Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Studies on Laser Ablation of Polymer Coated Propellant Films
(2006-08-15)
In artillery, safety issues make propellants highly preferable as compared to ordinary explosives. However, the same properties that make propellants safer, such as their low shock sensitivities, also make them more difficult ...
Enhancing Expression of Recombinant Hemoproteins: Progress Toward Understanding Structure/Function and Therapeutic Application
(2006-08-15)
Nature has developed ways to control the essential need to activate oxygen. Hemoproteins perform this task using iron in a prosthetic group (e.g., iron-protoporphyrin-IX or heme). The environment surrounding the heme iron ...
Spectral and Electrochemical Study of the Response of Mechanism of Ionphore-Based Polymeric Membranes
(2006-08-15)
Ion-Selective electrodes based on solvent polymeric membranes, typically plasticized poly-(vinyl chloride), are routinely used and fundamental studies on ion transfer mechanisms that dictate their practicality continue. ...
Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Pulp Yield and Kappa Number Estimation
(2006-08-15)
This thesis presents an investigation into near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a technique for determining pulp yield and kappa number for kraft pulp and black liquor samples. It is believed that proper spectra collection ...
Kinetic Investigation and modeling of cellulase enzyme using Non-crystalline cellulose and Cello-oligosaccharides
(2006-08-15)
Enzymatic hydrolysis of Cellulose depends on many factors; physical properties of substrate (composition, crystallinity, degree of polymerization etc.), enzyme synergy (origin, composition etc.), mass transfer (substrate ...
Prevalence of Trichomoniasis in Alabama Beef Bulls
(2006-08-15)
Bovine trichomoniasis is a venereal disease caused by the protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus. Trichomoniasis is a major cause of fetal wastage throughout the world, and it causes substantial economic losses wherever natural ...
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Enrofloxacin and Low-dose Amikacin after Regional Intravenous Limb Perfusion in Standing Horses
(2006-08-15)
Objective - To evaluate the tisular pharmacokinetics/dynamics of enrofloxacin and low-dose amikacin after regional intravenous limb perfusion (RILP) in standing horses.
Animals – Fourteen adult horses
Procedures – ...
Effective Detection of Epidemiologically Significant Persistent Infections of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
(2006-08-15)
Prior research has shown that virus cannot be isolated from the serum of some cattle which are persistently infected (PI) with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). However, the ability of these atypical PI animals to infect ...
Reproductive Biology of Relict Trillium (Trillium reliquum)
(2006-08-15)
Pollination and seed dispersal were studied in six populations of the endangered plant species Trillium reliquum in Bullock and Lee counties in Alabama and in Muscogee County, Georgia. Few populations of this species exist ...
A Chinese Director and His Transition from Critical Banned Filmmaker to Box Office Success
(2005-08-15)
This thesis uses historical poetics to analyze Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s film productions of the last ten years. Zhang Yimou has been famous for his leading position in the Fifth Generation of Chinese directors. Zhang ...
Modeling Inertial Measurement Units and Anlyzing the Effect of Their Errors in Navigation Applications
(2005-12-15)
In this thesis, a simple model that statistically represents an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) output has been studied. This model is then expanded to produce a model that incorporates terms that account for errors ...
Microcontroller-Based Current-Mode Control for Power Converters
(2005-12-15)
Presented in this dissertation is the implementation of microcontroller-based digital current-mode control (CMC) switch-mode power converters. A hybrid control method is proposed. By using on-board analog peripherals on ...
An exploratory study of the factors associated with the mathematics achievement of six tenth grade African American students
(2005-12-15)
Using observations and interviews, six African American students were followed through their tenth grade year in mathematics class. All of the students were enrolled in regular, college preparatory geometry. An assessment ...
Applications of Multi-channel Filter Banks to Textured Image Segmentation
(2006-08-15)
Multi-channel filtering provides a robust solution to the texture discrimination/
segmentation problem for digital image processing. Specifically, the use of the Gabor
filter for channel characterization is explored. Tag ...
Vibration Analysis Of Test Chips With Integrated Piezoresistive Stress Sensors
(2006-08-15)
Vibration analysis of the WB200 test chip containing an array of optimized piezoresistive stress sensor rosettes has been performed. The test chip was attached to the printed circuit board with an underfill encapsulant ...
GPS and Inertial Sensor Enhancements for Vision-based Highway Lane Tracking
(2006-08-15)
For the past decade much research in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
community has been devoted to the topic of lane departure warning (LDW). A significant
portion of highway fatalities each year are attributed ...
Interface Selection in Multi-Interface Mobile Devices
(2006-08-15)
This thesis describes interface selection in multi-interface mobile devices. A multi-interface
mobile device is defined as a device equipped with more than one network interface to help connect
it to an external network ...
Design of an Outdoor Wireless Local Area Network and Antenna Analysis
(2006-08-15)
One of the ongoing projects of the Engineering Network Services (ENS) at Auburn University (AU) is to design and implement an outdoor Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). This project involved using Access Points (AP) that ...
Compact Modeling of SiGe HBTs Using Verilog-A
(2006-08-15)
SiGe HBTs, integrated with CMOS, have demonstrated their usefulness in digital
and analog circuit designs for wired and wireless telecommunication applications over
the past decade. Of critical importance to successful ...
Built-In Self-test for Input/Output Cells in Field Programmable Gate Arrays
(2006-08-15)
Programmable Input/Output (I/O) cells are an integral part of any Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The resources associated with the programmable I/O cells are increasing as newer architectures of FPGAs are being ...