Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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A Comparison Of Information Security Trends Between Formal And Informal Environments
(2006-08-15)
The study compared the awareness and practice of information security between formal and informal computing-environments. This study was conducted to develop a measurement instrument for user-level awareness and practice ...
Sound at Heart and Right in Hand: Mobile’s Road to Secession
(2006-08-15)
This study traces Mobilians’ road from moderation to secessionism and analyzes the factors that influenced their decision-making. Mobile’s commercial path of development differentiated it from most of the rest of a rural ...
Demand for Urban Forests: A National and Regional Study
(2006-08-15)
Various public policies have been designed to protect our green spaces and stimulate the demand for urban forests within communities. However, very few studies have been conducted to uncover the factors influencing the ...
Insurrection in Red Ink: The Literary Murder of a 20th Century Goddess
(2006-08-15)
The 20th century literary archetype of the Maternal Goddess had its most locatable beginnings in the late Victorian landscape of poetry and prose. Although goddess imagery had been historically manipulated to serve Victorian ...
Design and Implementation of Digital Controllers for Buck and Boost Converters Using Linear and Nonlinear Control Methods
(2006-08-15)
Issues in the design and implementation of digital controllers for a buck converter and a boost converter using linear and nonlinear control methods were investigated in this dissertation. The small signal models of the ...
An Examination of Freshman Participation in a Study Skills Course and Retention at a Four-Year Southeastern University
(2006-08-15)
The issue of student retention remains a fundamental concern for both educators and administrators around the world. While most institutions tend to agree that retention is an important concern, they may differ in determining ...
Exploratory Study of the Philosophy and Teaching Styles of Alabama Workforce Education and Entrepreneurship Instructors
(2006-08-15)
The adult educational philosophies and teaching styles of workforce education and entrepreneurship instructors within the State of Alabama were examined using Zinn’s Philosophy of Adult Education Inventory (PAEI) and Conti’s ...
Professors’ Teaching Effectiveness in Relation to Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Perceptions of Student Rating Myths
(2006-08-15)
One of the purposes of the current study was to develop an instrument capturing different dimensions of college professor’s sense of efficacy so as to investigate the relation between professors’ efficacy beliefs and ...
Transferring Alabama's Smoothness Specifications from PI-based to IRI-based
(2006-08-15)
Currently, Profilograph Index (PI) is deployed as the pavement smoothness evaluation index in the Alabama DOT’s smoothness specifications. The specifications set the incentive, full and disincentive payment levels to ...
Identification and Validation of Competencies Needed by Practitioners Working in the Field of Rehabilitation Employment Services
(2006-05-15)
The purpose of this research was to identify and validate the competencies
needed by individuals working in the field of rehabilitation employment services to perform their jobs effectively. Through an on-line survey, ...
Promethazine Orally Disintegrating Tablet
(2006-05-15)
Orally Disintegrating Tablets (ODTs) which disintegrate rapidly (< one minute) in the mouth and do not require water for administration have become a very popular dosage form. Current methods of manufacturing ODTs are ...
An example of movable approximations of a minimal set in a continuous flow
(2006-05-15)
In the present dissertation the study of flows on n-manifolds in particular in dimension three, e.g., R^3, is motivated by the following question. Let A be a compact invariant set in a flow on X. Does every neighbourhood ...
Predicting Light Transmittance and Seedling Growth Across a Gradient of Riparian Forest Canopy Structures
(2006-05-15)
In response to shifts in forest management that have favored continued retention of forest cover, the objective of this study was to explore how forest structure influences the understory light environment and seedling ...
Now
(2006-05-15)
This thesis is a creative work comprised of two short stories preceded by a critical introduction. Both of the stories deal with difficult transitions in the lives of young women; details and images play an important role ...
Growth and Characterization of Nitrogen Doped Nanocrystalline Diamond Films
(2006-05-15)
Nitrogen doped nanocrystalline (NCD) diamond films have been deposited on a variety of substrates using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MWPCVD). These films have been systematically studied to determine their ...
Lead-Free Assembly and Reliability of Chip Scale Packages and 01005 Components
(2006-05-15)
Chip Scale Packages (CSPs) are widely used in portable and hand-held electronic devices due to their small size and availability. Consumers expect portable products to survive being dropped repeatedly, and drop testing is ...
Enhancement, Modulation and Electrophysiological Characterization of Murine Olfactory Neurons to Odorant Stimulation in Vitro
(2006-05-15)
The objectives of this study is to electrophysiologically characterize cultured
olfactory epithelium (OE) and to compare with that of rapidly isolated OE; to establish
the Gai involvement in the modulation of adenylyl ...
Conditions Contributing to Poor Coagulation and Sedimentation Performance in Municipal Water Treatment
(2006-05-15)
The failure of the Auburn Water Works municipal water treatment coagulation and sedimentation process causing the plant to shut down from June 29, 1999 to July 2, 1999 was investigated. The investigation proceeded in two ...
Plumage coloration and morphology in Chiroxiphia manakins: interacting effects of natural and sexual selection
(2006-05-15)
I examined how natural and sexual selection may have influenced the morphology and coloration of Chiroxiphia manakins (Aves: Pipridae). In the first chapter, I investigated age and sexrelated patterns of plumage coloration ...
Essays in Applied International Economics
(2006-05-15)
This dissertation is organized into two essays in international economics and finance. The first is an analysis of the US-Morocco free trade agreement and its impact on Morocco. The study uses a computable general ...