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A Sousa band concert reimagined as a solo trombone recital

Houghtling, Jonathan David (University of Alabama Libraries, 2004-05)

John Philip Sousa is primarily known around the world for his march compositions. He was even given the nickname “The March King” by a British band journal. Compositions such as The Stars and Stripes Forever, The Washington ...
Movie: the musical! a three article dissertation examining the phenomenon of film as source material for Broadway musicals

Wallace, Richard (University of Alabama Libraries, 2004-08)

Prior to 1997, 52 musicals based on films were produced on Broadway over a time period of 45 years. From 1997 through April 24, 2017, 73 more film-based musicals opened, an increase of 138% in less than half the time. The ...
The relation between Alzheimer's disease caregiving status, health-related possible selves, and health behaviors

Haley, Philip Parker (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Possible selves are personalized representations of the self in the future that may motivate individuals to strive toward desired states and avoid feared outcomes. Possible selves have been explored among many populations ...
The motivational effects of a GPS mapping project on student attitudes toward mathematics and mathematical achievement

Buck, Lisa Diane (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The purpose of this study was to investigate how student attitudes and mathematical achievement would be affected by a mathematics-based GPS mapping project. The participants were 75 ninth-grade students taking algebra 1A. ...
Managing risk with short term futures contracts

Yu, Chunhui (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

[NOTE: Text or symbols not renderable in plain text are indicated by [...]. See PDF document for full abstract.] In this dissertation, we search for an optimal strategy to reduce the running risk in hedging a long-term ...
Application of the diffusion of innovations theory and the health belief model to describe EMR use among Alabama family medicine physicians: a rural and urban analysis

Tucker, Melanie Tara (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The Alabama Black Belt region consists of twelve counties which are characterized by a high percentage of African Americans, acute poverty, rural decline, inadequate education programs, and significantly poor health outcomes. ...
The localization and behavior of fluorescently tagged magnetic nanoparticles in biological systems

Sewell, Mary Kathryn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

A novel combination cancer therapy platform incorporating chemotherapy and hyperthermia is proposed. Magnetic nanoparticles are included as a way to achieve the hyperthermia treatment, as well as for use as a platform for ...
Room where I get what I want

Holmes, Sarah Whitney (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Collection of poems.
Evil men

Wennermark, Erik (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

A collection of short stories interested in the nature of evil as it relates to the formulation of masculine identity. As means of this exploration, the collection engages a multitude of forms and narrative styles, as well ...
A friendly salute: the President-Little Belt Affair and the coming of the war of 1812

Hooks, Jonathon Woodard (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

In May 1811, thirteen months before the start of the War of 1812, the United States frigate President and the British sloop-of-war Little Belt fought an hour-long battle approximately fifty miles off the North Carolina ...
Study of a cold start fuel produced by an active vapor utilization system for use in gasoline powered vehicles

Crawford, John William (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This research focuses on the continuous development of the Active Vapor Recovery System (AVUS) which has the potential to reduce unburned hydrocarbon emissions from automobiles. The AVUS collects, condenses and stores ...
The great white while

Gnall, Stacy Celine (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This thesis is a collection of poems by Stacy Gnall.
The Supervising Discipline Engineer's (SDE) role in the Front End Planning Process

Ingram, Clayton Bryant (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The Supervising Discipline Engineer's (SDE) role in the Front End Planning (FEP) Process is thought to be an important one by engineering managers at an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) firm. Although FEP ...
A study of relationship repair in a business-to-business context

Dalela, Vivek (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This research concerns rebuilding/repairing those buyer-seller relationships that were once strong, but have been damaged. A framework of relationship repair is proposed and empirically tested using fairness theory as ...
Matilda: a mass filtered nanocluster source

Kwon, GiHan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Cluster science provides a good model system for the study of the size dependence of electronic properties, chemical reactivity, as well as magnetic properties of materials. One of the main interests in cluster science is ...
Magnetic anisotropy graded media and Fe-Pt alloy thin films

Lu, Zhihong (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Anisotropy graded media is promising to overcome the writability problem in achieving ultrahigh areal density for magnetic recording media. To more conveniently study and compare various media with regard to a particular ...
Three essays in corporate finance

Jeon, Jin Q (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This dissertation contains three essays in corporate finance. The first essay investigates the size and relative impact of termination fees utilized in merger agreements using a sample of 1,702 M&A deals involving U.S ...
Osteoporosis knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of college students: utilization of the Health Belief Model

Edmonds, Ellen (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of osteoporosis knowledge, beliefs and behavior among college students. In addition, this study will examine perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers and ...
After Mary Prince: navigating 'authenticity' in 20th-century diasporic women's migration narratives

Simmons, Kathryn Merinda (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This project calls for a renewed consideration of Mary Prince's 1831 Caribbean slave narrative in critical readings of 20th-century women's migration novels. Specifically, I offer readings of how the signs "gender" and ...
Examining sibling communication during parental health crises using social support, relational maintenance behaviors, family communication patterns, and relational outcomes

Carwile, Amy Muckleroy (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The huge demographic cohort of Baby Boomers is aging, and life expectancy rates are increasing. Even as adults deal with age-related health concerns of their own, they must also deal with health-related crises that may ...

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