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Investigation of Deflection Basins to Identify Structural Distresses within Flexible Pavements
(2017-04-21)
Cracking in pavements is often considered a random phenomenon that is difficult to predict and diagnose. It would be beneficial to pavement managers to identify pavements that are likely to have cracking in the near future ...
Investigation of elemental defense and trophic transfer of metals using beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, Hübner
(2012-08-06)
Elemental defense is a phenomenon in which high concentrations of a metal in plant tissues can defend a plant from herbivores. Elemental defense is one of the hypotheses proposed to explain the evolution of metal ...
Investigation of EtherYatri’s Compatibility with IPV6
(2006-08-15)
Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) enjoys only a scant existence today. Many universities, companies and other organizations are building protocol stacks, hardware and applications to support IPv6, awaiting its full-fledged ...
An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Overweight Status of Alabama High School Adolescents
(2005-08-15)
Obesity in children and adolescents has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS, 2000) the percentage of overweight young people in the United States ...
An Investigation of Factors that Affect Teacher Retention in East Alabama Rural Schools
(2018-07-25)
Many small rural school districts are consistently faced with the challenge of recruiting and retaining teachers (Lowe, 2006). These districts are faced with challenging factors such as low funding and being geographically ...
An Investigation of Fin Erosion in Channel Catfish
(2020-07-14)
An ongoing case of fin erosion affecting Ictalurid catfishes at an aquaculture research facility in the southeastern United States was investigated. Circumstantial evidence collected at this facility has provided several ...
Investigation of gene expression and allelic imbalance in a laboratory marsupial model
(2023-07-27)
Biallelic expression of genes in diploid organisms serves as a crucial mechanism to ensure functional redundancy in case of mutation or loss of one allele. However, exceptions to this rule exist, primarily in genes involved ...
An Investigation of General and Descriptive Praise in Teaching Language to Children with Autism
(2011-04-26)
Research has shown that traditional operant behavioral procedures have been effective in enhancing language performance (Lovaas, 1987). In addition, the use of descriptive praise has been widely recommended in the area of ...
Investigation of growth and immune responses in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) following feeding of dietary immunostimulants
(2023-07-26)
The commercial farming of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in the United States often faces economic losses due to infectious diseases caused by opportunistic pathogens. Using natural immunostimulants has positively ...
The Investigation of Haliotis Rufescens (Red Abalone): Mesolayer Growth & Mechanical Behavior
(2017-11-30)
Self-assembly is a popular bottom-up process which results in highly-ordered and fine structures in micro- or nano-scale. The special structures produced through the self-assembly are always related to some unique and ...
Investigation of Heat Transfer and Bonding During Material Jetting Additive Manufacturing
(2018-11-15)
Optimum process parameters are critical to achieve deposits of high metallurgical integrity during material jetting additive manufacturing. The most important process parameters include deposition temperature, substrate ...
An Investigation of Hope, Health Promotion Lifestyle Behaviors, and Self-Efficacy in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
(2017-05-04)
The influence of hope and self-efficacy among young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) has not been fully researched. Research has been conducted on the effects of hope and self-efficacy in chronic diseases such as diabetes. ...
The Investigation of Interns', Teachers', and Principals' Perceptions of Preparedness in Elementary Education
(2016-12-09)
Forty to 50 percent of teachers are leaving the teaching profession in their first five years due to a lack of confidence and a feeling of incompetence when trying to meet the needs of their students in the classroom ...
Investigation of Kinetic Physics of Magnetic Reconnection under a Finite Guide Field
(2011-08-08)
Magnetic reconnection, the process by which the magnetic energy is converted into heat and flow energy, is believed to
be a very important process in space and laboratory plasmas. Among various reconnection models, the ...
Investigation of Large Protein Complexes Important for Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase Activity and Function
(2022-12-07)
Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (Mcr) is a key enzyme of methanogens that catalyzes the production or consumption of methane. Mcr contains a nickel tetrapyrrole cofactor (coenzyme F430) which has a crucial role in catalysis. ...
Investigation of Lateral Performance of an ATV Tire on Natural, Deformable Surfaces
(2007-12-15)
A study is undertaken to discover links between soil-rubber interface strength,
camber, pressure and lateral performance of a front ATV tire. New tire and soil test rigs
are also designed and fabricated for the support ...
An Investigation of Learning Styles Assessments and Educational Attainment among Hourly Employees and the Effects on Employee Engagement and Retention
(2016-03-25)
Employee engagement and retention are two areas of focus within industry that help organizations assess business metrics such as training effectiveness, hiring practices, and workplace culture. Several methods exist with ...
Investigation of Mass Transfer Phenomena in Supercritical Antisolvent Precipitation Processes
(2015-08-04)
This dissertation involves a detailed discussion of the production of organic and polymeric microparticles of controllable size and size distribution for several applications including certain pharmaceutical formulations. ...
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 ...