Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Sleep as a Moderator of Links Between Parent-Child Attachment and Adjustment in Early Adolescence
(2015-07-02)
Poor sleep duration and quality are common among typically developing children and are related to adjustment problems such as internalizing and externalizing symptoms, as well as lower self-esteem. Attachment, or the bond ...
Algorithms for Optimal Energy Management in the Smart Grid
(2015-07-02)
Smart grid (SG) is regarded as the next generation power grid, which implements an innovative idea for a highly automated and integrated power system.
The two-way energy and information flows in the SG, together with the ...
Exploring a Unified Concept of Occupational Well-being through Validation in an Applied Setting
(2015-07-02)
This study unifies divergent conceptualizations of occupational well-being (OWB) to clearly define the construct based on a well-articulated theory. It also validates a new measure of OWB in a practical setting in order ...
Coping Mechanisms Moderate the Association between Stressful Life Experiences and Sub-Threshold PTSD Symptoms in College Students
(2015-06-16)
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not stressful life events cause sub-threshold or full Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in college populations, and whether or not that relationship ...
3D Volume Reconstruction From 2D Plenoptic Data Using FFT-Based Methods
(2015-06-15)
Traditional imaging modalities produce images by capturing a 2D slice of the 4D light field. This is an inherently lossy conversion, as the angular information contained in the light field is ignored. Light-field imaging ...
Distribution of encrusting foraminifera at Cat Island, Bahamas: Implications for foraminiferal assemblages in the geologic record
(2015-06-05)
Benthic foraminifera that are cemented by calcium carbonate or are otherwise firmly fixed to hard surfaces are commonly known as encrusting foraminifera. Very few studies focus on the use of encrusting foraminifera as ...
The Development of Interpartner Aggression from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
(2015-06-05)
The overall purpose of this dissertation was to advance our knowledge of change in interpartner aggression (IPA) as adolescents become young adults. This three-study dissertation examined patterns of change and the ...
Aerodynamic Optimization of Integrated Wing-Engine Geometry Using an Unstructured Vorticity Solver
(2015-05-29)
A high fidelity surface vorticity solver in conjunction with an optimizer is used to find optimal solutions for engine integration. The case study for this paper is an aerodynamically optimized engine configuration added ...
Spacecraft Relative Motion Applications to Pursuit-Evasion Games and Control Using Angles-Only Navigation
(2015-05-29)
In the first part, applied linear quadratic (LQ) differential game theory to derive linear control laws for orbit pursuit-evasion (PE) problem and extended LQ game theory to nonlinear PE game using the state-dependent ...
Characterization of the Regulatory Process of Pyrethroid Resistance in the House Fly, Musca domestica
(2015-05-29)
The house fly, Musca domestica, is a major domestic, medical and veterinary pest that causes more than 100 human and animal intestinal diseases. The major barrier in the house fly control is their remarkable ability to ...
The Effects of Student Financial Contribution Toward Their Post-Secondary Educational Experience
(2015-05-29)
The college student population is predicted to increase from 13 million to 21 million between 2003–2015 (Strom, 2004). This increase along with the exponentially increasing cost of post-secondary education has caused an ...
The Mangalica Pig is a Novel Biomedical Model for Human Obesity and its Metabolic Complications
(2015-05-29)
The Mangalica pig is a genetic model of excessive adiposity; therefore, this
European heritage breed may serve as an applied model to improve pork quality in
modern commercial lean breeds and as a biomedical model to ...
Impact of decreased wetlands on microclimate of Kolkata, India
(2015-05-18)
The Landsat images were used to assess landuse/landcover (LULC) changes in Kolkata Metropolitan Development Area (KMDA) from 1990 to 2011 and in East Kolkata Wetlands (EKWs) from 1972 to 2011using a geographic object-based ...
Biomass Gasification for Power and Fuel Applications using a Bench-Scale Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier
(2015-05-18)
Today fossil fuels are a major source of energy. Coal is used extensively around the world for power applications, while petroleum products are used to fulfill liquid fuel needs. This extensive use of fossil fuels has led ...
Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Heavy Metal Water Pollution and the Impact on Public Health in China
(2015-05-18)
Water is the source of life. China’s water pollution has become a burning research field because of the severely polluted conditions. 60 percent of the country's rivers were not potable according to the State Environmental ...
Prophet Without Honor: Hosea Williams and the Anomalies of the Black Freedom Struggle
(2015-05-18)
Examining the life of civil rights activist Hosea Lorenzo Williams’s life illuminates the entire landscape of the civil rights movement from a different vantage point, broadening the familiar geography and chronology of ...
Experimental woodsmoke exposure during exercise and an evaluation of blood oxidative stress
(2015-05-18)
Introduction: Woodsmoke exposure and exercise elicit oxidative stress in blood. The purpose of this investigation was to understand the effects of woodsmoke exposure on blood oxidative stress measures. Methods: Ten males ...
Wireless Communication of a Chaotic Waveform
(2015-05-18)
Over the past couple of decades, mathematical equations have been developed that successfully model natural phenomena that occur in various fields such as chemistry, biology, and fluid mechanics. These equations, however ...
A “Gruesome Business”: Collecting and Repatriating Pacific Theater War Trophies
(2015-05-18)
While serving in the Pacific Theater of World War II, American servicemen collected a variety of souvenirs. Some men collected skulls and bones. Other men collected flags, photographs, binoculars, or other personal ...
Long-Term Deformations and Prestress Losses in Precast, Prestressed Bridge Girders
(2015-05-18)
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is widely becoming used to construct precast, prestressed bridge girders. In order to determine the acceptance of SCC for bridge girders in the state of Alabama, The Alabama Department ...