Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Morphometric Analysis of the Human Lower Lumbar Intervertebral Discs and Vertebral Endplates: Experimental Approach and Regression Models
(2013-04-19)
Low back pain (LBP) has been a major socioeconomic problem to the modern society for decades. In industry, one of the most challenging issues in occupational ergonomics and health practices has been the reliable and accurate ...
Community Governance, Contingent Valuation, and Food Policy Councils: The Case of the Alabama Food Policy Council
(2013-04-19)
This thesis seeks to explore an alternative method for valuing the units of community governance keeping in mind that it is similar to a public good. The example we use for this study is that of a hypothetical statewide ...
Three Essays on Factors Influencing the Demand of Local and International Food Products
(2013-04-19)
This dissertation is comprised of three separate essays evaluating the demand for different food products both locally and internationally. The first essay analyzed restaurants/chefs preferences for local producer and ...
Attachment to God: Exploring its Impact on the Teaching and Learning Orientations of Christian Adult Educators
(2013-04-19)
Attachment to God is a missing dimension of our current understanding of Christian adult education. Joung (2011) agreed that looking at individuals religious representations (i.e. attachment-related experiences) has crucial ...
An Examination of the Relationships Among Socioeconomic Status, Learning Disabilities, Academic Competence, and Social Fluency for Division I Student-Athletes
(2013-04-19)
This study investigated the social skills and academic abilities of Division I student- athletes. The relationship between socioeconomic status, learning disabilities, academic competence, and social skills was examined. ...
Volunteer Tourism: A Catalyst for Promoting Community Development and Conservation
(2013-04-19)
Volunteer tourism is a rapidly growing form of alternative travel. One of its central pillars consists of benefiting host communities and facilitating development in resource poor and developing country contexts. However, ...
Object-Oriented Design Quality Adaptation: A System Dynamics Simulation
(2013-04-19)
Despite the increasing interest of the software engineering research community in assessing and improving quality at the early phases of the software development lifecycle such as the design phase, less attention is devoted ...
Beta-Defensin Expression in the Canine Nasal Cavity
(2013-04-19)
Defensins are a family of endogenous antibiotics that are important in mucosal innate immunity, but little is currently known about defensin expression in the nasal cavity. Herein expression of canine β-defensin (cBD)1, ...
Ecological Assessments of the Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Southeastern New Mexico
(2013-04-19)
In this study of lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), I constructed artificial leks using audio playback (aural stimuli) and decoys (visual stimuli) on active leks, as well as on abandoned lekking locations ...
The development and use of multiplex PCR protocols for the detection of Clostridium perfringens toxin encoding genes cpa, cpb, etx, ia, cpe, netB, and tpeL
(2013-04-19)
Clostridium perfringens (CP) is the etiological agent of necrotic enteritis (NE) and gangrenous dermatitis (GD) in poultry as well as CP enterotoxin (CPE)-mediated food poisoning in humans. All these diseases can cause ...
A Space-Time Separated and Jointly Evolving Relationship-Based Network Access and Data Protection System with NP-complete Defenses
(2013-04-19)
Attacks on information networks have been increasing in frequency and success in recent years. Attack methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and network defense systems have not kept pace. IDS and IPS systems ...
Size and Price-to-Book Effects in Stock Returns: Evidence from Chinese Stock Markets
(2013-04-19)
In this thesis, the relationship between stock return, beta, size and P/B ratio in the Chinese stock market is reexamined. Jensen, Johnson, and Mercer’s approach is applied to confirm whether the P/B effect and size effect ...
Atrazine-Induced Changes in Rodent Hepatic Enzymes and Adrenal Morphology
(2013-04-19)
Atrazine (ATR) is one of the most commonly used herbicides worldwide. It is a broad- spectrum herbicide used to control both pre- and post-emergence broadleaf and grassy weeds. ATR’s effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal ...
Synthesis and Characterization of Biocompatible PEG-based Block Copolymers
(2013-04-19)
A series of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based biocompatible tri-block copolymers,
poly(ε-caprolactone-co-lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-lactide)
(PCLA-PEG-PCLA) and poly(D,L-lactide)-poly(ethylene ...
Why people use fashion companies' Facebook pages: An empirical investigation
(2013-04-19)
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are fundamentally altering the way businesses and consumers behave. Fashion apparel companies such as Ann Taylor and fashion retailers such as Dillard’s build Facebook pages ...
Synthesis and Application of MnO2/Conducting Polymer Based Multidimensional Nanocomposite for Energy Storage
(2013-04-19)
Supercapacitors are new type of energy storage devices in addition to batteries and electrostatic capacitors. They have higher power density than batteries, and higher energy density than conventional capacitors. Moreover, ...
Update of Bridge Design Standards in Alabama for AASHTO LRFD Seismic Design Requirements
(2013-04-19)
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has been required to update their bridge design specifications from the Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges to the LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. This transition ...
Experimental Evaluation of the Static Strength and Ductility of Large Diameter Shear Studs in Composite Bridge Construction
(2013-04-19)
A number of bridges in the United States consist of steel girders with concrete decks attached via shear studs which will require replacement in the future. With a growing interest in rapid deck replacement for bridges ...
Design and Construction of a Mach 2 Wind Tunnel For Cavity Acoustics Research
(2013-04-17)
Cavity flow is encountered in many practical applications of ground and air vehicles operating at high speed. Examples include airflow past open windows, sunroofs, and wheel-wells of automobiles as well as landing gear and ...
Modeling and Reliability Characterization of Area-Array Electronics Subjected to High-G Mechanical Shock Up To 50,000G and Finite Element Analysis of Package on Package (PoP) Components for Warpage During Reflow
(2013-04-17)
Electronics in aerospace applications may be subjected to very high g-loads during normal operation. A novel micro-coil array interconnect has been studied for increased reliability during extended duration aerospace ...