Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Analysis of Simulated Performance of Integrated Vector Tracking and Navigation Loops for GPS
(2005-12-15)
An alternative GPS signal tracking method that uses an extended Kalman-Bucy filter in place of traditional independent, parallel tracking loops is presented in this thesis. Furthermore, this method is extended into a ...
A Study of the Properties That Influence Vehicle Rollover Propensity
(2005-12-15)
In this thesis, a vehicle’s load condition is varied to investigate its impact on roll stability and a stability threshold is derived empirically using vehicle simulation. A vehicle model is developed and simulated using ...
Built-In Self-Test of Programmable Resources in Microcontroller Based System-on-Chips
(2005-12-15)
System-on-Chip (SoC) implementations typically incorporate embedded Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) cores to take advantage of the programmable logic and routing resources provided by FPGAs. Testing the FPGA core ...
Molecular Ecology of Peromyscus polionotus
(2006-08-15)
Lowe et al. (2004) describes ecological genetics as “the investigation of the origin and maintenance of genetic variation within and between populations, which ultimately leads to adaptation and speciation.” Thus, to gain ...
Evaluation of Cotton Gin Trash as a Roughage Source for Stocker Cattle
(2006-08-15)
Cotton gin trash is a by-product of the cotton ginning industry that may be used as a roughage source in beef cattle. A production trial and a digestibility study were conducted in an effort to determine the feeding value ...
Study of a Novel Host-Parasite Relationship: Mycoplasma gallisepticum in House Finches (Carpodacus Mexicanus)
(2006-08-15)
Although host-parasite interactions are well recognized as dynamic interactions leading to the occurrence of emerging infectious disease, we know little about how host-
parasite systems evolve. To better understand how ...
Evaluation of Sustainable Forage Systems for Meat Goat Production in the Southern US
(2006-08-15)
The effect of production systems on growth, carcass traits and carcass quality of 45 Boer wether goat kids was determined and the development of prediction equations for carcass composition was examined using carcasses ...
Effects of Sorption and Desorption on Bioavailability of Atrazine in Soils Amended with Crop Residue Derived Char
(2006-08-15)
The bioavailability of pesticides in soils is affected by the addition of crop residue-derived char, which alters the sorption and desorption characteristics of the soil. Sorption, desorption and bioavailability experiments ...
Effect of Weed Management on Fruiting Position and Yield of RoundUp Ready Flex Cotton
(2006-08-15)
Roundup Ready Flex cotton was commercially available in 2006 and growers need production information about this new technology. Field trials were conducted at the Prattville Experiment Field, Prattville, AL and the Field ...
Management of Ultra Narrow Row Cotton
(2006-08-15)
Ultra Narrow Row cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production systems may have the potential to increase lint yields, decrease risks to losses from water stress, and allow the use of conservation systems which could contribute ...
Management and Landscape Influences on Soil Organic Carbon in the Southern Piedmont and Coastal Plain
(2006-08-15)
Southern Piedmont and Coastal Plain soils have undergone severe degradation, which is reflected in low soil organic carbon (SOC) contents. Restoration of SOC would improve soil quality and C sequestration, leading to a ...
Three Essays in Applied Economics: (1) School Funding and Student Performance in Alabama, (2) News and Volatility of Food Prices, and (3) The Impact of NAFTA on Labor in the US
(2006-08-15)
This dissertation consists of three essays in economics on education, time series econometrics, and international economics. The first essay attempts to evaluate the impact of state funding on student performance in Alabama ...
An Analysis of Strain and Substance Use Among Youth
(2006-05-15)
General Strain Theory has been used to test relationships between delinquency and the various types of strains felt by individuals. Although this theory is relatively new, it has been empirically tested in many studies. ...
Xi-Chi as Root Metaphor in Taiwanese Weddings
(2006-05-15)
Anthropologists have always been interested in implications of each societal unit in different cultures. However, they are also aware of drastic changes in these units in many cultures due to migration, technologies, gay ...
A Statewide Survey of Public Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors' Perceptions of Consumers With Autism
(2006-05-15)
Autism is a lifelong neurological developmental disability that results (to varying degrees) in social, communication, and behavior impairments. Autism is primarily diagnosed in childhood, therefore, a preponderance of ...
A Preliminary Study of Faculty and Graduates Perceptions of Vocational Evaluation Competencies in the Educational Curriculum
(2006-05-15)
This study investigated faculty and graduates' perceptions of vocational evaluation competencies in the curriculum. The study surveyed 55 faculty and practitioners in regards to 51 competencies found credible by the Newman ...
Relationship between Demographic Characteristics and Current Level of Job Satisfaction among North Carolina State Agency Rehabilitation Counselors
(2006-05-15)
This study examined factors perceived to contribute to job satisfaction (amount of pay, having good benefits, having job security, autonomy and other various factors that one may perceive as advantageous to go to work) and ...
Further Validation of a Parental Tolerance Measure
(2006-05-15)
Tolerance for child misbehavior is defined as the amount of annoyance experienced when a child misbehaves. This construct has received relatively little attention in the field of child psychology and most of this research ...
An Examination of Teachers’ and Students with Disabilities’ Perspectives and the Efficacy of Co-Teaching
(2006-05-15)
Co-teaching has been developed as an instructional approach to support students with disabilities in general education classrooms. The purpose of the present study was to identify (a) teachers’ and students’ perspectives ...
In Vitro Survival of Campylobacter jejuni And Campylobacter coli at Low pH
(2006-05-15)
A series of experiments were performed to investigate the effect of pre-exposure to acidic conditions of early exponential and stationary-phase cells of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli. The sublethal acid exposure to ...