Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Geology of the Southernmost Exposures of the Brevard Zone in the Red Hill Quadrangle, Alabama
(2006-12-15)
The southernmost exposures of the Brevard zone were mapped to characterize its lithologic makeup and structural character and to explore its significance to the tectonic evolution of the southernmost Appalachians. Two ...
Morphological and Nutritional Development of Three Species of Nursery-Grown Hardwood Seedlings in Tennessee
(2006-12-15)
We followed the morphological and nutritional development of three common hardwood species growing under typical cultural practices in a southern hardwood nursery. Yellow poplar was by far the largest seedling at the end ...
Prediction of Distribution for Total Height and Crown Ratio Using Normal Versus Other Distributions
(2006-12-15)
Relative to the other southern pine species, many aspects of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) growth are poorly understood due to the lack of detailed studies and modeling efforts. With changes occurring in the ecosystem ...
Riparian Woody Plant Diversity, Composition, and Structure across an Urban-Rural Land Use Gradient in the Piedmont of Georgia, US
(2006-12-15)
Riparian forests are increasingly threatened by urban expansion and land use change worldwide. Understanding the impacts of urbanization on riparian forests is critical because riparian areas provide a variety of important ...
Impact of Interacting Disturbances on Longleaf Pine Communities
(2006-12-15)
Disturbance in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Mill.) communities alters the structure, function, and composition of the forest. Species heterogeneity and diversity were investigated at the Escambia Experimental Forest ...
Information Exchange Among Environmental Groups in Alabama and Romania
(2006-12-15)
According to resource mobilization theory, organizations need certain resources such as skills, money, and knowledge, to survive. For this research I consider information to be a key resource and use the resource mobilization ...
Family Forest Landowner Behavior in the Southeast
(2006-12-15)
Forests and forestry have played a significant role in the economic development and psyche of the South. Forests, which pre-settlement occupied nearly all of the land area of the South, now occupy only 55 percent. More ...
Countertransference Awareness and Therapists' Use of Personal Therapy
(2005-08-15)
This study explored the relationship between therapists’ personal therapy and their countertransference management and awareness. Participants consisted of fifty-seven interns, postdoctoral interns, and ABD clinicians and ...
HfC Structural Foams Synthesized from Polymer Precursors
(2005-12-15)
A study was conducted to investigate a new low cost approach to produce Hafnium Carbide (HfC) structural foams through the thermolysis and pyrolysis of polymer precursors. Hafnium carbide has a melting point of over 3900?C, ...
Exploring natural and artificial regeneration techniques for developing high-quality bottomland oak stands
(2005-12-15)
Bottomland hardwood forests of the southeastern United States are among the most diverse and productive in the country. In the past, many of these areas were not managed soundly for timber production and, as a result, are ...
Environmental parameters related to growth of submersed aquatic vegetation in the lower Mobile Delta, Alabama
(2005-12-15)
Light availability and soils influence growth of submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV). My objectives in this study were to determine relationships between these environmental parameters and distribution and abundance of ...
A Study of Crack-Inclusion Interaction Using Moiré Interferometry and Finite Element Analysis
(2006-12-15)
Failure of composite materials is intrinsically linked to the fundamental problem of a matrix crack interacting with a second phase inclusion. In this work, the critical issue of matrix-inclusion debonding in the presence ...
Fabrication, Filling, Sealing and Testing of Micro Heat Pipes
(2006-12-15)
Micro heat pipes are small and passive heat transfer devices. Research is going on in its applications ranging from using them in high powered electronic devices to using them during brain surgeries. A combination of silicon ...
Considerations on Optimum Design of Micro Heat Pipe Sinks Using Water as Working Fluid
(2006-12-15)
The successful operation of RF wideband gap devices dissipating high levels of heat
flux requires effective cooling techniques. One of the most promising thermal management
strategies is the use of micro heat pipes (MHP). ...
A Comparison of Two Proofs of Yamamoto's Theorem Relating Eigenvalue Moduli and Singular Values of a Matrix
(2006-12-15)
We examine two proofs of Yamamoto’s theorem regarding the asymptotic relationship
between singular values and eigenvalue moduli of a matrix. The first proof is by T.
Yamamoto in 1967 and makes use of compound matrices. ...
A Peano Continuum which is Homogeneous but not Bihomogeneous
(2006-12-15)
The author describes in detail the construction of a Peano continuum which is homogeneous and non-bihomogeneous. This continuum was originally constructed by G. Kuperberg in the paper Another homogeneous, non-bihomogeneous ...
Applications of Poly (3-Hexylthiophene) Thin Film as a Hydrazine-Sensitive Chemiresistor
(2006-12-15)
Hydrazine is a hypergolic compound that when combined with mixed oxides of nitrogen self ignites. This compound is used for the steering (guidance and course correction) of satellites and spacecraft. Hydrazine is a highly ...
Triangle Centers and Kiepert's Hyperbola
(2006-12-15)
In this paper, we discuss the proofs of the primary classical triangle centers and Kiepert's Hyperbola as a solution to Lemoine's Problem. The definitions of terms which will be used throughout the paper are presented. ...
Development of CaZrO3-Based Hydrogen Sensors with Oxide Reference Electrodes for Molten Aluminum
(2006-12-15)
Hydrogen is a major cause of gas porosity in aluminum and is frequently removed from the melt prior to casting. The degassing process can be better controlled if the hydrogen content in the melt is known. Thus, gas sensors ...
Knowledge Integration in Software Teams: An Analysis of Team, Project, and IT-Related Issues
(2006-12-15)
Contemporary organizations are increasingly depending on team-based structures to strategically consolidate their dispersed knowledge resources. Team members possess diverse knowledge resources, and these have to be combined ...