Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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An investigation of the mitochondria as a potential source of racial differences in reactive oxygen species production and cellular respiration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy adults
(2022-04-11)
Background: Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) adults exhibit a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to Non-Hispanic White (NHW) adults. Vascular oxidative stress may be one contributing factor to these racial ...
Technology Use in Instrumental Practicing: A Mixed Methods Study of Middle School Band Students
(2022-04-11)
Deliberate, thoughtful, and structured practice is critical to developing proper skills on an instrument (Barry & McArthur, 1994; Byo & Cassidy, 2008; Duke et al., 2009; Hallam, 2001a; Lehmann & Ericsson, 1996; Miksza, ...
Professional Learning Communities: An Examination of 21st Century and Traditional Facility Designs
(2022-04-08)
Today’s educational structures require teachers to move from isolation to collaboration to improve knowledge, skills, and instructional practices for effective teaching and learning. To do this, many schools across the ...
Three Studies of Shared Digital Labs: The Role of Trust in Business and Maturity Model Development
(2022-04-06)
Laboratories (labs) complement theoretical teaching/learning content in STEM subjects to promote understanding with practical knowledge and experience. However, these labs are typically expensive and available only to local ...
Intraspecific variation in coral reproductive output and symbiont community structure following a thermal bleaching event
(2022-04-04)
Marine heatwaves and associated bleaching events are projected to increase in frequency and severity in the future, imperiling charismatic ecosystems such as coral reefs. Although mass bleaching events are often accompanied ...
Propeller Design and Optimization Using a Robust Genetic Algorithm and a Computationally Efficient Solver
(2022-03-28)
A computationally efficient and reliable propeller design tool has been constructed using an advanced real coded Genetic Algorithm (GA) and a mid-fidelity potential flow solver. The GA constructs a population of propeller ...
Toxicity and Physiological Effects of Essential Oil Components against the German Cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.) (Ectobiidae)
(2022-03-24)
The overarching goal of this research is to extend the scholarship on and provide new evidence that rationalizes the inclusion of low toxicity, plant-based essential oils (EOs), and their components (EOCs) into integrated ...
Exploiting Power-Up State of Latches as Hardware Security Primitives: PUF, TRNG and Recycled IC Detection
(2022-03-22)
Over the last two decades, hardware security has become more and more important and became a hot topic in both academia and industry. Threats seen on cyber-infrastructure and electronic devices are becoming more and more ...
New Statistical Learning for Next-Generation Functional Data and Spatial Data
(2022-03-18)
Advancements of modern technology have enabled the collection of sophisticated, high-dimensional data sets, such as 3D images, high dimensional data and other objects living in a functional space. As such, boosting the ...
Outcomes Associated with Teacher-Guided Indoor Preschool Physical Activity Interventions
(2022-03-08)
In the United States, preschool-aged children are not meeting age specific physical activity recommendations (1-3, 42, 82, 83) and spending a large portion of their days sedentary (4, 27). Minority children living in ...
Empirical Evidence of the Consequences of Bad Smells in Software
(2022-03-08)
A “smell” is a property of software source code that indicates a deeper problem. Smells do not necessarily affect the code at the immediate point in time but are thought to cause problems during a later phase of the ...
Mixed Infection in Tomato Plants by Dominant Bacterial Spot Pathogen and the Co-occurring Bacterial Species
(2022-03-08)
Pathogen dynamics can be altered by co-occurring pathogenic or opportunistic entities inhabiting the same host species. Mixed infection or co-infection caused by multiple pathogenic strains are common in nature. However, ...
Population genomics and geospatial tools to inform management and research priorities for non-marine molluscs
(2022-03-07)
Non-marine molluscs comprise a large portion of biodiversity on Earth. However, they are among the most understudied and imperiled groups globally. As such, there is a pressing need to fill knowledge gaps regarding fundamental ...
Design and Calibration of Stress Sensors on 4H-SiC
(2022-03-07)
Stresses in electronic packages due to thermal and mechanical loadings can cause premature mechanical failures such as fracture of die, severing of connections, die bond failure, solder fatigue, and encapsulant cracking. ...
Training the Emerging Pilot Workforce: Does Generation and Gender Influence Curriculum Development?
(2022-03-04)
This study investigated the learning styles of pilots and non-pilots and then focused on the gender and generational differences among the pilots surveyed. Invitations to participate in an anonymous online Qualtrics survey ...
Categorization of Coast Guard Aviation Mishaps Following Aircraft Model Transitions: A Natural Language Processing Approach
(2022-03-03)
Aircraft model transitions at United States Coast Guard (USCG) air stations present a unique, and often hidden, set of hazards that may only be identified through reported mishaps. Although all USCG aviation mishaps are ...
Investigation of Precise Relative Positioning through Varying Equipment Grades
(2022-02-22)
In this thesis, three methodologies are investigated in order to provide precise relative positioning knowledge between two dynamic platforms as equipment grade is varied. Two methods are integrated into the real-time ...
Incorporating drought and marker associated traits into the DSSAT model
(2022-02-21)
Most agronomic traits are genetically complex and often show genotype × environment (G × E) interactions which complicate selection and slows down the breeding progress. As model parameters can represent certain genetic ...
On optimal pooling of renewable energy sources through risk-averse portfolio optimization methods
(2022-02-17)
This dissertation investigates approaches to achieve optimal pooling of renewable energy sources through risk-averse portfolio optimization methods. The first chapter aims at evaluating the potential for an approach targeted ...
Evaluation of Statistical and Machine Learning Methods on Predicting One-way Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams
(2022-02-10)
It is a well-known fact that predicting shear strength of concrete beams is a very complex topic. The traditional approach is to assume that the shear strength is the sum of the concrete contribution (Vc) and the shear ...