Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Incorporation of Nanoparticles in Polymeric Materials for Medical Applications
(2013-07-19)
Nanomaterials have become a desirable field of research for use in the medical industry. Many modern medical techniques, devices, and medications can utilize nanomaterials for entirely new functions and designs. This ...
Investigations of cellular dynamics during bleaching in the symbiotic anemone, Aiptasia pallida
(2013-07-19)
The global decline of coral reefs continues at an increasing rate despite efforts to identify key cellular interactions responsible for the breakdown of these essential ecosystems. Coral bleaching involves the loss of ...
Financial Derivatives and Bank Performance
(2013-07-19)
Recent financial regulation changes have brought many challenges to community banks. In particular, the Volcker Rule, section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act of 2010, prohibits banks from engaging in proprietary ...
Different Approaches for Improvement of Nitrogen Management in Alabama Corn Grain Production
(2013-07-19)
Nitrogen (N) fertilization management in corn (Zea mays L.) production requires more consideration in Alabama. This is due to high spatial variability in soil texture across the state and within fields, and to the high ...
Disorderly Eating in Victorian England
(2013-07-19)
This dissertation investigates the gendered spaces of eating and consumption in Victorian England. In the nineteenth century, Dr. William Gull introduced the medical diagnosis of “anorexia nervosa,” which spawned a discourse ...
Can Deliberation Occur? Student Decision-Making about Controversial Political Issues in Online, Face-to-Face, and Blended Formats
(2013-07-19)
This study investigated the influence of format on the ability of students to reach a collective decision regarding a controversial political issue through the deliberation process. Three deliberation iterations were ...
Measuring Phenotypic and Genetic Variances and Narrow Sense Heritability in Three Populations of Annual Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)
(2013-07-19)
Annual ryegrass, also known as Italian ryegrass is a cool season bunch grass supposed native to Italy and belongs to family Poaceae. Annual ryegrass is a short duration grass chiefly used for pasture and silage in dairy ...
Detection and Mitigation of Electrostatic Pull-in Instability in MEMS Parallel Plate Actuators
(2013-07-19)
Electrostatic MEMS actuators are used in a wide variety of applications including micro-
machined gyroscopes, high speed mechanical switches, variable capacitors, and vibration
isolation devices. MEMS parallel plate ...
Molecular Photovoltaic Systems Based on Solid-Supported Phospholipids/Alkanethiol Hybrid Bilayer Matrices: Photocurrent Generation and Modulation
(2013-07-19)
Stimulated by the energy crisis and inspired by natural photosynthesis, several molecular photovoltaic (artificial photosynthetic) systems were developed and investigated within the current research. These molecular ...
Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change on Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) Curves in Alabama Using Dynamically-Downscaled Precipitation Data
(2013-07-19)
Rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves are extensively used for
hydrologic designs. A design based on inaccurate rainfall characteristics can lead to
malfunction of infrastructure, excessive ...
Comparing the Effectiveness of Reform Pedagogy to Traditional Didactic Lecture Methods in Teaching Remedial Mathematics at Four-Year Universities
(2013-07-19)
Postsecondary remedial mathematics courses often have relatively low pass rates compared to other courses (Bahr, 2008; Virginia College Community System, 2011) and have contributed to the view that mathematics is a gatekeeper ...
Building Language and Literacy Foundations for L2 Learners in West Africa with Oral Vocabulary Instruction and Shared Reading of Predictable and Non-Predictable Stories in Picture Books
(2013-07-19)
This study investigated the effects of shared reading on oral vocabulary development with 42 second language (L2) learners in Dakar, Sénégal. Participants, ranging from four to six years old, were taught French target words ...
Characterization of CRF domain containing ERF genes- Solanum lycopersicum Cytokinin Response Factors SlCRF3 and SlCRF5 in tomato development
(2013-07-19)
Cytokinin is an important hormone involved in numerous aspects of plant growth and development. A newly identified group of transcription factors- Cytokinin Response Factors (CRFs) has been included as a side branch to ...
Lebesgue Approximation of Superprocesses
(2013-07-19)
Superprocesses are certain measure-valued Markov processes, whose distributions can be characterized by two components: the branching mechanism and the spatial motion. It is well known that some basic superprocesses are ...
A Review of the Perceived Critical Incidents of Counselors-in-Training in Practicum
(2013-07-19)
Counselor educators and supervisors have long acknowledged the importance of both personal and professional development throughout the process of counselor training. Counseling researchers seeking to better understand this ...
An Approach to the Design of Shouldered Personal Load-Carrying Systems
(2013-07-19)
Shouldered load-carrying systems are all around us. While their use and design range from the common purse or school backpack to the more specialized drum line marching carrier, their main function remains the same: to ...
Guidelines and Propensities Concerning Entrepreneurship For Emerging Industrial Design Professionals
(2013-07-19)
As cited by Hofer (2011), “There is little doubt that the economy has played a role in the
downturn of available positions [for young professionals], but the way in which today’s
graduates approach that problem suggests ...
Design of Resilient Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
(2013-07-19)
With the growing use of new telecommunications technologies such as 4G and wireless hotspots, heterogeneous wireless networks (HetNets) are gaining more attention. The source of heterogeneity of a HetNet can either be the ...
An Examination of the Attitudes, Attributions, and Beliefs Held Towards Poverty and Individuals Living in Poverty
(2013-07-19)
This study was conducted in order to examine the relationship between attitudes, attributions, and beliefs held toward poverty and individuals living in poverty (ILP) by undergraduate and graduate students. The study ...
Lipid Extracted Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (LE-DDGS) as a Partial Replacement for Soybean Meal in Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus x Oreochromis aureus)
(2013-07-19)
Feed costs are primarily driven by the cost of protein sources used to produce the feed. Substitution of expensive protein sources with lower cost ingredients would potentially reduce the cost of the feed. Lipid-extracted ...