Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Impact of Increasing Carbohydrate Intake Doses on Exogenous Carbohydrate Oxidation, Substrate Utilization, and Exercise Performance
(2008-05-15)
This study assessed: (1) the impact of increasing carbohydrate dosages on carbohydrate oxidation and (2) the impact of increasing carbohydrate dosages on exercise performance. Twelve male cyclists/triathletes ingested a ...
Study of Bacterial Flora in Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Treated with High Pressure
(2008-05-15)
Analysis of bacterial communities present in high-pressure treated, quick-frozen, and raw oysters was carried out independently during three different seasons: winter; summer; and fall of 2006. Oysters used in all experiments ...
The Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on the Premia Paid for Target Companies in Mergers and Acquisitions
(2008-05-15)
This thesis investigates the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on the premia paid for target companies in mergers and acquisitions. I am analyzing a sample of 104 deals, where both the target and the acquiring company ...
Recruitment to and Defense of Aphids by Fire Ants and Native Ants and an Estimate of Their Trophic Positions Using Stable Isotopes
(2008-05-15)
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is an invasive ant known to form facultative mutualisms with aphids. Fire ants significantly reduce the abundance of aphid predators and herbivores on plants infested with ...
Henry Thoreau and Carl Jung: More Day to Dawn
(2008-05-15)
My thesis investigates Thoreau from a Jungian perspective, concentrating primarily on Walden, with additional analysis of Thoreau’s biography and A Week On the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. I apply Jung’s concept of ...
Monsters, Men and Machines: Gender in Literature and Film, 1942 - 1962
(2008-05-15)
In the construction of the ideologically abject we see the creation of its manifestation: monstrosity. Just as the Kristevian abject, which is neither subject nor object, is my starting point, the Deleuzian --Y´Desiring ...
Analysis of Pant Pattern Shapes for Tween Girls Based on 3D Body Scans
(2008-05-15)
The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare pant patterns for normal,
overweight, and obese tweens in order to develop a better understanding of variations in
pattern dimensions and shape. The goal was to evaluate ...
The Impact of Quality Core Curriculum and Georgia Performance Standards on Student Achievement
(2008-05-15)
The state of Georgia is dedicated to leading the nation in improving student achievement (Cox, 2006). The key to making this vision a reality lies in providing a curriculum that will enhance the quality of education. ...
Practical Stateless Geographical Routing (PSGR) - 3-D Stateless Geographic Routing for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks
(2008-05-15)
Underwater acoustic sensor networks have recently gained increasing research attentions due to their vast potential applications. Although the limited bandwidth and power resources in such networks have made stateless ...
Analysis of Video Latency in UAV Wired and Wireless Networks
(2008-05-15)
The ability to utilize wireless networks to transmit information offers many benefits as compared to wired networks. For example, in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) military applications current technology relies on a wired ...
Enhancing Host Based Intrusion Detection Systems with Danger Theory of Artificial Immune Systems
(2008-05-15)
Rather than discriminating activity by belonging to self or non-self, danger theory extends its discrimination to be between non-self but harmless and self but harmful. The danger theory states that the system does not ...
Activation and Inhibitor Studies on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase and Purification of a New Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase from Methylomicrobium Album ATCC 33003
(2008-05-15)
Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) catalyzes the formation of methane from methyl-coenzyme M (CH3-S-CoM) and coenzyme B (HS-CoB) in methanogenic archaea. In order to manage the overproduction of methane in the environment, ...
Design and Synthesis of AdoHcy Hydrolase Inhibitors as a Source of Antiviral Agents
(2008-05-15)
The significant antiviral properties of the carbocyclic nucleosides aristeromycin and neplanocin A have been attributed to inhibition of AdoHcy hydrolase, which in turn affects viral mRNA capping methylation. However, their ...
Microfibrous Entrapped Catalysts and Sorbents: Microstructured Heterogeneous Contacting Systems with Enhanced Efficiency
(2008-05-15)
Catalyst/adsorbent particles were entrapped in sinter-locked networks of
microfibers to form composite materials for use in heterogeneous catalysis and adsorption applications. These novel microstructured materials called ...
Response of Aquatic Biota to Changing Land Use Pattern in Streams of West Georgia, USA
(2008-05-15)
Watershed land use change is one of the most pervasive influences facing streams in the southeastern United States. In particular, watershed urbanization has a potentially dramatic impact on stream biota. Through direct ...
Functional and Genetic Analysis of Plant Transcription Factors Involved in the Plant Growth Under Various Environmental Conditions
(2008-05-15)
Arabidopsis serves as a model system for the plant molecular biology. Many biotic and abiotic factors affect plant growth from seed germination to mature plant growth. External factors studied in our research include ...
Amino acid supplementation of hydrolyzed feather meal for finisher pig diets
(2008-05-15)
The objective of this study was to determine the possibility of replacing soybean meal (SBM) in pig diets completely with hydrolyzed feather meal (FM). Corn-SBM, finisher 1 and 2 positive control (PC) diets were formulated ...
Conjoint Analysis of Breaded Catfish Nuggets: Consumer Preferences for Price, Product Color, Cooking Method, and Country of Origin
(2008-05-15)
The catfish nugget is the residual product that results when the belly flap is cut away the fillet to produce the shank fillet. Nuggets are a lower-valued portion of the catfish because of their high fat content, higher ...
Recent Portfolio Investment and Central Bank Policy in Thailand
(2008-05-15)
The present study investigates the dynamic adjustment of portfolio investment to monetary and fiscal variables in Thailand over recent years. The analysis reveals that the exchange rate, inflation, and the government ...
Economic Evaluation of Protection against Freezes in Satsuma Mandarin Production
(2008-05-15)
This dissertation consists of three essays that evaluate the effect of freeze-risk reduction techniques on discounted net returns for Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) in the northern Gulf Coast region of the United ...