Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Destruction of Perchlorate and Nitrate by Stabilized Zero-valent Iron Nanoparticles and Immobilization of Mercury by a New Class of Iron Sulfide Nanoparticles
(2007-12-15)
This research compares representative standard strong-base anion (SBA) and weak-base anion (WBA) exchangers, a bifunctional resin (A-530E), a class of polymeric ligand exchangers (PLE’s), and an ion-exchange fiber (IXF) ...
Desulfurization of Hydrocarbon Fuels at Ambient Conditions Using Supported Silver Oxide-Titania Sorbents
(2010-11-10)
Sulfur in refined fuels is considered a significant cause for atmospheric pollution such as acid rain and smog. Sulfur is also a poison for electrocatalysts in fuel cells and catalysts in hydrocarbon refining and reformation ...
Detached Eddy Simulations of a Simplified Tractor-Trailer Geometry
(2007-05-15)
This thesis presents a comparison of the results from the Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) turbulence model used for modeling flow over a {1/8}$^{th}$ scale simplified model of a tractor-trailer geometry (or the Ground ...
The Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress, 2nd Edition (DAPS-II): Initial Psychometric Evaluation in a Trauma-Exposed Community Sample
(2017-04-16)
The Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS; Briere, 2001) is a comprehensive, multiscale questionnaire that assesses all posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnostic criteria, as well as peritraumatic responses ...
Detecting and Characterizing Voltage Sags and Swells Using RMS Variation Calculations
(2014-11-24)
Power quality is of increasing interest in the field of power engineering. Analyzing variations in power quality is essential to determining the causes of fluctuations in the power system. Sifting through data to find ...
Detecting stalled or slow-moving vehicles at night by Optical Sensing - a feasibility study
(2014-12-04)
In developing countries and areas without adequate infrastructure, a system that can work towards automobile accident reduction without heavy infrastructural dependence or in-vehicle installation will have a shorter ...
Detecting Toxoplasma gondii in the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
(2022-08-26)
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic foodborne diseases in the world and has severe negative impacts on humans and causes mortality in several wildlife species. Felids are the only definitive host of the ...
Detection and Intrusion of Attacks in Cyber-physical Security for Additive Manufacturing
(2023-08-03)
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have become increasingly prevalent in industrial production as they integrate sensing, computation, control, and networking into physical objects and infrastructure. One of the branches of CPS, ...
Detection and Mitigation of Electrostatic Pull-in Instability in MEMS Parallel Plate Actuators
(2013-07-19)
Electrostatic MEMS actuators are used in a wide variety of applications including micro-
machined gyroscopes, high speed mechanical switches, variable capacitors, and vibration
isolation devices. MEMS parallel plate ...
Detection and monitoring of microbes of concern in animal production environment
(2016-08-01)
An estimated 48 million Americans become ill, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne illnesses each year, and foodborne illness costs the United States $14.6-16.3 billion annually. Because foodborne illness ...
Detection and Removal of Erroneous GPS Signals Using Angle of Arrival
(2013-11-08)
In this thesis, an algorithm for detecting multipath and spoofed GPS signals based on signal angle of arrival (AOA) is developed. As the first step in determining the AOA of the signals, a multi-antenna array of GPS antennas ...
Detection of Biological Pathogens Using Multiple Wireless Magnetoelastic Biosensors
(2011-03-29)
A number of recent, high-profile incidences of food-borne illness spreading through the food supply and the use of anthrax by terrorists after the September 11, 2001 attacks have demonstrated the need for new technologies ...
Detection of GNSS Faults Using Receiver Clock Drift Estimates
(2021-05-25)
GNSS based navigation systems are used in almost every sector, from industrial and agricultural environments to everyday applications such as personal navigation or autonomous vehicles. Satellite navigation provides accurate ...
Detection of Salmonella Typhimurium on Environmental Surfaces Using Magnetoelastic/magnetostrictive (ME) Biosensors.
(2020-05-14)
Food products can be contaminated by Salmonella anywhere along the food supply chain, so that serious foodborne illnesses, hospitalizations, and even death are caused. The conflict between the fast food-supply requirement ...
Detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in Bovine Semen by PCR Amplification
(2016-12-09)
Bovine trichomoniasis caused by Tritrichomonas foetus, is a true venereal disease of cattle that is spread only through coitus. The objective of the study was to determine if a T. foetus infection could be detected in ...
Detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in the Bull
(2023-04-26)
Bovine trichomoniasis is a venereal disease in cattle that causes severe reproductive loss and can have devastating economic impact on the cattle industry. Bovine trichomoniasis is caused by a protozoal organism that ...
Detection, isolation, and characterization of avian influenza viruses from waterfowl in wildlife refuges in the southeastern United States (2006-2011).
(2015-12-11)
Avian influenza (AI) is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A influenza viruses. These AI viruses (AIV) commonly infect poultry and wild birds; however, some AIV strains have infected and caused mortality in a ...
Determinants of Consumers’ Sustainable Disposal Behavior of Clothing Items: An Application of Triandis’s Theory of Interpersonal Behavior (TIB)
(2020-07-30)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the personal and situational factors that influence consumers’ sustainable clothing disposal behavior. The conceptual research framework was developed by adopting theoretical ...
Determinants of National Policy on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Selected Countries: A Comparative Study
(2015-04-30)
Embryonic stem cells have remained a polarizing issue around the globe. The plethora of potential applications and technologies are unfamiliar to most of society. Politicians and policy analysts continually work to pass ...
Determinants of Rural Non-Farm Employment and Income in Paraguay
(2008-08-15)
During the last decades considerable research has been carried out on non-farm rural employment and income of farm households. The thesis examines the factors influencing non-farm employment and income among rural individuals ...