Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Misconduct and the media: Organizational sensegiving, media coverage, and investor reaction in the aftermath of wrongdoing
(2014-07-11)
Scholars are increasingly exploring organizational misconduct and have sought to explain when and why consequences following the revelation of wrongdoing are disparate between firms. While some explore firm characteristics ...
Can Health and Wellness Education Programs Help Decrease the Number of New Incidences? A Study of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Malawi
(2014-07-11)
This study entails a secondary data analysis and a proposed program model for the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Malawi. Addressing key issues such as what is the best way to decrease the number of new incidences of HIV/AIDS in ...
Development of a Custom Data Acquisition System for the Study of Vehicle Dynamics in Longer Combination Vehicles
(2014-07-11)
This thesis details the development, deployment, and verification of a custom data acquisition system for the purpose of studying vehicle dynamics in a triple trailer Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV). In addition to the ...
Design and Analysis of Optimal Braided Composite Lattice Structures
(2014-07-11)
This work applies to structural optimization within geometric constraints of braided truss structures. Prototypes of the newly developed open-structures have proven useful for their high specific stiffness and rapid ...
Blocking and reciprocal blocking in predictive and causal learning
(2014-07-11)
The blocking effect (Kamin, 1968) demonstrated that responding to a stimulus was attenuated (blocked) if it was presented in compound with a previously trained stimulus. Prior work with non-human animals, which examined ...
Copper(II)-Mediated 2-Quinoxalinol Salens in Alcohol Oxidation and C-H Activation: A Greener Approach
(2014-07-11)
Reduction of waste production in chemical processes is the idea of greener chemistry by using less toxic or benign methods and eliminating purification steps. Because of this, using a catalytic rather than stoichiometric ...
Disposition of levetiracetam in healthy adult horses
(2014-07-11)
Nine horses received 20 mg/kg of intravenous LEV (LEVIV), 30 mg/kg of intragastric, immediate release LEV (LEVIR) and extended release (LEVER), in a 3-way randomized crossover design. Serum samples were collected over 48 ...
Mechanical Characterization of the Braided Composite Yarn and Bond Strength Evaluation of the Joints of the Open-Architecture Composite Structure (O-ACS)
(2014-07-11)
Open-architecture composite structures (O-ACS) can be seen as structures, optimized for weight, meant to be used as beams or columns, in applications where the stiffness to weight ratio of the structure governs the design. ...
Volumetric PIV Measurement in the Wake of Wavy Cylinder
(2014-07-11)
The three-dimensional laminar flow over a straight cylinder with sinusoidal variation of cross-section was investigated using a volumetric Particle Image Velocimetry at Reynolds numbers of 15,000 and 20,000 and compared ...
Determining the effective pollination period and effects of crop load reduction on AU kiwifruit cultivars
(2014-07-11)
The objectives of this research were to determine the effective pollination period (EPP) of ‘AU Golden Sunshine’ (Actinidia chinensis) and ‘AU Fitzgerald’ (A. deliciosa), and to determine effectiveness of lateral bud or ...
Interleukin-6 and Exercise-Induced Cardioprotection
(2014-07-11)
Ischemia-Reperfusion (IR) injury is the leading cause of death in the US and industrialized nations. Exercise preconditioning has emerged as a unique method to reduce the injury associated with IR, yet the mechanisms have ...
An Exploratory Study of the U .S. Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps' Accessions Process
(2014-07-11)
The issue of assessing cadet leadership potential is a constant concern of the U.S. Army's
leaders and has been since the ratification of the National Defense Act in 1916. According to the
U.S. Army Cadet Command, the ...
Static Program Analysis In Presence Of Multiple Configurations
(2014-07-11)
C programs make heavy use of the C preprocessor, which makes them highly configurable. C programming IDEs ignore multiple configurations of C preprocessor because of its complexity. However, program analyses and transformations ...
Self-Efficacy as it Relates to Attributions and Attitudes towards Poverty among Pre-Service School Counselors
(2014-07-11)
This study was conducted in order to examine the self-efficacy of pre-service school counselors and their attributions and attitudes towards poverty. The population for this study consisted of Master’s level school ...
A System Design to Reduce the Amount of Organic Waste Disposed in Trash
(2014-07-11)
The current trend in modern society is to use, consume and discard. People typically generate large portions of trash without fully understanding what they are actually disposing of. The majority of the trash people in the ...
Using a life course perspective to study significant life events as contexts of development and change
(2014-07-11)
This dissertation utilizes life course theory by examining components of the theory (transitions, trajectories, durations, and turning points) and their influence on individual and relational well-being within two at risk ...
Studies on Methods and Standards for Evaluating Quality of Fresh Post-harvest Oyster (Crassostrea Virginica)
(2014-07-11)
Oysters are one of the most popular seashell foods in the world due to high nutritive value and delicious and unique taste. The consumption of oysters has become an important part of the diet for consumers in the U.S.A. ...
On the derivation algebras of parabolic Lie algebras with applications to zero product determined algebras
(2014-07-11)
This dissertation builds upon and extends previous work completed by the author and his advisor in [5].
A Lie algebra g is said to be zero product determined if for each bilinear map φ: g × g → V that satisfies φ(x, y) = ...
Modeling and Simulation of Missile Launcher System Wear During Captive Carry
(2014-07-11)
Across the branches of the United States and foreign militaries, missiles are used for a variety of missions. Many of these missiles mount to their respective vehicles by means of a rail system. While the service life of ...
A Study of Harmonic Distortion Limit Change During the Reconfiguration Process of the Smart Grid
(2014-07-11)
On the purpose to find out if harmonic distortion limits of customer installations will change during a smart grid reconfiguration process, the thesis was completed. The smart grid concept has been widely accepted to ...