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Conservation Compliance and Public Awareness: Assessing Dolphin and Sea Turtle Interactions in Coastal Alabama
(2024-06-26)
The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) serve as critical legislation for safeguarding marine species in the United States, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico region. Despite legal ...
Conservation Design: Linking Development to the Land
(2011-11-30)
Alabama contains well over 500 abandoned mines across the northern part of the state and while some mining zones continue to degrade the landscape over time, others have been reclaimed naturally and left in an ambiguous ...
Conservation of a Florida Endemic Carnivorous Plant: Godfrey’s Butterwort (Pinguicula ionantha)
(2006-12-15)
For conservation and recovery efforts to be effective under the Endangered Species Act, knowledge of the factors which make a species rare must be gained. In order to meet conservation goals, this study focuses on the ...
Conservation System Impacts on Soil Properties and Water-Use Efficiency in the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain
(2014-08-14)
Conservation practices, such as cover cropping, crop rotation, and conservation tillage, have become an integral part in improving and sustaining cropping systems in the Coastal Plain region of the southeastern U.S., where ...
Consideration of 2-150 kHz Disturbances in North American Power Systems
(2017-07-27)
This is an evaluation of considerations for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) limits for power line communication (PLC) based on North American standards. In the vast majority of cases, smart meters are located in the ...
Considerations and Options for High Temperature Die Attach
(2010-07-27)
Development of electronics that can withstand temperatures ranging from 200oC up to 600oC is a growing research area. More electronic aircraft, space exploration and in engine automotive electronics are some examples of ...
Considerations on Optimum Design of Micro Heat Pipe Sinks Using Water as Working Fluid
(2006-12-15)
The successful operation of RF wideband gap devices dissipating high levels of heat
flux requires effective cooling techniques. One of the most promising thermal management
strategies is the use of micro heat pipes (MHP). ...
CONSITEPLAN – A Multi-Objective Construction Site Utilization Planning Tool
(2012-04-09)
Construction Site Utilization Planning (CSUP) involves identifying, sizing, and positioning the temporary construction facilities required during different stages of the project within the available site boundaries and ...
Constitutional Reform in Alabama: Why Efforts for Change Continue to Fail
(2015-01-14)
Alabama has been governed by the same constitutional document for one hundred thirteen years. The document is outdated and it is also the longest constitution in the world. Two of the most unique components of the document ...
Constitutive Model and Solder Joint Reliability Predictionsfor BGA Packages Subjected to Aging
(2015-07-28)
Isothermal aging causes detrimental changes in the microstructure, mechanical response, and failure behavior of lead free solder joints in electronic assemblies. Traditional finite element based predictions for solder ...
A Constitutive Model for Lead Free Solder Including Aging Effects and Its Application to Microelectronic Packaging
(2013-08-01)
The microstructure, mechanical response, and failure behavior of lead free solder joints in electronic assemblies are constantly evolving when exposed to isothermal aging and/or thermal cycling environments. Traditional ...
Constraints on the Petrogenesis of the Rockford Granite by Chemical and Radiogenic Isotopic Compositions
(2022-04-27)
The Rockford Granite is a Paleozoic igneous body located in Coosa County, Alabama. Regionally, between the Brevard zone and the Kowaliga zone, there lies intense faulting and shearing, which has been studied extensively ...
Construcción desde afuera: el género masculino mexicano en Pedro Páramo de Juan Rulfo
(2015-05-11)
En esta investigación, se explora desde una perspectiva de estudios de género la manera en que se construye la masculinidad masculina. Esta construcción es una función no del individuo, sino que se hace a base de la ...
Construct Validity of Three Measures of Depersonalization in College-Exposed College Students
(2010-08-10)
Depersonalization is a type of dissociation characterized by feelings of unreality and detachment from one’s sense of self. Despite a history rich in clinical description, depersonalization has proven difficult to define ...
Constructing Cubic Splines on the Sphere
(2009-07-15)
A method to approximate functions defined on a sphere using Tensor Product cubic B-splines is presented here. The method is based on decomposing the sphere into six identical patches obtained by radially projecting the ...
Constructing Meaning through Talk: A Research Study Examining the Use of Dialogic Discourse in Guided Reading to Promote Student-Centered Classroom Practices in Primary Classrooms
(2019-01-22)
Teachers have been tackling the best approaches to teaching reading comprehension for decades. The classroom teacher becomes a vital component in improving the critical thinking students must develop within academic settings. ...
Construction and Calibration of Large-Scale Rainfall Simulators
(2023-04-24)
Large-scale rainfall simulation offers valuable insight into the effectiveness of erosion
control practice. While small and intermediate-scale apparatuses can analyze the effects of splash
and sheet erosion on a slope, ...
Construction of a Diesel Engine Test Stand and a Crank Angle Based Heat Release Model
(2011-11-15)
A test stand for a light duty diesel engine was constructed and used to measure both mean and crank angle based engine operating parameters. The test stand features a 1.1L Hyundai CRDi turbo-diesel engine, a Land and Sea ...
Construction of a high-density high-resolution genetic map and its integration with BAC-based physical map in channel catfish
(2015-12-10)
Catfish is the leading aquaculture specie in the United States of American. However, the catfish industry is facing great challenges due to devastating diseases, high production cost, high feed and energy cost and international ...
Construction of an Intellegient Database Application Development Environment Using Object-oriented Concept
(1988-12-09)
Throughout the world, managers are beginning to recognize the potential of computers and information processing technology to help them cope with today's complex business world. When the demand for new or expanded ...