid oxidation of the model crackers were studied. The effects of the number of antioxidation concentration combinations such as mixed tocopherols with phosphatidylethanolamine and mixed tocopherols with myricetin were evaluated. Application of 2000 micromol PE/kg of cracker in ISO crackers was observed to be the most stable. The addition of mixed tocopherols in the range of 500- 5000 micromol/kg cracker to the system resulted in faster oxidation rates as the concentration increased, possibly due to the endogenous tocopherols in ISO. To eliminate these endogenous compounds, further experiments were conducted using stripped ISO. In crackers prepared with stripped ISO, it was observed that higher concentrations of PE combined with lower concentrations of mixed tocopherols are more effective in delaying lipid oxidation than vice versa. A primary study testing myricetin functionality as an antioxidant in model crackers was conducted along with a mixed tocopherol, at a concentration of 500 micromol/kg of cracker for each antioxidant. The data demonstrated myricetin was effective in its antioxidant activity individually and in combination with tocopherols. It was a functional antioxidant in model crackers and a viable option to explore future antioxidant strategies in low-moisture food systems.
Factor Associated with Neutral Sphingomyelinase Activation (FAN), A Member of the Beach Family of Proteins, Regulates Lysosome Size
Creators: name: Shrestha, Rishna
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2016

description: Chediak-Higashi Syndrome (CHS) is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by mutations in the lysosomal trafficking regulator gene (CHS1) that affects vesicle morphology. The CHS1 gene encodes a protein, Lyst, which belongs to a family of proteins containing a conserved BEACH (BEige And Chediak-Higashi) domain and WD40-repeat domain. The beigej mouse has been the best-studied animal model for CHS. Factor associated with neutral sphingomyelinase activation or FAN is the smallest member of the BEACH family. FAN interacts with the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor (TNFR1) to activate Neutral SphingoMyelinase2 (NSMase2). The absence of Lyst or FAN gives rise to enlarged lysosomes. Loss of both proteins results in an additive effect, as demonstrated by increased lysosome size in FAN-/- /beigej mouse. An additive phenotype suggests that there are at least two pathways to regulate lysosome size. Overexpression of Lyst or FAN results in smaller than normal lysosomes. Overexpression of FAN in the absence of Lyst does not give rise to small lysosomes. NSMases are present on lysosomes and inhibition of NSMases, using GW4869 or 3-OMethylsphingomyelin, results in enlarged lysosomes. Further, the decrease in lysosome size seen in FAN-overexpressing cells is blocked by GW4869. These results suggest that FAN activation of NSMase at the lysosome is a crucial step in regulating lysosome size.
Additional file 4 of Rapid divergence of a gamete recognition gene promoted macroevolution of Eutheria
Creators: name: Roberts, Emma K.
name: Tardif, Steve
name: Wright, Emily A.
name: Platt, Roy N.
name: Bradley, Robert D.
name: Hardy, Daniel M.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 4. Comprises the peer review history.
Leeuwenhoekiinae Womersley 1944
Creators: name: Stekolnikov, Alexandr A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Trombiculidae

description: Subfamily Leeuwenhoekiinae Womersley, 1944
Genus Acomatacarus Ewing, 1942
Acomatacarus keegani Radford, 1953
Genus Odontacarus Ewing, 1929
Odontacarus audyi (Radford, 1946)
Odontacarus australiensis (Hirst, 1925)
Odontacarus dracophilis Brown and Goff, 1988
Odontacarus mahaplagensis Brown and Goff, 1988
Genus Whartonia Ewing, 1944
Whartonia brevis Domrow, 1962
Whartonia caobangensis Schluger et al., 1959
= Whartonia recurvata Chen and Hsu, 1959
Whartonia dewitti Nadchatram, 1980
Whartonia maai Nadchatram and Wilson, 1965
Whartonia penthetor Womersley, 1957
Whartonia prima Schluger et al., 1959
= Whartonia mapaensis Chen and Hsu, 1959
= Whartonia iwasakii Miyazaki, Kamo and Kawashima, 1959
Whartonia salifa Schluger et al., 1959
Whartonia teongwahi Nadchatram, 1980
description: Published as part of Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2021, A checklist of chigger mites (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) of Southeast Asia, pp. 1-163 in Zootaxa 4913 (1) on pages 37-38, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4913.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4448915
Ecoacoustic Methods for Multi-Taxa Animal Surveys in the Amazon
Creators: name: Do Nascimento, Leandro A.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Tropical regions host most of the biodiversity found on Earth, but these species-rich areas are constantly threatened by human development and other disturbances that put this diversity of life forms at risk. To avoid extirpations of animal and plant species, scientists and managers rely on accurate monitoring techniques to retrieve information about population trends. This task is not easy, especially in the tropics, where there is often a lack of personnel to conduct surveys, a lack of funding, and the areas are so extensive that many countries need to be involved in monitoring (e.g., Amazon biome). For this reason, scientists are trying to take advantage of technological advancements to develop more cost-effective alternatives for multi-taxa surveys. While satellite imagery provides a richness of information about vegetation, it fails to provide direct measurement of the fauna. In this dissertation conducted in the Brazilian Amazon, I used passive acoustic recorders as a technique to collect reliable and verifiable information about the fauna. I show that the data collected with passive acoustic sensors is able to provide information about how the biodiversity of the Amazon changes with human disturbances, time of the day, and in different environments.
Platelets, Cytokines, and Proangiogenic Factors in the maintenance of Vessel Integrity
Creators: name: Shi, Dallas Shujing
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2016

