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Quantitative Valuation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Oyster Reefs in Mobile Bay, Alabama

Lai, Quan (2018-04-13)

Oyster reef services have been acknowledged for their ecosystem services, but globally oyster reefs are at risk due to rapid anthropogenic and natural changes. Conservation decisions for these important habitats often ...

Quantity demand and latent demand for local foods among public institutions in Lee and Russell Counties, Alabama

Teel, Jesse (2022-07-25)

Institutional food service operations have shown an increased interest in locally grown foods in the last two decades and are providing business opportunities for farmers and distributors as well as potential benefits for ...

Quantum Chemical Studies and Kinetics of Gas Reactions

Sayin, Hasan (2006-12-15)

Potential energy surfaces and reaction mechanisms were calculated using various computational methods such as density-functional and wave-function methods. High-level computational methods were used to obtain accurate ...

Quantum Chemical Studies on the Catalytic Potential of Anionic Transition Metal Compounds in Methane to Methanol and Carbon Dioxide Carboxylation Reactions

Sader, Safaa (2023-04-17)

Using transition-metal (TM) catalysts in organic chemistry conversion reactions is a well-established practice due to their superior efficiency. They have been particularly useful in both methane to methanol conversion ...

Quasi 3D electrochemical and thermal modeling of lithium ion polymer battery in time and frequency domain and its validation

Xiao, Meng (2013-07-19)

A dynamic model for a pouch type Li-polymer battery based on electrochemical, thermal, and double layer principles is developed to analyze static and dynamic performances of a single cell. The model is built in three steps: ...

Quasi-Static and Dynamic Crack Initiation and Growth in Soda-lime Glass: Full-field Optical Investigations

Dondeti, Sivareddy (2022-11-17)

Soda-lime glass (SLG) is a widely used structural material with numerous advantages in terms of thermal, physical, and mechanical properties besides sustainability and recyclability. It is widely used for structural ...

Quasi-static poroelastic equations as a symmetric positive system and its numerical approximation

Akanda, Mohammad (2015-12-11)

This dissertation is concerned with the equations of linear poroelasticity and numerical simulation in the framework of symmetric positive systems. Physical systems arising in geomechanics, hydrology, soil mechanics, ...

Queering the Princess Role: A Critical Cultural Analysis of Disney's Frozen

Wright, Salora (2017-04-17)

Using a critical cultural approach, I articulate a queer reading of Disney’s Frozen. In establishing the significance of this study, I address how queer readership positions are formed and why such practices are important. ...

Query-Localized Route Repair Mechanism for Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector Routing Algorithm

Jayakeerthy, Arunkumar Thippur (2009-02-24)

Ad-hoc networking is a concept in computer communications, which allows applications to communicate with each other by forming a temporary network, without any form of centralized administration. With the increasing ...

Quest for Healthy Schools: A Program Evaluation of School Wellness Efforts in SNAP-Ed Eligible Alabama Schools

Page, Jamilah (2021-04-12)

Promoting a healthy school environment may be a key component in the prevention of childhood obesity, a condition disproportionately affecting students from limited resource, low-income populations. Quest for Healthy Schools ...

Questioning the Role of Evolution in Understanding Ourselves: A Critical Discourse Analytic Study of Scientific Articles in TIME Magazine

Cooksey, Christy (2007-08-15)

This study is a critical analysis of language-use in scientific cover stories in TIME magazine over the course of the past 15 years. It focuses specifically on articles that apply concepts of evolution to aspects of human ...

QueueAdmin: The Effects of an Advance Queue Management System on Barbershop Administration

Gosha, Kinnis (2007-05-15)

Queue Management has been a problem for many years in many domains including the Financial, Health Care, Public and Retail Sectors. In this age of technology it is not only important to organize the existing queue, but to ...

Quiet Quitting: A Conceptualization, Scale Development and Validation

Barrett, Julia (2024-11-22)

In recent years, the concept of “quiet quitting” has gained traction through social media and popular press. Although it has also caught the attention of I-O psychologists, the process has only begun in terms of its ...

Quinoxalinol based ligand for molecular recognition and selective extraction

DeVore, Michael, II (2014-04-29)

As the current age of nuclear reactors gets older, more waste and a greater possibility of leaks can occur. There is a need for an on-site real time ability to be able to detect actinides in the environment to prevent a ...

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Rabies in Alabama: Insights from Historical Trends, Oral Rabies Vaccine Bait Fate, and Spatial Epizootiology

Tomey, Rylee (2025-03-19)

Rabies epizootiology and management in Alabama have evolved significantly over the past two centuries, yet the influence of long-term ecological and historical factors on the effectiveness of oral rabies vaccine (ORV) ...