Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Wave Dynamics
(2026-04-30)
Rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs) have combustion chamber geometries that are inherently susceptible to tangential combustion instabilities. Low-amplitude pressure oscillations in the combustion chamber couple ...
Development of a Light Field Camera-Based Diagnostics Methodology for Fluid-Structure Interaction
(2026-04-30)
Traditional multi-camera FSI diagnostics are costly, complex to align, and limited by optical access, restricting their use in confined experimental settings for volumetric measurements. This dissertation introduces a ...
A Comparison of Osprey/LCModel and FSL-MRS Fitting Results from Clinical PTSD Data: Baseline Estimation and Fitting Methods with 7T fMRS
(2026-04-30)
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a powerful tool for investigating the underlying processes of brain disorders. Despite its power, there are concerns about the accuracy and reproducibility of results. These results ...
Advancing Biofloc Aquaponics: Effects of Hydraulic Configuration and Light Exposure on Microbial Dynamics, Nutrient Cycling, and System Productivity
(2026-04-30)
Growing demand for food, water scarcity, and the need for circular and resource-efficient production systems have increased interest in aquaponics as a sustainable method for simultaneous fish and crop production. By ...
Exploring Middle Grades Mathematics Teachers’ Experiences Engaging in Improvement Science to Enhance Their Instructional Practice: A Multiple-Case Study
(2026-04-29)
The purpose of this study was to explore middle grades mathematics teachers’ experiences implementing improvement science methods, including Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles (PDSA Cycles; Bryk et al., 2015) with scaffolded support ...
Black Male Administrators and Their Experiences Disciplining Black Boys
(2026-04-29)
This qualitative study examined how Black male administrators approach the discipline of Black boys through the lens of historical institutionalism. This research explored how these administrators navigated institutional ...
Quantifying Tourists’ Long Distance Destination Search Geographies: Balancing Lengths of Stay and the Time It Takes to Get There
(2026-04-29)
While research pertaining to leisure trips and their many components, such as travel
times, time at destination and travel distances exist, the relationships between them have
not been studied. The academic community has ...
Biochar-/Lignin-containing Microfibrillated Cellulose Fiber Bio-composites for Horticultural Container Applications
(2026-04-29)
Production activities in the horticulture industry mainly rely on petroleum-based plastic containers for cultivating and propagating plants because they are low-cost, absorb little water, and are structurally durable. ...
Black Administrators and Their Experiences Disciplining Black Boys
(2026-04-29)
This qualitative study examined how Black male administrators approach the discipline
of Black boys through the lens of historical institutionalism. This research explored how these
administrators navigated institutional ...
Predicting Student Achievement in the Construction Domain: Correlation of Contributing Factors Given Construction Education Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and Planned Behavior
(2026-04-29)
The construction industry continues to experience increased demand for a skilled and diverse workforce, underscoring the importance of identifying factors associated with student achievement in construction education ...
New Methods for Understanding Immune Protein Interactions
(2026-04-29)
The adaptive immune response plays an essential role in viral detection and clearance and comprises B cells, T cells, and antibodies. The collective immune response arises from a series of single binding events with high ...
Novel Antiviral Oligonucleotide Therapy for Rabies
(2026-04-29)
There are many neuropathic viruses that can cause viral encephalitis in humans that are mostly lethal and incurable. Among these viruses, zoonotic rabies virus (RABV) is invariably fatal to humans following the onset of ...
Development and Evaluation of Multiple Vaccination Strategies Against Flavobacterium covae in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(2026-04-29)
Columnaris disease, caused by Flavobacterium covae, is a principal cause of mortality in the catfish industry that can lead to several million dollars in annual production losses and is the most prevalent columnaris-causing ...
Anthropogenic Effects on Freshwater Turtles Across Life Stages
(2026-04-29)
Turtles are one of the most imperiled vertebrate taxa and in light of rapid global urbanization, habitat destruction, and climate change it is crucial to quantify relationships between anthropogenic change and turtle ...
Conservation Genomics of the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)
(2026-04-29)
The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) is a federally threatened species endemic to the southeastern Coastal Plain, where it has been extirpated from southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle. To date, genetic data ...
ASSESSING PILOT’S FITNESS TO FLY USING FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURES
(2026-04-29)
Fatigue, diminished vigilance, and burnout reduces a pilot’s flight performance potential and have long been associated with adverse outcomes, including accidents and incidents in aviation. These factors directly affect a ...
Analysis of Antimicrobial Activity of Hemolymph Derived from Salmonella Challenged Black Solider Fly Larva
(2026-04-29)
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) have gained increasing attention as a sustainable feed
ingredient in animal agriculture, not only for their nutritional value but also for their potential
functional benefits. BSFL is ...
The American Expeditionary Forces in World War I; Military Institutional Change at the Dawn of Modern Warfare
(2026-04-29)
This dissertation traces the institutional change of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as it transformed during the First World War. It argues that the AEF was a human-centric construct and therefore traces its ...
Wide Temperature Range Characterization and Compact Modeling of Transistors for Space Exploration and Quantum Computing
(2026-04-29)
This dissertation presents a comprehensive investigation into the wide-temperature-range characterization and compact modeling of advanced semiconductor devices for space exploration and quantum computing applications. At ...