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A microsecond time-resolved spectroscopic study of laser induced plasmas and their interaction with solid materials 

Casper, Walter, IV (2015-07-28)
Photon-material interactions are driven by fast chemical and physical phenomena. With enough incident energy, photons are capable of inducing photoionization processes converting the solid material to a plasma. The highly ...

A Microsimulation Analysis on the Impact of Different Bridge Deck Replacement Methods on Travel Times and Road User Costs 

Holman, Derek (2012-01-09)
The objective of this research was to evaluate different bridge deck replacement methods using microsimulation software. Previously collected data from the test site, located on I-59 at State Route 68 near Collinsville, ...

Microstructural effects on fracture behavior of particulate composites: Investigation of toughening mechanisms using optical and boundary element methods 

Kitey, Rajesh (2006-08-15)
Particulate polymer composites are used in a variety of engineering applications. These are generally two phase materials with polymeric phase reinforced by a filler phase to improve overall mechanical, thermal and/or ...

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 2024-T3 and 7075-T6 Aluminum Alloys and Austenitic Stainless Steel 304 after Being Exposed to Hydrogen Peroxide 

Sofyan, Nofrijon (2008-08-15)
The effect of hydrogen peroxide used as a decontaminant agent on selected aircraft metallic materials has been investigated. The work is divided into three sections; bacterial attachment behavior onto an austenitic stainless ...

Microstructure Development and Evolution of Sputter Deposited Indium Thin Films in Cryogenics 

Park, Jung-Hyun (2007-08-15)
Low melting temperature materials have been deposited on amorphous substrate using DC magnetron sputter system. Process parameters such as power, pressure, and temperature have been investigated to improve surface morphology ...

Microstructure – Mechanical Property Relationships in Transient Liquid Phase Bonded Nickel-Based Superalloys and Iron-based ODS Alloys 

Aluru, Sreenivasa (2006-05-15)
The research work presented here discusses the microstructure-mechanical property relationships in wide gap transient liquid phase (TLP) bonds, between the single crystal nickel-base superalloy CMSX-4 and two polycrystalline ...

Microwave assisted synthesis of silver nanorods 

Nandikonda, Srichandana (2010-07-30)
Silver nanoparticles have unique and distinctive properties like optical, electrical and conductive properties. These properties of nanoparticles depend on their size, shape and crystalinity. There has been a lot of work ...

Microwave Promoted Addition of Organosiloxanes to Hydroxyl Containing Substrates for Facile Synthesis of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Reactive Polymers 

Owens, Jeffery (2007-05-15)
The primary focus of this work was the synthesis and characterization of materials efficacious in detoxifying/killing chemical and/or biological threat agent surrogates, including Bacillus anthracis spores, in militarily ...

Microwave-initiated Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenides on Graphene Support for Sustainable Energy Applications 

Sarwar, Shatila (2021-07-20)
To meet the increasing demand on energy, new types of renewable resources along with advanced energy conversion and storage systems are being developed. Nanotechnology plays a vital role to solve the existing energy issues. ...

Middle and Junior High School Choral Repertoire: Directors' Criteria for Selection, Quality, and Appropriateness 

Canfield, Jennifer (2009-07-28)
The purpose of this study was to determine criteria used by middle school and junior high school choral directors when selecting choral repertoire. A 72-item questionnaire was designed to collect middle school and junior ...

Middle School Students' Perceptions of Bullying 

Taylor, Jonte (2009-08-03)
The present study is an examination of bullying perceptions by rural middle school students. Three rural middle schools participated in the study which involved 138 students completing The School Bullying Survey to ...

A Middle School's Use of Systems Thinking To Make Decisions 

Haynie, Gregory (2017-04-13)
Flair Middle School is a middle school that is located in the suburbs of a major Midwestern city in the United States. It houses grades six through eight, along with more than seven hundred students. Flair Middle School ...

Middle Space Leader: Professional Quality of Life 

Deason, Kelsey (2023-04-03)
This quantitative study explored the professional quality of life of middle space leaders who are serving public school systems in the state of Alabama. This study determined if there was a relationship between mindfulness ...

Middle-Season Drought Tolerance in a RIL Population of Cultivated Peanut 

Carter, Joshua (2015-05-07)
Grown extensively in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, cultivated groundnut or peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the world’s most important food and oilseed crops. However, a vast majority of peanut crops are grown ...

Migratory Characteristics and Passage Efficiency of Fishes at Two Dams on the Alabama River, Alabama 

Simcox, Brandon (2012-04-04)
Fish passage facilities are a widely accepted mitigation tool at many dams in the United States to assist migratory fish species to upstream spawning areas on the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Here we investigated the ...

Military Deployments: Evaluating Teacher Knowledge 

Thomas, Richard (2011-07-18)
This mixed method study examined the possible influence of a military deployment online tutorial on teacher knowledge. DoDEA and public school teachers were the two groups used for the study. From this exploratory study, ...

Military Faculty Development at the Post-Graduate Level: Using the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model with Curriculum-Based Leadership 

Summerlin, Linda (2023-04-09)
The Department of Defense’s enduring mission is to provide combat-ready military forces needed to defend our nation, deter war, and protect the security of the United States (DoD, 2020). Effective military training and ...

Militias, Manhood, and Citizenship in Southern Reconstruction, 1863-1877 

Clawson, Jacob (2019-11-22)  ETD File Embargoed
This dissertation analyzes institutional violence and politics in the nineteenth century South, with a focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction Era. It considers how and why institutional violence provided a means for ...

The Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) as an Outcome Measure for Juvenile Sexual Offenders 

Cook, Patrick (2008-05-15)
Objective measures of personality and psychopathology are assessment tools frequently used to better inform treatment professionals. An increasingly popular objective measure of personality includes the Millon Adolescent ...

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for College Students: Exploring the Impact of Group Process Verses Meditation Exercise 

Puder, Justin (2016-07-08)
This study investigated the role of group process within a mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) group for college students. The study used a quasi-experimental design and compared two MBSR groups, one that maximized ...