Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Relationships Between Conflict, Marital Satisfaction and Couples' Time Spent in Joint Activity
(2005-12-15)
The purpose of this study is to examine the links between marital satisfaction, couples’ time together in joint, leisure activity and relationship conflict. Current literature has established the positive link between ...
The Effects of St. John's Wort on the Pharmacokinetics of Corticosteroid and Non-Steroidal Drug Preparations
(2005-08-15)
St. John’s Wort is a flowering plant whose extracts have gained increasing popularity in the treatment of mild to moderate depression. This investigation examined the impact of long-term St. John’s Wort administration upon ...
Synaptic Glutamate Receptor Dysfunction in Tissue and Animal Models of Alzheimer’s Disease
(2005-08-15)
The complexity of cognitive decline involved in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) warrants a thorough investigation into the molecular mechanism that may hold the basis for the impaired learning and memory. Indeed, certain molecules ...
Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Body Mass Index of Primarily Low-Income African American Children Living in Rural Alabama
(2005-08-15)
Fruit and vegetable intakes among primarily low-income African American elementary
school-aged children living in three rural counties in Alabama were examined. Data were
collected from 253 children in the fall 2002 and ...
Relationships Between Dietary Intake and Body Mass Index of Primarily Low-Income, African American Children and Their Female Caregivers Living in Rural Alabama
(2005-08-15)
Body mass and dietary intake relationships were examined between 110 primarily African American children and their caregivers from three rural counties (Bullock, Macon, and Wilcox) in Alabama. Children were 9 to 13 years ...
Exploring the Effect of Emotion on Time-elapsed Consumer Perceptions of Service: A Reexamination of the Satisfaction Construct
(2005-08-15)
Customer satisfaction remains a central tenet of all relationship management efforts within the hospitality sector (Oliver, 1997). Yet, while many studies have concluded that there is a significant relationship between ...
Rapid Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes in Salad by Polymerase Chain Reaction
(2005-08-15)
The development of rapid detection methods for the testing of ready-to-eat products is an area of high importance, not only for the food industry but also for consumers. The USDA standard for zero tolerance of Listeria ...
Central Leptin, But Not Central Insulin, Attenuates the Decrease of Adiponectin Concentrations and Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Streptozotocin (STZ)-Induced Diabetic Rats
(2005-08-15)
Central leptin increases peripheral insulin sensitivity through unknown mechanisms. Central insulin signaling may also contribute to peripheral insulin sensitivity. To clarify the relationships among central leptin, central ...
Experimental Investigation of Bendable Heat Pipes
(2005-08-15)
Heat pipes are highly conductive heat transfer devices. They use the latent heat of the working fluid for efficient heat transfer over a very small temperature drop. They have been a subject of numerous studies since the ...
Investigation of the Effect of Radiation on the Thermophoretic Motion of Soot Particles in Free-Molecular Regime
(2005-08-15)
The coupling of radiation and thermophoresis is hypothesized to result in attractive forces among soot particles in combustion environments. The effect of radiation from the soot particles on their thermophoretic motion ...
Advancements in Vacuum Process Molding and Casting
(2005-08-15)
Vacuum assisted molding, or ‘V’ Process molding, possesses many benefits over other sand casting processes. However, the process lacks the high cooling rates and speed of solidification that other sand casting processes ...
Measurement of Absorption Coefficient of Road Surfaces Using Impedance Tube Method
(2005-08-15)
The absorption coefficient of dense and porous road surfaces has been measured using core samples with 4 and 6-inch diameter impedance tubes. The 6-inch tube allows the absorption of a large core sample surface to be ...
Thermal Performance of Ball Grid Arrays and Thin Interface Materials
(2005-08-15)
Current electronic packages exhibit very high and ever increasing power densities. That trend mandates the need for enhanced thermal performance. This study introduces a state of the art apparatus to measure thermal ...
Investigations on Damage Mechanics and Life Prediction of Fine-Pitch Electronics in Harsh Envirorments
(2005-08-15)
Increased use of sensors and controls in automotive applications has resulted in significant emphasis on the deployment of electronics directly mounted on the engine and transmission. Increased shock, vibration, and higher ...
Die Stress Characterization and Interface Delamination Study in Flip Chip on Laminate Assemblies
(2005-08-15)
Thermo-mechanical reliability of flip chip on laminate packaging is a major concern when the assemblies are exposed to harsh operating environments such as space or automotive underhood applications. In this study, ...
A Study of Polya's Enumeration Theorem
(2005-08-15)
The controversial lemma, known most commonly as Burnside's Lemma, is stated and proven. The influential Polya's Enumeration Theorem is stated and proven. Computations using Polya's Enumeration Theorem are discussed and ...
The Lattice Gas Model and Lattice Boltzmann Model on Hexagonal Grids
(2005-08-15)
We present an overview of the FHP model and the Lattice BGK model. Details regarding boundary conditions and initial conditions are discussed throught implementations on driven cavity flow, Poiseuille flow, and flow past ...
Novel Sensor for Rapid Detection of Blood Cell Types-Magnetostrictive Microcantilevers
(2005-08-15)
Microcantilevers have been around since the development of atomic force microscopy. The main attraction of cantilevers results from the fact that they can transduce many different signal domains into mechanical signals. ...
Transient Liquid Phase Bonding of a Third Generation Gamma-Titanium Aluminum Alloy - Gamma Met PX
(2005-08-15)
The research work presented here discusses transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding of a current (i.e. third) generation gamma-TiAl alloy known as Gamma Met PX (GMPX). Effective implementation of GMPX in service is likely to ...
A Model of Managerial Effectiveness in Information Security: From Grounded Theory to Empirical Test
(2005-08-15)
Information security is a critical issue facing organizations worldwide. In order to mitigate risk and protect valuable information, organizations need to operate and manage effective information security programs. Using ...