Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Molecular-Level Modeling of Thermal Transport Mechanisms within Carbon Nanotube/Graphene-based Nanostructure-enhanced Phase Change Materials
(2014-07-29)
The mechanisms of nanoscale thermal transport within nanoparticle suspensions (nanofluids) and nanostructure-enhanced phase change materials (NePCM) are investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
To begin, ...
Assessing the Social and Developmental Significance of Young Adolescent's Shared Leisure Activities
(2014-07-29)
The Core and Balance Model of Family Functioning (Johnson, Zabriskie, & Hill, 2206; Smith, Freeman, and Zabriskie, 2009) was used as a conceptual framework for exploring ways in which shared leisure activities with close ...
The Effects of Salinity, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus on Survival and Weight Gain of Gracilaria sp.
(2014-07-29)
Gracilaria is a genus of red marine algae, it is also an economically significant species of macroalgae. The aim of this study is try to use algae itself to reduce organic and inorganic pollution in the aquatic environment ...
Factors that Affect Academic Performance and Retention Status: A Study of a Summer Bridge Program
(2014-07-29)
Summer Bridge Programs (SBP) have demonstrated success for underrepresented students in STEM fields. However, a review of published reports of these programs suggests mixed and some negative results with very few programs ...
Quantification Techniques for Arterial Blood Flow and the Left Atrium
(2014-07-29)
Cardiovascular dysfunction is a major cause of morbidity and mortally. As such, the characterization of the heart and surrounding vessels has a high clinical significance. The advent of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging ...
Monotonic Covering Properties
(2014-07-29)
Monotonic versions of classical topological properties have been of some interest for several years. That adding monotonic to a covering property makes it stronger is well-known, but exactly how much stronger is still, ...
Characterization of Structurally-Enhanced Solder Joints Using Vertically-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
(2014-07-29)
Since the demand for more efficient means of electronics cooling has grown significantly over recent years, the need for more advanced thermal interface materials has also increased. Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are ...
Establishing Prolonged Hyperlactatemia in a Canine Model
(2014-07-29)
The purpose of this study was to maintain acid-base and electrolyte balance while inducing an eight-hour hyperlactatemic clamp of 8-9 mM using the canine model. Six adult dogs were anesthetized using sodium pentobarbital. ...
Fellowship House, Inc. Low Intensity Transitional Apartment Program: An Outcome Analysis
(2014-07-29)
The Fellowship House, Inc. Low Intensity Transitional Apartment Program is a
residential program designed to fit the needs of adults diagnosed with substance dependence and
other mental illnesses. This study sought to ...
Studies on the Microbiota of Fishes and the Factors Influencing Their Composition
(2014-07-24)
In this dissertation, I aimed to characterize the microbiota of finfish including identification of the bacteria present as well as the factors that influence their composition. I examined the microbiota of the skin, gill, ...
Factors Affecting Seed and Stem Cutting Propagation of Stevia rebaudiana (BERT.)
(2014-07-24)
Stevia rebaudiana (BERT.) is a very remarkable plant that is starting to gain ground in the United States. Stevia rebaudiana has been used in numerous countries for thousands of years as a source of sweetener that is all ...
Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning Strategies: Patterns of use among college students
(2014-07-24)
The purpose of the current study was to (a) uncover the underlying factors of foreign language vocabulary learning strategies, taking both alphabet-based languages (ABL) and character-based languages (CBL) into consideration; ...
Topics in Edge Regular Graphs
(2014-07-24)
A graph, G, is edge-regular with parameters (n,d,lambda) if G is regular of degree d on n vertices and for all u, v in V(G) such that uv is in E(G), the order of the intersection of N(u) and N(v) is lambda, where N(v) ...
The Effectiveness of a Flipped Classroom Approach Unit on Student Knowledge, Skill Development, and Perception of Collegiate Physical Education
(2014-07-24)
A key factor in emboldening collegiate students to become physically active and improve their health and wellbeing is to create effective pedagogy with an intellectually stimulating, engaging and, student centered focus. ...
Attitudes of Teachers Towards Peer Tutoring in Technology Instruction and Integration
(2014-07-24)
Technology touches almost every part of our lives, our communities, our homes. Yet most schools lag far behind when it comes to integrating technology into classroom learning. Many are just beginning to explore the true ...
Evaluation of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) Browse Preferences and Commercially Available Deer Repellents in Southern Landscapes
(2014-07-24)
Variation exists among landscape plant species browsed by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) herds. Two experiments were conducted during February, 2011 and 2012 where browse damage was evaluated for Rhaphiolepis ...
Reliability of Lead-Free Electronic Package Interconnections under Harsh Environment
(2014-07-24)
Lead-free solder alloy has evolved and applied in industries for many years. The reliability is of concern for lead-free solder joints of assembled circuitry, especially those exposed to high temperature in a long period ...
Globalization of Higher Education: Transformation of Higher Education Institutions Through the Process of Internationalization
(2014-07-24)
Globalization’s impact on higher education institutions in the United States, along with universities around the world, has been unprecedented. Internationalization—the process of infusing, implementing, and integrating ...
The Skeletal Muscle Pump During Contractile Transitions
(2014-07-24)
The aim of this study was to characterize the contribution of skeletal muscle contraction to the immediate hyperemic blood flow response as well as the continued involvement in matching tissue perfusion to elevated metabolic ...
Physiological Correlates of Bat Rabies Pathogenesis and Epizootiology
(2014-07-24)
Rabies virus (RABV) is one model pathogen to consider for studying the dynamics of emerging infectious diseases under both laboratory and field conditions. The evolutionary history of RABV is characterized by regularly ...