Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Using Student Voice to Strengthen Tutoring Services in Middle Schools
(2010-11-29)
This study examines the use of student learning polls as indicators of student perceptions
for tutoring services for the purpose of continuous improvement planning. As an integral part of
the educational reform known as ...
Modeling Methane and Nitrous Oxide Exchanges between the Atmosphere and Terrestrial Ecosystems over North America in the Context of Multifactor Global Change
(2010-11-19)
Methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are two potent greenhouse gases which in sum contribute to more than one fourth of global warming caused by anthropogenic activities. In the meantime, CH4 and N2O play significant roles ...
An Evaluation of the Effects of the Housing Bubble on Consumer Preferences in the Housing Market: A Hedonic Pricing Model
(2010-11-17)
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effects of the recent housing bubble on consumer preferences across the entire United States along with individual census regions. A hedonic pricing model is used to analyze ...
Modeling Hydrologic and Water Quality Responses to Changing Climate and Land Use/Cover in the Wolf Bay Watershed, South Alabama
(2010-11-17)
Land use/cover (LULC) and climate change are two main factors directly affecting regional hydrology and water quality. In this study, the future potential impacts of LULC and climate change on the hydrologic regimes and ...
Step-width Adjustment and Sidewall Control in Electron-beam Lithography
(2010-11-16)
Two-dimensional (2-D) patterns and three-dimensional (3-D) structures increasingly find applications in various devices such as diffractive optical elements, photonic element,
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) etc. ...
Condition Dependence and Status Signaling Function of Structural Coloration in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
(2010-11-16)
I examined the relationship between blue feather coloration, nutritional condition, and status signaling in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis). I quantified nutritional condition by measuring growth rates of tail feathers ...
Energy Source Lifetime Optimization for a Digital System through Power Management
(2010-11-16)
This work analyzes a typical battery powered digital electronic system and we propose a system level voltage scaling method and a functional power management method called instruction slowdown for low power. In the first ...
Analysis of the Enzyme System Responsible for Fermentation Product Formation by Bacillus licheniformis
(2010-11-16)
The enzyme system belonging to Bacillus licheniformis involved in the conversion from pyruvate to products was studied and its medium for activity optimized. Various lysis techniques including cell disruption by Misonix ...
Management-Dependent Soil Variability and Surface Hydraulic Properties of Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain Plinthic Kandiudults
(2010-11-15)
Soil surveys are the foundation for natural resource planning and management and have been developed to illustrate and characterize the spatial variability of our soil resource; however, decade-scale temporal variability ...
Management of Sheath Blight and Enhancement of Growth and Yield of Rice with Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria
(2010-11-15)
Sheath blight (ShB) of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani, causes significant yield losses worldwide. Strong sources of genetic resistance are not available for ShB, and the disease is currently managed through use of ...
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Conducting Polymers and Their Composites with Noble Metal Nanoparticles
(2010-11-15)
Conducting polymers and noble metals were combined in one nanostructure to produce materials with academic and industrial interest gathering properties. Novel, facile, one-step and seeding-template-assisted oxidative ...
Design and Optimization of Free Space Optical Networks
(2010-11-12)
Recent advances in wireless communication technologies and the explosive growth of the number and variety of mobile devices and multimedia applications motivate the development of next generation wireless networks, i.e., ...
Valuing Ecosystem Services from Forested Landscapes: How Urbanization Influences Drinking Water Treatment Cost
(2010-11-12)
For two decades high total organic carbon (TOC) levels in Converse Reservoir, a water source for Mobile, Alabama, have concerned water treatment officials due to the potential for disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation. ...
Relationship Between Third Grade Teachers’ and Students’ Reports on Frequencies of Interactivity During Reading Instruction
(2010-11-11)
According to many educators “formal education is essentially a social process” (Weinstein, 1991, p. 295) that is most effective when there is a two-way interaction that results in discourse among and between teachers and ...
A Gateway-Based Approach for Information Retrieval from Data-Centric Wireless Sensor Networks from IP Hosts
(2010-11-11)
With applications ranging from environmental and health monitoring to military surveillance and inventory tracking, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are changing the way we collect and use data and will be a major part of ...
The role of host sea anemones in the cleaning mutualism between anemoneshrimp and client fishes
(2010-11-11)
Cleaning symbioses may strongly impact the diversity of coral reef fishes, but little is known about the dynamics of mutualistic networks involving cleaner shrimps that form obligate associations with sea anemones. I used ...
The Influence of Image Congruence and Perceived Fit on e-Store Patronage Intention for Multichannel Apparel Retailers
(2010-11-11)
As online retail sales continue to grow, consumers are turning to the Internet in ever increasing numbers. Despite the prevalence of retailers’ e-stores and the importance of online branding, there exist few studies on the ...
Test time optimization in scan circuits
(2010-11-10)
As circuit sizes increase with scale down in technology, the time required to test the circuits also increases. Expensive automatic test equipment (ATE) is used to test these circuits and the cost of testing becomes a ...
Desulfurization of Hydrocarbon Fuels at Ambient Conditions Using Supported Silver Oxide-Titania Sorbents
(2010-11-10)
Sulfur in refined fuels is considered a significant cause for atmospheric pollution such as acid rain and smog. Sulfur is also a poison for electrocatalysts in fuel cells and catalysts in hydrocarbon refining and reformation ...
Development of Fertilizer Recommendations for Native Biofuel Crops and Nutrient Release from Cattle Feces
(2010-11-10)
Plant biomass is a viable raw material for renewable energy production. The use of perennial grasses is a possible option, however information on their nutrient management in the southeastern U.S. is deficient. The ...