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Orientation Affects Growth and Harvest Yield of Ocimum basilicum ‘Cardinal’ L. Grown on a Novel, Inexpensive Vertical Structure
(2017-04-27)
Cardinal basil (Ocimum basilicum ‘Cardinal’ L.) was grown on a novel, inexpensive, A-frame vertical structure developed at Auburn University. The structures were built from treated lumber with cattle fencing on each of the ...
Orientation Feature Binding in Pigeons
(2009-11-18)
Manipulating conditions under which humans search for a target is a standard approach
for studying perceptual errors. An important early finding was that visual search for
a combination of features (e.g., color, orientation, ...
The Origins and Use of Various Code Specifications and Design Guides for Concrete Slabs-on-Ground in Hangar Applications
(2018-12-13)
Research focused on the origins and applications of various code specifications and design guides used in the design of concrete slabs-on-ground in airplane hangar foundations. This thesis investigates the mathematical ...
The Origins of American Strategic Bombing Theory: Transforming Technology into Military Doctrine
(2015-03-06)
Perhaps no other technology changed how Americans viewed warfare in the twentieth century more than the airplane. In the minds of forward thinking aerial theorists this new technology removed the limitations of geography, ...
The Origins of Nanoscale Oxide Inclusion and its Evolution in Additively Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steel During Laser Powder Bed Fusion and Post Heat Treatment
(2020-07-28)
The origins of nanoscale oxide inclusions in 316L austenitic stainless steel (SS) manufactured by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) was investigated by quantifying the possible intrusion pathways of oxygen contained in the ...
Orthobiologic use for equine joint disease
(2020-11-23)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of musculoskeletal disability in people and
Horses. There is a critical need for better understanding of new therapeutics and their effects on the disease. Orthobiologics are ...
Orthogonal bases of certain symmetry classes of tensors associated with Brauer characters
(2013-07-17)
The main focus of this dissertation is on the existence of an orthogonal basis consisting of standard symmetrized tensors (o-basis for short) of a symmetry class of tensors associated with a Brauer character of a finite ...
Orthorexia Nervosa: Validation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale and Relationship to Health Anxiety
(2020-07-27)
The instruments most commonly used to assess orthorexia in the extant literature have been shown to have significant psychometric limitations. A promising new measure of orthorexia called the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS) ...
Osteocrin: identification, expression, and CRISPR/Cas9 analysis in scale development in teleost
(2017-07-27)
The completion of channel catfish genome sequencing provides a possibility of performing comparative genome studies. The comparative genome study between scaleless channel catfish and armor-scaled (bony dermal plate) ...
Osteology of the White-Tailed Deer
(1975-06-05)
Because of the absence of a comprehensive description of the osseous anatomy of the white-tailed deer, this study was undertaken. The external morphology of each bone is described utilizing the current nomenclature presented ...
The Other Beecher: Laura Beecher Comer, Plantation Mistress and Daughter of the Confederacy, 1846-1900
(2012-11-16)
This dissertation explores the life of Laura Beecher Comer (1817-1900), which spanned the tumultuous nineteenth century in America. For most of her adult life, Laura resided in what would be the heart of the Confederacy ...
Out and Proud: Gay and Lesbian Organizing at Alabama Universities, 1983-1997
(2019-04-16)
This is an attempt to fill a void in the historical literature on gay rights, student activism, and the South by examining the recognition of and responses to gay and lesbian focused student organizations at Alabama state ...
Outcomes Associated with Teacher-Guided Indoor Preschool Physical Activity Interventions
(2022-03-08)
In the United States, preschool-aged children are not meeting age specific physical activity recommendations (1-3, 42, 82, 83) and spending a large portion of their days sedentary (4, 27). Minority children living in ...
The Outcomes of an Adapted Tennis Program in Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
(2019-12-06)
Individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, etc.) exhibit difficulties performing motor skills and show lower physical activities ...
Outcomes of Treatment Modifications of Antihypertensive Regimens
(2015-07-17)
Antihypertensive treatment modifications (TMs)—addition, uptitration, switching, and downtitration–often are necessary to address issues such as unattained blood pressure (BP) goals, adverse drug events, drug cost, or ...
The Outlaw Rhetoric of Hunter S. Thompson: Emerging Rhetorical Themes in Journalism
(2024-04-23)
This thesis will explore the genre of outlaw rhetoric through the lens of the early letters of Hunter S. Thompson, who constructed the persona of outlaw journalist and helped create the genre in the process. Using Thompson’s ...
Output Hazard-Free Test Generation Methodology
(2009-03-25)
Architectural restrictions of scan greatly limit the effectiveness of traditional scan based delay tests. It has been recently shown that additional testing for delays on short paths using fast clocks can significantly ...
Over the Dam
(2014-04-29)
Strong infrastructure makes a strong city, and advances in infrastructure are linked to the success of any civilization throughout history. Bridges, dams, roads, sewer systems, food sources, energy, and communication ...
Overcoming the Littleleaf Myth: Establishing a Shortleaf Pine Silvopasture on Redstone Arsenal
(2012-05-08)
This study examines the potential for implementing agroforestry practices, subject to soil suitability parameters, relating to the establishment and long-term management of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) on Redstone ...
Overlooked: Dominant Ideology, Limestone County, Alabama Newspapers, and TVA Family Relocation, 1934-1936
(2005-08-15)
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) construction of Wheeler Dam necessitated the flooding of 52,000 acres of land in Lauderdale, Limestone and Morgan counties in north Alabama. TVA purchased this land from the 835 ...