Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Tilapia Fingerling Production in Honduras
(2005-08-15)
The availability of good quality seed continues to be a factor limiting aquaculture development. The lack of an adequate supply of all-male tilapia fingerlings has been identified by fish farmers as a principal constraint ...
Discretization Error Estimation Using Method Of Nearby Problems: One-Dimensional Cases
(2005-12-15)
Discretization error is defined as the difference between the solution of the discretized equation and the exact solution of the original partial differential equation. There are two main goals in this study. The first ...
Local Motion Picture Exhibition in Auburn, From 1894-1928: A Cultural History from a Communication Perspective
(2004-08-15)
This thesis is a historical analysis of Auburn’s motion picture history from 1894-
1928. Auburn’s motion picture history is unique because it does not follow traditional
film histories. In 1905, Auburn residents and API ...
A Supply Chain Approach to Shelf Space Allocation
(2007-08-15)
The growing intensity of retail competition is forcing stores to strive for excellence in operations. In this environment, retailers have to balance the interconnected operations, such as transportation from warehouse, ...
Electric Power Generation Expansion in Deregulated Markets
(2007-08-15)
The generation expansion problem involves increasing electric power generation capacity in an existing power network. In competitive environment, power producers, distributors, and consumers all make their own decisions ...
An investigation of the relationship between supervision quality, quantity, and type with client outcomes in therapy
(2007-08-15)
Shockingly few studies have investigated the relationship between clinical supervision and client outcomes in therapy. This study attempted to better explain this relationship by tracking the type, amount, and quality of ...
Family Functioning and Children's Sleep Schedule, Quality and Quantity
(2007-08-15)
Although sleep problems are prevalent in U.S. children, very little is known about family variables associated with children’s sleep disruptions. The objective of this study is to examine children’s sleep quality and ...
Client Symptom Distress, Stage of Change, and the Therapeutic Alliance in Couple Therapy
(2007-08-15)
The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the relationship between client symptom distress and the therapeutic alliance was mediated by client stage of change in couple therapy. Sample for this study was composed of ...
The Interplay of Parental Marital Conflict and Divorce in Young Adult Children's Relationships with Parents and Romantic Partners
(2007-08-15)
A substantial body of literature has documented the effects of parental divorce and marital conflict on adult children’s interpersonal relationships with parents and romantic partners. However, few studies have tested the ...
Family Processes, Low Self-Control, and Deviance: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Control Theory
(2007-08-15)
The purpose of the current study was to test a number of theoretical propositions by Self-Control Theory (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990). More specifically, the current study tested three theoretical propositions that ...
Various Weed Control Techniques in Container Nursery Production
(2007-08-15)
Studies were conducted evaluating selected herbicides during propagation of Loropetalum chinense ‘Ruby’ to determine effects on rooting and subsequent plant growth. Herbicides evaluated were: Gallery, Ronstar, and Regal ...
Effects of ChromatiNet on Cut Snapdragons and Selected Bedding and Vegetable Crops
(2007-08-15)
The purpose of these studies was to evaluate the application of ChromatiNet as a growth modifying photoselective filter. The first study investigated three cultivars of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) as cut flowers in a ...
Louise Blanchad Bethune: Architect Extraordinaire and First American Woman Architect, Practiced in Buffalo, New York (1881-1905)
(2007-08-15)
Jennie Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856-1913) was America’s first professional woman architect at a time when few women chose careers except when faced with economic necessity. The only child of teachers, Bethune’s education ...
David Schenck and the Contours of a Confederate Identity
(2007-08-15)
The purpose of this dissertation is twofold. First, it serves to shed light on the life of North Carolinian David Schenck (1835-1902), whose extensive diaries have been a wellspring of information for historians for ...
'A Fine View of the Delectable Mountains': The Religious Vision of Mary Virginia Terhune (Marion Harland) and Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
(2007-08-15)
In the past twenty-five years, there has been a growing scholarly interest in the popular domestic fiction of the nineteenth century. Cultural historians have studied this literature, largely created by women, for the ...
The Effects of Accumulated and Continuous Bouts of Aerobic Exercise and Differing Levels of Exercise Intensity on Postprandial Lipemia
(2007-08-15)
The purposes of this investigation were to compare the effects of low- and moderate-intensity exercise and accumulated versus continuous aerobic exercise on postprandial lipemia in males with metabolic syndrome. Fourteen ...
The Use Of Visual Supports for Students with Autism in Inclusive Physical Education
(2007-08-15)
The purposes of this study were: (1) to examine the effects of visual supports on individuals with autism time-on-task behavior in inclusive physical education, (2) to examine the effects of visual supports on individuals ...
Hydrology and Water Chemistry in Weeks Bay, Alabama: Implications for Mercury Bioaccumulation
(2007-08-15)
Recent studies within Weeks Bay, an estuary of Mobile Bay, have revealed that both water and fish are contaminated by mercury (Hg), an element known to be extremely toxic to wildlife and humans. Seasonal variations of ...
Stratigraphic and Paleoenvironmental Context of the Ingersoll Shale, An Upper Cretaceous Conservation Lagerstatte, Eutaw Formation, Eastern Alabama
(2007-08-15)
The Ingersoll shale, a thin (<1 m) clay-dominated lens within the Upper Cretaceous Eutaw Formation exposed in Russell County, Alabama, contains an exceptionally well-preserved, primarily terrestrial biota that includes a ...
Mineralogical and geochemical profiling of arsenic-contaminated alluvial aquifers in the Ganges-Brahmaputra floodplain Manikganj, Bangladesh
(2007-08-15)
The present study investigated three major components – groundwater, sediment and minerals of arsenic-affected Quaternary alluvial aquifers in Manikganj town, which is located in one of the As-hotspots in central Bangladesh. ...