Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Use of oseltamivir in canine parvoviral enteritis
(2008-05-15)
Despite the availability of an effective vaccine and an acceptable survival rate with intensive medical management, canine parvovirus remains a significant cause of disease morbidity and mortality of young dogs. Financial ...
Growth Machine Meets Conservation: A Stakeholder Analysis of the Black Warrior and Cahaba River Watersheds
(2005-08-15)
Results from a stakeholder analysis of two central-Alabama watersheds—-the Black Warrior River watershed and Cahaba River watershed—-are presented in this thesis. Stakeholder opinions, perspectives, concerns, interests ...
Fractional Domination, Fractional Packings, and Fractional Isomorphisms of Graphs
(2005-05-15)
The fractional analogues of domination and packing in a graph form an interesting pair of dual linear programs, in that the feasible vectors for both LPs have interpretations as functions from the vertices of the graph to ...
Interregional Aspects of Timber Inventory Projections
(2004-12-15)
The overall goal of this study is to explore interregional aspects of modeling timber supply. Three separate papers are presented in this dissertation.
The first paper (Chapter 3) presents an econometric analysis of ...
Built-In Self-Test Configurations for Field Programmable Gate Array Cores in Systems on Chip
(2004-12-15)
Built-In Self-Test configurations for the logic and routing resources present in the
Field Programmable Gate Array core of a System-on-Chip is presented in this Thesis.
These configurations completely test the Programmable ...
Iron-Regulatory Function of Hepcidin in the Channel Catfish and Western Clawed Frog
(2008-05-15)
Hepcidin, originally identified as a 25 amino acid (aa) antimicrobial peptide made in the liver, is a small peptide hormone that has been shown to be the long-sought regulator of iron metabolism in humans and mice. Although ...
Biological characterization of Tritrichomonas foetus of bovine and feline origin
(2008-05-15)
Tritrichomonas foetus is a causative agent of venereal trichomoniasis in cattle characterized by early fetal death and post-coital pyometra. Reports have suggested that T. foetus (or a similar organism) is also the causative ...
A Floristic Study of Weaver Creek Wetland, Santa Rosa County, Florida
(2008-05-15)
Steepheads (streams that originate from the bases of valley walls) create a unique freshwater wetland habitat. Currently, steepheads are known to exist only in the southeastern United States along the Gulf Coastal Plain. ...
The Effects of Burrow Collapse on the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
(2008-05-15)
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species in decline due, in part, to loss of habitat and altered land use. One particular area of concern is the use of vehicles during urbanization and agriculture practices ...
Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Canine Cyclic Hematopoiesis
(2008-05-15)
Canine cyclic hematopoiesis (CH) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by 12-14 day neutrophil cycles, a diluted coat color, and platelet storage pool disease. Canine CH is caused by a mutation in AP3B1, encoding ...
Essential Role for P62 in AMPA Receptor Trafficking and Synaptic Plasticity
(2008-05-15)
AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) mediate major fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the mammalian central nerve system (CNS). Trafficking of AMPA receptors to and away from the postsynaptic membrane is fundamental ...
Functional Genomics of Gaba Metabolism in Yeast Thermotolerance
(2008-05-15)
?-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a ubiquitous non-protein amino acid which accumulates rapidly in response to diverse environmental stresses. The GABA shunt is a pathway involving three enzymes, glutamate decarboxylase (GAD, ...
Consumer Preferences for Watermelons: A Conjoint Analysis
(2008-05-15)
Almost 5,000 years after the first recorded watermelon harvest, people are still harvesting and eating watermelons today. However, different people prefer different attributes of the fruit. The main purpose of this study ...
Management and Landscape Variability Effects on Selected Coastal Plain Soil Physical Properties
(2008-05-15)
Crop production has become more costly over the years. Improved tillage practice recommendations and implementation of site-specific crop management (SSM) can help farmers achieve soil conservation, better yields, input ...
Aerospace Design Optimization Using a Real Coded Genetic Algorithm
(2008-05-15)
This study demonstrates the advantages of using a real coded genetic algorithm (GA) for aerospace engineering design applications. A real coded GA was written from first principles for this study and the source code can ...
Simultaneous Localization and Planning of Cooperative Air Munitions via Dynamic Programming
(2008-05-15)
This work centers on the real-time trajectory planning for the cooperative control of two aerial munitions in a planar setting. One munition strikes the stationary ground target and the other will serve as an observer. ...
Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Of Chemically Reacting Gas Flows Through Microfibrous Materials
(2008-05-15)
This dissertation presents results of research efforts to propose a design space for new microfibrous materials with enhanced chemical
reactivity with optimum pressure gradient. These microfibrous materials material are ...
The Reinforcing Value of Alcohol in a Drinking to Cope Paradigm
(2008-12-15)
The present research was conducted to explore the relationship between negative mood and the reinforcing value of alcohol, while clarifying the role of coping motives. Participants with a history of recent alcohol use ...
Defining Dissociation Based on the Factor Structures of Three Instruments
(2008-12-15)
Dissociation is a poorly defined construct in the literature. The 1st goal of this research was to better define and understand the concept of dissociation through factor analytic study of 3 common measures of dissociation, ...
Gas transmission through microporous membranes
(2008-12-15)
An ideal protective clothing material should be a good barrier against harmful gases or vapor while allowing moisture vapor and air passage through the material. In the study and design of barrier materials, one of the ...