Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Quality Evaluation of Live Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) based on Textural Profiling Analysis, Free Amino Acids Analysis, and Consumer Sensory Evaluation
(2015-07-31)
The consumption of live eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) has become an important part of the diet for consumers in the United States. Because large amounts of oysters are grown every year, it is necessary for oyster ...
A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Approach for Estimating Runoff Characteristics for Erosion and Sediment Control Practices in the Southeastern United States
(2015-07-30)
Soil discharged from construction sites to nearby waterbodies have a negative impact on water quality and the aquatic ecosystem. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) in ...
An Exploration of Comprehension Instruction in Content-Area Elementary Classes
(2015-07-30)
Scores on national and international tests for students in the United States indicated that students are not performing proficiently in reading. Furthermore, students are not able to comprehend complex reading tasks, which ...
Redrawing the Maps for the Transfer of Writing Skills and Knowledge
(2015-07-30)
This research examines the case studies of two participants, students at a large land-grant university, as they transfer their knowledge of writing skills and practices across contexts as evidence of the shifting nature ...
Comparison between Radio Frequency (RF) and Traditional Heating Assisted Alkaline Pretreatment on Lignocellulosic Biomass
(2015-07-30)
Pretreatment plays an important role in making the cellulose accessible for enzyme hydrolysis and subsequent conversion because it more or less destroys resistance and recalcitrance of biomass. In this study, radio frequency ...
The Effects of Pressure on Strategy Selection for Decisions Made Under Uncertainty
(2015-07-30)
Decisions are often made in high-stakes or pressure filled situations. Some evidence suggests that in the presence of social and performance pressures, some people become less able to maintain the use of complex strategies ...
Development of 3D Background Oriented Schlieren with a Plenoptic Camera
(2015-07-30)
This dissertation investigates a novel idea of implementing background oriented schlieren (BOS) with a plenoptic camera along with its application for 3-dimensional (3D) density measurement and for depth perception (DP) ...
Thermal Conductivity Enhancment of Solid Eicosane-Based Silver Nanostructure-Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage
(2015-07-29)
In this thesis, thermal conductivity of eicosane-based PCM was enhanced by suspending highly-conductive silver nanoparticles resulting in the formation of nanoparticle-enhanced PCM (NePCM). Eicosane (C20H42) was selected ...
State Government and Responsible Party Successsion
(2015-07-29)
The ability of a state to maintain administrative efficacy and party consistency in the executive branch when a governor leaves office early is sometimes difficult. These difficulties can, at times, be directly related to ...
Robust Group Variable Selection Methods for Multiple Functional Regression Model
(2015-07-29)
With the advancements in science and ever changing technology to collect data, functional data have become common these days, especially in various fields such as neuroscience, chemometrics, e-commerce and computer science. ...
Closing the Gap: Culturally Competent Principals and African American Students' Success
(2015-07-29)
African American students are not achieving at the rate and in a manner consistent with
their peers. News headlines continue to report a dismal future for the American education
system as a whole and for students of ...
Ex-vivo Evaluation of a Modified Teno Fix® Device Repair Pattern Versus a Three-Loop Pulley for Repair of Equine Flexor Tendons
(2015-07-29)
Current techniques for equine tendon laceration repair are not strong enough to support the normal load placed on equine tendons, which can be up to 450 kg at standing rest. Repairs can result in further wound healing ...
Antacedents and Consequences of Lodging Employees' Career Success: An Application of Motivational Theories
(2015-07-29)
The purpose of this research was to explore attitudes and perceptions of various generations of lodging employees’ views about their career success. This mixed method research employed both qualitative and quantitative ...
School Desegregation: Participant Perceptions of a Freedom of Choice Initiative in the South
(2015-07-29)
This study investigated one school system’s implementation of a Freedom of Choice plan to desegregate its public schools prior to being mandated to do so. The research examined the process to implement a Freedom of Choice ...
Equilibrium Modeling of Coal and Biomass Gasification
(2015-07-29)
This thesis endeavors to add to the field of equilibrium modeling of coal and biomass gasification by utilizing widely available commercial process modeling software (Aspen Plus®) to evaluate the impacts of various system ...
Estimation of State of Charge (SOC) and Water Loss for Absorbed Glass Mat Lead Acid Battery
(2015-07-29)
Accurate and fast estimation of state of charge (SOC) and water loss during battery operations plays an important role in the prevention of over-charge and over-discharge and optimal control strategy of charging, which ...
An Examination of Positive Behavior Supports in Alabama
(2015-07-29)
This dissertation examined the effects of Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) on academic achievement in the state of Alabama as measured by the scores of the Alabama Reading and Math Test (ARMT) for fourth graders. In this ...
Workplace-Readiness Skills Necessary for Student Success in the Workforce as Perceived by Alabama Secondary Cooperative Education Teacher-Coordinators
(2015-07-29)
This study was designed to determine (a) the extent to which Alabama Secondary Cooperative Education Teacher-Coordinators perceive specific workplace-readiness skills are important for student success in the workplace; (b) ...
Earthquake Induced Inelastic Demands on Buckling Restrained Braces
(2015-07-29)
Buckling restrained braces (BRBs) show an increasing popularity in modern designs due to their high ductility capacity over conventional braces. Non-linear tests on isolated BRBs have shown the symmetrical hysteresis ...
Development and Screening of Targeted Anticancer Nanomedicines
(2015-07-29)
Cancer remains a significant healthcare burden worldwide and novel strategies to improve treatment outcomes with improved patient quality of life are needed. Recently, nanomedicines, which encapsulate a therapeutic drug ...