Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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The Effects of Product Review Photos on Consumers’ Perceptions of Reviewers and Consumptive Outcomes: A Socio-Cognitive Information Processing Perspective
(2023-11-08)
E-commerce product reviews are tantamount to product and brand successes. However, the breadth of existing literature overlooks a critical aspect of modern review publishing—the ability for reviewers to share product photos. ...
How a Black Female School Leader Navigates Structural Constraints to Foster Black Female Students’ Agency in an Alabama Black Belt Public School
(2023-11-08)
Using Kimberlé Crenshaw’s (1990) intersectionality theory as the theoretical framework, this intersectional narrative study focused on how a Black, female school leader in an Alabama Black Belt public school navigated ...
Taxonomy, Systematics, and Histopathology of Myxozoan (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) Parasites of Fishes
(2023-11-08)
Myxozoans, a parasitic lineage of cnidarians, comprise over 2500 species infecting primarily freshwater, marine, and estuarine fishes. This includes several demonstrable pathogens to cultured fishes including: Myxobolus ...
Taxonomy and Systematics of Fish Blood Flukes (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea) using Morphology, Phylogenetics, and Life History
(2023-11-06)
The monophyletic fish blood flukes (Platyhelminthes: Digenea: Schistosomatoidea Stiles, 1898) comprise ~186 species of 46 genera infecting freshwater, marine, and estuarine fishes. They are occasional pathogens of cultured ...
Application of 3D Printing in Personalized Drug Delivery Devices and Dosage Forms
(2023-11-03)
The evolution of 3D Printing (3DP) and its applications in various disciplines, including healthcare, in the past few years has been exemplary. The gradual shift from the conventional “one size fits all” concept to ...
CLRDV-AL Encoded Suppressor of RNA Silencing and its Impact on Pathogenicity
(2023-10-31)
Cotton contributes to a broad range of industries like textile, food, and healthcare industries. However, it is prone to different pests and diseases. One such is the cotton blue disease caused by the Cotton leafroll dwarf ...
Flying Drone Sidekick Travelling Salesman Problem with Integrating Pickup and Delivery
(2023-10-30)
With the current growth of e-commerce, the complexity of last-mile logistics has become an essential field of study to improve customer satisfaction. Existing research has primarily focused on integrating drones for delivery ...
Liquid Jet Impingement on Mesoscale Modified Surfaces for Power Electronics Cooling
(2023-10-25)
In each vehicular generation, active safety and comfort features are added and enhanced,
increasing the power draw required to operate every feature. As a result, heat generation in the
power electronics is increasing, ...
A Case Study of Military-Connected Principals' Trauma-Informed Decision-Making
(2023-10-24)
A substantial body of research spanning almost two decades has demonstrated that
widespread trauma from adverse childhood experiences and toxic environments exists within the
American population and is predictive of ...
Instructor-Student Rapport and the Impact on Undergraduate Aviation Student Empowerment
(2023-10-23)
This study investigated the relationship between undergraduate aviation student perception of instructor-student rapport and perceived student empowerment, as measured by the constructs of impact, meaningfulness, and ...
Correlations between Racialized Stress, Self-care, and Leadership Self-efficacy among Black School Leaders in the Deep South
(2023-10-23)
More than ever, the fight for equity has been felt by Black Americans who have been disproportionately affected by systematic inequalities in healthcare and social justice (Millett et al., 2020; Edmondson et al., 2020). ...
Discovering Diversity: The Subversive Detective in Late Victorian and Edwardian Detective Fiction
(2023-10-18)
This dissertation examines the ways British detective fiction at the turn of the twentieth century undermined dominant ideological systems through the presentation of culturally, ideologically, and formally subversive ...
Higher Education as a Gendered Organization: An Institutional Ethnography
(2023-10-16)
Within higher education, women are employed more often within the ranks of staff or faculty rather than leadership positions, particularly senior leadership positions such as president, provost, or vice president. Only 22% ...
Perceptions of Georgia School-Based Agricultural Education Teachers Regarding the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Agriculture Classroom and Supervised Agricultural Experience
(2023-09-26)
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived level of importance of and
competence of Georgia’s SBAE teachers when working with Students with Disabilities in the
classroom and Supervised Agricultural Experiences ...
Three-dimensional Printing of Drug-eluting Implants and Orodispersible Films
(2023-09-25)
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a rapidly emerging additive manufacturing technology utilized to quickly fabricate customized dosage forms with complex geometrical designs. Due to its flexibility in adjusting the dose, ...
Social Aspects of Religiosity & Discrimination in the Latinx Community: A Qualitative Study in the Deep South
(2023-09-20)
The purpose of this study was to explore how Latinx individuals use social aspects of religiosity and how they may or may not be used to buffer negative effects of discrimination. Research supports that discrimination has ...
Towards a better understanding of host-associated genetic markers for identification of fecal pollution sources in environmental waters
(2023-09-06)
Fecal contamination of surface water is a major public health concern and threatens ecosystem health. The water quality of many waterways in the United States has been declining due to pollution from both point and nonpoint ...
Next-Gen Thermal Management for Electronics in Space – Asymmetric Sawtooth and Cavity-Enhanced Nucleation-Driven Transport (ASCENT)
(2023-08-29)
Nucleate pool boiling in microgravity is characterized by stagnant vapor bubble dynamics, leading to early dryout of the heated surface compared to terrestrial conditions. The Asymmetric Sawtooth and Cavity-Enhanced ...
Reaction synthesis, hybrid & intensified techniques assisted efficient process synthesis
(2023-08-21)
Process synthesis is a crucial aspect of sustainable process design, aiming to identify efficient interconnections among various unit operations to convert raw materials into products. However, existing research predominantly ...
Exploratory Study of Ectoparasites of Medical & Veterinary Importance in Alabama
(2023-08-21)
Ectoparasites play a critical role in affecting the health and economic prosperity of both
human and animal populations. This thesis presents a study focusing on two prominent
ectoparasites within Auburn, Alabama: horn ...