Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Modeling Effectiveness of Broiler Litter Application Method and Timing for Reducing Phosphorus and Nitrogen losses in Big Creek Watershed, Alabama
(2018-07-23)
Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of Alabama (AL) and the United States (US). In AL, broiler litter is commonly used to fertilize pastures. However, repeated application of broiler litter to same pasture ...
Lead-free Doped Solder Joint Reliability under Harsh Temperature Cycling Environment to study the Long Term Isothermal Aging Effects of Heat Sinks, Solder Paste Volume, Board Substrate Material, Component Substrate Material and Component Sizes
(2018-07-23)
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) organizations have restricted the use of lead in solder materials for consumer electronics. The electronic industry ...
Mapping of Urban Tree Canopy Using LiDAR, Oblique Image Viewers and Geographic Object Based Image Analysis (GeOBIA): a Multi-Scale Approach
(2018-07-20)
The benefits of an urban forest canopy have become more readily understood in recent years. They provide a wealth of environmental, social, and economic benefits such as improved water quality, air temperature regulation, ...
Experimental Investigation of Flow Boiling in Saw-Toothed Silicon Microchannels
(2018-07-20)
Modern-day microprocessors consist of over one billion integrated circuits on silicon chips as small as a human fingernail. Normal operation of this circuitry produces an enormous amount of heat on a very small footprint. ...
UAV Collision Avoidance Utilizing ADS-B and TCAS with Independent Ranging
(2018-07-20)
With the proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), their integration into the National Airspace System (NAS) is becoming increasingly imperative. To accomplish such integration, UAVs must be able to ''sense and ...
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Shock Wave-Boundary Layer Interactions
(2018-07-20)
With the continuous development of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), many different numerical methods and turbulence models have been modified to enhance the capability of prediction of complex turbulence flow. This study ...
Four-Chamber Endocardial Surface Reconstruction from MR Images and Application to Geometry and Mechanics Analysis on Healthy Subjects and Mitral Regurgitation Patients
(2018-07-20)
Heart failure is a common cause of hospitalization and the leading cause of death in the world [1]. It is usually secondary to a primary cardiovascular disease (CVD) and it is estimated that by 2030, about 23.6 million ...
From Bare Metal to Private Cloud: Introducing DevSecOps and Cloud Technologies to Naval Systems
(2018-07-20)
Virtualizing computing resources provides a myriad of benefits ranging from increased hardware utilization, better disaster recovery, and isolation between the applications and the underlying hardware. Isolation of ...
Investigating Vector-Virus-Plant interactions influencing transmission efficiency of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Tomato mottle virus by Bemisia tabaci
(2018-07-20)
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) causes crop damage globally by feeding on phloem sap with their piercing-sucking mouthparts, excreting honeydew which promotes growth of sooty mold, and by transmitting ...
Individual Mental Health and Couple Functioning: Exploring Changes among Couple Relationship Education Participant Outcomes
(2018-07-20)
The current study uses a randomized control trial design to test the efficacy of two couple relationship education (CRE) programs in a diverse sample of 722 couples. Taking theoretical assumptions from Hammen’s (1991) ...
Heir Property in the South: A Case Study of a Resettlement Community
(2018-07-20)
The purpose of this study is to determine if the resettlement program had an impact on the prevalence of heir property and the impact of heir property on asset building and community development. Given the prevalence of ...
The Influence of Anxiety and Mindfulness on Relationship Quality: An Investigation of Comparative and Dyadic Effects
(2018-07-20)
The primary concern of all social scientists is to better quantify domains of human functioning in order to elucidate pathways for the effective pursuit of human flourishing. Relationship functioning has been consistently ...
Effect of Omega 3, 6 and 9 Fatty Acids and Vitamin E on Canine Semen Concentration, Motility, Morphology and Cryopreservation
(2018-07-20)
There are few studies in dogs investigating the efficacy of male fertility supplements, most notably fatty acids. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a commercial fatty acid supplement (OM3 Gold ...
Globalization and the Auto Industry in the U.S. South
(2018-07-19)
Since the early 1980s, numerous foreign automakers have built plants to
manufacture motor vehicles in the American South. Mercedes, Honda, and Hyundai in
Alabama and Kia Motors in Georgia are some examples of this ...
Jersey Steer Ruminal Papillae Histology and Nutrigenomics
(2018-07-19)
The transition from a high forage to a high concentrate diet is an important milestone for beef cattle moving from a stocker system to the feedlot. However, little is known about how this transition affects the rumen ...
Equilibrium Calculation with Toroidal Flow in NIMEQ
(2018-07-19)
The focus of this work is to demonstrate the importance of incorporating toroidal rotation in calculating tokamak-like equilibria with axisymmetry. Specifically, this work will focus on showing the impact toroidal flow had ...
The Effects of Design Piracy on Consumer Perception: When Large Fashion Corporates Pirate Small Independent Fashion Designers
(2018-07-19)
Unlike most creative industries, fashion design is not adequately assessed by Intellectual Property law in the United States. Fashion design piracy occurs when part or all of a designer’s original design is reproduced or ...
Sleep, Alcohol, and Academic Performance in Undergraduate Students
(2018-07-19)
This study sought to examine the relationship between sleep, alcohol, and academic performance in undergraduate students. Previous research has demonstrated relationships between study variables, however, sleep quality has ...
A Leadership Analysis of Executive Directors of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
(2018-07-19)
Working-age individuals with disabilities in the United States experience meaningful
employment at a significantly lower rate than individuals without disabilities, and having a job is
a critical factor to having access ...
Factors Affecting the Frequency of Oversized and Undersized Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, ? X Blue Catfish, I. furcatus, ? Hybrid Catfish at Food Fish Harvest and their Economic Impact
(2018-07-19)
Hybrid catfish (channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, ♀ x blue catfish, I. furcatus, ♂) farming is a prime example of yield intensification but has witnessed growth variability problem. Investigating the causative factors ...