Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Differences in Self-Efficacy of Dual Enrolled Students through Career, Technical and Agriculture Education Participation in Postsecondary Matriculation.
(2020-11-30)
The purpose of this study was to describe characteristics related to Self-Efficacy, Dual Enrollment and Career, Technical and Agricultural Education for secondary students in North Georgia High Schools in terms of their ...
Does Repeated Readings Using Expository Text and Word Overlap Lead to a Greater Gain in Fluency and Comprehension Than Non Word Overlap in Expository Text?
(2020-11-30)
This study explored the effects of repeated readings with and without overlapping domain specific vocabulary words of expository text. The goal of the study was to test the automaticity theory, a defining component of ...
Recruiting lady beetles using olfactory and visual cues for the biocontrol of Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)
(2020-11-30)
Acanthacoccus lagerstroemiae (crapemyrtle bark scale, CMBS) is an exotic scale insect that feeds on the sap of crapemyrtle trees as its primary host. Heavy Infestations of CMBS leads to reduced flowering and sooty mold ...
Potential Effects of Biotic and Abiotic Stressors on the Reproductive Health of Honey Bees
(2020-11-30)
Apis mellifera Linnaeus honey bees are the most economically important pollinator species in the United States, yet colonies consistently experience high losses as a result of interacting biotic and abiotic stressors. My ...
Stories of the Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Character Education in Southeastern High Schools
(2020-11-24)
Character education has the potential to increase student academic performance as well as social and emotional skills regardless of socio-economic level, race, gender, or grade level. Yet prior theory and research suggests ...
Diet-induced Gut Microbiome and Colon Transcriptome Changes in C57BL/6J, C57BL/6N and HCA2-/- Mice
(2020-11-24)
Genetic variation drives phenotypic and gut microbiome diversity, while also regulating metabolism and immune responses. C57BL/6J and C57BL/6NCrl inbred mice strains have different metabolic phenotypes in response to ...
An Examination of Undergraduate Student Employees’ Learning and Holistic Development
(2020-11-24)
As higher education institutions continue to employ students to carryout operational functions and supplement professional staff, they should question how the on-campus employment experience is adding value to students’ ...
The Effect of Stereotype Threat on African Americans' Perception of Police Officer Communication Accommodation
(2020-11-24)
Stereotype threat is a phenomenon that has been shown to produce inhibitory effects in cognitive and other processing (Najdowski, 2011; Osborne, 2007). This study analyzed whether stereotype threat differences occur between ...
The Relationship Between Fee for Services and Couples Therapy Dropout Moderated by Therapeutic Alliance in a Training Environment
(2020-11-24)
Dropout in psychotherapy is a common problem associated with a variety of negative outcomes for clients, service providers, and society (Anderson et al., 2019). Although many studies cite inconsistent findings between ...
The Effects of Body Composition on Female Softball Pitching Biomechanics
(2020-11-24)
Additional mass is often considered beneficial for softball pitching performance; however, there may be adverse effects of increased body mass and body fat on softball pitching biomechanics. The purpose of this project was ...
On the Design, Synthesis, and Radiation Effect Prevention of a 6U Deep Space CubeSat
(2020-11-24)
The Alabama Space Grant Consortium initiated a workforce development program across seven universities to build a 6U CubeSat with an astrophysics payload. The science mission, an investigation on the efficacy of augmented ...
Applied and Basic Aspects of Copper Interaction with Xylella fastidiosa
(2020-11-23)
Xylella fastidiosa, a gram-negative, xylem-limited plant pathogenic bacterium that causes severe diseases and asymptomatic colonization in more than 600 different plants worldwide, including many economically important ...
Information Gathering to Improve Health Literacy and Understand Glaucoma
(2020-11-23)
Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness among African Americans. There is currently a knowledge gap about glaucoma in the US population. The internet has emerged as a center of self-directed education in the 21st century. ...
Orthobiologic use for equine joint disease
(2020-11-23)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of musculoskeletal disability in people and
Horses. There is a critical need for better understanding of new therapeutics and their effects on the disease. Orthobiologics are ...
Best Management Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ornamental Plant Production
(2020-11-23)
In 2018, agriculture accounted for nearly 10% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. Nearly half of N2O emissions in that 10% were attributed to the management of agricultural soils, through the ...
The Association Between Race Based Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Social Support in Black University Students
(2020-11-23)
A substantial body of research has examined the unique yet difficult experiences of Black students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). This study (N= 99) builds on previous research to examine the association between ...
Examination of the functions of Clade III Cytokinin Response Factors in relation to Cytokinin and the Oxidative Stress Response
(2020-11-23)
Cytokinin response factors (CRFs) are a family of transcription factors belonging to the AP2/ERF transcription factor family. A subset of these CRFs have been shown to play a role in both the cytokinin (CK) signal cascade ...
Applying Chinese Philosophical Thoughts into Product Design
(2020-11-23)
Nowadays, with the trend of globalization, not only cultural diversities are being threatened, designs are also getting more and more homogeneous, too. In general, designs seem to conform to popular trends and aim for ...
Creep and Shrinkage Behavior of Concrete in Segmental Bridge Applications
(2020-11-23)
The objective of this study is to accurately predict creep and shrinkage behavior of concrete in the I-59/I-20 segmental bridge located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. In order to quantify creep and shrinkage, four different ...
Genetic diversity of the fungal pathogen Corynespora cassiicola and its fungicide resistance
(2020-11-23)
Corynespora cassiicola C.T. Wei is a widespread phytopathogenic fungus that causes disease in tropical and subtropical regions in up to 400 plant species, including fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, forestry, and row crops. ...