Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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An Examination of Factors Influencing Collegiate Social Integration of African American Students at a Predominantly White Institution
(2012-05-03)
There is a lack of research addressing social integration of African American students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Evidence has indicated that the college experience for African American students at ...
In situ Degradation of Trichloroethylene in Soil and Groundwater with Stabilized Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles and Catalytic Hydrodechlorination with Supported Palladium Nanoparticles
(2012-05-03)
Chlorinated solvents, such as trichloroethylene (TCE), are potent carcinogens and have been found in soil and groundwater at thousands of National Priorities List sites in the U.S. To facilitate in-situ chlorinated solvents ...
Colorful Results on Euclidean Distance Graphs and Their Chromatic Numbers
(2012-05-03)
In this work we study Euclidean distance graphs whose vertex set is the n-dimensional rational space. In particular, we deal with the chromatic numbers (and some related parameters) of such graphs when n = 2 or n = 3. A ...
Evaluations of Integrated Pest Management control techniques of the Asian cockroach (Blattella asahinai Mizukubo) in the Urban Environment
(2012-05-03)
The objective of this research was to evaluate components of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for the Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai Mizukubo. IPM programs are more effective in control of cockroaches than ...
V•O2 On-Kinetics in Skeletal Muscle in Normoxia and Hypoxia with Matched Convective O2 Delivery
(2012-05-03)
The aim of this investigation was to evaluate O2 uptake (V•O2) on-kinetics under hypoxic conditions while holding convective O2 delivery constant in isolated canine muscles in situ. Canine gastrocnemius muscles (n=7) ...
Examining Trainee Treatment Session Fidelity: Impact on the Implementation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
(2012-05-03)
Research supports the impact of empirically-based treatments (EBTs), such as Parent-child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), on producing positive treatment outcomes for clients. However, achieving outcomes in community settings ...
Role Of Integrin-Linked Kinase In Synaptic Plasticity And Memory:o Diabetes/Alzheimer’s Link
(2012-05-03)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has recently been proven to be a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction and dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the exact pathophysiology of cognitive dysfunction in patients ...
A Chemiresistor Sensor Array for Insect Infestation Detection
(2012-05-03)
Plants emit volatile organic compounds as a defensive mechanism to protect themselves from insects and pathogens. These volatile organic chemicals, also known as phytochemicals, are given off during the early stages of ...
Social Comparison and Help Seeking Attitudes: Evaluation of the Impact of Subjective and Objective Social Comparison Data on Help Seeking Attitudes
(2012-05-03)
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Festinger's (1954) theory of social comparison. Specifically, this study focused on the impact of subjective and objective data on help seeking ...
Intra-individual systemic shifts: Linkages between relationship quality and depressed affect in a diverse sample of relationally distressed Couple and Relationship Education (CRE) participants
(2012-05-01)
The negative association between depression and marital satisfaction has been clearly documented, with theoretical approaches describing the direction of effects as depression leading to marital dissatisfaction (Stress ...
Statistical Human Body Form Classification: Methodology Development and Application
(2012-05-01)
The focus of this exploratory study was statistical human body form classification. Prior studies have explored human body size and shape but few have explored human body form. The actual human body is a three-dimensional ...
Simple Techniques for Detecting Decomposability or Indecomposability of Generalized Inverse Limits
(2012-05-01)
A continuum X is said to be decomposable if it can be written as a union of two proper subcontinua; otherwise, X is said to be indecomposable. For years, topologists have used inverse limits with continuous bonding functions ...
The Application of a Particle Filter to Urban Ground Target Localization, Tracking, and Intercept
(2012-05-01)
Ground vehicle localization is a problem of significance in an urban setting given the recent global conflicts, security interests, and rapid growth of sensor networks. This task is often difficult due to the lack of ...
Platinum nanoparticle-polyoxometalate based bimetallic catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cell and bipolar electrodeposition based combinatorial material library applied in sensors and energy systems
(2012-05-01)
The first part of chapter 1 summarizes the reports on the improved oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics on Pt-bimetallic catalysts used in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). An account on the significance of ...
Video over Cognitive Radio Networks: A Cross-Layer Optimization Approach
(2012-05-01)
Cognitive radios (CR) are intelligent radio devices that can sense the radio environment and adapt to changes in the radio environment. CR represents a new paradigm of wireless communications and networking by efficiently ...
Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Analysis of Staphylococcus species in Companion Animal Medicine
(2012-05-01)
In human medicine, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of bacterial infections in the United States (191). In veterinary medicine, an increased number of multidrug-resistant ...
Synthesis, Processing and Characterization of Nanostructured Conducting Materials
(2012-05-01)
Several novel synthesis approaches target to precisely control the nano-structures of electric organic polymers have been studied and these methods can afford to yield nanostructured electric organic polymers, (i) conducting ...
Behavioral Effects of Calcium Channel Blockers: Acute Exposures and Neuroprotection Against Methylmercury Neurotoxicity
(2012-05-01)
The maintenance of intracellular calcium homeostasis is among the most important homeostatic functions of the nervous system as it allows the calcium ion to function as a chemical messenger. Often damage to the central ...
Imprinting Community College Computer Science Education with Software Engineering Principles
(2012-05-01)
Although the two-year curriculum guide includes coverage of all eight software engineering core topics, the computer science courses taught in Alabama community colleges limit student exposure to the programming, or coding, ...
The Extension Program Development Model: A Look At Commitment and Engagement
(2012-05-01)
This study examines program evaluation in Cooperative Extension by investigating staff commitment to systematic evaluation, commitment to the Extension Program Development Model, barriers and supports that impact engagement ...