Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Perception of Pregnant Therapists
(2018-05-17)
The present study examined the relationship between pregnancy status, participant gender, and the initial perceptions of therapists. A total of 188 participants were recruited from the Qualtrics Online Sample Service. ...
"God Bless the Farmer": Community Perceptions of Legal Challenges to Hog Farming Operations in North Carolina
(2018-05-16)
This research is designed to complement existing research concerning the health and the ecological impact of industrial agriculture through semi-structured interviews with residents of Duplin County, where two major lawsuits ...
Habitat Associations and Predictive Presence Modeling for Plethodontid Eurycea hillisi in West Georgia
(2018-05-16)
The purpose of this study was to identify habitat associations of Eurycea hillisi and use those characteristics to develop a predictive model. In Chapter 1, I gave an overview of the taxonomic history of the species and ...
The Ecology of Scatterhoarding in a Flooded Ecosystem
(2018-05-16)
Food hoarding is a strategy typically used by species that experience times with little food readily available. Scatterhoarders store single food items in many locations throughout their home range before the food-scarce ...
Degradation of Metronidazole by carboxymethyl cellulose stabilized iron sulfide nanoparticles in water and soil phases
(2018-05-16)
The removal of Metronidazole (MNZ) from water and soil phases by iron sulfide (FeS) nanoparticles was investigated. From the results, for the batch test, 10 mg/L MNZ in the solution can be fully removed by the 350 mg/L FeS ...
Factors Influencing Post-Capture Survival and Survival of Eastern Wild Turkeys in Alabama
(2018-05-16)
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has recently initiated research on the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) population due to perceived declines in abundance throughout ...
Predicting Consumers’ Attribution and Behavior toward a Brand’s Sweatshop Practices: The Effects of Brand Power, Sweatshop Practice Repetitiveness, and Response Strategy
(2018-05-15)
Given the rise of anti-sweatshop campaigns against a few leading brands including Wal-Mart, the Gap, Zara, Nike and Disney, it is crucial to understand why consumers resonate with the allegations of leading brands’ sweatshop ...
Remote Set of Crassostrea virginica as a Potential Means for Public Stock Enhancement in Alabama, and the Assessment of Larval Tank Setting Distributions
(2018-05-15)
The eastern oyster (Crassosstrea virginca) has been a widely studied and influential species for its economic impacts, benefits to local habitat and fauna, and its assistance in restoration. Hatchery reared larvae play an ...
Investigate the dopaminergic neurotoxicity profile of designer drugs (Piperazine derivatives)
(2018-05-14)
Different botanical derived, or synthetic addictive substances have been “misused” and/or “abused” for centuries around the world. To overcome the abuse by these substances, strict legal laws were constituted globally. ...
Investigation of West African plant extracts as alternative, natural sources of antimicrobials against foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms
(2018-05-10)
Consumers demand clean-label food products, necessitating the search for new, natural antimicrobials to meet demand while ensuring food safety. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the antimicrobial properties of ...
Do Symptoms of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Independently Predict Social Functioning or Risky Behavior in a College Student Sample?
(2018-05-10)
As evidence for the discriminant validity of SCT continues to emerge, researchers must further examine the ways in which SCT affects functioning in order to eventually tailor treatments to this population. The current study ...
Hybrid Aerial and Ground-based Mobile Robot for Retail Inventory
(2018-05-10)
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is increasingly used in retail stores and warehouses because it can help to improve the inventory process, enable automatic checkout, and reduce shoplifting. This dissertation ...
Influence of the Lumbopelvic-hip Complex on Female Softball Hitting
(2018-05-10)
Softball hitting is one of the most difficult skills in sport. Lumbopelvic-hip complex (LPHC) stability, as well as proper proximal to distal segmental sequencing, can directly influence hitting performance, because segment ...
Horticultural Uses for Flue Gas Desulfurization Gypsum
(2018-05-08)
Gypsum (calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4 · 2H2O)) is a naturally occurring colorless and odorless solid mineral, with a very fine particle size. Gypsum is usually mined from natural deposits in the earth, but can also be ...
Never Too Late: Baby Boomers in College in Preparation for the Third Age
(2018-05-04)
The objective of this study was to investigate the question of how motivation and ability interact in the decision to start or return to college among retirement-age Boomers and those within close proximity to retirement ...
Development of ANVEL HIL/SIL Simulation Environment for Rapid Prototyping of Navigation Algorithms
(2018-05-04)
This thesis presents the development of a Hardware In the Loop/Software In the Loop (HIL/SIL) simulation environment with the purpose of testing Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) navigation ...
The Representativeness of Gender Typicality and Attractiveness Bias in Personnel Selection
(2018-05-03)
Bias in selection procedures has the potential to hinder effective decision making and disparage members of underrepresented groups. Thus, it is important to investigate factors which may contribute to biased judgments in ...
The Stink Bug Complex in Alabama Field Crops with a Focus on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
(2018-05-02)
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), was first confirmed in the state of Alabama in 2010. Population spread was observed by researchers, prompting further studies in 2014-2017. There are now 29 counties ...
Exploring the use of ground penetrating radar for determining floodplain function of restored streams in the Gulf Coastal Plain, Alabama
(2018-05-01)
Accurately characterizing subsurface structure and function of remediated floodplains is indispensable in understanding the success of stream restoration projects. Although many of these projects are designed to address ...
The Design and Development of a Framework to support Ergonomics Professionals and General Users
(2018-05-01)
Poor ergonomics in many industries expose workers to risk. Improving the productivity of an organization is as important as the welfare of the employees that work hard to achieve the results. We are in a digital world where ...