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Response of Vegetation and Avian Communities to Retention Harvests in a Mixed-pine Forest in Northern Alabama
(2013-05-14)
Retention harvests are commonly used silvicultural methods that mimic natural disturbance and create a mosaic of mature and early-successional habitats which may simultaneously provide habitat for both mature-forest and ...
Response-Consequence Contingency Discriminability When Positive and Negative Reinforcement Compete in Concurrent Schedules
(2005-08-15)
Four experiments were conducted to test the qualitative prediction of contingency discriminability theory that any difference in type between the consequences of concurrently available discriminated operants will heighten ...
Resting Metabolism and Metabolic Responses to Solid and Liquid Meals in Sedentary and Exercising College-Age Males
(2008-08-15)
Differences in resting metabolic rate (RMR) were measured in a total of 29 sedentary and exercising college-age males, as were their metabolic responses (diet-induced thermogenesis, DIT) to solid and liquid meals. Subject ...
Restoration of Native Plants Through Chemical Control of Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) at Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge
(2006-08-15)
Moist-soil management is a technique used to improve quality of wetland habitats for a variety of waterbird species, but alien invasive plant species may impact success of moist-soil management. Alligatorweed (Alternanthera ...
Restrictive Eating and Risk for Suicidal Behavior: An Application of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide
(2014-05-01)
Though the relationship between methods of dieting and suicidal behavior has been established (e.g., Crow et al., 2008), existing studies have not examined mechanisms underlying this relationship. This study sought to ...
Retail Spatial Design with a Racetrack Aisle Network Considering Revenue and Adjacencies
(2008-12-15)
In this dissertation, a novel model for the retail store design problem is proposed. The new approach consists of placing departments in a racetrack configuration within the store subject to area and shape constraints. ...
Rethinking African American Protest: Freaknik and the Civil Rights Legacy of Atlanta
(2012-08-17)
During the late 1980s and early 90s, Atlanta played host to the spring break festival Freaknik. A gathering of Historically Black College and University students and African American youth, Freaknik came to challenge the ...
Retrieval Blocking Supports the Testing Effect with All-of-the-Above Questions on a Multiple-Choice Test
(2015-05-08)
Poorly constructed multiple-choice-questions (MCQ) can have dire consequences on students' exam performance (e.g. negative testing effect). For example, either increasing the answer options (Roediger & Marsh, 2005) or ...
Retrospective Reports of Perceived Parenting Style and Current Alcohol Use in a College Sample
(2008-05-15)
The effects of parenting style on behavioral outcomes have been well examined in early and middle childhood. Using Baumrind’s typology of parenting (warmth and control), studies have shown that parents who report using an ...
A Return-Risk Analysis of Traditional Row Crop and Sod-Based Rotations in the Wiregrass Region of Alabama
(2013-05-14)
This study seeks to determine whether the sod-based rotation system provides farmers with a system that outperforms the traditional production system with respect to returns and risk. If the sod-based rotation system is ...
Revalidating DNA Damage Inducible 1 Homolog II (DDI2) as a Novel Target for the Treatment of Cancer
(2023-05-04)
Cancer cells are under proteotoxic stress and are more sensitive to the perturbation of protein quality control pathways than normal cells. The proteasome is a critical component of the protein quality control machinery. ...
Revealing Hidden Diversity in a Unique Island Ecosystem: The Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of Anchialine Shrimp in the Pacific Basin
(2012-09-27)
Due to varying anthropogenic pressures, there is an urgency to accelerate research into unique island environments and their biota before they are lost forever. For many islands, one of the most threatened ecosystems may ...
Revelatory Design, Making legible the local implication of a national energy infrastructure.
(2016-05-03)
This year The National Park Service is celebrating its 100-year anniversary. Since the creation of the first National Park America has shown its interest in preserving and protecting the nation’s cultural and natural ...
Reverie and Psychotherapeutic Technique: Public Surveys on Therapist Attention, Understanding, and the Therapeutic Alliance
(2014-02-07)
Reverie, or a therapist’s daydreaming during therapy, is theorized to represent an aspect of transference-countertransference that provides a unique opportunity for attending to the experience of clients. However, the ...
The Reverse Logistics Process in the Supply Chain and Managing Its Implementation
(2010-12-09)
Increased competition caused by globalization and rapid technological advances has driven organizations to address and make efforts to improve efficiency in their supply chain. Increasing efficiency in reverse logistics ...
Reversible and Irreversible Light-Induced Reactions Initiated BY SPEEK/PVA Polymer Systems
(2021-04-13)
Illumination of sulfonated poly(ether etherketone), SPEEK, and polyvinyl alcohol, PVA, in the presence of thionine (Th) results in systems exhibiting reversible redox processes. Efficient reduction of thionine took place ...
A Review of Self-Identified Critical Incidents among Counseling Supervisors-in-Training
(2015-05-05)
Supervision-specific training programs have become the norm for individuals interested in becoming a counseling supervisor because formal training has focused on incorporating the principles from general development models ...
A Review of the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Policies and Procedures for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Pavement Type Selection
(2015-05-11)
This thesis examines the process of life-cycle cost analysis for pavement type selection and gives specific consideration to the policies and procedures used by the Alabama Department of Transportation as of June 2013. ...
Review of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) Using Reliability Generalization Techniques to Assess Scale Reliability
(2012-05-07)
Reliability generalization studies were conducted on the motivation and learning strategies scales of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) to typify score reliabilities for all scales on the instrument ...
A Review of the Perceived Critical Incidents of Counselors-in-Training in Practicum
(2013-07-19)
Counselor educators and supervisors have long acknowledged the importance of both personal and professional development throughout the process of counselor training. Counseling researchers seeking to better understand this ...