Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Effects of Lithographic Parameters and Geometric Exposure Method for Corner Rounding Correction in Massively-Parallel Electron-Beam Systems for the Mask Pattern Development
(2020-07-21)
The ability of electron-beam (e-beam) lithography to transfer fine features onto a substrate
is essential in many applications where high-resolution devices need to be fabricated. However,
its low throughput has been the ...
Elucidation of the mechanism of learning and memory deficits in adolescent offspring due to prenatal cannabinoid exposure
(2020-07-21)
Cannabis is now one of the most commonly used illicit substances among pregnant and lactating women. This is particularly concerning given that developmental exposure to cannabinoids has been demonstrated to induce enduring ...
Hardy space associated with flag-type singular integrals of three parameters
(2020-07-21)
The main purpose of this thesis is to establish a Hardy space theory associated with the flag-type singular integrals on Euclidean space. This theory is a continuation of those the classical one parameter, product setting ...
Semiparametric Estimation for Integral Projection Models
(2020-07-21)
Understanding the connection between variation in climate and population dynamics of plants and animals is important for predicting the impacts of future climate change. A popular approach for studying population dynamics ...
Improving Parameter Estimation for Integral Projection Models in Fluctuating Environments
(2020-07-21)
The matrix projection model (MPM) is one of the mainstream approaches for population
and environmental dynamics in biological and ecological sciences. MPM is very popular in
modern biological sciences mainly due to its ...
Sickness Behavior and the Metabolic Demand of Immunity: Insight from a Live Bacterial Infection Model.
(2020-07-21)
Life-history theory states that animals have access to a finite amount of resources over their lifespan. These resources are allocated between growth, reproduction, and maintenance, and how these resources are allocated ...
Secondary Physical Educators’ Grading Outcomes and the Influence of the Environment
(2020-07-21)
The aim of this investigation was to deploy an ecological examination (Ecological Systems Framework) to account for the role the total school environment influences physical educator’s grading outcomes. The framework ...
A Phenomenological Study: Exploring the Career Decision-Making of Women of Color in Counselor Education
(2020-07-21)
This study uses a hermeneutic phenomenology approach coupled with critical race theory to examine the lived experiences of women of color in counselor education and their pursuit to the professoriate. Scholars have made ...
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and microbiota identified among flies and their sympatric animals
(2020-07-21)
Antimicrobial resistance is rising globally at an alarming rate as one of the most serious public health challenges. There is increasing evidence that the environment plays a major role in the development and transmission ...
On Planar Embeddings of the Knaster V Lambda-Continuum
(2020-07-21)
A\v nusi\'c, Bruin, and \v Cin\v c have asked in \cite{Anusic2} which hereditarily decomposable chainable continua (HDCC) have uncountably many mutually inequivalent planar embeddings. It was noted, as per the embedding ...
Shelf Life Validation of Marinated and Frozen Chicken Tenderloins
(2020-07-21)
It is immensely important for producers and restaurants to know the shelf life of a meat product. If a consumer eats a product that is rancid it could impact a restaurant’s reputation. The objective of this study is to ...
Real-time Monitoring of Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilm Formation Under Flow Conditions in Microfluidic Chambers
(2020-07-21)
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) causes most of life-threatening infections such as endocarditis, osteomyelitis and sepsis. Since biofilm development is often a key factor in the development of an infection of indwelling ...
From New South to Sunbelt: Greenville, South Carolina
(2020-07-21)
Greenville County, South Carolina is the Palmetto State's most populous county and exert's substantial influence on the state's politics and economy. Spaces such as Greenville have largely been omitted from the narrative ...
Students’ Satisfaction with Interactions in Online Courses at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
(2020-07-20)
Student satisfaction is an important factor when analyzing online courses. Research has shown that student interactions in online courses are linked to overall satisfaction and success in their courses. However, student ...
Allosteric modulation of human melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) by zinc and copper ions and characterization of spotted sea bass MC4R
(2020-07-20)
Since the metal ions have been shown to play an important role in regulating signal transduction of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), we investigated whether the Zn2+ and Cu2+ regulate the pharmacology of human ...
Investigation of Multicomponent Transport Phenomena in Nafion 117 and Crosslinked Polyether-based Membranes via In Situ ATR FTIR Spectroscopy
(2020-07-20)
This dissertation focuses on understanding transport and co-transport behavior for a series of species in dense, hydrated polymer membranes. The rate of solute transport through a membrane, permeability, is a fundamental ...
Raman-Spectrokinetics to Determine Structure-Reactivity Relationships in Catalytic Reactions with Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts
(2020-07-20)
The relationship between catalyst surface structure and reactivity/selectivity still represents one of the most important questions to be addressed in modern heterogeneous catalysis. Such fundamental information would allow ...
Development and Application of New Platforms for Oligonucleotide and Protein Assays
(2020-07-20)
Sensitive and rapid detection of infectious disease is becoming very significant to improve human health. We have seen that the sensitive methods often required expensive, and sophisticated instruments. Biosensors are ...
Electrochemically Triggered Interfacial Deposition/Assembly of Materials
(2020-07-20)
Presented in this Dissertation is a new electrochemical methodology for surface deposition and interfacial assembly of materials. Using ferrocene-terminated self-assembled monolayers to electrochemically recruit polyelectrolytes ...
Molecular, physiological, and organismal-level effects of thermal stress in corkscrew sea anemones Bartholomea annulata
(2020-07-20)
Changing ocean dynamics in the form of increasing seawater temperature are having drastic effects on the symbiotic relationships of coral reef cnidarians, causing them to bleach and die at increasing frequencies. Most ...