Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Multiphase Numerical Simulations of Dielectric Fluid Immersion Cooling Scenarios including Effects of Nucleation Site Density and Bubble Departure Diameter Functions
(2015-07-24)
Multiphase numerical simulations have typically been restricted to a few standard functions for key boiling parameters. In this study, ANSYS Fluent was used to model dielectric fluid immersion cooling of multichip modules ...
A Developmental and Relational Perspective on Marital Closeness in Older Adulthood
(2015-07-24)
Although research has generally found that marital closeness is a vital resource for older
adults, the literature has focused minimal attention on this key construct in older marriages. Even
less attention has been focused ...
The study of applied management options to enhance crop protection against Verticillium wilt in Gossypium hirsutum.
(2015-07-24)
Verticillium wilt of cotton is incited by Verticillium dahliae, which colonizes the vascular cylinder of the plant and resulting in defoliation, stunting, and yield loss. The long-term goal of this project was to look ...
Design Guidelines for the Development of Mobility Products for Older Users
(2015-07-24)
Mobility limitations in the growing US older adult population lead to negative functional consequences such as falls and increased functional decline. When these factors combine with the existing changes in the aging ...
Diagnostic Test Generation for Path Delay Faults in a Scan Circuit
(2015-07-24)
With the increase of density, speed and test time of large VLSI circuits, man-
ufacturers are eager to nd e cient ways to bring up yields. Often, VLSI testing
only tells if a circuit is faulty but is unable to locate ...
Relapse Phenomena from Appetitive-to-Aversive and Aversive-to-Appetitive Counterconditioning within a Human Predictive Learning Task
(2015-07-24)
Counterconditioning (CC, Sherrington, 1947) involves training of a single cue with two different outcomes (i.e., cue-O1 then cue-O2) of opposite valence (e.g., appetitive and aversive). Thus, CC can be conducted in either ...
DC Parametric Test and IDDQ Test Using Advantest T2000 ATE
(2015-07-24)
For purpose of improving quality of devices before shipping to customers, VLSI
testing methods have been developed to detect defective devices effectively by using
automatic test equipment (ATE). To test a chip properly, ...
Children’s Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior and Social Competence predicted by Home Environment: Are These Associations Mediated by Social Competence and Moderated by Child Maltreatment?
(2015-07-24)
Home environment is often related to child functioning, including child social competence and child externalizing and internalizing behaviors. However, there is limited research that has examined how child abuse status, ...
A GIS-based Analysis of the Hotel Locations Choice in Manhattan, New York, 1820-2012
(2015-07-24)
Location is one of the most important elements of hotel development. This study aims to investigate the locations of hotels in Manhattan, New York. This research was conducted for the following purposes: (1) to analyze ...
A lab study comparing several faking measures under a simulated selection context
(2015-07-24)
Industrial and organizational psychologists have long been aware that faking is a concern in the personnel selection practices. In high-stakes selection context, applicants can be highly motivated to fake good on personality ...
Design Guidelines of Souvenirs for Maintaining the Sustainability of a Local Culture in Chinese Tourism Industry
(2015-07-23)
When designing a tourism souvenir, designers not only need to consider the cultural elements, but also should be aware of the protection and preservation of the local culture. A good souvenir will let tourists appreciate ...
Physical treatments for reducing biomass ash and effect of ash content on pyrolysis products
(2015-07-23)
There is increasing concern of greenhouse gas effect and the depletion of fossil fuels. Different renewable energy sources such as hydro, wind, solar have been considered as a potential replacement for fossil fuel. Bio-energy, ...
Prevention of Trastuzumab and Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity Using Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Beta-Blockers in Breast Cancer Patients
(2015-07-23)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was aimed to1) examine treatment patterns of anti-neoplastic agents prescribed to breast cancer patients, 2) estimate the incidence of and identify factors associated with adjuvant ...
Me, You, and Us: Affectivity Predicting Interactive Behaviors in Older Couples’ Relationship Narratives
(2015-07-23)
The current study was developed to investigate how older spouses’ self-reported positive and negative affectivity were associated with their behavioral interactions during a relationship narrative task. To accomplish this ...
Understanding Recruitment in Horticulture and Defining Student Services
(2015-07-23)
This study consists of three individual studies. The first study focused on identifying the factors that influenced students to pursue a degree in horticulture, determining if there are trends within this select group of ...
Robust Variable Selection Methods for Grouped Data
(2015-07-23)
When predictor variables possess an underlying grouping structure in multiple regression, selecting important groups of variables is an essential component of building a meaningful regression model. Some methods exist to ...
On the influence of landscape-scale factors on stream ecosystems and macroinvertebrate assemblages in the southeastern USA: an examination of alternative statistical methods and case studies.
(2015-07-23)
The influence of land cover on stream ecosystems has increasingly been the focus of
research in a variety of fields, including ecology, hydrology, and engineering. Human-altered
land cover can increase overland storm ...
Factors Affecting Largemouth Bass Size Structure at Wheeler and Guntersville Reservoirs, Alabama
(2015-07-23)
Understanding the characteristics of a fish population is vital to the assessment and management of the stock. Size structure and abundance are two such characteristics of a population and they have the potential to vary ...
Evaluation of Enzymes Supplementation in Diets for Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
(2015-07-23)
Fish meal is preferred among other protein sources because it is an excellent source of essential nutrients such as protein and indispensable amino acids, essential fatty acids, cholesterol, vitamins, minerals attractants ...
Exotic Germplasm Introgression Effects on Agronomic Traits and Fiber Properties of Upland Cotton
(2015-07-23)
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is an economically important natural fiber crop in the world. Along with fiber, it is also valued for its oil and protein portion of the seed. Upland cotton is facing a risk associated ...