Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Influence of Fruit Thinning and a Natural Plant Extract Biostimulant Application on Fruit Size and Quality of 'AU Golden Dragon', 'AU Golden Sunshine', and 'Hort16A' Kiwifruit
(2012-07-18)
Fruit thinning and the application of the natural biostimulant Benefit®Kiwi are expensive cultural practices, and the effectiveness of these practices on increasing fruit size of Actinidia chinensis cultivars grown in ...
Feeding Ecology of Pest Mole Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Scapteriscus spp.) and Associated Damage to Turfgrass
(2012-07-18)
Two omnivorous species of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae), Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder and S. borellii Giglio-Tos, are introduced subterranean pests that cause damage to turfgrass by feeding and tunneling in ...
Identification of Geographic Origin of Ictalurid Catfish and Penaeid Shrimp by Elemental Profiling
(2012-07-18)
Three investigations were performed related to identification of geographic origin of aquatic products by elemental profiling and multivariate statistics.
In the first study, fillets of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus ...
Prognostic Health Management for Mission and Safety Critical Electronics
(2012-07-17)
The increasing reliance on electrical systems to fulfill mission and safety critical applications has motivated the need for in situ monitoring of functioning electrical systems and a priori warnings of failure. In this ...
Characterization of an Attenuated Aeromonas hydrophila Vaccine and Molecular Mechanisms of Channel Catfish Immunity against Aeromonas hydrophila infection
(2012-07-17)
An attenuated Aeromonas hydrophila AL09-71 N+R vaccine strain was compared to its virulent parent strain A. hydrophila AL09-71. The attenuated AL09-71 N+R strain was developed through selection of resistance to both ...
Second generation of catfish genetic linkage map and integration of catfish genetic linkage and physical maps using BAC-anchored microsatellites
(2012-07-17)
Integration of physical and linkage maps is a critical step in building necessary genome resources for fine mapping of QTL, comparative genomics, and accurate and efficient whole genome assembly. Previously, we have ...
Almost Resolvable Maximum Packings of Complete Bipartite Graphs with 4-Cycles
(2012-07-17)
A packing of a complete bipartite graph K(m,n) with 4-cycles is a decomposition of K(m,n) into a collection C of edge-disjoint 4-cycles and a set of unused edges L referred to as the leave. If C is as large as possible ...
Erosion Control and Removal of Suspended Soil Particles in Ponds: Evaluation of Geofabric Liners and Chemical Coagulants
(2012-07-17)
In an experiment conducted at the E. W. Shell Fisheries Center, Auburn, Alabama, three ponds each were lined with a permeable geotextile with 0.090-mm opening sizes, a permeable geotextile with 0.355-mm opening sizes, or ...
Immunopathogenesis, prevention and control of Bovine viral diarrhea virus
(2012-07-17)
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is an important infectious agent that affects cattle worldwide (Baker, 1995; Houe, 1999). Acute infections with some strains of BVDV may cause immunosuppression and clinical signs of ...
Evaluation of Realistic Mobility Model for Comparative Study of Routing Protocols in IEEE 802.11p (DSRC) Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET)
(2012-07-16)
As a countermeasure for rapidly changing topology and high mobility of vehicles, Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) is emerging as a standard routing protocol. When used efficiently, an ad-hoc routing protocol could play a ...
Effect of Management on the Bacterial Community Present in Poultry Litter
(2012-07-16)
An unwanted byproduct of commercial broiler chicken grow out is thousands of
tons of litter. This litter is the material on which the broiler chicken spends its entire life.
Litter consists of a starting material, ...
Drill-Core And Geophysical Investigation Of The Western Part Of The Crystalline Rim Of Wetumpka Impact Structure, Alabama
(2012-07-16)
The present research project on Wetumpka impact structure, Elmore County, Alabama, is focused on understanding the effects of hypervelocity impact upon sedimentary target rocks and underlying crystalline bedrock in the ...
Experimental Study on the Compression of Entrapped Air Pockets in Stormwater Tunnel Systems
(2012-07-16)
Stormwater storage tunnels may undergo rapid filling pipe conditions during extreme rain events. Such conditions are relevant as adverse conditions may develop, such as surging due to entrapment and compression of entrapped ...
RLCH: Reliable Link lifetime based Cluster Head election in MANET
(2012-07-16)
Clustering has been widely considered in wireless ad hoc networks as a useful mechanism for solving the scalability problems, improving the stability, increasing the network’s energy efficiency, etc. The idea behind ...
A Multi-Study Approach to Examining the Transformative Potential of Teaching Social Justice to High School Students
(2012-07-16)
These three papers test existing educational and identity development theory regarding the phenomenon of transformative pedagogy and its effectiveness, in order to determine the predictive ability of a class on morals and ...
A Finite Volume Implementation of the Shallow Water Equations for Boussinesq Gravity Currents
(2012-07-16)
The shallow water equations (SWE) are a powerful tool for modeling the propagation of gravity currents (GC) because of their relative simplicity, computational efficiency and accuracy. Finite difference solutions, either ...
Using Magnetostrictive Biosensors for Salmonella typhimurium and Campylobacter jejuni Detection
(2012-07-16)
Salmonella and Campylobacter are two of the most common genera of foodborne pathogens. Contaminated foods, water, undercooked foods or contact with infected animals could cause salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis. ...
Specificity in Links between Parenting Style, Peer Relationship Difficulties, and Adjustment Problems in Preadolescences
(2012-07-10)
This study examined specificity linkages among peer relationship difficulties, negative parenting, and preadolescent adjustment problems. Of particular interest was whether specificity exists between bullying, hostile ...
Chemical Factors Influencing Colloid Mobilization and Th(IV) Transport through Saturated Subsurface Sediment
(2012-07-10)
In recent years, subsurface colloid mobilization has attracted considerable attention due to its suspected role in enhancing the transport of strongly adsorbing contaminants. Such colloid-facilitated contaminant transport ...
Novel Pleiotropic Effects of Niacin
(2012-07-10)
Introduction. Obesity is associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation of the adipose tissue that has been linked to obesity-related comorbidities, such as insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. Niacin exerts ...