Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Arthur Conan Doyle and British Cosmopolitan Identity: Knights, Detectives, and Mediums
(2014-08-19)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle embodies dual identities in most critical discussions of his works: 1) as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, a character whose influence far outspans his creator, and 2) as a staunch imperialist who ...
A Comparative Study of Site Response in Western Washington Using Earthquake Data
(2014-08-18)
Broadband and strong motion seismic data from three moderate to large earthquakes were used to determine site response characteristics in the Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, area. The three earthquakes chosen for analysis ...
Preliminary Assessment of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) Rhizomes: An Underutilized Aquatic Vegetable Crop
(2014-08-18)
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is a perennial aquatic edible plant which offers a wide diversity of potential health benefits including improving learning and cognitive memory, anti-obesity activity, anti-HIV activity, ...
Physiological Basis of Differential Sensitivity of Selected Graminaceous Species to Aminocyclopyrachlor
(2014-08-18)
Synthetic auxin herbicides are widely used in many grass systems due to their selective control of broadleaf weeds and safety to grass species. Aminocyclopyrachlor (ACPC) is a new synthetic auxin herbicide used for broadleaf ...
Effects of Aging on the Cyclic Stress Strain and Fatigue Behaviors of Lead-free Solders
(2014-08-18)
The microstructure, mechanical response, and failure behavior of lead free solder joints in electronic assemblies are constantly evolving when exposed to isothermal aging and/or thermal cycling environments. While the ...
Conservation System Impacts on Soil Properties and Water-Use Efficiency in the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain
(2014-08-14)
Conservation practices, such as cover cropping, crop rotation, and conservation tillage, have become an integral part in improving and sustaining cropping systems in the Coastal Plain region of the southeastern U.S., where ...
Trends in Advertising Typology and Facial Cosmetic Emphasis, 1940-2010
(2014-08-14)
This research investigated the existence of trends or cyclical patterns in cosmetic emphasis on the lips or eyes and the advertising typology used in fashion magazines for the young adult (18-35) and adult (25+) female ...
The Ghana National Health Insurance Policy: Evaluation of Equity of Coverage and Financial Sustainability
(2014-08-07)
One of the overarching objectives of initiating and implementing public policy is to enhance and advance the welfare of citizens. It is in this disposition that the Ghana government in 2003 initiated a universal health ...
Low-dose clozapine but not haloperidol attenuates ketamine-induced deficits under an incremental repeated acquisition procedure
(2014-08-07)
Ketamine, like other N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists, causes both locomotor and cognitive dysfunction, decrements that may be mediated by distinct neurotransmitter systems. The present study was designed ...
Investigating Organizational Justice Perceptions in Promotional Exams
(2014-08-05)
The present study investigated perceptions of organizational justice and workplace (in)civility in a promotional exam context. Specifically, it was proposed that perceptions of distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and ...
Characterization of Die Stress in Microprocessor Packaging Due to Mechanical, Thermal, and Power Loading
(2014-08-05)
Microprocessor packaging in modern workstations and servers often consists of one or more large flip chip die that are mounted to a high performance ceramic chip carrier. The final assembly configuration features a complex ...
Diversity in the Executive Suite: A Longitudinal Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Top Management Team Heterogeneity
(2014-08-01)
This dissertation takes an evolutionary approach toward Top Management Team (TMT) heterogeneity by examining its antecedents (i.e., CEO characteristics) and outcomes (i.e., firm performance, TMT turnover) as well as several ...
Knowledge Management in Construction using Building Information Modeling (BIM)
(2014-08-01)
Knowledge is generated in all the phases of a construction project during its lifecycle. It is stored in multiple formats (pdf, dwg, ifc, etc.) and is present at multiple locations (pdfs, cds, RFIs, etc.) in a project ...
Genotype-Environment Interactions For Growth, Survival, Sexual Dimorphism and Seinability For Different Genetic Types of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ♀ X Blue Catfish (I. furcatus) ♂ Cultured In Three Environments
(2014-08-01)
For this study, eight genetic types of channel catfish (Ictarulus punctatus) female x blue catfish (I. furcatus) male hybrids were reared in three environments: a low density pond, a high density pond and an in-pond raceway ...
Associations among Marital Satisfaction, Sexual Satisfaction, Conflict Frequency, and Divorce Risk from 1980 to 2000
(2014-08-01)
Marital satisfaction and divorce risk are two intricately related phenomena that influence or are influenced by several aspects of marriage. Specifically, sexual satisfaction and conflict frequency are two commonly studied ...
Submerged Reverse Osmosis Desalination
(2014-08-01)
Over the past three decades, advances is reverse osmosis technology have led
to dramatic increases in the number and capacities of reverse osmosis desalination
plants. One key component in all efficient traditional reverse ...
A Hurricane Risk Assessment for Chatham County, Georgia
(2014-07-31)
In 2010, Savannah, GA. was ranked 4th in The Weather Channel’s Top 5 Hurricane Vulnerable and Overdue Cities. Savannah is located in Chatham County, GA., which has not been impacted by a land-falling hurricane since ...
Go with the flow: Data Flow Analysis for Binary Differencing
(2014-07-30)
Differencing in computer science is often used to quickly determine differences between two files. While this works well for plain text files, such as source code, applying differencing to binary executable files is more ...
Fate and Remediation of Biomass Gasification Gas Contaminants
(2014-07-29)
The development of alternative and renewable energy and fuels is at the forefront of research because of the forecasted depletion of crude oil reserves and the growing concern of irreversible environmental damage caused ...
An Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Nanoparticle Lubricants
(2014-07-29)
This work investigated the tribological effects of nanoparticle additives on lubrication through experimental and analytical investigations on colloidal lubricants. The focus of this dissertation was to investigate and ...