Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Motivation, Stress, and Satisfaction of Graduate Students: A Comparative Study of Student Parents and Non-Parents
(2021-07-29)
This study investigated the motivational orientation, perceived stress, and general satisfaction of student parents (i.e., students who have dependent children) and non-parents (i.e., students who do not have dependent ...
Global existence, persistence, spreading speeds, and forced waves in chemotaxis models
(2021-07-29)
Chemotaxis models are widely used to describe the movements of biological species or living organisms in response to certain chemicals in their environments. This dissertation is devoted to the study of various dynamical ...
Developing, Evaluating, and Comparing Multiple Parcel Delivery Networks Using Agent-Based Simulation
(2021-07-29)
This dissertation focuses on assessing and developing multi-tier hub-and-spoke parcel delivery networks. The multi-tier concept has been developed to enhance network performance by reducing delivery time and operational ...
Paleoseismic Investigation of the Relationship of Earthquake-Induced Liquefaction Deposits to Deformation at a Site in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
(2021-07-28)
Geophysical, geologic, and soil surveys were conducted at a site in the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ) to explore the relationship of fluvial sedimentary deposits to earthquake-induced liquefaction features, such as sand ...
Utilizing Hidden Markov Models to Classify Maneuvers and Improve Estimates of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle During High Dynamic Flight
(2021-07-28)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an increasing presence around the world; however, they can pose a threat to secure facilities. Many UAV mitigation techniques require accurate knowledge of UAV states to successfully ...
Design Guidelines for Shared Micromobility in Town and City Tourist Destinations
(2021-07-28)
Tourism that grows the regional economy relies on an adequate transportation system. Tourists usually visit multiple spots within a destination. Those who take public transit have less flexibility due to fixed routes and ...
Development of Deep Learning Models for Biomedical Applications
(2021-07-28)
Machine learning algorithms, especially deep learning architectures, have demonstrated immense potential for biomedical segmentation, often surpassing expert-level performance. For cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, ...
Disobedience and Deviance: An Empirical Categorization of Insider Cybersecurity Behaviors
(2021-07-28)
Employees pose a significant threat to organizational cybersecurity. Researchers have called for increased examination of the traits and antecedents related to poor cybersecurity compliance. The current study contributes ...
Guideline for the innovative design of an online platform for an aging society
(2021-07-28)
This study attempts to provide people with a virtual community creative platform design guideline to help aging communities solve the problem of loneliness. Retired people mentor young professionals in product design through ...
Motivational Interviewing for Weight Management among College Students
(2021-07-28)
BACKGROUND: Approximately 37% of college students are overweight or obese and the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated weight management in college students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a ...
A Quantitative Analysis of Resurgence Following Downshifts in Alternative-Reinforcer Magnitude
(2021-07-28)
Resurgence occurs when a previously reinforced and then extinguished target response increases due to changes in reinforcement conditions for an alternative response, including reductions in the magnitude of reinforcement ...
Optimization methods incorporating statistical and machine learning models in traffic safety
(2021-07-28)
In this dissertation, we investigated the optimization and statistical models regarding the safety aspects of trucking operations. A significant gap in the literature has been identified concerning the interaction between ...
Applications of Computer Vision for the Improvement of Autonomous Vehicle Design
(2021-07-28)
This dissertation approaches methods of improving autonomous vehicle design through two separate lenses. In the first study, we investigate how technological transparency can improve driver trust in artificial intelligence ...
Assessing Networks as Engines of Social Change for Women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: A Focus on Women’s Entrepreneurship Efforts
(2021-07-27)
Efforts are being made in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to increase the educational attainment of women and reduce gender inequalities. However, this has not translated into an increase in economic ...
Myelin Deficits and Intravenous Gene Therapy in Feline Sandhoff Disease
(2021-07-27)
Sandhoff Disease (SD) is a neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease (LSD) that results in the death of children before 4 years of age. Because there are no FDA-approved therapies available, current treatment strategies ...
BEHAVIOR AND CAPACITY OF THERMALLY RESTRAINED MOMENT FRAME MEMBERS DURING COMPARTMENT FIRE
(2021-07-27)
In the event of a fire hazard, structural resistance depends on the ability to resist a comprehensive set of load combinations comprising the gravity loads and the thermally induced fire loads without undergoing failure. ...
Laboratory Evaluation of Heat Exchange Between Superheated Virgin Aggregate and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Material
(2021-07-27)
The most common method of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) material processing in the production of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) in the United States is by using cold feed recycling. Superheating the virgin aggregates by hot gas ...
Copper dependent defects in mitochondria
(2021-07-27)
Wilson disease (WD) is a disease characterized by excessive copper accumulation in the liver and various other organs. In WD copper is absorbed through dietary consumption and not properly excreted from the body. Excessive ...
Applications of Stochastic Gradient Descent for Optimization of Complex Systems with Uncertainty
(2021-07-27)
The Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) method in all its variations has gained popularity with the recent progress in Machine learning. In this dissertation we implement and analyze two modifications of the SGD method. In ...
Evaluation of Cooperative Navigation Strategies with Maneuvering UAVs
(2021-07-27)
This thesis presents and evaluates cooperative navigation methods used to reduce navigation solution error growth between members of an unmanned aerial vehicle - unmanned ground vehicle (UAV-UGV) or all-UAV team when Global ...