Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Dry Sliding Asperities to Study Friction and Frictional Energy Dissipation
(2014-03-31)
Fundamental friction characteristics such as the friction coefficient, wear, adhesion, and dissipation of energy require an accurate understanding of how the surfaces in contact interact on nano or atomic scale. At nano ...
Land: Water Surface Area Ratio for Aquaculture Ponds
(2014-03-31)
Aquaculture farms use more land than the pond water surface area because of the necessity for embankments, canals, roads, storage areas, offices, parking lots, and staging areas. Aquaculture farms with different-sized ...
Resource Allocation and Performance Optimization in Wireless Networks
(2014-03-31)
In the past few years, demand has kept increasing for higher data rates in wireless networks due to the increases in the numbers of mobile subscribers and multimedia applications. Femtocell and free space optics(FSO) ...
Training Parents to Enhance Social Skills in Children with Developmental Delays: A Component Analysis
(2014-03-31)
Social skills deficits are a core feature of ASD (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000; Parsons & Mitchell, 2002), and they are related to a myriad of other social, developmental, and psychological challenges ...
Steady State and Transient Response Characteristics of Commercial Non-Dispersive Infrared Carbon Dioxide Sensors
(2014-03-31)
Non-dispersive infrared CO2 sensors are well established and are commonly used
to provide demand control ventilation for commercial buildings. The aviation industry
has shown potential interest in adapting these sensors ...
Matrix Algebras over Strongly Non-Singular Rings
(2014-03-31)
We consider some existing results regarding rings for which the classes of torsion-free and non-singular right modules coincide. Here, a right R-module M is non-singular if xI is nonzero for every nonzero x in M and every ...
Performance Evaluation of a Binary Exponential Code Backoff Algorithm for IEEE 802.11
(2014-03-31)
IEEE 802.11 is the most widely deployed medium access control (MAC) protocol for
wireless access. Simple and efficient, this MAC protocol works well as the last wireless hop
and is a key enabler of the widespread success ...
Construction Site Utilization Planning Best Practices
(2014-03-31)
Construction site utilization planning has implications for project safety, construction efficiency, scheduling, and budgetary performance of a project. An important aspect not identified in past research efforts are the ...
Synthesis of Multi-dimensional Organic Nano-conductors for the Enhancement of Thermal, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties of Composites
(2014-03-31)
For years, composite materials have attracted significant attention toward the improvement of their mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. In more recent studies, carbon based fillers, such as carbon fibers, have ...
The Relationship of Internal Academic Measures of Success and Graduation Rates
(2014-03-31)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has continued to implement metrics to determine the number of student-athletes who are academically eligible to compete within their sport and ultimately earn a degree. ...
Geology of the Dadeville Quadrangle and the Tallassee Synform in Characterizing the Dog River Window
(2014-03-31)
Structural and lithologic observations are reported for southernmost Appalachian shear zones and Blue Ridge and Inner Piedmont metamorphic rocks exposed on the Dadeville 7.5-minute quadrangle map. Brevard fault zone ...
The Effect of Traditional Vocal Warm-up Versus Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises on the Acoustic Parameters of Voice
(2014-03-27)
This study investigated the effect of traditional vocal warm-up versus semi-occluded vocal tract exercises on the acoustic parameters of voice. Vocal warm-up is thought to be a pre-requisite for optimal singing, but studies ...
An Investigation in the Relationship between Institutional Incentives and Student Persistence at a Southeastern Technical College
(2014-03-26)
The purpose of this study was to examine connections between student engagement in institutional incentives and student persistence until graduation or program completion. Students ranked their ascribed levels of importance ...
Development of a Multi-mode Adaptive Controller and Investigation of Gain Variations with Speed and Balance Changes
(2014-03-20)
Magnetic bearings offer a number of advantages over conventional rolling element bearings. Magnetic bearings provide support for rotating systems through magnetic levitation rather than by mechanical contact, nearly ...
Social Networking and Culturally Situated Design Teaching Tools: Providing a Socially Interactive Computer Supported Collaborative Network Environment for K-12
(2014-03-20)
Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDTs) are web-based software applications that allow students to create simulations of cultural arts: Native American beadwork, African American cornrow hairstyles, urban graffiti, and ...
The Integration of Art and Health: A Descriptive Study of the Arts in Baccalaureate Nursing Education
(2014-03-04)
The purpose of this study was to explore the integration of the arts within
baccalaureate nursing programs across the southeast. A literature review explored the
historical relationship between art and health and nursing ...
Material Compatibility for Passive Two-Phase Immersion Cooling Applications
(2014-03-04)
The objective of this work was to investigate potential material compatibility issues related to immersion cooling for high performance computing applications. Extended exposure of potential performance computing components ...
An efficient methodology for the partitioning of VLSI circuits using genetic algorithm
(2014-02-12)
In the recent years, with the explosive growth in the density of VLSI circuits, efficient algorithms and methodologies for circuit partitioning have been established as an important area of computer aided design for VLSI. ...
Reverie and Psychotherapeutic Technique: Public Surveys on Therapist Attention, Understanding, and the Therapeutic Alliance
(2014-02-07)
Reverie, or a therapist’s daydreaming during therapy, is theorized to represent an aspect of transference-countertransference that provides a unique opportunity for attending to the experience of clients. However, the ...
Influence of microtopography and nutrient limitation on belowground productivity in an old-growth floodplain forest at Congaree National Park, SC, USA
(2014-02-07)
This study was designed to improve our understanding of nutrient cycling, C storage and belowground net primary productivity (BNPP) in an old-growth floodplain forest. Four microsites were established parallel to the ...