Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Effects of Hydrologic Change on Stream Fish Assemblages in Alabama
(2016-04-26)
Alabama is home to the most diverse aquatic fauna in the United States. A major threat to this fauna is habitat degradation mediated by hydrologic alteration. Land cover changes contribute to disrupted flow patterns and ...
Development and Assessment of an Infection Control Workshop in Malawi
(2016-04-26)
The purpose of this research study was to develop and assess the effectiveness of an infection control program taught in Malawi, Africa. The workshops were conducted from June through July 2015. The intent was to evaluate ...
Life Stressors and Specialized Programs and Services for Parents with Serious Mental Illness from a Peer Support Specialist Perspective
(2016-04-26)
Parents with a mental illness, especially single mothers, who are caring for their children are particularly vulnerable to social isolation, stress, financial hardship, and lack of resources. Prevention and strengths-based ...
Phosphite in Soil and Turfgrass
(2016-04-26)
Phosphate, derived from phosphoric acid (H3PO4), has long been used as a P fertilizer source, while phosphite, derived from phosphorous acid (H3PO3), has long been used as a known and proven fungicide. However, the exact ...
Knowledge and Competence Regarding Percentage of Consonants Correct: A National Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists
(2016-04-26)
The purpose of the current national survey was to examine speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs’) competence and confidence regarding the use of Percentage of Consonants Correct (PCC). Comparisons were made between recent ...
Predicting framing susceptibility in health decisions through dual process and numeracy theories
(2016-04-26)
Multiple times per day individuals are faced with deciding what foods to consume and how much of these foods to consume. For most of us, the food decisions we make have direct implications on our health and weight. In ...
Soil-Planter Interaction Force Distribution as Affected by Planting Depth Setting and Planter Configuration
(2016-04-26)
Agricultural field planting operations encounter great spatial and temporal variability. Research has shown that seeding depth and soil loading, produced by planting equipment, affect early crop growth as well as crop ...
Broaching Style and Multicultural Counseling Competence Explored in the Context of Sexual Orientation
(2016-04-26)
The present study explored counselors-in-training (CITs) and their self-perceived competency in their work with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients along with their perception of broaching behaviors with this population. ...
A Systematic Approach For Developing Modular Rehabilitation Products For Facilitating Better Strength Recovery With Focus On Stroke Patients
(2016-04-22)
According advanced medical technologies have enabled ruptured brain vessels to be saved by related procedures for stroke patients. However, most patients will suffer various kinds of sequela, such as muscle atrophy, ...
Energy Profiles of Java Collections Classes
(2016-04-22)
We created detailed profiles of the energy consumed by common operations done on Java List, Map, and Set abstractions. The results show that the alternative data types for these abstractions differ significantly in terms ...
Managing the Effects of Heat, Dust, and Vibration on a GPS Receiver in a Desert Environment
(2016-04-22)
Applications for personal handheld electronic devices, such as GPS receivers, have significantly increased in recent years. It is now necessary for such devices to be able to operate in a wide variety of harsh environmental ...
The Intersection Problem for Steiner Triple Systems
(2016-04-22)
A Steiner triple system of order n is a pair (S,T) where T is an edge disjoint partition
of the edge set of K_n (the complete undirected graph on n vertices with vertex set S) into triangles (or triples). It is by now ...
A Comparison of Particle Tracking and Sizing Using Plenoptic Imaging and Digital In-line Holography
(2016-04-22)
Digital in-line holography and plenoptic photography are two techniques for single-shot, volumetric measurement of 3D particle fields. A preliminary comparison of the two methods is presented by applying plenoptic imaging ...
An Examination of Academic and Assistive Technology Skills and Employment Outcomes
(2016-04-12)
This study examined the relationship between skill attainment by individuals with visual impairments who participated in vocational rehabilitation and the relationship to employment. The skills included the use of an aid ...
Classification Using A Functional Partial Least Squares Logistic Regression Method
(2016-04-12)
Statistical analysis of functional data has been explored extensively over the last decade
and functional partial least squares regression has emerged as a popular choice for classification problems. In partial least ...
Pleasure of manual kitchen products: A checklist for designing manual kitchen tools
(2016-04-12)
As the heart of the home, the kitchen is always a happening place. It can be used to
entertain family, cook that holiday meal, or just scrounge for the latest snack. Kitchen tools have
an important role in creating ...
Investigating the Methodology of Warning Symbol Design
(2016-04-12)
The present study is a continuation of work done by Dr. Adam Piper in his 2010 dissertation on warning symbol design. Warning symbols are important because, if designed correctly, they communicate information about a hazard ...
Schedule Thinning Following Functional Communication Training: A Comparison of Chained Schedules and Multiple Schedules
(2016-04-12)
Functional communication training (FCT) is a well-supported, effective, function-based intervention used to reduce rates of problem behavior by teaching communicative responses that access functionally equivalent reinforcers. ...
Agricultural and Food Policies in Global Trade The Case of Almonds and Hazelnuts
(2016-04-05)
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay presents an industry model developed to analyze the link between targeted production subsidies and excess inventory holdings. The Turkish hazelnut industry is a ...
3-D Model Development of Metal Building Systems with Hard Walls
(2016-04-05)
Metal Buildings with precast concrete or masonry walls (hard walls) have been identified by analytical modeling, shake table tests, and earthquake reconnaissance as being susceptible to collapse. While the steel frames ...