Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Natural competence and intersubspecific recombination in Xylella fastidiosa; a causal agent of emerging plant diseases
(2017-07-25)
Xylella fastidiosa is a Gram-negative, vector-transmitted, plant-pathogenic bacterium causing incurable diseases to economically important crops such as grapevine, citrus, almond, and coffee. Recent epidemiological studies ...
Toward Improved Understanding of Aquifer Response Time Scales
(2017-07-25)
Several methods are available in the published literature to analyze transient groundwater flow processes. These methods include both numerical and analytical approaches which describe how groundwater heads would transition ...
A Place in the Higher Education Program Curriculum? An Examination of Faculty Members’ Perceptions of the Importance and Inclusion of Higher Education Fundraising in the Curriculum
(2017-07-25)
In light of rising expectations for fundraising knowledge of a variety of leaders in higher education — academicians and administrators alike (Perlmutter, 2016; Drezner & Huehls, 2015; Doan & Morris, 2012; Pritchard, 2011; ...
Silica-based composite nanoparticles as pH-responsive drug carriers and their application in contact lens drug delivery
(2017-07-25)
Controlled drug delivery from contact lenses is an attractive method to treat ocular disease, like glaucoma, as it overcomes the deficiencies of traditional eye drops, such as poor patient adherence and low bioavailability. ...
Trait mindfulness as a moderator of green exercise and attention restoration
(2017-07-25)
Attention Restoration Theory (ART) has been proposed as a potential approach to facilitate recovery from directed attention fatigue (DAF). The theory postulates directed attention is likely to replenish if permitted to ...
Effects of Surface Structure and Wettability Modification on Condensate Mobility and Heat Transfer on Flat and Tubular Surfaces
(2017-07-25)
Dropwise condensation has long been known to offer heat transfer coefficients potentially an order of magnitude higher than filmwise condensation as mobile droplets can more readily be removed from condenser surfaces ...
Assistant Principals: Facilitating Factors and Barriers in Fulfilling the Role of Instructional Leader
(2017-07-25)
The purpose of this descriptive qualitative content analysis study was to identify not only how Alabama assistant principals define instructional leadership, but what facilitating factors and barriers they face in the role ...
Transgender and Genderqueer Youth and Adolescent Populations: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Postings to Social Media
(2017-07-25)
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the trends, issues, and concerns surrounding the transgender and genderqueer youth and adolescent populations with the aim of better understanding the culture of this demographic. ...
Response of Pinus taeda L. Families to Root-Inhabiting Ophiostomatoid Fungi
(2017-07-25)
Pinus taeda (loblolly pine), a most widely cultivated timber species in the southern U.S., creates 110,000 job opportunities and contributes 30 billion dollars per year to the economy. However, insect-vectored root-infecting ...
Analysis of stochastic vector-host epidemic models
(2017-07-25)
In this dissertation, deterministic and stochastic mathematical models are proposed to study vector-host epidemic models with direct transmission. The total population of the host and the vector is divided into different ...
Measuring leadership competence in group therapy: Development of an adapted version of the Group Leadership Questionnaire
(2017-07-25)
To contribute to the active efforts of increasing consistency and availability of group psychotherapy training, the present study sought to adapt a measure of group leadership styles into a brief, written measure of knowledge ...
An Examination of Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications and Employability Skills Sought by Georgia Employers
(2017-07-25)
This study was designed to investigate response ratings for the value of computer skills, the value of Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications, which participant and/or business qualities impact the desire for given ...
Workplace Humor and Job Embeddedness: A Cross-National Study between Chinese and U.S. Hospitality Employees
(2017-07-25)
The hospitality industry has a higher turnover rate when compared to other sectors of the economy. Job embeddedness (JE) was found to be an effective solution of voluntary turnover. The current study aimed to investigate ...
Patterns and rates of ecological diversification among Neotropical cichlid fishes
(2017-07-25)
The rapid rise of phenotypic diversity and corresponding ecological roles is an emblematic pattern of cichlid evolution, particularly within clades of the East African Great Lakes. Herein, I evaluate the phenotypic and ...
Evaluation of Evacuation Performance Using Different Locomotive Postures
(2017-07-25)
Humans may adopt atypical locomotive postures due to breathing zone constraints during
emergency evacuations. Except for walking upright, postures during evacuation have been
sparsely researched. This study evaluated ...
Exploring Public Value in Cross-Sector Collaborations
(2017-07-25)
This research study applies Page et al’s (2015) three-dimensional framework to better
understand collaboration and public value in the public sector, and to expand our understanding
of public value creation in cross-sector ...
Novel Experimental and Analysis Paradigms for Neuroimaging
(2017-07-25)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique uses the blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) contrast to detect associated changes in blood flow. The BOLD signal is temporal correlated with cerebral electrophysiological ...
A Novel Method for Visualizing Keywords in Bibliometrics Science
(2017-07-25)
In the last two decades bibliometrics science has been evolving to help scientists and
researchers to maintain the drastically increasing of the availability of scienti c literature.
Bibliometrics help to have a broad ...
An Evaluation of the Steps Secondary Special Education Teachers Practice Prior to Implementing Community-Based Vocational Instruction
(2017-07-25)
Employment is an important factor in meeting fundamental needs of life (e.g., food, shelter, and clothing) and can increase opportunities for socialization with peers (Pickens & Dymond, 2015). Despite the benefits of ...
The Mechanistic Basis for Improved Metabolic Health in Females Following Lactation
(2017-07-25)
Human epidemiological data show that breastfeeding reduces the mother’s
prevalence of many disease conditions such as obesity, type II diabetes, and
hypertension compared to mothers that give birth but do not breastfeed. ...