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Effectiveness of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Remote Sensing for Assessing the Impact of Catastrophic Windstorm Events on Timberland 

Badal, Dipika (2024-04-24)  ETD File Embargoed
The forests in the southeastern United States are of great importance for their economic, ecological, and cultural values. However, these forests are increasingly threatened by climate-induced windstorms, such as hurricanes ...

Effects and Sustainability of Clover Inclusion within Warm-Season Turf Swards 

McCurdy, James (2013-10-28)
Efforts to decrease supplemental nitrogen (N) applications to turfgrass justify alternative fertility strategies such as legume inclusion. Legumes such as clovers (Trifolium spp.) are present within many turfgrass scenarios. ...

The Effects of 1-Week and 8-Month Ketogenic Dieting or Ketone Salt Supplementation on Markers of Tissue Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Quality in Rats 

Kephart, Wesley (2017-04-17)
Purpose: Herein we sought to examine the short-term (i.e., one-week) and long-term (i.e., 8-month) effects of a ketogenic diet (KD) or ketone salt supplementation on multi-organ markers of oxidative stress and mitochondrial ...

The Effects of 40% Throughfall Reduction on Soil Respiration in a Longleaf Pine Plantation 

Blackstock, Jake (2018-08-24)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests can serve as disturbance-resistant, long-term carbon sinks, but net ecosystem productivity of longleaf pine forests has been shown to be sensitive to drought. Soil respiration (Rs) ...

The Effects of a Modified Flow Regime on Fish Assemblages in a Third-Order Piedmont Stream in Lee County, Auburn, Alabama 

Gleason, James (2007-12-15)
I examined the effects of a modified flow regime on fish assemblage condition over a 2-year period at two sites in Chewacla Creek, a third-order Piedmont stream (Lee County, AL). My goal was to assess the biotic condition ...

Effects of a Nonionic Surfactant on Plant Growth and Physiology 

Yang, Xiaomei (2008-08-15)
With a continuous declining trend in the availability of groundwater or public surface water to greenhouse and container nurseries, nursery growers and researchers are searching for effective ways to reduce water use and ...

Effects of Ability Grouping on Students’ Game Performance, Physical Activity, and Movement Patterns 

Ward, Jeffery (2018-04-25)
Research has supported the use of within-class ability grouping in the classroom setting. However, little research has been completed in regards to the use and effectiveness of ability grouping in the physical education ...

Effects of Abiotic Factors on White-tailed Deer Activity in South Carolina 

Goethlich, Jamie (2020-01-06)
A myriad of internal and external factors continuously influence behavior of all animals. One group of environmental factors, abiotic factors (e.g., wind, temperature, and moon phase), are continuously present and constantly ...

Effects of Acacia Gum on Post-harvest Quality of Cut Flowers 

Creel, Rachel (2006-08-15)
The U.S. cut flower market has shifted from domestically grown to imported products. Because of the extended time between harvest and reaching the consumer, there is need for improved post-harvest handling methods, ...

The Effects of Accumulated and Continuous Bouts of Aerobic Exercise and Differing Levels of Exercise Intensity on Postprandial Lipemia 

Mestek, Michael (2007-08-15)
The purposes of this investigation were to compare the effects of low- and moderate-intensity exercise and accumulated versus continuous aerobic exercise on postprandial lipemia in males with metabolic syndrome. Fourteen ...

Effects of Acetic Acid on Dark Cutting Beef 

Christjohn, Colton (2017-01-11)
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of an acetic acid product e(Lm)inate ® V distributed by Hawkins, Inc. on meat quality attributes of dark cutting beef strip loins. Three treatment application groups: ...

Effects of Acute Thermal Stress on Texas Hornshell Mussel (Popenaias popeii) 

Radich, Jessica (2023-11-28)  ETD File Embargoed
Extreme weather conditions are placing increasing stress on aquatic ectotherms in the southern U.S. We investigated effects of thermal stress on the federally endangered Texas Hornshell (Popenaias popeii), the last freshwater ...

The Effects of Aerobic and Localized Fatigue on Jump Shot Kinematics and Kinetics in Team Handball Players 

Plummer, Hillary (2015-05-13)
Team handball has become a very popular sport throughout the world and according to the International Handball Federation over 30 million athletes in 183 countries currently play the sport. The purpose of this project ...

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise and Extended-Release Niacin on Fasting and Postprandial Blood Lipids 

Plaisance, Eric (2006-12-15)
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 ...

The Effects of African-Aamericans’ Attitudes/Beliefs about Marriage on Their Desire to Marry 

Kirkland, Cassandra (2008-08-15)
To address the state of marriage and family life in the African-American community, the purpose of this study was to gain understanding as to why many African-American singles are not choosing marriage. The primary predictor ...

Effects of Aging and Exercise on Mitochondrial Physiology 

Caldeira Mesquita, Paulo Henrique (2023-04-24)  ETD File Embargoed
Mitochondria are organelles which main function is to generate energy in the form of ATP, although they are involved in a myriad of cellular processes. Mitochondria form a dynamic network that responds to the energetic ...

The Effects of Aging on Doped Lead-Free Solder under Thermal Shock and Thermal Cycling 

Robert Raj, Anto Jeson Raj (2019-12-09)
In this experiment, the thermal shock performance of various doped Pb-free solder pastes on Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages and resistors were observed in order to determine their reliability. This investigation is based ...

Effects of Aging on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Lead Free Solder Materials 

Ahmed, Sudan (2018-12-03)
Lead free solder materials are widely used in the electronic packaging industry due to environmental concerns. However, experimental testing and microstructural characterization have revealed that Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) lead free ...

Effects of Aging on the Cyclic Stress Strain and Fatigue Behaviors of Lead-free Solders 

Mustafa, Muhannad (2014-08-18)
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. While the ...

The Effects of Aging on the Mechanical Behavior of Lead Free and Mixed Formulation Solder Alloys 

Zhang, Yifei (2010-08-05)
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. In this work, ...