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Community College Students’ Attitudes toward Postsecondary Science Education

Foster, Clint (2011-07-28)

Students in the United States are avoiding taking the higher level science courses in secondary and postsecondary academic institutions (Ball, 2000; Braund & Reiss, 2006; Lee & Frank, 1990). There are many careers that do ...

Community Dynamics of the Phyllosphere Microbiome

Brokaw, Destiny (2022-04-29)

The phyllosphere of a plant creates a complex niche for inhabiting microorganisms in which interactions will occur. The dynamics of the interactions between a foliar plant pathogen, Xanthomonas perforans, and the resident ...

Community Governance, Contingent Valuation, and Food Policy Councils: The Case of the Alabama Food Policy Council

Thomas, William (2013-04-19)

This thesis seeks to explore an alternative method for valuing the units of community governance keeping in mind that it is similar to a public good. The example we use for this study is that of a hypothetical statewide ...

Community-Based Research: A Mixed Methods Study of the Influence of Community Educators’ Efficacy Beliefs, Program Attitudes, and Fidelity Intention on Practice

Finnegan, Vanessa (2019-11-07)

Although the availability of evidence-based prevention and health promotion programs is on the rise, there is still much to learn about these programs once they are disseminated at the community level and in diverse ...

Comorbidity of Anorexic and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Undergraduate Females

Mulfinger, Amanda (2007-12-15)

The present study explored the behavioral and personality differences between individuals who manifest anorexic behaviors, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, both, or neither. A large literature base exists outlining the ...

Compact Modeling of SiGe HBTs Using Verilog-A

Feng, Zhiming (2006-08-15)

SiGe HBTs, integrated with CMOS, have demonstrated their usefulness in digital and analog circuit designs for wired and wireless telecommunication applications over the past decade. Of critical importance to successful ...

Compactifications of indecomposable topological spaces

Lipham, David (2017-04-20)

A continuum is a compact and connected topological space. A continuum that is not the union of any two of its proper subcontinua is said to be indecomposable. We examine topological spaces which are closely related to ...

Compaction of Switchgrass for Value Added Utilization

Colley, Zahra (2006-05-15)

There are increasing concerns about energy prices, availability and utilization in the world. This has led to many governmental and privately sponsored studies and research on the potential of renewable energy from biomass. ...

Compaction Susceptibility of Select Alabama Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain Ultisols

Lane, Abigail S. (2018-11-15)

The U.N. categorizes soil compaction as the most important type of physical soil degradation because of soil productivity and quality loss. Subsoil compaction causes great concern because it is difficult to remediate, ...

“Companions of My Tribulation”: Transatlantic Female Preaching Networks in the Early Nineteenth Century

Greer, Caroline (2020-05-11) ETD File Embargoed

As part of the pulpit in the early republic, female preachers created their own identities separate from the domestic sphere by forging successful careers as religious authorities speaking in public. Bolstered by a growing ...

Comparative Analyses and Structural Modeling of RNAs Participating in Non-Canonical Initiation of Protein Synthesis

Burks, Jody (2010-12-09)

Transfer-messenger RNA and the Internal Ribosomal Entry Site (IRES) RNAs of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) play important roles in trans-translation and cap-independent protein ...

A Comparative Analysis of Client Satisfaction with Food Assistance Programs: The Case of Nonprofit and Public Sector Organizations in Alabama and Georgia

Adams-Cross, Alycia (2011-11-17)

The epidemic of poverty, hunger, and food insecurity is at an all-time high in the United States and other parts of the world, spurring great interest in finding solutions to address and alleviate this economic disparity. ...

A Comparative Analysis of Cyclical vs. Non-Cyclical Romantic Relationships

Waters, Ashley (2015-07-29)

Existing literature on romantic adult relationships focuses primarily on stable, married intimate dyads. However, up to 60% of couples indicate breaking up and reuniting with their partner at least once; despite their ...

Comparative analysis of repetitive elements in fish genomes

Yuan, Zihao (2018-03-15)

Repetitive elements make up significant proportions of genomes. However, their roles in evolution remain largely unknown. To provide insights into the roles of repetitive elements in fish genomes, this dissertation work ...

Comparative Analysis of Soil Erosion Using Large-, Intermediate-, and Small-Scale Test Plots of Bare Soil and Different Hydromulch Products under Large-Scale Rainfall Simulator

Ricks, Matthew Dale (2020-12-10)

A study was conducted to compare the test results of three different size erosion-control plots under rainfall simulation to determine if there is a direct relationship to the size of a tested erosion-control plot and the ...