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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 ...
Performatividad, agencia y trangresión del espacio en la autobiografía de Loreta Velázquez: The Woman in Battle
(2020-05-13)
The Woman in Battle es la sorprendente autobiografía de Loreta Velázquez, una mujer nacida en la Cuba española decimonónica y educada en Nueva Orleans que decidió tomar parte en la Guerra de Secesión luchando con el Sur, ...
Permeation of Vapors Through Porous Membranes
(2006-05-15)
Three types of microporous membranes have been investigated regarding their porsity and permeability for vapors. Permeation tests were carried out on membranes made from polypropylene and mixed polyethylene and polypropylene ...
Permian to Cretaceous Evolution of the Piedmont Along the Alabama - Georgia Coastal Plain Unconformity
(2009-05-07)
The Piedmont of Alabama and Georgia contains the southernmost exposure of crystalline rocks related to the culmination of accreted terranes associated with the formation of the Appalachian Mountain system. This area is ...
Persistence of fish assemblages on sand and gravel bar habitat in the Alabama River, Alabama
(2012-04-19)
The Alabama River is a biologically diverse system containing over 180 native fishes and at least 33 endemics. Many studies have surveyed species of conservation concern, such as the federally endangered Alabama Sturgeon ...
The persistent effects of stress during lactation on maternal and offspring mitochondria
(2020-07-13)
An increase of circulating glucocorticoids in reproductive females may augment allocation of
resources towards self-maintenance and away from offspring. Thus, elevated circulating
glucocorticoids may negatively affect ...
Person X Environment in the Peer Domain: Parenting Strategies and Preadolescent Physiological Responses in the Context of Peer Stress
(2013-04-29)
During preadolescence, concerns about maintaining and developing friendships, gaining peer acceptance, and avoiding peer victimization become central concerns. The transition to middle school can create or exacerbate these ...