Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Disruption of Embryonic Development in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus, Using 'Sterile-Feral' Gene Constructs
(2005-08-15)
Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, embryos were electroporated with a sterile feral 3 (SF3), sterile feral 4 (SF4), glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) or CAB constructs and a blank control. Doxycycline was applied to some ...
The Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Alabama
(2005-08-15)
This thesis presents the first statewide survey of the ant fauna of Alabama in over seventy years. Since the first state survey by L.C. Murphree (in the 1930’s) to present, 154 species have been reported. Fifty-nine of the ...
Effects of Toxicants, Temperature, and Resistance on Metabolism and Gas Exchange Patterns of the Beet Armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), and the German Cockroach, Blattella germanica (Linnaeus)
(2005-08-15)
Components of the respiratory physiology and water relations of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1C resistant and susceptible beet armyworms, Spodoptera exigua, and pyrethroid resistant and susceptible German cockroaches, Blattella ...
Comparative Study of Gravid-Trap Infusions for Capturing Blood-Fed Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Genera Aedes, Ochlerotatus, and Culex
(2005-08-15)
Field experiments were conducted in east-central Alabama to compare the attractiveness of selected gravid-trap infusions to ovipositing female mosquitoes of 3 medically important genera: Aedes, Ochlerotatus and Culex. ...
Induction of Growth Promotion and Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis and Tomato by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria
(2005-08-15)
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) were evaluated for induction of growth promotion in Arabidopsis and enhancement of stress tolerance in tomato under greenhouse and field conditions. Bacillus strain GB03 not only ...
Conductor and Dielectric Property Extraction Using Microstrip Tee Resonators
(2005-08-15)
The growth and resultant competitive nature of the wireless industry has prompted the need for high frequency electronics to be provided at a low cost. An efficient method of component characterization is necessary to ...
Alternative Techniques for Built-In Self-Test of Field Programmable Gate Arrays
(2005-08-15)
In the Built-In Self-Test method of testing the logic and interconnect resources of the Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), configuration time and time to retrieve of the test results dominate the duration of the test. ...
Scheduling DAGs For Minimum Finish Time and Power Consumption on Heterogeneous Processors
(2005-08-15)
In the past years, scheduling has always been a hot research area, and with the advancement of processor technologies, there has been an increasing focus on the strategies that allow managing resource allocation in an ...
Topics in Multisensor Maneuvering Target Tracking
(2005-08-15)
Tracking uses models of the real environment to estimate the past and present and even predict the future state of a moving object from noisy observations of uncertain origin. In a tracking
scenario the most critical ...
Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Investigation of Sn-Ag-Cu Lead Free Solder for Electronic Package Applications
(2005-08-15)
While the electronics industry appears to be focusing on Sn-Ag-Cu as the alloy of choice for lead free electronics assembly, the exact Composition varies by geographic region, supplier and user. Add to that dissolved copper ...
Systematic Characterization and Modeling of Small and Large Signal Performance Of 50 - 200 Ghz SiGe HBTs
(2005-08-15)
Over the last ten years, SiGe BiCMOS technology has become the leading technology in analog circuit design for both wired and wireless telecommunication applications. However, the endless pursuit for high performance is ...
Design and Optimization of Nano-scaled Silicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors
(2005-08-15)
In this work, we explore the design and optimization of nano-scaled SiGe HBTs. The cutoff frequency fT and the maximum oscillation frequency fmax are optimized towards Terahertz.
We first start with intrinsic device designs ...
A Simulation Exercise in Decision-Making in an Elementary Classroom
(2005-08-15)
The purpose of this study was to refine and validate the use of a Simulation Exercise in Classroom Decision Making (SID2). SID2 simulated the limited amount of time within elementary classrooms to make informed decisions ...
An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Overweight Status of Alabama High School Adolescents
(2005-08-15)
Obesity in children and adolescents has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS, 2000) the percentage of overweight young people in the United States ...
A Meta Analysis: The Effectiveness of the Use of Mobile Computers on the Attitude and Academic Outcomes of K-12 Students
(2005-08-15)
Statistical meta analyses performed for this study included 32 primary studies conducted between 1993–2005. Two independent meta analyses were conducted regarding student attitudes and academic outcomes. The overall meta ...
Novice Teachers' Assessment of Their Teacher Educaton Program
(2005-08-15)
This study seeks to discover the perceptions of novice teachers concerning the adequacy of their teacher education programs and to identify the various training practices, support and resources available in the programs.The ...
Amount and quality of supervision as moderating factors between couple therapeutic alliance and change in couple therapy
(2005-12-15)
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the moderating effect of quality and quantity of supervision on the relationship between couple therapeutic alliance and change in couple therapy. The sample is collected from ...
The Relationship Between Geographic Mobility and Feelings of Mastery During Adolescence
(2005-12-15)
The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of geographic mobility and demographic characteristics on feelings of mastery in adolescents. Participants (N = 1,268) were part of the second wave of the National ...
Teacher reports of children's emotion regulation: Is there concordance with trained observers?
(2005-12-15)
The purpose of this study was to examine agreement between observers and teachers on ratings of individual children’s emotional regulation and social competence. This study examined agreement between teacher-observer pairs ...
Assessing the management of readiness: An empirical examination using a mixed-methods approach
(2005-08-15)
Using a mixed-methods approach, the readiness of 776 participating members of a technology company to accept a new service-oriented strategy at the expense of the old hardware-oriented strategy was explored. First, a test ...