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Legislative Production and Ideology Voter Scores: Three Essays
(2009-12-03)
Legislators possess supply-side characteristics in the production process of public sector
outcomes. Constituents demand legislative services and choose those who most closely resemble
their preferences. There are several ...
Leptin Treatment in STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats Inhibits Glucagon Responsiveness and Hepatic Gluconeogenic Gene Expression
(2012-08-10)
Central administration of leptin normalizes blood glucose concentrations of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats and dramatically decreases blood glucose concentrations in leptin-treated rats during a fast as compared ...
Leptin's Potential Interactions with Counter-Regulatory Hormones and Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling in Type 1 Diabetic Rats
(2019-12-05)
Diabetes is a global epidemic and the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. One of the characteristics of diabetes is hyperglycemia. Untreated diabetes can lead to ketoacidosis, which may lead to coma or ...
Lessons Learned About the Implementation and Sustainability of the Redesigned Principal Preparation Programs in Alabama
(2012-08-02)
In the fall of 2005, the state of Alabama embarked upon a multi-system reform of its leadership standards, principal preparation program requirements, professional development standards, and professional practice evaluation ...
Lethal and Non-Lethal Outcomes for Male and Female Offenders: Utilizing the NIBRS Datasource
(2008-05-15)
The focus of this paper is to determine if the victim and the offender characteristics, along with the contextual factors, influence the lethality of a violent encounter. Data from the National Incident-Based Reporting ...
Letting Teachers Speak: The National History Standards Project and Its Consequences
(2008-05-15)
This thesis examines the National History Standards Project within the context of successive cycles of educational reform. It attempts to illustrate why and how the National History Standards were developed in the 1990s, ...
Leverage Sampling for Single-Index Models
(2021-01-04)
In this thesis, a generalized leverage-based sub-sampling method for single-index models is proposed. The approach gives more efficient estimators than random sub-samples of the same size. Also, robust rank-based estimators ...
Leveraging Automation in Data Enhancement and Quality Control Protocols for Post-Windstorm Reconnaissance Data
(2021-04-30)
Extreme windstorms cause loss of life, major financial losses, and disrupt community well-being. Post-windstorm field reconnaissance is one of the traditional methods used to collect data about these natural hazards. The ...
Leveraging Behavioral Economics-based Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence
(2017-08-18)
Poor medication adherence to chronic medications can lead to added patient harm and increased costs. Concepts from behavioral economics have guided interventions to help overcome the tendency toward non-adherence with ...
LGBTQ+ Inclusion in a Writing Center in the Deep South: A Collaborative Autoethnography
(2023-07-27)
As an administrator of a writing program and writing center at a university in the Deep South, I sought to develop a workplace culture that was welcoming to LGBTQ+ employees. Writing centers have historically paid scant ...
Life and Death: Examining the Power Dynamic Between Black Women, Physicians, and Society Through Narratives
(2019-05-08)
The current research examines the maternal narratives of four Black women who struggled during childbirth due to negligence by medical staff. Historically, Black women have struggled to receive equitable care for reasons ...
Life Cycle Assessment of a Bacterial-Algal-Zooplankton System for Conversion of Anerobic Digestate into Fishmeal
(2023-07-31)
A bacterial-algae-zooplankton system was proposed to cultivate zooplankton on
digestate-grown algae as a fishmeal replacement for aquaculture. The proposed system was
designed for the purpose of creating a more sustainable ...
Life Cycle Assessment of a Steel-Timber Composite Structure Comparison to an Established Structural System
(2023-01-11)
The building and construction industry drives global energy use and emissions. With climate change mitigation being a forefront topic of concern, the building and construction industry has a responsibility to alleviate its ...
Life History Aspects and Phylogeography of Exyra semicrocea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and their Implications for Pitcher Plant Bog Conservation
(2011-03-30)
Informed conservation decisions involve synthesizing information from a variety of disciplines. These include, but are not limited to, topics on life history, current anthropogenic threats, community interactions, and ...
Life history patterns, social group structure, and mating system of Pederson cleaner shrimps Ancylomenes pedersoni
(2017-11-30)
Cleaner organisms perform key functional roles in reducing rates of parasitism in marine communities. Pederson cleaner shrimps Ancylomenes pedersoni are major cleaners of reef fishes in the tropical western Atlantic, and ...
Life History Plasticity of the Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta) across Disturbance Gradients in Alabama Streams
(2006-08-15)
Four populations of the blacktail shiner, Cyprinella venusta were studied to determine life history parameter variation across disturbance gradients in Alabama streams. Consistent with life history theory, fishes from the ...
Life Prediction Analysis of a Subscale Rocket Engine Combustor using a Fluid-Thermal-Structural Model
(2006-05-15)
The focus of this thesis was on performing a non-linear transient fluid-thermal-structural analysis of the cooling jacket for a scale model rocket engine thrust chamber. The model was for a water cooled annular plug nozzle ...
Life Prediction in Leadfree Solder Joint and PCB Metallization Under Shock and Vibration
(2011-07-18)
In the age of portable communication devices, with electronics playing a vital role in all aspects of our daily lives, their reliability is of great concern to the industry. In the highly competitive portable electronics ...
Life Prediction Model of Electronics Subjected to Thermo-Mechanical Environments
(2016-12-20)
Microelectronic assemblies used in automotive, military and defense applications may be subjected to extreme high and extreme low temperature in addition to temperature cycling with intermittent prolonged period of storage. ...
A Life Preserver for the 'Sink or Swim' Years: An Investigation of New Teacher Obstacles and the Impact of a Peer Support Group
(2005-08-15)
The high number of teachers leaving the profession after only a few years of teaching has created a need for teacher education programs and school systems to address the obstacles new teachers are facing and look at ways ...