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Using and Improving Irrigation: Producer Perceptions and Possibilities
(2010-11-05)
Frost, drought, and other sources of crop stress may be reduced through irrigation. A random sample of Alabama crop, tree, and vegetable producers was surveyed about the nature and extent of irrigation practices and ...
Using Automated Cameras to Estimate Wildlife Populations
(2010-08-18)
Precise and accurate estimates of demographics such as age structure, productivity, and density are necessary in determining habitat and harvest management strategies for wildlife populations. The importance of incorporating ...
Using Bioinformatics Tools to Explore Symbiotic Associations Between Marine Invertebrates and Microbes
(2023-08-03)
The relationships and interdependence of microbes and marine invertebrates play a critical role in maintaining the marine ecosystem and are also pointers to environmental health and biodiversity. Some of these symbiotic ...
Using Creative Dramatics to Foster Conceptual Learning in a Science Enrichment Program
(2011-12-05)
This study made analysis of how the integration of creative drama into a science enrichment program enhanced the learning of elementary school students’ understanding of sound physics and solar energy. The study also sought ...
Using Design Based Research to Influence How Middle School Students Visualize Local Communities and Sense Belonging to Local Communities
(2022-11-08)
Many social studies teachers seek to serve democracy by empowering students to become transformative citizens (Banks, 2017). This goal requires teachers to meet students in their development and growth. Middle school ...
Using Discrete Element Modeling to Evaluate Material Distribution Using Spinner-disc Spreaders
(2012-11-06)
Due to rising costs of inorganic fertilizers, more crop producers are turning to organic fertilizers as a soil amendment and fertilizer source. The inherent physical variability of litter makes it difficult to achieve ...
Using Film to Teach Rhetoric and Multimodal Literacy
(2010-10-21)
As communication becomes increasingly more visual and multimodal, there have been calls within the field of composition studies to adapt to these changes and better prepare students to be critical consumers of the communication ...
Using Fisheries Techniques to Estimate the Age and Growth of Hybrid Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus ♀ X I. furcatus ♂) in West Alabama Commercial Ponds
(2023-07-27)
In west Alabama, catfish producers routinely face the challenge of fish that exceed market size (aka “Big Fish”) in their commercial ponds. These fish are skilled at evading seine nets during harvest and can increase in ...
Using Functional Assessment and Mapping Tools to Evaluate Headwater Slope Wetlands in Coastal Alabama
(2024-07-24)
Headwater slope wetlands are a ubiquitous forested wetland type located at the headwaters of coastal streams in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain. There is concern that past and current coastal land use / land cover ...
Using Genetic Programming to Quantify the Effectiveness of Similar User Cluster History as a Personalized Search Metric
(2005-12-15)
Online search is the service that pushes the Internet. One must only look at the success of a company such as Google, an idea from a 1998 graduate research paper that has in 2005 not only become a wildly successful company, ...
Using GPS and Accelerometers to Identify Preferred Locations for Physical Activity Participation and Commuter Mode Choice
(2013-11-08)
As cities seek to foster more livable and active communities, much attention is being placed on promoting physical activity through active transport and wellness activities. As such, it is important that city planners and ...
USING GROUND-BASED LIDAR TO ANALYZE FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS AS POSSIBLE CONTROLS ON THE VARIABILITY OF VALLEY MORPHOLOGY IN THE BUFFALO RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS
(2021-07-19)
The Buffalo National River (BNR) is a bedrock river that incises a sequence of Ordovician and
Mississippian sedimentary rocks as it meanders west to east across the southern point of the
Ozark Dome. A previous study ...
Using Her Words: Marriage in Twentieth Century Advice Columns
(2025-04-21)
This thesis examines the evolution of popular perceptions of marriage in the United States during the mid twentieth century through advice columns. It argues that the point at which a marriage was considered salvageable ...
Using Hyperlinked Scaffolding to Support Student Work with Text-based Source Documents as Part of a Problem-Based Historical Inquiry Lesson
(2006-12-15)
Although many social studies education experts recommend the use of resource documents as part of history education, many social studies teachers are reluctant to utilize these historical resources. One reason for this ...
Using Image Schemas for Supporting the Development of the Metaphors in Product Design
(2021-07-30)
Metaphor is a powerful device, especially when it is realized the conceptual metaphor is at the core of human’s cognitions. Design is a domain filled with creativity and communication, which could use metaphor in many ways. ...
Using Isotopes to Understand the Movement Patterns and Diet of Albatross and Pterosaurs
(2025-04-24)
Isotopes are useful tools for elucidating ecological unknowns in modern and prehistoric organisms. Two of the organisms that have lacked the application of 87Sr/86Sr methodologies to understand their movement patterns are ...
Using Lesson Study to Develop Professional Teaching Knowledge for Problem-based Historical Inquiry Among 4th Grade Social Studies Teachers
(2014-05-15)
This study explored the use of scaffolded lesson study to develop professional teaching
knowledge for problem-based historical inquiry (PBHI). Using mixed methods including
extensive classroom observations, the study ...
Using Magnetostrictive Biosensors for Salmonella typhimurium and Campylobacter jejuni Detection
(2012-07-16)
Salmonella and Campylobacter are two of the most common genera of foodborne pathogens. Contaminated foods, water, undercooked foods or contact with infected animals could cause salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis. ...
Using Microtremors to Assess Site Characteristics in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
(2008-08-15)
Results are presented from a study in the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ) utilizing the microtremor method. The study analyzes and interprets horizontal to vertical (H/V) spectral ratios to determine resonant periods, wave ...
Using Molecular Dynamics to Examine the Effect of a Novel L505H Mutation on Drug-Resistant B-Raf-V600E and to Understanding the Mechanistic Role of the Mobile Loop Region in Alkanesulfonate Monooxygenase
(2015-12-10)
Two main projects were studied in this work: 1) the effect of type I and type II inhibitors on B-Raf V600E and the B-Raf V600E-L505H mutations 2) the mechanistic role of the mobile loop in SsuD in alkanesulfonate monooxygenase. ...