Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Additive Nanomanufacturing of Flexible Hybrid Electronics
(2023-05-04)
There is always great interest in finding new advanced manufacturing techniques to pave the way for realization of future flexible and wearable electronics. Direct printing of functional materials, structures, and devices ...
Particle Charge Determination in a Magnetized Dusty Plasma Flow
(2023-05-04)
Dusty plasmas consist of components typically found in a plasma (electrons, ions
and neutral particles) as well as micrometer sized dust particles. The structural and dynamic
properties of a dusty plasma system are ...
Do as I say, not as I do: The effects of organizational response type on employee commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2023-05-04)
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for organizations to show that they value their employees. During the pandemic, organizations could have responded substantively by mandating masks, enforcing social distancing, ...
Development and Demonstration of a Flexible Performance-based Resilience Evaluation Program (PREP) Framework to Support Transportation Planning and Decision-Making
(2023-05-04)
The past decade has seen an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events around the globe. The changes in weather and climate patterns can be linked to the increasing amount of greenhouse gases, GHGs, ...
A Study of Adversarial Attacks on Machine Learning-based Fake News Detection Systems
(2023-05-04)
Due to the increased use and reliance on social media, fake news has become a significant problem that can cause great harm to individuals. Because of the dangerousness of fake news, techniques must be developed to detect ...
Surface engineering of multi-functional coatings to enhance the electrochemical performance
(2023-05-04)
The electrochemical behavior of functionalized composite for surface engineering and its application is described in this dissertation. The research work includes electropolymerization, microwave synthesis, characterization, ...
Embedding and Coloring Designs
(2023-05-04)
This dissertation focuses on two problems in design theory. Techniques from graph theory are frequently utilized and therefore the proofs may also be of interest to graph theorists.
The first problem focuses on ...
Music Teachers’ Perceptions of Undergraduate Music Education Curricula: A Quantitative Survey of Current Music Teachers
(2023-05-03)
This dissertation examined current music teachers’ perceptions of their undergraduate music education program. I gathered data through an online survey completed by current K-12 music teachers. I recruited participants ...
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use and Access to Medication Management Services in Older Adults Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
(2023-05-03)
Background: Older adults living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) have a higher risk of using potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) than those without ADRD. Even though Medication Therapy Management ...
A ROUGH SURFACE MIXED LUBRICATION MODEL OF MACHINE COMPONENT INTERFACES WITH AN EXPERIEMENTAL EVALUATION
(2023-05-02)
This work develops a numerical methodology for predicting the performance of
an automotive piston ring system by considering contact and lubrication mechanics. The
rough surface contact mechanics and lubrication occurs ...
Use and Misuse of the Power Side Channel in Additive Manufacturing Security
(2023-05-02)
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is growing rapidly as an industry, particularly into the production of functional, safety-critical parts. AM Security has accordingly become a key research area for the technology, as sabotage ...
Seat Belt Safety in Rollover Accidents: Investigating Buckle Release Force and its Impact on Occupant Protection
(2023-05-02)
Seat belts have been a crucial safety feature in vehicles for over a century. They undoubtedly remain the most effective safety device in a vehicle for reducing both fatal and nonfatal injuries resulting from motor vehicle ...
Investigating mitochondria-induced premature aging due to reproduction and environment in semi-natural enclosed wild-derived house mice
(2023-05-02)
Reproduction is a highly energetic process requiring both prenatal and postnatal investment for female mammals. Under the disposable soma theory (DST), prenatal investment includes reallocation of resources used to maintain ...
IMPLEMENTING BIG DATA ANALYTICS APPROACHES TO IMPROVE FOOD QUALITY AND MINIMIZE FOOD WASTE AND LOSS
(2023-05-02)
This study was conducted to explore the application of non-invasive, rapid advanced technological enhancements and to combine big data analytics methods to detect muscle quality issues such as woody breast (WB), white ...
Probability Equivalent Level of Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall
(2023-05-02)
Probability Equivalent Level of Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall (PELVE) is a novel risk measure proposed and explored by Li and Wang (2020), in [16]. It is motivated by the transition from 99% Value-at-Risk (VaR) to ...
Monitoring Strategies and Occupancy Analysis for the Reintroduced Eastern Indigo Snake in Conecuh National Forest, Alabama
(2023-05-02)
The Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) was presumed extirpated from its native range in Alabama in the 1950’s and was added to the Endangered Species List in 1978. A reintroduction program for the species began in ...
Disinvestment: Heirs’ Property and Food Desert across the Deep South and Appalachia
(2023-05-02)
The culture of poverty argument is popular in the United States, especially in the South. Victim-blaming masks the structural nature of the problem. While individual explanations of poverty might be popular, they fail to ...
The Role of Centralized Wastewater Treatment in the Rural Alabama Black Belt
(2023-05-02)
Centralized and decentralized wastewater treatment systems play a major role in protecting human health and U.S. waters from contamination. However, failing wastewater treatment in the rural Alabama Black Belt has become ...
Physiological Comparison of Three Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Under High Tunnel and Open Field Conditions
(2023-05-02)
Recent studies have shown that high tunnel production of blueberries generates higher biomass accumulation due to the microclimates created compared to open field production. This study aimed to evaluate the physiological ...
Tropical Cyclones (TCs) Risk Assessment in South Asia: Focusing on the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
(2023-05-02)
Tropical cyclones recurrently batter the coastal regions of Bangladesh. It causes a lot of damage in the less resilient regions, especially the cities. This study aims to pinpoint the areas that are both physically and ...