Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Economic and Econometric Evaluation of the Turkish Labor Market
(2017-07-06)
This dissertation is organized in three chapters that deal with issues on labor market changes in Turkey. The first chapter estimates how historical internal migration impacted the gender pay gap in the Turkish Labor Market ...
Hydrological and geochemical analyses of the karstic Bobcat Cave watershed: A case study at Redstone Arsenal, northern Alabama
(2017-06-29)
Hydrologic, geochemical, and stable isotope methods were applied to study karstic carbonate watersheds of Redstone Arsenical (RSA) in north-central Alabama near Huntsville. Delineation of flow paths in RSA watersheds near ...
Faculty Comfort Level in Responding to Students Exhibiting Problems of Professional Multicultural Competence
(2017-06-28)
The significance of diversity and multicultural issues is becoming more apparent with the increase in visibility of social and political events domestically and abroad. These cultural influences have a direct impact on ...
Operational and Investment Solutions to Enhance the Transmission and Distribution Systems of the Electrical Grid
(2017-06-28)
An electric power system consists of three major components: generation, transmission and distribution. Electricity is usually generated in remote generation plants and carried through high voltage transmission lines to ...
Phylogeography and biodiversity of ophiuroids in the Southern Ocean
(2017-06-28)
The Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica is home to a highly endemic benthic fauna, often attributed to the strong oceanic barrier, the Antarctic Polar front. The Antarctic Polar Front and Antarctic Circumpolar Current ...
Rank-Based Methods for Single-Index Varying Coefficient Models
(2017-06-27)
The single-index varying coefficient model has received much attention due to its flexibility and interpretability in recent years. This dissertation is mainly concerned with the rank-based estimation and variable selection ...
Pre-Service Counselors, Pre-Service Special Education, and Pre-Service Regular Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Students Who Are English Language Learners
(2017-06-27)
Continued research in the area of Linguistically Diverse Students (LDS) suggests that
educators’ perceptions and attitudes significantly impacts the students they teach.
Research has identified predictors of these ...
Intermittent versus continuous walking: Effects on physiological and psychological variables in sedentary employees during a 10-week intervention
(2017-06-21)
Sedentary behavior elevates the risk of developing hypokinetic related diseases and early mortality. Despite known benefits and efforts to promote exercise as preventive medicine, only a small percentage of adults meet ...
Disruption of the Relational and Item-specific Processing Supports the Negative Outcomes of Multiple-Choice Testing with Additional Lures
(2017-06-21)
Multiple-choice retrieval practice with additional lures reduces retention on a later test (Roediger & Marsh, 2005). However, the mechanism underlying the negative outcomes with additional lures is poorly understood. Given ...
Transformative Learning in Counseling Programs through International Experiences: A 25-Year Qualitative Content Analysis of the Counseling Literature
(2017-06-21)
For decades the counseling profession has emphasized the importance of
multicultural competence when working effectively with diverse populations (Arredondo
et al., 1996; Korman, 1974; Pederson, 1991; Ratts, Singh, ...
Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Investigation Using Factor Mixture Modeling
(2017-06-21)
It has long been established that the experience of traumatic events can result in pathological distress. Some of these reactions, such as hyperarousal or the avoidance of trauma-related cues, are recognized as prototypical ...
The Impact of Supervision on Counselor Self-efficacy: Working with Suicidal Clients
(2017-06-21)
Crises are becoming more prevalent in today’s society leading to increased preparedness of counselors to work in crisis interventions. Given that suicide rates have increased by 60% in the last 50 years counselors must be ...
Failure Modes Analysis and Life Prediction Modeling of Phosphor Converted White Lighting Emitting Diode under Harsh Environment
(2017-06-21)
The development of light-emitting diode (LED) technology has resulted in widespread solid state lighting use in both consumer and industrial applications due to their high-energy efficiency, long expected life, and less ...
Adaptation and Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Geomorphological Mapping and Terrace Prediction: A Case Study of the Buffalo River, Arkansas
(2017-05-31)
Working with a high-resolution LiDAR dataset, this research adapts existing techniques from machine learning to the problem of predicting general and specific geomorphic features in the complex terrain of the Buffalo River ...
Transactional Distance Versus Student Characteristics and Their Effect on Academic Outcomes
(2017-05-23)
The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between perceived transactional distance, course satisfaction and student characteristics (demographics, grade point average, previous online experience, ...
The Impact of Mental Health Literacy on Treatment Seeking Intentions across Specific Disorders: Accounting for Race/Ethnicity
(2017-05-23)
While 75% of mental health problems emerge by young adulthood, there is a strong reluctance during this developmental stage to seek professional help. Although limitations in mental health literacy, such as incorrect problem ...
Practicing Counselors, Vicarious Trauma, and Subthreshold PTSD: Implications for Counselor Educators
(2017-05-22)
The purpose of the current study was to gain an understanding of the relationship of vicarious trauma symptoms and subthreshold Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms among practicing counselors. Research indicates ...
A Computational System to Solve the Warehouse Aisle Design Problem
(2017-05-17)
Order picking is the most costly operation in a warehouse. However, current warehouse design practices have been using the same design principles for more than sixty years: straight rows with parallel pick aisles and ...
An Examination of Mentoring Mindsets of Faculty (Mentors) and Graduate Students (Protégés): An Exploratory Study of a Mentoring Framework
(2017-05-17)
The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics consisting of attitudes, behaviors, and competencies of protégés in a mentoring relationship. The study examined the presence or absence of a protégé mentoring ...
Using Tweets Sentiment Analysis to Predict Stock Market Movement
(2017-05-17)
Research shows that news affects stock market movement and indicates the possibility of predicting the market by using the news as a signal to a coming movement with an acceptable accuracy percentage. In this research, we ...