Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Investigations on Damage Mechanics and Life Prediction of Fine-Pitch Electronics in Harsh Envirorments
(2005-08-15)
Increased use of sensors and controls in automotive applications has resulted in significant emphasis on the deployment of electronics directly mounted on the engine and transmission. Increased shock, vibration, and higher ...
Die Stress Characterization and Interface Delamination Study in Flip Chip on Laminate Assemblies
(2005-08-15)
Thermo-mechanical reliability of flip chip on laminate packaging is a major concern when the assemblies are exposed to harsh operating environments such as space or automotive underhood applications. In this study, ...
A Study of Polya's Enumeration Theorem
(2005-08-15)
The controversial lemma, known most commonly as Burnside's Lemma, is stated and proven. The influential Polya's Enumeration Theorem is stated and proven. Computations using Polya's Enumeration Theorem are discussed and ...
The Lattice Gas Model and Lattice Boltzmann Model on Hexagonal Grids
(2005-08-15)
We present an overview of the FHP model and the Lattice BGK model. Details regarding boundary conditions and initial conditions are discussed throught implementations on driven cavity flow, Poiseuille flow, and flow past ...
Novel Sensor for Rapid Detection of Blood Cell Types-Magnetostrictive Microcantilevers
(2005-08-15)
Microcantilevers have been around since the development of atomic force microscopy. The main attraction of cantilevers results from the fact that they can transduce many different signal domains into mechanical signals. ...
Transient Liquid Phase Bonding of a Third Generation Gamma-Titanium Aluminum Alloy - Gamma Met PX
(2005-08-15)
The research work presented here discusses transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding of a current (i.e. third) generation gamma-TiAl alloy known as Gamma Met PX (GMPX). Effective implementation of GMPX in service is likely to ...
A Model of Managerial Effectiveness in Information Security: From Grounded Theory to Empirical Test
(2005-08-15)
Information security is a critical issue facing organizations worldwide. In order to mitigate risk and protect valuable information, organizations need to operate and manage effective information security programs. Using ...
Employee Perceptions of Managerial Civility: Development and Validation of a Measurement Scale
(2005-08-15)
The impact of managerial incivility in the workplace has received theoretical attention but, due to the absence of a reliable measure, the empirical study of the construct has remained under-explored. Following a framework ...
Candidate Reactions to Three Assessment Center Exercises: A Field Study
(2005-08-15)
Following a multidimensional procedural justice framework, the current study examined the reactions of candidates completing an assessment center for promotion within a police department. The main purpose of this research ...
An Exploration of Participant-Level Factors Associated With the Success of the Begin Education Early Program
(2005-12-15)
This study explored the participant-based factors identified in Cummings’ (1999) organizational framework of factors associated with the successful implementation of family-based, educational programming, and examined the ...
Obesity as a Function of the Efficient Allocation of Time and Optimality in Consumption: A Theoretical and Empirical Examination
(2005-08-15)
The goal of this thesis is to examine the relationship between economic conditions, such as allocative efficiency, utility maximization and time costs, and obesity. A theory is developed and two empirical models tested. ...
Phylogeny and Biogeography of Watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] Based on Chloroplast, Nuclear Sequence and AFLP Molecular Marker Data
(2005-12-15)
Watermelons [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai], together with cucumbers, melons of various sorts, summer squashes, winter squashes and pumpkins are the principal food plants of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). ...
Effects of Trematode Parasites on Habitat Use and Disturbance Response of Freshwater Snails in the Genus Elimia
(2006-12-15)
Freshwater snails in the genus Elimia are abundant and important grazers in many southeastern USA streams; in addition, Elimia serves as intermediate hosts to many species of parasitic trematodes and is frequently subject ...
Interactive Versus Non-Interactive Platforms for Teaching Plant Morphology
(2005-12-15)
A study was conducted in the Spring semester at Auburn University involving 46 undergraduate and graduate volunteers. Two learning modules with different formats were developed for the study. Both modules were created ...
The Physiological Effects of Relocation on Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
(2006-12-15)
As a result of habitat destruction throughout the southeastern United States, gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) have experienced an 80% decrease in their populations in the past 100 years. To protect the remaining ...
The Effect of Pharmacological and Dietary Modulators of Lipid Metabolism on Gene Expresion in a Porcine Model
(2006-12-15)
Modifying the size and/or carcass distribution of adipose tissue in meat producing animals by nutritional and pharmacological means has long been of interest to animal scientists. In pigs, as in other meat animals, a more ...
Can a Horse Learn While Under the Influence of a Tranquilizer (acepromazine maleate)?
(2006-12-15)
Although tranquilizers commonly are used as “training aids,” little is known about how this practice affects efficiency of learning in the horse. Forty mature horses were used to compare learning performance of tranquilized ...
Alternative Beef Finishing Strategies: Effects on Animal Performance, Retail Shelf Life, Sensory, Fatty Acid Profile and Lipid Stability
(2006-12-15)
The effect of supplemental concentrate levels to steers finished on winter annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) or full concentrate (GRAIN) was studied. Initial color, fatty acid profile, retail shelf-life, lipid ...
Mowing Height, Nitrogen Rate and Source Effects on Establishment and Maintenance of Tifway and TifSport Bermudagrass
(2006-12-15)
Hybrid cultivars of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. x C. transvaalensis Burtt-Davy) are the predominant turfgrasses used on golf courses and athletic fields throughout the southeastern United States, and in warm, ...
Internet Access, Practice Adoption, and Conservation Program Participation in Three Alabama Watersheds
(2006-12-15)
The Internet is changing many things about our society; the way we communicate, do business, and obtain information. While the Internet provides a multitude of services for most of America, questions remain about its ...