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Surface Separation and Contact Resistance Considering Sinusoidal Elastic-Plastic Multiscale Rough Surface Contact 

Wilson, William (2008-12-15)
This thesis considers the multiscale nature of surface roughness in a new model that predicts the real area of contact and surface separation as functions of load. This work is based upon a previous rough surface multiscale ...

Surficial Investigations of Hargraves Crater and Siloe Patera, Mars 

Emran, Al (2019-07-15)
This study investigates Hargraves crater and Siloe Patera of Mars. Individual barchan and barchanoids dunes in Hargraves were almost accurately identified using a semi-automated object-based image analysis technique. The ...

Surfing Safely: An Examination of Online Dating Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder 

Roth, Matthew (2015-07-28)
Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty forming romantic relationships, despite having motivation to establish them. The lack of success through traditional, face-to-face dating may lead adults with ASD ...

Survey of Active Learning in Science in Saudi Arabian Universities 

alenzi, amal (2018-04-24)
This dissertation examines Saudi Arabian faculty attitudes toward active learning and their usage of it in STEM classrooms. The objective of this study is to see if there is a relationship between the preexisting beliefs ...

A Survey of African American Female Choral Conductors on Spirituality and "It Factor" Choral Performances 

Shuford, Brenda (2022-12-07)
Stunningly beautiful choral performances move audiences. Educators have debated why some musical moments touch listeners deeply and others, although technically sound, are nonetheless unremarkable. Some experts note that ...

A Survey of Alabama School Principals’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the National Board Certification Process 

Griffin, Robert (2006-05-15)
The National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is a voluntary documentation and demonstration process of an accomplished teacher’s excellence in his or her discipline measured against rigorous standards and ...

A Survey of Android App Quality Using Third Party Markets 

Shaw, Eric (2014-11-06)
Since its inception, the smart phone has quickly become one of the most ubiquitous technological artifacts in today’s society. In the first quarter of 2014, 281.5 million units were shipped. This was a 28.6 percent ...

A Survey of Band Directors' Practices for and Attitudes about Accommodating Students with Cogntive or Behavioral Exceptionalities into Middle and High School Band Programs 

Washington, Chloe (2023-12-06)
This study examined secondary band directors’ practices and attitudes about accommodating students with cognitive or behavioral exceptionalities in middle and high school band programs. The research questions were: 1. ...

Survey of feed mills around the United States for select bacterial pathogens 

Escobar Lobo, Cesar (2022-11-29)
Feed and feed ingredients are one of the principal sources of microbial contamination in the animal production industry and contamination may occur at any time during growing, harvesting, processing, manufacturing, storage, ...

A Survey of How English Language Arts Teachers Address Synthesis Writing in Classroom Instruction 

Mayhan, Brett (2014-05-05)
The use of information from source materials in service of an argument or idea original to a writer is, according to the scholarly literature, one of the most complex applications of reading and writing. It is also, according ...

A Survey of In-service Music Teacher Preparedness for Teaching Non-Traditional Music Courses and Ensembles in Secondary-level Schools 

Colquhoun, Shane (2019-04-25)
Despite efforts to diversify music curriculum in secondary schools, research indicates that music education in the United States (U.S.) primarily focuses on western classical music, overemphasizes performance, and fails ...

A Survey of Irrigation Best Management Practices in Alabama Container Production Nurseries. 

Carter, Caitlin (2019-08-16)  ETD File Embargoed
For over 100 years, nursery crop production in the United States has been well established and has become one of the most dominant, fastest growing sectors within agriculture. The green industry, specifically horticulture, ...

A Survey of Music Teacher Perspectives of National Board Certification: Encouragers, Deterrents, and the Application Process 

Wilson, Phil (2020-12-01)
Teacher certification is an important topic in the history of teaching in American education. Policymakers have recognized that for students to meet high standards, their teachers must also be of high quality (Goldhaber, ...

Survey of Pediatric SLP Methods for Measuring Speech Intelligibility 

Bennett, Abigail (2022-01-06)
The purpose of this study was to explore the speech intelligibility measures currently being used by pediatric speech language-pathologists (SLPs), the most frequent measure, the variables considered in intelligibility ...

Survey of Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by Four Ophiostomatoid Fungi 

Menanyih, Sylvester Anane (2022-04-19)
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is an important commercial timber species in the southeastern United States. It contributes to the growth of the economy by serving as raw material for the forest product industry in the ...

A Survey of Web Vulnerabilities 

Fogel, Benjamin (2015-05-06)
This study tracked the patching characteristics of the top 100,000 sites to three vulnerabilities: the POODLE attack, the POODLE TLS attack, and the FREAK attack. The study also carried out a survey on top server administrators ...

A survey on the dynamics of bacterioplankton assemblages associated with an estuarine system and the stomodeum of Mnemiopsis leidyi and their functional potential 

Mariita, Richard (2016-11-02)
Estuaries are among the most biologically productive ecosystems. Eighty percent of our sea food is harvested from estuaries, which are popular recreation areas, yet vital to marine transportation. Unfortunately, estuaries ...

Survival and Growth of Black Willow (Salix nigra), Silky Willow (Salix sericea), Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum), and Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Live Stakes 

Hunolt, Alicia (2012-04-27)
Live stakes are a simple and inexpensive bioengineering solution to establishing riparian vegetation. Studies were conducted on the native species black willow (Salix nigra), silky willow (Salix sericea), silky dogwood ...

Survival and Prevalence of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Beef Cattle Preharvest and in the Environment 

Palmer, Christine (2014-04-25)
Cattle are primary reservoirs of shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and are considered “super-shedders” if they shed more than 104 CFU/g of E. coli O157:H7. In addition to E. coli O157:H7, six non-O157 STEC ...

Survival and Transmission of Selected Pathogens on Airplane Cabin Surfaces and Selection of Phages Specific for Campylobacter jejuni 

Vaglenov, Kiril (2014-04-28)
We determined the limits of survival and transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on common surfaces found in the cabin of a civil aircraft. The two pathogens were ...