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Bargain Theater: A Dramaturgical Analysis of a Flea Market
(2008-09-09)
More than five thousand flea markets are conducted each year in the United States alone
(Karch, Andriola and Berman 2002). Of those five thousand plus, little is known of their
visitors, their vendors, their management, ...
Factors that correlate with Employment for People who are Blind in Alabama
(2008-09-09)
This non-experimental retrospective study examined case records from the state of Alabama’s vocational rehabilitation agencies competitive closure rates for blind consumers to determine relationships and to identify the ...
Influence of Syllable Train Length and Performance End Effects on Phonation Threshold Pressure in Females
(2010-04-01)
Phonation threshold pressure (PTP) is the minimum amount of lung pressure necessary to initiate and sustain phonation. Phonation threshold pressure is useful in determining overall health of the vocal folds. The purpose ...
GANGs: an Energy Efficient Medium Access Protocol
(2010-04-13)
Recent advances in wireless communications and electronics have enabled the development of low-cost sensor networks. Low energy storage capacity is one of the critical features of nodes in these networks. Communication ...
Beef cattle performance, forage productivity and quality from a mixed small-grain/ryegrass and warm-season annuals grazing system
(2010-04-05)
A two-phase grazing experiment was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and productivity of a cool-season/warm-season annuals grazing system for growing-finishing beef cattle. Eighteen Angus × Simmental steers grazed ...
Multiple Visions of the Research Paper: How Compositionists and Librarians Understand, Represent, and Teach the Research Process
(2010-04-05)
This thesis project examines how composition and library science scholars understand, represent, and teach the research process. Librarians and instructors have been similarly affected by technology, so they must discover ...
A Multi-Physics Finite Element Analysis of Round Pin, High Power Connectors
(2010-04-15)
In the past decade, the general public’s means of transportation has begun to undergo a radical transformation, moving away from only using gasoline and moving toward using a combination of gasoline and electricity. This ...
Examining U.S. and Chinese Students' Purchase Intention for Luxury Brands
(2010-04-07)
Drawing on the conceptual theories of Functional Theories of Attitude, Cognitive-Affective Model of Buying and Theory of Reasoned Action, this study examines the effects of individual characteristics (i.e. need for uniqueness ...
The Effects of Farmscaping Plants on the Abundance, Diversity, and Longevity of Arthropods in Organic Tomato Fields in Alabama
(2010-04-09)
Organic farming is the practice of cultivating crops without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Farmscaping is habitat manipulation system of planting plants near the crop to attract beneficial insects by ...
Towards in/Vention in the 21st Century: A Philosophical Case Study
(2010-04-05)
This thesis offers a philosophical treatise on Invention in the 21st century, positing our current oppositional dialectic as problematic. Thus, I move to offer a way out of this dialectical negation in order to really ...