Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Resolution and Boundary Placement Effects on Discontinuous Galerkin Simulations of Counter-rotating Vortex Interaction in a Confined Domain
(2013-11-08)
The wakes of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft present some of the most complex and challenging problems for numerical simulation, as fully capturing the interaction of the various vortices and coherent structures requires ...
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) of an Extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to Report Web Technology Adoption Behavior in Higher Education Institutions
(2013-11-08)
Web technologies used in higher education institutions are aimed to offer practical value to faculty members and students in facilitating their teaching learning and other academic processes. However, a number of recent ...
Detection and Removal of Erroneous GPS Signals Using Angle of Arrival
(2013-11-08)
In this thesis, an algorithm for detecting multipath and spoofed GPS signals based on signal angle of arrival (AOA) is developed. As the first step in determining the AOA of the signals, a multi-antenna array of GPS antennas ...
Best Management Practices for Salmonella and Campylobacter Control in Poultry Processing Plants
(2013-11-08)
Campylobacter and Salmonella are the top two pathogens associated with poultry-related foodborne illness, currently responsible for over 800,000 illnesses annually (13). The reduction of these pathogens on commercial poultry ...
Methods for monitoring and controlling freshwater harmful algal blooms
(2013-11-08)
Fresh water is critical for our survival, and its responsible use is necessary for the sustainability of our planet. Surface-water ecosystems are important sources of recreation and potable water are threatened by increasing ...
Transcriptomic profiling of differential responses to drought in two freshwater mussel species, the giant floater Pyganodon grandis and the pondhorn Uniomerus tetralasmus
(2013-11-08)
The southeastern US has experienced recurrent drought during recent decades. Increasing demand for water, as precipitation decreases, exacerbates stress on the aquatic biota of the Southeast: a global hotspot for freshwater ...
Using GPS and Accelerometers to Identify Preferred Locations for Physical Activity Participation and Commuter Mode Choice
(2013-11-08)
As cities seek to foster more livable and active communities, much attention is being placed on promoting physical activity through active transport and wellness activities. As such, it is important that city planners and ...
Antibacterial activities of secondary metabolites from Clitocybe nuda
(2013-11-08)
The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the antibacterial activities of the secondary metabolites from Clitocybe nuda, one kind of edible mushroom. The antibacterial activity was determined by ...
The Law of Love: The Christian Commonwealth Colony, a Utopian Experiment
(2013-11-08)
The Christian Commonwealth Colony existed as a utopian experiment from 1896 to 1900. The group of Christian socialists sought to live by the tenets of Jesus Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. Members gave up their possessions ...
Antenna Array Beamforming for Low Probability of Intercept Radars
(2013-11-08)
A radar system's focus on low probability of intercept (LPI) performance has become increasingly important as systems designed for electronic support measures (ESM) and electronic counter measures (ECM) continue to become ...
Differences in oxygen consumption and critical oxygen levels of five stream fishes
(2013-11-08)
Metabolic rate represents an integrated measure of a fish’s physiology, particularly as it relates to stressors. A metric that is commonly used to determine the hypoxia tolerance of fishes is the determination of animal ...
Better Than Worst Case Timing Design With Latch Buffers On Short Paths
(2013-11-08)
With continued advances in CMOS technology, parameter variations are emerging as a major design challenge. Irregularities during the fabrication of a microprocessor and variations of voltage and temperature during its ...
Physiology and Growth of a 6-year-old Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Plantation in Response to Rain Exclusion and Fertilization Treatments
(2013-11-08)
The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is expected to change climate in the southeastern United States. A hotter, drier climate is anticipated over the next century and could have detrimental effects on the ...
The Evaluation of a Dental Hygiene Education Intervention on the Oral Health Practices and Knowledge of Residents of Kimuli Village, Uganda
(2013-11-06)
According to Muhirwe (2003), Uganda has no structured oral healthcare system which might possibly allow the citizens to acquire the knowledge and access to appropriate oral healthcare. Since Ugandan villagers have limited ...
Geology, Petrology, and Geochronology of Rocks in the Our Town, Alabama Quadrangle
(2013-11-06)
The area of the 1:24,000 Our Town Quadrangle of east central Alabama is underlain principally by generally undifferentiated metasedimentary units, the Emuckfaw and Wedowee Groups, which have been intruded by major southern ...
Factors Influencing Consumers' Use of Retailer's Facebook Pages: Application of the Technology Acceptance Model
(2013-11-05)
Most of the top Internet retailers use Facebook to acquire insights about their customers and to communicate their marketing strategies. However, no published work has used the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to examine ...
Generating Renewal Functions of Uniform, Gamma, Normal and Weibull Distributions for Minimal and Non Negligible Repair by Using Convolutions and Approximation Methods
(2013-11-05)
This dissertation explores renewal functions for minimal repair and non-negligible repair for the most common reliability underlying distributions Weibull, gamma, normal, lognormal, logistic, loglogistic and the uniform. ...
Field Investigations and SWMM Modeling of an Undeveloped Headwaters Catchment Located in the Lower Coastal Plain Region of the Southeast USA
(2013-11-05)
The southeastern region of the United States is host to a diverse variety of geophysical regions including the Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Inland Basins and Coastal Plains. Each region shows its own distinctive set of hydrological ...
School Administrators’ Perceptions of Alabama’s ACCESS Distance Learning Program
(2013-11-05)
The purpose of this study was to examine Alabama high school principals’ perceptions about ACCESS Distance Learning. An exploratory research design was used and data were collected by survey. The survey was emailed to 508 ...
Microneedles Assisted Iontophoretic Transdermal Delivery of Drugs
(2013-11-01)
Topical/transdermal delivery offers an attractive alternative to oral and parenteral delivery in terms of non-invasiveness, administration and termination of dose and drug stability etc. However, the excellent barrier ...