Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Non-collocated Control of an Autonomous Robot-Trailer System Using State Estimation
(2012-04-09)
In this work, the author develops an observer and non-collocated controller for a robot-trailer system in which only the position of the trailer is measured. A linearized state-space model of the system is derived using ...
The Role of the Victim-Perpetrator Relationship in the Development of PTSD and Depression Following Sexual Assault
(2012-04-09)
Victims of sexual assault have a high risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, exposure to sexual assault alone is not sufficient for the development of PTSD. This study examined the impact of victim-perpetrator ...
CONSITEPLAN – A Multi-Objective Construction Site Utilization Planning Tool
(2012-04-09)
Construction Site Utilization Planning (CSUP) involves identifying, sizing, and positioning the temporary construction facilities required during different stages of the project within the available site boundaries and ...
Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Eastern Ag-Rich Epithermal Veins in the Midas District, Nevada, USA
(2012-04-09)
Five Ag-rich epithermal veins were recently discovered in the eastern section of the Midas district in northern Nevada. Initial data collected indicated that these veins had a significantly higher quantity of silver relative ...
Economic Impact of Striped Bass Angler Visitation at Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama
(2012-04-09)
Recreational fishing for black bass (largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and Alabama bass M. henshalli) and stocked striped bass Morone saxatilis are popular activities at Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama. The objective of the ...
Diving tourism on coral reefs in Florida: Variation in recreational diver behavior and impacts on reef corals
(2012-04-06)
Ecotourism often is promoted as an ecologically-friendly use of natural resources, however if not managed carefully, can cause negative impacts to ecosystems. In the Florida Keys, minimal government involvement in regulating ...
Characterization of New Populations in Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) and Relationship of Their Traits to Yield
(2012-04-04)
Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a short-day, erect shrubby annual, generally 1 to 4 m in height. It is a candidate species for crop rotation schemes as a means of weed suppression and as a green manure crop to improve ...
Migratory Characteristics and Passage Efficiency of Fishes at Two Dams on the Alabama River, Alabama
(2012-04-04)
Fish passage facilities are a widely accepted mitigation tool at many dams in the United States to assist migratory fish species to upstream spawning areas on the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Here we investigated the ...
Efficacy of Liquid Smoke as an Ingredient in Hotdogs against Listeria monocytogenes and its Effects on the Microbial Shelf-life and Quality Attributes
(2012-04-02)
Research was conducted to study the efficacy of a commercial liquid smoke as an ingredient in hotdog manufacture against L. monocytogenes as well as its effect on the microbial shelflife and quality attributes during ...
Effects of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Treatment of Cotton on the Oviposition Behavior of Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
(2012-03-29)
Treating crops with a group of naturally-occurring root bacteria, termed plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), has been shown to increase plant growth and enhance plant health in different ways. Although much is ...
Microbial Growth Kinetics of a Defined Mixed Culture: Genomic Assay Application
(2012-03-29)
Microbial growth kinetics is often used to optimize environmental processes owing to its linkage to the breakdown of substrate (contaminants). However the quantification of bacterial populations in the environment is ...
The Effect of the Unit Dose Dispensing System on Medication Preparation and Administration Errors in Intravenous (IV) Drugs in a Chinese Hospital: Inpatient
(2012-03-29)
Intravenous (IV) errors are considered dangerous since IV drugs usually go directly into the patient’s vein. Chinese patients receive more than twice the IVs of all other patients, yet the nature of “medication errors” is ...
A New Solution to the Intersection Problem of Mendelsohn Triple Systems
(2012-03-29)
The thesis provides an alternate solution to the intersection problem, in which the goal is to determine the set of all values for which there exists a pair of Mendelsohn Triple Systems having this exact value of cyclic ...
Enhancing Brand Loyalty through Brand Experience: Application of Online Flow Theory
(2012-03-29)
Companies strive to increase loyalty to their brand by providing their customers with positive brand-related experiences. However, no published work has investigated how consumers become absorbed in shopping a brand’s ...
Diagnostic Test Pattern Generation and Fault Simulation for Stuck-at and Transition Faults
(2012-03-28)
In VLSI testing we need Automatic Test Pattern Generator (ATPG) to get input test vectors for Circuit Under Test (CUT). Generated test sets are usually compacted to save test time which is not good for failure diagnosis. ...
Local and National Scale Energy Calibration of Standard Penetration Test Hammers
(2012-03-27)
A Standard Penetration Test (SPT) energy testing program was developed for the
Alabama Department of Transportation. Six Central Mine Equipment (CME) automatic
hammers were calibrated using force and velocity measurements. ...
Improved Nelder Mead’s Simplex Method and Applications
(2012-03-27)
Derivative free optimization algorithms are often used when it is difficult to find function derivatives, or if finding such derivatives are time consuming. The Nelder Mead’s simplex method is one of the most popular ...
Discrepant Dyadic Alcohol Use in the Development of Relationship Dissatisfaction: The Mediating Role of Alcohol-Specific Conflict
(2012-03-21)
Extant research demonstrates a link between intimate partners’ discrepant alcohol consumption and declines in relationship satisfaction, as well as higher rates of relationship dissolution (e.g., Homish & Leonard, 2007; ...
Performance Analysis of IES Journals using Text Processing Robots in PERL
(2012-03-21)
In the past, many approaches to measure the quality of journals are developed, e.g. 2-year Impact Factor (IF), 5-year IF, Eigenfactor Score, etc. Most of them are related to the number of citations of published papers. ...
Dynamic Gaussian Process Models for Model Predictive Control of Vehicle Roll
(2012-03-21)
The machine learning method Gaussian process (GP) regression is used to learn the vehicle dynamics without any prior knowledge. The model formed with GP regression demonstrates characteristics that make it useful in ...