description: Almost all vascular diseases are linked to an inflammatory milieu that produces a toxic brew of angiogenic and inflammatory cytokines, which distort tissue architecture and function. These cytokines are produced by a cohort of cells, including endothelial cells, which line blood vessels, and immune cells such as platelets, which are derived from megakaryocytes. Under nonpathological conditions, these cells help to maintain vessel integrity, but when activated by disease states they release cytokines to cause immediate, direct, and disruptive effects on the vascular barrier. In this dissertation I present the results of studies that examine the molecular signaling required to produce one of these immune cells, the platelet, during vessel maintenance as well as examination of the pathological contribution of cytokines on another immune cell, the endothelial cell. I show that under nonpathological conditions, platelets are required for vessel homeostasis, and it is through inhibition of RhoA signaling by proteasomal degradation that platelets are formed. Under pathological conditions, I demonstrate that pro-inflammatory and proangiogenic cytokines signal through a small GTPase, ARF6, in endothelial cells, and that ARF6 is the proximal convergence point regulating downstream signaling leading to endothelial barrier disruption and vessel permeability. This reveals ARF6 as a therapeutic target in vascular diseases such as arthritis and diabetic retinopathy. These studies fundamentally inform a iv mechanism for the genesis of platelets in maintenance of normal barrier function and establish a therapeutic target when vessel homeostasis is disrupted in endothelial cells.
Effects of Wi-Fi-Enabled Smart Irrigation Controllers on Water Use and Plant Health of Residential Landscapes in the Intermountain West
Creators: name: Evans, Shane R.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Residential and commercial landscapes provide home and business owners with several benefits. These benefits range from improved air quality and flood control to the reduction of noise and breakdown of organic chemicals. However, these landscapes are routinely overwatered which can lead to plant disease, nutrient pollution, and large amounts of water being wasted. Utah State University, in conjunction with the Center for Water Efficient Landscaping (CWEL), the Utah Division of Natural Resources and Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, conducted an experiment to determine if Wi-Fi-enabled smart irrigation controllers conserve water as compared to average residential irrigation amounts and manually programmed controllers.
A two-year study was completed at the Utah State University Greenville Research Farm in Logan, Utah. The three different Wi-Fi-enabled controllers tested were selected because of their inclusion in a state-wide rebate program to incentivize residents to save water. Average residential irrigation amounts were determined based on thousands of water audits performed by the USU Extension Water Check Program. The manually programmed irrigation controller was selected based on local availability and distributor recommendations.
When compared to the average residential irrigation amounts in the state of Utah, Wi-Fi-enabled irrigation controllers applied significantly less water. When compared to the manually programmed irrigation controllers (programmed according to USU Extension recommendations), the highest performing Wi-Fi-enabled irrigation controller applied similar amounts of water.
Flüchtige Skizze der Valzüber Alp im Sernfthal : gez. auf dem Weg nach Camperdun Alp
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1876

description: Blick zur Falzüber Alp am Fusse des Surenstock
description: IM.
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Enabling big memory with emerging technologies
Creators: name: Shevgoor, Manjunath
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2016
Subjects: computer architecture
DRAM
memory

