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Lactic Acid Production from Filamentous Algae grown using Aquaponics Wastewater
(2021-01-07)
Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS) systems are a known method of treating nitrogen and phosphorous rich wastewater by cultivating green filamentous algae biomass. One novel source of this wastewater is from an aquaponics system, ...
The Lactocrine Hypothesis and Laser Microdissection: Evaluating Tissue-Specific Effects of Milk-Borne Factors on Gene Expression in the Neonatal Porcine Uterus
(2014-05-29)
In the pig, development of the uterus begins in utero and is promoted postnatally via communication of milk-borne bioactive factors (MbFs) that advance development of neonatal somatic tissues. The passage of MbFs from ...
Lag Order and Critical Values for the RMA Based Augmented Dickey-Fuller Test
(2010-07-06)
This thesis examines the validity of asymptotic critical values for a Recursive Mean Adjustment (RMA) based Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) unit root test. Cheung and Lai show that critical values for the Ordinary least ...
Laminated and Hybrid Soft Body Armor for Ballistic Applications
(2007-12-15)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of lamination and hybrid
soft armor systems through ballistic impact. The investigation was carried out by using
tensile, drop-weight impact and actual ballistic ...
Land Application of Treated Wastewater within the Black Belt of Alabama
(2023-08-09)
The Black Belt of Alabama is a region of the United States that has seen its population decrease and poverty rise over the last century. The Black Belt was a thriving part of Alabama due to the rich, fertile soil. The dark ...
Land use and land cover decision-making: An ecosystem services and extreme weather perceptions study of Gulf of Mexico private forest owners
(2023-08-03)
The northern Gulf of Mexico has a distinct contrast in land cover between the highly urban coastline and rural and forested areas inland. Regular occurrence of extreme weather events leaves both urban and rural landowners ...
Land Use Land Cover Change Projection for use in Municipal Water Resource Planning in the Saugahatchee Watershed
(2012-01-09)
The present work analyzes land use land cover changes in the Saugahatchee watershed through the use of remotely sensed satellite imagery. Urban growth has effect on the land use pattern in the local as well as in the ...
Land-use Changes, Forest Type Changes, and Related Environmental Concerns in the Southern U.S.
(2011-05-06)
The U.S. South covers roughly 24 percent of the total land area and 30 percent of the unreserved forest area of the United States. During the past few decades, the region has experienced dramatic land use as well as forest ...
Land: Water Surface Area Ratio for Aquaculture Ponds
(2014-03-31)
Aquaculture farms use more land than the pond water surface area because of the necessity for embankments, canals, roads, storage areas, offices, parking lots, and staging areas. Aquaculture farms with different-sized ...
Landscape Disturbance: Using Initial Conditions to Establish Urban Terrain as an Ongoing Negotiation
(2011-11-30)
Rethinking the traditional urban design function of a master plan has become increasingly important in recent years. Not only is there now a recognized need to design in order to accommodate change over time, but there is ...
Landscape Phage-Targeted Drug Delivery to Breast Cancer Cells
(2010-12-08)
The prevalence of breast cancer is still a public health burden worldwide. Recently, there has been significant progress in the management of breast cancer with the two FDA-approved cancer nanomedicines employing the concept ...
Landscapes of the Uglyful
(2014-12-10)
Landscape architects can use new radicalisms to move away from the ingrained and the habitual. There is an opportunity to push the boundaries of aesthetics and abandon inefficient design norms that are fixed in the realm ...
Lane Detection, Calibration, and Attitude Determination with a Multi-Layer Lidar for Vehicle Safety Systems
(2010-11-05)
This thesis develops a lane detection algorithm which extracts lane markings from the road's surface in an effort to ascertain the lateral position of the vehicle in the lane using a lidar, with the goal of being incorporated ...
Lane Level Localization with Camera and Inertial Measurement Unit using an Extended Kalman Filter
(2010-12-07)
This thesis studies a technique for combining vision and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data to increase the reliability of lane departure warning systems. In this technique, 2nd-order polynomials are used to model the ...
Language acquisition of same-sex, multiple-birth siblings: A nature/nurture study
(2006-12-15)
This retrospective study considers the extent to which nature and nurture influence early first language acquisition. Data sets that address rate of grammatical acquisition, acquisition of regional dialect features, and ...
Language Style Matching and Older Adult's Marital Satisfaction
(2017-08-03)
Poor marital communication is a leading reason that couples seek therapy. Because of its importance in marriage, marital communication is one of the most studied aspects of relational functioning. In fact, recent works ...
"Larceny in My Heart": The Abscam Political Scandal, 1978-1983
(2012-11-06)
After the Watergate scandal, the FBI underwent major internal changes. As a result of some of those changes, the organization shifted its focus towards white-collar crime. As Operation Abscam progressed, it seemed as ...
Large Stroke MEMS Linear Actuators and Advanced Interconnects
(2022-07-27)
Linear actuators are used throughout the world in many applications. Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) linear actuators use semiconductor fabrication processes that are capable of producing small feature sizes and high ...
Larvae of Sarcophagidae (Insecta: Diptera) and their Relationship with the Pitcher Plants (Sarraceniaceae: Sarracenia) of Southeastern U.S. Bogs
(2009-08-11)
Larvae of diptera of the family Sarcophagidae from bogs in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida were collected, reared, and identified to species. Additionally, the effect of sarcophagid larvae on nutrient uptake in white-topped ...