Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Late- to Post-Caledonian Extensional History of Northwest Hinnoy, North Norway
(2005-08-15)
This investigation focuses on the lithologies and late- to post-Caledonian, upper crustal structures exposed in westernmost Hinnoy, north Norway, and the information about the timing and kinematics of faults that they may ...
Presettlement Vegetation and Fire in Escambia and Covington Counties, Alabama
(2005-08-15)
This study was the first to examine presettlement forests in the lower coastal plain of Alabama. The primary data source is General Land Office public land survey field notes, which contain an unintentional, but systematic ...
Timber Industry Consolidation and the Need for Scale Appropriate Harvesting Mechanisms in Alabama's Black Belt
(2005-08-15)
The consolidation and technological development of the forest industry in west Alabama’s Black Belt has lead to a growing disjunction between the needs of small forestland owners and the capabilities of logging operations ...
Population Pressure, Land Tenure, Deforestation, and Farming Systems in Haiti: The Case of Foret Des Pins Reserve
(2005-08-15)
Forêt des Pins Reserve, a state-owned natural forest in Haiti, has suffered severe degradation due to a land tenure system that does not guarantee security for farmers, illegal harvesting of trees for the production of ...
The Relationship of Self Efficacy and Job Culture to Job Satisfaction Among Certified Athletic Trainers
(2005-08-15)
Few studies have examined job satisfaction levels of athletic trainers and no known research exists examining the influences of athletic trainer’s self efficacy and job culture on levels of job satisfaction. The purpose ...
Adolescent co-parenting relationships and their effect on parental self-efficacy
(2005-12-15)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the structure and quality of the co-residential co-parenting relationships on the self-efficacy of adolescent and young adult unmarried mothers. Forty one predominately ...
Mediating Mechanisms: Understanding the Link Between Parenting and Adolescent Deviance
(2005-12-15)
Coercion theory suggests that a coercion process between parent and child is associated with development of deviance, thus, a direct association is suggested in the parent-deviance link. Coercion theory also has argued ...
The Relationships Between Conflict, Marital Satisfaction and Couples' Time Spent in Joint Activity
(2005-12-15)
The purpose of this study is to examine the links between marital satisfaction, couples’ time together in joint, leisure activity and relationship conflict. Current literature has established the positive link between ...
The Effects of St. John's Wort on the Pharmacokinetics of Corticosteroid and Non-Steroidal Drug Preparations
(2005-08-15)
St. John’s Wort is a flowering plant whose extracts have gained increasing popularity in the treatment of mild to moderate depression. This investigation examined the impact of long-term St. John’s Wort administration upon ...
Synaptic Glutamate Receptor Dysfunction in Tissue and Animal Models of Alzheimer’s Disease
(2005-08-15)
The complexity of cognitive decline involved in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) warrants a thorough investigation into the molecular mechanism that may hold the basis for the impaired learning and memory. Indeed, certain molecules ...
Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Body Mass Index of Primarily Low-Income African American Children Living in Rural Alabama
(2005-08-15)
Fruit and vegetable intakes among primarily low-income African American elementary
school-aged children living in three rural counties in Alabama were examined. Data were
collected from 253 children in the fall 2002 and ...
Relationships Between Dietary Intake and Body Mass Index of Primarily Low-Income, African American Children and Their Female Caregivers Living in Rural Alabama
(2005-08-15)
Body mass and dietary intake relationships were examined between 110 primarily African American children and their caregivers from three rural counties (Bullock, Macon, and Wilcox) in Alabama. Children were 9 to 13 years ...
Exploring the Effect of Emotion on Time-elapsed Consumer Perceptions of Service: A Reexamination of the Satisfaction Construct
(2005-08-15)
Customer satisfaction remains a central tenet of all relationship management efforts within the hospitality sector (Oliver, 1997). Yet, while many studies have concluded that there is a significant relationship between ...
Rapid Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes in Salad by Polymerase Chain Reaction
(2005-08-15)
The development of rapid detection methods for the testing of ready-to-eat products is an area of high importance, not only for the food industry but also for consumers. The USDA standard for zero tolerance of Listeria ...
Central Leptin, But Not Central Insulin, Attenuates the Decrease of Adiponectin Concentrations and Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Streptozotocin (STZ)-Induced Diabetic Rats
(2005-08-15)
Central leptin increases peripheral insulin sensitivity through unknown mechanisms. Central insulin signaling may also contribute to peripheral insulin sensitivity. To clarify the relationships among central leptin, central ...
Experimental Investigation of Bendable Heat Pipes
(2005-08-15)
Heat pipes are highly conductive heat transfer devices. They use the latent heat of the working fluid for efficient heat transfer over a very small temperature drop. They have been a subject of numerous studies since the ...
Investigation of the Effect of Radiation on the Thermophoretic Motion of Soot Particles in Free-Molecular Regime
(2005-08-15)
The coupling of radiation and thermophoresis is hypothesized to result in attractive forces among soot particles in combustion environments. The effect of radiation from the soot particles on their thermophoretic motion ...
Advancements in Vacuum Process Molding and Casting
(2005-08-15)
Vacuum assisted molding, or ‘V’ Process molding, possesses many benefits over other sand casting processes. However, the process lacks the high cooling rates and speed of solidification that other sand casting processes ...
Measurement of Absorption Coefficient of Road Surfaces Using Impedance Tube Method
(2005-08-15)
The absorption coefficient of dense and porous road surfaces has been measured using core samples with 4 and 6-inch diameter impedance tubes. The 6-inch tube allows the absorption of a large core sample surface to be ...
Thermal Performance of Ball Grid Arrays and Thin Interface Materials
(2005-08-15)
Current electronic packages exhibit very high and ever increasing power densities. That trend mandates the need for enhanced thermal performance. This study introduces a state of the art apparatus to measure thermal ...