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New Articles from Horticultural Science Department Researchers April 22 – May 5, 2012

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New Articles from Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Department Researchers April 22 – May 5, 2012

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New Articles from Plant Pathology Department Researchers April 22 – May 5, 2012

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New Articles from Poultry Science Department Researchers April 22 – May 5, 2012

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By: Laura Jackson

Agricultural & Extension Education

Worley-Davis, Lynn

A Comparison of Learning Styles and Academic Performance of Students Enrolled in Introductory Poultry Science Courses in Bachelors of Science and Associates of Applied Science Programs.

Advisors: James Flowers, Chair
Dan Croom, Member
Carmen Parkhurst, Member

Animal Science

Cleveland, Kristin

Small Grain Silages for Lactating Dairy Cows.

Advisors: Vivek Fellner, Chair
Charles Whisnant, Member
Joseph Burns, Member
Vivek Fellner, Minor

Biochemistry

Johnson, Christian

Structural Analysis of Arginine 97 Mutants in the Allosteric Switch of Ras.

Advisors: Carla Mattos, Chair
Robert Rose, Member
Earl Maxwell, Member

Schipper, Joshua Luke

Allosteric Activation of Procaspase-3.

Advisors: Allan Clark, Chair
William Miller, Member
Robert Rose, Member
Keith Weninger, Member

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Horstman, Marc

Wetland Nitrate Dissipation Capacity Enhancement via Increased Sediment Interfacial Nitrate Transport.

Advisors: Francois Birgand, Chair
Richard Skaggs, Member
William Hunt, Member
Dean Hesterberg, Minor

Hu, Di

Temporal and Spatial Variations of Bioaerosol Concentrations Emitted from an Egg Production Farm in Southeast U.S.

Advisors: Lingjuan Li, Co-Chair
Otto Simmons, Co-Chair
John Classen, Member
Jason Osborne, Minor

Li, Qianfeng

Particulate Matter from an Egg Production: Emission, Chemistry, and Local Dispersion.

Advisors: Lingjuan Li, Chair
John Walker, Member
Sanjay Shah, Member
Peter Bloomfield, Minor
R.K.M.Jayanty, External

Mayer, Michelle

Assessment of Bioenergy Crop Production Feasibility along North Carolina Department of Transportation Highway Rights-of-Way.

Advisors: Matthew Veal, Chair
Gary Roberson, Minor
Michael Boyette, Member

Sharma, Rajat

Novel Pretreatment Methods of Switchgrass for Fermentable Sugar Generation.

Advisors: Ratna Sharma, Chair
Michael Boyette, Member
Larry Stikeleather, Member

Vick, Robert

Residential Irrigation and Water Conservation Potential of Smart Irrigation Technologies in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin.

Advisors: Garry Grabow, Chair
Grady Miller, Member
Rodney Huffman, Member

Wang, Ziyu

Alkaline Pretreatment of Genetically-Engineered Switchgrass for Improved Carbohydrates Conversion Efficiency.

Advisors: Jay Cheng, Chair
Zhilin Li, Minor
Ratna Sharma, Member
Larry Stikeleather, Member

Zhang, Ximing

Pretreatment of Corn Stover for Sugar Production by Using the Combination of Alkaline Reagents and Switchgrass-Derived Black Liquor.

Advisors: Jay Cheng, Chair
Ratna Sharma, Member
Praveen Kolar, Member

Crop Science

Lewis, Dustin

Environmental Fate and Biological Impact of Aminocyclopyrachlor in Turfgrass and Neighboring Systems.

Advisors: Fred Yelverton, Co-Chair
Robert Richardson, Co-Chair
Thomas Wentworth, Minor
Harry Strek, External
Thomas Wentworth, Minor
Stephen Broome, Graduate School Representative
Wesley Everman, Member

Oakes, Joseph Carroll

Improving Soybean Yield by Identifying Mechanisms and Varieties that Facilitate the Translocation of Starch from Leaves and Stem to the Seed During Periods of Stress.

Advisors: Ronnie Heiniger, Chair
Thomas Carter, Member
Edward Dunphy, Member
Ronnie Heiniger, Minor

Entomology

Ernst, Andrew

Morphology and Function of the Ovipositor Mechanism in Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera) and a Phylogeny of the Megaspilinae (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae) Based on Molecular Data.

Advisors: Andrew Deans, Co-Chair
Brian Wiegmann, Co-Chair
Coby Schal, Member

Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology

Hux, Sharon

Developing a Model Approach for Monitoring Long-term Population Changes on Parks and Nature Preserves.

Advisors: Christopher Moorman, Chair
Christopher DePerno, Member
Theodore Simons, Member

Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences

Draut, Amanda Schell

Changes in Bioactive Components of Muscadine Grapes During Microwave Processing and Storage.

Advisors: Gabriel Harris, Chair
Mary Ann Lila, Member
Josip Simunovic, Member

Fox, Kathryn

The Impact of Heating and Acidification on the Flavor of Whey Protein Isolate.

