Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Mechanisms of Olfaction in Parasitic Wasps: Neurophysiological and Neuroanatomical Studies of Olfaction in a Specialist (Microplitis croceipes) and a Generalist (Cotesia marginiventris) Parasitoid
(2012-12-06)
The success of parasitic wasps (parasitoids) in controlling pest populations depends on their ability to locate their hosts in a complex olfactory environment. Parasitic wasps are known to utilize various types of host-related ...
Attribution, Race, and Gender: The Relationship Between the Perceptions of European American Teachers and The Disproportionate Placement of African-American Males in Special Education
(2012-12-06)
The purpose of this study was to examine factors which may have contributed to the disproportionate placement of African-American males in special education within a particular urban school district. The study examined ...
Experimentation and Modeling of NOx Formation in a Small Turbo-Charged Diesel Engine
(2012-12-05)
In this thesis a detailed investigation into the primary formation characteristics and modeling approaches for the formation of NOx in turbo-charged diesel engines is presented. Through this investigation a multi-layered ...
Examining Nonlinear Business Cycle Effects on U.S. Unemployment and Capacity Utilization
(2012-12-05)
This thesis develops nonlinear smooth transition autoregressive (STAR) models to capture the business cycle dynamics of the U.S. rates of unemployment and capacity utilization. This choice of model is motivated by a general ...
The Effects of Parental Self-Efficacy on Parental Involvement and on Pre-School Aged Children’s Readiness for the Transition to Kindergarten
(2012-12-05)
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), demographic and parental predictors of parental self-efficacy were identified among parents with children transitioning to ...
Development of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) Food Allergy Module: An examination of child food sensitivity and health-related quality of life
(2012-12-05)
Nearly 10% of U.S. children are affected by food allergy, with peanut allergy being the most common reason for food-induced anaphylaxis. Food allergy has been shown to affect emotional, social, and family functioning; ...
Variation in resistance of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and slash pine (P. elliottii Englem.) families against Leptographium and Grosmannia root fungi
(2012-12-05)
Leptographium Lagerb. & Melin and Grosmannia Goid. root-inhabiting fungi are the important contributing biotic factors associated with declining loblolly (Pinus taeda L.) and slash pine (P. elliottii Englem.) species in ...
Regioselectivity of the Photoisomerization of Acyclic 1,3-Dienes and Stable Trans Cycloheptenes
(2012-12-05)
There is still no complete understanding of how the visual system controls the
regioselectivity of the photoisomerization of the C11=C12 double bond in the visual
chromophore retinal. In this work we used a series of ...
Predicting Managerial Performance: Testing an Integrated Model
(2012-12-05)
In today’s complex business environment the role of middle managers is critical for organizational success (Hansen & Wernerfelt, 1989; Ren & Guo, 2011). This is because middle managers must deal with high levels of complexity ...
Evaluation of Selected Cellulosic Energy Crops for the Southeastern United States
(2012-12-05)
Encouraging progress towards commercial production of cellulosic biofuels has recently raised the importance of identifying economically feasible and environmentally sustainable cellulosic biomass supply chains. In this ...
Reconstructing Religious Identity: Southern Baptists and Anti-Catholicism, 1870-1920
(2012-12-05)
This dissertation examines how Southern Baptists utilized anti-Catholicism to reconstruct their religious identity from 1870-1920. It documents the beliefs, rhetoric, and actions of Baptists as they encountered Catholics ...
The Ecology and Evolution of Coral-Associated Apicomplexans
(2012-12-05)
Apicomplexans are protists within the eukaryotic supergroup S.A.R. that infect a wide- range of animal species and can cause disease. Although apicomplexans are an important parasitic group, little is published regarding ...
Molecular Interactions between phage and the catfish pathogen Edwardsiella ictaluri and Comparative Genomics of Epidemic strains of Aeromonas hydrophila
(2012-12-05)
Edwardsiella ictaluri causes Enteric Septicemia of Catfish (ESC) which is responsible for significant economic loss of the catfish aquaculture industry in the southeastern United States. A better diagnostic tool is required ...
Men Playing (at) Women: Categorical Consequences of Cross-Dressing on the Early Modern English Stage
(2012-12-05)
Early modern English stage customs normalized the practice of cross-dressing boy actors to play female characters; the boys who portrayed female characters demonstrated the performativity of gender as an act that can be ...
The Second Reconstruction in Local Politics: Alabama Grassroots Activists Fulfilling the Promise of the Voting Rights Act, 1960-1990
(2012-12-05)
In arguing that historians expand the timeline for what is considered the modern civil rights movement, this dissertation examines how grassroots Alabama activists affiliated with the Alabama Democratic Conference carried ...
International Military Education and Training Program as a Tool of Smart Power
(2012-12-05)
The International Military Education and Training (IMET) have been functional since
1976 as a part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). The proposed dissertation seeks to
investigate the effects that the IMET ...
Phase Behavior, Rheology, and Characterization of Lysozyme - Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersions
(2012-12-05)
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are one of the most promising materials in nanoscale science and technology with potential applications ranging from polymer nanocomposites to biocompatible smart materials. However, ...
Examining Executive Functioning Deficits in Juvenile Delinquents with a History of Trauma Exposure
(2012-12-05)
We examined whether an early childhood history of trauma explains which juvenile offenders develop Executive Functioning (EF) deficits. One hundred and eighty-eight incarcerated adolescent males were evaluated for personal ...
Pre-teaching Vocabulary to Improve Comprehension of a Narrative Text
(2012-12-05)
This study investigated the use of the pre-instruction of vocabulary in order to improve elementary students’ reading comprehension of a narrative text. Three classes of second, fourth, and sixth graders were pre-taught ...
Interactions between SOFC Interconnect Spinel Coating Materials and Chromia
(2012-12-05)
The SOFC technology has been developed toward lower operation temperature in the range of 500C - 800C, which brings wider materials choice for the interconnect. Ferritic stainless steels have been widely used as SOFC ...