Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Using online student polling for continuous improvement planning
(2010-07-20)
This study examines the use of Internet polling at schools to gain student input for the improvement of learning conditions to assist in the continuous improvement planning. The study consists of 2006 respondents and three ...
The Role of SCARECROW-LIKE 3 in Salt Tolerance During Germination and Seedling Development in Arabidopsis thaliana
(2010-07-20)
Salinity is a stress factor that results in reduced crop productivity. As much as three hectares of arable land is lost due to salinity per minute. With an increasing world population and shrinking arable land, world crop ...
Fabrication of Macro Scale 3D Structures Using MEMS Technology
(2010-07-20)
The addition of Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) in the fabrication of micro-electro-mechanical-systems(MEMS) has enabled the creation of many new structures that were not previously feasible. By combining this technique ...
Fixed Points and Periodic Points of Orientation Reversing Planar Homeomorphisms
(2010-07-20)
Topological dynamics on surfaces is studied. The primary objects of study are orientation reversing homeomorphisms of the plane, but most of the results apply also to the orientation reversing homeomorphisms of the 2-sphere. ...
Will Millennials Change the face of Relationship Management in the Public Relations Profession?
(2010-07-20)
This study was conducted using a Web-based survey instrument, which was administered to public relations students and practitioners. It examines the perceptions and attitudes of the Millennial generation concerning various ...
Continuity and Change in Extracurricular Activity Involvement from Grade 7 to Grade 12
(2010-07-19)
Research has shown extracurricular activities to be positive contexts for youth development. Such activities have recently been conceptualized in terms of both breadth (number of activities) and depth (intensiveness of ...
Effects of Pythium and Cold Storage on the Survival of Southern Pine Seedlings
(2010-07-19)
Cold storing bareroot loblolly pine (Pinus spp.) seedlings for > 1 week after lifting from October to mid-December has been associated with poor outplanting survival compared to when seedlings are lifted and stored in ...
El Mundo Femenino en las obras de Jorge Franco Ramos
(2010-07-19)
El tema central de esta tesis es la relación entre la historia, la literatura y la mujer en las obras de Jorge Franco Ramos. Esta relación define a la literatura feminista colombiana como parte de la heterogeneidad ...
Alternative Fuels and Their Effects on Portland Cement
(2010-07-19)
The production of portland cement is a complex process involving several materials, complex systems, and temperatures on the order of 1500 °C. Non-renewable fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum coke, and natural gas have ...
Evaluation of a Transvaginal Laparoscopic NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) Approach to the Abdomen of Mares
(2010-07-19)
The objectives of this study were to describe a natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) using laparoscopic and endoscopic instrumentation transvaginally into the standing mare’s abdomen and identify structures ...
Decision Making Consequences of the Paradoxical Flip
(2010-07-19)
The hard-easy manipulation (i.e., manipulation of item difficulty) has been used to demonstrate that participants are sometimes overconfident while believing they are worse than average. This finding is often referred to ...
An Experimental Evaluation of the Delta Operator in Digital Control
(2010-07-19)
Interest in digital control systems has been on the rise over recent decades with the ever decreasing cost and increasing performance of microprocessors and the academic advancements in control theory. Although there are ...
Thermotolerance of Hemlock (Tsuga spp.) and Investigation of a Foliar Disorder in Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica ×fauriei)
(2010-07-19)
Foliar thermotolerance of six Tsuga species to direct heat injury was evaluated using electrolyte leakage. Species evaluated included: T. canadensis, T. caroliniana, T. chinensis, T. diversifolia, T. heterophylla, and T. ...
Degradation of Phenolic Compounds Using Laccase or Peroxidase Enzymatic Treatment
(2010-07-16)
To remove ammonia from wastewater most refineries use biological treatment employing suspended biomass because there is no secondary pollutant. The main purpose of biological treatment is to accelerate the oxidation process ...
Indigent Defense in Five Southern States: Factors that Influence State Administrative Oversight
(2010-07-16)
The right to legal representation for those accused of crime is now a constitutional right across the American legal system. State oversight of indigent defense programs in the American states has not been the subject of ...
Sediment Yield along an Actively Managed Streamside Management Zone
(2010-07-15)
In this study, we aim to regenerate a mature streamside management zone (SMZ) and create an uneven-aged forest with multiple canopy tiers and a dense understory using single tree selection (based on the Proportional-B ...
The Design and Fabrication of a Microfluidic Landscaper
(2010-07-15)
Catalysis is identified as a feature of enzymes function, and kinetic analysis of the conversion generated by the reaction between proteins and enzymes is essential to understand and control them for biological applications. ...
The Sodium Channel Gene Expression on the Kdr Locus in the House Fly, Musca domestica and the Mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus
(2010-07-14)
A point mutation of leucine to phenylalanine (L-to-F), resulting from a single nucleotide substitution in the sodium-channel of insects, is associated with pyrethroid resistance. In this study, to understand genetic basis ...
Energy-efficient Clustering Method for Wireless Sensor Networks
(2010-07-14)
Wireless sensor networks have recently emerged as an important computing platform. These sensors are power-limited and have limited computing resources. Therefore the sensor energy has to be managed wisely in order to ...
Modeling impact of Land Use/ Cover changes on Water Quality and Quantity of Fish River Watershed
(2010-07-13)
Hydrologic and water quality models are widely used for assessing the impacts of land use/cover (LULC) changes on water quality and quantity. However, their credibility for predicting LULC change impacts has not been tested ...