Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Comparison of the gene encoding the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor between hyperthyroid and non-hyperthyroid domestic cats.
(2018-07-12)
The prevalence of feline hyperthyroidism (FH) is increasing, yet the etiology of FH remains to be elucidated. The purpose of this study was to compare exons 1 to 5 of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) gene ...
Exploring the Relationship between the ESL Learners' Preferred Individualized Classroom Environment and Language Learning Strategies
(2018-07-12)
This study examined the preferred individualized classroom environment and language learning strategies of the college-level ESL learners who registered in an English as a Second Language (ESL) program in a public four-year ...
Impact of Brief In-class Mindfulness Training Sessions on Trait Mindfulness, Psychological Distress, Physiology, and Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Students
(2018-07-12)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses typically consist of 20 hrs of training but smaller doses can be useful in stress reduction (e.g., Boettcher, et al., 2014). To isolate other mindful focus from non-directed ...
High School Counselors' Perceptions of Career and Technical Education
(2018-07-12)
This study sought to determine if a relationship exists among high school counselors’ specific demographics, the educational experiences (i.e., professional development, training, and other coursework) of public high school ...
Global existence of classical solutions, spreading speeds, and traveling waves of chemotaxis models with logistic source on R^N
(2018-07-12)
This dissertation is devoted to the study of the classical Keller-Segel chemotaxis systems with space-time heterogeneous logistic source function on $R^N$. Chemotaxis systems are mathematical models describing aggregation ...
Comparative genomics of cis-regulatory elements in Cytokinin Response Factors across the plant taxa
(2018-07-10)
Expression patterns of genes are controlled by short regions of DNA in promoter regions known as cis-regulatory elements. How expression patterns change due to alterations in cis-regulatory elements after genes duplicate ...
Investigating plasma metabolomics profiles at the time of artificial insemination, based on pregnancy outcome, in Bos taurus heifers.
(2018-07-10)
The development of biomarkers for the identification of infertile heifers has the potential to improve the efficiency of cow-calf production. In this study, we utilized metabolomic profiling to look for biomarkers in the ...
On the Independence Number of Some Hypergraph
(2018-07-10)
For integers 1 =< m < n and a prime p (we require 2 =< m when p = 2), a subset
I(p^n; p^m) ={0,...,p^n-1} is described which contains no pm-term cyclic arithmetic progression
modulo p^n, and which is maximal among subsets ...
Investigating the role of connexin 43 in oocyte developmental competence
(2018-07-09)
In this study we are committed to understanding the role of connexin 43 (CXx43)-based, cumulus cell cellular coupling and its relationship to bovine embryo development. Several studies have provided clear evidence that ...
Synthesis and Characterization of Tetra- and Penta-dentate Schiff Base Complexes for Application in Actinide Sensing
(2018-07-09)
The advent of the nuclear power era has the potential to provide inexpensive, plentiful
electricity with reduced carbon emissions, but these benefits are offset by concerns about the
potential environmental effects of a ...
Staggered and In-line Submerged Jet Arrays for Power Electronics Using Variable Area Discharge Manifolds
(2018-07-03)
Power electronics packages in electric and hybrid vehicles require dedicated and dynamic cooling to perform reliably. Generally, such packages are designed to spread heat to a large surface area, and employing the radiator ...
The Complete Solution of the Intersection Problem for Maximum Packings of K_n with Triples
(2018-07-03)
In the late 1980's the intersection problem for maximum packings of K_n with triples was solved by Hoffman, Lindner, and Quattrocchi. Their combined results showed that for any n = i mod(6) such that i in { 0, 2, 4, 5} the ...
Influence of Social Status on Fifth Grade Students' Group Work during Physical Education
(2018-07-03)
Education utilizes group work to increase social development, engagement, and learning outcomes of students in a less traditional way (Baines, Blatchford, & Kutnik, 2016). However, classroom research claims social status ...
Resilience and Recovery in College Students with a Substance Use Disorder: A Phenomenological Analysis
(2018-07-03)
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA, 2015) more than one in three college students binge drinks, one in five uses an illicit substance, and one in seven meets the clinical ...
Examining Acquisition Failure: Understanding Antecedents and Consequences of Acquisition Deal Failures
(2018-06-28)
This dissertation takes a learning approach towards Mergers and Acquisitions in the context of deal failure and the role of CEO characteristics in the pre-completion phase of mergers and acquisitions. Six primary research ...
Measuring the Abuse Liability of Video Games
(2018-06-27)
Video game playing has become increasingly popular since their creation in the 1970s and has received recent attention due to sharing many similarities with other addictive behaviors. Behavioral pharmacological models are ...
The Quantification of the Concept of Engagement in Physical Education
(2018-06-27)
The purpose of the first study was to develop and validate a new self-report survey used to determine the level of agentic, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional engagement of eighth and ninth grade boys and girls in physical ...
International Students’ Intentions to Seek Group Therapy and Self-Stigma: Effects of Informational and Therapist Rapport Interventions
(2018-06-27)
Literature supports that group therapy could be an advantageous treatment for international students because of its emphasis on relationships and concerns of loneliness, which are common in this population. However, group ...
Effects of Supplemental Xylanase in Corn- and Wheat-Based Diets on Growth Performance and Cecal Volatile Fatty Acid Concentrations of Broilers during a Six-Week Production Period
(2018-06-26)
Supplemental xylanase has increasingly become an important part of diet formulation due to its ability to mitigate the anti-nutritive effects of arabinoxylans, increase energy utilization, and improve growth performance ...
Temperature Aware Scheduling in Multicore Systems
(2018-06-26)
Power density in microprocessors is increasing rapidly, which results in higher operating temperature, and systems are prone to overheating. Dynamic thermal management has been used to dissipate heat, reduce the operating ...