Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Aerospace Design Optimization Using a Real Coded Genetic Algorithm
(2008-05-15)
This study demonstrates the advantages of using a real coded genetic algorithm (GA) for aerospace engineering design applications. A real coded GA was written from first principles for this study and the source code can ...
Simultaneous Localization and Planning of Cooperative Air Munitions via Dynamic Programming
(2008-05-15)
This work centers on the real-time trajectory planning for the cooperative control of two aerial munitions in a planar setting. One munition strikes the stationary ground target and the other will serve as an observer. ...
Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Of Chemically Reacting Gas Flows Through Microfibrous Materials
(2008-05-15)
This dissertation presents results of research efforts to propose a design space for new microfibrous materials with enhanced chemical
reactivity with optimum pressure gradient. These microfibrous materials material are ...
The Reinforcing Value of Alcohol in a Drinking to Cope Paradigm
(2008-12-15)
The present research was conducted to explore the relationship between negative mood and the reinforcing value of alcohol, while clarifying the role of coping motives. Participants with a history of recent alcohol use ...
Defining Dissociation Based on the Factor Structures of Three Instruments
(2008-12-15)
Dissociation is a poorly defined construct in the literature. The 1st goal of this research was to better define and understand the concept of dissociation through factor analytic study of 3 common measures of dissociation, ...
Gas transmission through microporous membranes
(2008-12-15)
An ideal protective clothing material should be a good barrier against harmful gases or vapor while allowing moisture vapor and air passage through the material. In the study and design of barrier materials, one of the ...
Application of Generalized Hamiltonian Dynamics to Modified Coulomb Potential
(2008-12-15)
We apply Dirac’s generalized Hamiltonian dynamics (GHD), a purely classical formalism, to spinless particles under the influence of a binomial potential. The integrals of the motion for this potential were chosen as the ...
Evaluation of Alabama Public School Wellness Policies and State School Mandate Implementation
(2008-12-15)
Wellness policies from 91 of 131 (69%) Alabama (AL) public school systems were compared to federal guidelines required by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. To assess the school food and nutrition ...
Initialization and Progression of Damage in Lead Free Electronics under Drop Impact
(2008-12-15)
Electronics may be subjected to shock, vibration, and drop impact during shipping,
handling, and normal usage. Measurement of transient dynamic deformation of the
electronic assemblies during shock and vibration can yield ...
Photovoltaic Effect in a Composite Involving Nonconjugated Conductive Polymer and C60
(2008-12-15)
In this thesis, photovoltaic effect in a composite involving nonconjugated conducting polymer and C60 is reported. There has been an intensive research effort in the area of organic photovoltaic cells using conjugated ...
Material Factors Influencing Metallic Whisker Growth
(2008-12-15)
Whiskering refers to the formation of slender, long, metallic filaments, much thinner than a human hair, that grow on a metallic thin film surface. They are readily observed for pure and alloyed zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), ...
Palm Measure Invariance and Exchangeability for Marked Point Processes
(2008-12-15)
A random measure $\xi$ on a real interval $I$ is known to be exchangeable iff suitably reduced versions of the Palm distributions $Q_{t}$ are independent of $t \in I$. In this dissertation we prove a corresponding result ...
Some Necessary Conditions for List Colorability of Graphs and a Conjecture on Completing Partial Latin Squares
(2008-12-15)
Let C be an infinite set of symbols, F the collection of finite subsets of C. A function
L is a list assignment to a graph G if L assigns to each vertex of G a finite subset of C.
A proper L-coloring occurs when adjacent ...
Selected Topics in Alabama’s Environmental Horticulture Industry: The Economic Impact of Alabama's Green Industry and Migrant Labor in Alabama's Horticulture Industry
(2005-08-15)
The environmental horticulture industry, known as the green industry, constitutes the states highest selling and fastest growing agricultural crop sector. The author, in collaboration with Deacue Fields and Kenneth tilt, ...
Hellfire, home, and harm: An investigation of the interaction between religiosity, family processes, and adolescent deviant behavior
(2005-05-15)
There is an abundant literature dealing with the relationship between religiosity and deviant behavior in adolescence (Baier & Wright, 2001; Johnson, de Li, Larson, & McCullough, 2000; Johnson, Jang, Larson, & de Li, 2001). ...
On the Growth of Polynomials and Entire Functions of Exponential Type
(2004-12-15)
Concerning the growth of a polynomial and its derivative, the following inequalities
are well known as Bernstein Inequalities.
max(|z|=R) |p(z)| <= max(|z|=1) |p(z)|R^n, for R >= 1, (1)
max(|z|=1) |p0(z)| <= max(|z|=1) ...
The Use of Mechanical Thinning Treatments in Management of Small Stands at the Wildland Urban Interface
(2004-12-15)
This study analyzed the productivity and costs of mechanical thinning at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). It compared conventional commercial first thinning practices in even-aged loblolly pine plantations in the Southeast ...
On The Lattice Boltzmann Method: Implementation and Applications
(2008-12-15)
We studied the development and different types of the Lattice Boltzmann method. We gave several implementations. Then we presented two moving boundary treatments for the Lattice Boltzmann method, the second one is new. We ...
Development of Smart Functional Surfaces for Biosensor Applications
(2008-12-15)
Biosensing platforms and antimicrobial coatings were developed to combat problems associated with infectious diseases. Particularly, a lytic bacteriophage based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor was developed to ...
Development of Enzyme-based Biosensors for the Detection of Organophosphate Neurotoxins
(2008-12-15)
Elevated concerns of ecological safety and environmental pollution have
facilitated massive research in the area of chemical and biological agent detection. Large
numbers of anthropogenic chemicals were introduced in the ...