Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Alabama Funeral Service Licensee’s Perspectives of Funeral Service Education in Alabama as Related to Preparation for Professional Practice
(2015-11-17)
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions that Alabama funeral service licensees had towards their academic preparation for entry-level funeral service careers in a professional field that was changing. ...
Cyberintrusion Detection in Critical Infrastructure
(2015-11-17)
Sophisticated cyberterrorists have su cient knowledge to devise an attack through the
Internet which could compromise critical resource delivery. As the threat of such cybercrime
escalates, defending critical infrastructure ...
Mextram Bipolar Transistor Model Parameter Extraction Using Python
(2015-11-17)
This work implements Mextram 504 parameter extraction using python. A 50 GHz SiGe
HBT is used to demonstrate e ectiveness of this developed extraction program. Comparisons
with results extracted using built-in mextram ...
Low-Slip Force Friction Connections for Early Phase Energy Dissipation in Steel Structures
(2015-11-10)
Previous research suggests adding early phase energy dissipation to structural steel systems can improve seismic performance. This can be achieved with a Low-slip Force Friction (LSFF) damper designed to activate prior to ...
Impacts of Upstream Disturbances on Downstream Sediment Yield and Stream Morphology where Best Management Practices are Present
(2015-11-10)
Attaining high quality water has always been a big concern for humankind. Forested watersheds are known to provide the cleanest form of water. However, conversion of forested lands to agricultural and/or urban use, as well ...
Experimental Testing and Analytical Modeling of Driven Steel Pile Bridge Bents
(2015-10-14)
One of the most common bridge types in Alabama is the multi-span bridge with precast girders and intermediate bents consisting of driven steel piles and a reinforced concrete cap. Due to its common use, effective analysis ...
Peer Influence Moderates Relationship Education Effects on Adolescents’ Romantic Ideals
(2015-10-14)
The effectiveness of relationship education has been confirmed for youth in correcting faulty romantic beliefs. Some evaluation studies also support that relationship education plays a role for building and modifying ...
Nanomechanical Characterization of Aging Effects in Solder Joints
(2015-10-14)
Over the past decade, it has been demonstrated the large changes that occur in the mechanical (constitutive) response and failure behavior of lead free solders after exposure to isothermal aging. For example, measured ...
Rehabilitation Counselors’ Perceptions of Transition Programs, Services, and Practices for Youth with Disabilities
(2015-09-29)
Rehabilitation counselors are oftentimes the only link that students with disabilities, transitioning from school to their post-school desires, have to employment; therefore, rehabilitation counselors’ perceptions of ...
Experimental Investigation of a Liquid Immersion Cooled Electronics Module using Two-Phase Heat Transfer for Thermal Management
(2015-09-25)
As society’s demand for constant connectivity to one another grows, both from an economic and social perspective, the requirements on high performance data centers throughout the world will as well. The expeditious transfer ...
Nicotine and Integrin Linked Kinase Interplay Modulates Synaptic Plasticity Mechanisms Required for Memory
(2015-09-23)
Integrin Linked Kinase (ILK) has been associated with forms of synaptic plasticity required for memory. Nicotine, at low-concentration improves memory but higher concentrations impart learning and memory deficits. The ...
Motion Estimation from Tagged MR Images and Application to Cardiac Strain Evaluation and Functional Analysis of Ocular Tissues
(2015-09-23)
Tagged MRI is a magnetic resonance imaging technique that has been widely applied to tissue functional evaluation, especially the myocardium. Unlike traditional anatomical imaging methods, tagged MRI spatially encodes the ...
Quality Performance in Community Pharmacies: An Exploration of Pharmacists' Perceptions and Predictors
(2015-09-23)
The improvement of healthcare quality has become an increasingly important issue in recent years. In an effort to improve quality of care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a star rating system ...
A Study of Vibration-induced Fretting Corrosion in Electrical Connectors Based on Experimental Test and FEA Simulation
(2015-09-08)
In the field of electrical contacts, vibration induced fretting corrosion is generally
recognized as one of the major failure mechanisms. Many factors affect fretting corrosion,
including the normal force and the surface ...
Accelerate MapReduce’s Failure Recovery through Timely Detection and Work-conserving Logging
(2015-09-08)
MapReduce has become an indispensable part of the increasing market for big data analytics. As the representative implementation of MapReduce, Hadoop/YARN strives to provide outstanding performance in terms of job turnaround ...
What do climate projections say about future droughts in Alabama and the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin?
(2015-08-21)
Droughts, often considered the costliest natural disaster, are triggered by severe shortage of water, mainly in the form of precipitation. The Southeast US has been affected by frequent severe droughts in recent years and ...
Ore Petrography, Geochemistry, and Genesis of Epithermal Silver-Gold Veins on Florida Mountain, Silver City District, Idaho
(2015-08-21)
Geochemical and petrographic studies were conducted on the Black Jack-Trade Dollar vein, a high-grade, low-sulfidation epithermal Ag-Au deposit hosted in mid-Miocene volcanic rocks of the Owyhee Mountains in southwestern ...
A Soil Quality Index for Alabama
(2015-08-21)
Soil quality is how well soil performs the functions expected of it. Many of Alabama’s agricultural soils are considered poor quality due to compaction, excessive runoff, a history of severe erosion, low soil organic matter, ...
The Sustainable Indoor Environment: Influences on Occupants’ Workplace Wellbeing on the Auburn University Campus
(2015-08-19)
Sustainable buildings are believed to provide superior health and comfort to their occupants. However, little empirical research has been conducted to verify this belief. The purpose of this study is to explore if the ...
Fundamental studies of biomass fluidization
(2015-08-19)
The world is presently at a point of making important decisions regarding how to minimize disasters such as super storm, super earthquakes, and landslides that are caused by global warming due to fossil fuel exploration ...