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Effects of Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation on Users and Businesses during Construction
(2018-07-23)
Roadway maintenance and rehabilitation are critical tasks to sustain our transportation system. However, these activities often generate delays to road users, which can result in road user costs, work zone crash costs, and ...
Effects of Assay Methodology and Standardization for Endogenous Losses of Energy on Determination and Additivity of Metabolizable and Digestible Dietary Energy for Broilers
(2022-11-16)
Efficient broiler production requires providing birds with diets with appropriate energy density. A lack of additivity of dietary energy could lead to under- or over-supplying energy to broilers. Additivity may be affected ...
The Effects of Attentional Focus Instructions on Simulated Upper Extremity Amputees’ Movement Kinematics When Learning a Novel Functional Task
(2006-12-15)
An important question in motor learning concerns where attention should be focused when learning a new task. The majority of the literature dealing with this subject suggests that an external (visual, or task-related) focus ...
The Effects of Augmented Reality (AR) Modality and User-Virtual Product Interaction Design on Consumers’ Product Evaluation: A Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory Perspective
(2021-08-16)
Given the rise of augmented reality (AR) application in retail settings as well as the recognition of theoretical and empirical literature gap in how consumers’ product evaluation can be shaped by AR, this research ...
Effects of basket arrangement and stocking density when using the adjustable long-line system for oyster grow-out
(2013-03-27)
In recent years, as demand has risen, interest has grown in diversifying Alabama’s oyster harvest to include oysters for the premium half shell market. The adjustable long-line system (ALS) can be used to grow oysters ...
The Effects of Behavior-based Safety Techniques on Behavior Variation, Targeted and Non-Targeted Safe Behaviors, and Productivity and Quality in Manufacturing Facilities
(2006-12-15)
In the field of occupational safety and health, worker behavior is often associated
with the immediate cause of workplace accidents and injuries. As a result an
understanding of worker behavior is a major area of concern ...
Effects of Bibliotherapy on Second Grader's Conflict Resolution Related to Bullying
(2013-11-19)
This study investigated the effects of bibliotherapy on bullying with second graders. In this study, the bibliotherapy treatment group listened to and discussed ten trade books with the content of bullying. The control ...
The Effects of Blast Loading on the Interface of Concrete Masonry Units and Mortar
(2019-04-18)
Masonry has always been a very efficient building material because of its low cost, availability, versatility, and construction simplicity. In terms of blast protection, masonry presents an enormous challenge: when ...
The Effects of Body Composition on Female Softball Pitching Biomechanics
(2020-11-24)
Additional mass is often considered beneficial for softball pitching performance; however, there may be adverse effects of increased body mass and body fat on softball pitching biomechanics. The purpose of this project was ...
Effects of Body Shape on Body Cathexis and Dress Shape Preferences of Female Consumers: A Balancing Perspective
(2011-05-09)
Apparel design has been proposed as a tool for altering the perceptual body and an individual’s level of body cathexis. The purpose of this study was to uncover dress shape preferences of female consumers as a function of ...
Effects of Bold Key Terms on Judgments of Learning and Reading Comprehension
(2016-05-04)
People often use different types of available information as cues to make inferences about memory (Koriat, 1997). When these cues are unreliable predictors of memory (like font size), metacognitive illusions can ensue ...
The Effects of Burrow Collapse on the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
(2008-05-15)
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species in decline due, in part, to loss of habitat and altered land use. One particular area of concern is the use of vehicles during urbanization and agriculture practices ...
Effects of Calcium Feeding Strategy, Dietary Adaptation Period Length, and Diet Composition on Phosphorus Availability for the Determination of True Phosphorus Utilization in Growing Broilers
(2016-01-07)
Standard methods have been proposed for the determination of P availability using the true P utilization (TPU) protocol. However, reported TPU data have been variable between common feedstuffs. Therefore, a series of 4 ...
Effects of Carbon Nanotube Type and Surface Functionalization on the Carbon Nanotube-Unsaturated Polyester Resin Composite Properties
(2016-12-19)
The goal of this research was to understand the dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in unsaturated polyester resin (UPR), the relative strength of nanotube-resin interactions, and curing into nanocomposites. These are ...
The Effects of Cardiovascular Exercise on eSport Performance
(2022-07-20)
Video games have evolved from a juvenile recreational activity into an avenue for organized competition known as electronic sports (eSports). Cognitive research identifies visual attention, memory, and task-switching as ...
The Effects of Cervical Spine Position and Spinal Manipulation on Shoulder Rotation Strength
(2021-07-22)
Shoulder rotation strength is included as part of an orthopedic examination for clinicians treating patients presenting with shoulder pathology. However, for populations prone to shoulder injury, such as overhead athletes ...
Effects of ChromatiNet on Cut Snapdragons and Selected Bedding and Vegetable Crops
(2007-08-15)
The purpose of these studies was to evaluate the application of ChromatiNet as a growth modifying photoselective filter. The first study investigated three cultivars of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) as cut flowers in a ...
The Effects of Chronic Elevated Temperatures on Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tuber Development
(2023-04-24)
With global temperatures rising due to climate change, many crops are being adversely
affected. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth most important food crop in the world and
is especially vulnerable to heat stress, ...
The effects of chronic exposure to risperidone during adolescence on behavioral rigidity and impulsive choice in adulthood
(2024-04-30)
Risperidone is a second-generation antipsychotic that is commonly prescribed in children in adolescence. Its mechanism of action targets both serotonin and dopamine, both of which mediate different types of behavior, such ...
The Effects of Class Size in Elementary Physical Education: An Examination of Student Activity Levels, Class Management Time, and Teacher Attitudes
(2009-05-11)
Through the years, research has been conducted on the effects of class size on classroom instruction, with most states passing legislation to control the size of elementary classroom student-teacher ratios. However, little ...