Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of Rape Prevention Programming for Female College Students
(2006-12-15)
Acquaintance rape is a common phenomenon on American college campuses, and considerable research effort has been directed at developing effective prevention programs for both potential victims and potential perpetrators. ...
Prediction of Adolescent Suicidality: Relative Contribution of Diagnosis, Psychopathy, and Impulsivity
(2006-12-15)
Suicide is a leading cause of death among American youth, and specific subgroups among the general population have been identified as being at particularly high risk for suicidality. The present study sought to assess ...
What Are Your Children Watching? A DPICS-II Analysis Of Parent-Child Interactions In Television Cartoons
(2006-12-15)
The immense proliferation of cartoons on television provides children with a variety of cartoon models, many engaging in family life. The purpose of this study was to conduct a content analysis on parent-child interactions ...
The Psychometric Assessment of Meaning-making: Reactions to Everyday Dilemmas (Red)
(2006-12-15)
According to Robert Kegan (1994), many people are essentially “in over their heads” in trying to meet the conceptual and emotional demands of everyday life. In the workplace, this phenomenon may be exacerbated if jobs are ...
Perceptions of the Size, Shape and Attractiveness of Female Body Scans Relative to Body Mass Index
(2005-08-15)
The purpose of this study was to investigate male and female college students’ perceptions of female body size using 3-D body scan images. A convenience sample of 146 men and 155 women viewed 10 women’s scanned images ...
Meta worry and generalized anxiety disorder
(2006-12-15)
Worry is predominantly a language-based activity that involves thoughts about anticipating and preventing negative outcomes. In generalized anxiety disorder, worry is conceptualized as pathological due to its chronic use ...
I-weight, special base properties and related covering properties
(2005-12-15)
Alleche, Arhangel'ski\u{\i} and Calbrix defined the notion of a sharp base and posed the question: Is there a regular space with a sharp base whose product with [0, 1] does not have a sharp base? Chapter 2 contains an ...
Production Comparison of Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus, Blue Catfish I. furcatus, and Their Hybrids in Earthen Ponds
(2005-12-15)
Two strains of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, HS-5 channel and NWAC 103 channel catfish), one strain of blue catfish (I. furcatus, D&B blue catfish) and their hybrids (HS-5 channel ? × D&B blue ?, NWAC 103 channel ...
Evaluation of the Live Attenuated Vaccine Aquavac Esc and the Effects of a Primary Nursery Phase on the Production of Channel Catfish Fingerling in Earthen Ponds
(2005-12-15)
The evaluation of the live attenuated vaccine AQUAVAC ESC® in field conditions as well as the use of a primary nursery phase were studied to determine if better production and survival of fingerlings were obtained. This ...
The Affective Experience of Moral Decision Making
(2006-05-15)
This research represents an attempt to use Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, the work of Neo-Kohlbergian theorist James Rest, and the theory of affect proposed by David Watson, as a framework for exploring ...
The Aesthetics of Personal Style: The Interaction between Fashion and Interiors
(2006-05-15)
Studying style interactions across product categories provides a more complex view of consumer preferences. Discovering if there is a relationship between preferences for products in different classes could enhance knowledge ...
Promulgating Graduate Research and Disseminating Student Information through Web Applications and Database Management
(2006-05-15)
ASP.NET-based Web applications provide a means of promulgating graduate research and disseminating student information. Integrated with MS SQL Server databases, they provide on-demand, near-instantaneous access to information ...
Team-RUP: An Agent-Based Simulation Study of Team Behavior In Software Development Organizations
(2006-05-15)
Software production methods are enacted via the interactions of software teams that
cooperate to build software. Therefore, organizational culture has a significant effect on
project coordination. Yet, this is not reflected ...
Adaptation Service Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks with Balanced Energy Aggregation
(2006-05-15)
Wireless sensor networks consist of tiny, energy-constrained sensor nodes that may
be deployed in large numbers. Considering these unique characteristics, our adaptation
service framework is designed to deliver distributed ...
Agent-Based Simulation of Behavioral Anticipation in Computer Networks: A Comparative Study of Anticipatory Fault Management
(2006-05-15)
Network fault management is concerned with the detection, isolation and correction of anomalous conditions that occur in a computer network. Present state of art in fault management classifies existing methodologies into ...
Alleviating Escape Panic Using Evolutionary Intelligence
(2006-05-15)
Reducing damage, danger, and panic by evolving room designs is possible with artificial intelligence. Escape panic, brought on by groups of people being in a life-threatening situation, increases the fatality rate and ...
Location Estimation in Wireless Networks
(2006-05-15)
Wireless location determination has attracted much attention lately due to its many applications in mobile (sensor) networking including target tracking and network intrusion detection. However, it is
challenging due to ...
Phonological Awareness Skills of Six-year-old Children with Mild and Moderate Articulation Disorders
(2006-05-15)
An investigation of the phonological awareness skills of children with mild and moderate articulation disorders is presented in this thesis. A sample of 24 first graders, 12 of whom had normal articulation and the other ...
The Strength of Attractiveness and the Power of Visual Nonverbal Communication When Rating One's Communicative Competence
(2006-05-15)
The effect that actual communicative competence, attractiveness, and method of observation have on one’s perceived competence was examined. Four hundred and thirty-three participants either watched video or listened to an ...
Use of a Small-scale Erosion Control Model in the Design of Silt Fence Tiebacks
(2006-05-15)
For most storm events, accelerated erosion caused by storm water runoff from construction sites can be mitigated through vigilant management efforts. The control measures that are designed to provide a practical field ...