Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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A comparative genomics approach to identify novel inherited cancer risk variants in dogs and humans
(2021-07-19)
Dogs provide a very special and unique opportunity for novel discovery in inherited disease studies. Through breeding practices to aid in the development of specific breeds, dog breeds are a very homogenous population, ...
Hybrid Machine Learning Techniques for Manufacturing and Beyond
(2021-07-19)
This dissertation presents research performed to develop a novel soft sensor, feature space process monitoring, and domain knowledge-based path analysis for manufacturing and healthcare industries.
In recent years, as ...
Explaining Workaholism’s Effects on Work-Family Conflict: A Boundary Theory Approach
(2021-07-19)
This research examines the linking mechanisms and conditional processes underlying the
workaholism and work-family conflict relationship. Based primarily on the boundary
management literature, it was hypothesized that ...
Addressing the Limitations of Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Application of Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling
(2021-07-16)
To date, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) has been the predominant method for empirically evaluating the latent factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A voluminous CFA literature provided a strong ...
Distribution, Relative Abundance, and Habitat Association of Tallapoosa Bass Micropterus tallapoosae in the Tallapoosa River Drainage, Alabama.
(2021-07-16)
The diversity of freshwater fishes and black bass Micropterus spp. in the United States are concentrated in the southeastern region. Dams, anthropogenic land use, fragmentation, invasive species and other factors are ...
A Longitudinal Examination of Popularity and Friendship Quality as Predictors of Depression in School Children from Fall to Spring
(2021-07-16)
Although researchers have established the significant role children’s peer relationships have on their socioemotional functioning, missing from the literature is an understanding of the subsequent effects popularity has ...
Evolution of target-based resistance mechanism to acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase herbicides in Digitaria ciliaris
(2021-07-16)
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler (southern crabgrass) is an annual grass weed of the southern United States, commonly infests all crops, non-crops, and even in turf. This grass is historically controlled in both crop and ...
Modeling and Optimization of Electron-Beam Lithographic Process
(2021-07-15)
An important issue in electron-beam (e-beam) lithography is to minimize the critical dimension (CD) error and line edge roughness (LER). This dissertation presents a method to measure the CD and LER from scanning electron ...
Teacher-efficacy as a complex web: Lessons from a qualitative case study on the transition of military faculty to emergency remote teaching during COVID-19
(2021-07-15)
Although scholars have well-established the benefits of higher teacher-efficacy, the lack of literature regarding the sources and influences of these self-beliefs has led to an overly-reductionistic view of the construct. ...
Teaching Controversial Issues during a Presidential Election: Exploring How Teachers Navigated Polarized Politics in 2020
(2021-07-15)
American politics today is the culmination of historical, political, social, geographic, and economic events that have significantly impacted this country. Over the last year, America and the world have been tested to ...
Examining the Impact of Virtual Reality Integration into a Social Studies Classroom
(2021-07-15)
One of the critical roles of instructional leaders is to help teachers with technology integration. Instructional leaders should be familiar with emerging technology and understand how they can help teachers integrate new ...
Evaluation of mechanical removal rates for rehabilitating over-crowded largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides populations in Alabama small impoundments
(2021-07-15)
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides populations in small impoundments exhibit poor growth and body condition under high population densities typically found in unmanaged ponds. The effectiveness of largemouth bass harvest ...
Soil-Structure Interaction Effects on the Seismic Response of Steel Structures
(2021-07-15)
Significant earthquakes are one of the most damaging events for structures. Much research has been done to mitigate the effect of earthquakes on structures. Soil-structure interaction can have a significant impact on the ...
Deviant Followers Across Cultures: An Investigation of Destructive Leadership, Workplace Deviance, and National Context
(2021-07-15)
Despite continued scholarly and practitioner interest in destructive leadership, the field has an incomplete understanding of the relationship between destructive leadership and followers’ workplace deviance, especially ...
New computational and data-driven methods for protein homology modeling
(2021-07-14)
Threading a query protein sequence onto a library of weakly homologous structural
templates remains challenging. In light of the recent advancements in residue-residue contact
prediction technologies powered by sequence ...
Surviving Stigmatizing Sociocultural Environments: A Critical Narrative Inquiry into LGBTQ+ POC Experiences of Meaning-Making
(2021-07-14)
The purpose of this critical narrative study was to examine the lived experiences and meaning-making structures of LGBTQ+ POC as they negotiate and conceal their stigmatized social identities within sociocultural contexts. ...
Real Time Fake News Detection using Objectivity extraction and Analytics Approaches
(2021-07-14)
Fake news is playing an increasingly dominant role in spreading misinformation by influencing people's perceptions or knowledge to distort their awareness and decision-making. The growth of social media and online forums ...
Biomechanical Testing of Double Hemitenotomy for Equine Deep Digital Flexor Tendon Lengthening
(2021-07-14)
Deep digital flexor (DDF) tenotomy is performed in horses with laminitis to diminish the
force of the DDF on the third phalanx (P3) which causes P3 rotation due to loss of laminar
integrity counteracting the DDF pull. ...
End-effector Motion and Force Control for Mobile Redundant Manipulators
(2021-07-14)
Manipulators extend the application of mobile platforms, such as unmanned aerial vehicles,
underwater vehicles, and satellites. The dynamic coupling between the manipulators and
mobile base brings great challenges to the ...
Determine the Anticancer Activity and Mechanism of Overcoming Drug Resistance by Cu(DDC)2 NPs in Prostate Cancers
(2021-07-14)
Copper diethyldithiocarbamate [Cu(DDC)2] complex formed by disulfiram (DSF) and copper ions is a promising therapeutic agent for cancer treatment. However, the poor aqueous solubility of Cu(DDC)2 limited its clinical ...