Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Efficient Movement and Task Management in MapReduce for Fast Analytics of Big Data
(2014-05-12)
MapReduce programming model has achieved great success over the past decade. With its recognized merits such as superior scalability and strong fault tolerance, MapReduce has thrived as a primary processing engine adopted ...
Spatiotemporal Breeding Strategies within a High Density, Male-skewed White-tailed Deer Population
(2014-05-12)
Animal movement is an integral part of most ecological, behavioral, or evolutionary processes observed in nature, and it has wide implications to numerous broad issues ranging from dispersal and migration to habitat ...
Investigating Termite Behavior and Application Methods of Non-repellent Termiticides for the Control of Eastern Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
(2014-05-09)
The effects of three non-repellent termiticides were evaluated in the laboratory against the eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar, to determine their efficiency in controlling this species. Treating ...
iTad: An I/O-Aware Thermal Model for Data Centers
(2014-05-08)
With the ever-growing cooling costs of large-scale data centers, thermal management
must be adequately addressed. Thermal models can play a critical role in thermal management
that helps in reducing cooling costs in data ...
Three Essays in Applied Economics on Household Consumption
(2014-05-08)
This dissertation consists of three essays in applied economics on household consumption. Common to each essay is the use of aggregate data. Understanding how economic theory and model of household consumption are employed ...
An Examination of Transitioning and Relationship Building among High School Students and Mentors: A Strength-Based High School Completion Program
(2014-05-07)
High school dropout rates in the United States have a negative impact on society at large. Dropping out of high school has been shown to have a positive correlation to increased crime rates (America’s Promise Alliance, ...
Escalation Revisited: Investigating the Influence of Personality and Organizational Support on Escalation of Commitment
(2014-05-07)
Escalation of commitment research has been narrow in its scope of influencing factors. A goal of this study was to remedy this gap by including factors at the individual, organizational, and decision context level that ...
Design and Testing of an Electronic Load Board for Power Supply Validation and Verification
(2014-05-05)
As the need for high efficiency in power supplies increases, so does the need to test and verify the designs of the supplies. To test the design, efficiency, and reliability of a low-voltage, high-current power supply, an ...
Exploring Brand Equity: Residents and Non-Residents’ Perceptions of Locally-Owned Versus Multinational Hotel Brands in Nigeria
(2014-05-05)
This study investigated the perceptions of Nigerians and non-Nigerians’ on locally owned and multinational hotel brands operating in Nigeria. The influx of multinational hotels into Nigeria improves the country’s hotel ...
Assessing effects of supplemental feeding and Threadfin Shad addition to recreational fishing ponds using stable isotope analysis
(2014-05-05)
Pond enhancements are commonly used to increase fish production or enhance angling opportunities, but their effects are often not evaluated. I used stable isotope analysis to estimate the contribution of different rates ...
Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) as Electron Emitters for Plasmas Operating in Subatmospheric pressure under DC and Pulsed Fields
(2014-05-05)
Subatmospheric pressure is defined as the pressure from several milliTorr to several hundred Torr. The plasmas operated in subatmospheric pressure have the advantages of easier construction and stable operation. The ...
An Economic Comparison of Three Intensive Fish Production Systems
(2014-05-05)
A study was conducted to compare the economic costs and returns of three intensive aquaculture production systems located in Auburn and Browns, Alabama. The objective of this project was to examine the potential profitability ...
A Survey of How English Language Arts Teachers Address Synthesis Writing in Classroom Instruction
(2014-05-05)
The use of information from source materials in service of an argument or idea original to a writer is, according to the scholarly literature, one of the most complex applications of reading and writing. It is also, according ...
Analyzing the Environmental Kuznets Curve by using the Ecological Footprint
(2014-05-02)
This paper presents recent data that suggest a possible existence of an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) using the aggregate environmental health indicator known as the Ecological Footprint (EF). Currently, there is no ...
A Dual-Band Metamaterial Antenna
(2014-05-02)
Metamaterials have a wide variety of potential applications in areas such as optics, acoustics and RF design. Split-Ring Resonators (SRR) are fundamental sub-wavelength structures found in metamaterial design. An adaptation ...
Culture and Characterization of Endothelial Colony Forming Cells from Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, and Umbilical Cord Blood of Horses
(2014-05-02)
Endothelial progenitors cells (EPCs), are a type of progenitor cell originating in the bone marrow and can be found circulating in peripheral blood, bone marrow, and umbilical cord blood. EPCs play an essential role in ...
Compensatory Behaviors and Alcohol Consumption
(2014-05-02)
Disordered eating and exercise have been linked with alcohol consumption and alcohol related problems. Body image dissatisfaction has been associated with increased alcohol consumption and disordered eating. The present ...
Evidence for a Possible Supervolcano on Mars at Siloe Patera
(2014-05-02)
Highlands on Mars interpreted as impact craters may instead be supervolcanoes
within an ancient volcanic province in Arabia Terra, Mars. These volcanoes are
characterized by lower than normal topographic relief, collapse ...
Making hypotheses precise: applying the physical method and linear modeling to evolutionary genomics
(2014-05-02)
Hypotheses in evolutionary genomics are commonly tested by qualitative comparisons among variables. However, the number of possible outcomes for such predictions is usually few, which can potentially trivialize or even ...
Finite Element Simulation of Precast/Prestressed Insulated Sandwich Panels Optimized for Construction of Government Facilities
(2014-05-02)
This report discusses the development of finite element modeling methodologies for the static and dynamic response of insulated sandwich panels to uniform pressure loads. Experimental testing, which included solid panel ...