Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Role of phosphorylated fetuin-A in insulin action, insulin resistance, obesity, and moderate weight loss
(2014-04-23)
Fetuin-A (Fet-A), secreted by the liver into circulation, inhibits insulin-stimulated insulin receptor tyrosine kinase and is positively associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and incident diabetes. Though Fet-A ...
Understanding and Estimating Travel Times of Overland Flows on Planes
(2014-04-23)
Estimating travel time of overland flow is one of the important studies in hydrology. A quasi-two-dimensional overland flow model (OFM) with the options of dynamic, diffusion, and kinematic wave approximation integrated ...
Real-Time, in-situ Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria on Food Surfaces Using a Surface-Scanning Coil Detector and Phage-Based Magnetoelastic Biosensors
(2014-04-23)
This research uses wireless magnetoelastic (ME) biosensors combined with a surface-scanning coil detector for the direct, real-time detection of Salmonella Typhimurium on fresh food surfaces. The ME biosensor consists of ...
Manganese and Iron Coordination Complexes for Biological Imaging and Oxidative Catalysis
(2014-04-23)
The ligand N,N’-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-bis(ethylacetate)-1,2-ethanediamine (debpn)
coordinates divalent transition metal ions in either a pentadentate or hexadentate fashion. The coordination number correlates with the ionic ...
Inverse eigenvalue problem for Euclidean distance matrices
(2014-04-23)
This paper examines the inverse eigenvalue problem (IEP) for the particular class of Euclidean distance matrices. Studying the necessary and sufficient conditions for a matrix to be an element of the set of Euclidean ...
A Comparison of Ageing Methods in Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus
(2014-04-23)
Sectioning otoliths and counting annuli is an accepted method for ageing of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). To reduce effort, time, and costs, whole otolith increment counts were compared to sectioned otolith increment ...
Informal Science Education and Rural Science: A Case Study of Two Seventh Grade Life Science Teachers
(2014-04-23)
The use of informal science education in rural areas, especially at rural middle schools has not been well documented. Although rural areas have accessible outdoor learning environments compared to urban areas, teachers ...
Functional Analysis of Two NAC Transcription Factors and Transcriptome Analysis under Drought in Citrullus Colocynthis
(2014-04-23)
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad, closely related to watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.), belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It can survive arid environments by maintaining its water content without wilting of the leaves ...
Univariate and Dynamic Multivariate Analysis of Functional MRI Data
(2014-04-23)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been increasingly used in the past decade for inferring brain function in both healthy and clinical populations. In this dissertation, we demonstrate fMRI data analysis ...
Cardioprotective mechanisms of PPAR gamma in diabetic heart
(2014-04-23)
Patients with diabetes exhibit significantly altered renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Recently it has been determined that hyperglycemic conditions induce an increase in angiotensin II (AT II) expression; specifically in ...
The Efficiency of Enzymatic L-Cysteine Oxidation in Mammalian Systems Derives from the Optimal Organization of the Active Site of Cysteine Dioxygenase
(2014-04-22)
Intracellular concentrations of free cysteine in mammalian organisms are maintained within a healthy equilibrium by the mononuclear iron-dependent enzyme, cysteine dioxygenase (CDO). CDO catalyzes the oxidation of L-cysteine ...
Hemichordate phylogeny: a molecular and genomic approach
(2014-04-17)
The phylogenetic relationships within Hemichordata are significant for understanding the evolution of the deuterostomes. Hemichordates possess several important morphological structures in common with chordates, and they ...
Liquid Phase Desulfurization of Hydrocarbon Fuels under Ambient Conditions using Regenerable Mixed Oxide Supported Silver Adsorbents
(2014-04-09)
Sulfur derivatives are major contaminants in hydrocarbon fuels. Sulfur emission from fuel is a major environmental concern and many countries around the world are enacting laws to limit it. In addition, the development of ...
Impacting the bottom line: Behavior mapping in a full-service hotel kitchen
(2014-04-08)
The study at hand sought to demonstrate the value of spatial layout and functionality in the
foodservice industry and the impact these components have on productivity, employee
satisfaction, and ultimately the bottom ...
Disturbance in the anchialine ecosystem: ramifications for ecology and physiology
(2014-04-07)
Habitats in the anchialine ecosystem are defined as coastal ponds, pools, and caves that lack surface connections to the open ocean, but possess both seawater and freshwater influences due to subterranean connections to ...
Turbine Aerothermal Optimization Using Evolution Strategies
(2014-04-07)
The use of adaptive optimizers in turbine blade geometry design is discussed. Many different adaptive optimizers have been applied to turbine blade design in the past, but often the optimizer does not fit the problem and ...
Relay Positioning for Energy Efficiency and Improved Performance of Cooperative Wireless Networks
(2014-03-31)
Cooperative communications in wireless networks have gained much interest due to their
ability to mitigate the effect of fading in wireless networks by achieving spatial diversity. One
of the techniques used in cooperative ...
Power Control for Underlay Cognitive Radio Networks with Full-duplex Transmissions
(2014-03-31)
Radio communication, one of core contents in wireless communication, is facing a great crisis of running out of resource. Unlike other energy crisis which can be solved by using all kinds of alternative energy, the only ...
Brand Equity among Producers of Chinese Mitten Crab
(2014-03-31)
In the Shanghai area of China there is considerable product differentiation among producers of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis, with as many as 50 brands available in the marketplace. At the same time, the brand ...
The Synthesis and Tunable Processing of Metallic and Magnetic Nanoparticles in a Functional Solvent System
(2014-03-31)
The concepts presented in this dissertation describe techniques that have been developed to produce metallic and magnetic nanoparticles using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The unique and size-dependent properties of nanoparticles ...