Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Development of a 3-D Fluid Velocimetry Technique based on Light Field Imaging
(2011-05-04)
A novel method for performing 3-D particle image velocimetry is developed and demonstrated. The technique is based on light field photography, which uses a dense lenslet array mounted near a camera sensor to simultaneously ...
Toward a More Perfect Engine: Natural Science and Optimism in the American Renaissance
(2011-05-04)
This dissertation examines the discourse regarding the perfectibility of American society among four figures associated with the American Renaissance: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Nathaniel ...
Acoustic Emission Testing of Repaired Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders
(2011-05-04)
Acoustic emission (AE) monitoring has proven to be a useful nondestructive testing tool in ordinary reinforced concrete beams. Over the past decade, however, the technique has been used to test other concrete structures ...
The Integration of Hardware, Software, and Technology Tools into the Classroom of Business/Marketing Educators in Alabama
(2011-05-04)
This study was designed to investigate: (a) the degree to which business/marketing education teachers in Alabama integrate technology into their classrooms; (b) if technology is not integrated, the barriers preventing ...
Rural Grass Roots Coalitions: A Study of the Relationship Between Resources and Sustainability in Eliminating Health Disparities
(2011-05-04)
Studies show that health disparities are the end result of culturally ingrained health related practices. There exists a need for multisectorial involvement which directs interventions upward from the areas of greatest ...
Characterization of Numerical Error in the Simulation of Translunar Trajectories Using the Method of Nearby Problems
(2011-05-04)
This thesis focuses on analyzing the effect numerical error has on the accurate simulation of translunar trajectories. The method of nearby problems is employed to estimate the numerical error. A simulation is developed ...
American Masculinity in Contemporary Adult Comics
(2011-05-04)
The connections between American comics and American men have been an interest to the academy since Frederic Wertham’s attack on comic’s influence on American youth in 1954. This study examines the current trends in ...
Reliability/Availability of Manufacturing cells and Transfer Lines
(2011-05-04)
One of the major wastes in a manufacturing system is downtime caused by machine breakdown/failure and the time and cost incurred to repair the failed machine. Machine breakdown leads to stoppage of production in manufacturing ...
A Spatial Econometric Analysis of the Effects of Subsidized Housing and Urban Sprawl on Property Values
(2011-05-04)
Property owners often resist the idea of siting public or subsidized housing in their neighborhood. The notion that subsidized housing exerts a negative externality effect on adjacent properties has been investigated ...
Evaluation of Biological Agents for Controlling Enteric Septicemia of Catfish
(2011-05-03)
Enteric septicemia of catfish (ESC), caused by the bacterium Edwardsiella ictaluri, is considered the most important bacterial disease of cultured channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus and is estimated to cost the industry ...
Customer Satisfaction with the Game Day Experience: an Exploratory Study of the Impact Tailgating has on Fan Satisfaction
(2011-05-03)
This research reports on the little-known effects of fans’ satisfaction with tailgating on their overall satisfaction with the college football game day experience and the future behavioral intentions associated within. ...
Student and Parent Perceptions of Barriers to and Benefits of the School Breakfast Program in Southeast Alabama
(2011-05-03)
The purpose of this exploratory study was to discover the factors impacting participation
in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) for elementary school students in southeast Alabama.
Nine focus groups were used to gather ...
Single Audit Act Findings and their Impact on State Funding Levels
(2011-05-03)
Enacted in 1984, the Single Audit Act was created to improve oversight of federal aid to state and local governments. However, recent studies have called into question the quality of work performed under the SAA. Such ...
The Impact of Crisis Intervention Team Training on Law Enforcement Officers: An Evaluation of Self-Efficacy and Attitudes Toward People with Mental Illness
(2011-05-03)
Law enforcement officers (LEOs) routinely respond to calls involving people with mental illness (PMI) in crisis. While LEOs have come to expect a wide spectrum of needs for assistance from PMI, there is often little to no ...
Explicit Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis with Fluid Structure Coupling of a High Velocity Impact
(2011-05-03)
A computational investigation was undertaken to study the pressure wave generated from a high velocity, multi-material penetrator impacting a compartmented cylindrical container. Variations of the penetrator material ...
An Experimental Investigation of Roll and Yaw Coupled Oscillations of a Delta Wing
(2011-05-03)
An experimental investigation was undertaken to study roll and yaw coupled oscillation of a delta wing. Results indicated that the oscillations started at a mean α = 29 for all cases. Beyond which the amplitude of oscillations ...
Influences of Drug and Toxicant Exposure on the Microstructure of Responding
(2011-05-03)
A recent quantitative model has been used to examine the microstructure of behavior, and has described a bout of responding by three separate measures: within-bout response rate, bout initiation rate, and bout length. These ...
Exploring Linkages in the Cognitive-Emotional Model within the Context of Organizational Change
(2011-05-02)
To better understand linkages between cognition and emotion within the context of an organizational change, a study of employees was conducted in a public university during the introduction of a technological change. ...
Parameters Affecting Bird Use of Stormwater Impoundments in the Southeastern United States: Implications for Bird-Aircraft Collisions
(2011-05-02)
Bird-aircraft collisions are a large and growing threat to aviation safety in the United States. Stormwater management impoundments in and around airports create conditions which attract hazardous wildlife species to air ...
U-Th Dating of Zircons from a Holocene Volcanic Eruption (Dayingshan Volcano, Tengchong Volcanic Field): Insights into Magma Chamber Storage
(2011-05-02)
The Tengchong volcanic field is located along the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and has shown active volcanism throughout the Cenozoic. Only three volcanoes, however, have erupted more recently in the Holocene. ...