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Investigation of Multicomponent Transport Phenomena in Nafion 117 and Crosslinked Polyether-based Membranes via In Situ ATR FTIR Spectroscopy
(2020-07-20)
This dissertation focuses on understanding transport and co-transport behavior for a series of species in dense, hydrated polymer membranes. The rate of solute transport through a membrane, permeability, is a fundamental ...
The Investigation of Multigenerational and Transgenerational Trichloroethylene Toxicity using the Zebrafish (Danio Rerio)
(2021-04-12)
Multigenerational and transgenerational toxicology studies evaluate the persistence of toxicity in progeny of individuals exposed to a toxicant. For many toxicants, non-genetic mechanisms, especially the alteration of the ...
AN INVESTIGATION OF NATIVE COPPER IN PLAGIOCLASE, LAKE AND HARNEY COUNTIES, OREGON
(2022-05-02)
Mafic igneous rocks are commonly associated with various metals and there are many examples of basalts that host small amounts of native copper. Such copper is more common among the matrix phases of basalts and could ...
An Investigation of Organizational Information Security Risk Analysis
(2010-03-02)
From the dawn of the information age, technology has advanced rapidly to today where networked computers are almost ubiquitous. One of the problems with connecting computers together is the increased vulnerability to ...
An Investigation of Parental Satisfaction with School Counseling Services Provided for Children of Deployed Military Personnel
(2006-12-15)
School-age students who are dealing with major life stressors at home may suffer academically due to preoccupation with their personal crises. Studies have shown that students’ performance in school often plummets because ...
Investigation of Pavement and Subgrade Distress at Alabama Highway 5
(2016-08-05)
The primary objectives of this study were to determine the root causes for subgrade failure and associated pavement distress along Alabama Highway 5 in Perry County, Alabama. In order to accomplish these goals photographic, ...
Investigation of Permeable Asphalt Treated Bases in Alabama
(2007-05-15)
The Alabama Department of Transportation currently uses a permeable asphalt treated base (PATB) course layer consisting of an AASHTO number 57 aggregate gradation with 2.0% to 2.5% asphalt content. The current mixture ...
Investigation of Pile-Up and Delamination of Au Thin Films on Various Substrates and the Behavior of the Films Described by a Discontinuous Elastic Strain Model
(2012-04-17)
A new method of accurately and reliably extracting the actual Young’s modulus of a thin film on a substrate has been developed. The method is referred to as the discontinuous elastic interface transfer model. The method ...
Investigation of Plasma Detachment from a Magnetic Nozzle
(2007-08-15)
The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) electric space propulsion concept currently under development by the Ad Astra Rocket Company utilizes a magnetic field to confine a propellant plasma. The energetic ...
Investigation of Point Defects in AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor Heterostructures Grown on Si Wafers
(2016-05-18)
This PhD dissertation focuses on the investigation of surface/interface defects in AlGaN/GaN high
electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) on Si wafers for power electronic applications. Recently, significant
attention has ...
Investigation of Precise Relative Positioning through Varying Equipment Grades
(2022-02-22)
In this thesis, three methodologies are investigated in order to provide precise relative positioning knowledge between two dynamic platforms as equipment grade is varied. Two methods are integrated into the real-time ...
Investigation of Probe-Induced Dust Voids in a Weakly Magnetized Dusty Plasma
(2019-12-06)
Dust voids, or regions free of dust grains surrounded by dusty plasmas, have been observed in
a wide array of experimental configurations, from microgravity systems, to 3-dimensional dust
clouds, to 2-dimensional monolayers. ...
An Investigation of Psychological Factors Associated with Religious Involvement
(2007-08-15)
Research suggests that a relationship exists between church attendance and mental health, although the parameters of the relationship are unclear. The present study has focused on the relationship between religious involvement ...
Investigation of RF Noise in 28nm RF CMOS Using TCAD
(2015-05-07)
State of art of 28 nm RF MOSFET is studied using sentaurus process and device tools.
DC characteristics, such as C-V, Rs, Rd and I-V curves are calibrated by adjustment of
physics model. The relationship between saturation ...
Investigation of Seismic Design of Slab-on-Girder Bridge Details in Alabama
(2018-07-31)
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) requested assistance to simplify and evaluate the process of designing typical slab-on-girder bridges for seismic loads. First, the determination of the seismic hazard in ...
An Investigation of Seventh Grade Students’ Attitudes Towards Animals in a Middle School Science Classroom in Rural Alabama
(2019-04-24)
This dissertation examines the different types of attitudes toward animals held by 7th grade students in one middle school in the rural southeastern part United States. This study was conducted using seven-point Likert ...
Investigation of Several Factors Affecting Total Alkalinity Concentration and Its Measurement
(2015-12-04)
The optimal endpoint pH for total alkalinity titrations decreased from 5.0 at 10 mg/L alkalinity to 4.2 for 300 mg/L alkalinity or more. The appropriate color changes for bromocresol green-methyl red (BG-MR) and methyl ...
An Investigation of Species Relationships within Marshallia Schreb. [Asteraceae] and Mitochondrial Genomes within Poaceae
(2018-04-24)
Genomic sequencing has become ubiquitous within the discipline of Biology. Here I use
two case studies in which whole genomic DNA facilitates answers to foundational biological
questions for organisms that do not have ...
An Investigation of Student Conjectures in Static and Dynamic Geometry Environments
(2005-05-15)
This study was designed to investigate the mathematical conjectures formed by high school geometry students when given identical geometric figures in two different types of geometric environments. Student conjectures ...
An Investigation of Teachers’ Knowledge and Use of Positive Behavior Supports and Applied Behavior Analysis Strategies in Saudi Arabia
(2021-11-29)
Behavior management can be a challenge for elementary and secondary classroom teachers in Saudi Arabia. Some elementary and secondary teachers in Saudi Arabia report a lack of preparedness in implementing effective behavior ...