Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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An Experimental Investigation of Roll and Yaw Coupled Oscillations of a Delta Wing
(2011-05-03)
An experimental investigation was undertaken to study roll and yaw coupled oscillation of a delta wing. Results indicated that the oscillations started at a mean α = 29 for all cases. Beyond which the amplitude of oscillations ...
Influences of Drug and Toxicant Exposure on the Microstructure of Responding
(2011-05-03)
A recent quantitative model has been used to examine the microstructure of behavior, and has described a bout of responding by three separate measures: within-bout response rate, bout initiation rate, and bout length. These ...
Exploring Linkages in the Cognitive-Emotional Model within the Context of Organizational Change
(2011-05-02)
To better understand linkages between cognition and emotion within the context of an organizational change, a study of employees was conducted in a public university during the introduction of a technological change. ...
Parameters Affecting Bird Use of Stormwater Impoundments in the Southeastern United States: Implications for Bird-Aircraft Collisions
(2011-05-02)
Bird-aircraft collisions are a large and growing threat to aviation safety in the United States. Stormwater management impoundments in and around airports create conditions which attract hazardous wildlife species to air ...
U-Th Dating of Zircons from a Holocene Volcanic Eruption (Dayingshan Volcano, Tengchong Volcanic Field): Insights into Magma Chamber Storage
(2011-05-02)
The Tengchong volcanic field is located along the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and has shown active volcanism throughout the Cenozoic. Only three volcanoes, however, have erupted more recently in the Holocene. ...
A 100% tree inventory using i-Tree Eco protocol: A case study at Auburn University, Alabama
(2011-05-02)
The Auburn University campus in Auburn, Alabama, served as a site for a case study evaluating the applicability of i-Tree Eco to complete a 100% tree inventory. The 2009-10 inventory of the managed areas of main campus ...
Development of Alternative-protein-based Diets for the Intensive Production of Florida pompano Trachinotus carolinus L.
(2011-05-02)
The Florida pompano industry is a promising enterprise in the United States and with commercial production progressively increasing. However, the success of such an enterprise is dependent on the supply of environmentally ...
Three Essays on Applied Economics
(2011-04-29)
This dissertation consists of three essays in housing, trade, and time series econometrics. The first essay empirically investigates cointegrating relation between housing prices and economic fundamental variables in the ...
Synthesis and Modeling of Poly(L-lysine) Based Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine
(2011-04-29)
The need for tissue engineered scaffolds is growing due to the shortage in organ donation, the immunoreactions to allotransplants, and the high cost associated with transplantation. This work focuses on the material selection ...
Red Imported Fire Ant Influences on White Grub Populations and Soil Foraging Characteristics in Managed Turfgrass
(2011-04-29)
White grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are a significant pest of managed turfgrass throughout the United States and are difficult to monitor because of their subterranean habitat. Recent reports have stated that white ...
A Multi-level Analysis of the Interactions between Vectors, Hosts, and Habitats of EEEV
(2011-04-29)
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a rare and dangerous mosquito-borne
pathogen with an elusive pattern of occurrence across its range in North America. The primary
basis of our understanding of its transmission ...
'Fellowship of sense with all that breathes': Eighteenth-Century Women Writers, War, and the Environment
(2011-04-29)
In “The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature,” environmental historian William Cronon writes that in order to live responsibly with nature, we must learn to recognize nature in our own backyards. ...
Three Essays on the Valuation of Natural Resources in Recreation and Tourism
(2011-04-29)
This dissertation examines the demand behavior of recreational participants, their preference for resource attributes and their valuations of nature-based outdoor activities and related natural resources. The results are ...
Spontaneous Electromagnetic Emission from a Strongly Localized Plasma Flow
(2011-04-29)
The laboratory experiments described in this dissertation establish that strongly localized DC electric fields perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field can behave as a radiation source for electromagnetic ion cyclotron ...
A Modified Genetic Algorithm for Design Peak Pulse Power in Nonlinear Transmission Lines
(2011-04-29)
Non-linear transmission lines (NLTL) have become increasingly popular as a way to develop very high frequency, wide band waveforms that offer extremely fast rise times usually unobtainable by any other method. The applications ...
Development of a Direct Density Measurement Technique for Aero-Optic Analysis of a High-Velocity, Compressible Flow Field
(2011-04-28)
A direct density measurement technique was developed for high-velocity, compressible flow fields using acetone planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF). Motivation for this work was mainly aero-optics. A 4” x 4” transonic ...
The Influence of Family Routines on the Resilience of Low-Income Preschoolers
(2011-04-28)
Using data from the Birth to Three Phase (1996-2001) of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, I investigated whether family routines play a role in the development of young children’s social competence and ...
Designing an Instrument for Measuring Motivational Interviewing Skills Acquisition in Healthcare Professional Trainees
(2011-04-28)
Motivational interviewing (MI), as a counseling approach, has been used and evaluated extensively in the last decade. This approach has a significant impact on addiction management, change in lifestyle, and adherence to ...
Contemporary Status of Religion and Spirituality in Counselor Education
(2011-04-28)
The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the integration of spirituality in CACREP-accredited counselor training programs, particularly the overall percentage of curricula that addressed religion and ...
Culture Based Computing For Adult Learners (C-CAL)
(2011-04-28)
This dissertation presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of the novel Cultural based Computing for Adult Learners (C-CAL) system, a self-directed online learning application utilizing culture to support adult ...