Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Three-Dimensional Trajectory Optimization in Constrained Airspace
(2007-12-15)
This dissertation deals with the generation of three-dimensional optimized trajectory
in constrained airspace. It expands the previously used two-dimensional aircraft
model to a three-dimensional model and includes the ...
Three-Dimensional Velocity Measurements in the Wake of a Hemispherical Roughness Element Using Plenoptic Particle Image Velocimetry
(2016-08-01)
Plenoptic particle image velocimetry (PIV) was used to perform instantaneous three-dimensional (3D) velocity measurements in the near-wake of a wall-mounted hemispherical roughness element at a Reynolds number (based on ...
A Three-essay Dissertation on Big Data Analytics Value Creation for Organizations and Their Supply Chains
(2018-12-03)
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay conceptualizes BDA capability in supply chain context based on two aspects: the level of analytics and the operational functions of supply chain. Content analysis ...
Three-essays on Learning Algorithms in Business Studies
(2023-07-24)
In this dissertation, I present new learning algorithms that are applicable to business studies. More specifically, I develop Synthetic Control Boosting with Poisson (SCB-P) and Synthetic Control Boosting with Negative ...
Thresholds of Axial Vibration Induced Fretting Corrosion in Electrical Connectors
(2013-04-22)
Vibration induced fretting corrosion has been considered an important cause of failure in electrical contacts. In previous research, the basic mechanism that controls the inchoation and development of such fretting degradation ...
Thriving in Adult Children of Alcoholics: A Comparison of Collegiate ACOAs and Non-ACOAs on Measures of Psychological Mindedness and Defense Mechanism Style
(2006-12-15)
Traditionally, literature examining Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) has focused on negative outcomes associated with growing up in an alcoholic family. However, there is evidence of resiliency among ACOAs, given that ...
Through Silicon Vias Using Liquid Metal Conductors For Reworkable Electronics
(2013-10-11)
The design and fabrication of liquid metal interconnects (vias) for reworkable 2.5D device
integration is presented in this work. We discuss the implementation of a fully reworkable
test module and a partially reworkable ...
The Tiger Optimization Software - A Pseudospectral Optimal Control Package
(2022-11-29)
The fields of trajectory optimization and optimal control are closely connected. Practical trajectory optimization techniques are built on the indirect and direct methods for solving optimal control problems. Indirect ...
Tilapia Fingerling Production in Honduras
(2005-08-15)
The availability of good quality seed continues to be a factor limiting aquaculture development. The lack of an adequate supply of all-male tilapia fingerlings has been identified by fish farmers as a principal constraint ...
Timber Barons, Taxes, and Technology: From Past to Present, an Examination of how Alabama’s Lumber History Foreshadowed Current Forestland Ownership Trends
(2016-07-27)
In the last twenty years the forest products industry has divested most of its forested landbase, and much of this land was in the Southeast. The majority of those divested acres are now owned by real estate investment ...
Timber Industry Consolidation and the Need for Scale Appropriate Harvesting Mechanisms in Alabama's Black Belt
(2005-08-15)
The consolidation and technological development of the forest industry in west Alabama’s Black Belt has lead to a growing disjunction between the needs of small forestland owners and the capabilities of logging operations ...
Timberland Dynamics and Hunting Demand: Special Reference to Alabama
(2020-07-16)
Alabama’s rural lands are experiencing changing trends over the years. During the past few decades, the state has experienced dramatic land use and land cover as well as timberland changes due to rapid economic and population ...
Time Dependent Queuing Systems
(2008-12-15)
Using elementary probability theory, we establish limiting probabilities for the queue length of a queuing system whose arrivals follow a nonhomogeneous Poisson process and are served by a single server whose services also ...
Time for a Response: Responsive Design, Accessibility, and University Websites
(2016-05-19)
The purpose of this research is to investigate the connection between responsive web design, web accessibility, and university websites. The study examined 100 of the top university websites, based on U.S. News and World ...
Time pressure, personality, and information availability in escalation of commitment: An application of the Funder Personality Triad
(2015-07-28)
The current work focused on the exploration of specific individual differences and task aspects on escalation of commitment. Further, it sought to expand the literature in decision-making by utilizing a specific personality ...
Time to Quit with Grit? Expanding the Academic Persistence Framework
(2019-02-21)
Examinations into the effect of motivation and ability on academic and workplace performance have been fluid in the past century. Current operationalizations have proposed grit—defined as perseverance and passion in pursuit ...
Time-Dependent Deformations in Precast, Prestressed Bridge Girders
(2012-08-03)
Precast, prestressed girders are used across the state of Alabama for bridge construction. There has been a desire to allow self-consolidating concrete to be used to manufacture these bridge girders. The time-dependent ...
Time-Dependent Deformations of Concrete for Precast/Prestressed Bridge Components
(2012-08-16)
Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a material that has properties capable of improving the quality and durability of structures. However, much is still unknown about the hardened properties of this material, including ...
Time-Dependent Studies of Fundamental Atomic Processes in Rydberg Atoms
(2007-08-15)
This dissertation consists of four time-dependent studies of various fundamental
atomic processes involving highly excited atoms and ions. We use time-dependent
close-coupling theory besides other perturbative and and ...
Time-frequency sonar detection of elastic wave reradiation
(2023-12-06)
This work examines the effectiveness of quadratic time-frequency methods in exposing the presence of elastic wave reradiation in active sonar returns. Elastic wave reradiation here means the coupling of elastic surface ...