Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Experimental Study of Renewable Energy Implementation in Cement Kilns through Industrial-Scale Downdraft Gasification of Poultry Litter
(2011-08-17)
Waste biomass, most notably poultry litter, is a potential source of energy that is widely available and cheap, especially in the southeast. Using poultry litter as an energy source provides a year-round outlet for this ...
Effects of Root Pruning Containers and Traditional Containers on Growth of Roots and Shoots of Selected Landscape Plants
(2011-08-17)
Objectives of this research were to compare the effects of container root pruning technology, RootMaker® containers, traditional containers, and a combination of both production systems on plant growth using a diverse range ...
Evaluation of Non-Solvent Methods to Characterize Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Binder
(2011-08-17)
Increases in material costs have led many agencies to consider allowing higher percentages of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in asphalt mixes. However, as RAP percentages increase, the stiffness of the overall mix is ...
Investigation of Active Control of Aircraft Wing Tip Vortices and Wake Turbulence
(2011-08-17)
The present work was focused on study and application of active flow control methods to
alleviate the wake turbulence problem in commercial aircraft. Sinusoidal perturbations were
introduced into the tip vortex generated ...
The Standoff: First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Georgia, Robert McNeill, and Racial Equality
(2011-08-17)
The civil rights movements of the mid-twentieth century touched every segment
of American society. American churches were one central battle ground with opponents
and supporters of integration leveraging biblical ...
A Decision Support Tool: Integrating Wildlife Occupancy Models with Stand Projections
(2011-08-16)
With the increase in consumptive trends of wood products there is greater push for ecosystem management. Ecosystem management is a process that aims to conserve major ecological services and restore natural resources while ...
The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in squirrels
(2011-08-16)
Difference between the sizes of the sexes in a species (sexual size dimorphism SSD) is a common phenomenon, and most mammals are male-biased in size. Female-biased size dimorphism (FBSD) is uncommon in mammals. Flying ...
Performance of Satsuma Mandarin within Various Orchard Designs
(2011-08-15)
Freeze protection is the most challenging aspect of commercial satsuma mandarin production in Alabama. In addition to other freeze protection methods, satsuma growers have used various orchard designs to reduce freeze ...
Evaluation Of Flavor Of Pacific White Shrimp Penaeus Vannamei Cultured In Low Salinity Water
(2011-08-15)
Water quality variables and phytoplankton were monitored in five ponds with low-salinity water (2-3 ppt) for culture of Pacific white shrimp (Pennaeus vannamei) at a farm in West Alabama from August to October. Shrimps ...
Relationship between absentee landownership and quality of life in Alabama
(2011-08-15)
This study examines the relationship between absentee land ownership of farm and forestland and quality of life in Alabama. Quality of life is measured with a set of variables including per capita income, educational ...
A Comparison of Quality Attributes in ‘AU Golden Dragon’, ‘AU Golden Sunshine’, and ‘Hort 16A’ Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) During Storage
(2011-08-15)
This research focused on the effects of fruit size and cultivar on fruit quality and postharvest storage life of three cultivars of Actinidia chinensis. In the first experiment, the fruit quality attributes of ‘AU Golden ...
Gravity and Magnetic Modeling of Basement Beneath Alabama Gulf Coastal Plain
(2011-08-15)
The southeastern United States has experienced two complete successions of Wilson cycles: (1) the assembly and break up of Rodinia and the opening of the Iapetus ocean; and (2) the closing of Iapetus ocean, the assembly ...
An Examination of Personality Type Preferences of Male and Female Juvenile Delinquents
(2011-08-15)
Each year, over two million youth are adjudicated through American juvenile courts (Snyder, 2006). Delinquency is a problem that has a negative impact on families, communities, and society. Annual juvenile delinquency ...
Petrofacies and Paleotectonic Evolution of Permo-Carboniferous Gondwanan Sequences of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh
(2011-08-11)
The Indian subcontinent, along with Australia and Antarctica, constituted Eastern Gondwananland. Permo-Carboniferous Gondwanan sequences have been reported from several isolated basins of the Peninsular India. These ...
Characterization of the Behavior of High Volume Fly Ash Concrete
(2011-08-11)
Fly ash is commonly used as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in the production of portland cement concrete. Concrete produced with high fly ash replacement levels is considered high volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete. ...
Thick Film Packaging Techniques for 300°C Operation
(2011-08-11)
Geothermal well logging and instrumentation applications require electronics capable of 300°C operation. SiC device technology enables the design and fabrication of analog circuits that can operate at these temperatures. ...
Correlates of Change in Adolescent Psychopathic Traits
(2011-08-10)
Modeled after conceptualizations of adult psychopathy, adolescent psychopathy has been defined as a serious personality disorder characterized by a distinctive constellation of interpersonal, affective, and behavioral ...
Individual Differences as Predictors of Leader Emergence
(2011-08-09)
Virtual teams are fast becoming a normal part of organizational operations. In an effort to obtain a clearer understanding of how virtual teams differ from traditional face-to-face teams, researchers have begun to examine ...
Evaluation of Transmission of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Between Persistently Infected and Naïve Cattle by the Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans)
(2011-08-09)
Identifying transmission routes and reservoirs for bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) are important in developing adequate prevention and control programs. The aim of our study was to evaluate BVDV transmission by the ...
The Effects of Lactational Exposure to Soy Isoflavones on Testicular Function in the Rat
(2011-08-09)
Testosterone, the male androgen responsible for maintaining the male phenotype, is produced by testicular Leydig cells. Leydig cells express estrogen receptors and are therefore regulated by estrogen. Soybeans predominantly ...