Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Signal Integrity Analysis of Transmission lines in Anisotropic Substrate for High-Speed Data Transmission
(2013-05-06)
Continuous increase in high-speed data rates is essential in today’s world in order to keep up with Moor’s law scaling and to meet application demands. This increase in information transfer rates is essentially limited by ...
An Analysis of Quality of Non-Traditional Beef Grind Material versus Traditional Beef Grind Material for Ground Beef Products
(2013-05-06)
An experiment was conducted to evaluate quality differences between traditional and non-traditional grind materials. Three traditional grind sources (T) were compared with seven non-traditional grind sources (N): 7% fat ...
On Multiantenna Spectrum Sensing and Energy-Aware Resource Allocation in Cognitive Radio Networks
(2013-05-06)
This dissertation covers two main parts: 1) low complexity cyclostationarity based spectrum sensing in cognitive radio, and 2) energy efficient resource allocation in cognitive radio networks. Cognitive radio allows ...
Development of a High Dynamic Velocity Range Processing Scheme for Time-Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements
(2013-05-02)
The development, validation, and demonstration of a novel computational procedure to supplementally process time-resolved particle image velocimetry (TR PIV) measurements are described. The motivation for such work stems ...
Microbial community analysis of Deepwater Horizon oil-spill impacted sites along the Gulf Coast using functional and phylogenetic markers
(2013-05-01)
We investigated the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on microbial assemblages in sediment, soil and seawater samples collected from sites along the Gulf Shore. Based on a GC/MS analysis only one sample from Bay ...
Machine Learning Approaches for Disease State Classification from Neuroimaging Data
(2013-05-01)
Automated recognition and classification of brain diseases are of tremendous value to society. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a diverse spectrum disorder whose clinical diagnosis is based on behavior. ...
Young Female Adults’ Two-Piece Swimsuit Style Choices in Relation to Their Body Shape, Size, and Satisfaction
(2013-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of body shape, size, and satisfaction on two-piece swimsuit style purchase choices of young female adults. A questionnaire incorporated a purchase likelihood scale ...
A Brief Review of Body Quest: Food of the Warrior, a Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative, and Impact on Fruit and Vegetable Preference
(2013-05-01)
Objective: Body Quest: Food of the Warrior (BQ) was developed as a childhood obesity prevention initiative. This thesis provides a brief program review of BQ and measures the effect of BQ on fruit and vegetable (F/V) ...
Physics, Modeling and Design Implications of RF Correlated Noise in SiGe HBTs
(2013-05-01)
Accurate noise compact modeling and
efficient noise extraction techniques are required for RF circuit design.
Understanding the impact of noise sources and the noise propagation is also necessary for
device and circuit ...
Biofilm formation by the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare: a quantitative and qualitative study
(2013-04-30)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect that temperature, pH, salinity, hardness and carbohydrates have on biofilm formation by the fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare. Nineteen F. columnare strains, ...
An Assessment of the Needs of Young Farmer Teachers in Georgia
(2013-04-30)
Georgia Young Farmer teachers and their needs have never been researched in a formal fashion. To better understand these individuals and strengthen the program that is decreasing in numbers throughout the United States, ...
QM/MM/MC Simulations for the Elucidation of Ionic Liquid Solvent Effects upon Organic Reactions
(2013-04-30)
The research in this dissertation is focused on elucidating and understanding ionic liquid solvent effects on classical organic reactions. Ionic liquids are an exciting class of solvents that have attracted the attention ...
An Investigation of the Importance of Ethnic Food to International College Students in the United States
(2013-04-29)
This study is aimed at investigating the importance of ethnic food to international college students in the U.S. Specifically, this research seeks to investigate the effect of the inclusion of ethnic food into on-campus ...
A Gravity Study of Holocene Active Structures in the Puget Lowland of Washington State
(2013-04-29)
This study presents models based on existing and new gravity and magnetic data for two regions in the Puget Sound, Washington, area: the Bellingham basin and the Muckleshoot basin. The principal goals of the project are ...
Development of the first generation in-situ pathogen detection system (Gen1-IPDS) based on NanoGene assay for near real-time E. coli O157:H7 detection
(2013-04-29)
We developed the 1st generation in-situ pathogen detection system (Gen1-IPDS) based on the NanoGene assay for detecting and quantifying E. coli O157:H7 gene. The NanoGene assay employs the hybridization of target DNA with ...
Social Networking, its Influence on Social and Psychological Well-being, and Implications for Counseling
(2013-04-29)
Once seen as little more than a hobby, social networking is steadily influencing culture in many ways. Social networking affects how users connect with one another, impacting how they choose to represent themselves online, ...
Transition Metal Manganese and Main Group Gallium Complexes as Catalysts for Alkene Epoxidation
(2013-04-29)
Epoxides are important organic synthesis precursors and widely used in industry. Alkene epoxidation has been under extensive investigation over decades. Synthetic models have been established for catalytic epoxidations, ...
Plasma Propellant Interactions: RDX Films in Hydrogen, Argon, and Mixed Composition Plasmas
(2013-04-29)
The interaction of the components in electrothermal chemical (ETC) ignition have been studied due to its advantages over conventional ignition. In ETC ignition, a piece of polyethylene replaces the primer found in conventional ...
Evaluation of Distilled Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) as an Alternative Substrate Component in the Production of Greenhouse-Grown Annuals
(2013-04-29)
Peat moss and perlite are the core components found in soilless greenhouse substrates today and are thus in high demand commercially. Due to both environmental and economic concerns associated with peat harvest and production, ...
Analysis of Distress Along U.S. 331, Montgomery, AL Between Mile Markers 88.480 and 91.070
(2013-04-29)
This report investigates the cause of asphalt concrete pavement distress along U.S. 331 between mile markers 88.480 and 91.070. The distress consisted of standalone bumpy sections of the asphalt concrete pavement, all less ...