Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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A bout analysis reveals age-dependent methylmercury neurotoxicity and nimodipine neuroprotection: Implications for the role of calcium homeostasis in aging
(2016-07-20)
Learning and sensorimotor function decline in normal aging and these deficits may be related to elevations in intracellular calcium (Ca2+) levels [Ca2+]i. The neurotoxicity of methylmercury (MeHg), a ubiquitous environmental ...
Linking Social Anxiety and Autonomic Responses to Social Stress in Preadolescence
(2016-07-20)
A substantial body of theoretical literature suggests that social anxiety may be related to abnormal or inflexible autonomic nervous system activity. In recent years, this notion has been corroborated by several empirical ...
Understanding and promoting rural adolescents' psychosocial development in the context of a unique social milieu
(2016-07-20)
The need to belong is fundamental among human beings, and is associated with a variety of indices of wellbeing. Individuals can experience belonging in a variety of contexts. During adolescence, two of the most prominent ...
Identifying Effective Teaching Behaviors of Pharmacy Faculty Master Teachers
(2016-07-20)
This study aimed to examine the similarities and differences of effective teaching qualities and behaviors identified by student pharmacists and pharmacy faculty. Using an online survey, participants were asked to identify ...
Gravity and magnetic modeling of basement beneath the Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, and Piedmont provinces, Alabama
(2016-07-18)
Despite the significance of regional geophysical anomalies and the economic potential of the area, central Alabama has lacked detailed crustal gravity and magnetic models. The southeastern United States has undergone at ...
GC-MS Studies on a Series of 1-pentylacylindoles: Regioisomeric Compounds Related to the Synthetic Cannabinoids.
(2016-07-12)
This thesis is primarily focused on analytical approaches to differentiate twenty isomeric
compounds related to designer drugs of the1-pentyl-acylindoles class. The compounds
investigated represent a series of synthetic ...
DSM-5 PTSD and Passive Suicidal Ideation: An Application of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide
(2016-07-12)
The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and passive suicidal ideation (passive SI) is well established, but the underlying mechanisms have not been sufficiently explicated (Panagioti, Gooding, & ...
Osteology of the White-Tailed Deer
(1975-06-05)
Because of the absence of a comprehensive description of the osseous anatomy of the white-tailed deer, this study was undertaken. The external morphology of each bone is described utilizing the current nomenclature presented ...
Counseling Individuals of Color Who Have Experienced Race Based Trauma: Counselors’ Experiences with Identifying, Training, Treating, Policy, and Perceived Competency
(2016-07-08)
This study examined counselors’ professional experiences with race based trauma and investigated an emerging and under researched category of multicultural competency, working with Individuals of Color who have experienced ...
Stockpiled Tifton 85 Bermudagrass Followed by Grazed Winter Cover Crops as Part of a Stocker Production System for South Alabama
(2016-07-08)
A 2-yr grazing study was conducted in the fall of 2014 (Yr 1) and 2015 (Yr 2) to evaluate the use of stockpiled Tifton 85 (T85) for backgrounding stocker cattle compared with feeding hay plus supplement during the fall ...
Validation of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) Food Allergy Module- Parent Report
(2016-07-08)
Food allergy has been shown to affect approximately 8% of children in North America and Europe, with peanut allergy being the most common and severe allergen. A diagnosis of food allergy has been shown to affect emotional, ...
Three Essays on Household Residential Sorting
(2016-07-08)
This dissertation includes three essays that analyze factors affect residential sorting across neighborhood. Chapter 1 estimates the effect of crime on household location choice using a two-stage residential sorting model ...
Rank-Based Estimation for Generalized Additive Models
(2016-07-08)
This thesis focuses on the improvement of generalized additive models (GAMs) using rank estimators. We introduce estimation of the smoothing functions in GAMs via backfitting in a local scoring algorithm using maximization ...
Secondary Educational Administrator Attitudes Toward Educating Students with Disabilities in Inclusion Settings
(2016-07-08)
Inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education setting has been a topic of debate for quite some time. Educational administrators are at the forefront of the debate because their position requires they ...
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for College Students: Exploring the Impact of Group Process Verses Meditation Exercise
(2016-07-08)
This study investigated the role of group process within a mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) group for college students. The study used a quasi-experimental design and compared two MBSR groups, one that maximized ...
An analytical and experimental study on 3D-printed custom surfaces for benthic algal biofilms
(2016-07-08)
Due to their fast growing rates and regeneration, algae are a promising avenue for biofuels, aquatic pollution recovery, and a source of protein nutrients, among others. Cultivation of benthic algal communities, in particular, ...
Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Mathematics Teaching Self-Efficacy
(2016-07-08)
The purpose of this multiple methods study was to investigate whether elementary mathematics teachers’ mathematics anxiety and/or mathematical efficacy predict their mathematical teaching efficacy. The study included 51 ...
Application of Low Melt Alloys as Compliant Thermal Interface Materials: A Study of Performance and Degradation under Thermal Duress
(2016-07-08)
Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are a crucial part of thermal management in micro-electronics and often can account for a significant portion of the overall thermal budget. Generally, materials with high thermal ...
Finding the Others Like Me: Facebook Use and Invisible Minorities' Satisfaction With Social Support
(2016-07-08)
In the face of oppression, stigmatized minority individuals demonstrate strategies of resilience such as affiliation with a group of similar others for support and connection. Invisible minorities, however, may have ...
Climate and Land Use/Cover Change Impacts on the Ecologically Relevant Flow Metrics in the Cahaba River Watershed
(2016-07-05)
This study explored the impacts of land use/cover (LULC) and climate change on hydrological responses, particularly low-flow regimes, in the rapidly urbanizing upper Cahaba River basin in north-central Alabama. The Cahaba ...