Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL FEED IN PASTURE-BASED STOCKER CATTLE SYSTEMS FOR INCREASED NUTRIENT CYCLING
(2024-12-03)
In Alabama, pasture-based beef cattle operations are prevalent, but all-time high fertilizer costs present challenges to production. The objective of this research was to evaluate nutrient cycling through supplemental ...
Perceptions of Student Persistence in Alabama’s Early College Designs
(2024-12-03)
This study explores the experiences and institutional support mechanisms that influence student persistence in Alabama's Early College initiatives, with a focus on alumni perspectives. Alabama's Early College programs are ...
Teaching Students to be Successful in Multiplication with Regrouping
(2024-11-26)
Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) mathematical sequencing has been effective across individuals with varied disabilities and individuals who are at-risk and in teaching various skills. However, more research is ...
Fast and Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Post-processing of Zinc Oxide Thin-films Deposited on a Thermally Resilient and Thermally Sensitive Substrate
(2024-11-26)
This manuscript is split into two projects. The first project is on nanosecond laser annealing of radio-frequency magnetron sputtered zinc oxide thin-films on a silicon dioxide/silicon substrate. The films were sputtered ...
Assessing genetic diversity and virulence in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum and evaluating putative secreted DNases as virulence factors
(2024-11-26)
The Fusarium oxysporum species complex consists of asexual soil-borne fungi that cause vascular diseases of various plant hosts. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov) infects the xylem of cotton and other host plants. ...
Assessing Clade Specific Putative Secreted Proteins in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp vasinfectum for their Contribution to Virulence on Cotton
(2024-11-26)
Fusarium wilt (FW) of cotton is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov). Fov invades and colonizes the vascular system of cotton plants and results in browning or black discoloration of vascular ...
Exploring Causal Factors that Impact Local Climate Variability to Enhance Community Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies for Coastal Small and Medium-Sized Cities (SMSC) and Counties
(2024-11-26)
This dissertation investigates the causal factors affecting local climate variability in coastal small and medium-sized cities (SMSC) and counties, aiming to enhance community preparedness and formulate effective mitigation ...
Liquefaction Probability from 7.0+ Mw Earthquakes in the Megacity of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(2024-11-25)
This work assesses the liquefaction potential in Dhaka, one of the world's most densely populated cities in a tectonically active region. Bangladesh has a history of significant earthquakes, emphasizing the importance of ...
Food and Drinking Water Access Perceptions in Northeast Haiti: Impact of Household, Individual, and Other Socio-economic Characteristics
(2024-11-25)
Access to food and drinking water has been a significant challenge for the people of Haiti, a situation that worsened after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the country, pushing the majority of the population ...
Quiet Quitting: A Conceptualization, Scale Development and Validation
(2024-11-22)
In recent years, the concept of “quiet quitting” has gained traction through social media and popular press. Although it has also caught the attention of I-O psychologists, the process has only begun in terms of its ...
Integrated Pest Management to control Areolate Mildew and Target Spot on Alabama Cotton
(2024-11-22)
The goal of this project was to improve current management recommendations for two of
the most damaging foliar diseases of cotton, areolate mildew (caused by Ramularia gossypii or R.
pseudoglycines.) and target spot ...
Knowledge is Power: PCIT Benefits Families Despite Early Termination
(2024-11-20)
Attrition in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an ongoing issue encountered by clinicians. However, evidence suggests that families who attend some PCIT sessions, but ultimately terminate before completion of the ...
Assessing Barriers to Participation in High-Impact Practices among STEM majors
(2024-11-20)
This study sought to improve understanding of the impacts of high-impact educational practices on underrepresented or underserved student groups in STEM majors. The participants in this study were undergraduate students, ...
Herbicide resistance screening in Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum) and sustainable weed management strategy for peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in Alabama
(2024-11-19)
Alabama has a diverse agriculture with corn, cotton, soybeans, peanuts, and wheat being the major row crops. Weed management is a very
important aspect in the successful production of all crops and given the rise in cases ...
The Alabama State Troops’ Failed Encampment of 1891
(2024-11-19)
On June 10, 1891, the Alabama State Troops’ (AST) three regiments assembled in Mobile for a two-week encampment. Under the personal command of Governor Thomas Goode Jones, a Civil War hero and former AST regimental commander, ...
Mechanisms of Herbicide Resistance in Polyploid Monocot Weed Species
(2024-11-19)
Herbicide resistance is currently the largest threat facing the field of weed science. With evolved resistance represented by 21 out of 31 herbicide modes of action, and no new active ingredients to alleviate resistance ...
Aspiring Leaders Academy: A Partnership between Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS), Auburn University, and University of Alabama Educational Leadership Programs
(2024-11-18)
This study explores a partnership between two university educational leadership programs and a statewide principal association, specifically focusing on its alignment with a partnership model created by Reames and Kochan ...
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF MOISTURE ON CLIMATE VULNERABLE PAVEMENT BASE AGGREGATES
(2024-11-18)
In view of alarming projections of increased climate water stressors, and considering the subsequent effect on the integrity and performance of pavement systems, there is a need for solutions to reduce the effect by making ...
Performance Properties of Recycled Plastic Modified (RPM) Asphalt Mixtures Added via the Dry Method
(2024-11-18)
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), approximately 35.7 million tons of plastic waste were generated in 2018, of which only 3.1 million tons were recycled, with the rest being buried in ...
AI-aided System and Design Technology Co-optimization Methodology Towards Designing Energy-efficient and High-performance AI Accelerators
(2024-11-18)
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning (DL) workloads has created an urgent need for more efficient and high-performance AI accelerators, both at the edge and in cloud data centers. The computational ...