Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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The Occurrence of Xylella fastidiosa and Its Sharpshooter Vectors in Selected Alabama Orchards and Vineyards
(2010-05-19)
Although the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) has been confirmed to cause economic losses to numerous fruit crop species in the southeastern U.S. since 1933, no science-based information is available on the occurrence of ...
Vanishing Georgia Photographic Collection: The Discovery of Georgia's Historical Photographs and the Expansion of Public Access
(2010-05-19)
This thesis documents the Vanishing Georgia Photographic Collection through three distinct phases: the collection of images, the publication of a book based on the collection, and the digitization of the images for broader ...
Style Preference and Benefits Sought by Women for Customized Swimwear Based on Body Shape, Age, and Dress Size
(2010-05-19)
The purpose of this study was explore possible relationships between the body shapes, ages, and dress sizes of adult female consumers of customized swimwear and the preferences they have for swimsuit styles, what body parts ...
Interaction of Groundwater, Surface Water, and Seawater in Wolf Bay, Weeks Bay, and Dauphin Island Coastal Watersheds, Alabama
(2010-05-19)
Freshwater residing in coastal plain aquifers and watersheds represents one of our nation’s most important natural resources. Globally, the distribution and fluxes of freshwater in many coastal settings remains poorly ...
Determination Of Lubricant Quality using Maximum Bubble Pressure Method
(2010-05-19)
A common lubricant in vehicles is Motor oil. Motor oil deteriorates in quality due to oxidation, thermal breakdown, micro-dieseling, additive depletion, electrostatic spark discharge or contamination. Reaction with oxygen ...
Highly Reliable and Load-balancing Routing Protocol for the Wireless Sensor Network
(2010-05-19)
In wireless sensor networks, the reliability of message delivery is low because its wireless medium has a high packet loss rate and some nodes frequently may not work because each node uses a small amount of battery power. ...
Measuring Visual Change Detection in Specific Phobia
(2010-05-18)
The utility afforded from cognitive tasks in research concerning attentional bias and anxiety is well documented; however, whether it extends to research concerning specific phobia is uncertain. Often, the connection between ...
An Econometric Analysis of Alabama Rural Land Values
(2010-05-17)
Dramatic changes in rural land values played an important role in regional, social, economic, and environmental development. The ability to understand and predict these changes is necessary for the effective design of ...
Assessment of Precision Technologies for Accurate Delivery of Crop Inputs
(2010-05-14)
At the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center (TVREC), Belle Mina,
Alabama, Global Positioning System (GPS)-assisted machine guidance and subsurface drip
irrigation (SDI) have been implemented to study precision ...
Genetic Analysis of Dispersal and Population Dynamics of the Southeastern Coyote (Canis latrans)
(2010-05-13)
Two different types of genetic analyses, phylogeography and population genetics, were completed on coyotes (Canis latrans) across the Central Plains, Midwestern, and Southeastern United States. The first goal of this study ...
Optimizing the Use of a John Deere Slash Bundling Unit in a Tree-Length Logging System
(2010-05-13)
The purpose of this project was to explore an avenue that could supply a source of readily available energy in Southeastern forested lands. Typical, southern harvesting operations consist of whole tree harvesting in which ...
Microbial Implication of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
(2010-05-12)
Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4) designed for remediation will be intentionally released into the environment; however, little is known regarding their impact on bacterial populations. Research was conducted to 1) investigate ...
Tree-Based Virtual Backbone Construction in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
(2010-05-12)
The connected dominating set (CDS) has been extensively used for
routing and broadcast in mobile ad hoc networks. While existing CDS
protocols are successful in constructing CDS of small size,
they either require localized ...
Chinese American Adolescents' Self-Perceived Identities and Their Language Behaviors
(2010-05-12)
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between self-perceived identities of Chinese American adolescents and their language behaviors. The self-perceived identities were measured by the Chinese ...
Marinating effects on the sensory characteristics of grain- and forage-finished beef
(2010-05-11)
Beef inside round roasts (n = 144) were cut from rounds obtained from both forage-finished cattle (n = 72) and grain-finished cattle (n = 72). Roasts were portioned to weigh approximately 0.45-0.68 kg. Each roast was ...
Fischer Tropsch Catalyst Structures & Process Design for JP-5 Fuel Integrated with MFEC
(2010-05-11)
Modern societies are seeking new sources and corresponding technology as traditional fossil fuels are becoming more difficult to access because of their remote locations. A potentially attractive solution is to convert ...
Nano Particle and Fiber Reinforced Injection Molded Polymeric Materials
(2010-05-10)
Fiber reinforced polymers have been widely used for many years. Despite of their higher cost of production compared to metals, their improved properties make them widely used.
Modeling of fiber reinforced polymers is ...
Development of Multi Chip Modules for Extreme Environments
(2010-05-10)
Multi chip module technology offers numerous advantages such as reduced signal delays, higher performance, lower power consumption, smaller space, its simplification. In this paper, the
fabrication process of multi chip ...
3-D Visualization of a Zero-Pressure Gradient Turbulent Boundary Layer
(2010-05-10)
The application of a novel technique for 3-D visualization of a zero-pressure gradient turbulent boundary layer is discussed. Measurements of a 1.65δ x 1.65δ x 1.65δ volume were taken at a flow speed of 96 ft/s, Reθ ~ 5900, ...
The Power of the Written Word
(2010-05-10)
A diagnosis of cancer can catapult a person into a time period dominated by uncertainty and a perceived decrease in quality of life. Literature supports that writing honestly about emotions associated with traumas may ...