Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Shape Memory Alloy Robotic Truss
(2008-08-15)
The development, design, and analysis of a Shape Memory Alloy Robotic Truss (SMART) actuator is presented in this research paper. SMART is a three-degree of freedom actuator capable of large rotary and bending displacements ...
A Statistical Analysis of Alcohol Availability and Violent Crimes in the State of Alabama
(2008-05-15)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the availability of alcohol at the county level and show its effects on violent crime rates in the state of Alabama. The sample for this study consisted of 66 Alabama counties, ...
Honor, the State, and Its Implications: An Examination of Honor Killing in Jordan and the Efforts of Local Activists
(2008-05-15)
The topic of honor crimes is a controversial one that has gained a great deal of attention over the years. There are many countries such as Jordan that grants leniency to honor crime perpetrators by providing them with ...
Perceptions of Crime and Punishment: An Analysis of the Effect on Juvenile Delinquency
(2008-05-15)
The purpose of this study is to investigate and examine perceptions of the criminal justice system and show its effects on juvenile delinquency. As the juvenile continues to engage in deviant behavior, the risk of being ...
The Research and Design of Pediatric Dental Handpieces That Offer Reduced Apprehension for Pediatric Patients and Enhanced Ergonomics for Dentists
(2008-05-15)
10.7% of 5 to 11-year-olds are afraid of dental visits (Australian Dental Journal, 2001). Interviews with five dentists revealed that reasons for this include separation from parents, dental workers’ poor bedside manner ...
Real Options Evaluation of Financial Investment in Flexible Manufacturing Systems in the Automotive Industry
(2008-05-15)
Applying financial option pricing theory to real world investment evaluation practice, real option analysis is quickly emerging as a new approach to economic evaluation and selection of strategic investment alternatives ...
Career Decision-Making: Implications for Emerging Adults’ Career Identity Development
(2008-05-15)
Identity exploration in the areas of work and love is theorized to be salient in emerging adulthood, and therefore, commitments often are delayed (Arnett, 2000). The exploration that takes place during adolescence and ...
Evaluation of Optimal Substrates and Fertilizers for Organic Vegetable Transplant Production in Alabama
(2008-05-15)
Successful organic vegetable production requires a healthy transplant. Presently, there are several certified organic plug substrate blends available; however, the suitability and cost of these substrates are a concern ...
Visual Miscuing of Thrips to Reduce the Incidence of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Tomatoes
(2008-05-15)
Greenhouse studies were conducted evaluating selected tempera paints to determine effects on yield and plant growth of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum). Tempera paints (ColArt Americas Inc, Piscataway, NJ) evaluated were: ...
Evaluation of Horticulture Applications of Light Expanded Clay Aggregates
(2008-05-15)
People involved in the nursery industry continue to seek more sustainable options to implement into production regimes. This search has been provoked by environmental and economic reasons. Several areas of popular nursery ...
Evaluation of Clean Chip Residual as an Alternative Substrate for Container-Grown Plants
(2008-05-15)
Clean chip residual (CCR), a forestry by-product, could become an important replacement for pine bark in containerized nursery and greenhouse crop production. Rising costs of pine bark (PB) due to reduced production, ...
'A Louse For A Portion': Early-Eighteenth-Century English Attitudes Towards Scots, 1688-1725
(2008-05-15)
This thesis examines and analyzes Englishmen’s perceptions of Scots during the years between the Revolution of 1688 and the Shawfield Riots of 1725. In 1707, the Scottish Parliament convened for the last time and Scottish ...
Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste Compost in Horticulture
(2008-05-15)
Composting of municipal solid waste (MSW) has long been considered an attractive waste management tool for effective reduction of waste volume and beneficial utilization of MSW compost (MSWC) can eventually turn waste into ...
In Remembrance: Confederate Funerary Monuments in Alabama and Resistance to Reconciliation, 1884-1923
(2008-05-15)
This thesis will examine Alabama Confederate monuments in terms of their style
and location. In so doing, it explores their connection to the greater memory of the Civil
War in the South. Scholars writing on southern ...
The Presidential Records Act of 1978: Its Development From the Right to Know and the Public's Demand for Federal Records Ownership
(2008-05-15)
The Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978 established public ownership of presidential records, erasing the previous tradition of presidents retaining records ownership. In 1974, Richard Nixon broke with tradition by ...
Pieces of Peace: An Evaluation of the Nixon Administration's Response to the Rise of Arab Radicalism in the Persian Gulf, Libya and Jordan
(2008-05-15)
This thesis is an examination and evaluation of the Nixon Administration’s response to the emergence of Arab radicalism in three areas: the Persian Gulf, Libya and Jordan. It examines the foundations of the Nixon ...
Preschoolers' heart rate and physical activity response to three different motivational climates: Mastery, performance, and unplanned free play
(2008-05-15)
Although people of all ages benefit from regular, moderate intensity physical activity (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996) many children are showing less interest and participation in physical education ...
Geochronology and Geochemistry of Mid-Miocene Bonanza Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Ores of the Northern Great Basin, USA
(2008-05-15)
New high precision 40Ar/39Ar geochronology
conducted on previously undated deposits (or deposits with older, less precise K/Ar dates only), indicates that low-sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag mineralization in the northern ...
40Ar/39Ar Ages of Muscovite from the Western Blue Ridge and Talladega Belt, Georgia and North Carolina
(2008-05-15)
Radiometric age constraints regarding the timing of metamorphism in the western Blue Ridge province of the southern Appalachians have been too limited or uncertain to enable broader correlation and understanding of Taconian, ...
Tectonic evolution of a Caledonian-aged continental basement eclogite terrane in Liverpool Land, East Greenland
(2008-05-15)
Liverpool Land is located in an interior position within the East Greenland Caledonides. Due to the remoteness of the field locality, very little work has been published on the rocks and structures of Liverpool Land. The ...