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Patterns and rates of ecological diversification among Neotropical cichlid fishes
(2017-07-25)
The rapid rise of phenotypic diversity and corresponding ecological roles is an emblematic pattern of cichlid evolution, particularly within clades of the East African Great Lakes. Herein, I evaluate the phenotypic and ...
Patterns of Budget Agent Interaction as Indicators of Internal Transparency in the Budget Processes of Three Southeastern States: A Step Toward Normative Budget Theory
(2019-04-23)
The budget process in any state is more than the structural hierarchy, budget calendars and procedures, and the technical preferences of the day, it is also a network of budget agents interacting to complete the budget. ...
Patterns of Host Use in Mosquitoes: Implications for Virus Transmission
(2010-04-07)
Mosquitoes do not feed indiscriminately among hosts, but demonstrate various patterns of host use. Each mosquito species may specialize in feeding within a group of related hosts or may utilize a wide variety of hosts. ...
Patterns of Parasite Infection Dynamics during a Biological Invasion
(2017-11-30)
Biological invasions may impact native ecosystems by affecting host-parasite dynamics. Introduced species can harbor parasites transported from their native range and these parasites can spillover to infect native taxa, ...
Patterns of Stress and Suitability of Camera Surveys for White-Tailed Deer
(2009-12-18)
We collected fecal samples to examine stress levels in a fenced population of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). The purpose of the study was to determine how stress levels fluctuated throughout the breeding ...
Patterns of Testosterone in White-tailed Deer and their Relationship to Reproductive Success
(2020-05-15)
Testosterone governs most facets of reproduction in vertebrates, and its effects on behavior and sexually selected traits have been documented in many species. We evaluated annual and lifetime patterns of circulating serum ...
Pavement Marking Specifications Compliance and Modeling of Retroreflectivity Performance
(2012-05-16)
This study provided an analysis of a database containing 7,840 observations of 40 highway pavement marking projects constructed in Alabama in 2007 to determine the extent to which marking properties complied with ALDOT ...
PBGA Reliability of Lead Free Solder Balls Assembled with Tin Lead Solder Paste for Harsh Environment Electronics
(2006-08-15)
The demand for high-temperature electronics is growing rapidly in the automotive industry. This stems directly from the fact that these electronics are being transferred from their passive environments to under-the-hood ...
The PC Sound Card as a Voltage Measurement Platform in Power System Applications
(2014-11-24)
In this thesis document, the feasibility of using a PC sound card to replace traditional data acquisition (DAQ) devices for the measurement of voltage signals in power system applications is discussed. Communication between ...
A PCSE (Practice Centered Software Engineering) tool for Eclipse Environment
(2010-12-03)
Practice Centered Software Engineering (PCSE) is the most recent incarnation of Auburn University’s personal self-improvement process for helping software engineers control, manage, and improve the way they work. It helps ...
PDMS Deformation Effects during Start-up Flow in Microchannels of Different Depths and Containing Various Obstacles
(2012-12-13)
New experimental data for the microfluidic flow of a water-based liquid at very low Reynolds numbers (10-4 to 10-3) are provided for an optically transparent polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic chip with rectangular ...
A Peano Continuum which is Homogeneous but not Bihomogeneous
(2006-12-15)
The author describes in detail the construction of a Peano continuum which is homogeneous and non-bihomogeneous. This continuum was originally constructed by G. Kuperberg in the paper Another homogeneous, non-bihomogeneous ...
Peanut Protein Supplemenation to Augment Muscle Growth and Improve Markers of Muscle Quality and Health in Older Individuals
(2020-07-31)
It is generally accepted that resistance training (RT) in conjunction with protein supplementation has positive effects on strength and muscle mass in older individuals. However, to date, no study has examined the effects ...
Pedestrian Navigation using Particle Filtering and a priori Building Maps
(2019-05-16)
This thesis presents a new particle filter (PF) weight update method that improves the performance of indoor positioning systems. In standalone inertial pedestrian-dead-reckoning (PDR) systems, the position error grows ...
Peer Influence Moderates Relationship Education Effects on Adolescents’ Romantic Ideals
(2015-10-14)
The effectiveness of relationship education has been confirmed for youth in correcting faulty romantic beliefs. Some evaluation studies also support that relationship education plays a role for building and modifying ...
Peer Victimization and Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Personal Orientations
(2017-05-15)
The present study examined whether associations between peer victimization and later aggression, depressive symptoms, and school liking are moderated by personal orientations, including popularity, affiliation, academic, ...
Peer Victimization and School Adjustment in Early Adolescence: Friends' Social Adjustment as a Moderator
(2009-04-16)
Peer victimization is a relatively common occurrence during the middle school years and has been found to be negatively associated with school outcomes. Friends are thought to serve ameliorative functions for adolescents ...
Peer Victimization as it Relates to Interparental Conflict, Friendship Support and Anxiety
(2012-03-16)
The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between peer victimization and exposure to interparental conflict in the home. Specifically, the study examined whether there was a link between experiencing higher ...
The Pennsylvanian Cladid Crinoid Erisocrinus: Ontogeny and Systematics
(2013-07-25)
Cladid crinoids have among the highest disarticulation rates of all Paleozoic crinoids, so the study of morphology and systematics has been hindered by a lack of available specimens. An unusually large collection of the ...
Pens, Paper and Football Plays: A Case Study of Student Athlete Literacy
(2009-04-20)
Football players, as their community of practice demands, perform a high level of complex literate practices. While the literate activity of football is closely parallel to that we require of students in first year ...