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The role of mood in the self-care activities of individuals with type 2 diabetes

Brazeal, Billie Michelle (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Controlling type 2 diabetes mellitus requires the individual to perform specific self-care behaviors. The current study investigated the impact of anxiety and depression on these behaviors. In addition, the study investigated ...
A dyadic examination of the territorial peace

Rickert, Joseph Adrian (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

The territorial peace theory poses the most prominent challenge to the democratic peace theory. Although territorial peace theory has generated robust results in quantitative studies, the domestic processes involved in ...
Synthetic investigations of new metal mediated methodologies and the structural study of the previously undetermined stereocenters of cyanomaclurin

Probasco, Michael Scott (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

This dissertation details work that is done in a variety of subdisciplines of organic chemistry and demonstrates the importance and broad application of organometallic reagents, synthetic methodology as well as total ...
New evidence for complex mosasaur paleobiology: oxygen isotopes in enamel reveal habitat variation of clidastes from the Mooreville Chalk, Alabama

Travis Taylor, Leah Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

The Late Cretaceous Mississippi Embayment includes some of the most complete, well-preserved mosasaur specimens in the world. Here I investigate the paleobiology of these extinct swimming lizards through schlerochronological ...
Investigating the population genomic effects of inhabiting heterogeneous landscapes across multiple spatial and time scales in montane bumble bees

Jackson, Jason (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Heterogeneous landscapes and the complex combinations of abiotic variation in both terrain and environmental variables such as temperature can drive patterns of genomic divergence and diversification across multiple ...
Hidden in the matrix: using compositional analyses to examine social boundaries at the Chickasawhay Creek sites

Wright, Kevin Pierce (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

This research uses compositional analyses to explore eighteenth-century Choctaw social interactions. In this thesis, ceramic artifacts from the Chickasawhay Creek sites (22KE630 and 22KE718) were analyzed using x-ray ...
Numerical model and optimization for cross-laminated timber – light frame wood shear walls hybrid system

Ho, Tu Xuan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

This dissertation introduced a new hybrid building system in which the post-tensioned rocking CLT panels were coupled with traditional light-frame wood constructions. The initial study showed excellent self-centering and ...
Core competencies and organizational socialization: the development of new academic advisors at a four-year institution

Ammons, Heather Lynn Eidson (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Meeting with an academic advisor may be one of the few, if not the only, one-on-one interactions an undergraduate student has with faculty or staff outside of classroom matters. This interaction connects students to the ...
The power of change: how changes in community violence and parental monitoring influence reactive and proactive aggression in at-risk youth

Kassing, Francesca L. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Objective: This study assessed the longitudinal, predictive relationships between community violence, poor parental monitoring, and aggressive behavior over time. Secondary goals included testing these relationships for ...
Hey, how’s the family?: an examination of risk and protective factors of life satisfaction of caregivers and typically developing siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder

Baker, Lorien Kelsie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine risk and protective factors associated with the life satisfaction of caregivers and typically developing (TD) siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder ...
Switching studies of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy materials and magnetic tunnel junctions

Abugri, Joseph Bukari (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

The development of new materials for spintronic applications, such as STT-MRAM, continues to expand at a rapid rate, attracting a great deal of research interest. Our group has tried to simplify the design of the perpendicular ...
Expanding on Rowe and Kahn's model of successful aging through an examination of the associations between affective functioning, global sleep quality, and global cognition among adults

Condeelis, Kristen (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Previous research includes various conceptualizations of the successful aging process as it relates to adult functioning. Specifically, Rowe and Kahn's (1997) model of successful aging includes: 1) low probability of disease ...
A study of white dwarfs: cataclysmic variables and double-detonation supernovae

Caldwell, Spencer (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Novae, be it classical, dwarf, or supernovae, are some of the most powerful and luminous events observed in the Universe. Although they share the same root, they are produced by different physical processes. We research ...
Investigating executive traits and corporate actions

Zhang, Wenqiao (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

This dissertation includes three essays on executive traits and various corporate consequences. In the first essay, we document a unique type of CEOs who are not always selfish, that is, altruistic CEOs. Specifically, we ...
Where to begin: a pilot study of accessibility in the English composition classroom

Bone, Kirstin Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Black, Weinberg, & Brodwin (2015) report that Universal Design for Learning and Universal Design for Instruction (UDL/UDI) may help reduce learning barriers for students of all abilities, but few examples of UDL/UDI are ...
Autonomous engineering: a multi-scale GIS-based approach to green infrastructure design

Greer, Ashton Danielle (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

This dissertation presents a new method called “Autonomous Engineering” that incorporates geographic information systems (GIS) to automatically design green stormwater infrastructure. The Autonomous Engineering framework ...
Finite element based simulation of phased composite material for aircraft design

Alegre, Adrian (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Composite materials are frequently used in the aircraft and aerospace industries for cre ating lighter, stronger and cheaper materials. In short, a composite material is a material made up of two or more constituent materials ...
The daily creation of the nation-self and the problem of the border

Hughston, Terry Lynn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

This dissertation is an attempt to give a more accurate answer to the perennial question of “What is a nation?” by offering a novel theory of the nation-as-self. The theoretical foundation of this theory is largely built ...
Lost in the rift: exploring the rhetoric of immersion and identity in virtual realities

Berge, Peter Sverre (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Rhetorical games scholarship over the past two decades has demonstrated an elaborate fascination with the resonance between players and their digital avatars in the discourse surrounding video games and virtual realities. ...
Integration of end of life concepts into the curriculum of an Associate of Science in nursing program

Harwell, Jennifer H. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

End of life (EOL) education is missing or deficient among nursing curricula across the United States. Nursing educators have debated over the most effective teaching modality to implement EOL concepts among nursing curricula ...

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