Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Teachers as Technology Leaders: A Case Study of a One-to-One Laptop Initiative
(2012-07-27)
Starting in 2005, Laptop Junior High School implemented a laptop program as a means of preparing students with 21st century skills. Leadership is the starting point for creating a school culture that embraces technologically ...
Effect of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Innovativeness on Motor Carrier Performance
(2012-07-27)
This dissertation developed a theoretical model of the relationship between transformational leadership, organizational innovativeness, and organizational performance, both operational and financial. To test the model, ...
The Effects of Concrete-Representational-Abstract Sequence and a Mnemonic Strategy on Algebra Skills of Students Who Struggle in Math
(2012-07-27)
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2012) and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC; 2012) have stressed the importance of all students learning algebra. CEC stated that there was a crucial need for algebra ...
Thermal Diffusion of Dopants in Silicon Carbide
(2012-07-27)
Despite considerable advancement in SiC material and device technology, there are still vital issues to be resolved such as metallization and doping. In SiC, ohmic contacts require high concentration doping. Commonly used ...
Application of Microfibrous Materials in Air Filtration for Improving Indoor Air Quality
(2012-07-27)
The growing emphasis on indoor air quality has resulted in the need for more stringent air filtration requirements in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The typical filtration system consists of a ...
A Mediated-Moderation Model of Stereotype Threat and Performance Pressure Effects
(2012-07-27)
The present study examined the effectiveness of a model of stereotype threat and performance pressure effects. Specifically, it was proposed that stereotype threat and performance pressure are related to math test performance, ...
Incorporating Enterprise Architecture in the Supply Chain
(2012-07-27)
Diffusion of innovation literature proposes a variety of conditions and antecedents that may facilitate the complete incorporation of a technological innovation into an organization. To date, no one study assimilates the ...
Development and Applications of New Platforms for Electrochemical Sensors
(2012-07-27)
The primary goal of this dissertation is to develop electrochemical sensors based on novel platforms for applications in medical diagnostics, food safety, and environmental management. Attempts have been made to integrate ...
Peptide Grafted Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogel as Biomaterial for Endothelial Colony Forming Cells
(2012-07-27)
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have the potential to become a reliable source of autologous cells for endothelialization of intravascular devices and vascularization of tissue engineered constructs. Endothelial colony ...
Father Involvement in Context: The Effects of Fathers’ Intergenerational, Psychological, and Relational Functioning on Children’s Development
(2012-07-27)
Moving toward a process model for understanding the antecedents to father involvement and the effects of father involvement on child development is important for gaining insight on the mechanisms by which father involvement ...
Test Planning and Validation through an Optimized Kriging Interpolation Process in a Sequential Sampling Adaptive Computer Learning Environment
(2012-07-27)
This dissertation explores Kriging in an adaptive computer learning environment with sequential sampling. The idea of this Design for Kriging (DFK) process was first mentioned in [1] titled “Kriging for Interpolation in ...
The Discomforts of Empire: Emily Eden's Life in India, 1836-1842
(2012-07-27)
This thesis discusses the physical and psychological discomforts of Emily Eden, an English aristocrat, during her life in India from 1836 to 1842. I argue that the comforts Eden identified during her early life in England ...
An Analysis of Elastic Rough Contact Models
(2012-07-27)
The problem of elastic contact between one nominally flat rough surface and one rigid flat is studied. A variety of contact models have been applied to this problem since the pioneering work of Archard in 1956. Those contact ...
Evaluation of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
(2012-07-27)
Background: Medication therapy management (MTM) services are utilized to manage cardiovascular diseases.
Objectives: To 1.) compare economic outcomes between patients who received and those who did not receive MTM services ...
Testing Accuracy of Body Size Estimation Among Boys
(2012-07-27)
The current study utilized this sample to explore a very different question: the associations between boys’ estimates of their body size/shape and potential biasing factors such as the boys’ preferred size, parents’ ...
Exploring Higher Education Classroom Immediacy: Effects of Gender and Teaching Experience
(2012-07-27)
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher immediacy behaviors in the college classroom and the effectiveness of verbal versus nonverbal behaviors in relation to gender and teaching experience. Three-hundred ...
One Happy Island: Assessing Preferences and Needs for Marriage and Relationship Education in Aruba
(2012-07-27)
Research has generally supported the viability of Marriage and Relationship Education (MRE) for strengthening marriages. However, the research has generally been limited to the middle-class, European population in the ...
Design and Simulation of a High Frequency Exactly Solvable Chaotic Oscillator
(2012-07-27)
It has been shown that the performance of communication systems based on low dimensional chaotic systems with exact analytic solutions containing a single fixed basis function may exhibit performance comparable to that of ...
Low-Bandwidth Three Dimensional Mapping and Latency Reducing Model Prediction to Improve Teleoperation of Robotic Vehicles
(2012-07-25)
This thesis uses novel three dimensional sensors like the Microsoft Kinect [1] and the Asus Xtion Pro Live [2] to generate three dimensional environments and use the recon- structed environment with a predictive model in ...
Roll & Bank Estimation Using GPS/INS and Suspension Deflections
(2012-07-25)
This thesis presents three methods that provide and estimate of road bank by decoupling the vehicle roll due to dynamics and roll due road bank. Suspension deflection measurements were used to provide a measurement of the ...