Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
Now showing items 261-280 of 9366
Investigation of Ribosomal Dynamics in E.coli Using Single-molecule FRET
(2024-07-25)
Translation, the last step of gene expression, highly determines an organism’s normal function. Ribosomes are molecular motors that synthesize proteins from mRNA using amino acids carried by tRNAs. A ribosome’s mobility ...
Engineering Functional Materials from Cellulose Nanocrystals by Exploring Their Structure and Property Relationships
(2024-07-25)
The objective of this research was to utilize cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), a biobased nanomaterial, to understand their fundamental dispersion behavior and to develop CNC based films with high transparency, flexibility, ...
Exploring LEO-Aided GPS Direct Position Estimation in Degraded Signal Environments
(2024-07-25)
Due to their low received signal power, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are easily subject to radio frequency interference (RFI). Subsequently, extensive research regarding advanced receiver designs that mitigate ...
Using Functional Assessment and Mapping Tools to Evaluate Headwater Slope Wetlands in Coastal Alabama
(2024-07-24)
Headwater slope wetlands are a ubiquitous forested wetland type located at the headwaters of coastal streams in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain. There is concern that past and current coastal land use / land cover ...
Black Women and Mental Health: Establishing Effective and Culturally Supportive Therapeutic Relationships
(2024-07-24)
This phenomenological study sought to examine the lived experience of Black women who received mental health counseling. Literature has long focused on the barriers and attitudes that attributes to Black women help seeking ...
Novel Auxiliary RISE (ARISE) Robust Control Approaches for Nonsmooth or Switched Nonlinear Systems
(2024-07-24)
To deal with uncertainties in a dynamic system, many nonlinear control approaches have
been considered. Unique challenges arise from uncertainties that are bounded by constants,
which led to the development of both ...
Understanding 40Ar/39Ar Age Variations in Potassium Feldspars from Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Systems in the Miocene Yellowstone Hotspot
(2024-07-24)
The inception of the Yellowstone hotspot resulted in the Columbia River Large Igneous Province (LIP), Mid-Miocene magmatism in western North America, and numerous epithermal Au-Ag deposits in the Oregon-Idaho-Nevada region. ...
Deep Learning for Remote Sensing-Based Estimation of Water Quality Parameters
(2024-07-24)
Monitoring and assessing the characteristics of surface water is critical for managing and improving its quality. While the existing in situ measurement methods are precise, they have limitations in terms of spatial and ...
Woody Biomass Harvesting and Postharvest Management: Opportunities, Challenges, and Technological Advancements
(2024-07-24)
The growing demand for woody biomass as a renewable energy source has resulted in increased biomass production in the southeastern United States (US). This growth raises questions about the readiness and willingness of ...
Comparison of the physiology and morphology of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under semi-natural, laboratory, and wild environments
(2024-07-24)
Environment can be an incredibly impactful factor on the physiology and morphology of an animal. Research is often conducted under highly controlled laboratory conditions or in the field on wild populations. Experiments ...
Training an AI-Based Chatbot to Infer Workplace Competencies
(2024-07-24)
Competency modeling is used within a wide range of contexts within organizations such as selection, development, and promotion decisions to name a few. Assessing relevant competencies comes with its challenges; designing ...
Manufacturing Workplace Support Structures and Technology: Effects on Mental Workload, Performance, Self-Efficacy, and Social Anxiety on Both Neurotypical and ADHD Workers
(2024-07-24)
This dissertation delves into the intersection of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms, psychosocial stress, and anxiety among adult workers, particularly in the manufacturing sector, focusing on ...
Three Chapters In Applied Economics
(2024-07-24)
This dissertation comprises three chapters that address significant issues in applied
economics, focusing on energy, agricultural trade, and environmental conservation.
The first chapter, "The Impact of Small Refinery ...
To War or Not to War: Sub-Conventional Warfare’s Effects on the Likelihood of Conventional War
(2024-07-24)
As states seek to advance their interests in the international system, the threat of war is perpetually present. As a result, scholars have produced a rich body of literature that seeks to explain the causes of war. One ...
Investigation Into Measured and Modeled Illuminance in Commercial Broiler Houses Providing Natural Light
(2024-07-24)
Light is a critical factor in managing broilers, impacting their physiology and behavior in commercial poultry houses. This thesis investigates the influence of window configurations on light intensity and spatial distribution ...
The Impact of the SNAP Drug Felon Ban on SNAP Caseloads: A State-Level Analysis
(2024-07-24)
The late twentieth century ushered in a new era of mass incarceration and increases in non-violent, drug-related arrests in the United States (Diaz Pascual, 2021). This was accompanied by sweeping reductions of welfare ...
Exploring the Indirect Effect of Adolescents’ Intentions: Impacts of the Personal Responsibility Education Program on Sexual Health Indicators and Relationship Advocacy
(2024-07-24)
Research suggests that rates of unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and HIV are higher in the southern states as compared to other regions. Comprehensive sex education (CSE) has gained much attention ...
Advancing Online Hate Speech Detection Using External Features and Large Language Models
(2024-07-24)
Social media is a concept developed to link people and make the globe smaller. But it has recently developed into a center for hateful posts that target different people and communities. As a result, there are more events ...
Conservation genetics of two critically imperiled freshwater mussels
(2024-07-24)
North America is a hotspot of freshwater mussel diversity. However, over the last century many anthropogenic stressors have led to substantial declines of freshwater mussels of the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae ...
The Characteristics and Interactions of Mixed Pyrophyte and Mesophyte Litter Fuel Beds
(2024-07-24)
Oak trees are of great ecological and economic importance in the southeastern United States. These trees are being replaced through the mesophication process, presenting a major risk to regional ecosystems. This study ...