Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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5-cycle systems
(2014-04-25)
A k-cycle system of a multigraph G is an ordered pair (V,C) where V is the vertex set of G and C is a set of k-cycles, the edges of which partition the edges of G. A k-cycle system of lambda K_v is known as a lambda-fold ...
Gene Therapy Approaches for Neurological Lysosomal Storage Diseases
(2014-04-25)
GM1 and GM2 gangliosidosis are lysosomal storage diseases caused by deficiency of enzymes required for ganglioside catabolism. Enzyme deficiencies cause neuronal accumulation of ganglioside resulting in progressive ...
Assessing the Efficacy of Pictorial Preference Assessments for Children with Developmental Disabilities
(2014-04-25)
A pictorial preference assessment is a potentially valuable tool because it allows clinicians to quickly assess preferences for complex stimuli that cannot easily be presented during an assessment. Past research has ...
Targeted Gene Expression Profiling in Beef Cattle under Finishing Conditions in the South Eastern United States: Identification of regulatory factors involved in metabolic efficiency, energy partitioning, and intramuscular fat deposition
(2014-04-25)
Three studies were conducted in order to examine the molecular events associated with metabolic efficiency in specific skeletal muscle and adipose tissue depots in finishing beef cattle. In the first study a total of 15 ...
An Integrated Logistics System for Effective Resource Distribution in Post-disaster Humanitarian Relief Operations
(2014-04-25)
After a disaster, distributing supplies and transferring people are critical operations and
should be done quickly and fairly, with consideration to difficulties associated with limited
resources.
In this research, more ...
Adaptive TCP Flow Control for Improving Performance of Mobile Cloud Clusters
(2014-04-23)
Significant innovations in mobile technologies are enabling mobile users to make real-time actionable decisions based on balancing opportunities and risks in order to take coordinated actions with others in the workplace. ...
Synthesis and solid state characterization of actinide cyanometallates and actinide benzimidazole compounds
(2014-04-23)
The square-planar cyanometallate anions allow for the unique columnar structural feature
in the solid state, termed in the literature as pseudo 1-D M…M interactions in the Pt analogs. The
distance between metal sites has ...
Investigation of the Use of Steel Intermediate Diaphragms and Temporary Bracing Alternatives for Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges
(2014-04-23)
Common in bridge construction today, diaphragms are placed transverse to the girders, connecting adjacent girders to provide stability and transmit loads. Diaphragms are defined as either end diaphragms – used at the ends ...
The Effects of Parenting and Religiosity on Deviance in Slovene Adolescents
(2014-04-23)
The current investigation studied the relations between positive parenting (parental warmth and monitoring), adolescent religiosity, low self-control, and deviance among Slovenian adolescents (N = 816). The study sought ...
Role of phosphorylated fetuin-A in insulin action, insulin resistance, obesity, and moderate weight loss
(2014-04-23)
Fetuin-A (Fet-A), secreted by the liver into circulation, inhibits insulin-stimulated insulin receptor tyrosine kinase and is positively associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and incident diabetes. Though Fet-A ...
Understanding and Estimating Travel Times of Overland Flows on Planes
(2014-04-23)
Estimating travel time of overland flow is one of the important studies in hydrology. A quasi-two-dimensional overland flow model (OFM) with the options of dynamic, diffusion, and kinematic wave approximation integrated ...
Real-Time, in-situ Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria on Food Surfaces Using a Surface-Scanning Coil Detector and Phage-Based Magnetoelastic Biosensors
(2014-04-23)
This research uses wireless magnetoelastic (ME) biosensors combined with a surface-scanning coil detector for the direct, real-time detection of Salmonella Typhimurium on fresh food surfaces. The ME biosensor consists of ...
Manganese and Iron Coordination Complexes for Biological Imaging and Oxidative Catalysis
(2014-04-23)
The ligand N,N’-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-bis(ethylacetate)-1,2-ethanediamine (debpn)
coordinates divalent transition metal ions in either a pentadentate or hexadentate fashion. The coordination number correlates with the ionic ...
Inverse eigenvalue problem for Euclidean distance matrices
(2014-04-23)
This paper examines the inverse eigenvalue problem (IEP) for the particular class of Euclidean distance matrices. Studying the necessary and sufficient conditions for a matrix to be an element of the set of Euclidean ...
A Comparison of Ageing Methods in Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus
(2014-04-23)
Sectioning otoliths and counting annuli is an accepted method for ageing of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). To reduce effort, time, and costs, whole otolith increment counts were compared to sectioned otolith increment ...
Informal Science Education and Rural Science: A Case Study of Two Seventh Grade Life Science Teachers
(2014-04-23)
The use of informal science education in rural areas, especially at rural middle schools has not been well documented. Although rural areas have accessible outdoor learning environments compared to urban areas, teachers ...
Functional Analysis of Two NAC Transcription Factors and Transcriptome Analysis under Drought in Citrullus Colocynthis
(2014-04-23)
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad, closely related to watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.), belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It can survive arid environments by maintaining its water content without wilting of the leaves ...
Univariate and Dynamic Multivariate Analysis of Functional MRI Data
(2014-04-23)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been increasingly used in the past decade for inferring brain function in both healthy and clinical populations. In this dissertation, we demonstrate fMRI data analysis ...
Cardioprotective mechanisms of PPAR gamma in diabetic heart
(2014-04-23)
Patients with diabetes exhibit significantly altered renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Recently it has been determined that hyperglycemic conditions induce an increase in angiotensin II (AT II) expression; specifically in ...
The Efficiency of Enzymatic L-Cysteine Oxidation in Mammalian Systems Derives from the Optimal Organization of the Active Site of Cysteine Dioxygenase
(2014-04-22)
Intracellular concentrations of free cysteine in mammalian organisms are maintained within a healthy equilibrium by the mononuclear iron-dependent enzyme, cysteine dioxygenase (CDO). CDO catalyzes the oxidation of L-cysteine ...