Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Contributions of Social Support, Future Orientation and a School Transition to School Engagement Among High School Adolescents
(2010-12-10)
This study examined how parental involvement, teacher support, future orientation, and a school transition contributed to the academic engagement of high school students. The current study was conducted using a nationally ...
Effect of Implicit Leadership Theories on Performance Appraisal
(2010-12-10)
This thesis tests two predictions about the use of implicit leadership theories (ILT) in performance evaluations: 1) that performance evaluations are systematically distorted in accordance with ILT expectations, and 2) ...
GHS in the USA: Effects of Pictograms, Signal Words, and Performance Based Qualifiers on Hazard Communication
(2010-12-10)
Three studies were conducted to better understand the effects of the use of signal words, pictograms, and performance based qualifiers test used in the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of ...
An Examination of the Relationship Between Athletic Identity and Career Maturity in Student-Athletes
(2010-12-10)
This study explored the extent to which athletic identity, belief of financial sustainability through participation at the professional level, scholarship status, and career decision-making self-efficacy predict career ...
Evaluation of the Live-Attenuated Vaccine AquaVac-COL® on Hybrid Channel x Blue Catfish Fingerlings in Earthen Ponds
(2010-12-10)
The evaluation of the use of AquaVac-COL® was conducted with hybrid catfish, which are a cross between female channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and a male blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), to determine production rates ...
Cooperative Extension and Propagation for Caño Negro, Costa Rica
(2010-12-10)
A research relationship was established with colleagues in Costa Rica. These included not only members of academia but also non-profit organization workers, government officials, community members, and private research ...
Numerical Modeling of Crustal Deformation and Pore-Pressure Changes Associated with the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake, Taiwan
(2010-12-09)
A new 3D time-dependent pore-pressure diffusion model PFLOW is used to investigate the response of pore fluids to the crustal deformation generated by strong earthquakes in heterogeneous geologic media. Using a carefully ...
The Reverse Logistics Process in the Supply Chain and Managing Its Implementation
(2010-12-09)
Increased competition caused by globalization and rapid technological advances has driven organizations to address and make efforts to improve efficiency in their supply chain. Increasing efficiency in reverse logistics ...
Passive Chemiresistor Sensor Based on Iron (II) Phthalocyanine Thin Films for Monitoring of Nitrogen Dioxide
(2010-12-09)
Nitrogen dioxide gas is a common atmospheric pollutant that is hazardous to human health at concentrations as low as one part per million (ppm). Iron (II) phthalocyanine (FePc) thin films have been identified to be sensitive ...
Comparative Analyses and Structural Modeling of RNAs Participating in Non-Canonical Initiation of Protein Synthesis
(2010-12-09)
Transfer-messenger RNA and the Internal Ribosomal Entry Site (IRES) RNAs of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) play important roles in trans-translation and cap-independent protein ...
Development Of Portable Magnetostrictive Biosensor System
(2010-12-09)
There is an urgent need for the detection technologies that can rapidly detect/monitor the presence of pathogens in food. Various detection technologies have recently been developed and investigated. Among these technologies, ...
Link Quality Characterization in IEEE 802.11s Wireless Mesh Networks
(2010-12-09)
HWMP (Hybrid Wireless Mesh Protocol) has been set as the default routing protocol for the
ongoing IEEE 802.11s WMN (Wireless Mesh Network) standard. Unlike most multi-hop routing protocols, which operate at the network ...
Dressing the Self: The Relationship between Self Satisfaction and the Physical Display of Self
(2010-12-08)
This study was conducted as an attempt to discuss how important some elements of body modifications and supplements are as compared to the comfort level with one’s appearance. This study also looks at what relationships ...
The Use of Peanut By-products in Stocker Cattle Diets
(2010-12-08)
Three production trials were carried out to evaluate the usefulness of peanut skins and hulls in stocker diets. In trials 1 and 2, peanut skins were fed with soybean hulls. Twenty-seven Brangus x Continental steers (BW ...
Essays on the Profitability of Winter Farming Enterprises
(2010-12-08)
Cover crops can boost soil productivity as they increase soil organic carbon levels, improve water infiltration and reduce soil erosion. In addition to the agronomic and environmental benefits, they can also provide ...
A Study of the Kalina Cycle System 11 for the Recovery of Industrial Waste Heat with Heat Pump Augmentation
(2010-12-08)
The recovery of industrial waste heat is becoming an area of increased interest due to the ever climbing cost of energy. In the past, the low temperatures that most industrial waste heat is at have prevented the recovery ...
Chemical and Physical Stability of Powdered Tagatose as Affected by Temperature and Relative Humidity
(2010-12-08)
Tagatose is a reduced-calorie monosaccharide that displays prebiotic properties. Water can interact with powdered tagatose to varying extents, depending upon the storage environment. Adsorbed water can impact the physical ...
Resonance Behavior of Magenetostrictive Sensor in Biological agent detection
(2010-12-08)
The growing threat of bio warfare agents and bioterrorism has led to the development of specific field tools that perform rapid analysis and identification of encountered suspect materials. One such technology, recently ...
Landscape Phage-Targeted Drug Delivery to Breast Cancer Cells
(2010-12-08)
The prevalence of breast cancer is still a public health burden worldwide. Recently, there has been significant progress in the management of breast cancer with the two FDA-approved cancer nanomedicines employing the concept ...
A Generalization of Special Atom Spaces with Arbitrary Measure
(2010-12-08)
A brief historical account of the development of special atom spaces is presented followed
by the introduction of two new function spaces, A ( ; ) and B ( ; ), which are generalizations
of previous special atom spaces ...