Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Applicability of Mitochondrial Genome Data to Annelid Phylogeny and the Evolution of Group II Introns
(2009-07-02)
Annelida is a very diverse group of segmented worms with over 16,500 described
species. They play an important role in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. Despite
this, their phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships ...
The Roles of Acoustic and Visual Signals in the Reproductive Behavior of the Federally Threatened Pygmy Sculpin, Cottus paulus, (Cottidae)
(2009-07-02)
Animals use many modes of communication (i.e. tactile, visual, acoustic and chemical) for territory defense, resource defense, and/or courtship. These communication systems can be used singularly or combined together, such ...
Industrial Sweetpotato: A viable biofuel crop for Alabama.
(2009-07-02)
Field studies were conducted evaluating selected sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam.) cultivars for viability as a biofuel crop in Alabama. Industrial sweetpotato cultivars evaluated were: ‘X-1617’, ‘W-328’, and ‘Markham’ ...
Home brewing and serious leisure: An empirical evaluation
(2009-07-02)
This study examines the serious leisure experience through the perspectives of cognition and affect for the home brewer of craft beers. This research offers evidence that brewing beer at home fulfills the established ...
The Effects of Relationship Quality on Affect Expressed in Dyadic Interactions of Preschool-Aged Children
(2009-07-02)
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of relationship quality on expressed affect in the dyadic interactions of preschool-aged children. The effects of six different types of relationship quality ...
Counseling Competency with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients: Perceptions of Counseling Graduate Students
(2009-07-02)
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine graduate counseling students’
self-perceived counseling competency with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients
using the Sexual Orientation Counselor Competency Scale ...
The Differential Outcome Effect with Typical Adult Humans
(2009-07-02)
A mechanism that affects nonhuman animal learning is expectation, as explored with experiments that produce the differential outcome effect (DOE). To obtain the DOE, animals are trained using a differential outcomes procedure ...
Discrete sets, free sequences and cardinal properties of topological spaces
(2009-07-01)
We study the influence of discrete sets and free sequences on cardinal properties of topological spaces. We focus mainly on the minimum number of discrete sets needed to cover a space X (denoted by dis(X)) and on reflection ...
Effects of Food Safety Regulatory Standards on Seafood Exports to US, EU and Japan
(2009-07-01)
This thesis examines the effects of the enhanced food safety standards imposed in developed countries on seafood exports to these country markets. New impositions of food safety regulations in three major markets are ...
The Refinement of a Multidimensional Computer Based Implicit Association Test as a Measurement of Attitudes Toward Persons with Disabilities
(2009-07-01)
Currently, persons with disabilities (PWDs) account for approximately one-fifth of the adult US population (Steinmetz, 2006). Legislation has been passed to help protect PWDs (e.g., the Americans with Disabilities Act). ...
Phylogeography and population structure of Antarctic ophiuroids: effects of life history, oceanography and paleoclimatology
(2009-07-01)
The Antarctic landmass and surrounding continental shelf have been isolated for over 24 million years. Geographic and thermal isolation have resulted in a highly endemic, diverse benthic marine fauna. This fauna has been ...
Regulation of the p62 promoter by oxidative damage in neurodegenerative disease and aging
(2009-06-30)
Oxidative stress is regarded as the damage to a biological system caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) when the prooxidant overwhelms the antioxidant defense and repair ability. Growing evidence reveals that oxidative ...
How School Psychologists Consider and Accommodate for Factors Thought to Influence Children’s Performance
(2009-06-29)
School psychologists’ professional responsibilities include administration and interpretation of a great many psychological and educational tests for numerous purposes. These tests are most frequently used to assess students ...
Impacts of Kinematic Links with a Granular Material
(2009-06-26)
The impact of kinematic links into a granular material is studied. In the impact process through the granular material defined as a conglomeration of discrete solids, the most important force governing the motion of a body ...
Spectral Methods for Testing of Digital Circuits
(2009-06-23)
Due to increasing design complexities of digital circuits in recent years, a growing problem in Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) digital circuit testing is the exponential rise in the test generation complexity and an ...
Understanding Tween Girls' Self Perception and Clothing Behavior: A Conceptual Framework
(2009-06-15)
Defined as children “in between” younger kids and teens, tweens have been called confident, high-tech, and market savvy (Simon, 2001). In this study, tween girls, were defined as ages 9 to 14 years. Tweens compose a ...
Studies on the Structures and Properties of Bimetallic Uranium Transition Metal and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Compounds
(2009-06-15)
Hydrothermal synthetic methods have been utilized to synthesize many compounds containing both uranium and transition metals, as well as hybrid organic-inorganic materials. These compounds are found to adopt zero-, one-, ...
Collective Creativity in Scientific Communities
(2009-06-11)
Innovation is the driving force of personal growth, national wealth and social progress. Significant attention has been given to advancing cyber infrastructures, but little is known about their factors, as well as their ...
Comparative Load Rating Study Under LRFR and LFR Methodologies for Alabama Highway Bridges
(2009-05-21)
Currently, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) uses the load
factor rating (LFR) methodology of the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Condition Evaluation ...
Principal Component Regression Models for Thermo-Mechanical Reliability of Plastic Ball Grid Arrays on Cu-Core and No Cu-Core PCB Assemblies in Harsh Environments
(2009-05-21)
In the current work, Goldmann constants and Norris-Landzberg acceleration factors have been developed for eutectic Tin Lead and Lead free solders (SAC 305) with the help of statistical tools including Principal Component ...