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Effect of Cover Crops on the Critical Period for Weed Control in Soybean and Corn 

Kumari, Annu (2024-04-22)
Soybean is the world’s most widely grown leguminous crop and is an important source of oil and protein for food and feed in addition to other industrial uses. However, herbicide-resistant and troublesome weed control ...

An Examination of Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Spirituality in College Undergraduates 

LaPolla, Madeline (2024-04-22)
Feelings of distress over the unknowns of the future refers to an intolerance of uncertainty (IU). IU is significantly linked to internalizing disorders like anxiety. College students are in a unique position of uncertainty ...

Dioxygen reduction and Superoxide dismutase mimicry using first row transition metal complexes with redox active organic ligands. 

Obisesan, Segun (2024-04-22)  ETD File Embargoed
The efficient activation of small molecules, such as dioxygen (O2) and superoxide (O2-), is key to solving several energy- and health-related challenges. The selective reduction of O2 to water (H2O) is integral to the ...

First Steps for First Gen: An exploration of the experiences of first generation college students during the formal processes of enrolling in higher education 

Moran, Allison (2024-04-22)
The Center for First Generation College Student Success (2020) defined first generation college students (FGCS) as, “an undergraduate student whose parents do not have a bachelor’s or higher degree.” FGCS have to navigate ...

Keep Moving Forward and Strive for Excellence: A Sequential Mediation Model on Grit, Psychological Capital, Job Search Behaviors, and the Quality of Reemployment 

Lee, Jeanna (2024-04-22)
The primary purpose of the study is to develop and examine a theoretical framework encompassing grit, psychological capital, and job search behaviors to gain deeper insights into their impact on the quality of reemployment ...

Rapid Detection and Accurate Discrimination of Microorganisms by Liquid Chromatography, High-Resolution Ion Mobility, and Tandem Mass Spectrometry 

Olajide, Orobola (2024-04-22)
Determining bacterial identity at the strain level is crucial for public health to enable appropriate medical treatment and reduce hospitalization times and antibiotic resistance. To achieve this goal, we have reported the ...

Surface Processes on Airless Planetary Bodies: Quantifying the Effects of Regolith Mixing on the Lunar South Pole and Ejecta Deposition on Ceres 

Montalvo, Pedro E. (2024-04-22)  ETD File Embargoed
In airless planetary bodies, impact cratering is the dominant geologic processes that modifies and evolves their surface. Therefore, studying impact craters on airless planetary bodies contributes to a better understanding ...

Evaluation of Management Methods for Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Alabama Peanuts 

Cooke, Claire (2024-04-19)
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a plant disease with a broad host range, infecting several economically important crops such as tomatoes, peppers, and peanuts, and maintains its presence in the environment through ...

Field-Orientation Control of Three-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Control under healthy and open-circuit fault Conditions 

Ghanayem, Haneen (2024-04-19)  ETD File Embargoed
Permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) are widely used due to their simple structure, high performance, and simple control strategies. Over the years, several control techniques have been developed in motor control, ...

Contributions of Vimentin to Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy 

Godwin, Joshua (2024-04-19)  ETD File Embargoed
Our laboratory has performed various experiments examining the proteomic alterations that coincide with mechanical overload (MOV)-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy. With this same intent we first sought to determine how ...

Planting Date and Seeding Rate Effect on Corn Yield for Replant Decisions in Alabama 

Morata, Murilo (2024-04-18)
Corn yield is heavily influenced by plant population and planting date, and understanding the relationship between these is essential for optimizing yield. Poor stands and non-uniform plant density present significant ...

Establishing Energetic Cost of Acute Exposure to Select Anthropogenic-Caused Environmental Conditions in the North Gulf of Mexico Derived Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) 

Boyd, Kayla (2024-04-16)
Oyster aquaculture is an important industry in the Gulf of Mexico and has seen a significant increase in interest over the last 20 years. Because oyster farming takes place in ambient waters, farmed oysters are subjected ...

Lean-On Bracing Refined Design Methods and Field Assessment 

Gasser, Claire (2024-04-15)
Cross-frames are critical for the stability of steel bridges during construction and play a significant role in completed bridges. Historically, brace locations have been regions of fatigue concerns, and each brace requires ...

The Impact of Stress, Resilience, Grit, and Intolerance of Uncertainty on Job Satisfaction 

Boyd, Lauren (2024-04-15)
The purpose of this study is to measure the relationship between and degree to which stress, grit, resilience, and intolerance of uncertainty is found in speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and to understand the impact of ...

Novel Approaches for Cancer Subtypes Discovery and Pathway Analysis 

Bya, Phi Hung (2024-04-15)  ETD File Embargoed
Complex diseases, particularly cancer, encompass a wide range of disorders, from ag- gressive and lethal to indolent lesions with low or delayed potential for progression to death. Treatment options and success heavily ...

Using physiological approaches to quantify potential effects of anthropogenic alterations to river systems on fishes 

Stell, Ehlana (2024-04-13)  ETD File Embargoed
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 ...

Molecular and serological diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis in companion animals, USA 

Barrantes Murillo, Daniel Felipe (2024-04-12)  ETD File Embargoed
Heartworm Disease (HWD) is caused by the nematode Dirofilaria immitis; a zoonotic infectious agent that affects companion animals and is transmitted by mosquito vectors. The diagnosis of HWD can be achieved by the combination ...

Climate-Smart Agriculture: Building A Resilient Cocoa Industry In Ghana 

Adu-Gyamfi, Akua (2024-04-12)
The Study is a three-paper article dissertation. The purpose of the first paper is to examine smallholder farmer's perception of climate change in cocoa production in Ghana. The study employs shifts in environmental ...

Smart Sensing and Context-Cognitive Networking In and Beyond mmWave Band: Efficiency, Reliability, and Security 

Hu, Xueyang (2024-04-12)
The demand for mobile data rates has grown tremendously in recent years, but the current low-frequency spectrum is insufficient to support the rapidly growing demand for data rates. Therefore, the upcoming 5G and future ...

Formation and Cleaning of Mineral Scale on Evaporative Cooling Pads Using a Farm Well-Water Source 

Griggs, Kelly (2024-04-12)
Well water is used as a primary supply for the evaporative cooling system on many poultry farms. The water quality from wells varies widely. Many producers have issues with the water being over-saturated with minerals that ...