Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Rural School Learning Partnerships: A Comparative Case Study Using Social Network Analysis
(2016-12-08)
Schools across the nation have responded to stringent accountability measures in No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and later by the Obama administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (2009). In ...
Failure Evasion: Statistically Solving the NP Complete Problem of Testing Difficult-to-Detect Faults
(2016-12-08)
A circuit with n primary inputs (PIs) has N = 2n possible input vectors. A test vector to correctly detect a fault in that circuit must be among those 2n n-bit combinations. Clearly, this problem can be rephrased as a ...
Insitu Measurement of Pavement Distress and Causal Mechanisms in Expansive Soil along Alabama Highway 5
(2016-12-07)
Alabama Highway 5 is a farm-to-market road built directly on an expansive clay subgrade. Moisture fluctuations cause the soil to shrink and swell, resulting in severe pavement distress. Laboratory testing has been performed ...
Plenoptic BOS: Combining a Plenoptic Camera with the Background Oriented Schlieren Technique
(2016-12-07)
The background oriented schlieren (BOS) technique is a method of observing the refraction of light rays passing through a density varying medium. When used with a conventional imaging system, this technique captures a ...
Polysaccharide beads and films for controlled release of agricultural compounds and water decontamination
(2016-12-07)
Massive amounts of agricultural, industrial, medical and domestic water worldwide are polluted by different types of contaminants that harm the environment and impact human health. Films and beads made from abundant ...
Strength Assessment of Soil Cement
(2016-12-07)
Soil cement is a mixture of soil, portland cement, and water that is compacted and cured to form a pavement base. Due to construction practices and variances in core strengths, questions have arisen concerning quality ...
Relating Preschoolers Coping Tactics during Resource-Based Conflicts to Social Competence
(2016-12-07)
As early exposure to center-based care continues to rise, infants and young children are introduced to a broad array of social dynamics and are immersed in peer networks in ways that were not common a generation ago. The ...
Efficacy of Price Interventions for Mitigating Childhood Obesity by Promoting Healthy Food Choices: An fMRI Study in Parents with Low Socioeconomic Status
(2016-12-07)
Childhood obesity has been a rising problem among rural and low income populations. Childhood obesity increases the risk of various diseases later in life. Government has tried several price interventions such as lowering ...
Improvements in the Design and Application of Erosion and Sediment Control Technologies for the Construction Industry
(2016-12-07)
Erosion and sediment controls (ESCs) have become essential components of construction related activities. Stormwater pollution prevention regulations are the principal catalysts driving the development of new ESC practices ...
Reaction: An Android Based Supplemental Learning Aid for Engineering Education
(2016-12-07)
The rapid rise of the smartphone platform is changing many facets of modern life. The platform presents exciting opportunities for supplemental education. Many mobile education applications are available e.g. Duolingo, an ...
Production and Characterization of Bio-oil and Its Utilization in the Synthesis of Bio-based Epoxy Resin
(2016-12-07)
Epoxy resins (ERs) are one of the most versatile thermoset polymers which are widely used in variety of applications from electrical and electronics (insulation and circuit boards) to construction and civil engineering ...
Age frequency, growth, mortality and PAH levels of roughtongue bass, Pronotogrammus martinicensis, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
(2016-12-06)
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill and its immediate effects on the surrounding ecosystems have been extensively examined, but longer term effects are still widely unknown. Among the regions potentially affected ...
The Relationship between Performance Appraisal and Psychological Contract: Three Generations of U.S. Hotel Employees
(2016-12-05)
This study aims to explore the relationship between performance appraisal and psychological contract from the perspective of U.S. hotel employees, as perceived by different generational cohorts. Specifically, this research ...
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Hepatic Fetuin-A Expression
(2016-12-05)
Fetuin-A (Fet-A) is a hepatokine, known to inhibit insulin signaling and is associated with diabetes, cardiovascular outcomes and inflammation. Post-translational modification of fetuin-A at different glycosylation and ...
Double Photoionization of Water and Dissociative Electron Attachment to CF4
(2016-11-29)
This thesis is an amalgam of two largely different experiments. While the exper-
imental apparatus are similar, the incident particles, fundamental interactions, and
dissociation dynamics of the two systems are entirely ...
Nanoparticle Coatings for Surface Morphology Control and Superhydrophobicity
(2016-11-16)
Surface modifications with nanoparticles are major concerns in the realization of the full potential of nanoscale devices. Currently, no single surface treatment technology can solve all problems of reliability. Further, ...
Dual Antenna Design for a Novel Airborne Probe
(2016-11-09)
This work outlines the design, simulation, and testing of a dual antenna design for a novel airborne probe. The airborne probe is known as the Global Sense eMote and is designed to collect in-situ atmospheric data and ...
Psychometric Properties of the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS): Investigating Updated Versions across Diagnostic Subgroups
(2016-11-09)
Evidence-based assessment requires the use of diverse methods that incorporate multiple informants and demonstrate adequate psychometrics. The Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS) is an analogue behavioral ...
Student Affairs Practices: Perceptions of Student Support Services and Retention
(2016-11-09)
Student affairs and adult education professionals in colleges and universities are inundated with increasing demands on resources, placing stress on allocation of time, energy, human capital, and finances. Contributing to ...
The effects of male philopatry on reproductive behaviors and fitness in Columbian ground squirrels (Urocitellus columbianus)
(2016-11-09)
Decreased fitness is a consequence of inbreeding in many species. As a result, a variety of behavioral mechanisms, such as dispersal, are employed be mammals to avoid mating with relatives. Columbian ground squirrels ...