description: The demand for main memory capacity has been increasing for many years and will continue to do so. In the past, Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) process scaling has enabled this increase in memory capacity. Along with continued DRAM scaling, the emergence of new technologies like 3D-stacking, buffered Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs), and crosspoint nonvolatile memory promise to continue this trend in the years ahead. However, these technologies will bring with them their own gamut of problems. In this dissertation, I look at the problems facing these technologies from a current delivery perspective. 3D-stacking increases memory capacity available per package, but the increased current requirement means that more pins on the package have to be now dedicated to provide Vdd/Vss, hence increasing cost. At the system level, using buffered DIMMs to increase the number of DRAM ranks increases the peak current requirements of the system if all the DRAM chips in the system are Refreshed simultaneously.  Crosspoint memories promise to greatly increase bit densities but have long read latencies because of sneak currents in the cross-bar. In this dissertation, I provide architectural solutions to each of these problems. We observe that smart data placement by the architecture and the Operating System (OS) is a vital ingredient in all of these solutions. We thereby mitigate major bottlenecks in these technologies, hence enabling higher memory densities.
The Reproductive Biology and Edaphic Characteristics of a Rare, Gynodioecious Saxifage: Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae (Saxifragaceae)
Creators: name: Pierson, Kimberly
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1999

description: I examined the reproductive biology and general ecology of Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae, a rare saxifrage endemic to the West Salmon River Mountains of central Idaho. Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae combines asexual reproduction via bulbils with a sexual mixed-mating system. Flower production occurred in 1996 only, whereas bulbil production occurred in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Bulbil production precedes floral bud formation and is the dominant form of reproduction. When flowering occurs, outcrossing is promoted by protandry and the gynodioecious mating system found in all populations. No autogamous or agamospermous seed set was observed in either female or hermaphrodite flowers, indicating that a pollen vector is required for reproduction. Hermaphrodites were self-compatible but none automatically self-pollinated. Pollinator visitation was extremely low, but this did not significantly affect fruit set. Flower visitors were infrequent and consisted mostly of syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) and empidids (Diptera: Empididae). Female plants produced significantly more bulbils than hermaphrodites. Females may be maintained in the population for this reason.
The populations of Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae were thoroughly surveyed to identify actual and potential habitat. Twenty-eight soil pits in actual and potential S. bryophora var. tobiasiae habitat were described. Soils were classified as Lithic Cryoborolls, Lithic Cryochrepts, and Lithic Cryorthents. The physical characteristics of these soils were very similar among habitat and non-habitat sites, but higher rock fragments were found in soils with S. bryophora var. tobiasiae. The shallow soils and natural disturbance from runoff influence the narrow distribution and rarity of this taxon. Classification tree analysis was used to determine which ecological factors were useful in predicting S. bryophora var. tobiasiae presence. Bare soil, Lewisia triphylla, Erythronium grandiflorum, Vaccinium scoparium, and Polytrichum juniperinum were significant predictors of S. bryophora var. tobiasiae. The findings of this study provide biological and ecological information about S. bryophora var. tobiasiae that may be useful to managers in attempting to conserve this rare taxon and the habitat in which it exists.
Step negotiation biomechanics during truck cab egress and the effects of anthropometrics and cab design on driver fall biomechanics etiology.
Creators: name: Shorti, Rami M.
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2016
Subjects: Cross-sectional Study
Effects of Anthropometrics
Experimental Study
Falls Biomechanics
Step Negotiation Biomechanics
Truck Cab Egress

