Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Gradient Flows, Convexity, and Adjoint Orbits
(2012-06-19)
This dissertation studies some matrix results and gives their Generalizations in the context of semisimple Lie groups. The adjoint orbit is the primary object in our study.
The dissertation consists of four chapters. ...
Salmonella and Campylobacter Reduction and Quality Characteristics of Poultry Carcasses Treated with Various Antimicrobials in a Finishing Chiller®
(2012-06-19)
With the implementation of more stringent regulatory guidelines, it is necessary for processors to employ new or additional pathogen intervention strategies for more effective control of Salmonella and Campylobacter ...
The Lure of Non-credit Studio Art Classes for Adult Learners
(2012-06-18)
The purpose of this study was to examine the motivation and satisfaction of adult learners who participated in non-credit studio art classes. Leisure motivation has been researched by educators, philosophers, psychologists, ...
Sound Production And The Effect Of Noise On Communication In The Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta)
(2012-06-06)
Animal communication is important in the success and survival of species. In order to find a potential mate, individuals must be able to communicate effectively with each other. This communication may involve identification ...
The influence of instructional climates on motor skill competence, physical activity behaviors, and psychosocial variables of 2nd grade students
(2012-06-05)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two instructional climates (mastery, performance) on: a) motor skill competence, b) physical activity during physical education and after-school, and c) psychosocial ...
In Vivo Measures of Vocal Function Responses and Upper Airway Thermoregulation Following Exposure to Varying Environmental Conditions
(2012-06-04)
Occupationally-related voice disorders affect a large number of individuals each year, costing the U.S. healthcare system the equivalent in health care dollars spent for the treatment of pediatric ear infections. To date, ...
Evaluating Dissemination and Implementation Efforts in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
(2012-06-04)
With a push for evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP), dissemination to community mental health care providers has been occurring. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is one type of EBPP that is currently being ...
Democracy and Economic Growth
(2012-05-23)
A common theorem of political economists is that democracy and income are strongly correlated. There are conflicting views on the direction of the causality. Coups that started due to non- economic reasons are shocks to ...
Dietary Intake Variables as Predictors of Weight Status and the Prevalence of At-Risk for Overweight and Overweight African American Preadolescents: An 18 Month Study
(2012-05-23)
This exploratory quantitative, repeated measures research design investigated whether the dietary intake variables of preadolescents’ and their caregivers could be used to predict the weight status of African American ...
Income and Price Elasticity: Econometric Model of Paper Product
(2012-05-22)
This thesis is about income and price elasticity of paper products. It is a panel data model which combines time-series data and cross-section data. The pooled data are based on twenty-three major forest consumed counties ...
Asphalt Politics in the Deep South: Race, Housing, and the Interstate Highway System in Atlanta and Birmingham
(2012-05-21)
This thesis explores how the Interstate Highway System was partially responsible for the transition of the American South from a rural agrarian-based society into a more urban industrialized society. With this cultural ...
TCP/IP Implementation of Hadoop Acceleration
(2012-05-18)
Cloud Computing is a booming technology in computer science. Since Google released the design details of the MapReduce technique in 2004 [1], cloud computing has been more and more popular. Hadoop [2] has been developed ...
Evaluation and Analysis of Commercially Available Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Sensors for Aircraft Applications
(2012-05-18)
Commercial airline flight in the United States of America is under the oversight of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which has set standards for the amount of harmful or unpleasant compounds onboard aircraft to ...
Evaluation of Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) as an Alternative Crop for Phyto-remediation
(2012-05-17)
Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, offers a wide diversity of uses as ornamental, edible and medicinal plant. An opportunity for growing lotus as a crop in Alabama also has the potential for phyto-remediation. Lotus was evaluated ...
Gender role attitudes: An examination of within-individual malleability and the value of dyadic congruence
(2012-05-17)
Suggestions from structural symbolic interactionism and recent empirical studies are that gender role attitudes are malleable – able to change and be redefined – at the individual-level in relation to significant experiences. ...
Cognate recognition
(2012-05-17)
This study is focused on cognate recognition. First, a new classification of cognates (English/Spanish) based on orthographic, phonological and semantic similarities between words have been proposed-identical, similar, and ...
Competing identities: a gendered analysis on the effect of religiosity on homosexual identity formation
(2012-05-17)
This study analyzes the effect of religiosity on homosexual identity formation, focusing specifically on if this effect is different between males and females. Past research has shown that gender and levels of conservativism ...
Impact of Drought Stress on Transgenic Corn Seed Technologies in the United States: A Comparative Analysis
(2012-05-16)
Corn grain yield per acre has increased over 450% in the United States over the last 80 years. Continued increases in productivity may be aided by the advancement and adoption of improved transgenic corn seed varieties, ...
Ethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Deacetylation, Pretreatment, and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
(2012-05-16)
Chemical pretreatment methods applicable for switchgrass and corn stover were investigated to improve enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation yields. Various pretreatment strategies were studied including acidic, alkaline ...
Seeing stars: a molecular and morphological investigation of the Odontasteridae (Asteroidea)
(2012-05-16)
Odontasterids (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) comprise a clade described by A.E. Verrill in 1899 and are placed within Valvatida, a derived assemblage of sea stars. Boasting a worldwide distribution, Odontasterids are found ...