Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Application of the Discontinuous Galerkin Method to Wake Vortex Flows
(2015-02-19)
A code was developed that utilizes the discontinuous Galerkin method to solve the
Euler equations while utilizing a modal arti cial viscosity sensor developed by Klockner [12].
The sensor was augmented for the purpose ...
Development of lipid based nanoparticles for melanoma treatment
(2015-02-12)
Melanoma is the most malignant skin cancer with high mortality. Currently, it can be treated multiple ways, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy. However, patients under these therapies usually have low ...
Augmenting Traditional Static Analysis With Commonly Available Metadata
(2015-01-20)
Developers and security analysts have been using static analysis for a long time to analyze programs for defects and vulnerabilities with some success. Generally a static analysis tool is run on the source code for a given ...
Constitutional Reform in Alabama: Why Efforts for Change Continue to Fail
(2015-01-14)
Alabama has been governed by the same constitutional document for one hundred thirteen years. The document is outdated and it is also the longest constitution in the world. Two of the most unique components of the document ...
Development of Test Methods for Evaluation of Bending Stiffness and Compressive Modulus of Braided Composite Lattice Structures
(2015-01-14)
Open Architecture Composite Structures (O-ACS) have been recently developed and are known for their high modulus per unit weight. They are truss structures preformed on a mandrel shaped as a cylindrical, elliptical or ...
Exploring Small Retail Businesses’ Perceived Competition during Post-Recession and Perceived Importance, Benefits and Challenges of B2B Networking
(2015-01-13)
This study is the first to investigate small businesses’ perceived market competition and their beliefs about B2B networking during the post-recession period. The existing data collected through in-depth interviews with ...
Effect of Torrefaction on Biomass Structure and Product Distribution from Fast Pyrolysis
(2015-01-13)
Torrefaction, a thermal pretreatment process, has been documented to improve the chemical composition of bio-oil produced from fast pyrolysis process. During torrefaction pretreatment, the major constituents of biomass ...
A Computational Mechanistic Study of an Aza-Michael Addition and a Paal-Knorr Reaction
(2015-01-13)
Computational chemistry is a rapid growing branch of chemistry that seeks to interpret chemical problems and predict chemical phenomena using mathematical approximations and computer programs. In the present work, we ...
Antimicrobial Testing and Sensory Evaluation of Clitocybe nuda Mushroom Extract in Liquid Whole Egg
(2015-01-09)
The use of antimicrobial agents in the food industry is critical for the reduction and control of foodborne pathogens as part of food safety programs. The food industry is looking for new naturally occurring agents with ...
Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) as a Cover Crop for Winter Wheat
(2015-01-09)
The use of cover crops in conjunction with non-inversion tillage is a popular conservation system that is incorporated into production rotations to improve profitability and sustainability of depleted soils in the Southeast. ...
Prejudice by Any Other Name: Conditional Support of Gay Males by Heterosexuals
(2015-01-09)
In U.S. popular culture, it is often easy to find both unambiguously supportive and unambiguously non-supportive statements in terms of the rights of sexual minorities. Although unambiguous attitudes are often expressed, ...
Connection Demand Prediction for the Design of Precast Concrete Wall Panels Subjected to Blast Loads
(2015-01-09)
One challenge in design of structures for highly impulsive loading is accurately predicting the peak transient shear and the corresponding connection force demand at supports. Single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) approaches ...
Fertilization Effects on Water Use of 8-year-old Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Vary with Throughfall Treatment
(2015-01-07)
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations in the southern U.S. generate more timber than any other country in the world and therefore reductions in net primary productivity associated with climate variability may have ...
The Temporal Patterning of Spontaneous High-Rate Behavior: An Evaluation of Bout Partitioning Methods for Behavior Under Neurotoxicant Challenge
(2015-01-07)
Across species, much free-operant behavior exhibits a temporal pattern characterized by bouts of activity and periods of disengagement. Analysis of interevent time distributions has been widely used to characterize bout ...
A Comparative Study of Habitat Value for the Juvenile Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Provided by Off-bottom Oyster Farming in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
(2015-01-07)
In the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM), the quality and quantity of nursery habitat available for juvenile utilization is the most critical limiting factor affecting local populations of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. ...
Anthropogenic and Climate Impacts on Groundwater Resources in the Lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin
(2015-01-07)
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the major climate variability cycles around the world and is responsible for droughts in the Southeast United States. These ENSO-induced droughts have been responsible for ...
Effectiveness of selected erosion control covers during vegetation establishment under simulated rainfall
(2015-01-07)
Soil erosion on unprotected roadside slopes generates significant soil loss during storm events. Proper surface protection to reduce erosion is promoted by water protection agencies including the United States Environmental ...
Exploration of Crash Severity and Location in Work Zone-Related Crashes in Alabama
(2015-01-07)
Work zones are necessary for maintenance and improvement of highways, but they also present opportunities for crashes that might not occur under normal driving conditions. From 2006-2011, 3,192 crashes resulted in some ...
Examination of Event Volunteers’ Motivation and Satisfaction Levels Utilizing the Kano Method
(2015-01-07)
Many nonprofit organizations rely heavily on the assistance of volunteers. There exists a supply and demand imbalance making it critical for organizations to guard their volunteer resources (Warner, Newland, & Green, 2011). ...
A digital method to determine the transmissibility of a MEMS device
(2015-01-07)
A microcontroller based technique for measuring the transmissibility of a MEMS device is very useful and meaningful. The resulting data can provide feedback to improve the design, modeling and fabrication process. A new ...