University of Georgia Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Screening for recidivism
(uga, 2016-12)The purpose of this study was to determine predictive capabilities of The Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test (RIST; Reynolds and Kamphaus, 2003) and age at time of psychological evaluation in determining whether juveniles ... -
Improvement of southern stem canker screening methods and characterization of Georgian Diaporthe aspalathi isolates
(uga, 2016-12)Southern soybean stem canker caused by Diaporthe aspalathi has caused major soybean losses for growers in the Southeast U.S. The most effective disease management tool for growers is the use of stem canker resistant soybean ... -
A phenomenological study of the symbiotic nature of teaching and composing that exists within the contemporary band educator/conductor/composer
(uga, 2016-12)Although the contemporary band director functions on a time-intensive schedule, a small population of these educators spend much of their non-teaching time composing music for ensembles they direct. This study sought to ... -
Methylmercaptopropionate-CoA ligase and methylthioacryloyl-CoA hydratase from the dimethylsulfoniopropionate demethylation pathway
(uga, 2016-12)The organosulfur compound dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is a valuable commodity for both the phytoplankton that produce it and the marine bacteria that degrade it. While phytoplankton use DMSP primarily as an osmolyte, ... -
The Farish District, its architecture and cultural heritage
(uga, 2016-12)This paper explores the complexity of the Farish Street District, its issues today and importance to the cultural history of the black community in Mississippi. This communities’ achievements in Farish District had far ... -
Investigating the extrinsic pathway of coagulation as a therapeutic target for severe malaria
(uga, 2016-12)Malaria poses a serious threat to global health, with 3.2 billion people in 95 countries at risk of infection. Pregnant women and young children in malaria-endemic areas bear the heaviest burden of malaria infection due ... -
Multidimensional judicial independence
(uga, 2016-12)Why do courts appear to be independent in some legal areas and not others? How should scholars assess judicial independence for courts of special jurisdiction, including administrative courts, economic courts, and military ... -
Applications of machine learning techniques to resale based e-commerce websites
(uga, 2016-12)Spam is still a widely prevalent problem in the internet. In this project, we applied supervised learning techniques to grapple with the spam problem for resale-based e-commerce (classi fied ad) websites such as Craigslist, ... -
Evaluating green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) nutritional needs and the effectiveness of education at a sea turtle rehabilitation center
(uga, 2016-12)There are seven species of sea turtles worldwide, and all are of conservation concern. When sea turtles are found stranded, injured or diseased, they are often rescued and brought into rehabilitation care facilities such ... -
Programming the collegiate opera workshop
(uga, 2016-12)The purpose of this project was to develop a user-friendly computer database for collegiate opera workshop directors who wish to find operatic works, roles, and arias appropriate to their particular singers. The design ... -
The nomological network of masculine discrepancy stress
(uga, 2016-12)Research has consistently shown that greater adherence to traditional masculine norms is associated with negative behavioral health outcomes. However, men at the opposite end of the spectrum (i.e., hypomasculine men) may ... -
Landscape architecture’s role in community-based tourism
(uga, 2016-12)Material poverty is a difficult reality for a large population of the world that live in rural settings. Many of these rural settings, like the village of Secacar in Guatemala, are in unique natural environments and contain ... -
Making embodied practices visible
(uga, 2016-08)This study explores how pre-service teachers’ development is affected by making and reviewing videos of their own instruction, as well as how video can function as a tool for evaluation and scaffolding in the context of ... -
Magnetic resonance imaging conditional powered microinjector for interventional procedures
(uga, 2016-08)This thesis describes the development of a magnetic resonance (MR) conditional powered microinjector for use in clinical procedures and experiments taking place inside the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. MR Safe ... -
Upper downer
(uga, 2016-08)The advancements of internet sharing, streaming, and digital recording technology in the 21st century allow musicians and listeners access to music on a global level. This cultural exposure inspires the creation of music ... -
Host species tropism and the genetic requirements for intracellular replication of Rhodococcus equi
(uga, 2016-08)Rhodococcus equi is an environmental Gram-positive bacterium found worldwide. In addition to being a soil-dwelling organism, it is a pathogen of young foals and pigs who may develop severe pyogranulomatous pneumonia or ... -
The spatio-temporal evolution of irrigation in the Georgia coastal plain
(uga, 2016-08)Agricultural landscapes comprise up to 40% of global land cover and population growth increases the need to grow current levels of agriculture. Irrigated agriculture increased globally during the last century as a result ... -
Leadership and influence among third through fifth grade students
(uga, 2016-08)The primary aim of this two-study dissertation was to investigate leadership and influence among children’s peer groups in middle childhood, specifically, through examination of the role of a group-level, process-derived ... -
Sensor-based automated irrigation use in specialty crop production and root disease suppression
(uga, 2016-08)The use of soil moisture sensor-based automated irrigation has been utilized to effectively control irrigation in both research and commercial settings. These studies sought to explore the possible benefits of sensor-based ... -
Taking the hermeneutical hill
(uga, 2016-08)The voices of veteran students largely go unheard in composition classrooms, due both to a cultural mismatch and to the inability of scholars and teachers to hear veterans’ voices. Building a broad profile of student ...