Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Effectiveness of Aluminet® suits on the thermoregulation of canines
(2015-12-10)
Thermoregulation is a critical factor for a working canine to be able to function in hot/humid environmental conditions. The purpose of this study was to determine if an Aluminet® Suit would reduce thermal stress imposed ...
The Effects of Fertilization and Four Years of Throughfall Reduction on Leaf Physiology of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.)
(2015-12-10)
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is the most widely planted pine species in the southeastern United States. Increased frequency of drought associated with projected climate change may negatively impact loblolly pine productivity. ...
Inspiring Athletes Through Mentorship: A Case Study of a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Chaplaincy Ministry Program
(2015-12-10)
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) was founded in the 1950s to aid in the spiritual development of middle and high school student athletes. During the late 1990s a paradigm shift occurred when intercollegiate ...
Elucidation of the Cellular and Molecular Events Associated with Bovine Uterine Development and Disruptive effects of Tamoxifen
(2015-12-10)
Development of the bovine uterus begins prenatally and is completed postnatally with the formation of endometrial glands. Adenogenesis, uterine gland formation, is steroid hormone-sensitive and is required for proper ...
Space Policy: A Comparative Study of the George W. Bush and Barack Obama Administrations
(2015-12-10)
This dissertation is a comparative study between the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations’ space policies. The work employs qualitative techniques, such as interviews and archival analysis, to elucidate and ...
Teaching Style Preferences of Nutrition Education Assistants for Cooperative Extension Systems in the Southern Region
(2015-12-10)
Extension provides non-formal education and learning activities to people throughout the country. The largest non-formal adult education organization in the world, Cooperative Extension takes knowledge gained through ...
Activity of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Coastal South Carolina: an Acoustic Study
(2015-12-10)
Coastal South Carolina has not been the focus of previous studies on distribution of bats, but the proposal of an offshore wind farm has stimulated interest in how bats use coastal areas. Anabat acoustic detectors were ...
A Hook and Line Assessment and Angler Survey of the Tallapoosa River Fishery (Alabama, USA)
(2015-12-10)
Angler satisfaction is one of many fundamental objectives in the adaptive evaluation of flow prescriptions below R. L. Harris Dam on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama. We have collected fishery specific information to inform ...
Differences in the Survival, Transmission, and Susceptibility to Disinfection of M1 and M5 Protein Possessing Streptococcus pyogenes and Other Pathogens on Airplane Cabin Surfaces
(2015-12-10)
Recent reports regarding the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other microorganisms in airplane cabins compel us to examine the factors for pathogen transmission in that environment. We tested the survival and ...
The association between food insecurity and health behavior outcomes
(2015-12-10)
The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a better understanding of the health and behavior status of food insecure persons in the United States. This dissertation covers three studies which used data from the National ...
Characterization and Modeling of 28nm RF MOSFETs and SiGe HBTs
(2015-12-10)
Both the second and third order intermodulation linearities (IP3 and IP2) are characterized on 28nm RF MOSFETs. The impacts of biasing, device size, frequency, and gate length on IP3 are discussed. With both DC and RF ...
Design Guidelines of Applying Tactile Perception of the Hand to Product Design
(2015-12-10)
With the development of a diverse product market, consumers’ perceptual demand of products is increasing; product perceptual design is correlated with users’ perceptions of sensations. The user would usually expect a product ...
The Extent and Limitations of Correlating Measured Interharmonics and Measured Voltage Fluctuations
(2015-12-10)
Amplitude modulation is a well-known cause of voltage fluctuations resulting in luminous lamp flicker. Amplitude modulation can be more generally quantified in terms of interharmonics. The theoretical correlation between ...
Black Bass Habitat Use and Availability at Multiple Scales in Middle Chattahoochee River Tributaries
(2015-12-10)
The focus of this study was on tributaries of the Middle Chattahoochee River where Shoal Bass Micropterus cataractae and Chattahoochee Bass Micropterus chattahoochae are experiencing declines, mainly due to anthropogenic ...
Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Receptor As A Molecular Target for Contraception in Feral Cats
(2015-12-10)
The global overpopulation of feral cats generates concern regarding their welfare, negative impact on public health, and adverse effects on the environment. In the U.S. and other Westernized countries, the most common ...
Geometry of Zeros and Bernstein Type Inequalities concerning Growth for Polynomials
(2015-12-08)
In this dissertation, we study the problems related to geometry of zeros and Bernstein type inequalities concerning growth for polynomials. The dissertation consists of three chapters followed by list of references used ...
A Test of Market Efficiency When Short Selling is Prohibited: A Case of the Dhaka Stock Exchange
(2015-12-08)
This study investigates the impact of an absence of short-selling practice on stock price efficiency in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). I estimate the sign and magnitude of runs ranging from one-day to twenty-day-long runs ...
Water Quality in Inland Saline Aquaculture Ponds and its Relationships to Shrimp Survival and Production
(2015-12-08)
Survival and production of shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in low-salinity pond waters at Greene Prairie Aquafarm (GAF) near Forkland in Green County Alabama varied greatly among ponds, but averages were higher in 2013 than ...
Comparison of Derivative Free Algorithms in Optimization High Dimension Problems
(2015-12-08)
Gradient free optimization algorithms are often used when gradient information of a function is not available or it is difficult and costly to obtain or estimate. Many kinds of derivative free algorithms are used in the ...
Preemptive Self-healing System (PSS) Against Rogue AP
(2015-12-08)
Rogue Access Points (APs) are critical threats in the information infrastructure. Once victim’s devices connect to Rogue APs, adversary can launch multiple stage attacks (e.g. Memory-Scraping). Traditional defense methods ...