description: Slips and falls during egress from heavy truck cabs are a major contributor to injury and disability for truck drivers. A large-scale laboratory study was conducted to quantify the dynamics of ingress/egress (IE) for Class 7 and 8 commercial truck cabs. A simulated truck cab was constructed in a laboratory allowing manipulation of many geometric variables affecting ingress and egress. Experienced commercial truck drivers were recruited to participate. Subjective responses and anthropometric information for all participants were obtained along with detailed biomechanical data, including whole-body kinematics and reaction forces on the ground, steps, and handholds.  This study involves three-dimensional reconstruction of truck driver egress motions, detailed analysis of spatiotemporal parameters and driver behaviors (i.e., IE tactics), as well as a description of access system egress cycles and methods of analyses. In addition, the influence of cab design and driver anthropometric and behavioral factors on biomechanical parameters are investigated. This research also provides a detailed quantitative description of the driver interaction with the cab elements (steps and handholds) and presents valuable insight into the dynamics of cab egress that will allow for a more accurate definition of etiological risk factors for slipping during truck cab egress.  In summary, driver biomechanics largely depends on their interaction with the cab, tactics, foot behaviors, and the quality of contact with the steps.  In general, during egress, study participants used the right handhold most frequently, followed by the door handle and then the steering wheel.  Findings from this research also indicated that a portion of drivers performed egress facing away from the cab and given the prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) among this population, handhold and step location and design should incorporate the base of support (BoS) and stability metric calculations to allow such population for proper "footing" and allow for their center of mass (CoM) to be as close to the truck as possible in the event the drivers utilized the facing away egress tactic. Finally, BMI is a factor that has been associated as an indicator of increased level of risk. Therefore, driver training should include opportunities to get the drivers' weight lowered and fitness level increased. Additionally, drivers may also benefit from stability and strength training as stair stepping is physically more demanding and requires more stability when compared to walking.
Additional file 1 of Variation by default: cesarean section discharge opioid prescription patterns and outcomes in Military Health System hospitals: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study
Creators: name: Highland, Krista B.
name: Robertson, Ian
name: Lutgendorf, Monica
name: Herrera, Germaine F.
name: Velosky, Alexander G.
name: Costantino, Ryan C.
name: Patzkowski, Michael S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Supplemental Figure 1. Variation in the proportion of patients who did not receive an opioid prescription at discharge. Each bar represents a different Military Health System facility. The figure depicts 53 of the 57 facilities with at least 10 discharge opioid prescriptions.
Bey Laibach am Weg nach dem Panixerpass
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1876
Subjects: Bauernhaus

description: IM
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Classification of Jacobian Elliptic Fibrations on a Special Family of K3 Surfaces of Picard Rank Sixteen
Creators: name: Hill, Thomas
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: K3 surfaces are an important tool used to understand the symmetries in physics that link different string theories, called string dualities. For example, heterotic string theory compactified on an elliptic curve describes a theory physically equivalent to (dual to) F-theory compactified on a K3 surface. In fact, M-theory, the type IIA string, the type IIB string, the Spin(32)/Z2 heterotic string, and the E8 x E8 heterotic string are all related by compactification on Calabi-Yau manifolds.
We study a special family of K3 surfaces, namely a family of rank sixteen K3 surfaces polarized by the lattice H⊕E7(-1)⊕E7(-1). A generic member of this family is a K3 surface defined by resolving the singularities of a specific quartic surface. Intersecting this quartic with a pencil of planes containing a particular line or conic corresponds with a Jacobian elliptic fibration on the resulting K3 surface. We show that a generic member of this family of K3 surfaces admits exactly four inequivalent Jacobian elliptic fibrations; i.e., there are four non-isomorphic ways a pencil of planes containing a line or conic can intersect the quartic surface defining a member of this special family. We construct explicit Weierstrass models for these Jacobian elliptic fibration whose coefficients are modular forms on a suitable bounded symmetric domain of type IV . Finally, we explain how this construction provides a geometric interpretation for the F-theory/heterotic string duality in eight dimensions with two Wilson lines.
Die  Fahnen und Schopfwand : flüchtige Skizze gez. von Elm
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1876

description: IM
description: Format unregelmässig
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Delta Hedging of Financial Options Using Reinforcement Learning and an Impossibility Hypothesis
Creators: name: Tali, Ronak
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: In this thesis we take a fresh perspective on delta hedging of financial options as undertaken by market makers. The current industry standard of delta hedging relies on the famous Black Scholes formulation that prescribes continuous time hedging in a way that allows the market maker to remain risk neutral at all times. But the Black Scholes formulation is a deterministic model that comes with several strict assumptions such as zero transaction costs, log normal distribution of the underlying stock prices, etc. In this paper we employ Reinforcement Learning to redesign the delta hedging problem in way that allows us to relax the strict assumption of risk neutrality and allows us to embed market realities such as transaction costs right at the outset. Our main argument is that by taking a controlled amount of risk and encouraging some uncertainty (referred to as exploration) in the hedged position, the market maker is able to generate incremental profit in the entire operation. Our model does not assume any parametric distribution for the underlying stock prices and is fundamentally online in nature i.e. learns on the go.
Metamorphosis:  radically imagining the body through collage and the grotesque
Creators: name: Shir, Allison
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2016
Subjects: art
body
choreography
dance
grotesque
paradox

