Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Path Duplication Using GPS Carrier Based Relative Position for Automated Ground Vehicle Convoys
(2010-04-15)
A GPS based automated convoy strategy to duplicate the path of a lead vehicle is presented in this dissertation. Laser scanners and cameras are not used; all information available comes from GPS or inertial systems. An ...
A Multi-Physics Finite Element Analysis of Round Pin, High Power Connectors
(2010-04-15)
In the past decade, the general public’s means of transportation has begun to undergo a radical transformation, moving away from only using gasoline and moving toward using a combination of gasoline and electricity. This ...
The Nature and Existence of Mentoring Relationships at the United States Air Force Academy
(2010-04-14)
The practice of mentoring and the study of mentoring relationships
continue to garner interest from business and industry, education and military organizations. The purpose of this study was to examine the nature and ...
Cold Cathode Materials for Pseudospark Switches
(2010-04-14)
In general, for plasma switches, the initiation of the plasma is critical and this is usually achieved by a “trigger” scheme. The seed electrons needed to initiate a breakdown can be generated by several means such as ...
The Effects of Small Changes in Alloy Chemistry on the Solidification Behaviour of the Cobalt-Base Superalloy FSX-414
(2010-04-14)
Controlled casting experiments have confirmed the industrial experience that small changes in alloy chemistry dramatically affect the frequency and severity of microporosity and hot tear defects in investment castings made ...
Credibility in the Blogosphere: A Study of Measurement and Influence of Wine Blogs as an Information Source
(2010-04-13)
The use of online sources for decision information continues to grow among wine consumers. One of these sources is the wine blog, a venue for user-generated content that simulates word-of-mouth (WOM ) communication. The ...
Evaluation of WholeTree as an Alternative Substrate Component in Production of Greenhouse Grown Annuals
(2010-04-13)
The physical properties and growth of greenhouse annuals in chipped pine log (CPL) and WholeTree (WT) alternative substrate components were evaluated. Both wood-fiber alternatives have been reported as suitable for the ...
GANGs: an Energy Efficient Medium Access Protocol
(2010-04-13)
Recent advances in wireless communications and electronics have enabled the development of low-cost sensor networks. Low energy storage capacity is one of the critical features of nodes in these networks. Communication ...
Culturally Situated Design Tools: Animated Support Tools for Mathematics
(2010-04-12)
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 Portrayal of Gender in the Feature-Length Films of Pixar Animation Studios: A Content Analysis
(2010-04-12)
This study was a content analysis of the portrayal of gender in the feature-length films of Pixar Animation Studios. All ten films currently released from the studio were included in the study (Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy ...
An Examination of Factors Hypothesized to Moderate Stereotype Threat Effects on the Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices
(2010-04-09)
The present study examined the moderating effects of racial identity centrality and performance goal orientation on the relationship between stereotype threat and test performance. I also assessed the extent to which ...
On the Conjugacy Theorems of Cartan and Borel Subalgebras
(2010-04-09)
We study the conjugacy theorems of Cartan subalgebras and Borel
subalgebras of general Lie algebras. We present a history of the problem, along with two proofs of the theorems which stay completely within the realm of ...
The Evolution of the C# Language: The Impact of Syntactic Sugar and Language Integrated Query on Performance
(2010-04-09)
The C# language has seen a healthy adoption rate for a fairly young language. Each released version has introduced features that have addressed pain points in the version preceding it, as well as providing greater flexibility ...
The Effects of Farmscaping Plants on the Abundance, Diversity, and Longevity of Arthropods in Organic Tomato Fields in Alabama
(2010-04-09)
Organic farming is the practice of cultivating crops without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Farmscaping is habitat manipulation system of planting plants near the crop to attract beneficial insects by ...
Relations Between Shoal Bass and Sympatric Congeneric Basses in the Flint River, Georgia
(2010-04-09)
Shoal bass Micropterus cataractae is a fluvial specialist bass species endemic to the Apalachicola River drainage, which co-occurs with native largemouth bass M. salmoides throughout its range. Spotted bass M. punctulatus ...
Graphic Shakespeare: Understanding the Contact Zone of Shakespeare Adaptation in Graphic Narrative
(2010-04-09)
This thesis investigates key features of Shakespearean graphic narratives from works produced by Classical Comics as well as Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman comic series. These graphic narratives have enjoyed both commercial ...
Arbiter of Tradition and Change: The Atlanta Historical Society's Role in an Urban Landscape
(2010-04-09)
Traditional writings about historical organizations often treat their operations as independent of the community in which they are located. However, a study of the Atlanta Historical Society (AHS) reveals that, in fact, ...
Creativity Through the Use of Color as an External Stimulus
(2010-04-09)
All people have within them the gift of creativity and the capacity to become more creative. Measuring creativity, however, has always been a challenge since studies on the subject began in the mid 20th century. The one ...
Fabrication of 3-D Nanoscale Structures of Arbitrary Shape by a Single-step E-beam Grayscale Lithographic Process
(2010-04-09)
Three dimensional (3-D) structures are widely utilized and critical to device functionality in many applications, such as PBG (photonic band gap) crystals, DOE's (diffractive optical elements), blazed gratings, MEMS, NEMS ...
Beyond Alterity: Narrative Ethics in Faulkner and Agee
(2010-04-08)
This thesis uses the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas to examine the narrative structures of two literary works: William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying and James Agee's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. Both texts feature dense ...