Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Neural Profiles of Fear and Guilt: An Investigation Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
(2019-01-09)
Fear and guilt are emotional processes that are implicated in the development and maintenance of psychiatric disorders. While research on fear has established a consistent neural network, a corresponding ‘guilt’ network ...
Numerical assement and evaluation of a stream monidification strategy to address sediment aggradation issues at Dean Road bridge in Dale County, Alabama
(2019-01-07)
Severe aggradation in bridge structures is a serious issue since it may lead to overtopping episodes during peak flows or increased risk of serious structural damage. Aggradation processes may be caused by changes in ...
Investigating the Effects of Agricultural Education on Student Achievement among Students in Tift County High School: A Quantitative Study
(2019-01-04)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a single Agricultural Education program on the achievement of its students. The program was the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Career Academy housed in the ...
Ecological Investigation of a Population of Trillium pusillum at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
(2019-01-03)
Trillium pusillum is a state-imperiled spring wildflower. Much information concerning its biology remains largely unknown. Four aspects of T. pusillum biology were investigated during this study. First, edge effects on ...
Congestion control, Video streaming, Wireless networks, Deep reinforcement learning
(2019-01-03)
With the fast growth of wireless technologies, such as 4G-LTE, cognitive radio networks,
and 5G and beyond, data transportation in the wireless environment is dramatically increasing
and has taken the dominant role over ...
Methiozolin Effects on Annual Bluegrass Control at Various Seasonal Timings and Creeping Bentgrass Injury in Shade
(2019-01-03)
Methiozolin is a new herbicide with efficacy against annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.; ABG) and is being investigated as a selective herbicide in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.; CBG) golf course greens, tees and ...
A Descriptive Study of Dual Enrollment in Alabama
(2018-12-19)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of the Dual Enrollment Program in the State of Alabama. Dual enrollment programs allow high school students to enroll in college courses for college credit prior to ...
Examining Impacts of Cumulative Risk on Military-Connected Youth and the Role of Coping
(2018-12-19)
Youth in military families are confronted with stressors that are normative (e.g., racial or ethnic minority status, non-married family structure, social isolation) and stressors that are context-specific and emerge in ...
Fabric Structure Strength and Structural Integrity of Large Area Maintenance Shelters (LAMS)
(2018-12-19)
Large Area Maintenance Shelters (LAMSs) are deployed worldwide by the United States Air Force. The U.S. Air Force uses LAMSs as storage facilities and hangars for vehicles and aircrafts alike. The inherent low weight and ...
Streamflow Signature Analysis of Long-Term Effects of Urbanization on Hydrologic Alteration in the Southeastern United States
(2018-12-19)
Urbanization in the southeastern United States has risen exponentially over the past few decades. This increase causes runoff to have a greater surface flow, a smaller interflow, and sometimes a reduced baseflow by changing ...
Finding Fault in Dyer County, Tennessee: Exploring the Relationships of Earthquake-Induced Liquefaction Features to Subsurface Faults
(2018-12-17)
The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) is located within the northern Mississippi Embayment, a northeast-striking graben that formed as a part of a failed rift system and later filled with sediments. Although this intracontinental ...
Finding High Achievement in the Alabama Black-Belt
(2018-12-15)
The history of the United States is steeped with evidence of educational inequities based on race. From the time of slavery, a time in which slaves were forbade to learn to read, to the most recent education legislations, ...
The Origins and Use of Various Code Specifications and Design Guides for Concrete Slabs-on-Ground in Hangar Applications
(2018-12-13)
Research focused on the origins and applications of various code specifications and design guides used in the design of concrete slabs-on-ground in airplane hangar foundations. This thesis investigates the mathematical ...
Geology of the Milltown Alabama 7.5’ Quadrangle and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of muscovite from select rocks of the east-central Alabama Piedmont
(2018-12-13)
The Milltown 7.5’ Quadrangle is located within east-central Alabama and
contains features important to understanding the formation of the southern
Appalachians. The Brevard fault zone passes through the Milltown Quadrangle ...
Do Symptoms of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Independently Predict Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants in a College Student Sample?
(2018-12-11)
As evidence for the construct of SCT continues to grow, it is important for further research to
continue investigating how symptoms of SCT may impact functioning in college students. The
current study examined whether ...
Radar Aided INS Navigation Filter with Magnetometer Based Attitude Measurements
(2018-12-11)
This thesis presents a method for GPS-free navigation using a radar-aided inertial navigation
filter with a magnetometer based attitude measurement. GPS has become the popular
tool of choice when considering navigation ...
Process Intensified Gas-to-Liquids Technology Enhanced by Microfibrous Entrapped Catalyst Structure
(2018-12-10)
The increasing demand for liquid fuels draws attention to synthetic fuels. Currently, two well-known Gas-to-Liquids technologies are used to convert syngas to liquid fuels. One is Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS); the other ...
Characterization and hydrocarbon potential of the Lower Permian Wolfcamp Formation, northwestern Mitchell County, Midland Basin, Texas
(2018-12-10)
Lithologic, petrologic, and geochemical analyses were performed on the Wolfcamp Formation (operational benches A and B), with a focus on a 400-ft-thick core recovered from wildcat well Strain 2V (API 42-335-53586) in ...
The Development of Bipolar Electrochemiluminescence Sensing Systems using Thin-layer Electrochemistry and AC Excitation
(2018-12-10)
Bipolar electrochemistry, which generates an asymmetric reactivity on the surface of conductive objects in a wireless manner, has become a promising field for various applications. It enables the coupling of anodic and ...
A Study on the Electromechanical Response of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Base Electroactive Polymers
(2018-12-10)
A novel ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) actuator based on partially fluorinated ionomer composed of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and perchlorate is successfully developed. The PVDF-base films are prepared by solution ...