description: This thesis focuses on metamorphosis, defined as a dynamic state of in-betweens, the meeting point of the paradoxical and absurd, a junction where extreme opposites may coexist. It is a constant collage of isolated and alienated parts that have been ripped, cut, and torn and then reorganized into a new state and transformed. I was led to this research by a personal history of migration and fragmentation, and feeling trapped inside the limits of my own body. Through choreographing solos designed for my physique and capabilities, I began seeing possibilities. My thesis research began with embodying the state of metamorphosis through solo physical practice (dance improvisation and investigative choreographic exercises), and continued through the creation of two new dance pieces set for female dancers - a solo, Clay Passerine, and a trio, In/To(o) Parts. The supporting theoretical context for my research of metamorphosis lies within visual art and literature through the lens of collage and the grotesque body. By embracing metamorphosis as a process of growth and change, as well as a state of in-betweens, I have sought to deepen aesthetic and physical possibilities of dance performance and choreography by challenging ideals, embracing distortion of form, and unleashing wild imagination. This work has led me to discover a deeper understanding of myself as an artist. It redefines limitations, and has become an alternative inroad to dance and choreography for those who may want to challenge, redefine, and expand traditional notions of "beauty" and form, make sense of their own experience of alienation or "otherness," and understand who they are and their place in the world.
Effects of Short Season Irrigation on Pasture Yield and Predicting Yield with Sentinel-2 Satellite
Creators: name: Bugdayci, Ihsan Bugra
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Deficit irrigation can reduce agriculture water use making additional water available for other uses. This study looked at multi-year impacts of deficit irrigation on pasture yield. The results show that that early irrigation provides the most benefit to cool season pastures and late season irrigation only had small impacts on yield. According to this research, irrigation water can be saved without impacting the yield importantly.
Remote sensing techniques are becoming a part of agriculture. Yield predictions are important for the farmers and others involved with agriculture. In this research, relationships between the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) calculated from remotely sensed data and pasture yields were developed. Additionally, un-maned aerial vehicle (UAV) and Sentinel-2 Satellite images were compared finding a strong correlation between them. This means that Sentinel-2 data which is readily available to the public on 5-day intervals can be used to predict pasture yield. This study was one of the rare studies that UAV and Satellite Images were compared. The correlation between them very high and helped to expand the dataset. The research was sponsored by Utah Agriculture Experiment Station and the cost was about $15,000 per year.
Der  Schild : gez. bey der Kirche in Schwanden
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1876
Subjects: Kanton Glarus

description: IM
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Vom Gasthof z. Sonne in Engi Sernfth[al]
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1876

description: Der Ofen und das Laaxer Stöckli, auch Piz Grisch genannt
description: IM
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Cost-Effective Planning Strategies for Battery Electric Bus Systems
Creators: name: He, Yi
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: In recent years, actions have been taken by countries around the world to create a more sustainable energy future. Electrifying transit buses is considered as a promising option to reduce emissions and increase sustainability of the transportation sector. However, there are still several barriers to the adoption of electric buses (e-buses). The barriers include, but are not limited to, the range limitations of e-buses, high up-front costs of e-buses, large capital expenses for charging infrastructure, and a lack of understanding regarding e-bus operation and management. This dissertation aims to overcome these barriers through the development of cost-effective planning strategies from the strategic and operational perspectives.
Fist, this dissertation investigates the strategic planning problem of battery electric bus (BEB) fast charging stations in a multimodal transportation network with the objective of minimizing the total e-bus system cost. Second, assuming the layout of the transit system and the deployment of charging infrastructure as given, this dissertation presents an optimization model to enhance the charging schedule of a fast charging BEB system. To consider the interaction between the system infrastructure design and the charging schedule of a BEB system, this study further develops two comprehensive planning strategies. Numerical analyses demonstrate that the proposed planning strategies can effectively reduce the cost of BEB implementation.
Nussbühl ob Lintthal 1259 m
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1877

