Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Antisocial Personality Disorder vs. Psychopathy: An analysis of the literature
(2006-05-15)
Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy are disorders related by their
associations with criminal behavior. Antisocial Personality Disorder is a pervasive
pattern of disregard for the rights of others beginning ...
Permeation of Vapors Through Porous Membranes
(2006-05-15)
Three types of microporous membranes have been investigated regarding their porsity and permeability for vapors. Permeation tests were carried out on membranes made from polypropylene and mixed polyethylene and polypropylene ...
The Institutionalization of Military Base Closing
(2006-05-15)
The reason the theory of institutionalization is so important is that it provides the basis for optimum efficiency and effectiveness, two pillars of public administration, within government organizations. Administrative ...
A Narrative Look at the Regional Voice of Political Columnist Molly Ivins
(2005-08-15)
Mass communication research that focuses on analyzing the opinion writing of prominent columnists is nearly non-existent. The columns of Austin, Texas-based nationally syndicated columnist Molly Ivins are studied, looking ...
An Analysis of the Punctuated Equilibrium Model Applied to Congressional Approval of Passenger Facility Charges
(2006-05-15)
In 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that airports could charge passengers using their facilities a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), which was commonly called a “head tax.” The imposing of PFCs by airports ...
On-line Estimation of Implement Dynamics for Adaptive Steering Control of Farm Tractors
(2005-12-15)
An adaptive control technique for the control of a farm tractor during low levels of excitation and at low velocities is presented. Results of a set of system identification experiments are compared to previous tractor ...
Cooperative Robotics Using Wireless Communication
(2005-12-15)
Cooperative Robotics has to do with the use of multiple robotic agents assisting each other to perform a task that is either too difficult or impossible for one robot to perform alone. It is a multi-disciplinary field ...
Heterogeneity-Aware Approaches to Optimizing Performance of Computing and Communication Tasks
(2005-12-15)
As the domain of computing and communication systems grows, heterogeneity among computers and subnetworks employed for a task also increases. It is important to understand how heterogeneity affects performance of computing ...
iTech: An Interactive Technical Assistant
(2006-08-15)
This dissertation concentrates on the problem of designing and developing a conversational technical assistant. The main focus is to identify and address issues related to producing a system that allows for conversational ...
Discrete Event Role Playing Simulation of Small Team Software Engineering Projects
(2006-08-15)
A dissertation presented on the simulation of small team software engineering projects. Each individual acts as a team leader for a software project that is scheduled to last from 5 to 52 weeks. A team of four or five ...
Timer-based Protocols in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
(2006-08-15)
Wireless ad hoc and sensor networks present the next great challenge for distributed system research. In wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, each node participates the routing process that
allows a packet to be forwarded ...
The World Trade Center Site: Who Won? Fisher's Narrative Paradigm and Conflicting Narratives in the Analysis of the World Trade Center Site Controversy
(2006-08-15)
The controversy over the World Trade Center site was examined. Using Foss’ comprehensive examination of the narrative and Fisher’s narrative paradigm fifty-six articles from The New York Times were examined for the narrative ...
Comparison of the Theory, Application, and Results of One- and Two-Dimensional Flow Models
(2006-08-15)
The accurate simulation of flooding is crucial in the design of safe, cost-effective hydraulic structures. Hydraulic engineers are faced with several difficult decisions that will determine the accuracy of any modeling ...
Decreasing Lead Bioaccessibility In Soils With Phosphate Amendments
(2006-08-15)
Ingestion of Pb-contaminated soil has been proposed as a primary exposure pathway for elevated blood Pb levels in young children (Dudka and Miller, 1999). Children are often exposed to soils contaminated with toxic metals ...
Durability of Nitinol for Structural Applications
(2006-08-15)
Nitinol is a shape memory alloy that has recently been studied for its suitability as a material in energy dissipation devices in structures. The alloy has excellent structural capabilities in terms of strength and ...
Selective Removal of As(V) from Water by Polymeric Ligand Exchange and Engineered Treatment of Spent Regenerant
(2006-08-15)
Arsenic introduced by natural or human activities into drinking water sources has been a challenging issue around the world. In the western United States, high arsenic concentrations in drinking water have caused serious ...
Evaluation of New Technologies for Use in Warm Mix Asphalt
(2006-08-15)
Several new processes have been developed with the goal of reducing the mixing and compaction temperatures of hot mix asphalt without sacrificing the quality of the resulting pavement. Three potential Warm Mix Asphalt ...
Predicting Field Performance on the NCAT Pavement Test Track
(2006-08-15)
An experimental facility has been constructed near the campus of Auburn University for the purpose of conducting research to extend the life of flexible pavements. Experimental sections on the 2.8 kilometer Pavement Test ...
Removal of Copper(II) and Lead(II) from Soils by Poly(Amidoamine) Dendrimers and Reductive Immobilization of Chromium(VI) by Stabilized Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles
(2006-08-15)
This research investigated the feasibility of using poly(amidoamine) PAMAM dendrimers for removal of copper(II) and lead(II) from soils, and using a new class of stabilized zero-valent iron (ZVI) nanoparticles for reductive ...
Studies on The Synthesis of B-Ring 6-Azasteroids
(2006-08-15)
Azasteroids, which carry a nitrogen in the C-6 position of the steroid nucleus are still
mysterious and very few synthesized, were found to possess antimicrobial and antifungal
properties apart from their pharmacodynamic ...