Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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A New Spin on an Old Crop for Bioenergy: Sorghum
(2010-08-02)
According to Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) – Energy Policy Act of 2005, the U.S. must reduce foreign oil dependence, where the target is to produce 36 billion gallons of oil equivalent in 2022 (RFA, 2010). Cellulosic ...
Limitations of the Microtremor Method: A Case Study in the Los Angeles Basin, California
(2010-08-02)
Microtremor data from 16 broadband seismic stations across the Los Angeles basin are used to explore limitations of Nakamura's (1989) method for estimating resonant frequencies, amplification, and ground vulnerability to ...
User Centered Design Strategy for the Design of Visual Data Displays
(2010-07-30)
In the last thirty years digital technology has revolutionized the way that we interact with products. Most digital products, such as phones, GPS devices, digital music players, and digital video and still cameras, make ...
Microwave assisted synthesis of silver nanorods
(2010-07-30)
Silver nanoparticles have unique and distinctive properties like optical, electrical and conductive properties. These properties of nanoparticles depend on their size, shape and crystalinity. There has been a lot of work ...
Comparative Characterization of Electronic Packaging Materials through Steady State Thermal Conductivity Measurements
(2010-07-30)
The decreasing feature size and increasing power generation of modern
electronic devices have created a need for increasingly effective and
efficient thermal management solutions to remove the high heat fluxes
being ...
Characterization of Pecan Shells for Value-added Applications
(2010-07-30)
There is a growing need in the United States to decrease dependence on fossil fuels because of energy security and environmental concerns associated with their use. Energy derived from biomass is especially important to ...
Congestion Control in Wireless Sensor Networks
(2010-07-30)
For this thesis we consider Directed Diffusion routing protocol. It manages paths in a
data-centric way. A sink node publicizes its interest in some events. Such an interest will
be disseminated within the network and ...
Investigation of the Global Escarpment, Including the Fretted Terrain, in the Martian Northern Hemisphere
(2010-07-30)
The global escarpment and associated fretted terrain are located in the Martian northern hemisphere. Two competing hypothesis presently in play explain the origin of Mars’ global escarpment. These hypotheses involve endogenic ...
State Survey of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) Impacts on Residential Landscapes and the Green Industry of Alabama and an Evaluation of Commercial Deer Repellents
(2010-07-29)
Four studies, funded by Mississippi State University, were done to determine white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) damage to ornamental plants and their impact on homeowners, as well as the nursery and ...
Students’ Characteristics, Self-Regulated Learning, Technology Self-Efficacy, and Course Outcomes in Web-Based Courses
(2010-07-29)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among students’ characteristics, self-regulated learning, technology self-efficacy, and course outcomes in online learning settings. Previous research provided ...
It’s in Black and White: Preservice Teachers’ Perceived Abilities to Facilitate Literary Conversations about African-American Picture Books
(2010-07-29)
The purpose of this study was to examine how preservice teachers perceive their abilities use African-American picture books to facilitate literary conversations. Two preservice teachers, one Black and one White, examined ...
Biomedical Materials Based on Electrospun Polymeric Fibers
(2010-07-29)
As one of the most promising development of nanotechnology, electrospinning has gathered a great deal of interests in recent years. In this study, several novel nanomaterials were prepared by electrospinning and further ...
Digital Forensic Detection and Disruption of JPEG Steganography
(2010-07-28)
The use of digital media and internet communications has grown for business and personal use, and so has the use of digital communications by criminal and terrorist elements. Of particular interest in both criminal ...
A Practical Rate Adaptation Algorithm for IEEE 802.11 Networks
(2010-07-28)
IEEE 802.11 standard has evolved from the early basic transmission rate to today's multiple transmission rates. The performance of IEEE 802.11 devices has been improved by exploiting multiple transmission rates. However, ...
An Approach for the Enhancement of Military Combat, Performance and Personal Protective Equipment for Ground Troops
(2010-07-28)
From the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, individuals in this country have stood in order to protect their family, friends and beliefs. Though there are no certainties in life, people are bound to protect their ideals ...
Design and Evaluation of a 3D Road Geometry Based Heavy Truck Fuel Optimization System
(2010-07-28)
This dissertation develops a 3D road geometry based optimal powertrain control system in reducing the fuel consumption of heavy trucks. The real-time optimal control (OC) system, solving a constrained nonlinear programming ...
Considerations and Options for High Temperature Die Attach
(2010-07-27)
Development of electronics that can withstand temperatures ranging from 200oC up to 600oC is a growing research area. More electronic aircraft, space exploration and in engine automotive electronics are some examples of ...
3D Simulation of SEU in SiGe HBTS and Radiation Hardening by Design
(2010-07-27)
This thesis presents 3-D simulation of Single Event Upset (SEU) in IBM 5HP and 8HP heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT). SiGe HBT has been attractive for space applications because
of its high performance. SiGe HBTs ...
K4-e Designs with a Hole
(2010-07-27)
In this paper we look at K4 − e designs on Kw−v + v. We settle the case when w and v
are of the same parity.
Conversations in Story(ality)
(2010-07-22)
In this dissertation, I introduce and define my new term, story(ality), which requires refocused attention on the truths available through nonfiction stories told, written, and performed in a contact zone, which is a social ...