description: Blick Richtung Urner Boden mit dem Clariden und dem Gämsfairenstock im Hintergrund
description: [Johann Müller Wegmann]
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Nicotine and Alcohol Interactions
Creators: name: Frye, Charles C. J.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Charles C.J. Frye, a graduate student in the Behavior Analysis program at Utah State University, completed this dissertation as part of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology.
Alcohol and Nicotine are the two most commonly abused drugs in the United States, often used at the same time. The goal of the dissertation was to more fully understand how exposure to one drug alters motivation for the other. In Chapter I, we investigated how exposure to nicotine affects relapse for alcohol in rats. Nicotine did not affect relapse for alcohol, possibly due to the method of nicotine delivery used. In Chapter II, we investigated how exposure to nicotine and nicotine combined with MAOI (a drug commonly used as an antidepressant and found in tobacco cigarettes) affects motivation for alcohol in rats. We found that nicotine increased motivation for alcohol, but nicotine combined with MAOI reduced motivation for alcohol. Chapter IV consisted of 3 experiments using hypothetical purchase tasks with human participants. In Experiment 1, we assessed how the hypothetical opportunity to smoke cigarettes at a concert influenced purchasing of hypothetical alcohol. We found that having the opportunity to smoke did not alter purchasing alcohol. In Experiment 2, we assessed the opposite relation: how the hypothetical opportunity to drink alcoholic beverages at a concert altered purchasing of hypothetical tobacco cigarettes. We found that the Maximum Expenditure was greater when participants were told that they could not drink alcohol at the concert. Lastly, in Experiment 3, we assessed how consumption of alcohol and cigarettes was affected by manipulating the price of one of the drugs. Specifically, we assessed how purchasing of tobacco cigarettes changed (despite a constant price) when we increased the cost of alcoholic beverages. We also assessed how the purchasing of alcoholic beverages changed (despite a constant price) when we increased the price of tobacco cigarettes. We found that tobacco cigarette purchasing was independent of alcohol beverage price and alcoholic beverage purchasing was independent of tobacco cigarette price. Each study in this dissertation produced surprising results and has the potential to stimulate new research questions.
Examination and Empirical Forecast of Wheat Yield in Northwest India Based on Climate and Socio-Economic Factors
Creators: name: Mukherjee, Avik
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: This study summarizes the findings of research organized in two parts. The first part includes the impact of climate and socio-economic factors that affected wheat yield in northwest India during the 2000s. The second part focused on the forecast of average wheat yield for the two highest wheat producing states Punjab and Haryana.
Initial study focused on the impact of climate factors on wheat yield in northwest India. It has been found that above normal temperature coupled with water shortage i.e. irregular irrigation and low soil moisture contributed to the prolonged yield reduction during 2002-2010.
Next, we reviewed the socio-economic factors which might be responsible for the wheat yield reduction along with climate factors. Lastly, an attempt has been made to forecast (2 years) wheat yield for the two states with very limited input. Despite of the limited input, the fitted model worked well and produced around 74% forecast accuracy. This short-term forecast can help crop management planning and other decision planning for the next few years.
Felspartie beym Rinderlöchli
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1877

description: Zeichnung des heute Tüfels Chilchli bezeichneten Felskopfes unweit des Grabens Chli Rinderloch
description: [Johann Müller Wegmann]
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Aspects of Opioid Regulation and Effects on Opioid Users
Creators: name: Bolton, Daniel J.
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2016
Subjects: Drug monitoring - Government policy - United States

