Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Weight Loss Supplement Use By Gym Clientele
(2007-08-15)
Obesity remains a major public health problem in the United States. Although practical means, such as a decreasing energy intake, increasing exercise, and modifying behavior, may be used to combat this growing problem, ...
Influence of Dietary Starches Differing in Glycemic Index on Pro-oxidant and Anti-Oxidant Gene Expression and Insulin Sensitivity in a Mouse Model
(2007-08-15)
The prevalence of obesity and diabetes has reached pandemic proportions worldwide. In the U.S., increased intakes of refined carbohydrates have been reported to parallel this trend. In general, refined carbohydrates (e.g. ...
Weight Change Among College Freshmen: The Freshmen 4
(2007-08-15)
A common phenomenon called the “freshmen 15” is thought to occur during the first year of college. While this belief is popular in press, little scientific evidence supports this phenomenon. This study examined changes in ...
Cognitive Scaling, Emotions, Team Identity and Future Behavioural Intentions: An Examination of Sporting Event Venues
(2007-08-15)
Sporting event venues represent a unique segment of the overall tourism industry that has, in recent times, started to gain limited interest from researchers (Madrigal, 2000; Theodorakis, Kambitsis, Laios & Koustelios, ...
A Study of the Effects of Stochastic Inertial Sensor Errors in Dead-Reckoning Navigation
(2007-08-15)
The research presented in this thesis seeks to quantify the error growth of navigation
frame attitude, velocity, and position as solely derived from acceleration and rotation-
rate measurements from a strapdown Inertial ...
Design and Analysis of Air and Coolant Control for a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(2007-08-15)
The polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell is an alternative engine that can potentially replace the internal combustion engine in the vehicles of the future. When hydrogen, stored in a tank, and oxygen, from the ...
Development of a Split Hopkinson Tension Bar for Testing Stress-Strain Response of Particulate Composites under High Rates of Loading
(2007-08-15)
Mechanical structures and their material constituents undergo an expansive range of
loading conditions. Specifically, the rate at which the loading takes place can vary from
being virtually static to being almost ...
A study of mixed-mode dynamic fracture in advanced particulate composites by optical interferometry, digital image correlation and finite element methods
(2007-08-15)
Understanding the fracture mechanics of materials under stress wave loading is essential for impact resistant
design of structures. In this context, mixed-mode dynamic fracture behavior of two-phase composites - a ...
On O-Basis Groups and Generalizations
(2007-08-15)
A class of finite groups which we call o-basis groups is generalized and explored. One
reason for interest in these groups lies with the concept's origins. The notion of o-basis
group arose from the study of the existence, ...
Solving the Inverse Kinematic Robotics Problem: A Comparison Study of the Denavit-Hartenberg Matrix and Groebner Basis Theory
(2007-08-15)
The aim is to analyze two very di®erent methods for solving the inverse kinematic
robotics problem. The ¯rst method, called the Engineering Approach, uses the Denavit-
Hartenberg Matrix, and the second method, called the ...
k-star Decompositions of Lambda-Fold Complete Multipartite Graphs
(2007-08-15)
We examine the problem of k-star decompositions on lambda-fold complete multipartite
graphs. After a brief examination of the computational complexity issues involved, we
present complete proofs for necessary and sufficient ...
Microstructure Development and Evolution of Sputter Deposited Indium Thin Films in Cryogenics
(2007-08-15)
Low melting temperature materials have been deposited on amorphous substrate using DC magnetron sputter system. Process parameters such as power, pressure, and temperature have been investigated to improve surface morphology ...
Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Freestanding Polycrystalline Gold Films Deposited by Evaporation
(2007-08-15)
The Membrane Deflection Experiment was employed to perform the micro-tensile testing on freestanding polycrystalline gold thin films. Films with varying thickness of 0.25 µm, 0.50 µm and 1.00 µm were deposited on Si ...
Development of Novel Acoustic Wave Biosensor Platforms Based on Magnetostriction and Fabrication of Magnetostrictive Nanowires
(2007-08-15)
There is an urgent need for biosensors that are able to detect and quantify the presence of a small amount of biological threat agents in a real-time manner. Acoustic wave (AW) devices, whose performance is defined by mass ...
Understanding the Effect of Proactive Personality on Job Related Outcomes in an Organizational Change Setting
(2007-08-15)
Individuals vary in their tendency to take action to control their environment. Proactive individuals actively create environmental change, while less proactive people take a more reactive approach toward their jobs. In ...
New Venture Success: The Role of Principal's Social Capital and Social Effectiveness
(2007-08-15)
Previous empirical research indicates that founder social capital and founder social effectiveness may both be beneficial during the venture creation process. However, few, if any, studies have examined the combined influence ...
Sustainable Design Methodology for Industrial Designers within an Organization with no Environmental Policy
(2007-08-15)
Industrial Designers play a pivotal role in shaping the products used, consumed and disposed of. Designers in the United States play an even more important role than most other countries in the world due to our unbalanced ...
Trellis: A Blog-Based Approach to the Development, Organization, and Visualization of Ideas
(2007-08-15)
The creative process is often indirect. Ideas may come in bursts, evolve gradually, or include missteps and false turns. It is helpful to have a scaffold to maintain a history of thoughts and provide structure onto which ...
Design Seed: An Approach for the Creation of Design-Based Manufacturing Industries in Under-Industrialized Regions, like, Alabama's Impoverished Black Belt Region
(2007-08-15)
Almost two hundred years ago, in a crescent shaped region of Alabama that stretches from Alabama’s eastern boundary with Georgia to its western side abutting Mississippi, half of Alabama’s enslaved population of Africans ...
Hierarchical Fault Collapsing for Logic Circuits
(2005-05-15)
The process of grouping stuck-at faults into equivalence or dominance classes and
then selecting one representative for each class is known as fault collapsing. There
have been several techniques to collapse the faults ...