Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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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 ...
From Data to Decisions: Development of Surrogate Models for Process Optimization
(2022-07-27)
Surrogate models are used to map input data to output data when the actual relationship between the two is unknown or computationally expensive to evaluate (Han & Zhang, 2012). Surrogate models can also be constructed for ...
Genome-wide DNA Methylation and Transcriptome-wide Responses to a Bout of Higher- Versus Lower-load Resistance Training in Previously Trained Men
(2022-07-27)
We sought to determine how genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome responses in skeletal muscle differed between one bout of lower-load versus higher-load resistance exercise. Previously trained college-aged males ...
3D printing of electroactive polymers
(2022-07-27)
Electroactive polymers (EAPs) can deform under the stimulation of electric field. EAPs have wide applications in fabricating actuators, artificial muscles, wearable displays, flexible supercapacitors, and batteries. However, ...
An investigation of work values, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among hospitality employees of different generations
(2022-07-27)
The purpose of this research was to investigate the differences in work values, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among four generational cohort (i.e., Baby Boomer, Generation X, Millennial, and Generation ...
Teaching Diverse Content, Musical Genres/Styles: A Survey of Secondary-Level Choral Directors’ Preparation, Training, Comfort, and Programming Practices
(2022-07-27)
Abstract
Changing U.S. demographics and the multitude of cultures makes it imperative that young educators prepare to meet all students’ learning needs. Seeking knowledge about students’ cultures is vital for their success ...
Synthetic Optimization and Electrochemical Studies of Delafossite CuCrO2 for Solar Energy Conversion and Storage Applications
(2022-07-27)
Metal oxides have been of great importance to the development of new energy conversion and storage technologies including heterojunction solar cells and Li-ion batteries. P-type delafossite CuCrO2 is a metal oxide which ...
Resource Allocation for Next Generation Wireless Networks
(2022-07-27)
The rapid development of various emerging applications, such as machine learning, virtual reality, and internet-of-things (IoT) brought massive data traffic. Next generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to support ...
Entrepreneurial Impostor Phenomenon
(2022-07-27)
Entrepreneurs are frequently considered confident, overconfident, or even hubristic. However, little is known about what happens when entrepreneurs feel like they do not belong in the entrepreneurship space. My dissertation ...
Gene Expression and Development of the Air-breathing Organs (ABO) in Asian Catfish and Transfer of Putative ABO Transgenes into Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(2022-07-27)
Tra catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) are two freshwater air-breathing Asian species that belong to the order Siluriformes. Tra catfish have a swimbladder, whereas bighead ...
Application of Geospatial Methodologies to Elucidate Honey bee (Apis mellifera) Colony Loss
(2022-07-27)
Geospatial methods can be used in a wide variety of applications to elucidate interactions among variables across space and time and at various spatial scales. The identification of spatial trends is a foundational element ...
Three Essays in Applied Microeconometrics
(2022-07-27)
For the first chapter, past literature has shown that 1970 amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA) led to significant reduction in air pollution early 1970s, and that it had positive infant health consequences for the cohorts ...
Enabling Oxide Dispersion Strengthening via In-situ Reaction During Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing: Methods and Mechanisms
(2022-07-27)
Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels have continuously attracted interest over the past few decades for their potential applications in fission and fusion nuclear systems, high-temperature heat exchangers, and gas ...
On the Robustness and Privacy of Distributed Machine Learning
(2022-07-26)
Machine learning has recently gained tremendous interest due to its capabilities in producing predictive models in a wide variety of applications, such as objective detection and recommendation services. Meanwhile, the ...
A Preliminary Study of the Impact of Service Dogs on People with Physical Disabilities: Activities of Daily Living, Social Connectedness, Employment, and Quality of Life
(2022-07-26)
The use of service dogs as a holistic intervention for individuals with physical disabilities has increased in the past few decades. There is a relatively new body of research that demonstrates that service dogs positively ...
Characterizing Brain Entropy During a Face-Name Paired Association Task
(2022-07-26)
Brain entropy analysis – a measure of the unpredictability of a physiological time series - has gained attention as a measure of the complexity of brain activity in functional neuroimaging research. Investigations of ...
Devolution and Policy Change in the Gulf of Mexico: Red Snapper Management
(2022-07-26)
In 2020, American states were given management authority for Lutjanus campechanus (northern red snapper) in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico through Amendment 50 to the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fishery Management Plan. This ...
Collaborative Simultaneous Tracking and Navigation with Low Earth Orbit Satellite Signals of Opportunity and Inertial Navigation System
(2022-07-26)
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