Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Structure-function relationship of human melanocortin-4 receptor and characterization of fish neural melanocortin receptors
(2019-07-19)
The neural melanocortin receptors, including melanocortin-3 and -4 receptors (MC3R and MC4R), are two important factors in regulation of energy homeostasis. MC3R primarily regulates feed efficiency and nutrient partitioning, ...
An Inclusive Design Guideline for Designing Elderly Friendly Smart Home Control Device
(2019-07-19)
Concerns related to age and aging of older people has been lingering around many people’s minds, especially for the older adults who are about to enter their young-old stage of life or already experiencing the physical and ...
Electron Propagator Theory: Fourth Order Diagrams, Composite Approach and Application to Anions, Superhalides and Double–Rydberg Anions
(2019-07-19)
The Electron Propagator Theory is useful for calculating vertical electron detachment energies and Dyson orbitals of neutral molecules and anions. The Electron Propagator Theory is a second quantization method that can be ...
Characterization and differentiation of bacteria by hyperspectral analysis
(2019-07-19)
Characterization and differentiation of microorganisms by hyperspectral analysis is a promising alternative to conventional techniques in clinical, food, and environmental microbiology to be used as a rapid, non-destructive ...
Biomechanical Implications of Performance Garments During the Overhead Throw Among Female Athletes
(2019-07-18)
The overhead throw is a dynamic motion that requires sequential movements of segments throughout the kinetic chain to efficiently deliver a ball to a specified target. Alterations throughout the kinetic chain often result ...
An experimental investigation of semi-automatic generation of concept maps from textbooks
(2019-07-18)
A concept map is a useful tool to organize and structure unstructured data, in this case, the information contained in a textbook. In education, a concept map can be used to set learning goals, monitor progress and visualize ...
Reception of Human Odorants and Their Chemical Antagonists in the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti
(2019-07-18)
The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) is a vector of several tropical diseases, including yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika fever, and chikungunya. Mosquitoes use multiple cues such as CO2, ...
Performance of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Structures When Subjected to Passive Forces
(2019-07-18)
Mechanically stabilized earth structures are increasing in popularity due to their relative ease of construction and favorable performance. Current mechanically stabilized earth designs consider only active pressures ...
Phase transition for fractional stochastic partial differential equations in a bounded domain
(2019-07-18)
In this dissertation, we study several stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) in the open and bounded domain $D$, subset of $\mathbb{R}^d$ for $d\geq 1$, driven by a multiplicative noise. We are interested in ...
microRNA as Predictive Biomarkers of Canine Mammary Tumors
(2019-07-18)
Canine mammary tumors (CMT) are one of the most common forms of cancer in intact female dogs. CMTs share clinical, epidemiologic, and genetic features with women with breast cancer (BC). BC and CMT cells have altered ...
Advances in Electronic Chaotic Oscillators with Applications in Communication Systems and Radar System
(2019-07-18)
Chaos theory is an emerging topic in electronics due to some of the inherent properties that
can be considered advantageous in particular applications. Some of these properties include
topological mixing, continuous power ...
Differential Effects of Niacin on Adipose Tissue Inflammation, Hepatic Function, and Gut Microbiota Composition in C57BL/6J and B6129SF2/J Mice
(2019-07-18)
Background. Obesity is associated with adipose tissue inflammation, development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and altered gut microbiota composition. Niacin is beneficial in inhibiting obesity-associated ...
Application Of Neural Network On PLC-based Automation Systems For Better Fault Tolerance And Error Detection
(2019-07-18)
Neural networks have a wide range of applications such as building complex equations using the input and output characteristics of functions, predictions of outputs, error detections, monitoring complex systems, etc. Neural ...
Rainbow Cycle Forbidding Edge Colorings
(2019-07-18)
It is well known that K_n can be edge colored using n-1 colors in order to avoid rainbow cycles; moreover, this is the maximum number of colors possible. We call such an edge coloring a JL-coloring. In previous work it has ...
Three Essays on Asset Management and Financial Institutions
(2019-07-18)
In Chapter 1, we investigate the role of mutual fund flows in incorporating market sentiment into asset prices. We show that retail investors adjust their investments among mutual fund categories in response to changes in ...
Properties of Iron-Sulfur Clusters in Heterodisulfide Reductase
(2019-07-17)
Global warming is a continuing crisis today. It has caused great damage to our planet and health. One of the leading causes of this issue originates from humans releasing an enormous amount of greenhouse gases into the ...
Framework for user sentiment analysis to improve the usability of applications for generation z and young adults
(2019-07-17)
Three studies were conducted to explore machine learning support of novel learning problems. The first was a study of a computer-supported online learning website, which was designed to support teachers improving their ...
Accurate Calculation of Weak Intermolecular Interactions
(2019-07-17)
A variety of weak intermolecular interactions is investigated using both high-accuracy and approximate methods. A high accuracy potential energy curve for the interaction of two krypton atoms was produced as a prerequisite ...
Phenotypic and Genetic Aspects of Fertility in Beef Heifers
(2019-07-17)
Reproductive success of a heifer’s first breeding season is highly critical to the sustainability of beef cattle production systems. Therefore, multiple management practices exist to ensure heifers are properly developed ...
Theoretical Investigation of Doped Silicon Nanomaterials Synthesis and Properties
(2019-07-16)
With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution and 5G technology era, demand for semiconducting chips is expected to increase explosively. Most semiconductor devices are produced through hundreds of stages of chemical ...