description: Opioid drugs prescribed legally have a great potential for both benefit and harm. The present study examines the potential impact of regulatory changes on opioid prescribing and use as well as differences in opioid use between men and women and among different age groups. The Utah All Payer Claims Database (APCD) includes data that illuminate the effect of proposed changes to opioid prescribing guidelines. The data were analyzed in a cross-sectional study, with a study population of persons who were dispensed opioids in Utah between 2011 and 2013. Between 21% and 44% of prescriptions would likely generate increased demands on provider time and other resources under new guidelines. Women and older Utahns are dispensed disproportionately large numbers of opioids. Men and women receive similar quantities of specific opioids, suggesting providers do not consider the impact of sex on opioid use. Review of the APCD data suggests possible improvements in data quality. In a separate analysis, data from the Utah National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data were examined in a retrospective cohort study of decedents whose deaths involved prescription opioids. Deaths were analyzed by sex, by age group, and by number of causes of death recorded. iv Women and men displayed different patterns of opioid use. Women were more likely to die after taking drugs that may be considered less potent. Men were more likely to die after taking opioids that were obtained for other persons. Some opioid deaths among older Utahns are probably not recognized as such because death may be attributed to comorbidities. Older opioid decedents are more likely to have committed suicide than younger decedents. Children who die after taking opioids are likely to have taken drugs obtained for other persons, which highlights the importance of drug safety. Opioid patients should be seen within their family and social contexts to promote their health and that of those around them. Sex and age influence opioid use. The data also suggest that promoting effective opioid treatment requires broad perspectives on providers, patients, and patient contexts. Improved health care data quality will strengthen the results of health care research.
Closed-Loop Propulsive Control for Very Low Perigee Orbit Energy Management and Stabilization
Creators: name: Gardner, Tyler J.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Within the past decade, the United States Air Force has begun exploring options for using smaller satellites, known as SmallSats and CubeSats, to decrease the time it takes to design and build new satellites. If used properly, a rapid development environment for satellites could improve the Air Force's ability to respond to new technologies and threats. Other organizations such as NASA and universities have been using SmallSats and CubeSats for research and development missions.
While smaller satellites are usually much cheaper to develop and require less time to create, limited volume strictly constrains the size of instrumentation and avionics that they can house. This size limitation especially inhibits optical Earth observation (cameras) and communication equipment. A camera with a larger aperture and light sensor can capture more light, allowing it to take better pictures. Communications equipment generally works better with larger antennas. A potential solution for SmallSats and CubeSats is to put them in a lower orbit. The closer a satellite is to the ground, the easier it will be for it to take pictures and communicate with ground stations. However, using lower orbits also creates the problem of increased air resistance.
To counter atmospheric drag, the satellite could include a small rocket motor. This thesis investigates using a "green" hybrid propulsion that has been developed by the USU Propulsion Research Laboratory. The hybrid motor is paired with a closed-loop controller to provide automatic control. A trajectory simulation was developed to study the performance of multiple closed-loop control options. The results of the trajectory simulation and a best-approach analysis are presented. System sizing estimates are also presented.
Friteren Ort Oberstafel 1795 mt
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1877

description: Die Alp Friterenort mit Alphütte, Bergseeli und dem Grossen Wingällen, dem Glatten und dem Firner Loch im Hintergrund
description: [Johann Müller-Wegmann]
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Additional file 1 of Investigating the feasibility and effectiveness of a modular treatment program for children and adolescents with depression and interpersonal problems: study protocol of a quasi-experimental pilot feasibility trial (CBASP@YoungAge)
Creators: name: Dippel, N.
name: In-Albon, T.
name: Schneider, S.
name: Christiansen, H.
name: Brakemeier, E.-L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. SPIRIT 2013 Checklist.
A small low-power wireless integrated microsystem
Creators: name: Redd, Bennion
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2016
Subjects: Integrated circuits
Low voltage integrated circuits
Microsystems

description: Advancements in process technology and circuit techniques have enabled the creation of small chemical microsystems for use in a wide variety of biomedical and sensing applications. For applications requiring a small microsystem, many components can be integrated onto a single chip. This dissertation presents many low-power circuits, digital and analog, integrated onto a single chip called the Utah Microcontroller. To guide the design decisions for each of these components, two specific microsystems have been selected as target applications: a Smart Intravaginal Ring (S-IVR) and an NO releasing catheter. Both of these applications share the challenging requirements of integrating a large variety of low-power mixed-signal circuitry onto a single chip. These applications represent the requirements of a broad variety of small low-power sensing systems. In the course of the development of the Utah Microcontroller, several unique and significant contributions were made. A central component of the Utah Microcontroller is the WIMS Microprocessor, which incorporates a low-power feature called a scratchpad memory. For the first time, an analysis of scaling trends projected that scratchpad memories will continue to save power for the foreseeable future. This conclusion was bolstered by measured data from a fabricated microcontroller. In a 32 nm version of the WIMS Microprocessor, the scratchpad memory is projected to save ~10-30% of memory access energy depending upon the characteristics of the embedded program. Close examination of application requirements informed the design of an analog-to-digital converter, and a unique single-opamp buffered charge scaling DAC was developed to minimize power consumption. The opamp was designed to simultaneously meet the varied demands of many chip components to maximize circuit reuse. Each of these components are functional, have been integrated, fabricated, and tested. This dissertation successfully demonstrates that the needs of emerging small low-power microsystems can be met in advanced process nodes with the incorporation of low-power circuit techniques and design choices driven by application requirements.
Ortstaffel 1748 m unter Ortstock : von ob Habelt Braunwald d. Fernrohr
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1877
Subjects: Almhütte

