Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Empirical Relationships among Servant, Transformational, and Transactional Leadership: Similarities, Differences, and Correlations with Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment
(2007-05-15)
Servant leadership is espoused as a valid theory of organizational leadership but lacks crucial empirical support. Therefore, the current study endeavored to advance empirical support for this emerging approach to leadership ...
Guidelines for Designing Orthopedic Devices Related to Athletic Injuries
(2007-05-15)
Athletes constantly put their bodies at risk and often sustain major injuries from participating in their sport of choice. The purpose of this thesis is to create guiding principles for the construction of orthopedic devices ...
Does Marital Conflict Predict Later Alcohol Use?
(2007-05-15)
Couple’s physical and verbal aggression were examined longitudinally to determine if they predict later alcohol use, controlling for SES, race/ethnicity, and individual partner’s age. The sample consisted of 194 couples ...
Measurement of Emotional Expressiveness in Preschool Children: Comparing Direct Assessments of Affect Expressiveness with Measures of Social Competence
(2007-05-15)
The primary purposes of this study were to document the frequency and rate of affect expression for preschool children engaged in dyadic play, to determine the contextual constraints on such affect expression imposed by ...
Combinations of Selected Sulfonylurea Herbicides with S-Metolachlor for Nutsedge Control in Tomatoes
(2007-05-15)
In 2005 and 2006 field studies were conducted at Auburn University’s E.V. Smith Research Station, Chilton County Research and Extension Center, and Wiregrass Research and Extension Center to evaluate combinations of selected ...
Synovial Membrane Microarthroscopy of the Equine Midcarpal Joint:Technique Application and Evaluation of Four Vital Stains
(2005-08-15)
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the feasibility of
microarthroscopy in the equine midcarpal joint using the vital stains methylene blue, trypan blue, neutral red, and Janus green B, to describe the components ...
Social Capital, School Desegregation and Education in West Alabama's Black Belt
(2005-12-15)
The 12 counties constituting Alabama's Black Belt region are characterized, generally, by persistent poverty, poorly funded education systems, and racial stratification. Fifty-one years after Brown v. Board of Education, ...
Critical Success Factors for E-commerce in Thailand: A Multiple Case Study Analysis
(2005-12-15)
The purpose of this dissertation is to study the critical success factors for e-commerce in Thailand. The dissertation addressed four research questions: (1) Regardless of industry, what are the critical success factors ...
Preserving Biological Materials in Protective Polymers
(2005-12-15)
Acacia gum (AG) is a water soluble natural polymer that has many desirable properties for a vast range of applications including those which are used in pharmaceutical, textile and food industries. In this study, a novel ...
Cyclanilide Promotes Branching of Woody Ornamentals
(2007-05-15)
Woody ornamental shrub production often requires multiple prunings to promote branching and compaction. Pruning, a labor-intensive practice that results in a loss of plant biomass, often lengthens production time but is ...
A Meaningful Reality: The Integration of the Opelika, Alabama City School System, 1965-1972
(2007-05-15)
This thesis chronicles and analyzes the integration of the Opelika city school system from the institution of the freedom of choice method of desegregation in 1965 to the court-ordered total integration of the system in ...
The Effect of Caffeine Ingestion on Tennis Skill Performance and Hydration Status
(2007-05-15)
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of pre-match consumption of a caffeinated carbonated soft drink on tennis performance and hydration status before and during simulated tennis match play.
Ten ...
Effect of Tissue Compression on the Hoffmann Reflex: Comparison Between the Ischial Tuberosity and Posterior Thigh
(2007-05-15)
This projected monitored nerve function during 9-minutes of compression at 210 mmHg and in the ensuing 10-minute recovery period. Compression was produced by a purpose-built plunger. A within-subjects design was used to ...
Teaching and Learning How to Teach Sport Education: An Ecological Analysis, Motivational Climate and Professional Development
(2007-05-15)
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the attempts to introduce Sport Education into a Russian physical education curriculum. Three studies are included. The first provides an ecological account of the introduction ...
Wetumpka Impact Structure Modeled as the Exposed Remains of a Large, Shallow-Water, Marine-Target Impact Crater for Analysis and Interpretation of Two Drill Cores Taken from Near the Structure’s Geographic Center
(2007-05-15)
The early Campanian, Wetumpka impact structure has a raised 7.6-km-diameter crystalline rim of pre-impact metamorphic basement. Filling the region within the crystalline rim is a mélange of impact-related sedimentary ...
The Presence and Public Perception of Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Suburban and Rural Areas of Western Georgia
(2007-05-15)
Coyotes (Canis latrans) are animals that have adapted themselves to a variety of habitats throughout the country. Over the past fifty years, coyotes (Canis latrans) have expanded their range and established themselves as ...
Reproduction and Herpetofauna Depredation of Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) at Fort Benning, Georgia
(2007-05-15)
The continued range expansion of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in North America is an increasing cause for concern due to the numerous negative impacts that feral pigs can have on ecosystem structure and function. Once populations ...
Ecology of Raccoons in Central Alabama: A Study of Survival, Space Use, and Habitat Selection
(2007-05-15)
Population characteristics of raccoons (Procyon lotor) vary across time and geographic regions; biological information acquired in one region, at one time, may not be pertinent to other regions in other times. In Alabama, ...
Environmental Effects On The Growth Of Young Longleaf Pine
(2007-05-15)
A study to determine the effects of environmental conditions on the growth of young longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill) was initiated in 1969 on the Escambia Experimental Forest near Brewton, Alabama. Forty young longleaf ...
Characterization, Polymorphism Assessment, and Database Construction for Microsatellites from Bac End Sequences of Catfish: A Resource for Integration of Linkage and Physical Maps
(2007-05-15)
To apply genome-based technologies for genetic improvements using markerassisted
selection, genome research involving genetic linkage mapping and physical
mapping is required, and integration of genetic and linkage maps ...