Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Altering the Fatty Acid Biosynthetic Pathway with Multiple Transgenes to Elevate Omega-3 Fatty Acids Production in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(2022-05-05)
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3), play a very important role in human health. The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ...
Improvements in Stormwater Detention Technologies through Large-Scale Testing Techniques
(2022-05-05)
Due to urbanization and a changing climate, stormwater management has become increasingly discussed, regulated, and researched. In many areas of the United States, one effect of climate change has taken form in more intense ...
Training Program for Industrial Design Sketching
(2022-05-05)
This thesis explores a new way to teach industrial design sketching (IDS) based on The Gracie Combatives Program (GC), a training program originally designed to teach the art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, also known as Brazilian ...
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mindfulness, Loneliness, and Gardening Experiences of Older Cancer Survivors Participating in a Vegetable Gardening Intervention
(2022-05-05)
Despite robust research on the mental benefits of gardening, the relationship between mindfulness, loneliness, and gardening, all topics that surged in public awareness due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has yet to be investigated. ...
Prognostics and Remaining Useful Life Estimation of Electronic Assemblies under Shock and Combined Temperature-Vibration Experiments
(2022-05-04)
The electronics components experience different high-stress loading environments such as drop, shock, and vibration at various life-cycle stages, i.e., manufacturing, transportation, and deployment in the field. In this ...
TWO-PART MASTER’S THESIS PART ONE: EVALUATION OF COOL ROOF REFLECTIVITY IMPACTS PART TWO: SURFACE SKIMMER FLOW RATES
(2022-05-04)
PART ONE: Cool roofs attempt to lower the temperature of the roof surface so that the interior of buildings can be cooled using less energy. Light color surfaces, white being the coolest color, are much cooler than darker ...
Investigating the effect of substrate properties on attached algal cultivation
(2022-05-04)
There is growing interest in attached algae cultivation systems because they could provide a more cost and energy-efficient alternative to suspended (planktonic) microalgae cultivation systems for many applications. However, ...
Mechanism and Kinetics of One-electron Oxidation of Methanesulfinate and Two-electron Oxidation of Thiols and Disulfides
(2022-05-04)
One-electron oxidation of alkylsulfinic acids has been of great interest for years as the reaction mechanisms are known to be quite elusive. We herein investigate the kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of an alkylsulfinic ...
Evaluations of the Current Use of Digital Media to Generate Agricultural Education and Impact Among Target Audiences
(2022-05-04)
The media landscape has experienced a thorough reinvention over the course of the last four decades. Media was once thought to consist of only print and television news, due to the widespread use of the internet it has now ...
Observability-Informed Measurement Validation for Visual-Inertial Navigation
(2022-05-04)
This thesis presents a measurement validation method for visual-inertial navigation and an
implementation of a visual-inertial estimator which makes use of it. Many autonomous plat-
forms, especially flying ones, rely ...
Feeding ecology and lethal thermal tolerances among selected North American freshwater mussels (Order: Unionida)
(2022-05-04)
Sixty-five percent of North American unionid mussel species are considered imperiled. Knowledge gaps persist in unionid feeding ecology and lethal thermal tolerance limits which could aid in the conservation and management ...
A Multi-Attribute Utility Theory Analysis of Alternative Erosion Control Materials to Class 2 Riprap in Alabama
(2022-05-04)
Riprap is an extremely common material for construction projects and often assumed to be the most cost-effective option for channel armoring. However, a study done by Auburn University found that in the state of Alabama ...
Policy Narratives surrounding Port Infrastructure Projects adjacent to Coral Reefs in Florida and the Cayman Islands
(2022-05-04)
Coral reefs hold immense economic, ecological, and cultural value but are severely threatened by climate change and other local stressors, such as coastal development projects. In Florida and the Cayman Islands, two locations ...
Towards Learning Autonomous Spacecraft Path-Planning from Demonstrations and Environment Interactions
(2022-05-04)
An increasing interest in the robotic exploration of uncharted space environments is warranting a spacecraft path-planning approach that is capable of producing not only autonomous, but also generalized solutions. Though ...
Improvements in Construction Stormwater Treatment using Flocculants
(2022-05-03)
Construction stormwater runoff constitutes an increased risk for downstream water bodies if unmanaged sediment-laden discharge exits a construction site. Federal and state regulations emphasize the significance of erosion ...
Development of Passive Wireless Humidity Sensors and Dielectric Methodology for A Real-time In-situ Sensing of Disinfectant
(2022-05-03)
Many agricultural sensors, which play a critical role in smart and precision agriculture, are used to provide real-time sensing information for better control of agricultural production and saving of freshwater. There are ...
Revising the Eighteenth-Century Epistolary Novel: Creating A More Inclusive Literary History
(2022-05-03)
Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) has remained the most central character in accounts of the English epistolary novel of the eighteenth century since the publication of Pamela (1740). His technique of ‘writing to the moment’ ...
Improvements of Current and Charge Models in Mextram 505.2-505.3
(2022-05-03)
SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) are rapidly growing as commercial IC technologies
in the modern industry [1]. The relevant circuit design is closely related to the accuracy of the
compact model. This work ...
Role of Adipocyte P2Y2 Receptor in Adipogenesis and Insulin Resistance
(2022-05-03)
Objective -- It has been known that obesity and type 2 diabetes are associated with inflammation and insulin resistance and that adipose tissue contributes to insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis. Also, it was ...
Studying the Effects of Mutations on the Structures and Binding of Therapeutic Proteins Towards Improving the Engineering of Protein Functions
(2022-05-03)
The high effectiveness of proteins in biological systems is a result of their mutational histories. A single amino acid substitution, the most frequent of changes in proteins, can alter their physiochemical properties and ...