Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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An Exploration of Social Learning Behaviors Concerning University Faculty Members’ Use of Learning Management Systems
(2016-11-02)
Formal training for faculty members who use Learning Management Systems (LMSs) plays an integral part in helping faculty members learn to use the LMS and its features, but unstructured interactions between faculty members ...
Learning Styles and Preferences of Field Managers in U.S. Non-residential Construction
(2016-10-26)
Construction is the largest U.S. industry, in which there are many current trends in the adoption of new project delivery strategies, management practices, and complex applications of information technology. As part of ...
Boosting Cloud Computing Frameworks with High Performance Computing Features
(2016-10-26)
High Performance Computing (HPC) often employs a set of networked and/or distributed computers working together to solve extremely large problems. Since the early 1990's, HPC has made use of technologies such as the Message ...
Effects of feeding reduced crude protein diets while maintaining essential amino acids and total glycine + serine concentrations on growth performance, nitrogen excretion, plasma uric acid concentrations, and carcass characteristics of broilers
(2016-10-04)
An excessive reduction of crude protein (CP) content in broiler diets has been resulting in poor growth performance. This may be due to sub-optimum concentrations of Val, Ile, Arg, and Trp. Additionally, total Gly + Ser ...
An Attribution Theory Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Communication: Consumer Response to Consistency-Based CSR Positioning
(2016-08-31)
Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) appears to be mutually beneficial for companies and consumers, the modern marketplace has left both parties in vulnerable positions, with consumers increasingly subjected to ...
Comparing Aquatic Communities across Spatial and Environmental Scales in the Mobile Bay Estuary
(2016-08-30)
Abstract
Estuaries are important ecosystems that sit at the interface of marine and freshwater environments. Mobile Bay is a large, river-influenced estuary in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The mechanisms that govern ...
Thermosetting Polymers from Renewable Resources
(2016-08-26)
Polymer science was born as an answer to the need to produce and to understand materials such as plastics, rubber, adhesives, fibers, and paints. It has been recognize as an interdisciplinary field, combining theoretical ...
Inhibition Study in Biofuels and Biochemicals Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass
(2016-08-26)
Developing biofuels and renewable chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass has great potential to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel and address the environmental issues. However, it encounters several techno-economic ...
Love Me Through It: An Observational Perspective on Health-Related Spousal Support Over Time
(2016-08-26)
During times of hardship, it is natural for individuals to seek support from those close to them, which may explain why partners turn to each other when faced with health issues. Though partners in all stages of life can ...
Igneous-Rock Hosted Orogenic Gold Deposit at Hog Mountain, Tallapoosa County, Alabama
(2016-08-24)
The Hog Mountain gold deposit is located in northern Tallapoosa County, Alabama and is part of the historic Goldville mining district. Hog Mountain is geologically located in the eastern Blue Ridge consisting of phyllites, ...
Evaluation of Irrigation Scheduling Methods and Nitrogen Fertilization Effect on Corn Production in Alabama
(2016-08-24)
The unpredictable rainfall distribution patterns and high spatial variability in soil texture are promoting changes in irrigation and fertilization management. Irrigation systems are helping farmers to achieve consistent ...
In vitro anti-tubulin effects of mebendazole and fenbendazole on J3T canine glioma cells
(2016-08-24)
Benzimidazole anthelmintics have reported anti-neoplastic effects both in vitro and in vivo. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro chemosensitivity of canine glioma J3T cells to mebendazole and ...
"Alas for the Church of God": Southern Methodist Leaders and the Quest for Ecclesiological Identity, 1844-1876
(2016-08-19)
This dissertation traces the formation, development, and preservation of a distinctive “southern Methodist” identity by southern Wesleyan leaders during the Civil War era, and describes the tensions faced in seeking to ...
An Economic Impact Study of the Alabama Horse Industry
(2016-08-19)
This thesis evaluates the economic impact of the Alabama horse industry. Budgets have been developed for three separate levels of horse care described as low, moderate, and high cost. The budgets along with the population ...
A Look at Public Service Motivation Using NLSY97 Data: Examining Prosocial Attitudes and Altruistic Behavior in Young Adults with Professional Public Service Experience
(2016-08-16)
This study examines whether young adults with work experience in public service organizations—defined as organizations within sectors which have an other-centeredness orientation, such as public, nonprofit, or military ...
How Do Consumers Evaluate Mobile Apps? The Role of App Name Suffix, App Information Quality, and Consumer Characteristics
(2016-08-10)
The great penetration of mobile devices in the consumer market has allowed consumers to perform specific tasks by installing and using mobile apps. Despite the great potential of mobile apps, no published work has paid ...
Distortions in bipeak interval timing by chronic methylmercury exposure are attenuated by the L-type Ca++ channel blocker isradipine: Effects of relative and absolute target duration and duration of exposure.
(2016-08-10)
Nigralstriatal dopamine neurons have a unique, Cav1.3, L-type Ca2+ channel that exhibits rhythmic oscillations in Ca2+, conferring pacemaking activities. This may make them vulnerable to Parkinson’s Disease (PD) or ...
Immune and gustatory roles of the channel catfish skin as revealed by comparative transcriptomic analyses
(2016-08-09)
Fish scales are physical barriers protecting them from various external stresses, in particular, from pathogen infections. However, vast majority of catfishes are evolutionarily scaleless. How scaleless fish respond to ...
Economic Viability of Floating In-Pond Raceway Systems for Commercial Hybrid Catfish Production
(2016-08-09)
An in-pond raceway (IPRS) production trial was conducted in Dallas County, AL from January to November 2015. The goal of this work was to see how this new technology would behave in a commercial catfish farm setting and ...
A Conditional Reasoning Test for Risk and Incident Propensity
(2016-08-09)
Occupational injuries and fatalities persist in large numbers in the United States. Injuries and fatalities that occur at work have a high social and financial cost to employers. Moreover, human error is often to blame ...