description: [Johann Müller-Wegmann]
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Additional file 2 of Investigating the feasibility and effectiveness of a modular treatment program for children and adolescents with depression and interpersonal problems: study protocol of a quasi-experimental pilot feasibility trial (CBASP@YoungAge)
Creators: name: Dippel, N.
name: In-Albon, T.
name: Schneider, S.
name: Christiansen, H.
name: Brakemeier, E.-L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2. WHO Trial Registration Data Set.
Endobronchial spread in pulmonary adenocarcinoma
Creators: name: Pereira Da Silva, Francisco
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Lung
subject: CT
subject: Plain radiographic studies
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Neoplasia

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: female, 72 years
description: Clinical History: A patient with history of asthma presented with general malaise and worsening of wheezing during the night in the former 2 months. Chest radiography was initially ordered, with CT being ordered on follow-up. Final Diagnosis: Pulmonary adenocarcinoma (papillary subtype), with likely aerogenous metastasis
Mittler Ort Stafel 1494 : ob Nussbühl ob Linthal
Creators: name: Müller, Johann
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1877
Subjects: Stall

description: [Johann Müller-Wegmann]
description: Aus der Sammlung Johann Müller-Wegmann; Depositum der SAC Sektion Uto in der Zentralbibliothek des SAC
Additional file 3 of Investigating the feasibility and effectiveness of a modular treatment program for children and adolescents with depression and interpersonal problems: study protocol of a quasi-experimental pilot feasibility trial (CBASP@YoungAge)
Creators: name: Dippel, N.
name: In-Albon, T.
name: Schneider, S.
name: Christiansen, H.
name: Brakemeier, E.-L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3. Management of adverse events.
The Development and Use of a Secondary Electron Yield Database for Spacecraft Charge Modeling
Creators: name: Lundgreen, Phillip
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2020

description: Charge modeling of electron-solid interactions requires a detailed and accurate compilation of experimental data on which to base its physics and against which to test its predictions. Historically researchers used methods involving individual research or information taken from existing, vague, databases that were often found wanting. To streamline the charge modeling process, a collection of data has been assembled and categorized based upon surface morphology and contamination from various published sources and existing databases. The quality and quantity of the compilation vary widely with very little information offered with regards to surface conditions of various materials (contamination, morphology, etc. ...). Included in the database are 34 elements and over 100 different sources. Using this database, physics principles have been found which allow for the quantification of material surface conditions, and more accurate SEY modeling to be accomplished.
Efficacy of Once Daily Dosing with Phenobarbital in Children with Seizure Disorders
Creators: name: Davis, Anne Garrett
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2016
Subjects: Phenobarbital - Research
Pharmocokinetics
Half-Life
Epilepsy
Drug Therapy - dose response relationship
Osmolar Concentration

description: One of the first-line drugs in the therapy of seizure disorders in pediatrics is phenobarbital. Frequently it is used alone when seizures can be controlled with a single drug, however, its use in combination with other anticonvulsants is also prevalent. According to Buchthal, phenobarbital should be the first medication tried for grand mal and focal seizure and in infants is superior to phentoin for febrile seizures. However, psychomotor and petit mal seizures seldom respond and occasionally maybe made worse. The current literature has a paucity of studies involving phenobarbital pharmacokinetics in children between the ages of one to 14 years. It has been suggested that their half-life is age-dependent, falling in the range of 37-133 hours which is comparable to the range reported for adults (53-140 hours). Because of the prolonged half-life, it seems reasonable to recommend once daily dosing for children and indeed Livingston mentions this possibility. However, Svensmark and Buchthal suggested a twice daily dosage for children based on the assumption that they maintain an increased rate of elimination of phenobarbital doses for children. The present practice of twice a day dosing of phenobarbital based on Svensmark and Buchthal's work is open to question because of questionable data interpretation in their report. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the appropriateness of once daily dosing of phenobarbital in children with seizure disorders.