Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Effect of a Baffle on Pseudosteady-State Natural Convection inside Spherical Containers
(2007-08-15)
Pseudosteady-state natural convection within spherical containers with and without thin baffles was studied computationally. Insulated or isothermal baffles were considered for passive management of the flow and thermal ...
Area-Array Package Reliability Models for No-Core PCB Assemblies in Extreme Thermo-Mechanical Environments
(2007-08-15)
The trends in the electronic packaging industry are to design smaller packages that have higher complexity, and to improve package reliability while reducing costs. These needs in the packaging industry have lead to a ...
Studies of the Off-Resonant Nonlinear Optical Properties of an Organic Molecular Crystal and Specific Nonconjugated Conductive Polymers
(2007-08-15)
In this dissertation, the second order nonlinear optical properties of an organic molecular crystal and the third order off-resonant nonlinear optical properties of specific nonconjugated conductive polymers have been ...
Poroelasticity
(2007-08-15)
Poroelasticity is the study of elastic deformation of porous materials saturated with a fluid and the coupling between the fluid pressure and the solid deformation.
Considerable progress has been made in formulating ...
Radiative emissivity of metals and oxidized metals at high temperature
(2007-08-15)
Radiative emissivities of metals at high temperatures influence the energy balance and remote sensing in a wide range of manufacturing processes as well as research and development activities and thereby determine performance ...
Employee Testimonials on Recruitment Websites: Inferences Made About Organizations, Credibility Perceptions, Organizational Attraction, and Website Viewer Behavior
(2007-08-15)
The current study examined job seekers’ responses to organizations including employee testimonials on their recruitment websites. Using a persuasive communication framework, I tested how the message source (i.e., race of ...
Alabama Courts and the Administration of Slavery, 1820-1865
(2007-08-15)
The examination of contemporary legal materials from the slaveholding states, particularly Alabama, shows considerable official involvement of the legislature and the courts in the management of slavery, going well beyond ...
Mutualisms, Commensalisms, and Predation: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Fire Ants on Arthropods and Plants
(2007-08-15)
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a voracious generalist predator that has dramatically affected the native arthropod community since its introduction approximately 75 years ago. Most research suggests S. ...
Molecular Mechanisms of Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase-Mediated Pyrethroid Resistance in the House Fly, Musca domestica (L.)
(2007-08-15)
A wild-type pyrethroid resistant house fly strain, ALHF, was collected from a poultry farm in Alabama after control failure with permethrin (a pyrethroid insecticide). It was further selected with permethrin for 6 generations ...
Molecular Mechanisms of Pyrethroid Resistance in the Mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus (Say)
(2007-08-15)
Mosquitoes have been the ideal transmitters of a wide variety of disease agents due to their repeated blood feedings over their life span. Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) is an important disease vector in the Southeastern ...
Secure Localization and Node Placement Strategies for Wireless Networks
(2007-08-15)
Localization and placement problems in wireless networks have been widely studied.
The adaptation of localization in real world environment can be observed by popular commercial
and non-commercial GPS applications. ...
The Status of Statewide Core Curricula in the Eleven States Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
(2007-08-15)
The eleven states that belong to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) have each adopted a statewide core curriculum or its functional equivalent (transfer blocks, transfer modules, or a series of statewide ...
Usability Size N
(2007-08-15)
In the software development cycle, it is often the practice that developers will hold usability studies to test the accuracy and effectiveness of the software and to retrieve user response as to the satisfaction or usability ...
Common Practice, But What Are The Rules? An Analysis of the Witness Preparation Process as Reported by Trial Consultants
(2007-08-15)
This study explores the communicative behavior related to a crucial element of the trial process witness testimony. Using a secondary analysis of data initially gathered by the American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC), ...
Water Stabilization Using Microparticles
(2007-08-15)
Liquefaction is a phenomenon in which saturated, loose, cohesionless soil loses
its strength due to earthquake shaking or some other loading. A major occurrence of liquefaction was observed by engineers in 1964 during ...
Development of Flexible Pavement Rut Prediction Models from the NCAT Test Track Structural Study Sections Data
(2007-08-15)
This research study was attempted to address two of the most important aspects of mechanistic-empirical (M-E) pavement design. As M-E design continues to advance toward full implementation by state agencies, there is a ...
Evaluating the Competitiveness of US Agricultural Market Commodities
(2007-08-15)
This dissertation is organized into three different topics in the field of international trade and economics that look at the competitiveness of US agricultural export commodities using different economic models and ...
American Civil Religion Reexamined: A Preliminary Study into Organic and Contrived Civil Theology
(2007-05-15)
Civil religion forms both the basis and the underlying reality for any human
society, informing the myth structure of society and how a society interprets itself within the structure of reality. A distinction, however, ...
Interactions between Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves and Protons in the Magnetosphere: SCATHA Results
(2007-05-15)
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves and their role in governing proton populations in the ring current and radiation belt regions are of importance in understanding the dynamics of the Earth’s magnetosphere. The ...
Solder Joint Reliability in Electronics Under Shock and Vibration Using Explicit Finite-Element Sub-Modeling
(2007-05-15)
Solder joint failure in electronic devices subject to shock and drop environment is one of the key concerns for the telecommunications industry. The recent trend towards miniaturization and increased functional density has ...