Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Development of Dielectric Composites for Dielectric and Energy Storage Applications
(2017-11-27)
Dielectrics, which are materials responding to an external electric field with a polarization, have been widely used in industries. Dielectrics with high permittivity and high breakdown strength are required for the ...
Molecular Characterization of Diverse Mechanisms of Mucosal Immunity in Teleost Fishes
(2017-11-27)
The mucosal barriers (gill, skin and intestine) of fish constitute the first line of defense against aquatic pathogens invasion. By exploring and targeting fish mucosal immune system, we can rationally design better vaccines ...
Evaluation of a Surface Mixture with Delta-S Rejuvenator on NCAT Pavement Test Track
(2017-11-27)
Recycled materials have been commonly used in asphalt mixtures because of their economic, environmental, and social benefits. Reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP) and reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAS) are the main sources of ...
Explosive Spin Compaction of Ceramic Nanoparticles
(2017-11-27)
A new technique for explosive compaction was introduced known as explosive spin compaction. Neodymium iron boron and Barium Titanate were studied before and after spin explosive compaction using SEM, XRD and vibrating ...
Teacher Perception of the Georgia Middle School Agricultural Education Curriculum and its Relationship to Secondary Agricultural Education Enrollment.
(2017-11-27)
The purpose of this study was to describe teacher perceptions of the middle school agricultural education curriculum and its relationship to secondary agricultural education enrollment in Georgia. The participants in this ...
Adult Learners in Higher Education: An Examination of Academic, Social and Environmental Needs as Perceived by Adult Learners and Faculty.
(2017-11-27)
In recent years, colleges and universities have witnessed an increase in the number of adult learners entering higher education (Hardin, 2008; Osgood-Treston, 2001). The growth in adult students attending college encourages ...
Enabling Shape Memory Alloys as Actuators for Robotics
(2017-11-27)
Does any existing technology provide a viable actuator for the high degree-of-freedom robots that will soon be ubiquitous in society? If a technology exists that is in any way superior to the electric motor for robotics – ...
Immobilization of lead from aqueous solution by using carboxymethyl cellulose stabilized iron sulfide nanoparticles
(2017-11-27)
Lead pollutant has attracted more attention recently. Moreover, the use of patent iron sulfide nanoparticles is more and more extensive for various contaminants removal. In this study, FeS nanoparticles is prepared with ...
Experimental Testing of a Rotational Friction Connection for Use with Precast Concrete Cladding Panels in Metal Building Systems
(2017-11-27)
Lightweight clad metal building systems have been shown to exhibit excellent performance in seismic events; however, metal building systems clad in masonry or precast concrete panels (hard walls) have been shown through ...
Contact-free Vital Sign Monitoring Using Phase Difference of Channel State Information
(2017-11-27)
Vital signs, such as breathing and heartbeat, are useful to health monitoring since such signals provide important clues of medical conditions. Effective solutions are needed to provide contact-free, easy deployment, ...
WiFi Fingerprinting based Indoor Localization: When CSI Tensor meets Deep Residual Sharing Learning
(2017-11-20)
Location-based services (LBS) nowadays have several consumer applications such as indoor localization. Wi-Fi based indoor localization has attracted interest due to the ubiquitous access in indoor environments. In this ...
Range Expansion Dynamics and Interspecific Interactions of the Invasive Cuban Treefrog in Florida
(2017-11-20)
Biological invasions simultaneously represent a threat to native biota and provide an opportunity to test ecological and evolutionary ideas. Increased interest in the field of invasion ecology has greatly improved our ...
Effects of Nutrient Solution Temperature on Lettuce Grown in a Nutrient Film Technique System
(2017-11-20)
Increases in global population coupled with predicted depletion of natural resources has created a push for more intensive and efficient food production. Greenhouse production has been shown to significantly increase water, ...
Design of Lateral Support for Non-Integral Wing Walls of Culverts
(2017-11-20)
Traditionally, culverts are built with integral wing walls. This style of culvert has shown consistent issues at the joint where the wing wall frames into the culvert bodies due to differential settlement and inadequate ...
Characterization of PLA-PHB Based Active Packaging Film, and Its Application on Oysters
(2017-11-20)
Biodegradable material polylactic acids (PLA) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) were designed as the matrices for active food packaging applied on oysters. In this study, the performance of bioplastics was first evaluated ...
Fundamental considerations and application of acoustics as a nondestructive evaluation technique of wood quality properties
(2017-11-20)
The growing global demand for wood and wood products has resulted in a tremendous investment in tree improvement programs with the aim of improving growth, form, and disease tolerance. There has been significant success ...
Design and Development of an Occupational Ergonomic Application to support Low Back Pain Risk Assessment
(2017-11-20)
A better designed work place can prevent up to one-third of the back injuries by enhancing occupational safety. Backster™, a biomechanics-training aide, allowed for experiential ergonomics training in a more engaging way. ...
Evaluation of Catenaria anguillulae and its potential use as a biological control agent of Meloidogyne incognita, Heterodera glycines, and Rotylenchulus reniformis
(2017-11-20)
The overall objectives of this study are 1) to isolate Catenaria sp. from nematode samples, grow them in pure culture, and determine the best culture media and incubation temperatures; 2) identify species of Catenaria found ...
An Evaluation of Feed Management, the Use of Automatic Feeders, and Feed Leaching in the Culture of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2017-11-20)
Feed management is widely considered to be one of the most important factors of shrimp production, however it has been grossly under studied using standardized methods. New and improving technology is making the use of ...
Caring for the Caregivers: A Phenomenological Study of Supervisors and Vicarious Trauma
(2017-11-20)
Trauma is prevalent in the world, leading individuals who have experienced trauma to seek counseling services. Counselors who listen to trauma narratives are at risk for experiencing vicarious trauma. Vicarious trauma is ...