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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"claw"”.
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Effect of two finishing systems on claw characteristics in beef steers
The objective of this study was to evaluate the claw characteristics contributing to the shape and balance of the foot in growing steers. The evaluated parameters included dorsal wall growth, abrasion, length and sole surface area. After animal harvest, the sole horn thickness was measured. …
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Development of Alternative Crab Claw Processing Systems to Minimize Environmental Impact
… focuses on the mechanized processing of crab claws. Currently, processors use a brine bath, referred to as the Harris Claw machine, to separate crab claw meat and shell, nd this process yields a waste water which is significantly high in pollutant strength, and is untreatable by biological …
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Investigating the effect of simulated diabetic claw toe deformity on the gait patterns of healthy adults
… of structural foot abnormalities, such as claw toe deformity (CTD). Areas of high pressure have been shown to correlate with common ulcer sites including MTPJs and hallux; however, little research has been carried out to identify the links between foot deformity, gait changes and ulcer …
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Utilizing the connected power electronic converter for improved condition monitoring of induction motors and claw-pole generators
… motors fed by closed-loop inverters and claw-pole generators with built-in rectifiers. While the flexible energy forms synthesized by power electronic converters greatly enhance the performance and expand the operating region of induction motors and claw-pole generators, they also …
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Abundance, Distribution, and Genetic Variation of the Non-Native Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax Quadricarinatus) Recently Introduced to Puerto Rico
… of <em>Cherax quadricarinatus</em> (Red Claw) recently introduced to the island of Puerto Rico.</p> <p>Red Claw<em> </em>were sampled from reservoirs, as well as an aquaculture facility located in the Southwest. Relative abundance was estimated using a Catch-Per-Unit-Effort approach (the …
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The Effects of Beak Trimming and Claw Reduction on Growing and Early Laying Parameters, Fearfulness, and Heterophil to Lymphocyte Ratios
… at hatch sterilizes the germinal tissue of the claw with microwave energy and the beak tissue with infrared energy. This effectively claw and beak trims the birds. To test this technique on chickens, one-half of two strains of 1,200 Leghorn chicks were each subjected to the claw reduction (RC) …
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Evidence for the Sensory Receptor(s) of the Mounting Sex Pheromone in Two Species of Ixodid Ticks, <i>Dermacentor variabilis</i> (Say) and <i>Dermacentor andersoni</i> Stiles
<p>The foreleg claw sensilla were determined to be the receptors of the female contact sex pheromone, MSP (mounting sex pheromone), in <em>D. variabilis</em>, <em>D. andersoni</em> and<em> A. americanum</em> male ticks. In all three tick species, the claw sensilla consists of six …
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Digging deeper for benefits: rural local governance and the livelihood and sustainability outcomes of devils claw (Harpagophytum spp.) harvesting in the Zambezi Region, Namibia
… is limited. Using the lens of devil’s claw (Harpagophytum spp.), a commercial non-timber forest product, this research examines the interface between statutory, traditional and comanagement governance systems; the broader historical and political-economic contexts that shape governance …
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Development of a robotic torque application gripper for automated furniture assembly
This thesis describes the redesign of a robotic claw end-effector originally built for the MIT class 6.142. The claw was designed in order to assist an autonomous furniture assembly robotic project by spinning . The project used KUKA youbots in order to assemble IKEA Lak tables. The first …
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Size Correlations between Sucking Lice and Their Hosts Including a Test of Harrison's Rule
… sizes. Also, sucking lice use their tibio-tarsal claws to grasp host hairs, therefore, correlations between claw size and host hair diameters were also tested. Raw analyses including 206 species of slide-mounted sucking lice from throughout the world, followed by analyses of phylogenetically …
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Get a grip: Analysis of muscle activity and perceived comfort in using stylus grips
… more comfortable than using a stylus alone. The claw grip was the preferred choice for writing and drawing, and the crossover grip was preferred for pointing and clicking. There was reduction in muscle activity of the extensor indicis using the claw or crossover grip for the drawing and point and …
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Grip, slip, petals, and pollinators: Linking the biomechanics, behaviour and ecology of interactions between bees and plants
… Attachment devices come in two main kinds: claws or spines, and adhesive pads. Claw functioning is poorly described, particularly in terms of how their performance depends on body size, claw geometry, and surface roughness. Claw attachment performance was investigated using several insect …
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A technology analysis of the U.S. Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) processing industry
… the yields of lump, top flake, bottom flake, and claw and total meat were examined. The effects of cooking time and method and storage time on meat yield was also determined. During summer, male crabs yielded more lump, claw, and total meat than female crabs, and clean female crabs yielded more …
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Genetic analysis of hoof traits
… were.05,.12,.06,.14,.02 and.08 for corkscrew claw, heel erosion, interdigital dermatitis, laminitis, sole ulcers and white line separation. Severity of laminitis and sole ulcers peaked at four to five months postpartum approximately two months after peak milk yield. Heel erosion and …
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Detection, activity and resistance to thermal inactivation of peroxidase in the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
… inactivation in fresh and pasteurized lump, claw and flake meat of both male and female blue crabs was determined spectrophotometrically. Activity was greatest in the flake and least in the claw. Male crabs usually exhibited a greater initial activity (λ 0D 460/min) than did females of equal …
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Molecular evolution of beta (â) keratins in three bird species and divergence time estimates for the avian â-keratin subfamilies
… birds) and comprise epidermal appendages such as claws and scales in reptiles and feathers and beaks in birds. In the avian lineage, the â-keratins make up a multigene family containing at least four major subfamilies (scale, claw, feather-like and feather â-keratins). Three avian genomes, the …
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Life History and Case Building Behaviors of Phylloicus ornatus (Banks) (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) In Two Spring Fed Tributaries in the Central Edwards Plateau Bioregion of Texas
… of labral setae and in having a unique spur-like claw on each lateral hump. Larval development was asynchronous with second through fifth instars and pupae present most months. First instars were present April through July, October and November. Case making of first instar and case reconstruction …
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