Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Family Processes, Low Self-Control, and Deviance: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Control Theory
(2007-08-15)
The purpose of the current study was to test a number of theoretical propositions by Self-Control Theory (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990). More specifically, the current study tested three theoretical propositions that ...
Various Weed Control Techniques in Container Nursery Production
(2007-08-15)
Studies were conducted evaluating selected herbicides during propagation of Loropetalum chinense ‘Ruby’ to determine effects on rooting and subsequent plant growth. Herbicides evaluated were: Gallery, Ronstar, and Regal ...
Effects of ChromatiNet on Cut Snapdragons and Selected Bedding and Vegetable Crops
(2007-08-15)
The purpose of these studies was to evaluate the application of ChromatiNet as a growth modifying photoselective filter. The first study investigated three cultivars of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) as cut flowers in a ...
Louise Blanchad Bethune: Architect Extraordinaire and First American Woman Architect, Practiced in Buffalo, New York (1881-1905)
(2007-08-15)
Jennie Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856-1913) was America’s first professional woman architect at a time when few women chose careers except when faced with economic necessity. The only child of teachers, Bethune’s education ...
David Schenck and the Contours of a Confederate Identity
(2007-08-15)
The purpose of this dissertation is twofold. First, it serves to shed light on the life of North Carolinian David Schenck (1835-1902), whose extensive diaries have been a wellspring of information for historians for ...
'A Fine View of the Delectable Mountains': The Religious Vision of Mary Virginia Terhune (Marion Harland) and Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
(2007-08-15)
In the past twenty-five years, there has been a growing scholarly interest in the popular domestic fiction of the nineteenth century. Cultural historians have studied this literature, largely created by women, for the ...
The Effects of Accumulated and Continuous Bouts of Aerobic Exercise and Differing Levels of Exercise Intensity on Postprandial Lipemia
(2007-08-15)
The purposes of this investigation were to compare the effects of low- and moderate-intensity exercise and accumulated versus continuous aerobic exercise on postprandial lipemia in males with metabolic syndrome. Fourteen ...
The Use Of Visual Supports for Students with Autism in Inclusive Physical Education
(2007-08-15)
The purposes of this study were: (1) to examine the effects of visual supports on individuals with autism time-on-task behavior in inclusive physical education, (2) to examine the effects of visual supports on individuals ...
Hydrology and Water Chemistry in Weeks Bay, Alabama: Implications for Mercury Bioaccumulation
(2007-08-15)
Recent studies within Weeks Bay, an estuary of Mobile Bay, have revealed that both water and fish are contaminated by mercury (Hg), an element known to be extremely toxic to wildlife and humans. Seasonal variations of ...
Stratigraphic and Paleoenvironmental Context of the Ingersoll Shale, An Upper Cretaceous Conservation Lagerstatte, Eutaw Formation, Eastern Alabama
(2007-08-15)
The Ingersoll shale, a thin (<1 m) clay-dominated lens within the Upper Cretaceous Eutaw Formation exposed in Russell County, Alabama, contains an exceptionally well-preserved, primarily terrestrial biota that includes a ...
Mineralogical and geochemical profiling of arsenic-contaminated alluvial aquifers in the Ganges-Brahmaputra floodplain Manikganj, Bangladesh
(2007-08-15)
The present study investigated three major components – groundwater, sediment and minerals of arsenic-affected Quaternary alluvial aquifers in Manikganj town, which is located in one of the As-hotspots in central Bangladesh. ...
Biotic Composition and Taphonomy of an Upper Cretaceous Konservat-Lagerstätte: The Ingersoll Shale, Eutaw Formation, Eastern Alabama
(2007-08-15)
The Ingersoll shale is a thin (<1m), laterally restricted clay lens within the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Eutaw Formation, Russell County, eastern Alabama. The clay lens represents abandoned tidal creek fill within an ...
Fluctuating Asymmetry of White-Tailed Deer Antlers
(2007-08-15)
Fluctuating asymmetry has been proposed as an indirect indicator of individual quality. Sexually selected traits, such as deer antlers, are expected to exhibit patterns of decreasing level of fluctuating asymmetry with ...
A satellite derived map of Ecological Systems in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, USA
(2007-08-15)
Land cover mapping via remote sensing is an important tool for conservation and land management. A critical component to land cover mapping is defining the classification. A classification scheme must be sufficiently ...
The Impacts of Human Spatial Concentration, Economic Freedom, and Corruption on Species Imperilment
(2007-08-15)
Advocates of certain public policies believe that alternative spatial distributions of a fixed-size human population have different environmental consequences. Specifically, a more concentrated human population has a ...
Phage-coupled Piezoelectric Biodetector for Salmonella typhimurium
(2005-08-15)
Salmonella typhimurium is a leading cause of foodborne illness and a critical threat agent for potential bioterrorism. Current rapid detection initiatives include biosensors that routinely incorporate antibodies for ...
Trade Adjustments to Exchange Rates in Regional Economic Integration: Argentina and Brazil
(2005-12-15)
Currency devaluation is one of the most commonly used economic policies when a country faces a trade imbalance. By making exports more competitive in world markets and imports more expensive in terms of local currency, ...
Built-In Self Test for Regular Structure Embedded Cores in System-on-Chip
(2005-05-15)
Miniaturization and integration of different cores onto a single chip are increasing
the complexity of VLSI chips. To ensure that these chips operate as desired, they
have to be tested at various phases of their development. ...
Aerodynamics of Wrap-Around Fins in Supersonic Flow
(2005-12-15)
Existing supersonic fin theory has been modified to compute the pressure distribution over a wrap-around fin. Evvard’s theory has been used to calculate the pressure loading due to angle-of-attack on a wrap-around fin by ...
Influence of dams on stream fish biodiversity across a diverse Georgia landscape
(2007-08-15)
The composition of a stream fish assemblage is strongly influenced by the drainage basin, physiographic region, and the stream order it occurs in. It is also well known that anthropogenic disturbances can dramatically ...