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Plant Growth and Physiological Responses to Various Surfactants Injected in Irrigation Water: Tween 20 as a Method for Reducing Water Use in Plant Production

Greenwell, Daniel (2017-07-27)

Nursery and greenhouse growers who heavily rely on groundwater and/or are located in drought prone regions should be hard-pressed to minimize water waste for the sake of their plants, their budgets, and the environment. ...

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) mediate interactions between abiotic and biotic stresses in cool- and warm-season grasses

Coy, Richard (2017-12-06)

Non-pathogenic, soil microbes that occupy the rhizosphere can influence plant growth and induce changes in the plant’s physiological, chemical, metabolic, molecular activities; influencing plant-microbe interactions with ...

Planting Date and Seeding Rate Effect on Corn Yield for Replant Decisions in Alabama

Morata, Murilo (2024-04-18)

Corn yield is heavily influenced by plant population and planting date, and understanding the relationship between these is essential for optimizing yield. Poor stands and non-uniform plant density present significant ...

Plasma Fetuin-A Responses to a Single Bout of Exercise and Short-term Exercise in Obese and Normal Weight Individuals

He, Xiaoming (2010-08-03)

Fetuin-A, in particular the phosphorylated isoform, is a negative regulator of insulin action, inhibiting insulin receptor tyrosine kinase activity and downstream insulin signaling. In obese individuals, serum fetuin-A ...

Plasma Propellant Interactions: RDX Films in Hydrogen, Argon, and Mixed Composition Plasmas

Valliere, Rodney (2013-04-29)

The interaction of the components in electrothermal chemical (ETC) ignition have been studied due to its advantages over conventional ignition. In ETC ignition, a piece of polyethylene replaces the primer found in conventional ...

Plasmonic nanomaterials for label-free biosensor towards next-generation point-of-care immunoassay

He, Jiacheng (2021-11-12)

Cytokines, a broad category of low molecular weight signaling proteins, are key immune modulators for cell-based immune response. An abnormal level of cytokine can lead to acute/chronic inflammation, multiple organ failure, ...

Plasticity of a coral reef fish, Abudefduf saxatilis, to thermal stress and habitat degradation

Swank, Ally (2023-07-11) ETD File Embargoed

Sea surface temperatures are rising at unprecedented rates due to anthropogenic activities. Warm conditions have the potential to push marine species beyond their physiological limits, which can lead to challenges on the ...

Plasticity of Olfactory Response to Host-Related Plant Volatiles in The Parasitoid Microplitis croceipes

Burrows, Matthew (2016-05-03)

Plants release blends of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in response to herbivore damage. Parasitoids use certain VOCs as indirect cues to locate their herbivore hosts. However, response of parasitoids to these chemical ...

Platinum nanoparticle-polyoxometalate based bimetallic catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell and bipolar electrodeposition based combinatorial material library applied in sensors and energy systems

Ramaswamy, Rajakumari (2012-05-01)

The first part of chapter 1 summarizes the reports on the improved oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics on Pt-bimetallic catalysts used in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). An account on the significance of ...

Play Neighborhood

Guo, Chang (2016-05-03)

Nowadays the children’s discretionary time is diminishing. In the modern society, children spend their free time more on television, computing, video games and such kind of indoor activities. In addition, children spent ...

Playful landscapes build a resilient city

Zhao, Xiaoqing (2015-05-04)

There are lots of ways to build a resilient city in the world. With different situations, cities should have different ways to build resilient cities, like the case building resilient city in New Orleans is different from ...

Pleasurable Insights: Conceptualizing the role of Sexual Pleasure within Intimate Relationships

Cunningham, Karlene (2013-07-08)

Sexual pleasure is commonly thought of as the central construct motivating sexual behavior. However, there is very little empirically-based work on the conceptualization and measurement of sexual pleasure. The current study ...

Pleasure of manual kitchen products: A checklist for designing manual kitchen tools

Su, Ying (2016-04-12)

As the heart of the home, the kitchen is always a happening place. It can be used to entertain family, cook that holiday meal, or just scrounge for the latest snack. Kitchen tools have an important role in creating ...

Plenoptic BOS: Combining a Plenoptic Camera with the Background Oriented Schlieren Technique

Klemkowsky, Jenna (2016-12-07)

The background oriented schlieren (BOS) technique is a method of observing the refraction of light rays passing through a density varying medium. When used with a conventional imaging system, this technique captures a ...

Plumage coloration and morphology in Chiroxiphia manakins: interacting effects of natural and sexual selection

Doucet, Stephanie (2006-05-15)

I examined how natural and sexual selection may have influenced the morphology and coloration of Chiroxiphia manakins (Aves: Pipridae). In the first chapter, I investigated age and sexrelated patterns of plumage coloration ...

Poetry Centers for the Purpose of Lowering Inhibitions of English Language Learners in the Constructivist English Language Arts Classroom

Piper, Susan (2009-08-03)

The purpose of this study was to examine what happened in terms of lowering ELL students’ affective filters when a particular teacher of English language learners introduced her poetry activities, centered on aesthetic ...