Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Development of an Automated Planter for Sweet Potato Slips
(2013-06-13)
Fluctuating oil prices and the urge to reduce oil dependency has significantly increased US ethanol production. In 2011, approximately 28% of the corn market was used for fuel ethanol production. The expanding ethanol ...
Maximum and minimum degree in iterated line graphs
(2013-06-13)
In this thesis we analyze two papers, both by Dr. Stephen G. Hartke and
Dr. Aparna W. Higginson, on maximum and minimum degrees of a graph $G$ under iterated line graph
operations. Let $\Delta_{k}$ and $\delta_{k}$ denote ...
Improved Proximity Assays for Protein Quantitation
(2013-06-05)
The work presented in this dissertation is focused on the development of proximity assay formats for biosensor applications in medical diagnostics, biological research, and point-of-care testing. An electrochemical proximity ...
An Investigation of the Relationship between Self-Directed Learning Readiness and Resilience among Student-Athletes
(2013-05-31)
Self-directed learners are people who advance based on personal initiative, capability, and determination (Knowles, 1962; Lerner, 1957; McDonald, 1967). Resilience is theorized as a positive characteristic within individuals ...
Spatial Spread Dynamics of Monostable Equations in Spatially Locally Inhomogeneous Media with Temporal Periodicity
(2013-05-31)
This dissertation is devoted to the study of semilinear dispersal evolution equations.
These type of equations are called as Monostable or KPP type equations, which arise
in modeling the population dynamics of many ...
An Examination of Emerging Adults’ Career Development
(2013-05-31)
Emerging adulthood has been posited as a new developmental phase in which the individual has graduated from adolescence but has not yet accomplished milestones traditionally associated with adulthood (e.g., beginning a ...
Urban Land-Use Effects on Resident Saltmarsh Fish in the Gulf of Mexico
(2013-05-16)
Salt marshes are valuable ecosystems and provide a number of important services, including providing habitat for fish. Urban land-use has been shown to alter salt marshes through changes in the hydrology, sedimentation, ...
A High Throughput Multiplier Design Exploiting Input Based Statistical Distribution in Completion Delays
(2013-05-16)
The primary goal of this work is to ensure that optimum performance is achieved for a Multiplier Design, while reducing as much static power dissipation as possible or atleast equal to their slower counterparts. This design ...
An Evaluation of the Bubble Point Method for Determining Pore Size Distributions of Nonwoven Geotextiles
(2013-05-16)
Nonwoven geotextiles are commonly used in soil filtration applications. A geotextile filter must retain soil particles, while allowing permeability to water and being resistant to clogging. Geotextile filter performance ...
Laying their own Track: Provincial Cities and Urban Development in France, 1851-1918
(2013-05-16)
This thesis examines the role of the railway station in the development and transformation of the provincial city in France in the second half of the nineteenth century, in terms of its effect on the relationship of ...
Three Essays on the Economics of Climate Impacts on Agriculture
(2013-05-15)
Global warming has been a hot issue lately all around world not only because it has been in increasing trend since 1980s but also affects many economic sectors as well as different aspect of human life. The three essays ...
Investigation of the Characteristics of an Axisymmetric Jet Subjected to Azimuthal Forcing
(2013-05-15)
Characteristics of an axisymmetric jet subjected to azimuthal forcing were investigated. A circular variable diameter iris was positioned near the nozzle exit to impart azimuthal excitation to the jet at desired Strouhal ...
Mass-Customization Through Digital Manufacturing
(2013-05-15)
Manufacturing is an ever-evolving process that constantly changes how products are developed. Changes in manufacturing can affect society and companies worldwide resulting in innovative new products and processes. Industrial ...
Influence of land use change on amphibian species assemblages and larval development
(2013-05-15)
Land use alterations can have significant impacts on wetland ecosystems. One of the most notable impacts is altered flood regimes which can influence organisms dependent upon those waters. Amphibians, with their recent ...
The Frequency of Altruistic Behavior Based on Extraversion in Noncognitive Skillsets
(2013-05-15)
There are many implications and consequences of nurturing or neglecting the development of non-cognitive and cognitive skillsets. Previous studies have shown that both skillsets are significantly correlated to the creation ...
Microfibrous Entrapped Catalysts for Low Temperature CO Oxidation in Humid Air
(2013-05-14)
CO oxidation at ambient conditions poses a major challenge due to CO self-poisoning at low temperature as well as passivation of the catalyst in the presence of moisture. A highly active novel catalyst has been developed ...
Design and Implementation of Scalable and Efficient Programming Models for Fast Computation and Data Processing
(2013-05-14)
Despite the tremendous growth of computational power, scientific applications and business data analytics
continue to face many challenges such as programming productivity, application scalability, and efficiency. ...
A Return-Risk Analysis of Traditional Row Crop and Sod-Based Rotations in the Wiregrass Region of Alabama
(2013-05-14)
This study seeks to determine whether the sod-based rotation system provides farmers with a system that outperforms the traditional production system with respect to returns and risk. If the sod-based rotation system is ...
Mapping for Path Planning using Maximal Empty Rectangles
(2013-05-14)
This study applies a new map representation, named R-map, to the path-planning problem. The R-map is calculated as a reduced-element representation of a grid map. Grid maps express obstacles and free space with a binary ...
Incorporating long-term spatial and temporal effects in a state space model to evaluate land management alternatives for imperiled species conservation in Alabama
(2013-05-14)
Conservation decisions are often made based on expected outcomes without full consideration of costs, likelihood of achieving targeted results, or spatial and temporal consequences of their implementation. We used structured ...