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Performance Evaluation of Biased Queue Management
(2006-08-15)
Congestion is an important issue which researchers focus on in the
Transmission Control Protocol (\textit{TCP}) network environment. To
keep the stability of the whole network, congestion control
algorithms have been ...
Performance Evaluation of Erosion and Sediment Control Practices
(2023-08-01)
Construction-generated stormwater runoff has the potential to negatively affect receiving water bodies downstream. Not only does eroded soil transport other pollutants, but sediment also remains suspended in water, where ...
Performance Evaluation of Sediment Control Practices
(2023-12-11)
Sediment is a major pollutant of waterways, increasing turbidity, carrying other harmful pollutants, and reducing flow capacity, which can lead to loss of aquatic life and increased risk of flooding. Construction projects, ...
Performance Evaluation of Split Disk-Cache
(2013-03-29)
The performance gap between the processor and the memory speeds has been ever increasing. Whereas processor speeds have improved by 60% annually, secondary storage speed has only improved by 10% annually. Although there ...
Performance Evaluations of Sediment Barrier Practices and Unmanned Aircraft System Mapping Technologies
(2018-11-15)
Sediment barriers are sediment control practices typically installed along the perimeter of construction sites that are intended to intercept, capture, and temporarily contain sheet to shallow concentrated flows prior to ...
Performance Evaluations on Ditch Check Practices and Products for Channelized Stormwater Runoff Control using Large-Scale Testing
(2013-12-19)
The primary purpose and focus of this research is to evaluate and improve erosion and sediment control practices deployed in channelized flow conditions on construction sites in an effort to better understand these practices ...
Performance Measures for Prioritizing Highway Safety Improvements Based on Predicted Crash Frequency and Severity
(2013-04-05)
The goal of this research was to develop highway performance measures that could be used to prioritize safety improvement projects by utilizing results from predicted crash frequency and crash severity for roadways the ...
Performance of Elm Taxa in Auburn, AL
(2016-02-01)
The National Elm Trial (NET) was started in 2005 by Colorado State University and has
16 sites in 15 states throughout the United States. The NET a collective effort to evaluate
commercially available elms (Ulmus sp.) ...
Performance of Forage-Finished Beef Cattle Grazing Ryegrass, Rye or Oats, and Forage Quality Measured by a High-Throughput Procedure
(2009-08-05)
A 3-yr grazing trial was conducted with ryegrass (Lolium perenne), rye (Secale cereale) and oats (Avena sativa) as winter pasture for forage-finished beef. Replicate 1.42-ha paddocks were established and stocked with 3 ...
Performance of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Structures When Subjected to Passive Forces
(2019-07-18)
Mechanically stabilized earth structures are increasing in popularity due to their relative ease of construction and favorable performance. Current mechanically stabilized earth designs consider only active pressures ...
Performance of Multi-Phase Passive Control Systems in Steel Structures
(2014-12-17)
Earthquake resistant buildings can experience significant damage during an event. A multi-phase passive control system (MPCS) was developed to reduce structural damage, repair costs, and downtime of buildings subjected to ...
Performance of Newly Released and Well-Established Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) Cultivars in North Alabama
(2011-02-08)
Rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium ashei Reade) are the primary blueberry species produced in Alabama. Many cultivars of rabbiteye blueberry have been recently developed with diverse vegetative and cropping characteristics, ...
Performance of pecan (Carya illinoinensis) cultivars grown in Alabama
(2018-02-01)
Between 1996 and 1999, pecan cultivars were grafted to mature pecan trees at the E.V. Smith Research Center in Shorter, Alabama [E.V. Smith] and Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center in Foley, Alabama [Gulf Coast] in ...
Performance of Satsuma Mandarin within Various Orchard Designs
(2011-08-15)
Freeze protection is the most challenging aspect of commercial satsuma mandarin production in Alabama. In addition to other freeze protection methods, satsuma growers have used various orchard designs to reduce freeze ...
Performance of Sugar Maple Taxa (Acer saccharum Marsh.) in North Alabama
(2006-12-15)
A sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) variety trial was initiated in March, 1999 at the North Alabama Horticulture Substation in Cullman, Ala. (USDA Zone 7). The purpose of the study was to identify superior sugar maple ...
Performance on the Flicker Task and Conners' CPT in Children with ADHD
(2009-08-11)
Flicker task performance has not been examined in children, and the Conners’ Continuous Performance Test (CCPT) has received little empirical scrutiny related to ADHD compared to CPTs at large. Thus, the present study ...
Performance Optimization of Wireless Mesh Networks
(2009-04-01)
Wireless mesh network (WMN) is a communication network consisting of radio nodes organized in a mesh topology. The components of a mesh network are mesh clients, mesh routers for forwarding packets to mesh gateways that ...
Performance or Safety? How Regulatory Foci and Brand Associations Affect Gen Z Car Shoppers’ Attitudes Toward and Intentions to Respond to Mobile Advertising Claims
(2022-12-02)
This study aims to systematically examine the effects of message-regulatory focus fit and message-brand association fit on Gen Z consumers’ attitudes and intentions to respond to mobile advertising claims, employing ...
A Performance-based Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures with High Recycled Asphalt Material Contents and Recycling Agents
(2021-12-15)
It is agreed that the stiffness and rutting resistance of asphalt mixtures containing recycled asphalt material (RAM) increase with increasing their content; however, their cracking resistance and durability decrease due ...
Performative Rhetoric and the Early American Female Criminal
(2015-07-28)
Female criminals, in a variety of ways, entered into public discourse and utilized forms of performance in order to leave their mark upon a culture that often severely limited the ways or extent to which women could engage ...