Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
Now showing items 7421-7440 of 10066
S(ex)pression: Sexuality and Gender Oppression in Dirty War Argentina
(2011-07-28)
The period of conflict known as the Dirty War was a pointedly sexual oppression inflicted on the people of Argentina by their fledgling militant government. For these adolescent powers that lacked political legitimacy, ...
8-Alkyl Adenines and Their Nucleoside Derivatives
(2011-07-28)
S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase has become an important target in the design of antiviral drugs. It is the only known enzyme in eukaryotes that is responsible for the catabolism of S-adenosylhomocysteine into adenosine ...
Characterization of the Role of dadA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Factor Production
(2011-07-28)
Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections remain the leading cause of lung dysfunction and mortality in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients. Many other bacteria reside within the CF lung, but P. aeruginosa utilizes novel ...
Continuity of Parenting across Generations: The Interplay of Parenting Styles and Age at First Birth
(2011-07-28)
Using prospective longitudinal data, this study examined cross-generational linkages in positive and negative parenting and in age of becoming a parent. Of particular interest was whether early-childhood parenting and being ...
Community College Students’ Attitudes toward Postsecondary Science Education
(2011-07-28)
Students in the United States are avoiding taking the higher level science courses in secondary and postsecondary academic institutions (Ball, 2000; Braund & Reiss, 2006; Lee & Frank, 1990). There are many careers that do ...
Influence of Dietary Fat and Vitamin E on Shelf Life of Ground Broiler Breast and Thigh Meat
(2011-07-27)
A series of experiments were conducted to determine the effects of dietary fat sources and vitamin E supplementation on shelf life of ground broiler breast and thigh meat. The first experiment evaluated the influence of ...
Control of a Fuel Delivery System for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells based on a Two-Phase Transient Model
(2011-07-27)
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a type of fuel cell that converts the chemical energy released by the reaction of hydrogen (fuel) and oxygen into electrical energy and generates water and heat. The ...
Perception of Alabama Science and Career Technology Teachers Concerning Teaching the Alabama Aquaculture Course of Study
(2011-07-27)
The purpose of this study was to improve teachers’ ability to effectively use aquaculture as a tool to teach math and science. The study population included Alabama science and career tech teachers that were certified to ...
Control and Analysis of Air, Water, and Thermal Systems for a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(2011-07-27)
The polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell is a power source that can potentially replace the internal combustion engine in vehicles of the future. When hydrogen stored in a tank and oxygen from the air chemically ...
Soil Organic Matter Characterization and CO2 Flux in Long-Term Experiments
(2011-07-27)
Increasing global concentration of atmospheric CO2 predating the beginning of industrial era mostly due to fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and changes in land management has necessitated studies that will quantify ...
A Longitudinal Examination of Individual Adaptability as an Antecedent of Training and Transfer Outcomes
(2011-07-27)
The current workforce faces increasingly complex work demands requiring high levels of individual adaptability. Utilizing Ployhart and Bliese’s (2006) conceptual framework, the current investigation empirically examined ...
Enhanced Thermal Conductivity and Expedited Freezing of Nanoparticle Suspensions Utilized as Novel Phase Change Materials
(2011-07-27)
In this dissertation, enhanced thermal conductivity and expedited freezing of nanoparticle suspensions used as novel phase change materials (PCM), referred to as nano-enhanced PCM (NePCM), were investigated using analytic, ...
Mechanisms of Olfaction in Parasitic Wasps: Analytical and Behavioral Studies of Response of a Specialist (Microplitis croceipes) and a Generalist (Cotesia marginiventris) Parasitoid to Host-Related Odor
(2011-07-27)
Parasitic wasps (parasitoids) are known to utilize as host location cues various types of host-related volatile signals. These volatile signals could be plant-based, originate from the herbivore host, or be produced from ...
Elucidation of Cyclophilin Inhibition through Free Energy Perturbation Simulations and the Development of Custom Ionic Liquid Force Fields
(2011-07-27)
Cyclophilins (Cyp) are a family of cellular enzymes possessing peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity which catalyze the cis-trans interconversion of proline-containing peptide bonds. The two most abundant family members, CypA ...
Comparison of Customers' Perceptions of Service Quality between Different Management Forms in Fast Food Restaurants
(2011-07-27)
This is an empirical study to assess customer perceptions of service quality in a national-brand fast food restaurant and to explore the differences in the outcomes of service quality between two forms of management, ...
Factors Affecting Pre-Harvest Aflatoxin Contamination of Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.)
(2011-07-26)
Aflatoxin contamination of peanuts is one of the greatest concerns in peanut production throughout the world. Aflatoxin in peanut can be severe when plants are subjected to late season drought stress. Available carbon ...
Principal Component Analysis for Enhancement of Infrared Spectra Monitoring
(2011-07-26)
The issue of air quality within the aircraft cabin is receiving increasing attention from both pilot and flight attendant unions. This is due to exposure events caused by poor air quality that in some cases may have ...
Metamaterial Filters on LCP Substrate Using MEMS Technology
(2011-07-26)
Metamaterials have a wide range of potential uses in areas such as optics, transmission lines, and RF design. The simplest metamaterial structures are Split-Ring Resonators (SRR) and Complementary Split-Ring Resonators ...
Production of High pH Value Bio-oil from Woody Biomass and Poultry Litter
(2011-07-25)
Fast pyrolysis, a biomass to liquid conversion process, has attracted a lot of interest from
industry and academia due to its high oil yield. Bio-oil can be produced from various biomass
feedstocks that are regionally ...
Evolution of Pathogen-Induced Gene Expression in the House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
(2011-07-25)
Bacterial pathogens impact the survival, reproduction and fitness of their hosts making them extremely well-suited for experimental studies intended to understand adaptive phenotypic evolution of wild populations of ...