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Auburn’s Black Neighborhoods: Community Building and People with a Story to Tell
(2026-04-23)
Enslavement had a lasting impact on both the town of Auburn, Alabama and Auburn University as seen in the treatment of local Black residents. This thesis explores Auburn’s Black history with a focus on Black neighborhoods ...
Audience Gatekeeping Via Social Media
(2016-08-01)
Using networked gatekeeping theory, this study analyzes how social media is being integrated into morning news programming, allowing audience members an opportunity to play a role in the gatekeeping process. Traditional ...
Auditory Processing in Learners of Spanish as an L2: The Role of Redundancy
(2018-04-24)
The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of redundancy on global perception and comprehension in sentences, as well as the processing of the meaning of morphological markers by learners of Spanish as a second ...
Augmented Reality as an Aid and a Distractor: Pilot Behavior in Normal and Abnormal Flight Scenarios
(2026-07-17)
In the information-dense and time-compressed cockpit environment, augmented reality
(AR) displays are a promising approach to provide pilots with supplementary
information. This research investigated head-worn, optical ...
Augmented vs. Traditional Instruction in Manufacturing Assembly: An Affordance-Based, Multi-Modal Assessment of Learning, Recall, and Retention
(2024-08-07)
This research rigorously assesses the effectiveness of augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) instructional techniques in manufacturing training. By investigating how augmented methods designed to leverage specific affordances ...
Augmenting Neurological Movement Disorder Assessment Metrics Using Deep Learning Algorithm-based Predictions and Haptic Interfaces
(2026-08-05)
Several neurological movement disorders, such as Essential Tremor (ET), Parkinson’s Disease, and dyskinesia, are characterized by unwanted, chaotic, involuntary tremors that vary in severity and location. The severity of ...
Augmenting Traditional Static Analysis With Commonly Available Metadata
(2015-01-20)
Developers and security analysts have been using static analysis for a long time to analyze programs for defects and vulnerabilities with some success. Generally a static analysis tool is run on the source code for a given ...
Aural Processing of Cognates in Learners of Spanish as a Second Language
(2018-04-24)
The present study investigates the role of phonology in the aural processing of cognates in learners of Spanish as a second language. First, this thesis expands on the body of research on cognate processing to include the ...
Aural Skills Pedagogy in the Wind Band: A Survey of Secondary and Collegiate Wind Band Conductors’ Perceptions and Strategies
(2021-03-24)
The purpose of this study was to explore (a) perceptions of collegiate and high school wind band conductors surrounding aural-based learning in the rehearsal, (b) current trends in pedagogical strategies used to strengthen ...
Australian Labradoodle Dystrophinopathy: A Novel Canine Model for the Study of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cardiomyopathy
(2020-04-22)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder that results in progressive damage to both skeletal and cardiac myocytes. As a result of improved ventilatory care, mortality in affected patients is ...
Authorship Attribution via Evolutionary Hybridization of Sentiment Analysis, LIWC, and Topic Model Features
(2018-11-05)
Authorship Attribution is a well-studied topic with deep roots in the field of Stylometry. This thesis examines three less traditional feature sets for the purpose of Authorship Attribution. Each feature set is examined ...
Auto-Configuration in Multi-Hop Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
(2007-05-15)
As devices with wireless access technology, greater memory and longer battery life,
proliferate, there is a need to be able to allow more than one hop communication amongst
them. Also, such a network, with wireless enabled ...
Autoethnography of Alpha Sennon: The Development of WHYFARM- Engaging Children and Youth in Agriculture via Agriedutainment to Contribute Towards Food and Nutrition Security
(2025-12-07)
This study examines the professional and personal journey of Alpha Sennon, Founder and Executive Director of WHYFARM (We Help You-th Farm), who has been recognized globally as a youth development specialist in agriculture. ...
An Autoethnography of One Parent-Educator’s Crusade for Alabama’s Gifted Students
(2025-05-06)
This autoethnographic study explored my experiences with gifted practices in South Alabama. The stories that served as the basis for this study are my own lived experiences and my journey through those experiences. While ...
The Automated Design of Network Graph Algorithms with Applications in Cybersecurity
(2020-01-06)
Graph representations and graph algorithms are commonplace in a wide variety of research domains, including computer and network security. Many problems can be expressed in terms of graphs in order to leverage the strengths ...
Automated Identification of Visually Similar Construction Materials Using Robotic Hyperspectral Imaging
(2026-04-28)
Construction progress tracking relies on visual inspection and RGB-based imaging systems, which are limited when different material states appear visually similar. This challenge is especially relevant in drywall finishing ...
An Automated Methodology for Flight Simulation Model Calibration to Manufacturer and Flight Test Validation Data
(2026-04-22)
Flight simulation models require calibration to available aircraft data to accurately reproduce real aircraft performance and handling characteristics. In practice, this calibration is typically carried out using high-effort ...
Automated microfluidic device development for metabolism, nutrient uptake, and hormone secretion analyses of primary endocrine tissues
(2017-07-25)
Pancreatic islets secret the dominant endocrine hormone, insulin, which controls the metabolic function fo nearly all other organ systems. Additionally, adipose tissue (fat) is now understood to be a complex, multicellular ...
Automated Microfluidic Droplet Generation and Merging with Integrated Salt-water Electrodes for Analyte Quantification and Monitoring of Endocrine Tissue Secretion Dynamics
(2021-05-21)
Adipose tissue, playing an important role in the global epidemic obesity and diabetes, has attracted extensive attention in recent decades. However, quantitative measurement of dynamics of nutrient uptake and metabolic ...
Automated Nozzle Design through Axis-Symmetric Method of Characteristics Coupled with Chemical Kinetics
(2012-05-10)
A method of designing axis-symmetric nozzles with included finite-rate chemical kinetics has been developed. The use of the axis-symmetric method of characteristics coupled with finite-rate chemistry allows for the design ...