Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Effect of Traditional Vocal Warm-up Versus Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises on the Acoustic Parameters of Voice
(2014-03-27)
This study investigated the effect of traditional vocal warm-up versus semi-occluded vocal tract exercises on the acoustic parameters of voice. Vocal warm-up is thought to be a pre-requisite for optimal singing, but studies ...
An Investigation in the Relationship between Institutional Incentives and Student Persistence at a Southeastern Technical College
(2014-03-26)
The purpose of this study was to examine connections between student engagement in institutional incentives and student persistence until graduation or program completion. Students ranked their ascribed levels of importance ...
Development of a Multi-mode Adaptive Controller and Investigation of Gain Variations with Speed and Balance Changes
(2014-03-20)
Magnetic bearings offer a number of advantages over conventional rolling element bearings. Magnetic bearings provide support for rotating systems through magnetic levitation rather than by mechanical contact, nearly ...
Social Networking and Culturally Situated Design Teaching Tools: Providing a Socially Interactive Computer Supported Collaborative Network Environment for K-12
(2014-03-20)
Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDTs) are web-based software applications that allow students to create simulations of cultural arts: Native American beadwork, African American cornrow hairstyles, urban graffiti, and ...
The Integration of Art and Health: A Descriptive Study of the Arts in Baccalaureate Nursing Education
(2014-03-04)
The purpose of this study was to explore the integration of the arts within
baccalaureate nursing programs across the southeast. A literature review explored the
historical relationship between art and health and nursing ...
Material Compatibility for Passive Two-Phase Immersion Cooling Applications
(2014-03-04)
The objective of this work was to investigate potential material compatibility issues related to immersion cooling for high performance computing applications. Extended exposure of potential performance computing components ...
An efficient methodology for the partitioning of VLSI circuits using genetic algorithm
(2014-02-12)
In the recent years, with the explosive growth in the density of VLSI circuits, efficient algorithms and methodologies for circuit partitioning have been established as an important area of computer aided design for VLSI. ...
Reverie and Psychotherapeutic Technique: Public Surveys on Therapist Attention, Understanding, and the Therapeutic Alliance
(2014-02-07)
Reverie, or a therapist’s daydreaming during therapy, is theorized to represent an aspect of transference-countertransference that provides a unique opportunity for attending to the experience of clients. However, the ...
Influence of microtopography and nutrient limitation on belowground productivity in an old-growth floodplain forest at Congaree National Park, SC, USA
(2014-02-07)
This study was designed to improve our understanding of nutrient cycling, C storage and belowground net primary productivity (BNPP) in an old-growth floodplain forest. Four microsites were established parallel to the ...
Evaluation of an Organic Nitrogen Source in a Yellow Squash - Collard Rotation
(2014-02-04)
In-season nitrogen (N) management is a common challenge in organic vegetable production. Especially when using polyethylene mulch combined with fertigation. There is a need for a highly soluble quick release N source that ...
Evaluation of Critical and Essential Concrete Highway Bridges in a Moderate Seismic Hazard
(2014-01-21)
The task of this thesis is to determine if the response of critical and essential bridges designed using the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications would meet performance requirements when subjected to the moderate seismic ...
Steady State and Transient Response Characteristics of Commercial Carbon Monoxide Sensors
(2014-01-14)
Suggestions have been made to include sensor platforms that are capable of detecting potential bleed air contamination events on commercial airliners to protect the health and safety of aircraft passengers and crew. ...
Genomics of permthrin resistance in the Southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus Say
(2014-01-14)
The Southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, is a vector of several human diseases including West Nile fever and St. Louis encephalitis, owing to its blood feeding behavior whereby the female takes multiple blood ...
Ant Colony Optimization : An Alternative Heuristic for Aerospace Design Applications
(2014-01-09)
A modified ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm is applied to a set of solid-rocket-motor and single-stage solid missile design problems. A local search procedure is also integrated with the algorithm, adding a search ...
The Cost of Incubation: Manipulating Nest Microclimate and Examining Nest Site Selection to Understand Energetic Tradeoffs during Incubation in Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
(2014-01-09)
Incubating Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa), face tradeoffs between time spent incubating with time spent foraging. To explore the costs and investment strategies of incubating female wood ducks I (a) manipulated the microclimate ...
Examining the Influence of Parental Behavior on Adolescent Problem Behavior
(2014-01-09)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which parents’ behaviors influence to an adolescent’s involvement in the juvenile justice system. Previous research suggests, adolescents involved in the juvenile ...
“There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute”: An Examination of P.T. Barnum’s Methods and Museum Controversy Today
(2014-01-09)
The purpose of this paper is to show that P.T. Barnum’s methods have been used in contemporary museums when dealing with controversial exhibits. This contention is supported by first exploring P.T. Barnum’s production of ...
Integrated Framework for Process and Product Synthesis/Design
(2014-01-09)
Future growth within the chemical process industries depends on various factors such as raw material and energy availability, sustainability etc. A systematic process synthesis and design framework integrated with molecular ...
Laboratory Scour Testing of Hard Cohesive Soils in Alabama
(2014-01-09)
Establishing scour parameters in order to estimate the loss of soil adjacent to bridge piers is a crucial element in the design of highway bridges crossing over rivers and streams. Although there are numerous design criteria ...
GridPick: A High Density Puzzle Based Order Picking System with Decentralized Control
(2014-01-09)
We develop a novel semi-automated order picking system called GridPick that enables high levels of throughput, space usage, and flexibility. The system uses unit sized conveyor modules in grid architecture to bring requested ...