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Cover Crop Effects on Insect Dynamics in Cropping Systems of the Southeastern U.S.
(2020-11-16)
Evidence suggests winter cover crops could be useful for augmenting conservation biological control of insect pests in southeastern row crop systems. Management decisions such as selection of cover crop species and irrigation ...
Cover Crop Effects on Soil Hydrology
(2022-05-09)
Cover crops are known for their positive and significant effects on soils. They contribute to
growing subsequent crops, reducing soil erosion, increasing water infiltration, and improving nutrient management. Cover crops ...
Cover Crop Effects on Urease Inhibitors
(2018-07-23)
Urease inhibitors continue to be introduced in the agricultural market, and thus new studies with these products are warranted. The objective of this research was to examine the utility of these inhibitors for reducing ...
Cover Crop Management Practices to Improve Soil Health and Weed Suppression in Cropping Systems
(2023-11-27)
Introducing integrated crop-livestock systems into row crop production may provide incentives for producers to plant cover crops and promote soil health benefits on degraded soils of the southeastern United States, but ...
Coyotes, deer, and hunters: applied ecology for informing deer and hunter management
(2017-12-01)
My research was conducted to provide new methods and analyses to better inform management of white-tailed deer, coyotes, and hunters in Al In particular, my research will support efforts of the Alabama Deer Management ...
Cranial cruciate ligament rupture in the dog: Gait analysis with an electronic walkway system and investigation in the role of steroid hormones on collagen homeostasis
(2011-05-09)
Canine CCL rupture is one of the leading orthopedic problem in the United States and other parts of the world. It has been suggested that gonadectomy of the male is a risk factor for trauma to the CCL, implying that sex ...
Creando emoción: afecto y cuestionamiento de la masculinidad hegemónica en ¡García!, de Santiago García y Luis Bustos
(2019-05-10)
Este trabajo explora la evolución de uno de los personajes protagonistas de ¡García!, de Santiago García y Luis Bustos. Esta evolución se sitúa dentro del campo de los estudios de masculinidad y, en concreto, el interés ...
Creating a 3D Stem Cell Microenvironment to Produce Human Developing Cardiac Tissues for Scale-Up and Disease Modeling
(2016-08-03)
In the field of tissue engineering, the use of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) has proven extremely valuable based on their ability to differentiate into almost any cell type within the human body, but keep ...
Creating a Design Process and Constructivist Curriculum for the Effective Integration of Fashion and Industrial Design
(2006-12-15)
With increasing nano and micro technologies, the way we interact and communicate with each other and our environment in the future will continue to evolve, becoming more personal and suited to the human body through clothing. ...
Creating a Mission Architecture Step to Inform the System Engineering Process
(2016-11-02)
The purpose of this research is to develop a structured engineering mechanism that allows decision makers to have confidence in data at any given point of design and development for complex defense systems. The research ...
Creating a Social Value Added Benefit Through an Informal Collaborative Military Centered Nonprofit Network
(2015-05-11)
Over the next 50 years, an intergenerational transfer of wealth is expected to occur between elderly adults and aging baby boomers and their families, with an estimated $6 trillion projected to go directly to charitable ...
Creating Black Girl Magic: The Weight of Motherhood for Middle Class Black Mothers and their Preschool-Aged Daughters
(2020-04-28)
Guided by an intersectional perspective, the current study was a qualitative inquiry into how the body image of six Black mothers impacted their mothering in regard to physical activity for their preschool-aged daughters. ...
Creating Spatial Probability Distributions for Longleaf Pine Ecosystems Across East Mississippi, Alabama, the Panhandle of Florida, and West Georgia
(2005-12-15)
Longleaf ecosystems have severely decreased in total area since pre-European settlement. These dramatic losses are the principle reason for the listing of many plants and animals as endangered, and have been the driving ...
Creating university/K-12 partnerships for the enhancement of educational leadership preparation and increasing student achievement: Sustainability factors, barriers, and benefits.
(2016-05-05)
Over ten years ago, universities and colleges were mandated to form partnership with their surrounding k-12 school districts as part of the redesign of educational leadership preparation programs for the purpose of ...
Creation of an Infectious Clone of Cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV), a fluorescent clone of CLRDV, and the transmission determinants of CLRDV by Aphis gossypii
(2023-07-25)
Cotton leafroll dwarf virus is an emerging pathogen in the United States. This disease has caused significant damage to the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production in other countries. In order to avoid these significant ...
Creative-based Problem Solving Tool for New Product Design
(2019-11-22)
In a highly competitive and uncertain market environment, product development needs not only to satisfy the quality and speed of production but also to ensure the product contains creativity values. Introducing new products ...
Creativity Through the Use of Color as an External Stimulus
(2010-04-09)
All people have within them the gift of creativity and the capacity to become more creative. Measuring creativity, however, has always been a challenge since studies on the subject began in the mid 20th century. The one ...
Credibility in the Blogosphere: A Study of Measurement and Influence of Wine Blogs as an Information Source
(2010-04-13)
The use of online sources for decision information continues to grow among wine consumers. One of these sources is the wine blog, a venue for user-generated content that simulates word-of-mouth (WOM ) communication. The ...
Credit Delivery Analyses and Climate Impact Issues: The Case of Ghana and Southeastern US
(2015-07-22)
The first paper examines the impact of the microfinance sector on small/ micro enterprises in Ghana. The study uses 2007 BEEPS data and employs the financing constraints approach to study if the presence of microfinance ...
Creep and Shrinkage Behavior of Concrete in Segmental Bridge Applications
(2020-11-23)
The objective of this study is to accurately predict creep and shrinkage behavior of concrete in the I-59/I-20 segmental bridge located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. In order to quantify creep and shrinkage, four different ...