Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Layout and Assembly of a High Efficiency Multi-Phase Buck Converter Utilizing Chip Scale GaN Devices
(2014-07-22)
As the world becomes increasingly immersed in the Information Age, more and more supercomputers and datacenters must be built to keep up with humanity’s demand for electronic information. As the number of these facilities ...
Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroprotection by an Alternative Drug Scutellaria lateriflora
(2014-07-21)
Anxiety is one of the most prevalent neuropsychological disorders around the world. In the United States of America (USA), it is a serious health problem affecting a large number of people and is considered as one of the ...
Improving Usable Security and System Safety
(2014-07-17)
Usability in information technology systems plays of vital role in conducting operations safely and securely. The methods for judging usability vary greatly, which makes assessing any aspect of usability difficult. In cases ...
Evaluation Of Intra-Abdominal Pressure In Horses That Exhibit Cribbing Behavior
(2014-07-11)
Cribbing behavior in horses is associated with an increased incidence of small intestinal
strangulation through the epiploic foramen. The suggested mechanism for this association is
through changes in intra-abdominal ...
Prediction of Heating and Ignition Properties of Biomass Dusts Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(2014-07-11)
Dusts (i.e. particles of size less than 500 μm) are generated during handling and processing of biomass feedstock. Similar to damages that have been reported from ignition of dusts obtained from industries, ignited biomass ...
Pharmacological characterization and functional rescue of human melanocortin-4 receptor mutants
(2014-07-11)
The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) plays an important role in regulating food intake
and energy expenditure. Previous studies reported that the transmembrane domain 6 was
important in activating several G protein-coupled ...
Identification of Factors Contributing to Geographic Scale and Mode Choice of Long-Distance Travel
(2014-07-11)
As long-distance travel increases it is emerging as an increasingly important consideration in transportation planning. Not only is this in response to an increase in magnitude but also in recognition that such trips possess ...
Growth of Alabama Urban Areas and Its Impact on Changing Environmental Dynamics
(2014-07-11)
Urbanization plays a key role in modifying land cover and has widespread impact on the environment. Atlanta has always been the focus of urban studies in south-eastern United States. Little attention is given to urban areas ...
RNA Integrity Is Not Affected When Tissue Sampling Is Performed Post-Scald in Market Weight Yorkshire Pigs
(2014-07-11)
Tissue samples are collected as quickly as possible following exsanguination to minimize the risk of RNA degradation and facilitate gene expression assays. However, collecting subcutaneous adipose tissue and longissimus ...
Foreign and US-Educated Faculty Members’ Views on What Constitutes Excellent Teaching
(2014-07-11)
This study aimed to identify key views of foreign-educated who teach in American universities on what constitutes excellence in teaching based on different demographics using online version of the Teacher Behavior Checklist ...
Misconduct and the media: Organizational sensegiving, media coverage, and investor reaction in the aftermath of wrongdoing
(2014-07-11)
Scholars are increasingly exploring organizational misconduct and have sought to explain when and why consequences following the revelation of wrongdoing are disparate between firms. While some explore firm characteristics ...
Can Health and Wellness Education Programs Help Decrease the Number of New Incidences? A Study of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Malawi
(2014-07-11)
This study entails a secondary data analysis and a proposed program model for the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Malawi. Addressing key issues such as what is the best way to decrease the number of new incidences of HIV/AIDS in ...
Development of a Custom Data Acquisition System for the Study of Vehicle Dynamics in Longer Combination Vehicles
(2014-07-11)
This thesis details the development, deployment, and verification of a custom data acquisition system for the purpose of studying vehicle dynamics in a triple trailer Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV). In addition to the ...
Design and Analysis of Optimal Braided Composite Lattice Structures
(2014-07-11)
This work applies to structural optimization within geometric constraints of braided truss structures. Prototypes of the newly developed open-structures have proven useful for their high specific stiffness and rapid ...
Blocking and reciprocal blocking in predictive and causal learning
(2014-07-11)
The blocking effect (Kamin, 1968) demonstrated that responding to a stimulus was attenuated (blocked) if it was presented in compound with a previously trained stimulus. Prior work with non-human animals, which examined ...
Copper(II)-Mediated 2-Quinoxalinol Salens in Alcohol Oxidation and C-H Activation: A Greener Approach
(2014-07-11)
Reduction of waste production in chemical processes is the idea of greener chemistry by using less toxic or benign methods and eliminating purification steps. Because of this, using a catalytic rather than stoichiometric ...
Disposition of levetiracetam in healthy adult horses
(2014-07-11)
Nine horses received 20 mg/kg of intravenous LEV (LEVIV), 30 mg/kg of intragastric, immediate release LEV (LEVIR) and extended release (LEVER), in a 3-way randomized crossover design. Serum samples were collected over 48 ...
Mechanical Characterization of the Braided Composite Yarn and Bond Strength Evaluation of the Joints of the Open-Architecture Composite Structure (O-ACS)
(2014-07-11)
Open-architecture composite structures (O-ACS) can be seen as structures, optimized for weight, meant to be used as beams or columns, in applications where the stiffness to weight ratio of the structure governs the design. ...
Volumetric PIV Measurement in the Wake of Wavy Cylinder
(2014-07-11)
The three-dimensional laminar flow over a straight cylinder with sinusoidal variation of cross-section was investigated using a volumetric Particle Image Velocimetry at Reynolds numbers of 15,000 and 20,000 and compared ...
Determining the effective pollination period and effects of crop load reduction on AU kiwifruit cultivars
(2014-07-11)
The objectives of this research were to determine the effective pollination period (EPP) of ‘AU Golden Sunshine’ (Actinidia chinensis) and ‘AU Fitzgerald’ (A. deliciosa), and to determine effectiveness of lateral bud or ...