Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Examining the Reliability and Validity of a Measure of Child Care Provider Motivation
(2009-08-04)
The concept of motivation in the child care area has not been based in theory and no standard measure has been used to assess it. The limited work examining the influence of providers’ motivation on care giving quality has ...
Testing the Effectiveness of E-mailed Basics Feedback with College Students
(2009-08-03)
This study was conducted to test the effectiveness of the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) when delivered to students via e-mail. Participants (N = 191) enrolled in Introduction to ...
Effect of three dimensional forcing on the wake of a circular cylinder
(2009-08-03)
The periodic wake of a circular cylinder was investigated with a three dimensional
disturbances,introduced in the flow field through two sinusoidal slits located on two diametrically
opposite direction on the cylinder ...
Hatchery, Nursery, Nutrition and Stock Evaluation of Redclaw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus
(2009-08-03)
The redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) aquaculture industry has developed rapidly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world during the last decade. Important advances have been made; however, technology for ...
Pharmacological Characterization of Canine Melanocortin-4 Receptor and Its Natural Variant V213F
(2009-08-03)
Obesity is becoming one of the most significant public health problems all over the world, especially in some developed countries. During the past decade, genetic factors associated with obesity have gained more attention. ...
Development of smoked and gelatin-based products from catfish
(2009-08-03)
Catfish is the most important aquaculture species in the southern United States. A major part of the catfish production is processed and sold in raw (fresh or frozen) form. There is a lack of catfish product forms in the ...
Pharmacokinetics of Amikacin after a Single Intravenous Dose
(2009-08-03)
Amikacin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, has been used extensively in humans and other animals to treat infections produced by Gram-negative bacteria. The pharmacokinetics of amikacin has been studied in foals, but because ...
Stability Analysis of a Segmented Free-wing Concept for UAS Gust Alleviation in Adverse Environments
(2009-08-03)
High altitude, long endurance (HALE) aircraft feature large wing spans and
have very low wing loadings resulting in sensitivity to turbulence. While turbulence
is usually quite low in the stratosphere where HALE aircraft ...
Typical Response of the ADXRS300 Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Gyroscope in Acoustically Harsh Environments
(2009-08-03)
In this thesis, the basic theory behind vibratory MEMS gyroscopes will be discussed to show how some of the design parameters originate. Also, a survey of commercially available MEMS gyros will be presented. In addition, ...
A Brief Survey of Hyperspaces and a Construction of a Whitney Map
(2009-08-03)
This paper is a brief survey of hyperspaces of topological spaces. In particular, the hyperspace of all nonempty compact subsets of a space and the hyperspace of all nonempty subcontinua of a space with the Vietoris topology. ...
The Chromatic Number of the Euclidean Plane
(2009-08-03)
We discuss the chromatic number of the plane problem. We provide a detailed history
of its origins, along with some of the recent progress.
Effects of Steroid and Prostaglandin Injections on Hybridization Success Between Female Channel Catfish and Male Blue Catfish
(2009-08-03)
Hybrid catfish produced from female channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, and male blue catfish, I. furcatus, exhibit superior traits for commercial aquaculture when compared to those of the channel catfish. However, one ...
Reliability and Concurrent Validity of Three Self-Report Measures of Trauma Exposure
(2009-08-03)
The DSM-IV-TR requires identification of a traumatic event in order for an individual to meet criteria for PTSD. There are currently many self-report measures designed to assess for exposure to traumatic events, but these ...
Experimental Exposure of Naive Alpacas to Different Genotypes of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Isolated from Cattle and Alpacas
(2009-08-03)
Recent outbreaks of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) have involved alpacas and evidence demonstrates that alpacas can contract and propagate the virus. The objective of this research was to compare and characterize ...
AE Simulator A Serial Production Line Simulator
(2009-08-03)
Consider an unreliable serial line with capacitated buffers between machines. Operators are required to repair machines when they fail and machines are blocked when the buffers are full and are starved when the buffers are ...
Compression Response and Modeling of Interpenetrating Phase Composites and Foam-Filled Honeycombs
(2009-08-03)
Although multiphase materials with discrete, dispersed and/or embedded phases in a matrix have been evolving over the years, there are limitations in terms of the degree of concentration of the secondary phase that can be ...
Theoretical Study of Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions and Thermal Properties for Main-Group Oxides and Nitrides
(2009-08-03)
Main group nitrides and oxides are important solid compounds with applications in fields ranging from structural ceramics to catalysts and electronic materials. We have theoretically investigated the pressure-induced phase ...
Muscle oxygenation does not affect the prior exercise effect
(2009-08-03)
The controlling factors responsible for the "turn-on‟ of oxidative phosphorylation at the onset of exercise (VO2 on-kinetics) are controversial. Current hypotheses center on delayed O2 delivery, the build-up of respiratory ...
Middle School Students' Perceptions of Bullying
(2009-08-03)
The present study is an examination of bullying perceptions by rural middle
school students. Three rural middle schools participated in the study which involved 138
students completing The School Bullying Survey to ...
Effect of Concrete Sealant on Survival of Foodborne Bacteria in Processing Environments
(2009-08-03)
Concrete sealants have been frequently used in the food industry to increase durability of concrete and decrease maintenance costs. In an attempt to associate these desirable properties of topical concrete sealants to a ...