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A Narrative Look at the Regional Voice of Political Columnist Molly Ivins

Armstrong, Jessica (2005-08-15)

Mass communication research that focuses on analyzing the opinion writing of prominent columnists is nearly non-existent. The columns of Austin, Texas-based nationally syndicated columnist Molly Ivins are studied, looking ...

NASA's Hidden Power: NACA/NASA Public Relations and the Cold War, 1945-1967

Starr, Kristen (2008-12-15)

During the 1960s, NASA’s human spaceflight program commanded national and international attention. The program created American images infused with heroic values. What were these images? How and why did the process of image ...

A National Overview of Plant Selection/introduction Programs and a State Survey of Growers and Retailers to Determine the Potential for an Alabama Plant Selection/Introduction Program

Harris, Emily (2008-12-15)

Over the past fifteen years, many states have established statewide plant selection/introduction programs for the purpose of promoting and marketing selected plants to consumers to increase sales for the Green Industry. ...

A National Study of the Relationship Between the Rates of State Adult Population Educational Attainment and Current Social Laws and Policies

Cosgrove, Coleman K. (2013-11-25)

This nation-wide study investigated the relationship between state adult population educational attainment rates of high school degree or higher, bachelor’s degree or higher, and advanced degree or higher and the three ...

Native Ant Biodiversity Response to A Dominant Competitor in Pine-Hardwood Forests of Alabama, USA

Spencer, Victoria (2022-07-22) ETD File Embargoed

This thesis explores how invasive species affect native biodiversity. Specifically, I explore how the invasive ant species, Solenopsis invicta influences the recipient native ant community in pine-hardwood forests. These ...

Natural and Anthropogenic Contaminants in Groundwater and Cancer Cases in Fruithurst, Alabama

Cain, Connor (2020-05-13) ETD File Embargoed

The communities of Fruithurst and Muscadine in northeast Alabama, have a combined population of 1,600 people. Between 2013 and 2017, four children and four adults were diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma. The goal of this ...

Natural arsenic contamination in alluvial aquifers of Chianan Plain, Taiwan

Woodall, Brian (2013-06-18)

Geological and geochemical analyses were performed on groundwater and sediment samples collected from Budai and Yichu deep drilling sites in the Chianan Plain of Taiwan to examine the distribution and mobilization of arsenic ...

Natural competence and intersubspecific recombination in Xylella fastidiosa; a causal agent of emerging plant diseases

Kandel, Prem Prasad (2017-07-25)

Xylella fastidiosa is a Gram-negative, vector-transmitted, plant-pathogenic bacterium causing incurable diseases to economically important crops such as grapevine, citrus, almond, and coffee. Recent epidemiological studies ...

Natural competence distribution among Xylella fastidiosa strains and construction of a mutant library for RB-TnSeq

Liu, Ranlin (2021-12-01)

The plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a gram-negative, fastidious, xylem-limited, vector-transmitted bacterium, causing severe diseases on many economically important plants such as grapes, citrus, coffee, olive and ...

Natural History and Conservation of the Eyelash Palmpitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii) in Western Panamá

Sorrell, Geoffrey (2007-12-15)

The focus of this thesis was to examine various components of the natural history, ecology, and conservation biology of the Bothriechis schlegelii. The sections that follow include studies of foraging ecology, demography, ...

The Nature and Existence of Mentoring Relationships at the United States Air Force Academy

O'Mailia, Shawn (2010-04-14)

The practice of mentoring and the study of mentoring relationships continue to garner interest from business and industry, education and military organizations. The purpose of this study was to examine the nature and ...

Nature and Scope of Collaboration between School Counselors and Special Education Teachers in Working with Students with Disabilities

Huffman, Starrah (2015-07-29)

Building collaborative relationships between school counselors and special education teachers is critical to help school counselors effectively serve students with disabilities in closing the achievement gap and assisting ...

The Nature of Cucumber Mosaic Virus-Induced Symptoms in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

Masiri, Jongkit (2009-12-14)

We determine phenotypic and cytological effects on pepper plant growth and development in response to systemic invasion by CMV and evaluate a CMV strain, mutated in the gene silencing suppressor gene, 2b, for its ability ...

Nature, age, and origin of the informal Lower Cenozoic Red Bank group, northern Belize

Ricketts, Sandor (2020-08-17) ETD File Embargoed

The informal Lower Cenozoic Red Bank group of Belize crops out in several areas of the northern part of the country and is comprised mainly of clay with relatively minor amounts of carbonate and rare evaporite beds. The ...

Navigating the Complexities of Disease Prevention, Alternative Treatments, and Multi-Drug Resistant Rhodococcus equi Mitigation Strategies

Higgins, Courtney (2023-07-28) ETD File Embargoed

The opportunistic pathogen, Rhodococcus equi, is a robust soil saprophyte present in the environment of horse-breeding farms and an important cause of pulmonary disease in foals at endemic farms. As an effort to prevent ...

Near infrared spectroscopy to assess the onset of increased metabolism and muscle tissue oxygenation during muscle contractions

Sun, Yi (2012-11-15)

The aims of the present study were to 1) Determine whether there is a time delay (TD) in VO2 at the onset of contractions by comparing the NIRS responses during blood perfusion versus hemoglobin (Hb)-free buffer perfusion; ...

Near-Surface Mounted, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Strips for Negative-Moment Strengthening of Concrete Bridges—Design Methodology

Alexy, Jeffrey (2009-05-12)

A bridge near Letohatchee, Alabama, was found to be deficient for certain types of truck loadings. Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strips were selected to use in the strengthening scheme. Various models and code recommendations ...