Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Client Attachment, Symptom Distress, Marital Adjustment, and Therapeutic Alliance in Couple's Therapy
(2007-12-15)
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between client anxiety, avoidance, symptom distress, marital adjustment and the therapeutic alliance in couple’s therapy. Sample for this study was composed of ...
An Examination of Collaborative Training Methods among Participants in the Family Child Care Partnerships Program
(2007-12-15)
The purpose of the study was to examine the differences between various forms of collaborative training methods for family child care providers, and to determine which methods were most effective in increasing the use of ...
Economic Hardship, Stressors, and Marital Quality Among Stepcouples: An Examination of Direct and Indirect Effects
(2007-12-15)
Previous research has established that economic hardship (EH) and stressors can have both direct and indirect effects on the marital quality of spouses in traditional first marriages. However, these factors have seldom, ...
The Role of Plant Water Deficits on Cold Tolerance during Cold Acclimation of a Cold Tolerant (Poncirus trifoliata) and Cold Sensitive (Citrus unshiu) Species
(2007-12-15)
Citrus unshiu (Satsuma mandarin) is considered one of the most cold hardy commercial Citrus species; whereas, Poncirus trifoliata (Trifoliate orange), a close relative of Citrus sp., is capable of surviving freezes to ...
Ice Formation and the Affects of Cold Acclimation on Cold Hardiness in a Subtropical Fruit Species
(2007-12-15)
Fruit production in the southeastern United States is highly vulnerable to freezes. Understanding the mechanism of damage in various fruit crops leads to methods for mitigation of damage through direct protection, cultural ...
Effects of Colored Plastic Film on Several Field Grown and Greenhouse Grown Cut Flower Species
(2007-12-15)
The affects of colored plastic film or paints on morphological features of several cut flower species were tested either in the greenhouse or in the field. A Chapter II experiment was performed in a greenhouse using plywood ...
The Effect of Irrigation Frequency on Growth and Physiology of Native Landscape Shrub Species
(2007-12-15)
Studies were conducted utilizing the Horhizotron™ to evaluate horizontal root growth of Morella cerifera (L.) Small (syn. Myrica cerifera) (wax myrtle) and Illicium floridanum Ellis (Florida anise tree) when portions of ...
Patriarchy on the Gallows
(2007-12-15)
One of the most telling ways to examine society in the early modern era is to read
the pleadings of the indicted. Typically taking the form of written petitions to the
monarch, the pleadings are indicative of the place ...
Above-grade improves post-transplant root and shoot growth and physiology of native shrubs
(2007-12-15)
Morella cerifera (L.) Small (syn. Myrica cerifera L.) (wax myrtle)[11.3 L (3 gal)], Illicium floridanum Ellis (Florida anise tree)[11.3 L (3 gal)], and Kalmia latifolia L. (mountain laurel) [19 L (5 gal)] plants were planted ...
The Influence of Increased Physical Activity on Weight Retention, Body Composition, Psychological Profiles, and Cardiovascular Function in Postpartum African American Women
(2007-12-15)
High postpartum weight and physical inactivity levels in black females have been shown to be greater than in any other group of women and may be associated with obesity, negatively altered mood, depressive symptoms and low ...
Kinematic and Kinetic Comparison of Overhand and Underhand Pitching: Implications to Proximal-to-Distal Sequencing
(2007-12-15)
Because the segments of the body are linked, the movement of one component affects the action of all the other components of that segment, suggesting that there is an interaction between segments in an open kinetic chain ...
Glauconite as an Indicator of Sequence Stratigraphic Packages in a Lower Paleocene Passive-Margin Shelf Succession, Central Alabama
(2007-12-15)
The Lower Paleocene Clayton Formation in central Alabama comprises a complete third-order depositional sequence that accumulated mainly on a passive-margin marine shelf. Glauconite occurs throughout the sequence, providing ...
Water quality changes across an urban-rural land use gradient in streams of the West Georgia Piedmont
(2007-12-15)
Conversion of forested land to suburban and urbanized landscapes is occurring at extreme rates, especially in the Southeastern United States. Specifically, Georgia is ranked second in the total amount of land developed ...
Changing Trade Patterns of Forest Products in the United States
(2007-12-15)
In recent years, a trend has emerged in the trade of forest products in the United States. As witnessed in many other industries in the U.S. over the past several decades, forest products exports have steadily dropped off ...
Three Essays on the Pine Straw Industry in a Georgia Community
(2007-12-15)
This dissertation examines the pine straw industry and its interaction with labor, local communities and land in a community in Georgia. As a relatively new industry within the forest products sector, the pine straw ...
Variables Influencing Stimulus Overselectivity In Normally Developing Children
(2005-12-15)
Stimulus overselectivity is a type of responding observed in children and adults with autism spectrum disorders and mental retardation. It involves responding that is controlled by a small, often irrelevant portion of a ...
Roles of Two Interhelical Insertions in Catalase-peroxidase Catalysis: Tracing the Impact of Peripheral Protein Structures on Heme Enzyme Function
(2005-08-15)
Monofunctional peroxidases and bifunctional catalase-peroxidases share almost superimposable active sites, yet peroxidases lack appreciable catalase activity. Moreover, catalase-peroxidases catalyze both catalase and ...
Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Strengthening of War Memorial Bridge—Installation, Load Testing, and Analysis
(2005-12-15)
An assessment of the rehabilitation of a reinforced-concrete bridge using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminate materials is presented. The installation of FRP strips to girder bottoms in the positive moment section ...
Evaluation of the Maturity Method to Estimate Concrete Strength
(2005-12-15)
The strength of a newly constructed concrete structure or roadway is critically important to contractors and engineers who must decide when to safely allow construction loads, prestressing operations, or opening to traffic ...
Comorbidity of Anorexic and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Undergraduate Females
(2007-12-15)
The present study explored the behavioral and personality differences between individuals who manifest anorexic behaviors, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, both, or neither. A large literature base exists outlining the ...