Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Investigation of volatile gas sensors integrated on flexible and wearable substrates with functional nanomaterials
(2015-07-29)
In this dissertation, development of gas sensors on wearable substrates was studied to overcome the limitations, e.g., high-temperature process for fabricating sensing material, high sensing temperature, insufficient ...
Online Monitoring of State of Health for AGM Lead Acid Batteries
(2015-07-29)
Prediction of degradation states like power and capacity fade is the most challenging issue for rechargeable batteries, which is called State of Health (SOH). Power and capacity fade is evaluated by predicting Available ...
Development of Magnetostrictive Fe-Co-B Alloys for High-frequency Sensors and Magnetoelectric Composites
(2015-07-29)
Magnetostrictive materials with soft magnetic properties have been widely used in sensors, resonators, actuators and transducers. For high-frequency biosensor applications, the miniaturization of these devices is necessary. ...
On joint reconstruction of spin density, R2* decay and off-resonance frequency maps through a single-shot or multi-shot acquisition in magnetic resonance imaging
(2015-07-28)
Joint reconstruction of $R_2^*$ and off-resonance frequency maps is very important in many MR applications. For example, $R_2^*$ quantification can be applied to BOLD functional MRI, iron deposition measurement, and early ...
Perceptions of Central Alabama Elementary Principals on the Benefits of Pre-Kindergarten Programs
(2015-07-28)
The purpose of this research study was to examine principals’ perceptions on the benefits of high quality Pre-K programs in Central Alabama elementary schools and their impact on student achievement for at-risk children. ...
A microsecond time-resolved spectroscopic study of laser induced plasmas and their interaction with solid materials
(2015-07-28)
Photon-material interactions are driven by fast chemical and physical phenomena. With enough incident energy, photons are capable of inducing photoionization processes converting the solid material to a plasma. The highly ...
Global fire activities and their impacts on the terrestrial carbon budget in context of multiple environmental changes
(2015-07-28)
As one major disturbance in the earth system, fires modified vegetation structure and functioning, atmospheric composition, and climate conditions at both regional and global scales. Under the impacts of substantial changes ...
An Examination of the Practices and Experiences of Physical Education Teachers of English Language Learners
(2015-07-28)
Over the last decade, there has been a burgeoning number of English Language Learners (ELLs) in U.S. classrooms. This consistent increase in ELLs is a clear indication of the need for teachers to be well equipped with the ...
Surfing Safely: An Examination of Online Dating Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2015-07-28)
Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty forming romantic relationships, despite having motivation to establish them. The lack of success through traditional, face-to-face dating may lead adults with ASD ...
Integrating Effluent from Recirculating Aquaculture Systems with Greenhouse Cucumber and Tomato Production
(2015-07-28)
Experiments were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of greenhouse vine crop production using aquaculture effluent as a water and nutrient source. In the summer of 2012, cucumbers grown with aquaculture effluent (AE) ...
Time pressure, personality, and information availability in escalation of commitment: An application of the Funder Personality Triad
(2015-07-28)
The current work focused on the exploration of specific individual differences and task aspects on escalation of commitment. Further, it sought to expand the literature in decision-making by utilizing a specific personality ...
Examining the Utility of the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System, 3rd Edition (DPICS-III) in the Assessment of Anxious Parent-Child Interactions
(2015-07-28)
Current conceptualizations of the etiology and maintenance of specific childhood disorders, including childhood disruptive behavior disorders and anxiety disorders, support the use of parental involvement in treatment. ...
The contribution of relationship experiences to adolescent romantic relationship outcomes
(2015-07-28)
This research focused on the role of relationship experiences in adolescent romantic relationships using both basic and applied approaches. Research questions are guided by life course and social cognitive theories which ...
Thin Film Multichip Packaging for High Temperature Geothermal Application
(2015-07-28)
A DOE sponsored study by MIT concluded that geothermal energy could provide 100,000 MWe or more in 50 years by using advanced technology knowns as Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). In EGS, the measurement-while-drilling ...
Channel State Information Fingerprinting Based Indoor Localization: a Deep Learning Approach
(2015-07-28)
With the fast growing demand of location-based services in indoor environments, indoor positioning based on fingerprinting has attracted a lot of interest due to its high accuracy. In this thesis, we present a novel deep ...
Development of High Performance Filtration System Using Composite Bed Filter and Multi-element Structured Array
(2015-07-28)
A composite nonwoven (CNW) material, activated carbon fiber enhanced microfibrous
entrapped sorbent (ACF-MFES) , was prepared by incorporating micro sized (100-500µm)
sorbent particulates into the blended microfiber ...
The Impact of Advocacy Participation on the Multicultural Counseling Competency of Counselor Trainees
(2015-07-28)
This study examined the impact of an advocacy project on the multicultural competency of counselor-trainees. Forty-one counseling students across two course sections of multicultural counseling were given a reliable ...
Importance of Heat Transfer During Carbon Monoxide Oxidation
(2015-07-28)
Interest in Carbon Monoxide Oxidation dates back to 1922 by Irving Langmuir himself. Since, a wide body of work has surfaced. Commercially available catalysts work in low humidity and high CO concentrations, such as ...
The Soft Side of Leadership: Principals’ Enactment of the Love Languages and Leadership Frames in Influencing School Culture
(2015-07-28)
The culture of a school defines how the school works in regards to rules, relationships, and attitudes. The current research focuses primarily on the principal’s academic intelligence and how it impacts school culture. ...
Selection of Promiscuous Anti-Cancer Phage Proteins for Tumor Targeted Nanomedicines
(2015-07-28)
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death and requires novel approaches in both management and treatment. Tumor targeting ligands have been identified to a variety of human cancer cell lines using phage display ...