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Using Discrete Element Modeling to Evaluate Material Distribution Using Spinner-disc Spreaders
(2012-11-06)
Due to rising costs of inorganic fertilizers, more crop producers are turning to organic fertilizers as a soil amendment and fertilizer source. The inherent physical variability of litter makes it difficult to achieve ...
Using Film to Teach Rhetoric and Multimodal Literacy
(2010-10-21)
As communication becomes increasingly more visual and multimodal, there have been calls within the field of composition studies to adapt to these changes and better prepare students to be critical consumers of the communication ...
Using Fisheries Techniques to Estimate the Age and Growth of Hybrid Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus ♀ X I. furcatus ♂) in West Alabama Commercial Ponds
(2023-07-27)
In west Alabama, catfish producers routinely face the challenge of fish that exceed market size (aka “Big Fish”) in their commercial ponds. These fish are skilled at evading seine nets during harvest and can increase in ...
Using Genetic Programming to Quantify the Effectiveness of Similar User Cluster History as a Personalized Search Metric
(2005-12-15)
Online search is the service that pushes the Internet. One must only look at the success of a company such as Google, an idea from a 1998 graduate research paper that has in 2005 not only become a wildly successful company, ...
Using GPS and Accelerometers to Identify Preferred Locations for Physical Activity Participation and Commuter Mode Choice
(2013-11-08)
As cities seek to foster more livable and active communities, much attention is being placed on promoting physical activity through active transport and wellness activities. As such, it is important that city planners and ...
USING GROUND-BASED LIDAR TO ANALYZE FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS AS POSSIBLE CONTROLS ON THE VARIABILITY OF VALLEY MORPHOLOGY IN THE BUFFALO RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS
(2021-07-19)
The Buffalo National River (BNR) is a bedrock river that incises a sequence of Ordovician and
Mississippian sedimentary rocks as it meanders west to east across the southern point of the
Ozark Dome. A previous study ...
Using Hyperlinked Scaffolding to Support Student Work with Text-based Source Documents as Part of a Problem-Based Historical Inquiry Lesson
(2006-12-15)
Although many social studies education experts recommend the use of resource documents as part of history education, many social studies teachers are reluctant to utilize these historical resources. One reason for this ...
Using Identity-Based Privacy-Protected Access Control Filter (IPACF) To Against Denial of Service Attacks and Protect User Privacy
(2006-08-15)
Denial of service (DoS)/Distributed DoS (DDoS) attack is an eminent threat to an authentication server, which is used to guard access to firewalls, virtual private networks and wired/wireless networks. The major problem ...
Using Image Schemas for Supporting the Development of the Metaphors in Product Design
(2021-07-30)
Metaphor is a powerful device, especially when it is realized the conceptual metaphor is at the core of human’s cognitions. Design is a domain filled with creativity and communication, which could use metaphor in many ways. ...
Using Lesson Study to Develop Professional Teaching Knowledge for Problem-based Historical Inquiry Among 4th Grade Social Studies Teachers
(2014-05-15)
This study explored the use of scaffolded lesson study to develop professional teaching
knowledge for problem-based historical inquiry (PBHI). Using mixed methods including
extensive classroom observations, the study ...
Using Magnetostrictive Biosensors for Salmonella typhimurium and Campylobacter jejuni Detection
(2012-07-16)
Salmonella and Campylobacter are two of the most common genera of foodborne pathogens. Contaminated foods, water, undercooked foods or contact with infected animals could cause salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis. ...
Using Microtremors to Assess Site Characteristics in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
(2008-08-15)
Results are presented from a study in the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ) utilizing the microtremor method. The study analyzes and interprets horizontal to vertical (H/V) spectral ratios to determine resonant periods, wave ...
Using Molecular Dynamics to Examine the Effect of a Novel L505H Mutation on Drug-Resistant B-Raf-V600E and to Understanding the Mechanistic Role of the Mobile Loop Region in Alkanesulfonate Monooxygenase
(2015-12-10)
Two main projects were studied in this work: 1) the effect of type I and type II inhibitors on B-Raf V600E and the B-Raf V600E-L505H mutations 2) the mechanistic role of the mobile loop in SsuD in alkanesulfonate monooxygenase. ...
Using Multiple Approaches to Evaluate the Effects of Flow Regulation on Fishes in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama.
(2021-12-01)
Dams alter many aspects of riverine environments and generally have broad effects both upstream and downstream. Despite the variety of potential benefits of dams to humans (recreation, flood control, navigation, etc.), ...
Using Network Analysis and Natural Language Processing Methods to Study Dark Side of Social media with Applications in Fake news and Anti-vaccine Messages
(2022-07-29)
Social media has revolutionized the way people consume information and communicate with each other. Despite the several benefits and opportunities of the advent of social media, such as crisis management and situational ...
Using online student polling for continuous improvement planning
(2010-07-20)
This study examines the use of Internet polling at schools to gain student input for the improvement of learning conditions to assist in the continuous improvement planning. The study consists of 2006 respondents and three ...
Using Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to Develop a Pre-Parent Education Module
(2009-07-17)
Ineffective parenting skills, poor knowledge of child development, rigidity, and harsh physical punishment have been identified as risk factors for abuse and child disruptive behavior. Due to the long-term negative ...
Using Petrographic and Geochemical Analyses to Elucidate the Genesis of Au-Ag Epithermal Deposits on Florida Mountain, Silver City District, Idaho
(2021-04-22)
Florida Mountain (FM) is classified as a low-sulfidation epithermal deposit and has a rich history of Au-Ag economic mining. It is one of a trio of similar deposits in southwestern Idaho within the Northern Great Basin and ...
Using physiological approaches to quantify potential effects of anthropogenic alterations to river systems on fishes
(2024-04-13)
In this dissertation, I used an ecophysiological approach to study the effects of dams on fishes via studies on swimming performance, metabolic rate, and thermal tolerance. The first study focused on 4 fish species (Channel ...
Using Polling to Understand High School Students' Perspectives on Internet Learning and Peer Support
(2017-04-21)
This study explores students’ perceptions of Internet and peer-supported learning using student learning polls. Schools are expected to make improvements annually to increase student learning and achievement. The Learning ...