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On the Spectrum of Minimal Covers By Triples
(2008-09-09)
A Minimal Cover by Triples is an ordered pair (V,T) where V is a finite set and T is a
collection of three element subsets of V with two properties. First, that every pair of elements
of V appear together in at least ...
Three Essays in Applied Economics: (1) School Funding and Student Performance in Alabama, (2) News and Volatility of Food Prices, and (3) The Impact of NAFTA on Labor in the US
(2008-09-09)
This dissertation consists of three essays in economics on education, time series econometrics, and international economics. The first essay attempts to evaluate the impact of state funding on student performance in Alabama ...
Effective Detection of Epidemiologically Significant Persistent Infections of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
(2008-09-09)
Prior research has shown that virus cannot be isolated from the serum of some cattle which are persistently infected (PI) with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). However, the ability of these atypical PI animals to infect ...
Social Support and the Quality of Child Care Practices Among Participants in the Family Child Care Partnerships Program
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of the study was to describe the social and professional support networks of family child care providers involved in a program designed to improve child care quality, and to examine whether the extent and quality ...
The Effects of Aerobic Exercise and Extended-Release Niacin on Fasting and Postprandial Blood Lipids
(2008-09-09)
The primary purpose of this investigation was to compare the combined effects of aerobic exercise and extended-release niacin on fasting and postprandial lipemia. Fifteen men with the metabolic syndrome (Age = 46 ± 2; BMI ...
Essays on Food and Agricultural Policy
(2008-09-09)
The study provides insight into the policy provisions that provide a safety net for low income families and agricultural producers in the United States. Private food assistance along with Food Stamp Program and Federal ...
An Analysis of the Punctuated Equilibrium Model Applied to Congressional Approval of Passenger Facility Charges
(2008-09-09)
In 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that airports could charge passengers using their facilities a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), which was commonly called a “head tax.” The imposing of PFCs by airports ...
Long Strange Trip: Mapping Popular Culture in Composition
(2008-09-09)
Popular culture has been a continuing research and teaching interest for compositionists since the 1950s, but the focus, tone, and quality of popular culture scholarship and pedagogy have been far from consistent. In the ...
Use of Ethylenediurea (EDU) to Assess Ozone Effects on Native Vegetation
(2008-09-09)
Ground-level (tropospheric) ozone (O3) is the most significant phytotoxic gaseous pollutant in the eastern United States. Plants are subjected to acute and chronic exposures of tropospheric O3 that can cause foliar injury ...
A Survey of Alabama School Principals’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the National Board Certification Process
(2008-09-09)
The National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is a voluntary documentation and demonstration process of an accomplished teacher’s excellence in his or her discipline measured against rigorous standards and ...