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Sorption of Thorium Onto Subsurface Geomedia
(2011-11-17)
Radionuclide contamination has been a significant environmental problem at US Department of Energy (USDOE) sites for many years. In addition, a final disposal solution for radioactive waste, such as deep geological ...
Sorption/Desorption and Photodegradation of Dispersed Oil Components in Marine Ecosystem
(2015-08-06)
This effects of a prototype oil dispersant on solubilization, sorption, and desorption of three model Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment-seawater systems were investigated. Increasing dispersant dosage ...
Sorptive Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from Water by Biochars
(2023-05-01)
This thesis aims to employ biochar (a carbonaceous material) as a cost-effective sorbent to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) from water by two case studies. Study 1 seeks to identify which biochars perform ...
Sorry, Mario, but Our Better Representations of Women are in Another Video Game: A Qualitative Study on Women’s Perspective of Women Video Game Characters
(2021-04-19)
The representations of women characters in video games have always been scrutinized for their stereotyped and sexualized appearance by scholars and gamers. Yet these arguments have not focused enough on the players that ...
"Souls in the Treetops:" Cherokee War, Masculinity, and Community, 1760-1820
(2009-07-31)
This dissertation focuses upon the rapid changes Cherokees underwent during the early national period in American history. They dealt with challenges that presented in a variety of ways but did not always agree upon ...
Sound at Heart and Right in Hand: Mobile’s Road to Secession
(2006-08-15)
This study traces Mobilians’ road from moderation to secessionism and analyzes the factors that influenced their decision-making. Mobile’s commercial path of development differentiated it from most of the rest of a rural ...
Sound Attenuation Using MEMS Fabricated Acoustic Metamaterials
(2012-04-11)
Unlike traditional rotational gyroscopes, MEMS gyroscopes use a vibrating proof mass rather than a rotational mass to sense changes in angular rate. They are also smaller and less expensive than traditional gyroscopes. ...
Sound Production And The Effect Of Noise On Communication In The Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta)
(2012-06-06)
Animal communication is important in the success and survival of species. In order to find a potential mate, individuals must be able to communicate effectively with each other. This communication may involve identification ...
Sound transmission loss of composite sandwich panels
(2009-05-04)
Light composite sandwich panels are increasingly used in automobiles, ships and aircraft, because of the advantages they offer of high strength-to-weight ratios. However, the acoustical properties of these light and stiff ...
The Sounds of Social Change: Phonology and Identity in Elba, Alabama
(2012-08-02)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether and to what degree integration impacted speakers’ linguistic choices in the community of Elba, Alabama, with respect to three phonological variables: (ai), (oi), and ...
South Korean Perceptions of Soft Power: How the Hanguk-in See Themselves in the World
(2014-07-02)
Soft Power is an important way for countries to wield national power in the international
world, especially for mid and small size countries like South Korea. This study focuses on selfevaluation
and how this evaluation ...
Southeastern U.S. Upper Coastal Plain Ecological Sites for Dynamic Soil Property Characterization
(2021-01-07)
The Ecological Site (ES) concept groups soils that respond similarly to management to meet conservation goals, develop site interpretations and models for ecological transitions, and construct restoration pathways. The ...
Southern Devices: Geology, Industry, and Atomic Testing in Mississippi's Piney Woods
(2010-05-04)
This work centers on the two underground atomic tests conducted in south central Mississippi on September 22, 1964, and December 3, 1966. The region, known as the “Piney Woods,” hosted the two blasts, conducted by the ...
Southern Progress and Southern Honor: Slavery and Jim Crow at Auburn University
(2022-04-22)
Slavery built Auburn University physically, ideologically, and monetarily. After emancipation, slavery’s impact on Auburn does not vanish, instead it transforms into the violence of the Jim Crow South. Auburn played a key ...
Southern Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood) and Fungal Susceptibility of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Accessions
(2017-07-22)
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), a spice crop native to southeast Asia, is undergoing evaluation as a niche crop for Alabama and other southeastern U.S. production areas. Thirteen accessions of Curcuma spp. (including eight ...
Southern-Pine Silvopasture Systems: Forage Characteristics, Soil Quality, and Landscape Utilization by Cattle
(2008-12-15)
Silvopasture is considered a more attractive land management option for diversified economic returns and environmental quality compared to open-pasture (pasture without trees) monocultures. However, little is known about ...
Soybean growth response to inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria supplemented with orange peel amendment
(2022-04-19)
In order to meet the projected global food demand from population by 2050, current crop production will need to double. In this context, researchers are studying sustainable strategies to improve nutrient absorption by the ...
Soybean Phenotypic Variation Under High Night Temperature Stress
(2021-04-19)
Soybean is the fourth most important commodity crop globally grown on over 83.1 million acres in the United States. Crop yield is required to increase a 50% to satisfy the demand of a growing population that will increase ...
Soybean Root Growth and Yield Response to Variable Rate Irrigation
(2018-04-18)
A changing climate and an increasing world population result in a greater need of food. Water secures and increases yield. However, water use and irrigation timing need to be optimized to limit negative effects on natural ...
Space Policy: A Comparative Study of the George W. Bush and Barack Obama Administrations
(2015-12-10)
This dissertation is a comparative study between the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations’ space policies. The work employs qualitative techniques, such as interviews and archival analysis, to elucidate and ...