Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Physical treatments for reducing biomass ash and effect of ash content on pyrolysis products
(2015-07-23)
There is increasing concern of greenhouse gas effect and the depletion of fossil fuels. Different renewable energy sources such as hydro, wind, solar have been considered as a potential replacement for fossil fuel. Bio-energy, ...
Prevention of Trastuzumab and Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity Using Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Beta-Blockers in Breast Cancer Patients
(2015-07-23)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was aimed to1) examine treatment patterns of anti-neoplastic agents prescribed to breast cancer patients, 2) estimate the incidence of and identify factors associated with adjuvant ...
Me, You, and Us: Affectivity Predicting Interactive Behaviors in Older Couples’ Relationship Narratives
(2015-07-23)
The current study was developed to investigate how older spouses’ self-reported positive and negative affectivity were associated with their behavioral interactions during a relationship narrative task. To accomplish this ...
Understanding Recruitment in Horticulture and Defining Student Services
(2015-07-23)
This study consists of three individual studies. The first study focused on identifying the factors that influenced students to pursue a degree in horticulture, determining if there are trends within this select group of ...
Robust Variable Selection Methods for Grouped Data
(2015-07-23)
When predictor variables possess an underlying grouping structure in multiple regression, selecting important groups of variables is an essential component of building a meaningful regression model. Some methods exist to ...
On the influence of landscape-scale factors on stream ecosystems and macroinvertebrate assemblages in the southeastern USA: an examination of alternative statistical methods and case studies.
(2015-07-23)
The influence of land cover on stream ecosystems has increasingly been the focus of
research in a variety of fields, including ecology, hydrology, and engineering. Human-altered
land cover can increase overland storm ...
Factors Affecting Largemouth Bass Size Structure at Wheeler and Guntersville Reservoirs, Alabama
(2015-07-23)
Understanding the characteristics of a fish population is vital to the assessment and management of the stock. Size structure and abundance are two such characteristics of a population and they have the potential to vary ...
Evaluation of Enzymes Supplementation in Diets for Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
(2015-07-23)
Fish meal is preferred among other protein sources because it is an excellent source of essential nutrients such as protein and indispensable amino acids, essential fatty acids, cholesterol, vitamins, minerals attractants ...
Exotic Germplasm Introgression Effects on Agronomic Traits and Fiber Properties of Upland Cotton
(2015-07-23)
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is an economically important natural fiber crop in the world. Along with fiber, it is also valued for its oil and protein portion of the seed. Upland cotton is facing a risk associated ...
Effects of Early Adverse Risks on Middle Childhood Behavior Development, Adolescent Physical and Mental Health, and First Juvenile Arrest for Low-Income Youth
(2015-07-23)
The current dissertation investigates the effects of early adverse risks on middle childhood behavior development, adolescent physical and mental health, and first juvenile arrest in a high-risk national Longitudinal Studies ...
Hotel Guest Complaint Behaviors and Their Relationship to Motives, Personality Traits, and Emotional Intelligence
(2015-07-23)
Since a service provider’s response to failures can either reinforce customer relationships or exacerbate the negative effects of the failure, it is imperative to understand how to respond customers’ complaints based on ...
Examination of Learning Styles and Technology Perceptions among Higher Education Students
(2015-07-23)
Today, adoption of innovative technology is an important subject for research and work. Recent research discussed the importance of integrating modern technology into teaching and learning environments in higher education ...
Macro-propagation of native cane (Arundinaria spp.) in central Kentucky and restoration out-plantings in western Tennessee and southern Alabama.
(2015-07-23)
Canebrakes, monodominant stands of native bamboo (Arundinaria spp.; hereafter cane), are a critically endangered ecosystem in the Southeastern United States. Canebrakes have declined to <2% of their former range from ...
Data Center Specific Thermal and Energy Saving Techniques
(2015-07-23)
Data centers are ever increasing as we become more reliant on web based transactions. The benefits of such massive computing are obvious by the speed and ease we can get most media or information. A challenge is that new ...
Linking Peer Victimization with Sleep in Early Adolescence
(2015-07-23)
The present study examined the association between peer victimization and sleep quality in early adolescence. Negative emotional arousal in the context of peer stress was examined as a possible mediator, and both sex and ...
A Multi-Technique Perspective for the Calibration of Metal Dispersion and Oxygen Chemisorption on AgTiO2 Supported Adsorbents
(2015-07-23)
Absorption studies were performed in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the discrepancies that exist between the previously reported average crystallite sizes for silver titania adsorbents using oxygen chemisorption ...
Examining Teacher Qualifications, Characteristics, and Practices Related to English Learners in the State of Alabama: An Exploratory Study on Teacher Quality
(2015-07-23)
The purpose of this study was to explore how general classroom teachers report their qualifications, characteristics, and practices related to teaching English learners (ELs) academic language. It was also the purpose of ...
3D Surface Reconstruction Based On Plenoptic Image
(2015-07-23)
Light- field cameras, also known as plenoptic cameras, have recently become available
to the consumer market. Plenoptic cameras can collect the 4D light field information and
represent it in a single photograph. This ...
Investigating Uses for Industrial Sweetpotato in Addition to Ethanol Production to Establish Industrial Sweetpotato as a Sustainable Crop in the Southeastern United States.
(2015-07-23)
Field studies were conducted evaluating the effect of nitrogen fertilizer on yield, crude protein (CP), total digestible nutrients (TDN), and acid detergent fiber (ADF) of industrial sweetpotato tuberous roots (Ipomea ...
High Strain Rate Elastic and Fracture Characterization of Isotropic and Orthotropic Materials with and without Nano Fillers
(2015-07-22)
A long-bar apparatus for subjecting relatively small samples to mode-I stress-wave loading has been devised for failure characterization. A methodology based on digital image correlation (DIC) used in conjunction with ...