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Organic Molecule Functionalized Nanoparticles and Redox Active Polymer: Synthesis, Characterization and Application
(2016-12-12)
In the field of material chemistry, polymers and nanoparticles are most popular areas of current research and development. These two fields are quickly expanding and playing a vital role in a wide spectrum of areas ranging ...
Organic Transition: Unwrapping Challenges for Growing Vegetables
(2023-04-24)
This study was conducted using four different growing systems (high tunnel, conventional open field, organic open field, and hydroponics) to determine which growing system would have the greatest results for lettuce ...
Organization Improvisational Capabilities and Configurations of firm Performance in a Highly Turbulent Environment
(2015-04-30)
This dissertation intends to examine 1) nature of organization improvisational capabilities and 2) some possible configurations for firm performance in a highly turbulent environment, i.e., e-commerce.
Motivated by the ...
Organizational Change Readiness Sentiments: Understanding Middle Manager Sensemaking and Sensegiving
(2012-08-15)
Much has been written about managing change in the workplace, including how to develop change readiness in the organization. However, little is known about how middle managers form their change readiness sentiments, and ...
Organizational Change Recipients and Choosing an Opinion Leader: A Mixed Methods Investigation
(2008-08-15)
To better understand the phenomenon of opinion leadership within the context of organizational change, a study of employees was conducted across two banks in the midst of a corporate merger. Qualitative and quantitative ...
Orientation Affects Growth and Harvest Yield of Ocimum basilicum ‘Cardinal’ L. Grown on a Novel, Inexpensive Vertical Structure
(2017-04-27)
Cardinal basil (Ocimum basilicum ‘Cardinal’ L.) was grown on a novel, inexpensive, A-frame vertical structure developed at Auburn University. The structures were built from treated lumber with cattle fencing on each of the ...
Orientation Feature Binding in Pigeons
(2009-11-18)
Manipulating conditions under which humans search for a target is a standard approach
for studying perceptual errors. An important early finding was that visual search for
a combination of features (e.g., color, orientation, ...
The Origins and Use of Various Code Specifications and Design Guides for Concrete Slabs-on-Ground in Hangar Applications
(2018-12-13)
Research focused on the origins and applications of various code specifications and design guides used in the design of concrete slabs-on-ground in airplane hangar foundations. This thesis investigates the mathematical ...
The Origins of American Strategic Bombing Theory: Transforming Technology into Military Doctrine
(2015-03-06)
Perhaps no other technology changed how Americans viewed warfare in the twentieth century more than the airplane. In the minds of forward thinking aerial theorists this new technology removed the limitations of geography, ...
The Origins of Nanoscale Oxide Inclusion and its Evolution in Additively Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steel During Laser Powder Bed Fusion and Post Heat Treatment
(2020-07-28)
The origins of nanoscale oxide inclusions in 316L austenitic stainless steel (SS) manufactured by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) was investigated by quantifying the possible intrusion pathways of oxygen contained in the ...
Orthobiologic use for equine joint disease
(2020-11-23)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of musculoskeletal disability in people and
Horses. There is a critical need for better understanding of new therapeutics and their effects on the disease. Orthobiologics are ...
Orthogonal bases of certain symmetry classes of tensors associated with Brauer characters
(2013-07-17)
The main focus of this dissertation is on the existence of an orthogonal basis consisting of standard symmetrized tensors (o-basis for short) of a symmetry class of tensors associated with a Brauer character of a finite ...
Orthorexia Nervosa: Validation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale and Relationship to Health Anxiety
(2020-07-27)
The instruments most commonly used to assess orthorexia in the extant literature have been shown to have significant psychometric limitations. A promising new measure of orthorexia called the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS) ...
Osteocrin: identification, expression, and CRISPR/Cas9 analysis in scale development in teleost
(2017-07-27)
The completion of channel catfish genome sequencing provides a possibility of performing comparative genome studies. The comparative genome study between scaleless channel catfish and armor-scaled (bony dermal plate) ...
Osteology of the White-Tailed Deer
(1975-06-05)
Because of the absence of a comprehensive description of the osseous anatomy of the white-tailed deer, this study was undertaken. The external morphology of each bone is described utilizing the current nomenclature presented ...
The Other Beecher: Laura Beecher Comer, Plantation Mistress and Daughter of the Confederacy, 1846-1900
(2012-11-16)
This dissertation explores the life of Laura Beecher Comer (1817-1900), which spanned the tumultuous nineteenth century in America. For most of her adult life, Laura resided in what would be the heart of the Confederacy ...
"Our Village Looks Like A Collection of Bee Hives”: The Iron Brigade and Military Encampments During the American Civil War, 1861-1863.
(2024-05-02)
Civil War historians regard the Iron Brigade as one of the preeminent fighting units of the American Civil War. The 2nd Wisconsin, 6th Wisconsin, and 7th Wisconsin regiments; the 19th Indiana; and beginning in October 1862, ...
Out and Proud: Gay and Lesbian Organizing at Alabama Universities, 1983-1997
(2019-04-16)
This is an attempt to fill a void in the historical literature on gay rights, student activism, and the South by examining the recognition of and responses to gay and lesbian focused student organizations at Alabama state ...
Outcomes Associated with Teacher-Guided Indoor Preschool Physical Activity Interventions
(2022-03-08)
In the United States, preschool-aged children are not meeting age specific physical activity recommendations (1-3, 42, 82, 83) and spending a large portion of their days sedentary (4, 27). Minority children living in ...
The Outcomes of an Adapted Tennis Program in Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
(2019-12-06)
Individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, etc.) exhibit difficulties performing motor skills and show lower physical activities ...