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Childersburg and its school during the first two and one-half years of World War II

Bumpers, Eula Barnes (University of Alabama Libraries, 1944)

The problem of this thesis is to collect, to synthesize, and to interpret interrelated facts pertinent to the expansion of Childersburg, Alabama and its school during the first two and one-half rears of world War II.
The effects of world war II on the schools for white children of Baldwin County, Alabama

Moseley, Stephen Henry (University of Alabama Libraries, 1948)

Baldwin County, situated in the southernmost part of Alabama between Mobile and Perdido Bays, has a million acres of land and a long shoreline with both gulf coast and bay shore. Since it is semi-maritime in economy ...
The influence of selected factors on the choice of teaching as a career

Perry, James Zachry (University of Alabama Libraries, 1972)

One of the most persistent problems facing public education today is the selection and retention of the most competent teachers available for our schools. Those responsible for conducting selective teacher recruitment and ...
Examination of relationships between bacterial communities, urease activity, and environmental variables over space and time in Gulf of Mexico wetlands

Lee, Philip Oscar (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Urea is an organic form of nitrogen that has seen enormous commercial growth as agricultural fertilizer. With this expansion, ecosystems such as wetlands are more likely to experience elevated concentrations of urea via ...
Analyzing the attitudes of law students towards sex offenders

Trull, Valerie Elisabeth (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

A significant amount of research has aimed to determine attitudes towards sex offenders and treatment for sex offenders, especially for those involved in the criminal justice system. Researchers have utilized the Community ...
Carbon nanotube sheet scrolled fiber composite for enhanced interfacial mechanical properties

Kokkada Ravindranath, Pruthul (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

The high tensile strength of Polymer Matrix Composites (PMC) is derived from the high tensile strength of the embedded carbon fibers. However, their compressive strength is significantly lower than their tensile strength, ...
Early-career faculty perceptions of seeking extramural funding for academic biomedical research

Mathis, James Michael (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Biomedical research over the last century in the United States has resulted in new drugs, medical procedures, and medical devices that have dramatically increased the health and lifespan of individuals and global populations. ...
Understanding male underachievement in middle school science: challenging the assumptions

Holbrooks, Marilyn Jane (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

The overall purpose of this collaborative action research study was to explore the experiences of eight middle school science teachers. This collaborative action research study concerned itself with male student underachievement ...
Genetic analyses of lipid metabolism pathways involved in alpha-synuclein-induced neurodegeneration using a Caenorhabditis elegans model of Parkinson’s disease

Zhang, Siyuan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an aging-associated neurodegenerative disease affecting millions worldwide. Misfolding of the human α-synuclein protein is a key pathological hallmark of PD and is associated with the progressive ...
Characteristics of persistence and retention among first-generation college students majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math

Burnett, Lorie Lasseter (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Persistence and retention of college students is a great concern in American higher education. The dropout rate is even more apparent among first-generation college students, as well as those majoring in science, technology, ...
Cowboys, fathers, and everyone else: examining race in the walking dead through the myths of white masculinity

Pressnell, Levi Addison (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

This study offers an analysis of three different series within The Walking Dead franchise: the comics, the AMC television series, and Telltale’s video games. The critical and commercial popularity of all three make them ...
Visions of after the end: a history and theory of the post-apocalyptic genre in literature and film

Stifflemire, Brett Samuel (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Textual genre criticism and close readings of novels and films reveal that, in addition to chronicling catastrophes’ aftermaths, the post-apocalyptic genre envisions a future world in which traditional apocalyptic ideology ...
The gray divide: a stage theory analysis of technology adoption by older adults

McMath, Juanita M. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

As governments and the private sector move more toward online communications and processes, a new, age related divide has emerged, a gray digital divide (McMurtrey, Zeltman & Griffin, 2012). The purpose of this quantitative ...
Catalytic converter thermal model for hybrid electric vehicle engine on/off control strategy development

Young, Karissa (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

A 3-dimensional (3-D), thermochemical catalytic converter model was developed to investigate the effects of engine-off periods typical in hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) operation on overall emissions conversion effectiveness. ...
An experimental study of coherent structures in shock boundary layer interaction at Mach 3

Chaganti Subrahmanya Datta, Narendra (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

The flow structure and unsteadiness of Shockwave-Boundary Layer Interaction (SWBLI) has been studied using Rainbow Schlieren Deflectometry (RSD), Ensemble Averaging, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), snapshot Proper Orthogonal ...
An investigation of primary reference fuel combustion in the modified derived cetane tester

Suttle, Aaron Edward (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Contemporary liquid combustion research is constantly in pursuit of higher fuel efficiencies and lower overall emissions. This is done in multiple ways, but of extraordinary value are studies furthering the understanding ...
Essays on corporate share repurchase and household portfolio choices

Zhang, Weiwei (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

This dissertation consists of two empirical essays and one theoretical essay. In the first essay, I investigate how sensitivity of CEO’s pay-for-performance compensation to stock prices affects firm’s payout and investment ...
On robust estimation of multiple change points in multivariate and matrix processes

Melnykov, Yana (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

There are numerous areas of human activities where various processes are observed over time. If the conditions of the process change, it can be reflected through the shift in observed response values. The detection and ...
Black glass on the Georgia Coast: the utility of black glass trade beads in refining site chronology and detecting color preference at seventeenth century Mission Santa Catalina de Guale

Templin, Robert Burns (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Historical and archaeological research has established that European glass beads are high-resolution temporal markers for colonial sites in North America. Additionally, recent studies have demonstrated that compositional ...
Censorship in public libraries: an analysis using gatekeeping theory

Steele, Jennifer Elaine (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

One pressing issue in libraries today is the censorship of information. This study applies Kurt Lewin's gatekeeping theory to examine the decision-makers as well as the different pressures and constraints that are at issue ...

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