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Purchasing Cannabidiol (CBD) Products for Children: Current Behaviors and Potential Regulatory Actions in the United States 

Bankole, Omolola (2024-08-07)  ETD File Embargoed
Following the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which legalized hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) with less than 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), there has been a significant increase in CBD's popularity and market ...

Regulation of human melanocortin-5 receptor by melanocortin-2 receptor accessary proteins and functional characterization of hMC5R mutants 

Jiang, Shanshan (2024-08-06)  ETD File Embargoed
Melanocortin-5 receptor (MC5R) is the most recently discovered melanocortin receptor (MCR). It is widely distributed in both central nervous system and peripheral tissues and has unique tissue expression patterns, ...

Evaluating the effects of free and protected benzoic acid in starter pigs 

Outlaw, Alex (2024-08-06)  ETD File Embargoed
Benzoic acid is a common alternative for antibiotic and zinc oxide use in nursery diets. Free benzoic acid (BZA) is often supplied, but this form is absorbed before it can exert any effect on distal segments of the gut. ...

The Principalship through the eyes of Former Assistant Principals 

Myers, Kendrick (2024-08-06)
The assistant principalship is meant to be a steppingstone for aspiring principals. The experience in the assistant principalship should prepare them to be effective principals. However, there is little to no research from ...

IoT Sensors and Flexible Power Sources 

Jang, Hyesoo (2024-08-05)  ETD File Embargoed
In the burgeoning field of flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), which have attracted significant attention for their potential applications such as IoT sensors, flexible power sources, biomedical applications in sector of ...

Application of In-Silico Protein Engineering and Optimization Methods to Design Target-Specific Antibody Mimetics 

Bhattacharya, Ritankar (2024-08-02)  ETD File Embargoed
Antibodies (Abs) are proteins that bind target antigens (Ags) and interact with immune receptors. Over the years they have been developed into therapeutics with tremendous potential to treat various diseases. Their global ...

Diversity & Flight Periods of Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Alabama: A Focus on the Chrysobothris femorata Species Complex and a Common Host, Red Maple (Acer rubrum) 

Baker, Nicole (2024-08-02)
Flatheaded borers in the Chrysobothris femorata species complex are important pests of tree crops throughout North America. These taxonomically unresolved borers are common pests of hardwood trees and shrubs grown in ...

Predictive Sensor Analytics for Power Side-Channel Monitoring of Security Applications in Fused Deposition Modeling 

Aziz, Md Shahriar (2024-08-02)  ETD File Embargoed
The advent of Additive Manufacturing (AM) changed the landscape of the manufacturing industry resulting in new possible designs and products. Around the same time, Industry 4.0 got great attention from the industrial ...

Design and development of novel selective LXR/PPAR dual agonists for Alzheimer’s Disease. 

Steinke, Ian (2024-08-02)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates, i.e., amyloid beta and Tau. Genetic predispositions in amyloid beta (A) and Tau protein ...

Reward Coherence: A Multi-Method Examination of Insight and Reward Processing in Individuals with Cannabis Use Disorder 

Schermitzler, Brandon (2024-08-02)  ETD File Embargoed
As drug-seeking behaviors become increasingly habitual and disordered, drugs and their cues become more rewarding relative to natural rewards as self-awareness of drug-related problems decreases (i.e., impaired clinical ...

Beliefs and Intentions of U.S. Registered Dietitians/Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Toward Providing Breastfeeding Support to Prenatal/Postpartum Mothers 

Bourne, Emily (2024-08-02)  ETD File Embargoed
Background: Given the nutritional benefits and other advantages of breastfeeding, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) must consider their role in supporting prenatal and postpartum mothers, as it pertains to ...

Regiodivergent Dearomatization of N-Alkyl Pyrazinium Salts 

Hosey, Adam (2024-08-02)  ETD File Embargoed
The first chapter contains a review of the methods for the synthesis of piperazines. These methods can be grouped into two categories: cyclization and dearomatization methods. Cyclization as a means for piperazine synthesis ...

Ritual and Revolution: The French, the Lazzaroni and the Neapolitan Republic in 1799 

Goodwin, Nathaniel (2024-08-01)  ETD File Embargoed
This thesis examines the brief existence of the Neapolitan Republic of 1799, focusing particularly on French interests and strategies regarding Naples both prior to and during the French army's advance into the city in ...

Unveiling the Consequences of Hypoxia and Thermal Stress in Avian Embryos: The Crucial Role of Pore Density 

Choi, Wonil (2024-08-01)  ETD File Embargoed
The effects of anthropogenic global warming attributed to greenhouse gas emissions and urbanization are a significant concern for ecologists. Increasing ambient and surface temperatures have been shown to negatively impact ...

Where’s the Music? Understanding Sense of Place in Asheville North Carolina Through Tourism Guidebooks and Stakeholder Interviews 

Brunson, Sion (2024-08-01)
My study seeks to investigate music’s role in Asheville’s tourism message. The significance of my study is the opportunity to add to existing music tourism research on mid sized cities in geographic literature. Data will ...

Spatial risk assessment of social vulnerability to contaminated river water: A case study of Coosa River watershed 

Ali, Al Artat Bin (2024-08-01)
This study investigates the spatiotemporal patterns of toxic release inventory (TRI) releases within the Coosa River watershed and the compounded hazards of flooding and industrial emissions through a spatial risk assessment ...

Machine-learning-enabled Synthesis & Characterization of Epitaxial Perovskite Oxide Films 

Gemperline, Patrick Thomas (2024-08-01)
Perovskite oxides are a well-studied family of materials that possess a wide range of useful properties and novel properties. SrHfO3 (SHO) is a perovskite oxide with an orthorhombic Pnma structure and a large band gap of ...

Mechanistic Determinations of Enhanced Heat Transfer Occurring in Stagnant and Flowing Microfibrous Entrapped Catalytic Reactors 

Martin, Phillip (2024-08-01)
Microfibrous media (MFM) is a fibrous material made via traditional paper-making techniques resulting in a media that is preferentially oriented within a single plane (but random within that plane). Metal MFMs, particularly ...

Bridging the Gap: Developing and Studying the Effects of Educational Resources to Increase Environmental Awareness, Science Proficiency, and Sustainability in Alabama’s Schools and Communities 

Cummings, Carly (2024-08-01)  ETD File Embargoed
This study addresses the critical need for sustainable practices amidst rising global temperatures and increasing environmental risks. Recognizing human behavior as a primary contributor to these challenges, it emphasizes ...

Cell Mechanosensing in 3D Confinement in Health and Diseases 

Hemmati, Farnaz (2024-08-01)  ETD File Embargoed
In vivo, cells are physically confined in all three dimensions by the extracellular matrix (ECM) and/or neighboring cells. This three-dimensional (3D) confinement can regulate cell behavior and viability. Much of what is ...