Browsing Auburn University Graduate School by Title
Now showing items 2188-2207 of 9103
Documentation of the Rapid Replacement of Four GDOT Bridge Decks
(2006-05-15)
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has many interstate bridges near downtown Birmingham which have good substructures and superstructures, but suffer from significant deck cracking and deterioration. The ...
Does Access Imply Usability? Evaluating Social and Physical Barriers to Park Access and Usability within Atlanta, Georgia
(2024-05-02)
The mere existence of green spaces doesn't guarantee their usage, and access to them isn't solely dependent on their proximity. This study investigates park use in Atlanta, Georgia with a focus on understanding how park ...
Does An All-Star Premium Exist in the NBA? An Econometric Analysis of NBA Player Salaries from 1999-2006
(2006-12-15)
This thesis is a salary determination model for NBA players. It presents a review of previously published literature as well as discusses background information on the structure of the NBA’s labor market. It uses the ...
Does chronic leptin treatment decrease glucagon responsiveness in STZ-induced type 1 diabetic rats?
(2013-07-15)
Central administration of leptin normalizes blood glucose (BG) concentrations in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. We hypothesize that this is due to a leptin-mediated decrease in glucagon responsiveness.
Male ...
Does Couple Wellbeing Mediate the Relationship Between Military Stressors/Supports and Psychological Outcomes in Military Wives?
(2020-07-14)
This study examined the relationships between military stressors and supports, couple wellbeing, and the psychological outcomes of military wives. Systems focused theories, specifically the ABCX Model of Family Stress and ...
Does force enhancement occur during the stretch-shorten cycle?
(2014-12-17)
Recently, research into mechanisms for muscle force enhancement has gained popularity. Force enhancement is a term used for the increase in force output of muscle above that predicted by the muscle tension-length relationship, ...
Does Higher Self-Control Predict Higher State-Orientation and Negative Self-Referential Emotions? A Mixed Methods Study.
(2019-12-10)
Trait self-control has been evaluated overwhelmingly as desirable, but only limited research has investigated the negative trade-offs associated with exercising self-control. This paper uses mixed methods to explore ...
Does Marital Conflict Predict Later Alcohol Use?
(2007-05-15)
Couple’s physical and verbal aggression were examined longitudinally to determine if they predict later alcohol use, controlling for SES, race/ethnicity, and individual partner’s age. The sample consisted of 194 couples ...
Does multitasking work for you? The role of multitasking fit in employee job satisfaction and turnover intentions
(2020-07-20)
Person-job (P-J) fit refers to the degree of congruence between an employee and their occupation. P-J fit is important for organizations to understand, because it predicts job satisfaction and turnover intentions, such ...
Does Rating Help Microfinance Institutions Raise Funds? A Cross-Country Analysis of the Role of Rating Agency Assessments in Microfinance Industry
(2007-12-15)
This thesis studies whether rating assessments help MFIs raise more funds, using a sample of 315 MFIs operating in 63 countries worldwide during the period of 1999-2005. The main conclusion is that there is no strong ...
Does Repeated Readings Using Expository Text and Word Overlap Lead to a Greater Gain in Fluency and Comprehension Than Non Word Overlap in Expository Text?
(2020-11-30)
This study explored the effects of repeated readings with and without overlapping domain specific vocabulary words of expository text. The goal of the study was to test the automaticity theory, a defining component of ...
Does Targeted Campaign Message Impact Vote Intention and Vote Choice? An Experimental Study of Alabama Seniors
(2009-04-09)
Conventional wisdom and the huge amount of money spent by political campaigns in the United States hold that multiple targeted messages influence voter turnout and voter vote choice. Prior studies have focused primarily ...
Does U.S. Soft Power Translate into Foreign Countries' Support for U.S. Foreign Policies?
(2021-01-25)
Power is a central concept in the study of international relations. This dissertation explores soft power as a facet of power which is seen as increasingly important. Joseph Nye’s concept of soft power has caught the ...
Does Variability Training Facilitate Learning in Two Genetically Divergent Mouse Strains?
(2016-05-06)
Variability is an operant dimension of behavior so the degree of variability observed depends upon the reinforcement contingency. One approach to reinforcing variations is the threshold procedure, in which a particular ...
Doin’ It for the Culture: An Exploration of Critical Consciousness and Civic Engagement Within HBCU Core Curriculum
(2021-08-03)
Within the context of higher education, HBCUs are more specifically known, due to their controversial origin, for having mission and vision statements that broadly imply attending this particular institutional type will ...
Domestic Violence and the Caste System: Evaluating the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act of 2005
(2021-08-17)
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) of 2005 was implemented in
October 2006 to provide women in India with more civil and legal protection. My research seeks
to assess the effectiveness of the PWDVA ...
Double Photoionization of Water and Dissociative Electron Attachment to CF4
(2016-11-29)
This thesis is an amalgam of two largely different experiments. While the exper-
imental apparatus are similar, the incident particles, fundamental interactions, and
dissociation dynamics of the two systems are entirely ...
Doubly-Selective Channel Estimation and Equalization Using Superimposed Training and Basis Expansion Models
(2007-08-15)
Owing to multipath propagation and Doppler spread, typical wireless channels are both frequency- and time-selective (doubly-selective). In this dissertation, we concentrate on channel estimation and equalization over ...
The downside of persistence: The effects of mood on an escalation of commitment paradigm
(2012-07-31)
Escalation of commitment is a decision-making phenomenon that continues to impact the performance of managers. This continuation of investments into a losing course of action has been documented in a variety of settings ...
Dr. Billy G. Walls and the Auburn University Bands, 1961-1991: A Story of Impact, Influence and Innovation
(2010-12-08)
The purpose of this study was to examine the career of Dr. Billy G. Walls at Auburn University. The study focused on three aspects of his career, namely: social, economic and political issues that affected the band program ...