Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Influence of Design Complexity on Perceived Quality: The Moderating Role of Price and Brand Familiarity
(2015-05-07)
This study investigates the influence of three important product factors – design,
brand, and price on consumers’ perceived product quality and purchase intention. A 2
(product design: complex/simple) x 2 (brand familiarity: ...
Early modification stage dynamics of shallow crater-filling units, Wetumpka impact structure, Alabama
(2015-05-07)
Wetumpka, Alabama, USA is the site of a Late Cretaceous, marine-target impact crater structure located on the inner Coastal Plain of Alabama. During Late Cretaceous, Wetumpka was located offshore from a barrier-island ...
Crematorio: Una comparación ecocrítica entre la novela y la serie de televisión
(2015-05-06)
This thesis aims to compare the novel Crematorio by Rafael Chirbes with the television series of the same title, focusing on political corruption, land speculation and environmental damage associated with these activities. ...
Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of a Short Range, Multi Band Frequency Jammer
(2015-05-06)
The purpose of this thesis is to show how frequency jamming against wireless communication systems can be achieved in a modular form so multiple bands can be targeted depending on the need. In this thesis, the basic ...
Design and Implementation of a SoC-Based Real-Time Vector Tracking GPS Receiver
(2015-05-06)
This thesis provides the design and implementation of a GPS receiver which utilizes advanced tracking algorithms on a small, low cost platform. The tracking algorithms used are of a class of algorithms known as vector ...
Advanced RC Phase Delay Capacitive Sensor Interface Circuits for MEMS
(2015-05-06)
Many types of sensors in MEMS technology convert a measurand to a proportional change in capacitance. One of the techniques of measuring capacitance is utilizing the phase delay of an RC network with a resistor and the ...
Molecular Evolutionary and Functional Genomic Studies of Marshallia (Asteraceae) Utilizing Next Generation Sequencing Technology
(2015-05-06)
Several aspects of Marshallia (Asteraceae) genomics have been investigated using NGS
technologies. I have assembled and characterized Marshallia Clade III Cytokinin Response
Factor genes from DNA and RNA datasets. To ...
Serial-Probe Recognition for Gustatory Objects
(2015-05-06)
Historically, what we know about human memory was discovered in experiments that used visual or verbal information. As a result, prevailing models of working memory (e.g., Baddeley and Hitch, 1974) rely heavily on visual ...
Computational Characterization of Drag Reduction for Platooning Heavy Vehicles
(2015-05-06)
This thesis uses Computational Fluid Dynamics to analyze the aerodynamic properties of multiple heavy vehicle groups in leader-follower configurations, referred to as platoons. The primary metric of interest is the resistive ...
Catfish Research Verification Trials in West Alabama Using Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and Hybrid Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus x Ictalurus furcatus)
(2015-05-06)
Abstract
From 2010-2013 three management protocols were followed over 21 production cycles on three farms in west Alabama. The protocols were an owner defined multiple-batch Treatment A, an Extension defined single-batch ...
Conversion of Methanol to Hydrocarbons in a Supercritical Fluid Reaction Medium
(2015-05-06)
This thesis work explores the effects of a supercritical fluid reaction medium on the catalytic performance of the methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) reaction. The MTH reaction allows for the conversion of cheap and readily ...
Evaluation of Reactive Collision Avoidance Algorithms for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(2015-05-06)
In the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), several control processes must be active to maintain safe, autonomous flight. When flying multiple UAVs simultaneously, these aircraft must be capable of performing mission ...
Moisture and Storage Time Effects on Grinding Characteristics of Loblolly Pine Woodchips
(2015-05-06)
In the processing of biomass to bio-products, grinding is unavoidable. Grinding is used to produce particulate materials and enhance handling, storage, and conversion processes. Performance of grinding operation is usually ...
Transgressive Design: the creation of latent experiences on landfills in the social injustice realm
(2015-05-06)
The designers of the past sought out the sites where the land would be easy to reclaim without too much hassle of what can and can’t be accomplished in their designs. In these areas where people who live below the poverty ...
Ballistic Limit Velocity For Continuous Fiber Polymeric Composite Materials and Polymers Through Experimental and Numerical Methods
(2015-05-06)
Composite materials are often subject to harsh operating environments which may include impact from errant projectiles of various geometries traveling at specific velocities and trajectories. Experimentalists seek to ...
A Survey of Web Vulnerabilities
(2015-05-06)
This study tracked the patching characteristics of the top 100,000 sites to three vulnerabilities: the POODLE attack, the POODLE TLS attack, and the FREAK attack. The study also carried out a survey on top server administrators ...
Antimicrobial Activity of N-halamine Coated Materials in Broiler Chicken House
(2015-05-06)
Broiler chicken houses are usually at a high risk of pathogen contamination travelling from birds to the facility or vice versa, during production. A hygienic living environment is important for producing healthy chickens. ...
Toxicity Assessment of Clitocybe nuda as Natural Antimicrobials
(2015-05-06)
Clitocybe nuda is an edible mushroom which shows promise to be developed as a novel natural food antimicrobial due to various antimicrobial components found in its fruit body as well as secondary metabolites in recent ...
Initial Relative-Orbit Determination Using Second-Order Dynamics and Line-of-Sight Measurements
(2015-05-06)
This thesis addresses the problem of determining the initial relative-orbit state between a chief and a deputy satellite using line-of-sight unit vectors. An analytical solution is investigated for estimating the deputy ...
Assessment of Multiple MapReduce Strategies for Fast Analytics of Small Files
(2015-05-05)
Hadoop, an open-source implementation of MapReduce, is used widely because of its ease of programming, scalability, and availability. Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS) and Hadoop MapReduce are two important components ...