Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Reconstructing Religious Identity: Southern Baptists and Anti-Catholicism, 1870-1920
(2012-12-05)
This dissertation examines how Southern Baptists utilized anti-Catholicism to reconstruct their religious identity from 1870-1920. It documents the beliefs, rhetoric, and actions of Baptists as they encountered Catholics ...
The Ecology and Evolution of Coral-Associated Apicomplexans
(2012-12-05)
Apicomplexans are protists within the eukaryotic supergroup S.A.R. that infect a wide- range of animal species and can cause disease. Although apicomplexans are an important parasitic group, little is published regarding ...
Molecular Interactions between phage and the catfish pathogen Edwardsiella ictaluri and Comparative Genomics of Epidemic strains of Aeromonas hydrophila
(2012-12-05)
Edwardsiella ictaluri causes Enteric Septicemia of Catfish (ESC) which is responsible for significant economic loss of the catfish aquaculture industry in the southeastern United States. A better diagnostic tool is required ...
Men Playing (at) Women: Categorical Consequences of Cross-Dressing on the Early Modern English Stage
(2012-12-05)
Early modern English stage customs normalized the practice of cross-dressing boy actors to play female characters; the boys who portrayed female characters demonstrated the performativity of gender as an act that can be ...
The Second Reconstruction in Local Politics: Alabama Grassroots Activists Fulfilling the Promise of the Voting Rights Act, 1960-1990
(2012-12-05)
In arguing that historians expand the timeline for what is considered the modern civil rights movement, this dissertation examines how grassroots Alabama activists affiliated with the Alabama Democratic Conference carried ...
International Military Education and Training Program as a Tool of Smart Power
(2012-12-05)
The International Military Education and Training (IMET) have been functional since
1976 as a part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). The proposed dissertation seeks to
investigate the effects that the IMET ...
Phase Behavior, Rheology, and Characterization of Lysozyme - Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersions
(2012-12-05)
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are one of the most promising materials in nanoscale science and technology with potential applications ranging from polymer nanocomposites to biocompatible smart materials. However, ...
Examining Executive Functioning Deficits in Juvenile Delinquents with a History of Trauma Exposure
(2012-12-05)
We examined whether an early childhood history of trauma explains which juvenile offenders develop Executive Functioning (EF) deficits. One hundred and eighty-eight incarcerated adolescent males were evaluated for personal ...
Pre-teaching Vocabulary to Improve Comprehension of a Narrative Text
(2012-12-05)
This study investigated the use of the pre-instruction of vocabulary in order to improve elementary students’ reading comprehension of a narrative text. Three classes of second, fourth, and sixth graders were pre-taught ...
Interactions between SOFC Interconnect Spinel Coating Materials and Chromia
(2012-12-05)
The SOFC technology has been developed toward lower operation temperature in the range of 500C - 800C, which brings wider materials choice for the interconnect. Ferritic stainless steels have been widely used as SOFC ...
Reproductive Confinement of Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio, and Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, via Transgenic Sterilization
(2012-12-05)
Transgenic animals had shown great potential for increasing growth rate, ability to resist disease, and for use as tool to research in forward and reverse genetics. Genetically modified animals could pose ecological risk ...
Piezoelectric Cantilever for Mechanical Energy Harvesting
(2012-12-05)
Renewable energy based power sources are of great interest in mobile and wireless devices due to limitations of capacity and disposal in chemical reaction based batteries. Piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) is one of the ...
Family structure and adolescent drug use: The mediating effects of family management, parental bonding, and family history of drug use
(2012-12-05)
A considerable amount of previous research has been conducted to examine the relationship between family structure and adolescent drug use, with the overwhelming majority of these studies indicating that adolescent youth ...
The effects of diet, physical activity, psychosocial variables, and home environment on weight status of children who reside in a low-income rural area
(2012-12-05)
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of diet, physical activity, psychosocial variables, and environment on the weight status of children who reside in a low-income rural area. One hundred fifty ...
Xanthophyll in Catfish: Response Under Controlled and Outdoor Conditions
(2012-12-04)
Catfish industry is the largest component of aquaculture in the United States of America. It is a mature industry with more than 50 years of successful production, yet it faces various challenges while it adapts to shifting ...
Fault Detection and Exclusion in Deeply Integrated GPS/INS Navigation
(2012-12-04)
This dissertation presents a novel fault detection and exclusion method in a centralized deeply integrated GPS/INS navigation system.
The method presented is also demonstrated in a centralized vector tracking GPS ...
Academic Reading Attitudes and Performance as a Function of Gender
(2012-12-04)
Childhood reading levels are important predictors of later childhood academic success. A child’s reading ability and reading attitude is a strong indicator of future academic success and lifelong reading (Kush & Watkins, ...
An Examination of Secondary Special Education Teachers’ Self-Reported Efficacy and Performance through the Use of Case Study Methodology
(2012-12-04)
Preparing students with disabilities for positive postschool outcomes is one of the most difficult responsibilities a secondary special education teacher can have. It is necessary that secondary level special education ...
Functional characterization of novel naturally occurring mutations in human melanocortin-3 receptor gene
(2012-12-03)
The prevalence of obesity is increasing in both developed and developing countries. Obesity is a disorder of energy homeostasis, associated with increased risk of diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and certain types ...
Resource Allocation and Precoding in Cognitive Radio and Relay Networks
(2012-11-16)
In this dissertation, two promising technologies which improve the spectrum efficiency
in wireless networks are investigated: cognitive radio (CR) and relay technology. Cognitive
radio, as a promising technology to ...