Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Sequestosome 1/p62 and TRAF6 serve as a bridge to connect IRS-1 with Akt in insulin signaling
(2013-04-08)
Abnormalities in the insulin-signaling pathway might result in insulin resistance, contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes. Previous studies have established the involvement of p62 in the insulin-signaling pathway ...
Dictionary-Less Defect Diagnosis as Real or Surrogate Single Stuck-At Faults
(2013-04-05)
In this work, an algorithm to diagnose classic single stuck-at-faults and provide surrogate fault suspects for non-classical faults like multiple faults by analyzing failing circuits is proposed. The algorithm is based on ...
An Indoor Spatial Query Evaluation System based on RFID and Particle Filters
(2013-04-05)
People spend a significant amount of time in indoor spaces (e.g.,
office buildings, subway systems, etc.) in their daily lives.
Therefore, it is important to develop efficient indoor spatial
query algorithms for supporting ...
Low-Cost, Rapid, Sensitive Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria Using Phage-Based Magnetoelastic Biosensors
(2013-04-05)
As part of the ongoing efforts to secure food safety as well as to guard against possible bioterrorism, the role of pathogen detection technologies has become vital. However, conventional and standard detection methods, ...
Reinstatement interacts with interpolation interval to determine the effectiveness of counterconditioning
(2013-04-05)
Extinction and counterconditioning have been used extensively as applied techniques that attenuate conditioned fear. Relapse through the form of renewal, reinstatement, and spontaneous recovery present challenges for these ...
Performance Measures for Prioritizing Highway Safety Improvements Based on Predicted Crash Frequency and Severity
(2013-04-05)
The goal of this research was to develop highway performance measures that could be used to prioritize safety improvement projects by utilizing results from predicted crash frequency and crash severity for roadways the ...
Identification and Classification of Geographically Isolated Wetlands in North Alabama using Geographic Object Based Image Analysis (GeOBIA)
(2013-04-05)
Due to recent Supreme Court rulings there has been an increased interest in the isolated wetlands of the United States. These types of wetlands while generally smaller in extent than traditional wetlands serve vital ...
Relational Deception: 'Til Facebook Due Us Part
(2013-04-05)
The purpose of this study was to investigate romantic relational deception that occurs on Facebook based on participants’ gender, relationship status, and their amount of time spent on Facebook per week. Millennials as ...
Radio Frequency Module on Small Gasoline Engine Application
(2013-04-04)
Radio frequency communications applications are typically more applied than plain research in many aspects. A new application for radio frequency communications has been investigated for controlling the small gasoline ...
Performance Evaluation of Split Disk-Cache
(2013-03-29)
The performance gap between the processor and the memory speeds has been ever increasing. Whereas processor speeds have improved by 60% annually, secondary storage speed has only improved by 10% annually. Although there ...
Complete Replacement of Soybean Meal in Pig Diets with Hydrolyzed Feather Meal with Blood by Amino Acid Supplementation Based on Standardized Ileal Digestibility
(2013-03-28)
The current study was conducted to examine the possibility of completely replacing soybean meal (SBM) with hydrolyzed feather meal with blood (FM) by supplementing with appropriate AA based on standardized ileal digestible ...
Formulation Enhancement of Poorly Water-Soluble Pharmaceuticals by CO2-Based Crystallization Technologies
(2013-03-27)
This dissertation demonstrates the applicability of tunable solvent systems to the development of novel particulate formulations which enhance the deliverability and dissolution of poorly water-soluble active pharmaceutical ...
Effects of basket arrangement and stocking density when using the adjustable long-line system for oyster grow-out
(2013-03-27)
In recent years, as demand has risen, interest has grown in diversifying Alabama’s oyster harvest to include oysters for the premium half shell market. The adjustable long-line system (ALS) can be used to grow oysters ...
Eating Regulation and Residency Over the First Two Years of College: Associations with Body Mass Index, Weight, and Percent Body Fat in College Students
(2013-03-25)
Objective: To determine if eating regulation behaviors and residency were associated with body mass index (BMI), weight, and/or percent body fat in male and female students over the first two years of college.
Subjects: ...
Evaluation Of High Moisture And Dry Feed Both With And Without Hay Fed To Feeder Calves Subjected To Transportation Shrink
(2013-03-22)
Two backgrounding trials were carried out to evaluate the effects of diet on shrink both with and without hay offering 48-h prior to shipment, as well as subsequent weight recovery post-shipment. In trial 1, forty-eight ...
Urban Assemblages
(2013-03-22)
Urban Assemblages explores a landscape strategy for the adaptive reuse of abandoned
homes throughout the West End neighborhoods of Birmingham Alabama with the goal of making these properties once again valuable to local ...
Entering the Interspace
(2013-03-22)
This thesis document explores the relationships between topography, transportation infrastructure, and the experiential self within the urban context of Atlanta Georgia. The site undergoing exploration exists at the ...
Design Open Systems: How Can Middle Branch Harbor in Baltimore be Designed as an Open System?
(2013-03-22)
This thesis researches the potential of an open systems approach to the design of urban coastlines. Open systems are created and informed by the matter- energy that continually flows through them. A crucial feature is their ...
The Roles of Leadership in High Performing High Poverty Schools: A Case Study of Four Torchbearer Principals and Their Schools
(2013-03-21)
This study presents a comparative case study of four Torchbearer high performing-high poverty schools located in south Alabama. Using the underlying assumption that all children can learn and that principals are integral ...
First-principles Theoretical Study of Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Crystals and Earth Minerals at High Temperatures and Pressures
(2013-03-20)
The focus of this dissertation is the first-principles calculation of lattice thermal
conductivity, a non-equilibrium thermal transport property, for a wide range of solid
materials including both ideal crystals and iron ...