Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Multivariate Analyses of Disease Outcomes of Chlamydial Infections in Cattle and Mice
(2005-05-15)
In humans, Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is implicated in 10 ~ 15% of bronchitis and community-acquired pneumonia, and 50 ~ 70% of adults have antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae. In livestock animals, ubiquitous C. abortus ...
Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Material into Ethanol: Pretreatment, Enzymatic Hydrolysis, and Ethanol Fermentation
(2004-12-15)
Four different novel processes, ammonia recycle percolation (ARP), low-liquid ARP, two-stage (hot water-ARP) percolation, and soaking in aqueous ammonia (SAA) at room/moderate temperature, were investigated for pretreatment ...
Utilization of Supercritical Fluids in the Fischer-tropsch Synthesis over Cobalt-Based Catalytic Systems
(2004-12-15)
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) holds great potential for the production of ultra-clean transportation fuels, chemicals, and other hydrocarbon products through the conversion of readily available syngas (CO/H2) from abundant ...
Microfabricated Electrode Arrays Suitable for Stimulation and Recording in Cardiac Electrophysiological Studies
(2008-05-15)
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) caused by ventricular fibrillation is one of the most serious heart related problems in the United States today which is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths per year. The goal of ...
Wide Range Tunable Transconductance Filters
(2008-05-15)
Generation of filters using operational transconductance amplifiers and capacitors (OTA-C) has become more and more popular over recent years. This is due to the need for high quality analog filters that can be implemented ...
Finite Element Analysis of the Mesosphere's Electromagnetic Response to Large Scale Lightning Associated with Sprites and other Transient Luminous Events
(2008-05-15)
In this research, a numerical investigation of high altitude sprites and other mesospheric Transient Luminous Events induced by lightning is presented. A Finite Element Model is created using equations based on a modified ...
A Study of Electromagnetic Induction Systems for the Detection of Unexploded Ordnance
(2008-05-15)
This thesis presents a study of a time domain electromagnetic induction (EMI) system used for detection and discrimination of unexploded ordnance. In general, EMI system components include transmitter and receiver coils, ...
Gaseous Discharges and Their Applications as High Power Plasma Switches
(2008-05-15)
Today’s pulsed power technology requires compact systems for both military and civilian applications, leading to increased demand for research in compact system components. High power switches are one of the fundamental ...
Built-In Self-Test for Input/Output Tiles in Field Programmable Gate Arrays
(2008-05-15)
Very large scale integration (VLSI) circuits use input/output (I/O) cells to both send and receive signals from external resources. Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and System-on-Chips (SoCs) with FPGA cores offer ...
Node Placement, Routing and Localization Algorithms for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
(2008-05-15)
Wireless sensor network is a very promising technology for many
military and civilian applications. The network usually consists
large number of nodes and many existing network techonlogies can
not be used directly in ...
Design of MEMS-Based Tunable Antennas, Organic Transistors and MEMS-Based Organic Control Circuits
(2008-05-15)
The advent of precision three-dimensional micromachining technologies in the last couple of decades has seen the birth of an exciting and potentially revolutionary field called Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). ...
Channel Estimation and Equalization for Doubly-Selective Channels Using Basis Expansion Models
(2008-05-15)
The nature of the wireless channels places fundamental limitations on the performance of wireless communication systems. In addition to the frequency-selectivity characteristics caused by multipath propagation, the high-rate ...
The Relationship Between Perceived Teacher Empowerment and Principal use of Power
(2008-05-15)
This study addresses the relationship between perceived teacher empowerment and principal use of power. The continual cycle of education reform movements suggest that there is a need for principals to evaluate and re-define ...
Learning Styles and Emotional Intelligence of the Adult Learner
(2008-05-15)
Everyone has a preferred learning style. Knowing and understanding learning styles helps individuals learn more efficiently (Silver, Strong, & Perini, 1997). It also allows an individual to capitalize on their strengths ...
Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of Professional Development and Teacher-Student Relationships on School Climate
(2008-05-15)
Improvement in student achievement is the object of increased accountability measures in public education. Teachers often enter the classroom feeling unprepared to teach the diverse populations that arrive at school each ...
Development of an instrument to measure tendencies toward self-directedness in learning within a workplace setting
(2008-05-15)
The self-directed acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to develop or enhance an individual's ability to adapt and advance within society is a factor in the development of programs to promote independent study within ...
The Role of Teacher Epistemology in Integrating Student-Centered Instructional Software: A Case Study in Social Studies Education
(2008-05-15)
This qualitative study was designed to examine the role of history teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning on their use of student-centered instructional software (Decision Point!) in an instructional unit, factors ...
Strategic Factors of Institutional Practice Impacting Student Success in the Community College as Perceived by Students and Faculty: Academic Preparation, Work Ethics and Institutional Support
(2008-05-15)
Student success has been widely researched; however, community college student success as an outcome of institutional practice has not (Bailey, 2006a; Jenkins, 2006). Moreover, college student success is influenced by a ...
Investigation of the Effects of Office Referrals and Absentees on the Grade Point Average of Career Technical Students
(2008-05-15)
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between a career technical student's number office referrals and number of absences effect on their overall grade point average and career technical grade point ...
An Examination of the Impact of Education on Voter Turnout
(2008-05-15)
This paper explores the relationship between educational attainment and voter turnout. The relevant theory is addressed and a model is formulated to account for demographic factors thought to affect turnout. Data from the ...