Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Optimum Propeller Design for Electric UAVs
(2012-05-16)
A propeller behaves as a rotating wing producing lift in the direction of the axis of
rotation. Many previous propeller optimization methods have been developed, but usually
focus on piston or turboprop applications. ...
Synthesis of a Congested Heptamine as a Potential Precursor to Hypervalent (10-n-5) Nitrogen, and Effects of Remote Substituents on Planarization of Nitrogen in Trialkylamines
(2012-05-16)
The challenging synthesis of a congested heptamine 10, as a potential precursor to hypervalent (10-N-5) nitrogen, was pursued by employing four different strategies. Even though these strategies didn’t lead to a successful ...
Estimating Cell-Type Profiles and Cell-Type Proportions in Heterogeneous Gene Expression Data
(2012-05-16)
Understanding the mechanisms underlying natural variation in gene expression is an important question in medical and evolutionary genetics. Many studies intend to compare either (i) cell-type expression profiles across ...
Pavement Marking Specifications Compliance and Modeling of Retroreflectivity Performance
(2012-05-16)
This study provided an analysis of a database containing 7,840 observations of 40 highway pavement marking projects constructed in Alabama in 2007 to determine the extent to which marking properties complied with ALDOT ...
Development of Test Protocols for Analysis of Low Back Exertions in Standing Position
(2012-05-16)
More than 80 percent of people suffer from low back pain at some point in their lifetime costing losses of up to $9 billion because of treatment and loss of work hours in the US alone. Kinematics and kinetics of body ...
Managing the New Deal: Administration of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942
(2012-05-16)
This thesis explores the management and organization of the CCC, the relationship between the participating federal departments, and the development of the administration in the Fourth Corps Area, defined as the geographical ...
Novel Techniques for Measuring Cardiac Shape and Mechanics with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(2012-05-16)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recognized as a non-invasive cardiac imaging test that provides the most complete, detailed and precise images. The rapid technical development of MRI makes it possible to evaluate cardiac ...
Transcendent Synesthetic Poetry of Octavio Paz
(2012-05-16)
During his life and even after, the poetry of Mexican poet and 1990 Nobel Prize winner, Octavio Paz, has provided academic fodder for many critics, teachers and students. The lyrical nature and open structures of poetry ...
Impact Analysis of Auburn Related Services on Farmers in Alabama
(2012-05-16)
This thesis studies what factors influence farmers' decisions to use services provided by Auburn University and how these programs affected the performance of farmers in Alabama. The study is based on survey data collected ...
Robot-Object Interaction Language
(2012-05-16)
As the world anticipates receiving helper robots into their homes there are still a few more hurdles that the robotics field must leap over in order for us to reach such a goal. The main issues that the discipline faces ...
The Role of Need for Distinctiveness and Acculturation in Young, Urban Indian Consumers’ Purchase Intention for Western Brands at Western Retail Formats: An Application of Theory of Planned Behavior
(2012-05-15)
Facing stiff competition and saturation in the home markets, American and European firms are increasingly looking for opportunities in India, the second largest untapped retail market. Despite its great market potential, ...
Numerically Modeling Structural Behavior of Precast Three-Sided Arch Bridges for Analysis and Design
(2012-05-15)
Foley Products contracted with Auburn University to perform laboratory testing
and design validation of three-sided bottomless precast concrete structures being
produced. Tests performed included a field test on an active ...
Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Using PEG-Fibrinogen Hydrogel Microspheres
(2012-05-15)
Cardiac disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and current treatments are either ineffective at significantly prolonging lifespan or are unavailable to the majority of patients in need due to a lack of supply. ...
El olvido está lleno de memoria: History in Post-Franco Spain
(2012-05-15)
This thesis explores Jerónimo López Mozo’s play El olvido está lleno de memoria (2003) and its attempt to recuperate historical memory in post-Franco Spain. In continuing the trend of demystification of Franco and his ...
Understanding the Impact of Reaction Parameters on Macromolecular Structure, and the Binding and Transport Properties of Imprinted Crosslinked Polymers
(2012-05-14)
Molecular imprinting is the design and synthesis of polymer networks that can recognize a template molecule and bind it preferentially in solution. Selective binding of template combined with stability and cost effectiveness ...
'This is Ground Control': The Invention of Mission Control Centers in the United States and Europe
(2012-05-14)
This dissertation examines the invention of mission control centers by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Space Agency, particularly during the Cold War. The control rooms of Johnson Space ...
Ion Microprobe Dating of Zircons from Heikongshan Volcano (Tengchong Volcanic Field, Southeast Tibetan Plateau): Time Scales and Nature of Magma Storage
(2012-05-14)
Although Cenezoic post-collisional volcanism is widespread on the Tibetan Plateau, young volcanoes suitable for studying the timescales of magma chamber processes are rather rare. Three young potassic volcanoes (Maanshan, ...
Geology, Geochemistry and Geochronology of the mid-Miocene, Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold-Silver Ores on War Eagle Mountain, Silver City District, Idaho
(2012-05-14)
Located in southwest Idaho’ s Silver City district, War Eagle Mountain’s epithermal Au-Ag veins are structurally controlled arrays that are hosted by a Cretaceous granitoid. Taking into consideration similar deposits at ...
Examining Relationships between Enabling Structures, Academic Optimism and Student Achievement
(2012-05-11)
The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between enabling structures, academic optimism and student achievement; to determine whether academic optimism served as a mediator between the two and to discover ...
The Effects of Alternative School Placement on Disciplinary Referrals for At-Risk Students
(2012-05-11)
Across the country alternative schools and programs for middle and high school at-risk students are increasingly popular. They often function as an alternative to expelling or suspending at-risk students who may not be ...