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Shifting street: A new street form turn street into place
(2016-05-03)
The street is one of the key spaces that people spend their time at everyday. The experiences of the street are important to enhance the quality of people’s life. There are lots of ways to build a street. With different ...
Shoal occupancy estimation for 3 lotic crayfish species in the Tallapoosa River basin, Alabama
(2010-04-08)
The greatest diversity of crayfishes in the world is in the southeastern United States; however many species are at risk and lack of information on habitat requirements and the effects of habitat alteration hamper crayfish ...
Short-Chain Ceramides for Enhancing Cytotoxicity of Liposome-Encapsulated Doxorubicin Toward Human Breast Cancer (MDA-MB-231) and Prostate Cancer (PC-3) Cells
(2016-08-01)
Co-delivery of short chain ceramide, C6-Ceramide (C6-Cer) and C8-Ceramide (C8-Cer) and doxorubicin (DOX) using a liposomal system in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer and PC3 prostate cancer cell lines for synergistic cytotoxic ...
Short-Term Changes in Health Status after Cigarette Smoking and Moderate-Intensity Exercise
(2005-12-15)
The combined effects of cigarette smoking and moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on physiological, inflammatory and blood clotting factors were examined in 12 casual smokers. Apparently healthy males between the ages of ...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Examination of the Effects of Work and Family Factors on Active-duty and National Guard and Reserve Service Members’ Military Career Intentions
(2022-11-21)
The Department of Defense (DoD) prioritizes the retention of military personnel to maintain a ready defense force and earn return on their investment of training highly skilled Service members. Prior research has examined ...
Shut it Down: Nineteenth-Century Southern Fictions of Reproduction
(2015-05-04)
The dissertation analyzes how the establishment of professionalized—and masculinized—medicine during the nineteenth century controlled female sexuality by policing reproductive rights and rates. Focusing specifically on ...
“Shut Up and Play”: Modifying A Situational Attitude Scale to Detect Negative Perceptions and Prejudice toward Division I Athletes in Academic Settings
(2023-07-17)
The current study aimed to modify and develop a scale that detects prejudice towards athletes and examine if there were differences in participant responses based on race, sport or athletic identity. The study involved 107 ...
Sickness Behavior and the Metabolic Demand of Immunity: Insight from a Live Bacterial Infection Model.
(2020-07-21)
Life-history theory states that animals have access to a finite amount of resources over their lifespan. These resources are allocated between growth, reproduction, and maintenance, and how these resources are allocated ...
SiGe HBT Parameter Extraction Using Mextram 505.00
(2018-04-24)
Applications of SiGe HBT need a robust model which can accurately describe the performance of SiGe HBT at various temperatures. Circuit simulation requires accurate transistor model and reliable parameters.
This work ...
Signal Integrity Analysis of Transmission lines in Anisotropic Substrate for High-Speed Data Transmission
(2013-05-06)
Continuous increase in high-speed data rates is essential in today’s world in order to keep up with Moor’s law scaling and to meet application demands. This increase in information transfer rates is essentially limited by ...
Signal Integrity Challenges and Solutions at Cryogenic Temperatures
(2023-08-07)
The field of electronics is rapidly evolving and expanding into new frontiers, including cryogenic environments. Cryogenic temperatures below 10 K have become increasingly important in various applications such as quantum ...
The Significance of the Non-Profit Sector in America: A Case Study of Hurricane Katrina
(2009-08-06)
The purpose of this dissertation research project is to analyze the public’s perception of the capabilities (expertise, capacity, and resources) of the non-profit sector in assisting community residents following Hurricane ...
Significance of viral subpopulations within Ark Serotype Infectious Bronchitis Vaccines
(2011-12-05)
As a result of spontaneous mutations and/or recombination occurring within the
viral genome, infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) exists as multiple serotypes and
genotypes that poorly cross protect. Molecular analysis of ...
Silica-based composite nanoparticles as pH-responsive drug carriers and their application in contact lens drug delivery
(2017-07-25)
Controlled drug delivery from contact lenses is an attractive method to treat ocular disease, like glaucoma, as it overcomes the deficiencies of traditional eye drops, such as poor patient adherence and low bioavailability. ...
Silicon Carbide/Aluminum Oxide Field-Effect Transistors
(2020-07-22)
4H-Silicon Carbide is a wide band gap semiconductor with attractive physical properties for high power, high-frequency devices, and electronics that operate under harsh environments that are not accessible to conventional ...
Silvicultural Disturbances Affect on Root-feeding Bark Beetle Populations and the Incidence of Ophiostomatoid Fungal Species Contributing to Southern Pine Decline
(2012-04-12)
Root-feeding beetles and weevils are known to be vectors of ophiostomatoid fungi which contribute to Southern Pine Decline (SPD) in the southeastern United States. This study examined population changes of Hylastes spp. ...
Silvopasture Establishment and Economics: Modeling the Cost of Wildlife Browse Damage to Stand Establishment and Cattle Introduction on Redstone Arsenal
(2012-08-16)
This thesis examines three distinct but related aspects of wildlife browse damage to southern yellow pine establishment and growth in a silvopasture: the characteristics and extent of wildlife browse damage to 1-year old ...
SimBuilder Science: An Approach to Enhancing Reading Literacy Through Visual Programming
(2006-08-15)
Reading literacy has been a major problem for American students for the past several years. Educators have struggled to find a solution to this problem that will help students while at the same time maintain their interest ...
Simbuilder: An Investigation and Usability Study Of Novice Programming Techniques
(2005-12-15)
In many existing programming languages, novices always find it difficult to transform their mental plan to terms compatible with the computer. By analyzing the ways users think to solve their daily problems and designing ...
Simple Techniques for Detecting Decomposability or Indecomposability of Generalized Inverse Limits
(2012-05-01)
A continuum X is said to be decomposable if it can be written as a union of two proper subcontinua; otherwise, X is said to be indecomposable. For years, topologists have used inverse limits with continuous bonding functions ...