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The Stink Bug Complex in Alabama Field Crops with a Focus on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
(2018-05-02)
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), was first confirmed in the state of Alabama in 2010. Population spread was observed by researchers, prompting further studies in 2014-2017. There are now 29 counties ...
Stitching Individuality Through Conformity: Reading Samplers from the Sarah Stivours Embroidery School
(2007-05-15)
From the years 1778 to 1794 Sarah Stivours taught Salem, Massachusetts girls the art of sampler-making. Sent to the school to hone their embroidery skills, these affluent young women created needleworks that are wholly ...
Stochastic Differential Equations: A Dynamical Systems Approach
(2008-05-15)
The relatively new subject of stochastic differential equations has increasing impor-
tance in both theory and applications. The subject draws upon two main sources, prob-
ability/stochastic processes and differential ...
Stochastic Fragment Velocity Analysis of Concrete Masonry Walls under Blast Loading with a Multi Degree of Freedom Model via the Monte Carlo Method
(2024-04-29)
The behavior of concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls under dynamic overpressure loading
where dynamic fracture produces secondary fragments is quite complex. The response of a CMU
wall is influenced by the material properties ...
A Stochastic Three-Dimensional Cost Estimation System for Hot Mix Asphalt in the State of Alabama
(2018-04-30)
Asphalt is one of the most critical commodities for the American infrastructure. It is used as a paving material on the majority of the U.S. roadways. The National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA) estimates that about 94 ...
Stocker Cattle Performance from Grazed Mixtures of Triticale and Wheat with Ryegrass
(2014-07-02)
Previous research indicates that beef production from winter grazing in the lower Gulf Coast region is typically greater from monocultures of ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) than triticale (× ...
Stockpiled 'Tifton 85' Bermudagrass for Cow-Calf Production as Influenced by Nitrogen Fertilization
(2014-07-24)
A 2-yr grazing study was conducted to determine effects of rate of N fertilization on productivity and nutritive value of stockpiled 'Tifton 85' bermudagrass for lactating-cow and calf performance. On October 31, 2012 (Yr ...
Stockpiled Tifton 85 Bermudagrass Followed by Grazed Winter Cover Crops as Part of a Stocker Production System for South Alabama
(2016-07-08)
A 2-yr grazing study was conducted in the fall of 2014 (Yr 1) and 2015 (Yr 2) to evaluate the use of stockpiled Tifton 85 (T85) for backgrounding stocker cattle compared with feeding hay plus supplement during the fall ...
The Stone-Čech Compactification and the Number of Pairwise Nonhomeomorphic Subcontinua of β[0,∞)\[0,∞)
(2014-05-02)
An introduction to the Stone-Čech compactification $\beta X$ of a normal topological space $X$ is given. The method of invariantly embedding linear orders into ultrapowers is used to find $2^{\mathfrak{c}}$ pairwise ...
Stopover ecology and population dynamics of migratory shorebirds
(2019-04-04)
Migratory animals are declining worldwide, and for many species there are multiple threats to population stability from throughout the annual cycle. Animals performing long-distance migrations use stopover sites en route ...
Storage Stability of Rebaudioside A in Various Buffer Solutions
(2012-07-20)
Rebaudioside A is a non-caloric high intensity sweetener extracted from Stevia rebaudiana. For it to be used in the food industry, rebaudioside A needs to be stable during processing and storage. Kinetic data on its long ...
Storage Stability of Tagatose in Buffer Solutions of Various Composition
(2008-12-15)
Tagatose, an epimer of fructose, is a minimally absorbed monosaccharide that has been shown to function as a prebiotic in the human body. For this prebiotic effect to be achieved, tagatose in food and beverage products ...
Stories of the Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Character Education in Southeastern High Schools
(2020-11-24)
Character education has the potential to increase student academic performance as well as social and emotional skills regardless of socio-economic level, race, gender, or grade level. Yet prior theory and research suggests ...
Stormwater Quantity and Quality: An Assessment of Runoff Probability Estimation Methods and the Effects of Bioretention Soil Mixtures on Aquatic Toxicity
(2024-04-24)
Stormwater runoff occurs when precipitation exceeds the available storage of a watershed. Urbanization changes the natural hydrology of a watershed as cover types, slopes, flow paths, and antecedent moisture conditions ...
A Story About Light and Energy: Mechanistic and Biosynthetic Investigations of Bioluminescence and Methanogenesis
(2016-12-12)
This dissertation seeks to investigate underexplored aspects of dinoflagellate bioluminescence and biological methane production.
Ubiquitous in the four oceans, dinoflagellate bioluminescence is a consequence of an ...
STRAHL modeling of iron impurity transport with on- and off-axis heating during the first divertor campaign on Wendelstein 7-X
(2021-12-07)
Impurity transport characterization and ultimately impurity control is critical to the future prospects of magnetic confinement fusion energy.
In particular for an optimized stellarator like Wendelstein 7-X the characterization ...
"Straight People Are Looking at You:" Heterosexual Privilege and Homonormativity in American Visual Texts
(2013-07-25)
My dissertation deals with the topic of representations of gay men in such American popular texts as film, television, and mainstream theatre. I advance the argument that while the 2000s have seen a dramatic rise in the ...
Strands For Wood Composites: Mechanics & NIRS Based Nondestructive Testing
(2011-08-25)
Improvements in silvicultural techniques have allowed for rapid growth and shorter rotation age of southern pine species utilized for structural wood components. However, the rapid growth results in lumber consisting ...
The Strange Career of Birdie Mae Davis: A History of a School Desegregation Lawsuit in Mobile, Alabama, 1963 - 1997
(2009-04-17)
The Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown ruling helped transform America as it responded to the process of school desegregation. However, school desegregation remained a complex endeavor, based on changes in the law, Supreme Court ...
“Strange Homecomings” Place, Identity Formation, and the Literary Constructions of Departure and Return in the Works of Sarah Orne Jewett, Mark Twain, and Ernest Hemingway
(2010-04-29)
This dissertation considers place identity theory to examine three American authors’ constructions of place. It examines the literature of Sarah Orne Jewett, Mark Twain, and Ernest Hemingway for what it might reveal about ...