Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Experimental And Analytical Investigation Of A Dynamic Gas Squeeze Film Bearing Including Asperity Contact Effects
(2006-12-15)
This thesis presents a theoretical and an experimental investigation of planar gas squeeze film bearings. The thickness and pressure profile of the gas squeeze film are obtained by simultaneously solving the Reynolds ...
Experimental Investigation of Cavity Induced Two Phase Flow in Silicon Microchannels
(2006-12-15)
Modern developments in microelectronics manufacturing and architecture continue to lead to reductions in feature sizes on microprocessor chips. The demand for faster and more powerful systems has approached the limits of ...
The Mediational Role of Coping in the Relationship between Personality and Work-Family Conflict
(2005-08-15)
The purpose of the present study was to explore a model of Work-Family Conflict (WFC) that includes personality and coping with a sample of university faculty. Contrary to prediction, coping was not a mediator in the ...
Generalization of Ky Fan-Amir-Moez-Horn-Mirsky's result on the eigenvalues and real singular values of a matrix
(2005-12-15)
Ky Fan's result states that the real part of the eigenvalues of an n by n com-
plex matrix A is majorized by the eigenvalues of the Hermitian part of A. The
converse was established by Amir-Moez and Horn, and Mirsky, ...
Identity Rifts in the Spanish Speaking World: A Literary Comparison of Martí, Darío, Unamuno and Machado
(2005-12-15)
This thesis serves to explain how the transition that occurred in Spain and Spanish America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries affected the issue of identity. Because of Spain’s historically powerful ...
Replacement of Fish Meal with Poultry By-Product Meal as a Protein Source in Sunshine Bass, Morone Chyrsops X Morone Saxatilis , Diets
(2005-12-15)
The sunshine bass Morone chrysops x Morone saxatilis has become an important fish to aquaculture in the United States favored as both a sport fish and a food fish. As with many cultured species, feed often accounts for ...
Ecology Of Rudbeckia auriculata (Perdue) Kral (Asteraceae)
(2006-05-15)
Rudbeckia auriculata is a rare species endemic to three southeastern states: Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Eight censuses of flowering individuals of the species were conducted from 1992 to 2002. Although the number of ...
Evaluation of Hydrated Lime Treatment of Free-stall Bedding and Efficacy of Teat Sealant on Incidence of Dairy Cow Mastitis
(2006-05-15)
Dairy cow mastitis is the inflammation of the mammary gland caused by trauma, chemical irritations and by infection caused by microorganisms. Mastitis is estimated to cost the US dairy industry about $1.8 billion annually. ...
Reducing Cribbing Frequency in Horses Through Dietary Supplementation of Tryptophan and Calcium Carbonate
(2006-05-15)
Cribbing is an equine stereotypy that results in damage to both the horse and the facilities. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that has calming effects on many animals’ behavior (Fernstrum, 1994). It has been shown that ...
Private Schools in the South: Is It About Education?
(2006-05-15)
The question of whether or not private schools provide a better education than public schools has been the study of many studies. The question is important because of the large amount of tax money that is devoted to public ...
Three Essays on the Economics of Land Use and Water Quality
(2006-05-15)
Studies in natural resources economics apply different models ranging from a simple linear regression models to much more complex models requiring advance skills in Geographic Information Systems, statistics and computer ...
Process, Regulation Requirements, and Financial Analysis for Transforming Rural Land to Recreational Sportfishing Waters
(2006-05-15)
This study illustrates the process and regulation requirements for transforming rural land in South Alabama into recreational waters. Moreover, the goal of this study is to evaluate the financial feasibility of addition ...
Three Essays on Real Estate, Environmental, and Urban Economics Using the Hedonic Price Model Technique
(2006-05-15)
This dissertation is organized into three different topics in the fields of real estate economics, environmental economics, and urban economics, all of them linked by a common econometric technique. The first topic determines ...
Life Prediction Analysis of a Subscale Rocket Engine Combustor using a Fluid-Thermal-Structural Model
(2006-05-15)
The focus of this thesis was on performing a non-linear transient fluid-thermal-structural analysis of the cooling jacket for a scale model rocket engine thrust chamber. The model was for a water cooled annular plug nozzle ...
Flow Around Axisymmetric and Two-dimensional Forward-Facing Cavities
(2006-05-15)
Flowfield of axisymmetric and two-dimensional forward facing cavities was investigated. Flow visualization results obtained using PLIF and hydrogen bubbles were used to develop a generic flow topology consisting of a ...
Assessing Psychology Majors' Knowledge of Psychology Using the Auburn Psychology Term Test (APTT)
(2006-12-15)
Student assessment is a pressing issue for educators. This research addresses the proposition that students who perform better in psychology classes do so because they learn psychological terms and concepts with greater ...
Undergraduate Attitudes Towards Parental Discipline Strategies
(2006-12-15)
Parenting is an essential part of children’s development. Because everyone has had experience with parenting young adults likely have opinions, attitudes and beliefs regarding parenting behaviors – even before they become ...
Examining the Parent Perception Inventory within the Context of Behavior Parent Training
(2006-12-15)
The Parent Perception Inventory (PPI) is a child report measure used to assess child perceptions of parenting positive and negative behaviors. A parent version of the PPI was also used to assess how parents perceive their ...
A Cross-cultural comparison of emotional experience: Does culture matter?
(2006-12-15)
This study explored if and how culture influences the experience of emotion in two distinct groups: Indians and North Americans. Past studies have suggested that differences among persons from different cultures in the ...
Reports of Child Conduct Problems and Parenting Styles Among Asian Indian Mothers in the United States
(2006-12-15)
Parenting in the United States takes on a variety of different characteristics as a result of the cultural diversity. According to Calzada and Eyberg (2002), understanding parenting in the United States can be done through ...