Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Predictors of Dissemination Success of STEM Learning Innovations: An Empirical Investigation
(2014-07-03)
Although a great deal of work has been done to develop new educational innovations, in the field of engineering, few innovations have found widespread acceptance in the classroom. Therefore, frameworks that conceptualize ...
Single and Multi-Phase Synchronous Buck Converter Voltage Control with Modeling, PID Controller Design, and Digital Implementation
(2014-07-03)
This paper covers the modeling and design of a digital controller for a single and multi-phase synchronous buck converter. First, a general overview of the power switching point-of-load (POL) converters will be presented. ...
An Investigation into the Benefits of Design Science Research for the Development of Wicked Educational Information Systems: A Case Study
(2014-07-03)
Wicked educational information systems (IS) address problems with unstable educational requirements, in educational environments that are ill-defined, where complex interactions among subcomponents of the problem and its ...
Effect of the chain on thermal conductivity and thermal boundary conductance of long chain n-alkanes using molecular dynamics and transient plane source techniques
(2014-07-02)
The effect of the length of the long chain n-alkane molecules on the nanoscale thermal transport within various phases of n-alkanes is investigated. The thermal conductivity of the n-alkanes is determined using both molecular ...
Novel experimental technique to confirm fish hosts for “large river mussels”
(2014-07-02)
Unionid mussels are declining in North America. The larval stage (glochidium) represents a life-history bottleneck because glochidia are parasitic and require an appropriate fish host. However, appropriate fish host species ...
RTAH: Resource and Thermal Aware Hadoop
(2014-07-02)
The amount of unstructured data, also known as Big Data in Internet is growing every
day. Because the Big data is unstructured, a large-scale distributed batch processing infrastructure
like Hadoop is used instead of ...
Predicting Recidivism in Juvenile Sexual Offenders: A Multi-Part Examination of the Psychopathy Checklist and Risk and Protective Factors
(2014-07-02)
This multi-part study examined the relationship between selected variables and recidivism in a large, detained sample (n = 776) of juvenile offenders—most of whom were juvenile sex offenders (JSOs) released after completion ...
Analysis of Expenditure Patterns in Higher Education Institutions and Student Graduation and Retention Rates
(2014-07-02)
Within a challenging environment of financial hardships and budget cuts, higher education institutions have been struggling to maintain the balance between quality and productivity using the available resources while ...
Infiltration, Void Formation and Thermal Conductivity Improvement in Thermal Energy Storage Composites of Graphite Foam/Phase Change Materials
(2014-07-02)
Thermal energy storage (TES) composites open new opportunities in utilization of renewable energies and recycling waste heat. Development, utilization and thermal conductivity improvement of TES composites were investigated ...
Challenges in the Institution of Peer Tutoring: Dilemmas in Student-Tutor Interaction
(2014-07-02)
This thesis project is an analysis of nine, 1-hour peer tutoring conversations between
tutors and students at a university implemented tutoring organization. The primary framework
for this study is grounded practical ...
The Evaluation of an Emotions Education Training on Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Emotion-Related Awareness and Behaviors
(2014-07-02)
This study examined the effectiveness of an emotions education program (SELF-AWARE) for preservice teachers on their emotional awareness and their emotion-related social behaviors when interacting with children at the ...
Repatterning: Improving the Reliability of Android Applications with an Adaptation of Refactoring
(2014-07-02)
Studies of Android applications show that NullPointerException, OutofMemoryError, and BadTokenException account for a majority of errors observed in the real world. The technical debt being born by Android developers from ...
Overwhelmed and Under Pressure: The Influence of Extracurricular Over-Involvement on Academic Success and Student-Faculty Relationships
(2014-07-02)
Involvement in extracurricular activities is an oft-studied element of the college experience, especially as it has been linked to positive academic and non-academic measures. Yet, the possible limits of involvement’s ...
South Korean Perceptions of Soft Power: How the Hanguk-in See Themselves in the World
(2014-07-02)
Soft Power is an important way for countries to wield national power in the international
world, especially for mid and small size countries like South Korea. This study focuses on selfevaluation
and how this evaluation ...
Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Multi-component and Multi-functional Composites with Nanostructured Conducting Polymers
(2014-07-02)
Multi-component and multi-functional nanostructured conducting polymer (CP) based
composites were prepared through different methods to obtain materials with academic and
industrial interest gathering properties.
In two ...
Interaction of Methiozolin with Soil and Subsequent Influence on Poa annua Control
(2014-07-02)
Annual bluegrass is a problematic turfgrass weed due to its ability to thrive at low mowing heights, disruption of aesthetics and utility, and few herbicidal control options. Methiozolin is a new, currently unregistered ...
Principal Eigenvalue Theory for Time Periodic Nonlocal Dispersal Operators and Applications
(2014-07-02)
The dissertation is concerned with the
spectral theory, in particular, the principal eigenvalue theory for
nonlocal dispersal operators with time periodic dependence, and its
applications. Nonlocal and random dispersal ...
Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete in Precast, Prestressed Girders
(2014-07-02)
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a high-performance concrete in the fresh state—because of its highly fluid fresh behavior, it requires no mechanical consolidation during placement. Prior to statewide acceptance of ...
Spreading like wildfire: The impact of communication channel on emotional contagion
(2014-07-02)
Affect is a burgeoning area of study in organizational research. However, very few studies to date have examined the impact of communication channel on message interpretation. Research merging these two areas is even more ...
Stocker Cattle Performance from Grazed Mixtures of Triticale and Wheat with Ryegrass
(2014-07-02)
Previous research indicates that beef production from winter grazing in the lower Gulf Coast region is typically greater from monocultures of ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) than triticale (× ...