Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Exploring the Impact of Depression on Caregiver-Report of Child Behavior in a Court Ordered Sample
(2021-04-21)
The current study analyzed evidence for a possible depression-abuse distortion in maternal perception of child problematic behavior within a sample of court ordered families. Pre-treatment parent-child behavioral observation ...
Subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, colony behavior and population dynamic changes under conditions of exposure to chitin synthesis inhibitor bait
(2021-04-21)
This thesis entitled, “Subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, colony behavior and population dynamic changes under conditions of exposure to chitin synthesis inhibitor bait”, explores key components involved in ...
Compelled to work or forced to? An examination of intraindividual variability in workaholism and the moderating role of challenge / hindrance stressors on positive and negative spillover
(2021-04-21)
While the construct of workaholism has received significant attention in the management and psychology literature, the current conceptualization views workaholism as a trait that is stable over time. This study seeks to ...
Evaluating Juvenile Mental Health Courts as Complex Adaptive Systems: A Mixed Method, Multimodal Program Evaluation Toolkit and Validation Protocol
(2021-04-21)
Significant interest remains in the development and expansion of specialty court programs for adult and juvenile offenders (Wexler and Winick 1991; Wexler 1995; Goin 2004; Munetz and Griffin 2006). However, the adult mental ...
Engineered Colorectal Cancer Tissues Employing Patient-derived Cells for Recapitulating the Tumor Microenvironment
(2021-04-21)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third most prevalent cancer and the third-highest cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women in the United States. The development of pre-clinical CRC models is vital for ...
Stabilization Strategies for Preventing Secondary Reactions During Lignin Depolymerization and Valorization
(2021-04-20)
Lignin-derived phenolic and aromatic monomers are rapidly being recognized as forerunners in the race to make sustainable biopolymers that can fulfill the world’s demands for materials in the future. However, lignin being ...
Activation Functions as Parameters for Improved Deep Learning
(2021-04-20)
Neural networks have evolved into strong and dependable machine learning systems. Practitioners and researchers using them have at their disposal many tuning levers for achieving successful learning. A key task is selecting ...
Analysis of xenoestrogen effects in the male rat gonad
(2021-04-20)
Naturally occurring estrogenic chemicals existing in food such as soybeans and synthetic xenoestrogens, termed Xenoestrogens, contaminating food and water sources have become issues of public health interest. The concern ...
Angiotensin II-Driven Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation in the Maintenance of Hypertension
(2021-04-20)
Hypertension, one of the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors, exhibits numerous pathophysiologies and is typically attributed to dysregulation of the cardiovascular, renal, and/or central nervous systems (CNS). ...
Valorization of Lignocellulosic Materials - Designing, Synthesis, and Processing of Functional Polymer Nanocomposites
(2021-04-20)
The objective of this research is to valorize lignocellulosic materials obtained from kraft pulp and paper industry for functional applications through design, synthesis, and processing of their nanocomposites. The ...
An analysis of social-ecological elements influence on weight gain in children from Alabama.
(2021-04-20)
Childhood obesity generally tracks through the life course of an individual and is related to the increased risk of metabolic and chronic disease later in life. Additionally, excess weight during childhood increases chances ...
Experimental and theoretical characterization of thermal behavior of large format pouch type lithium-ion battery
(2021-04-20)
Fundamental understanding of the heat generation process of lithium-ion batteries during operations is crucial for securing lifespan and safety by the cost-effective and efficient design of thermal management systems. Heat ...
Production of Engineered Cardiac Tissue from Encapsulated hiPSCs for Scale-up Studies and Drug-Testing
(2021-04-19)
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, causing a global health and financial burden. The first chapter of this dissertation highlights the needs for scalable, clinically relevant production of human ...
Establishment of 3D hiPSC cardiac differentiation platforms to investigate congenital heart disease
(2021-04-19)
Cardiac tissue engineering shows great potential for alleviating some of the immense burden of cardiovascular disease. The introduction of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) in 2007 led to a paradigm shift in ...
Sorry, Mario, but Our Better Representations of Women are in Another Video Game: A Qualitative Study on Women’s Perspective of Women Video Game Characters
(2021-04-19)
The representations of women characters in video games have always been scrutinized for their stereotyped and sexualized appearance by scholars and gamers. Yet these arguments have not focused enough on the players that ...
A Person-Context Look at UPB and CWB: How Narcissism and Competitive (Cooperative) Organizational Context Influence Willingness to Engage in Unethical Behavior
(2021-04-19)
Previous research has indicated that narcissism functions as a positive predictor of counterproductive work behavior (CWB). However, research on moderators of the relationship between narcissism and unethical behavior in ...
Soybean Phenotypic Variation Under High Night Temperature Stress
(2021-04-19)
Soybean is the fourth most important commodity crop globally grown on over 83.1 million acres in the United States. Crop yield is required to increase a 50% to satisfy the demand of a growing population that will increase ...
Evaluation of Warm-Season Annuals for Livestock Production
(2021-04-19)
Warm-season forages are high yielding and can have high nutritive value, providing producers with an ideal option during the months in which cool-season forages are not productive. Two, 2-year small plot studies were ...
The Interactive effect of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Attentional Control, and Cognitive Load on Threat-Related Attentional Bias
(2021-04-19)
Theory and empirical evidence suggest that those with higher posttraumatic stress (PTS)
symptoms and better attentional control (i.e., the strategic control of higher-order executive
attention in regulating bottom-up, ...
Synthesis and Characterization of Garnet-Type Li7La3Zr2O12 Solid Electrolyte Materials
(2021-04-19)
Garnet-type Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) has attracted much attention because of its promising properties for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, such as high ionic conductivity of 3×10-4 S/cm at 25℃, good chemical stability ...