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Feeding ecology and lethal thermal tolerances among selected North American freshwater mussels (Order: Unionida)
(2022-05-04)
Sixty-five percent of North American unionid mussel species are considered imperiled. Knowledge gaps persist in unionid feeding ecology and lethal thermal tolerance limits which could aid in the conservation and management ...
Feeding Ecology of Pest Mole Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Scapteriscus spp.) and Associated Damage to Turfgrass
(2012-07-18)
Two omnivorous species of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae), Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder and S. borellii Giglio-Tos, are introduced subterranean pests that cause damage to turfgrass by feeding and tunneling in ...
Fellowship House, Inc. Low Intensity Transitional Apartment Program: An Outcome Analysis
(2014-07-29)
The Fellowship House, Inc. Low Intensity Transitional Apartment Program is a
residential program designed to fit the needs of adults diagnosed with substance dependence and
other mental illnesses. This study sought to ...
'Fellowship of sense with all that breathes': Eighteenth-Century Women Writers, War, and the Environment
(2011-04-29)
In “The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature,” environmental historian William Cronon writes that in order to live responsibly with nature, we must learn to recognize nature in our own backyards. ...
Female Assistant Superintendents in Middle Space Leadership: A Multiple Case Study
(2017-03-31)
This qualitative study explored the experiences of female assistant superintendents in obtaining and sustaining their positions as middle space leaders. There is little research on female assistant superintendents or middle ...
Female Mating Preference and Reproductive Success in Eastern Bluebirds: Interacting Effects of Plumage Coloration and Genetic Compatibility
(2009-12-18)
In my dissertation, I used a combination of aviary-based experiments, field experiments and correlational research to fully explore the importance of mate choice and environmental heterogeneity on reproductive success in ...
Feminine Bits: The Passive Bodies and Active Revisions of Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Red Riding-hood
(2016-08-03)
Using an interdisciplinary approach that includes sociological data, feminist and postmodern theory, and historical context, I analyze gendered representations of violence and sexuality in contemporary fairy tales, arguing ...
Femininity and the Unnamed Women of the New Testament
(2015-05-04)
Gender and sex are often considered to be synonymous, suggesting that males are designed to be biologically and psychologically a certain way while females are designed to be biologically and psychologically opposite and ...
Feral Pig (Sus scrofa) Survival, Home Range, and Habitat Use at Lowndes County Wildlife Management Area, Alabama
(2008-05-15)
Survival, home range, and habitat use are key components of feral pig ecology that can help wildlife biologists and land managers develop control methods for this species. Feral pigs were captured and released with ...
Feral Towns : Alabama's Shrinking Towns
(2015-05-04)
The 21st century has created a feral condition in many small towns in Alabama. This feral condition has resulted in social, ecological, and spatial changes that require new forms of civic spaces, and understanding.
Fermentation Characteristics of Different Cool-Season Annuals With or Without Silage Inoculant
(2019-11-19)
Feed and forage costs make up the greatest portion of costs for beef cattle operations in the Southeast. In the Southeast, the most common method of preserving forages for the winter months is dry hay. Dry hay can be ...
Fertilization Effects on Water Use of 8-year-old Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Vary with Throughfall Treatment
(2015-01-07)
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations in the southern U.S. generate more timber than any other country in the world and therefore reductions in net primary productivity associated with climate variability may have ...
Fertilization of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) with Calcium: Influence of Source, Rate, and Leaching on Yield and Seed Quality
(2011-07-29)
Soil surface horizons in the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plains region are physically favorable to peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production but are often depleted of calcium. Peanuts lacking calcium may form undeveloped pods ...
Fertilizer Value of Densified Broiler Litter
(2008-12-15)
The increase in broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) production across the southeastern United States and in the state of Alabama has led to locally excessive application rates of broiler litter. Because of the low fertilizer ...
Fertilizers Affect Water and Substrate EC, pH, and Nutritional Concentrations for Nelumbo Production
(2012-05-04)
Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is an aquatic, herbaceous perennial considered to be one of the most valuable plants in the world. Each part of lotus is consumed throughout Asia for food or used for medicinal ...
Fiber and protein degradation characteristics of stockpiled Tifton 85 bermudagrass
(2016-07-27)
A 2-yr study was conducted to determine effects of rate of N fertilization on kinetic parameters of fiber digestion and protein degradability in stockpiled Tifton 85 bermudagrass. Six 0.76-ha pastures of stockpiled Tifton ...
Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Strengthening of War Memorial Bridge—Installation, Load Testing, and Analysis
(2005-12-15)
An assessment of the rehabilitation of a reinforced-concrete bridge using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminate materials is presented. The installation of FRP strips to girder bottoms in the positive moment section ...
Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 (FGF21) in Domestic Cats
(2023-04-26)
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are a group of structurally homologous yet functionally pleiotropic proteins. Unlike canonical and intracellular FGFs, the FGF19 subfamily, which includes FGF15/19, FGF21, and FGF23, act ...
Fiction Stir Welding of 5083-H131 Aluminum Alloy using A2 and H13 Tool Steels or 420 Stainless Steel Tooling
(2014-12-09)
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a solid state welding method developed by The Welding Institute. The process is environmentally friendly, highly repetitive and easily adapted to manufacturing geometries. New welding schedules ...
Fiducial Marker-Based Motion Capture System for Biomechanics and Lower Limb Prosthesis Alignment
(2019-07-15)
Lower limb loss is a disability that is currently estimated to affect more than one million Americans. Development of lower limb prostheses has allowed the amputee to regain their mobility to some extent and reengage in ...