Advisors: Mary Drake, Chair
Brian Farkas, Member
Timothy Sanders, Member

Issa, Joseph

In Vitro Calcium Bioaccessbility in Moringaoleifera Vegetable Leaves: Potential Plant Food to Increase Dietary Calcium Intake in Developing Countries.

Advisors: Jonathan Allen, Chair
Rick Brandenburg, Member
Gabriel Harris, Member

Nshimiyimana, Emmanuel

Application of Windhexe Dehydration Technology for Producing Beta-Carotene Rick Flours from Sweetpotatoes.

Advisors: Van Truong, Chair
Tyre Lanier, Member
K Sandeep, Member

Rhoades, Elizabeth

Product Development of a Nutraceutical Beer via Biological Isolates of Soy Kefir.

Advisors: John Sheppard, Chair
Trevor Phister, Member
Gabriel Harris, Member

Steed, Laurie Elaine

Development and Validation of Processes for Continuous Flow Microwave Processing of Foods Containing Sweetpotato Particulates.

Advisors: Van Truong, Chair
K Sandeep, Co-Chair
Kenneth Swartzel, Member
Josip Simunovic, Member
Michael Boyette, Graduate School Representative
Lee-Ann Jaykus, Member

Forestry & Environmental Resources

Brand, Mark

Effects of Tree Planting Rectangularity on the Wood Quality and Growth of Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) in Sweden.

Advisors: Bronson Bullock, Chair
Steven McKeand, Member
Joseph Roise, Minor
Eric Agestam, External

Hall, Karen Renae

Alternative Management Techniques for Controlling Microstegium vimineum on Stream and Riparian Restoration Sites.

Advisors: Douglas Frederick, Chair
Gregory Jennings, Minor
Jean Spooner, Member
Robert Richardson, Member

Montes, Cristian Rodrigo

A Resource Driven Growth and Yield Model for Loblolly Pine Plantations.

Advisors: Howard Allen, Chair
Bronson Bullock, Member
Phillip Dougherty, Member
Mette Olufsen, Minor

Vuola, Aaron Johannes

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Perceptions and the Six Americas of Climate Change.

Advisors: Mark Megalos, Co-Chair
Frederick Cubbage, Co-Chair
Kathleen Mcginley, Member
Mark Megalos, Minor

Genetics

Chohan, Kultaran Singh

The Genetic Architecture of Ethanol Response in the Drosophila melanogaster Genetic Reference Panel.

Advisors: Trudy MacKay, Chair
Eric Stone, Member
Patricia Estes, Member
Robert Anholt, Minor
Jonathan Olson, Graduate School Representative

Horticultural Science

Franco Ruiz, Mariana

DNA Replication in Plants Origins of DNA Replication and Post-translational Histone Modifications During the DNA Synthesis Phase of Arabidopsis thaliana

Advisors: George Allen, Chair
Linda Hanley, Member
Bryon Sosinski, Member
Jack Davis, Graduate School Representative
William Thompson, Vice-Chair

Riley, Elizabeth

Cotton Stalks and Cotton Gin Trash, Renewable Alternative Substrates for the Nursery Industry.

Advisors: Helen Kraus, Chair
Theodore Bilderback, Member
Brian Jackson, Member
William Fonteno, Member
David Benson, Member

Immunology

Barefoot, Brice

Increasing the Immunogenicity of Vaccinia Virus Vectors by Insertion of Cowpox Virus A-Type Inclusions.

Advisors: Susan Clarke, Chair
Barbara Sherry, Member
David Pickup, Inter-Institutional
Elizabeth Ramsburg, Inter-Institutional

Plant Biology

Bagherzadi, Laleh

Characterization of Transgenic Tomato Plants Expressing the C-domain of Calreticulin from Zea mays.

Advisors: Heike Inge Sederoff, Chair
Dominique Robertson, Minor
John Dole, Member

Clark, Rachel

Guide to the Vascular Flora of Kitty Hawk Woods (Dare County, NC).

Advisors: Alexander Krings, Chair
Harold Kleiss, Member
Jon Stucky, Member

Plant Pathology

Howard, Mark

Comparing the Non-Target Effects of DMI Fungicides on Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens.

Advisors: Lane Tredway, Chair
Howard Shew, Member
Fred Yelverton, Member

Poultry Science

Dalmagro, Marcelo

The Effects of Dietary Calcium and Phosphorus Levels on Performance, Mineral Retention, Bone Characteristics, Leg Abnormalities, and Walking Ability of Heritage Broilers.

Advisors: Edgar Oviedo-Rondon, Co-Chair
Peter Ferket, Co-Chair
Jerry Spears, Member
Consuelo Arellano, Member

Zoology

Schulte, Shiloh

Ecology and Population Dynamics of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus).

Advisors: Theodore Simons, Chair
Kenneth Pollock, Member
James Gilliam, Member
Jaime Collazo, Member
Randy Wells, Graduate School Representative

By: Laura Jackson

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By: Laura Jackson

New Articles from Agricultural and Resource Economics Department Researchers April 8 – April 21, 2012

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By: Laura Jackson

New Articles from Animal Science Department Researchers April 8 – April 21, 2012

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By: Laura Jackson

New Articles from Bioinformatics Research Center Researchers April 8 – April 21, 2012

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