Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Using a Helio Based Protocol in a Battlefield Sensor Network with Directional Antennas and Enhanced Security
(2008-08-15)
The problem is that current battlefield sensors are deployed close to each other, are draining
batteries at a fast pace, are using protocols that result in late and coarse grain information, and
put the human operator ...
Using a life course perspective to study significant life events as contexts of development and change
(2014-07-11)
This dissertation utilizes life course theory by examining components of the theory (transitions, trajectories, durations, and turning points) and their influence on individual and relational well-being within two at risk ...
Using a Naturalistic Sport Context to Train Social Skills in Children
(2013-07-22)
Researchers have utilized the positive aspects of sports to deliver social skills training (SST) programs to children in a sport context. Youth participation in sports has been linked to positive benefits across many domains ...
Using AI Models to Understand the Impact of COVID-19 in the Context of Long COVID and Food Delivery Operations
(2023-12-01)
Long COVID is unlike the usual diseases with well-defined symptoms or any medical test parameters. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Long COVID is broadly defined as signs, symptoms, and ...
Using AI Techniques to Understand Text in Different Contexts: Misinformation, COVID-19, and Mental Health
(2023-07-11)
This dissertation work consists of three studies. This work uses a multi-pronged approach that draws upon various forms of online textual data using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and different ...
Using Airborne and Spaceborne lidar for Mapping Forest Attributes in Southern Alabama.
(2022-11-21)
Remote sensing has become a major resource for assessing ecosystems and global
carbon cycling. In forest applications, remote sensing data have been used to estimate
the amount of carbon stored or lost in forests due to ...
Using and Improving Irrigation: Producer Perceptions and Possibilities
(2010-11-05)
Frost, drought, and other sources of crop stress may be reduced through irrigation. A random sample of Alabama crop, tree, and vegetable producers was surveyed about the nature and extent of irrigation practices and ...
Using Automated Cameras to Estimate Wildlife Populations
(2010-08-18)
Precise and accurate estimates of demographics such as age structure, productivity, and density are necessary in determining habitat and harvest management strategies for wildlife populations. The importance of incorporating ...
Using Bioinformatics Tools to Explore Symbiotic Associations Between Marine Invertebrates and Microbes
(2023-08-03)
The relationships and interdependence of microbes and marine invertebrates play a critical role in maintaining the marine ecosystem and are also pointers to environmental health and biodiversity. Some of these symbiotic ...
Using Creative Dramatics to Foster Conceptual Learning in a Science Enrichment Program
(2011-12-05)
This study made analysis of how the integration of creative drama into a science enrichment program enhanced the learning of elementary school students’ understanding of sound physics and solar energy. The study also sought ...
Using Design Based Research to Influence How Middle School Students Visualize Local Communities and Sense Belonging to Local Communities
(2022-11-08)
Many social studies teachers seek to serve democracy by empowering students to become transformative citizens (Banks, 2017). This goal requires teachers to meet students in their development and growth. Middle school ...
Using Discrete Element Modeling to Evaluate Material Distribution Using Spinner-disc Spreaders
(2012-11-06)
Due to rising costs of inorganic fertilizers, more crop producers are turning to organic fertilizers as a soil amendment and fertilizer source. The inherent physical variability of litter makes it difficult to achieve ...
Using Film to Teach Rhetoric and Multimodal Literacy
(2010-10-21)
As communication becomes increasingly more visual and multimodal, there have been calls within the field of composition studies to adapt to these changes and better prepare students to be critical consumers of the communication ...
Using Fisheries Techniques to Estimate the Age and Growth of Hybrid Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus ♀ X I. furcatus ♂) in West Alabama Commercial Ponds
(2023-07-27)
In west Alabama, catfish producers routinely face the challenge of fish that exceed market size (aka “Big Fish”) in their commercial ponds. These fish are skilled at evading seine nets during harvest and can increase in ...
Using Functional Assessment and Mapping Tools to Evaluate Headwater Slope Wetlands in Coastal Alabama
(2024-07-24)
Headwater slope wetlands are a ubiquitous forested wetland type located at the headwaters of coastal streams in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain. There is concern that past and current coastal land use / land cover ...
Using Genetic Programming to Quantify the Effectiveness of Similar User Cluster History as a Personalized Search Metric
(2005-12-15)
Online search is the service that pushes the Internet. One must only look at the success of a company such as Google, an idea from a 1998 graduate research paper that has in 2005 not only become a wildly successful company, ...
Using GPS and Accelerometers to Identify Preferred Locations for Physical Activity Participation and Commuter Mode Choice
(2013-11-08)
As cities seek to foster more livable and active communities, much attention is being placed on promoting physical activity through active transport and wellness activities. As such, it is important that city planners and ...
USING GROUND-BASED LIDAR TO ANALYZE FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS AS POSSIBLE CONTROLS ON THE VARIABILITY OF VALLEY MORPHOLOGY IN THE BUFFALO RIVER WATERSHED, ARKANSAS
(2021-07-19)
The Buffalo National River (BNR) is a bedrock river that incises a sequence of Ordovician and
Mississippian sedimentary rocks as it meanders west to east across the southern point of the
Ozark Dome. A previous study ...
Using Her Words: Marriage in Twentieth Century Advice Columns
(2025-04-21)
This thesis examines the evolution of popular perceptions of marriage in the United States during the mid twentieth century through advice columns. It argues that the point at which a marriage was considered salvageable ...
Using Hyperlinked Scaffolding to Support Student Work with Text-based Source Documents as Part of a Problem-Based Historical Inquiry Lesson
(2006-12-15)
Although many social studies education experts recommend the use of resource documents as part of history education, many social studies teachers are reluctant to utilize these historical resources. One reason for this ...