• Harnessing whole gastrointestinal tract sampling in cattle to characterize the contributions of key microbial members during different life stages 

  Costello, Margaret (2024-08-29)

  While most studies focus on rumen structure and microbial communities when investigating different diets and health outcomes, the lower gastrointestinal tract (GIT) offers further opportunity to improve performance and ...

• DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY OF THE CORROSION AND MECHANICAL PERFORMANCES OF A TELESCOPIC CONTROL ROD DESIGN FOR HTGRs 

  Paramucchio, Gabriel (2024-08-28)

  High temperature gas reactors (HTGRs) require their core to be tall enough to effectively remove decay heat. Therefore, current designs involve traditional control rods seated above the core nearly doubling the excavation ...

• WHO BENEFITS FROM THE FUNDING? EVALUATING PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN MEETING JUSTICE40 AND BIL REQUIREMENTS IN THE WISCONSIN CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM 

  Armendariz, Karen (2024-08-23)

  This study assesses the extent to which the Wisconsin Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program meets the environmental justice (EJ) criteria outlined by the Justice40 initiative and the Bipartisan Infrastructure ...

• Mechanical Design and Fabrication of Novel Prototype Electric Machine Designs 

  Paddock, Justin (2024-07-21)

  The conceptual design of two novel machine designs, a tractive integrated machine-drive and an integrated machine-fan, were defined and needed to be made into physical prototypes for experimentation. Other students performed ...

• The effect of hyperoxia on cerebral blood flow: gray matter, white matter, and regional analysis 

  Haley, Travis (2024-08-21)

  Background: Delivery of oxygen-rich gas (hyperoxia) is used to treat medical emergencies as well as to prevent adverse outcomes in certain occupations that are subjected to extreme environmental conditions. While useful ...

• Modeling High Temperature Heat Pumps with Thermal Storage for Process Integration in Food and Beverage Processing Facilities 

  Mackowski, Doran (2024-08-23)

  Food processing facilities are energy intensive, requiring both electricity as an energy source to power process equipment and refrigeration systems as well as fossil fuels supplied to boilers for process heating. As ...

• INVESTIGATING THE POTENTIAL OF USING BLOCKCHAIN AS A TOOL IN WETLAND MITIGATION BANKING 

  Du, Gin (2024-08-23)

  This paper investigates the potential of using blockchain technology as a tool in wetland mitigation banking. Wetland mitigation banking plays a crucial role in compensating for wetland loss by creating mitigation banks ...

• Perceived Usefulness and Trustworthiness of Health Information on Social Media: An Analysis of Young Adults Information Seeking and Influencing Factors 

  Safi, Nitanga Yvoni (2024-08-23)

  In recent years, there has been a notable increase in Internet usage among young adults, who now turn to social media platforms not only for entertainment and networking but also as a significant source of health information. ...

• Genomic Prediction Using Environmental Covariates in Potato 

  Enriquez, John Oscar S (2024-08-23)

  Prediction and modelling of complex traits are heavily influenced by genotype-by-environment interactions (GEI). For the past decade, quantitative characterization of environmental factors has been shown to improve model ...

• MODEL CHARACTERIZATION OF BLOCKING AND SHADING LOSSES IN A NOVEL TWO-STAGE HELIOSTAT 

  Glisczinski, Ty (2024-08-23)

  In 2011 the United States Department of Energy launched the SunShot initiative with the goal of maturing concentrating solar power technologies and reducing the levelized cost of energy from $0.21 per kWh to $0.05 per kWh. ...

• RESILIENT EMPIRE: THE COLONIALITY OF U.S. CLIMATE SECURITIZATION AND ABOLITIONIST COUNTERTOPOGRAPHIES OF MILITARISM 

  Billings, Kristen (2024-08-23)

  Over the past two decades, the United States Department of Defense (DoD)—the single largest institutional user of fossil fuels—has embraced climate security and positioned itself as a leader in climate action, investing ...

• Characterization of Emulsion-Filled Confectionery Gels: The Effect of Medium-Chain Triglyceride Content and Lecithin 

  James, Elizabeth (2024-08-22)

  The expansion of gummy and jelly confections into new markets has resulted in the creation of unique products containing vitamins, THC/CBD extracts, fish oils, and other bioactive compounds. Often times, these ingredients ...

• Dynamic phase-field simulations of terahertz wave transmission across ferroelectrics 

  Chen, Taorui (2024-08-23)

  Ferroic materials are distinguished by their inherent capability to display spontaneous order, possessing multiple stable states in the absence of external influences. The distinct properties and behaviors of these materials ...

• Assessing the Environmental and Societal Impacts of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Technologies and Products 

  Feng, Danyi (2024-08-23)

  Annual atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) have risen from 11 Gt in 1960s to 36.6 Gt in 2023. In order to mitigate the global warming impact, the implementation of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies ...

• QUANTIFYING LEACHABLE PHOSPHORUS FROM COMMON URBAN TREE SPECIES 

  Klaubauf, Collin (2024-08-23)

  Urban runoff containing high amounts of nutrients like nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) has long been established as a driver of surface water eutrophication. In residential areas, a primary source of nutrients is derived ...

• THERMOMECHANICAL REPRESENTATION OF ADIABATIC SHEAR BANDING 

  Rees, Jack (2024-08-23)

  A finite element method with a weak embedded discontinuity is implemented with a global tracking strategy to track the evolution of adiabatic shear bands in metallic materials. The continuum model used is developed with a ...

• Characterizing the functional and practical performance of hydrolyzed lactose syrup in selected foods 

  Budin, Victoria (2024-08-22)

  Greek yogurt acid whey (GAW), a byproduct of Greek yogurt production, is both an expensive waste product and an environmental concern. Previous work has developed a system to convert GAW into sustainable usable products, ...

• MECHANISMS FOR DIGESTION IN TWO COMPETING FOREST CARNIVORES: FISHERS (PEKANIA PENNANTI) AND MARTENS (MARTES AMERICANA AND M. CAURINA) IN THE GREAT LAKES AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST 

  Blackdeer, Emma (2024-08-21)

  Carnivores have evolved morphological and digestive traits to successfully exploit dietary items other than meat. However, observations of carnivores consuming fungi and insects in the wild have generally been dismissed ...

• DIRECT DOLOMITE PRECIPITATION: INVESTIGATION OF LACUSTRINE DOLOMITE AND MAGNESITE IN LAKE BEEAC, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 

  Brown, Noah (2024-08-23)

  Lake Beeac is a playa lake located in the southeast province of Victoria, Australia that has been studied for the last 40 years due to the large amount of sedimentary dolomite, magnesite, and Mg-rich smectite present (De ...

• AGRONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CEREAL RYE COVER CROP IN WISCONSIN SOYBEAN SYSTEMS 

  Felsman, Jacob (2024-08-23)

  Weed management programs utilizing high-biomass cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop in Wisconsin soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) production systems are increasing in popularity. Much of this method’s success depends ...

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