Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Drained Residual Strength of Expansive Soils Causing Pavement Distress along Alabama Highway 5
(2019-11-15)
A segment of Alabama Highway 5 (AL-5) located in Perry County, Alabama has been experiencing severe pavement distress that is mostly caused by the behavior of soil beneath the roadway. AL-5 is a farm-to-market road that ...
Exploring the drivers of Xanthomonas population dynamics on tomato and pepper
(2019-11-15)
Bacterial leaf spot (BLS), caused by four species of Xanthomonas; X. euvesicatoria, X. vesicatoria, X. perforans, and X. gardneri, is an endemic disease of tomato and pepper in Southeastern United States and can result in ...
Efficacy and Antagonism of Pinoxaden Alone and in Combination with Other Pesticides for Annual Grass Control
(2019-11-14)
Pinoxaden is an acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) inhibiting herbicide in the phenylpyrazoline chemical family. Recently, pinoxaden was labelled for turfgrass use with a limited number of labelled susceptible weeds. ...
Phylogenetic Patterns of Diversity in Herbivorous Insects
(2019-11-14)
Herbivorous insects comprise an extraordinary amount of the world’s biodiversity, but we do not fully understand what led to the extensive diversification within this group. Popular hypotheses focus on coevolutionary ...
Improving Greenhouse Cucumber Production in De-coupled Aquaponic Systems
(2019-11-14)
Cucumbers are a major greenhouse crop, usually grown in hydroponic systems, but can be adapted to aquaponics— the integration of fish and plant production. Aquaponic production has shifted from coupled, recirculating systems ...
Synthesis of Ceria Nanomaterials to Enhance Catalytic Activity of CO Oxidation
(2019-11-14)
This thesis represents a comparative study of a series of ceria nanomaterials towards CO oxidation. Ceria particles were synthesized using microwave-assisted hydrothermal and one-step solvothermal methods, and ceria ...
A Simulation Study to Improve Customer Waiting Time in Concessions at Jordan-Hare Stadium
(2019-11-13)
Attendance of college football, as well as other live events, has been dwindling for years. To enhance the fan experience, many stadiums have been investing on renovations such as installing larger screens, and building ...
Nanofiber Inclusion and Fiber Pore Volume Potential to Affect Fundamental Filtration of NaCl Aerosols
(2019-11-12)
Sea salt aerosols are generated when the high-speed vessels travelling in the ocean collide with white caps from wake or bow of the ships. These aerosols have salt particulates ranging from 0.1 to 10 microns. These high-speed ...
Impact on Student Academic Performance of a Self-Directed Primer E-Book in a Follow-On Organic Chemistry Course
(2019-11-11)
Retention of knowledge from school courses has long been a concern of educators and administrators. Bahrick (1979) offered the general sentiment that “much of the information acquired in classrooms is lost soon after final ...
How will changes in Title II of the 2018 Farm Bill affect CRP Acreage?
(2019-11-11)
The 2018 Farm Bill, added new regulations under its conservation title that have made changes to various conservation programs. For the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental payments have been lowered to 85% of the ...
Community-Based Research: A Mixed Methods Study of the Influence of Community Educators’ Efficacy Beliefs, Program Attitudes, and Fidelity Intention on Practice
(2019-11-07)
Although the availability of evidence-based prevention and health promotion programs is on the rise, there is still much to learn about these programs once they are disseminated at the community level and in diverse ...
Selected Factors in High Schools that Affect Employment Status
(2019-11-04)
This study examined the anticipated impact of workforce education efforts and the use of career pathways for young adults during secondary and postsecondary years of education and into the workforce for all socioeconomic ...
Practical diets for Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei utilizing alternative ingredients
(2019-10-31)
Global shrimp production has steadily increased and is currently one of the primary users of fishmeal (FM). At the same time, Global fishmeal supply has reached a plateau, with demand still continuing to increase resulting ...
Topramezone for bermudagrass control and mitigation of seashore paspalum and creeping bentgrass injury with additive products
(2019-10-28)
Methods for managing bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) invasion of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) are limited. In 2016 and 2017, a field study at Auburn University evaluated ‘Tifway’ bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon ...
Test Methods and Reliability Modeling of Electronic Assemblies under High-G Shock
(2019-10-28)
Electronic systems and sub-assemblies undergo a myriad of stresses during operation in their lifetime. Electronics in consumer, aerospace and defense industries increasingly use commercial-off-the-shelf components in their ...
Use of Anova Asphalt Rejuvenator and Balanced Mix Design Principle to Improve the Performance of High-RAP Asphalt Mixtures
(2019-10-22)
The use of recycled materials like Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in asphalt mixtures is now a common practice with associated economic, social, and environmental benefits. However, asphalt mixture performance issues, ...
Abundance and Diversity of Urban Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Water Relations of the Kudzu Bug (Hemiptera: Plataspidae)
(2019-10-22)
Insect pests are heterogeneous group of organisms characterized by the fact that they damage or otherwise adversely affect people or their property. These insects cause pain, annoyance, disfigurement, emotional distress, ...
Reliability Modeling of Microelectronic Interconnections in Long-term Applications
(2019-10-17)
Solder alloy materials are used to form mechanical and electrical connections between printed circuit boards and electronic components. Enhancing the reliability of electronic assemblies is mostly dependent on the reliability ...
On the Machine Illusion
(2019-10-14)
In this work, we empirically study an emerging problem in the machine learning community, i.e., the adversarial samples. Specifically, we focus on the discussion within the realm of neural networks. The existence of ...
Effects of Piperazine Derivatives on Hippocampal and Dopaminergic Neurotransmission
(2019-10-08)
Designer Drugs are a group of psychoactive substances synthesized from chemicals to emulate the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic actions of widely used substances of abuse. A minor modification of the chemical structure ...