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The Slow-Coloring Game on Path Power Graphs 

Graves, Josey (2022-11-16)
The Slow-Coloring Game is a game played on a graph G by two players which we will refer to as Lister and Painter. In the ith round, Lister marks a nonempty subset M of V (G) of uncolored vertices as eligible to receive ...

Small Molecules Conjugated Silica Nanoparticles for Dual Targeting of Colon Cancer 

Sultana, Nayer (2022-12-05)  ETD File Embargoed
Colorectal cancer is categorized as the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second main reason for cancer death in the United States. The conventional treatments of colorectal cancer like surgery, chemotherapy and ...

Small RNA and Transcriptome Analysis of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Susceptibility, Resistance, and Hypersensitivity to Reniform Nematodes (Rotylenchulus reniformis) 

Li, Ruijuan (2014-12-10)
Reniform nematodes (RN) are semi-endoparasitic nematode species causing significant yield loss in cotton, particularly in the eastern US cotton belt. Successful RN parasitism is contingent on establishment of a syncytium, ...

Small RNAs in Gossypium and Their Roles in the Response to Heat Stress 

Hongtao, Hu (2013-12-05)
Small regulatory RNAs, which usually are 20 to 24 nt in length, play crucial roles in plant growth, development, and stress response. Based on their origin, biogenesis and function, plant small RNAs can be classified into ...

Small Signal Equivalent Circuit Extraction and RF Noise Analysis in 28nm High-k/ Metal Gate RF CMOS 

Zhang, Huaiyuan (2015-12-10)
This work extracts RF noise in a 28nm high-k/metal gate RF CMOS technology using a small signal equivalent circuit. All extrinsic and intrinsic small-signal parameters are extracted from measured data as well as scaling ...

Smart Dispersant Formulations for Reduced Environmental Impact of Crude Oil Spills 

Nyankson, Emmanuel (2015-04-29)
The traditional chemical dispersant formulations used in combating oil spills are comprised of mainly hydrocarbon solvents, petroleum-derived surfactants, and additives. The toxicity of these chemical dispersants to aquatic ...

Smart Kids Application to Develop the Potential Interests for Children 

Li, Guorui (2018-04-23)
Children today are growing up in a rapidly developing world filled with quickly evolving technologies, such as the Internet, smartphones, and smart mobile devices, etc. As a result, more applications designed with children ...

Smart Materials for Advanced Applications: Self-Decontaminating Polymers, Photofunctional Composites, and Electroconductive Fibers 

Little, Brian (2010-12-17)
Materials capable of providing multifunctional properties controllable by some external stimulus (pH, light, temperature, etc) are highly desirable and obtainable given recent advancements in material science. Development ...

Smartphone Detection of Abnormal Equine Behavior 

Burton, Megan (2018-11-20)
This research was motivated by two key facts: There are over 9.2 million horses in the United States and over 64% of adults own a smartphone. Blending these two ideas led to the genesis of this research by asking the ...

Smartphone Sensor Fusion For Indoor Localization: A Deep LSTM Approach 

Yu, Zhitao (2018-11-05)
With the fast increasing demands of location-based service and the proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices, accurate indoor localization has attracted great interest. In this thesis, we present DeepML, a deep ...

SME Differences and Their Importance on the Content Validity of Job Analysis Ratings 

Landgren, Jennifer (2013-05-13)
Subject matter expert ratings differences in job analyses were studied to see how these differences may impact the content validity of selection processes. Due to the increased use of content validation strategies in ...

SMT Line Improvements for High Mix, Low Volume Electronics Manufacturing 

Swaim, William (2011-06-03)
This work covers two major projects aimed at increasing quality and efficiency on a high mix, low volume surface mount electronics production line. Specifically the installation of a ten zone reflow oven and an enhanced ...

Social and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Economic Implications of EU Regulations on Agricultural Products 

N'Dede Hourizene, Bley Cynthia (2016-12-10)
This dissertation comprises of three chapters exploring topics focussing on social and economic development, and on economic implications of EU regulations on products. Chapter One explores the contribution of value-added ...

Social and Linguistic Conditioning of the Sociolinguistic Variable (ai) among Textile Mill Workers of Columbus, Georgia, and Southeast Alabama 

Topping, Elizabeth (2010-04-08)
The purpose of this study is to examine the the social and linguistic conditioning as well as the frequency of the sociolinguistic variable (ai) among a group of European-American textile mill workers born in Columbus, ...

Social Aspects of Religiosity & Discrimination in the Latinx Community: A Qualitative Study in the Deep South 

Martinez, Melisa (2023-09-20)
The purpose of this study was to explore how Latinx individuals use social aspects of religiosity and how they may or may not be used to buffer negative effects of discrimination. Research supports that discrimination has ...

Social Capital, Cultural Capital, and the Racial Divide: Community Development Through Art in Alabama's Black Belt 

Blejwas, Emily (2007-05-15)
In a changing economy, rural communities must seek new economic strategies to remain viable. This is especially true in Alabama’s Black Belt, a region of persistent poverty, rural isolation, and racial segregation. This ...

Social Capital, School Desegregation and Education in West Alabama's Black Belt 

Adams, Joshua (2005-12-15)
The 12 counties constituting Alabama's Black Belt region are characterized, generally, by persistent poverty, poorly funded education systems, and racial stratification. Fifty-one years after Brown v. Board of Education, ...

Social Comparison and Help Seeking Attitudes: Evaluation of the Impact of Subjective and Objective Social Comparison Data on Help Seeking Attitudes 

Blair, William, Jr. (2012-05-03)
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Festinger's (1954) theory of social comparison. Specifically, this study focused on the impact of subjective and objective data on help seeking ...

Social Desirability, Formation of the Therapeutic Alliance, and Dyadic Adjustment in Couples Therapy 

Hobby, Esperanza (2012-04-18)
Social desirability has been shown to have both positive and negative associations in the formation of intimate and professional relationships. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship that social ...

The Social Engineer: Women Engineering Students' Identity Construction as Modern Engineers 

Wittig, Ashley (2019-04-18)
Research has shown that students’ identity development is important for students’ retention in engineering (Madsen, & Holmegaard, 2010), but for women the cultural representations of the field can create a disconnect that ...