Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Hydrothermal Treatment for Biofuels: Lignocellulosic Biomass to Bioethanol, Biocrude, and Biochar
(2010-03-03)
Biofuels are viewed as an alternative, renewable fuel and an important component of energy security for the future. The dissertation work is directly aimed at supporting the commercial production of biofuels from lignocellulosic ...
An Investigation of Organizational Information Security Risk Analysis
(2010-03-02)
From the dawn of the information age, technology has advanced rapidly to today where networked computers are almost ubiquitous. One of the problems with connecting computers together is the increased vulnerability to ...
Principals' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Reading Coaches and the Necessity of Reading Coaches within Elementary Schools
(2010-02-22)
Achieving 100% literacy is an important goal for many schools. Over the past 5-10 years, government legislation and federally funded programs such as Title I, No Child Left Behind, and Reading Initiatives, such as the ...
An Examination of the Career Possible Selves Construct as a Mediating Variable between Institutional Support Services Effectiveness and an Adult Student's Motivation to Persist
(2010-02-08)
Community colleges have historically played a central role in providing the “nontraditional” student with opportunities to realize their educational and vocational goals. Open-door policies, convenience of location, ...
Embedded Soft-Core Processor-Based Built-In Self-Test of Field Programmable Gate Arrays
(2010-02-05)
The exponential growth in the number of transistors on very large scale integration (VLSI) integrated circuits (ICs), coupled with increasing device interface bandwidth and new surface mount and low profile packaging ...
Differential Functioning by High and Low Impression Management Groups on a Big Five Applicant Screening Tool
(2010-01-29)
The degree to which applicant personality test faking constitutes a real world threat is a topic of considerable debate among industrial and organizational psychologists. Researchers have investigated the faking problem ...
Influence of Natural Chlamydia spp. Infection on the Health of the Ruminant Mammary Gland
(2010-01-22)
Exposure to obligate intracellular Chlamydia abortus and C. pecorum bacteria is ubiquitous in ruminants worldwide, with high seroprevalence rates approaching 100% in some investigations. This study aimed to analyze the ...
Priming Emotion Using Metaphors Representative of Family Functioning
(2010-01-21)
The aim of this experimental study was to explore the possibility of priming emotions by exposure to relational frame networks consistent with hegemonic ideologies (power, control, domination) represented by graphical ...
Collaborative-Adversarial Pair (CAP) Programming
(2010-01-13)
The advocates of pair programming claim that it has a number of benefits over traditional individual programming, including faster software development, higher quality code, reduced overall software development cost, ...
An Exploratory Study of the Philosophy and Teaching Styles of Georgia Workforce Educators and Entrepreneurship Instructors
(2010-01-13)
This exploratory study examines the adult educational philosophies and teaching styles of workforce educators and entrepreneurship instructors within the State of Georgia. A workforce educator is an educator teaching ...
Influence of Competition on Longleaf Pine Seedling Recruitment in Selection Silviculture
(2010-01-13)
The longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) ecosystem’s decline has resulted in the loss of 97 percent of the 24-36 million hectares it covered prior to European settlement, but interest in longleaf pine restoration and ...
Electrical Breakdown Studies of Partial Pressure Argon Under KHz Range Pulse Voltages
(2010-01-12)
Electronics operating in a partial vacuum may experience a gaseous breakdown when strong electric fields are present. The breakdown voltage for a gas decreases as the pressure decreases from atmospheric conditions and ...
Effect of Dispersion of SWCNTs on the Viscoelastic and Final Properties of Epoxy Based Nanocomposites
(2010-01-11)
The properties of polymer nanocomposites depend primarily on the dispersion of nanoparticles and the interaction between nanoparticles and the polymer matrix. Homogeneous dispersion and good interfacial adhesion can transfer ...
Seed Germination and Growth Requirements of Selected Wildflower Species
(2010-01-08)
The effect of imbibition, funcigidal pre-treatments, and stratification time length on seed germination of Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton (orange coneflower), Penstemon laevigatus Aiton (eastern smooth beardtongue), and Lobelia ...
Coal and Renewable Energy: History, Impacts, and Future in Alabama
(2010-01-08)
Coal and renewable energy have differential impacts on human society. Coal is the most abundant, cheap, and yet environmentally detrimental source of energy. Renewable sources are environmentally benign but constrained by ...
Differential Effects of Challenge and Hindrance Stressors on Decision Making Performance
(2010-01-08)
The current study proposed differential relationships of challenge and hindrance stressors on decision-making performance based on the 2-dimensional model of stressors, which was expected to be mediated by perceived control, ...
Effluents from an Aquaculture Research Station and Stream Water Quality
(2010-01-07)
Lower Station of the E. W. Shell Fisheries Center discharges into Saugahatchee Creek. Ponds of the Fish Genetics Research Unit and the Aquaculture Production Research Unit are the main sources of anthropogenic pollution ...
Evaluation of Residual Feed Intake in Centrally-Tested Bulls and Related Steers
(2010-01-07)
Feed intake was measured on 1433 Angus, Simmental and composite Simmental-Angus bulls at the Auburn University Beef Evaluation Center (AUBEC) from 1977 to 2007. All bulls were housed at the AUBEC for a minimum of 70 days. ...
Brood habitat use and availability and daily and seasonal covey movements of Northern Bobwhites in east-central Alabama
(2010-01-07)
We examined home range habitat composition and preferred habitats within home ranges for Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) broods during the breeding seasons (April 1 – October 31) of 2003 – 2006 on Sehoy ...
Application and Evaluation of WEPP in a Forested Watershed with Perennial Streams
(2010-01-06)
Forests generally have low erosion rates unless they are disturbed by harvesting operations or road construction. These common disturbances typically cause increase in the sediment yield which is reduced after vegetation ...