Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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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 ...
An Experimental Exploration of Low-Cost Sensor and Vehicle Model Solutions for Precision Ground Vehicle Navigation
(2015-12-08)
This thesis presents the use of a vehicle dynamic model (VDM) in conjunction with standard vehicle safety sensors to assist a low-cost Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and low-cost Global Positioning System (GPS) for fused ...
Exploring intermolecular interactions through Coupled Cluster, Density Functional, and Multireference Symmetry-Adapted Perturbation Theories
(2015-12-08)
Intermolecular interactions are computed at successively lower levels of theory to establish the relative accuracy of each level. A set of 21 small molecules was first computed using the CCSDT(Q) level of theory to establish ...
Assessment Strategies for Data-Limited Chinook Salmon Stocks of Western Alaska
(2015-12-08)
Management strategies for Alaskan Pacific salmon species are conducted in the face of substantial uncertainty, particularly in large drainage systems. In addition to the interacting sources of partial observability and ...
Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, Mortality, Movements, and Habitat Use Based on Advanced Telemetry Methods
(2015-12-08)
Ultrasonic telemetry was used to estimate the success of a new release method, mortality, movements (m to km), and depth patterns for red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, (n = 86) around artificial reefs in the northern Gulf ...
Romantic relationship investment and commitment: An expansion of the Investment Model conceptualization
(2015-12-08)
Objective: Rusbult (1980) postulated that the endowment of personal contributions to a
romantic relationship increases relationship commitment. This two-study project developed and
psychometrically tested a theoretical ...
Taxonomy, systematics, and life cycles of Azygiids (Digenea: Azygiidae) of the Southeastern United States
(2015-12-08)
Digeneans (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda: Digenea) comprise the vast majority of Trematoda, which is one of three entirely parasitic classes within the Platyhelminthes. They are characterized as having complex life cycles ...