Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Effect of Reflow Process on Glass Transition Temperature of Printed Circuit Board Laminates and Model for Prediction of Package-on-Package (PoP) Warpage and the Effect of Process and Material Parameters
(2013-12-04)
The effect of temperature exposure encountered both during assembly and in fielded products, has a known influence on glass transition temperature of printed-circuit board (PCB) laminate materials. Printed circuit board ...
Effects of pre- and probiotics on pond production, growth and disease susceptibility of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus and Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
(2013-12-04)
Disease outbreaks have become a major challenge to the profitable culture of fish and shellfish as aquaculture operations intensify. Globally, total annual losses from disease outbreaks have reached billions of United ...
An Empirical and Computational Investigation into the Acoustical Environment at the Launch of a Space Vehicle
(2013-12-04)
During the launch of a space vehicle, the intense sound pressure levels created around the vehicle can excite the vehicle itself, payload, launch tower, and ground support systems into hazardous and potentially damaging ...
The Fighting Five-Tenth: One Fighter-Bomber Squadron's Experience during the Development of World War II Tactical Air Power
(2013-12-04)
During the years between World War I and World War II, many within the Army Air Corps (AAC) aggressively sought an independent air arm and believed that strategic bombardment represented an opportunity to inflict severe ...
Identification and analysis of recently duplicated genes in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) genome
(2013-12-04)
Gene duplication is an important source of genetic innovation and structure and usually associated to the lineage-specific adaptive trait during evolution, such as genes related to immunity, development and reproduction. ...
Fabrication and Characterization of ZnO and GaN Devices for Electronic and Photonic Applications
(2013-12-04)
The research work presented in this dissertation is based on two direct and wide band gap semiconductors: ZnO and GaN. On the first part of the dissertation, the synthesis of ZnO nanorod array via the low temperature ...
Employment Preparation for High School Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities
(2013-12-04)
Only eight percent of people with significant intellectual disabilities are employed, as compared to 81% of people without disabilities (Harris & Associates, 2000). A predictor of successful employment for students with ...
Solder Joint Reliability Based Prognostic Health Management (PHM) Models for Life Prediction of Electronics Subjected to Harsh Thermo-mechanical Environments
(2013-12-04)
Field deployed electronics may accrue damage due to environmental exposure and usage after finite period of service but may not often have any macro-indicators of failure such as cracks or delamination. In real world setting ...
A Study of the Thermal Interactions of Sustainable Asphalt Concrete Pavements
(2013-12-04)
A study of the thermal interactions of select sustainable technologies, such as reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP), recycled asphalt shingles (RAS), ground tire rubber (GTR), and foamed asphalt in cold recycled materials ...
An Approach to Designing Playgrounds that Promote Game Play
(2013-12-04)
The time American children spend on average engaged in valuable play has been in decline over the past several decades. This trend is upsetting when considering the important role of play in the development of children. ...
The role of Ubiquinone Synthesis Complex in bc1 complex assembly of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(2013-12-04)
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles bounded by double-membranes found in eukaryotic cells carrying various critical cellular processes. Energy generation is arguably the most important of its functions. The Electron Transport ...
Identification of Adsorption Mechanisms of Sulfur Heterocycles via Surface Analysis of Selected Metal-Doped Adsorbent Materials for Logistics Fuels Desulfurization
(2013-12-03)
The removal of sulfur from distillate fuels is a difficult operation, which carries a cost associated with the capital equipment and production of hydrogen or other reagents necessary to drive the process. While specifications ...
Study and evaluation of bigano snail (Stramonita haemastoma) as a marketable seafood species
(2013-12-03)
To evaluate whether a species is potentially edible, marketable and sustainable, we need to answer quite a few questions about what, why, where, who, when and how. This dissertation consists of five chapters. The basic ...
The Relationship between Learning Style and Level of Sport Performance in Division II Collegiate Athletics
(2013-12-03)
What is the difference between good and great in an athlete? How can a coach teach players to be great? How do athletes learn? These are questions asked every day in the sports world as coaches seek to train their athletes ...
The role of calcium in the regulation of Xylella fastidiosa virulence
(2013-12-03)
The Gram-negative plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa inhabits the xylem vessels of the host, where it forms biofilms thought to be responsible for disease symptoms. Even though knowledge regarding the mechanism ...
Prenatal Nicotine Exposure and Glutamatergic-Cholinergic Interplay
(2013-12-02)
Smoking in pregnant women is reported as a risk factor in neurobehavioral alterations such as learning and memory deficits. Prenatal exposure of nicotine (6mg/kg /day) in animal models induces memory impairment associated ...
Effects of Grain Size and Orientation on Mechanical Response of Lead Free Solders
(2013-11-25)
In this study, the effects of grain size and orientation on mechanical behaviors of lead free solders were evaluated by measuring the sub-grain size and determining the plane orientation of the grains. Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) solder ...
Development of Cathode Air Filters for PEM Fuel Cells Using Microfibrous Entrapped Sorbents
(2013-11-25)
The performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is degraded significantly as a result of poisoning of the cathode catalyst by trace levels of contaminants present in the cathode air. Three of the most common ...
Determining to What Extent Agricultural Content Diffuses from a Primary School through a Rural African Village: A Phenomenological Study
(2013-11-25)
Life Academy of Kimuli Uganda is a primary school for students between the ages of three and seventeen. The purpose of this school is to educate students in basic subjects, including science. The researcher identified ...
Impact of Imperata cylindrica on Populations of Root-feeding Bark Beetle Populations and Factors Associated with Loblolly Pine Decline in a Pinus taeda Stand
(2013-11-25)
The non-native, invasive plant, cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv) is a threat to the diversity of native plant species of the southeastern United States. Another issue facing landowners of southeastern forests ...