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Barriers, Motivators, and Perceived Abilities Related to Completion of the Doctoral Degree
(2016-01-06)
Student retention has been a well-researched topic in higher education for decades (Austin, Cameron, Glass, Kosko, Marsh, Abdelmagid, & Burge, 2009; Ericson & Gardner, 1992; Lau, 2002; Pang, 2009; Thompson, 2007; Wetzel, ...
Batty Landscapes: Rethinking Urban Pests.
(2015-05-04)
As a species we humans dominate the lands in which we live. Because of this we have started to lose respect for other species and often quickly dismiss them. This thesis looks to address this issue and change the way in ...
Bayesian Inference for Longitudinal Data with Envelope Models
(2025-12-12)
Longitudinal studies play a crucial role in biomedical research, such as monitoring chronic
diseases like osteoarthritis. Repeated measures over time enable the tracking of disease pro-
gression and treatment effects. ...
Beam Collimation and Intensity Uniformization of Laser Diode Array Using Lenslets
(2013-01-09)
With the advent of the laser, its applications have been extended to many areas including material processing, such as welding, cutting and drilling; and medical procedures, such as eye surgery and cosmetic skin treatments; ...
"Beauty and the Booze": Prohibition-Era Female Bootleggers and the Making of the Modern Woman
(2026-04-27)
While prohibition endures in memory as a period of partying, bootleggers, and
gangsters, seldom do we exclusively examine the women who engaged in these activities. By
focusing on female bootleggers, this investigation ...
Becoming Acquainted with the Faces of Words: Fostering Vocabulary Development in Kindergarten Students through Storybook Readings
(2006-12-15)
The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of storybook readings with explicit instruction of target words on the vocabulary acquisition of primary grade students. The secondary focus of the research sought to ...
Beef cattle performance, forage productivity and quality from a mixed small-grain/ryegrass and warm-season annuals grazing system
(2010-04-05)
A two-phase grazing experiment was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and productivity of a cool-season/warm-season annuals grazing system for growing-finishing beef cattle. Eighteen Angus × Simmental steers grazed ...
Beef Communication within the Digital Pasture: Tools that Impact Consumer Perceptions
(2022-05-09)
Increasingly, people obtain information from social media (SM) instead of peer-reviewed scientific and factual sources. As a result, a knowledge gap has been created between average citizens, consumers, and the animal ...
Beginning Georgia Agriculture Teachers Motivation For Teaching Agriculture
(2018-07-18)
The purpose of this study was to determine the level of motivation for tasks associated with program standards for beginning agriculture education teachers in Georgia. The participants in the study were middle and high ...
Behavior Analysis and Enhancement of Robustness for Deep Neural Networks
(2022-08-01)
Apart from the remarkable success of machine learning models utilizing deep neural networks in solving a variety of problems including image classifications, these models are highly vulnerable to small and carefully chosen ...
BEHAVIOR AND CAPACITY OF THERMALLY RESTRAINED MOMENT FRAME MEMBERS DURING COMPARTMENT FIRE
(2021-07-27)
In the event of a fire hazard, structural resistance depends on the ability to resist a comprehensive set of load combinations comprising the gravity loads and the thermally induced fire loads without undergoing failure. ...
Behavior of a Damaged Prestressed Concrete Bridge Repaired with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement
(2011-08-08)
After the construction of elevated portions of I-565 in Huntsville, Alabama, cracks were discovered in numerous prestressed concrete bulb-tee bridge girders that were constructed to exhibit continuous behavior in response ...
Behavior of Steel Drop-In Connections Evaluated Utilizing Digital Image Correlation
(2024-12-09)
A safer and more efficient drop-in shear connection (compared to conventional shear tab
and double angle connections) has been proposed for implementation in the commercial and
residential steel frame building industry. ...
THE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF MENTAL GLAND SECRETIONS OF BOTH SEXES OF GOPHER TORTOISES (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS)
(2021-07-19)
All living chelonian species (e.g., turtles and tortoises) are experiencing population declines, causing a new imperative to maintain the longevity of adults and to facilitate reproduction. One strategy in facilitating ...
Behavioral Economic Indices and their Relationship to Alcohol Consumption, Motives, and Impulsivity: A Structural Equation Model
(2016-06-17)
Alcohol consumption and related negative consequences continues to be a systemic societal problem. College students are a population that has been identified as particularly high risk for a number of negative consequences ...
Behavioral Effects of Calcium Channel Blockers: Acute Exposures and Neuroprotection Against Methylmercury Neurotoxicity
(2012-05-01)
The maintenance of intracellular calcium homeostasis is among the most important homeostatic functions of the nervous system as it allows the calcium ion to function as a chemical messenger. Often damage to the central ...
A Behavioral Procedure for Measuring Critical Fusion Frequency in Rats
(2005-08-15)
The ingestion of methylmercury (MeHg) has been found to adversely affect primate and human visual fields and contrast sensitivity (Choi, Cho, & Lapham, 1981; Clarkson, 1989; Gilbert & Grant -Webster, 1995; Merigan, 1980; ...
Behavioral Responses of Two Parasitic Wasp Species with Different Degree of Host Specificity to Host-Related Plant Volatiles
(2013-11-08)
As an indirect defense to herbivore attack, plants release many types of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which guide parasitoids to their herbivore hosts. Plants may release constitutive volatiles or synthesize new ones ...
Behavioral Toxicology of the Eastern Subterranean Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera:Rhinotermitidae)
(2009-08-14)
The eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) is one of the most economically important termite species in the United States. Behavioral toxicology has become very relevant in the control of termites ...
Behavioral, Operational and Safety Effects of Red-Light Cameras at Signalized Intersections in Alabama
(2016-11-02)
Statistics reveal that from 2007-2011 an average of 751 people died each year in red-light running (RLR) crashes in the U.S. Past studies showed that red light cameras (RLCs), as an enforcement countermeasure, can lower ...