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Beyond The Pit [of Democracy]: Mine Reclamation, Emergence, and Finite Resources
(2013-03-18)
Through the integration of democratic process with that of the reclamation of the Martin-Marietta Aggregate Quarry (MMQ), my design research proposes that it is possible to positively change contemporary understanding of ...
Beyond the Skin: How African American Women Senior Administrators Describe Their Experiences of Developing an Authentic Leadership Style
(2019-11-18)
Using a qualitative multiple case study approach, this dissertation study seeks to examine how African American women in senior administrator roles at a member institution of the Association of Public and Land-Grant ...
Beyond the timberline: Assessment of Supplemental Income Opportunities, Forest Management Practices, and Attributes of Southern Pine Straw Types
(2020-07-22)
Of Alabama’s 23 million acres of timberland, over 13 million acres of it is owned by family forest landowners. Therefore, they play a pivotal role in the future of Alabama’s forest. Due to a combination of shift in ownership ...
Bidirectional Power Control of Grid Connected Three-phase Inverter under Unbalanced Conditions
(2022-11-21)
This research explores bidirectional real and reactive power control of a 100kW threephase, grid-connected inverter under unbalanced grid conditions. Different unbalanced grid conditions are studied, including unbalanced ...
Biennial Seasonal Burning and Hardwood Control Effects on the Carbon Sequestration in a Natural Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
(2008-12-15)
This study has been superimposed on a study established in 1973 on the Escambia Experimental Forest located in south-central Alabama, USA to examine the effects of different seasons of burn and hardwood control treatments ...
Big Data Analytics and Its Applications in Soft Sensor for Smart Manufacturing
(2019-04-29)
This dissertation presents research performed to develop industrial internet of things enabled testbed and statistics pattern analysis feature-based modelling approach for smart manufacturing.
Advent of internet completely ...
Big spoon or little spoon: Relations of couples’ attachment styles to cuddling, affection, sleep, and relationship satisfaction
(2019-04-22)
The purpose of this study was to examine the association of attachment styles on relationship satisfaction and sleep quality in romantic couples. The study also sought to understand how cuddling and other types of affection ...
Bio-economic Factors Affecting Feasibility of Floating In-pond Raceway Systems: A Stella Modeling Approach
(2011-05-19)
Floating in-pond raceway (FIPR) systems have the potential to efficiently compete with conventional ponds in their ability to produce large quantities of fish profitably. However, little is known about the biological and ...
Bio-oil Production through Fast Pyrolysis and Upgrading to “Green” Transportation Fuels
(2012-05-04)
Fast pyrolysis process produces a high yield of liquid (a.k.a. bio-oil) and has emerged as one of the techniques to produce transportation fuel from different types of biomass. Nonetheless, some of the properties inherent ...
Biocatalytically And Photoelectrochemically Driven Active Motion of Liposomes
(2023-02-17)
Self-propelled artificial micro/nanomotors are currently attracting increased interest as not only mimics of biological motors but also potential components of nanomachinery, robotics, and sensing devices. In regards to ...
Biochemical production from engineered Bacillus species
(2023-12-12)
Microbial production of biochemicals has gained significant attention due to increasing global concern regarding the depletion of fossil resources. As prominent workhorses in microbial fermentations, Bacillus species have ...
Bioconversion of Corn Stover into Value-Added Chemicals: Dilute Sulfuric Acid Pretreatment, Xylo-Oligosaccharides Production, and Lactic Acid Fermentation
(2005-12-15)
In the first part of this dissertation, dilute-acid pretreatment of corn stover was investigated under high-solids condition using a percolation reactor. High-solids condition in a pretreatment process can lead to high ...
Bioconversion of lignocellulose into acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE): pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation
(2016-12-09)
Abstract
The objective of the present dissertation is to investigate the bioprocess for the production of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) from lignocellulosic feedstocks via ABE fermentation with solvent-producing ...
Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Material into Ethanol: Pretreatment, Enzymatic Hydrolysis, and Ethanol Fermentation
(2004-12-15)
Four different novel processes, ammonia recycle percolation (ARP), low-liquid ARP, two-stage (hot water-ARP) percolation, and soaking in aqueous ammonia (SAA) at room/moderate temperature, were investigated for pretreatment ...
Bioconversion of Pulp and Paper Mills Sludge and Prehydrolysate Stream into Ethanol and Cellulase Enzyme
(2011-05-17)
In the first part of this dissertation, two different types of paper mill sludges, primary sludge and recycle sludge, were evaluated as a feedstock for bioconversion to ethanol. The sludges were first subjected to enzymatic ...
Biocrude production from biomass and mixed plastics via hydrothermal liquefaction for fuel and chemicals
(2022-12-05)
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a promising technology to convert organic feedstocks into value-added fuel precursors known as biocrude, solids (hydrochar), and gaseous byproducts. The HTL process can efficiently break ...
Biodecolorization of Paper Mills Wastewater Using Anaerobic Composting
(2009-08-04)
This research studied the feasibility of using anaerobic composting for decolorizing effluents in the pulp and paper industry. While color is regarded as an aesthetic problem, there are several adverse effects associated ...
A Biodegradable Microparticle Vaccine Platform using Femtomole Peptide Antigen Doses to Elicit T-cell Immunity against Chlamydia abortus
(2016-12-19)
Successful vaccination against Chlamydia spp. has remained elusive, largely due to a lack of vaccine platforms for the required Th1 immunization. Modeling of T helper cell immunity indicates that Th1 immunity requires ...
Biodiversity and Phylogenetics of Metazoan Parasites Infecting Freshwater Turtles
(2020-04-20)
There are 356 extant turtle species (Testudines), including 60 polytypic taxa that add 122 subspecies. Among the more diverse groups of metazoan parasites that infect turtles are the turtle blood flukes (TBFs) (Digenea: ...
Biodiversity of Metazoan Parasites Infecting Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), and C×B Hybrid Catfish (Female Ictalurus punctatus × Male Ictalurus furcatus) in Earthen Pond Aquaculture
(2011-08-04)
This 1-year in-pond study documents the metazoan parasite biodiversity in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), and C×B hybrid catfish (female Ictalurus punctatus × male Ictalurus furcatus) ...