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Dissolution Enhancement of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs
(2011-03-11)
Aqueous solubility is a limiting factor in the oral bioavailability of a certain class of poorly water soluble drugs. A consequence of low aqueous solubility is a slow dissolution rate. For the drugs with low aqueous ...
Distinctiveness of Avoidance and Numbing in PTSD
(2008-05-15)
Although the avoidance and numbing symptoms of PTSD are grouped together on the same symptom cluster in DSM-IV-TR, studies of the PTSD symptom structure suggest they are distinct. Studies have validated the distinctiveness ...
Distinguishing Behavioral and Cognitive Dimensions of Parental Social Coaching: A Focused Examination of Parents' Social and Psychological Influence During Early Adolescence
(2015-05-08)
As peer stress and internalizing problems rise around the transition to adolescence, parents often want to intervene to promote positive peer experiences and psychological well-being. However, there is a paucity of empirical ...
Distinguishing the effects of verbalizing a skill on performance and learning in novice and skilled populations
(2019-07-02)
This dissertation is a synthesis of two interdependent studies examining the impact of verbalization on motor learning and performance. In the first study, Rhoads et al. (in press) investigated the effects of expecting to ...
Distortions in bipeak interval timing by chronic methylmercury exposure are attenuated by the L-type Ca++ channel blocker isradipine: Effects of relative and absolute target duration and duration of exposure.
(2016-08-10)
Nigralstriatal dopamine neurons have a unique, Cav1.3, L-type Ca2+ channel that exhibits rhythmic oscillations in Ca2+, conferring pacemaking activities. This may make them vulnerable to Parkinson’s Disease (PD) or ...
Distributed Listening in Automatic Speech Recognition
(2010-06-30)
While speech recognition systems have come a long way in the last forty years,
there is still room for improvement. Although readily available, these systems are
sometimes inaccurate and insufficient. The research presented ...
Distribution and Population Dynamics of the Asian Cockroach (Blattella asahinia Mizukubo) in Southern Alabama and Georgia
(2007-05-15)
In 1986, a new species of cockroach, the Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai Mizukubo, was introduced into Florida. The Asian cockroach is very similar in appearance to the German cockroach, B. germanica (L.), but differs ...
Distribution of encrusting foraminifera at Cat Island, Bahamas: Implications for foraminiferal assemblages in the geologic record
(2015-06-05)
Benthic foraminifera that are cemented by calcium carbonate or are otherwise firmly fixed to hard surfaces are commonly known as encrusting foraminifera. Very few studies focus on the use of encrusting foraminifera as ...
Distribution of encrusting foraminifera at Mayaguana, Bahamas: Determining assemblage composition and relationship of test size and density to food availability
(2018-08-01)
Benthic foraminifera that are cemented by calcium carbonate or are otherwise firmly fixed to hard surfaces are known as encrusting or attached foraminifera. Relatively few actualistic studies focus on the use of encrusting ...
The Distribution of Phosphorus Pools in Alabama Soil Regions and their Variation with Soil Depth
(2022-05-16)
The poultry industry in Alabama is the state's second-largest agriculture industry generating approximately 1.25 million tons of poultry litter (PL) annually and containing 19,000 tons of phosphorus (P). The PL has a typical ...
Distribution, abundance, and population characteristics of shoal bass in tributaries of the Chattahoochee River, Alabama
(2007-12-15)
The shoal bass Micropterus cataractae is the most recently described black bass species and in east-central Alabama, this fish only occurs in streams that flow into the Chattahoochee River. Recently, shoal bass were listed ...
Distribution, Relative Abundance, and Habitat Association of Tallapoosa Bass Micropterus tallapoosae in the Tallapoosa River Drainage, Alabama.
(2021-07-16)
The diversity of freshwater fishes and black bass Micropterus spp. in the United States are concentrated in the southeastern region. Dams, anthropogenic land use, fragmentation, invasive species and other factors are ...
Distribution, Relative Abundance, and Habitat Associations of Warrior Bass in the Black Warrior Watershed, Alabama
(2022-07-26)
Single season occupancy and zero inflated poisson models were used to identify relationships between Warrior Bass Micropterus warriorensis occurrence, relative abundance, and multiscale habitat factors. Warrior Bass ...
A Distribution-Free Control Chart for Retrospective Location Analysis of Subgrouped Multivariate Data
(2011-09-08)
In multivariate quality control, a proper Phase I analysis is essential to the success of Phase II monitoring. Even self-starting methods, which seek to minimize the Phase I process, usually recommend a single retrospective ...
Distributions, Movements, and Arboviral Dynamics of Invasive Aedes spp. Mosquitoes in US Gulf States
(2020-07-15)
The Gulf Coast of the United States is a region at high risk for the introduction and establishment of several mosquito-borne pathogens of high concern, including Zika virus, dengue virus and chikungunya virus. The Gulf ...
District Middle Space Leadership in K-12 School Systems: The Experiences of African American Women
(2021-12-05)
This qualitative study examined African American women as novice, veteran, and former district middle space leaders in K-12 school systems. The current research on African American women in district middle space leadership ...
Disturbance in the anchialine ecosystem: ramifications for ecology and physiology
(2014-04-07)
Habitats in the anchialine ecosystem are defined as coastal ponds, pools, and caves that lack surface connections to the open ocean, but possess both seawater and freshwater influences due to subterranean connections to ...
Diurnal Patterns of Ovipositional Activity of Pseudacteon tricuspis and Pseudacteon curvatus (Diptera: Phoridae) in Alabama and Host Location Behavior of Pseudacteon curvatus (Diptera: Phoridae) in AlabamaT
(2016-08-05)
There are more than 20 species of Pseudacteon spp. (Diptera: Phoridae) that parasitize Solenopsis spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in their native South America. In South America, several Pseudacteon species coexist and ...
Diversification of plant-feeding insects: using informatics to explore the effects of natural enemy interactions
(2016-05-05)
The aim of my thesis research was to gain a deeper understanding of the species diversity of plant-feeding insects. I pursued that aim with two complementary projects. In the first, I developed a web application to manage ...
Diversity and Conservation of the Southern Cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus
(2016-07-29)
The Southern Cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus, is one of the most fascinating stygobionts of the Amblyopsidae due to undescribed diversity within it. I investigated aspects of morphological and molecular diversity for ...