Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
Now showing items 9781-9800 of 10382
Tag line tracking and Cardiac Motion Modeling from Tagged MRI
(2006-12-15)
Magnetic resonance (MR) tagging magnetically labels specified regions of the myocardium, which appear in the MR images with a spatially encoded pattern of dark stripes called tag lines. The deformation of these tag lines ...
High Frequency Noise Modeling and Microscopic Noise Simulation for SiGe HBT and RF CMOS
(2006-12-15)
RF bipolar and CMOS are both important in RFIC applications. Modeling of noise provides
critical information in the design of RF circuits. Unfortunately, available compact models
for both RF bipolar and CMOS, are typically ...
The Effectiveness of DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency as a Predictor of Reading Comprehension for High- and Low-Income Students
(2005-08-15)
The purpose of this two-part, non-experimental study was to examine the predictive nature of reading fluency scores in relation to reading comprehension scores and determine if the associations between these scores were ...
Guidelines To Develop Product Forms From Chinese Calligraphy
(2005-12-15)
“Global Westernization” is the most prominent characteristic of the 20th century. World culture, design and art form lean towards the West. Western products, like German products can be seen in markets all over the world. ...
Creating Spatial Probability Distributions for Longleaf Pine Ecosystems Across East Mississippi, Alabama, the Panhandle of Florida, and West Georgia
(2005-12-15)
Longleaf ecosystems have severely decreased in total area since pre-European settlement. These dramatic losses are the principle reason for the listing of many plants and animals as endangered, and have been the driving ...
Effect of Forest Structure on the Understory Light Environment and Growth Potential of Oak Seedlings in a Closed Canopy Riparian Forest
(2005-12-15)
This research was designed to examine the relationship between the residual structure following low intensity partial cutting regimes and the light characteristics found in a riparian hardwood forest. The relationships ...
Parenting Processes and Risky Sexual Behaviors in First and Second Generation Hispanic Immigrant Youth
(2006-12-15)
Despite the remarkable increase of Hispanic immigrant families with foreign-born and American-born children, the unique problems and behavioral characteristics of this particular population continue to be overlooked. Even ...
Performance of Sugar Maple Taxa (Acer saccharum Marsh.) in North Alabama
(2006-12-15)
A sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) variety trial was initiated in March, 1999 at the North Alabama Horticulture Substation in Cullman, Ala. (USDA Zone 7). The purpose of the study was to identify superior sugar maple ...
Effective Non-Traditional Weed Control in Container-Grown Nursery Crops
(2006-12-15)
A series of experiments were conducted to evaluate container nursery crop tolerance and oxalis control with postemergence applied diuron as influenced by timely overhead irrigation. Intent was to identify an interval ...
Isolation of Genes from Cold Treated Poncirus trifoliata
(2006-12-15)
Low temperature is one of the most critical environmental factors limiting plant growth and productivity. To survive, plants have developed a complex stress response system for defense against various environmental factors. ...
Stem Cutting Propagation of the Endangered Species, Clematis socialis (Kral)
(2006-12-15)
Clematis socialis (Kral), the Alabama leather flower, is a federally listed endangered species native to NE Alabama and NW Georgia. In addition to conservation and management practices of the few existing populations, ...
Slave Missions and Membership in North Alabama
(2006-12-15)
As white landowners settled the North Alabama towns of Florence, Huntsville, and Tuscaloosa with their slaves, they began to create missions for the religious education of blacks. Many did so out of a desire to share their ...
The Revolt of the Majors: How the Air Force Changed After Vietnam
(2006-12-15)
During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force had performed inconsistently and after the war was faced with a number of challenges. Many of the Air Force senior leadership felt that the challenges could be resolved ...
Factory Children: Child Industrial Labor in Imperial Russia, 1780-1914
(2006-12-15)
Children comprised an extremely significant segment of the industrial labor force in Russia in Imperial Russia. In the mid-nineteenth century the average number of children aged sixteen and under employed in industry ...
Civil Wars and Civil Beings: Violence, Religion, Race, Politics, Education, Culture, and Agrarianism in Perry County, Alabama, 1860-1875
(2006-12-15)
The years 1860 to 1875 were of immense importance to Alabama history. Following a controversial secession debate, its residents faced a life-changing war. In the aftermath of war, Alabamians wrestled with the changes ...
Wrist Extension Counter-moment Force Effects on Muscle Activity of the ECR With Gripping: Implications for Lateral Epicondylagia
(2006-12-15)
Studies have suggested that the muscle most commonly associated with lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) is the extensor carpi radialis (ECR). Gripping elicits pain in persons symptomatic with this condition. The common ...
A season long investigation of experiences of a NCAA Division III women's basketball program
(2006-12-15)
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of a NCAA Division III women’s basketball program. The overall focus was to conduct a season long investigation of motivational factors and perceptions as they related ...
The Effects of Aerobic Exercise and Extended-Release Niacin on Fasting and Postprandial Blood Lipids
(2006-12-15)
The primary purpose of this investigation was to compare the combined effects of aerobic exercise and extended-release niacin on fasting and postprandial lipemia. Fifteen men with the metabolic syndrome (Age = 46 ± 2; BMI ...
The Effects of Attentional Focus Instructions on Simulated Upper Extremity Amputees’ Movement Kinematics When Learning a Novel Functional Task
(2006-12-15)
An important question in motor learning concerns where attention should be focused when learning a new task. The majority of the literature dealing with this subject suggests that an external (visual, or task-related) focus ...
Analysis of Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training Education Programs and Performance on the BOC Certification Examination
(2006-12-15)
The purpose of this study was to identify the general design of the clinical education experience and determine which factors of this experience might influence performance on the BOC Certification Examination. Part 1 of ...