Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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A sequence stratigraphic synthesis of the Lower Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation encountered in two drill cores in the Cahaba synclinorium, Alabama
(2012-11-12)
The Lower Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation is a classic clastic wedge of the Appalachian mountain system composed of interbedded sandstone, siltstone, claystone, shale, and coal beds with orthoquartzitic conglomerate at ...
Statistics? We Don’t Need No Stinking Statistics! or Using Stem Maps to Compare Cruising Methods For Allowable Cut Calculations in Uneven-Aged Longleaf Pine
(2012-11-08)
This study examines sampling methods to determine current stocking of uneven-aged longleaf pine stands for determining allowable cut. Heretofore it has often been assumed that stands smaller than 100 acres should receive ...
The Young Women Leaders' Program: Exploring Factors and Outcomes Associated with Emerging Adult Female Mentors' Experience
(2012-11-08)
The purpose of this study was to understand young adult female mentors’ experiences in a mentoring program that pairs undergraduates with at-risk female junior high school students. There is extremely limited research ...
Phosphorus and nitrogen budget for inland, saline water shrimp ponds in Alabama
(2012-11-08)
Phosphorus and nitrogen budgets were prepared for ponds in an inland low-salinity shrimp farm in the Blackland Prairie region of Alabama. The study was conducted during the first crop in three ponds which were newly ...
Energy Cost Reduction for Medical Facilities
(2012-11-07)
An intensive energy audit was performed on Russell Medical Center located in Alexander City, AL. It began in 2009 and was completed in 2012. The purpose of this audit is to find effective strategies to reduce energy costs ...
Novel Micro System for Accelerated Determination of Diffusion Coefficient
(2012-11-07)
Diffusion plays a paramount role in many scientific areas. In the scientific field, the term diffusion coefficient, D, is generally used as the parameter for quantifying the diffusion phenomena. At present, diaphragm cell, ...
A Multi-Technique Comparative Evaluation of Silver Dispersion on Polycrystalline Titania
(2012-11-06)
Energy independence, coupled with the increasing demands on energy supply, and rising environmental, health, and efficiency concerns have fueled the need for more appropriate
refining processes in the petroleum industry. ...
Using Discrete Element Modeling to Evaluate Material Distribution Using Spinner-disc Spreaders
(2012-11-06)
Due to rising costs of inorganic fertilizers, more crop producers are turning to organic fertilizers as a soil amendment and fertilizer source. The inherent physical variability of litter makes it difficult to achieve ...
Assessing the Efficacy of Analytical Definitions in Hazing Education
(2012-11-06)
Hazing is a problem that persists on college campuses and in high schools. According to Nuwer (2011) between 1970 and 2006, there was at least one hazing-related death each year on a college campus. Hazing education and ...
Hydrogen Production by Supercritical Water Reforming of Bio-Oil Components
(2012-11-06)
The concept of a hydrogen economy is gaining traction with an ever increasing body of work focusing on all aspects of the overall process which consists of converting a fuel source to hydrogen followed by storage and ...
Development of a Feeder Route Cyclist Demand Model for Dense Urban Areas
(2012-11-06)
This thesis provides a new way of forecasting bicycle demand in the urban core by using a feeder system approach. It uses a technique of predicting demand at a location for all of the demand feeding into that point. No ...
Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Third Grade Students in Body Quest: Food of the Warrior, a 17-class Childhood Obesity Prevention Program
(2012-11-06)
Objective: To increase fruit and vegetable (F/V) consumption, third grade students participated in Body Quest (BQ), a 17-class childhood obesity prevention program.
Methods: Students (n = 2,477) were randomly assigned to ...
Selective and Non-selective Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Characterization: Catalysts and Underlayers Effects on Field Emission Properties
(2012-11-06)
Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), they have been attracted much attention with abundant potential applications based on their outstanding properties. CNTs
are well-known for their superior mechanical strength ...
Teaching Children with Autism to Tact Stimuli from Auditory and Tactile Sensory Modalities
(2012-11-06)
A number of contemporary investigations have examined tact-training procedures with a number of different populations, specifically with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (e.g., Barbera & Kubina, 2005; ...
Volunteer Tourism: Exploring the Perceptions of Bahamian Islanders and Student Volunteer Tourists
(2012-11-06)
This study examines the motivations and perceptions of Bahamian family island residents and student volunteer tourists towards volunteer tourism programs. This research suggests that perceptions towards volunteer tourism ...
A Study for Playful Product Design
(2012-11-06)
Fuzzy things like sensitivity and emotion have been ignored for decades as topics of scientific study and product design. However, more and more studies are focusing on the emotional side of product design.
Highly developed ...
"Larceny in My Heart": The Abscam Political Scandal, 1978-1983
(2012-11-06)
After the Watergate scandal, the FBI underwent major internal changes. As a result of some of those changes, the organization shifted its focus towards white-collar crime. As Operation Abscam progressed, it seemed as ...
Evaluation of the Use of Preemergence and Postemergence Herbicides Along With Cover Crop Residue for Control of Broadleaf Weeds in Watermelons
(2012-11-06)
Field studies were conducted in the spring of 2011 and 2012 at Auburn University research facilities (AURF), Auburn, AL to evaluate the effectiveness of labeled herbicides with the addition of winter cover crops for ...
Adoption and Implementation of the Health Watch Screening Program in Community Pharmacies
(2012-11-06)
Biometric screenings are an important first step in the prevention of heart disease, cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes but accessibility to these screenings can be limited. Community pharmacies are in a unique ...
Performance Comparison of an Extended Kalman Filter and an Iterated Extended Kalman Filter for Orbit Determination of Space Debris with Poor Apriori Information and Intermittent Observations
(2012-11-06)
The growing space debris population threatens active and future missions bound for low earth orbit.
The purpose of this study is to determine if an iterated extended Kalman filter (IEKF) can be used to yield better ...