Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Overcoming the Littleleaf Myth: Establishing a Shortleaf Pine Silvopasture on Redstone Arsenal
(2012-05-08)
This study examines the potential for implementing agroforestry practices, subject to soil suitability parameters, relating to the establishment and long-term management of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) on Redstone ...
Associations Among Anxiety, Disengaged Coping, and Physiological Arousal in Early Adolescents
(2012-05-08)
This study examined associations among physiological responses to peer stress (heart rate reactivity, HRR, and skin conductance level reactivity, SCLR), coping responses to peer stress (engaged and disengaged), and anxiety ...
Cultivar Susceptibility to the Fusarium Wilt Complex and Race Characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum
(2012-05-08)
Fusarium wilt of cotton is a serious fungal disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV) and highly impacted by root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). Cotton cultivars were tested for resistance to ...
“The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man”: The Social Gospel Interracialism of the Southern Sociological Congress
(2012-05-08)
Scholars have long debated the nature and extent of the social gospel movement’s influence on southern religion. The Southern Sociological Congress’ (SSC) rhetoric and actions demonstrated the blending of southern pietistic ...
Elucidation of Genomic Structure, Biological Properties, and Functional Status of Canine MDA-7 and Its Receptors
(2012-05-08)
Human melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24) is a tumor suppressor gene with interleukin properties. Ectopic expression of MDA-7 protein causes growth suppression and induces apoptosis in ...
Excess Liquidity and Inflation in China: 2001-2010
(2012-05-08)
Since the Chinese government administrated the Reform and Opening-up policy designed toward stimulating China's economy in 1979, China stepped into a period of rapid development. Accelerated growth of the trade surplus and ...
Parent Training with African American Parents
(2012-05-08)
One of the ways in which conduct problems are treated is parent training (Bagner & Eyberg, 2007). Parent training has been primarily designed with Caucasian middle-class parents (Kerig, 2001). Therefore, it may be beneficial ...
Structural and Functional Studies to Investigate Enzymatic Catalysis and Flavin Transfer Mechanism of The Two-component Alkanesulfonate Monooxygenase System from Escherichia coli
(2012-05-07)
Several bacterial organisms rely on the two-component alkanesulfonate monooxygenase system for the acquisition of organosulfonate compounds when inorganic sulfur is limiting in the environment. This system is comprised of ...
Review of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) Using Reliability Generalization Techniques to Assess Scale Reliability
(2012-05-07)
Reliability generalization studies were conducted on the motivation and learning strategies scales of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) to typify score reliabilities for all scales on the instrument ...
The Metamorphosis of Maximum Packings of 2Kn with Triples into Maximum Packings of 2Kn with 4-cycles
(2012-05-07)
In this work, the problem of constructing a maximum packing of 2Kn with triples having a metamorphosis into a maximum packing of 2Kn with 4-cycles is concluded by solving the problem for every n ≥ 11 such that n ≡ 2, 5, ...
Design and Construction of Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs) Triggered Pseudospark Switch
(2012-05-07)
Pseudospark switches have been used as fast closing switches in pulsed power systems. Advantages include high hold off voltage of 10s kV, high conduction current of ~104 A, fast current rise time of 1011 A/s, low delay and ...
Three Essays on Wildland Fire Economics
(2012-05-07)
This dissertation consists of three manuscripts examining different aspects of wildland fire economics, with a specific focus on prescribed burning and expenditures made by the USDA Forest Service on wildland fire suppression. ...
Three Essays on Pine Straw in Alabama: Needlefall Yields, Market Demands, and Landowner Interest in Harvesting
(2012-05-07)
Forestry in the South is undergoing a paradigm shift in which timber production is not necessarily the major ownership objective for landowners. As pulp and other forest products markets wane and smallholders are increasingly ...
Roles of Large Loops in Catalytic Versatility of Catalase-Peroxidases: Significance of Peripheral Structures in Improvising Enzyme Functions
(2012-05-07)
Catalase-peroxidases are bifunctional enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen peroxide by two distinct pathways (catalase and peroxidase). They are central to antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and ...
Liquid Crystalline Phase Behavior and Fiber Spinning of Double-Stranded DNA Stabilized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersions
(2012-05-07)
This dissertation describes the first discovery and characterization of lyotropic cholesteric single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) liquid crystals phase where the SWNT acts as a mesogens and is not simply inserted into an ...
Multi-Enzyme System for the Rapid Metabolism of Ethanol: Kinetics and Conjugation Within pH-Sensitive Hydrogel
(2012-05-07)
Biohybrid materials, or materials utilizing biological molecules in their rational design, are prime therapeutic carrier candidates to perform detoxification processes. Specifically, catabolic processing of alcohol is a ...
Drought Forecasting for Small to Mid-sized Communities of the Southeast United States
(2012-05-07)
Most of the climate variability in the Southeast United States has been attributed to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and this climate variability has resulted in increased the stress on water resources of the region ...
Development of Guidance for Runoff Coefficient Selection and Modified Rational Unit Hydrograph Method for Hydrologic Design
(2012-05-07)
The rational method is the most widely used method by hydraulic and drainage engineers to estimate design discharges. The runoff coefficient (C) is a key parameter for the rational method. Literature-based C values (Clit) ...
Mechanisms Mediating Antidiabetic Effects of Serviceberry extracts, Curcumin, and Stilbenes
(2012-05-07)
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia in which homeostasis of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism is improperly regulated by insulin. Hippocrates (460-377 B.C), said “Let food be ...
A Comparison of Staff Training Methods for Effective Implementation of Discrete Trial Teaching for Learners with Developmental Disabilities
(2012-05-07)
Discrete trial teaching is an effective procedure for teaching a variety of skills to children with autism. However, it must be implemented with high integrity to produce optimal learning. Behavioral Skills Training (BST) ...