Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Regio- and Enantioselective Synthesis of N-alkyl 1,2- and 1,6-dihydropyridines through Rhodium-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Dearomatization
(2022-07-28)
Nonaromatic nitrogen heterocycles, particularly the ones containing one or multiple stereogenic centers, are common structural motifs in bioactive natural products and continue to be challenging synthetic targets. The ...
Nonlinear Measures for Biomechanical Assessment of Movement Health and Postural Complexity
(2022-07-28)
The focus of this dissertation is on using nonlinear dynamics to analyze traditional biomechanical movements. The benefit of this approach is that nonlinear dynamics may be used in the future to help athletes avoid injury ...
Towards Environmental Resilience in Pulp and Paper Manufacturing: Water Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emission Reductions
(2022-07-28)
The objective of this research is to reduce freshwater consumption and carbon dioxide emission from the pulp and paper industry. Specifically, we investigated the feasibility of reducing freshwater consumption in the bleach ...
A novel and integrated process for the valorization of kraft lignin
(2022-07-28)
In this work, the main objective was to produce high value products from kraft lignin with an integrated approach in the pulp and paper industry. Production of vanillin, vanillic acid and bio-based vitrimers represent the ...
Characterization of the mode of plant interactions with different environmental stress cues: drought and plant parasitic nematodes
(2022-07-28)
Plants are vulnerable to a variety of biotic and abiotic environmental stressors, which
suppresses and limits the growth and yield potential of agricultural crops. Recently, drought
has become one of most expensive abiotic ...
A Dyadic Mediation Model Examining Associations Between Ineffective Arguing, Emotional Distress, and Violence Perpetration/Victimization in Couples Before Therapy
(2022-07-28)
Previous research has studied the associations between ineffective arguing and emotional distress without the context of violence (Bowles, 2018; Overall & McNulty, 2017), as well as the associations between violence ...
IOT SECURITY: MODELING DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF IOT TECHNOLOGY
(2022-07-28)
Modern design and development practices advocates including security as early as possible in the overall IoT engineering strategy. Tuning products late in the product cycle is costly due to changes rippling across components, ...
Nonlocal Dispersal Equations with Almost Periodic Dependence
(2022-07-28)
Nonlocal dispersal equations are used to model the population dynamics of species that exhibit long-range dispersal mechanisms. This model of spatial spread is obtained by replacing the Laplacian in the usual reaction-diffusion ...
The Numerical Approximation of Blow-Up Times for Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations
(2022-07-28)
We investigate the numerical estimation of blow-up phenomena of the space fractional reaction-diffusion equation \[ \partial_t u +(-\Delta)^{\alpha/2}u=f(u), \quad x \in \Omega, t>0 \] with non-negative initial and Dirichlet ...
Artificial Intelligence-based enhancements supporting Linguistic E-Learning System
(2022-07-28)
The Automated Phonetic Transcription - grading tool (APTgt) is a web-based interactive linguistics E-learning system developed by the Auburn HCI group for teachers and students in the Department of Communication Disorders ...
The Effects of Low-Tempo and High-Tempo Zumba® in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
(2022-07-28)
Adults with developmental disabilities (DD) exhibit deficits in aerobic capacity, functional mobility, balance, healthy body composition, and executive functioning across development. Different exercise interventions have ...
Assessment of accessory genome and host-specific virulence in Fusarium
(2022-07-28)
Members of the Fusarium solani and Fusarium oxysporum species complexes (FSSC and FOSC, respectively) comprise soil borne filamentous fungi of clinical and agricultural importance. The main focus of this study is to study ...
Three Essays On India’s Economic Development Under The British Raj
(2022-07-28)
“Why isn’t the whole world developed?” is a vital question posed by Richard A. Easterlin in regard to the divergent patterns of growth and development across nations. While addressing the causes of economic underdevelopment ...
Essays on International, Development and Environmental Economics
(2022-07-28)
This dissertation consists of three empirical essays in three chapters, which sheds light on select research questions on foreign inflows on the income inequality in low-income countries, the agricultural productivity of ...
Robust Estimation and Selection for Semi-Varying Coefficient Models
(2022-07-28)
Varying coefficient models have gained popularity in recent years due to their
exibility
in modeling more realistic problems. On the other hand, parametric models provide better
interpretability. Model selection can ...
Characterization of 4H-SiC/High-κ Dielectric Interfaces via First Principles Calculations
(2022-07-28)
For power electronic devices, wide band gap (WBG) semiconductors are most attractive owing to their excellent physical properties, that they can sustain much higher voltages, frequencies, and temperatures than conventional ...
Wildlife monitoring and sampling: when should we consider genetic data in wild populations?
(2022-07-28)
Conservation and management of wild populations requires management professionals to devise methods for collecting data that are efficient and accurate. For example, understanding population sizes and stability is important ...
Large Stroke MEMS Linear Actuators and Advanced Interconnects
(2022-07-27)
Linear actuators are used throughout the world in many applications. Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) linear actuators use semiconductor fabrication processes that are capable of producing small feature sizes and high ...
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Cognition: Implications for Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Relevant, Practical Applications
(2022-07-27)
Cognition, like reaction time, visual processing, and decision-making, is associated with neuromuscular control and noncontact injuries, including noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The persistent high ...
Six Popular Financial Literacy Assessment Items and their Resulting Uses and Inferences: An Item Bias Study Utilizing DIF Analyses
(2022-07-27)
Financial education has become the popular antidote to the widespread financial literacy "problem" in the United States. Certain demographic groups (i.e., young adults, the elderly, women, and people of color) have been ...