Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Peptide Grafted Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogel as Biomaterial for Endothelial Colony Forming Cells
(2012-07-27)
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have the potential to become a reliable source of autologous cells for endothelialization of intravascular devices and vascularization of tissue engineered constructs. Endothelial colony ...
Father Involvement in Context: The Effects of Fathers’ Intergenerational, Psychological, and Relational Functioning on Children’s Development
(2012-07-27)
Moving toward a process model for understanding the antecedents to father involvement and the effects of father involvement on child development is important for gaining insight on the mechanisms by which father involvement ...
Test Planning and Validation through an Optimized Kriging Interpolation Process in a Sequential Sampling Adaptive Computer Learning Environment
(2012-07-27)
This dissertation explores Kriging in an adaptive computer learning environment with sequential sampling. The idea of this Design for Kriging (DFK) process was first mentioned in [1] titled “Kriging for Interpolation in ...
The Discomforts of Empire: Emily Eden's Life in India, 1836-1842
(2012-07-27)
This thesis discusses the physical and psychological discomforts of Emily Eden, an English aristocrat, during her life in India from 1836 to 1842. I argue that the comforts Eden identified during her early life in England ...
An Analysis of Elastic Rough Contact Models
(2012-07-27)
The problem of elastic contact between one nominally flat rough surface and one rigid flat is studied. A variety of contact models have been applied to this problem since the pioneering work of Archard in 1956. Those contact ...
Evaluation of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
(2012-07-27)
Background: Medication therapy management (MTM) services are utilized to manage cardiovascular diseases.
Objectives: To 1.) compare economic outcomes between patients who received and those who did not receive MTM services ...
Testing Accuracy of Body Size Estimation Among Boys
(2012-07-27)
The current study utilized this sample to explore a very different question: the associations between boys’ estimates of their body size/shape and potential biasing factors such as the boys’ preferred size, parents’ ...
Exploring Higher Education Classroom Immediacy: Effects of Gender and Teaching Experience
(2012-07-27)
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher immediacy behaviors in the college classroom and the effectiveness of verbal versus nonverbal behaviors in relation to gender and teaching experience. Three-hundred ...
One Happy Island: Assessing Preferences and Needs for Marriage and Relationship Education in Aruba
(2012-07-27)
Research has generally supported the viability of Marriage and Relationship Education (MRE) for strengthening marriages. However, the research has generally been limited to the middle-class, European population in the ...
Design and Simulation of a High Frequency Exactly Solvable Chaotic Oscillator
(2012-07-27)
It has been shown that the performance of communication systems based on low dimensional chaotic systems with exact analytic solutions containing a single fixed basis function may exhibit performance comparable to that of ...
Low-Bandwidth Three Dimensional Mapping and Latency Reducing Model Prediction to Improve Teleoperation of Robotic Vehicles
(2012-07-25)
This thesis uses novel three dimensional sensors like the Microsoft Kinect [1] and the Asus Xtion Pro Live [2] to generate three dimensional environments and use the recon- structed environment with a predictive model in ...
Roll & Bank Estimation Using GPS/INS and Suspension Deflections
(2012-07-25)
This thesis presents three methods that provide and estimate of road bank by decoupling the vehicle roll due to dynamics and roll due road bank. Suspension deflection measurements were used to provide a measurement of the ...
GC-MS Studies on Methoxymethylene- Substituted Phenethylamines Related to MDA, MDMA, MDEA and MDMMA
(2012-07-25)
This thesis mainly focused on synthesis and analysis approaches of eight methoxymethylene phenethylamine compounds associated with MDMA and MBDB series structures. Gas chromatography- mass spectrometry (GC-MS) methods were ...
Effect of Mixture Properties and Testing Protocol on Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixtures
(2012-07-25)
While cracking and rutting are the most prevalent distresses for asphalt mixtures, moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures which can lead to distresses such as raveling, loss of adhesion, and stripping is a commonly ...
Three Essays on Energy Economics
(2012-07-25)
This dissertation consists of three essays in applied energy economics focusing on
interfuel substitution in the electric power industry, the linkages among energy consumption,
emissions and economic growth, and the price ...
Evaluation of Air and Litter Quality with Microbiological Fluctuations in Commercial Broiler Facilities Using a Biological or Chemical Litter Treatment
(2012-07-25)
Litter Guard (LG) is a recently introduced poultry litter amendment consisting of a blend of different bacteria and soluble humates. LG is believed to reduce the ammonia emission rates and the concentration of bacteria in ...
School Leaders and Sustainability: An Exploratory Study
(2012-07-25)
This elicitation study explored school leader beliefs and practices relative to sustainability and green school practices. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior as the theoretical framework, the study specifically explored ...
Drugs, Sex, Food, Alcohol, and Revenge: the Motivating Forces in the Pursuit of Pleasure in Alacranes en su tinta by Juan Bas
(2012-07-25)
At the core of Basque author Juan Bas’s novel, Alacranes en su tinta, is the incessant pursuit of pleasurable experiences involving food, drugs, alcohol, sex, and revenge. Each element serves as a source of pleasure for ...
Altered temporal changes in Ser312-phosphofetuin-A concentrations in response to a glucose challenge in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance
(2012-07-25)
Recent studies have implicated a role for the liver-secreted glycoprotein fetuin-A in insulin resistance. Fetuin-A negatively regulates insulin action by interacting with the activated insulin receptor and inhibiting ...
Attitudes towards Physical and Psychological Aggression between Intimate Partners: A Factorial Vignette Analysis
(2012-07-25)
Existing literature supports an association between attitudes toward violence and the perpetration of violent behavior (Carr & VanDeusen, 2002; Falchikov, 1996; Lichter & McCloskey, 2004). To further our understanding of ...