Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Peer Victimization as it Relates to Interparental Conflict, Friendship Support and Anxiety
(2012-03-16)
The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between peer victimization and exposure to interparental conflict in the home. Specifically, the study examined whether there was a link between experiencing higher ...
Design, Synthesis and Activity of DNA Minor Groove Alkylators and 2-Methylaristeromycins
(2012-03-15)
Abstract of part I
The DNA structural differences between normal and tumor cells are almost negligible and accordingly, DNA targeting drugs are reserved for serious and life threatening diseases such as cancer. ...
Controlled Transition Density Based Power Constrained Scan-BIST with Reduced Test Time
(2012-03-08)
Controlling power dissipation in large circuits during test sessions is one of the major concerns in VLSI testing. The reason behind the high power dissipation during test is because unlike normal mode operation of the ...
Comparison of Aerial Collision Avoidance Algorithms in a Simulated Environment
(2012-02-28)
In the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), several control processes must be ac- tive to maintain safe, autonomous flight. When flying multiple UAVs simultaneously, these aircraft must be capable of performing mission ...
The Impact of Authentic Pedagogy on Student Learning in Tenth Grade History Courses
(2012-02-27)
This mixed-methods study examined the impact of varying levels of authentic pedagogy on student learning in 9th and 10th grade history classrooms. The sample included four junior high teachers and four high school teachers. ...
Mass Spectral, Infrared and Chromatographic Studies on Designer Drugs of the Piperazine Class
(2012-02-20)
The controlled drug 3,4-methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine (3,4-MDBP) has regioisomeric and isobaric substances of mass equivalence, which have similar analytical properties and thus the potential for misidentification. The ...
A Robust Version of Hotelling's T2 Control Chart for Retrospective Location Analysis of Individuals Using BACON Estimators
(2012-02-13)
Hotelling's T2 chart is commonly used for Phase I analysis of individual multivariate normally distributed data. However, the presence of only a few outliers can significantly distort classical estimates of location and ...
The Feasibility of Using Alternative Fuels to Produce Portland Cement
(2012-02-08)
The production of cement involves a combination of numerous raw materials,
strictly monitored system processes, and temperatures on the order of 1500 °C.
Immense quantities of fuel are required for the production of ...
Digital Modes of Communication: The Relational Effects between College Students and their Friends, Parents, and Intimate Partners
(2012-02-08)
This study analyzes the nature of relationships between college students and their parents, friends, and intimate partners; specifically relating to primary preferred method of communication, perceived victimization, and ...
ColorScape: A Creative Artificial Ecosystem Model of Communication and Collective Creativity in Global Participatory Science
(2012-01-31)
With the increasing use of cyberinfrastructure and popularity of e-Science initiatives, science is becoming truly globalized, reducing barriers to entry and enabling formation of open and global networked innovation ...
Failure Mode Classification for Prognostics and Health Monitoring of Electronic-Systems under Mechanical Shock
(2012-01-30)
Electronics have become an integral part of most systems and subsystems used in various
fields such as avionics, defense, space exploration, manufacturing, household appliances, health
care (implantable biological devices ...
Aerosol Filtration Performance of Novel 3-Dimensional Nonwoven Composites
(2012-01-30)
The studies described in this dissertation focus on the design and aerosol filtration performance of novel filter media with homogeneous 3-dimensional distribution of all its components. Air purification by removal of ...
Air Pocket Modeling in Water Mains With an Air Valve
(2012-01-27)
Water mains filling events follow certain maintenance operations that require the complete or partial emptying of pipelines. These operational procedures are performed carefully in order to prevent air pocket formation, ...
Tire Force Estimation in Off-Road Vehicles Using Suspension Strain and Deflection Measurements
(2012-01-24)
This thesis develops and analyzes the improvement of tire force estimation and analysis using strain gauge sensors and displacement sensors mounted on the suspension of an all-terrain vehicle. Vehicle dynamic models are ...
An Intervention Analysis Model Examining the Effects of the Capital Purchase & Targeted Investment Programs on the Stock Prices of U.S. Banking Institutions
(2012-01-24)
This thesis uses an Intervention Analysis as an econometric procedure to determine what effect, if any, government capital injection had on stock prices. More specifically, we look at the effect that the initiation of the ...
Cycle Systems
(2012-01-18)
In this dissertation the author has found the necessary and sufficient conditions for obtaining a 6-cycle system of the Cartesian product of two complete graphs covering 2-paths in the corresponding bipartite graph. She ...
Love Styles Utilized by African-American Men as Predicted by Stages of Racial Identity and Perceptions of African-American Women
(2012-01-18)
The purpose of this study was to explore the interactions among racial identity levels and perceptions of African-American women, and the possible effects of the levels and perceptions on loves styles utilized by ...
Improving Performance of Hadoop Clusters
(2012-01-18)
The MapReduce model has become an important parallel processing model for large- scale data-intensive applications like data mining and web indexing. Hadoop, an open-source implementation of MapReduce, is widely applied ...
Development of a Laboratory Apparatus to Study the Thermal Degradation Behavior of Commercial Jet Engine Oils
(2012-01-12)
Air quality on airplanes is a key priority of the Federal Aviation Association (FAA). It is suspected that, although rare, oil leaks in the engine can potentially allow contaminants into the air supply that is provided to ...
Development of User-Guided Program for Predicting Time-Dependent Deformations in Prestressed Bridge Girders
(2012-01-12)
A Visual Basic (VB) computer program was developed to predict time-dependent deformations and associated material stresses in prestressed concrete bridge girders. The VB program allows the user to select a model for the ...