Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Mitigating GPU Memory Divergence for Data-Intensive Applications
(2015-07-21)
Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) have proven as a viable technology for a wide variety of general purpose applications to exploit the massive computing capability and high computation efficiency. In GPUs, threads are ...
Outcomes of Treatment Modifications of Antihypertensive Regimens
(2015-07-17)
Antihypertensive treatment modifications (TMs)—addition, uptitration, switching, and downtitration–often are necessary to address issues such as unattained blood pressure (BP) goals, adverse drug events, drug cost, or ...
Inequalities Involving Generalized Matrix Functions
(2015-07-17)
Given a set \(F\) of functions that have their domain and codomain in common, if the codomain is ordered we may partially order \(F\) by choosing a subset \(S\) of their domain and saying that for \(f,g \in F\), \(f \leq ...
Barriers Obtaining Alternative Certification in Online Career and Technical Teacher Education Programs in Alabama
(2015-07-17)
This research study sought to identify perceived barriers in online career and technical alternative certification and specialty area certification in the state of Alabama. The study was further conducted to determine why ...
Synthesis and Gas-Expanded Liquid (GXL) Processing of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Application
(2015-07-14)
This dissertation involves a detailed discussion into the design of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles along with associated gas-expanded liquid (GXL) processing technologies for use in various industrially relevant ...
Studies on the Epidemiology, Vaccination, Susceptibility, and Treatment of Columnaris Disease in Fishes
(2015-07-07)
In this dissertation, I explored the intraspecies genetic heterogeneity within Flavobacterium columnare isolates collected during particularly severe columnaris outbreaks observed at the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center, Aquatic ...
Operational and Investment Solutions for Dynamic Line Switching and Rating in Electrical Grid
(2015-07-07)
The electricity generation industry is one of the most expensive infrastructures and one of the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions among other industries. A great deal of short-term and long-term decisions have been ...
How do genotype, stimulus conditions, and acute dopaminergic administration interact to influence the temporal allocation of credit?
(2015-07-02)
The importance of delay discounting to many socially important behavioral problems has led to investigations of the genetic, biochemical, and environmental mechanisms responsible for variations in the form of the discount ...
Role of Climate, Land Use/Cover and Water Quality on West Nile Virus Incidence: A Modeling Approach
(2015-07-02)
West Nile virus (WNV), a vector-borne infectious disease, has been a major public health concern in North America since 1999. This virus is transmitted to susceptible mosquitoes when they feed on infected birds. Infected ...
Chemical characterization and biomarker fingerprinting of Deepwater Horizon oil spill residues
(2015-07-02)
On April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH), a semi-submersible drilling rig, located about 120 miles off the coast of Alabama, exploring for oil in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), experienced a catastrophic blowout and ...
Fast Estimation of Specific Absorption Rate for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(2015-07-02)
Specific absorption rate (SAR) is a main safety concern in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The radio frequency (RF) power deposition and SAR level have a significant impact on RF coil and pulse design. In high field MRI, ...
Sleep as a Moderator of Links Between Parent-Child Attachment and Adjustment in Early Adolescence
(2015-07-02)
Poor sleep duration and quality are common among typically developing children and are related to adjustment problems such as internalizing and externalizing symptoms, as well as lower self-esteem. Attachment, or the bond ...
Algorithms for Optimal Energy Management in the Smart Grid
(2015-07-02)
Smart grid (SG) is regarded as the next generation power grid, which implements an innovative idea for a highly automated and integrated power system.
The two-way energy and information flows in the SG, together with the ...
Exploring a Unified Concept of Occupational Well-being through Validation in an Applied Setting
(2015-07-02)
This study unifies divergent conceptualizations of occupational well-being (OWB) to clearly define the construct based on a well-articulated theory. It also validates a new measure of OWB in a practical setting in order ...
Coping Mechanisms Moderate the Association between Stressful Life Experiences and Sub-Threshold PTSD Symptoms in College Students
(2015-06-16)
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not stressful life events cause sub-threshold or full Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in college populations, and whether or not that relationship ...
3D Volume Reconstruction From 2D Plenoptic Data Using FFT-Based Methods
(2015-06-15)
Traditional imaging modalities produce images by capturing a 2D slice of the 4D light field. This is an inherently lossy conversion, as the angular information contained in the light field is ignored. Light-field imaging ...
Distribution of encrusting foraminifera at Cat Island, Bahamas: Implications for foraminiferal assemblages in the geologic record
(2015-06-05)
Benthic foraminifera that are cemented by calcium carbonate or are otherwise firmly fixed to hard surfaces are commonly known as encrusting foraminifera. Very few studies focus on the use of encrusting foraminifera as ...
The Development of Interpartner Aggression from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
(2015-06-05)
The overall purpose of this dissertation was to advance our knowledge of change in interpartner aggression (IPA) as adolescents become young adults. This three-study dissertation examined patterns of change and the ...
Aerodynamic Optimization of Integrated Wing-Engine Geometry Using an Unstructured Vorticity Solver
(2015-05-29)
A high fidelity surface vorticity solver in conjunction with an optimizer is used to find optimal solutions for engine integration. The case study for this paper is an aerodynamically optimized engine configuration added ...
Spacecraft Relative Motion Applications to Pursuit-Evasion Games and Control Using Angles-Only Navigation
(2015-05-29)
In the first part, applied linear quadratic (LQ) differential game theory to derive linear control laws for orbit pursuit-evasion (PE) problem and extended LQ game theory to nonlinear PE game using the state-dependent ...