Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Venom allergen-like protein diversification in flatworms
(2019-07-16)
Flatworm Venom Allergen-like Proteins (VAPs) modulate mammalian and avian host immune responses, but their evolutionary origins and functions within symbioses (especially parasitism) remain poorly studied. Previous studies ...
Developing Human Capital through Apprenticeships: A Post-Intentional Phenomenological Study of an Insurance Industry Learning Model
(2019-07-16)
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore a dual-training apprenticeship program in the United States (U.S.) insurance industry through the shared lived experience of adult participants. The ...
Aerodynamic Analysis of a Morphing Wing Using Vorticity Based Solver
(2019-07-16)
This study addresses an efficient approach to analyzing Variable Camber continuous trailing edge flaps (VCCTEF) wings, which mimics the concept of morphing or shape changing wings. The validation model used in this research ...
Rapid and efficient synthesis of core-shell nano formulation and nanoparticles using 3D printed microfluidic reactor
(2019-07-16)
Synthesize the core/shell nanoparticles by using 3d printed micrefluidics and do some nano formulation.
Molecular Basis of the Role of Calcium in Xylella fastidiosa Infection Process
(2019-07-16)
Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-limited bacterial phytopathogen, is the causal agent of devastating diseases on many economically important plants worldwide. During plant infection, X. fastidiosa modifies the mineral content ...
Characterizing a new activity of glutathione in the regulation of redox metabolic pathways
(2019-07-16)
As sessile organisms, plants employ an intricate signaling network to interconnect and orchestrate multiple layers of defense mechanism to overcome environmental stresses. In this sense, cyclophilins (CYPs) belong to a ...
Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) on Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Cultivated Peanut
(2019-07-16)
The peanut root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne arenaria, is one of the major soil-borne pests for peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). It causes economic losses in the production of peanut in the southeastern region, especially in ...
Microcapsule based self-healing for 3D printed polymer composites
(2019-07-16)
Polymer composites are widely used in many industries due to their superior properties. Many of these composites are 3D printed to allow for greater customization and control over the properties. However, the replacement ...
Resistance to Meloidogyne incognita Induced by Bacillus spp.
(2019-07-16)
Meloidogyne incognita race 3 is a major pest of hundreds of susceptible plant hosts around the world. Biological control agents are one management strategy that can be employed against this nematode. The goal of this ...
Tableware Design according to the Physical Environment
(2019-07-16)
Food and water are the most essential things in our daily life. We eat and drink several times a day, which means we use tableware several times through the day. People either eat at home or dine out with friends or families. ...
Evaluating Remote Sensing and Prescribed Fire Methods to Aid in the Restoration of Bottomland Hardwood Forests Invaded by Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)
(2019-07-16)
Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.) is an invasive shrub with a wide distribution outside its native Southeast Asia range. It is particularly common and problematic in the southeastern U.S., where researchers have ...
Effects of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills Intervention on Adolescents' Social Functioning
(2019-07-15)
he Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS; Laugeson, Frankel, Gantman, Dillon, & Mogil, 2012) is a manualized parent-assisted social-skills intervention for adolescents with autism spectrum ...
Guidelines to Help Designers Incorporate the Parent-Child Factors into Toy Design
(2019-07-15)
It is reported by the Toy Industry Association that there is a huge toy market in the global market. The total revenue of the global toy market has increased from 78 billion dollars in 2007 to 89 billion dollars in 2017. ...
Provenance of a boulder-bearing impact breccia from surface outcrops and a drill-core from the Wetumpka Impact Structure, Elmore County, Alabama
(2019-07-15)
The Wetumpka crater is a shallow marine impact structure located in the Elmore County, Alabama. The impact event occurred at approximately 85 Ma, during Late Cretaceous. The target was a shallow marine environment with a ...
Effects of Thermal Stress on Unionid Glochidia and Rising Salinity on Adult Unionid Mussels
(2019-07-15)
Unionid mussels are considered keystone species however, they are the most imperiled group of organisms in North America. Implications from changing thermal and salinity regimes are of particular interest due to potential ...
Home Range, Activity, Movement, and Habitat Selection of the Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) in the Bankhead National Forest, Alabama
(2019-07-15)
The Flattened Musk Turtle, Sternotherus depressus, is an imperiled aquatic species endemic to the Upper Black Warrior watershed in Alabama. As one of the most understudied turtles in the United States, little is known about ...
Movement and Fate of Stocked Rainbow Trout in an Alabama Tailwater
(2019-07-15)
Hypolimnetic discharge from reservoirs in the southern U.S. provides water temperatures cold enough to support Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss fisheries in regions where they otherwise could not exist. The Sipsey Fork ...
Taxonomy and Systematics of Early Lineage Fish Blood Flukes (Digenea: Aporocotylidae)
(2019-07-15)
The monophyletic fish blood flukes (Platyhelminthes: Digenea: Aporocotylidae Odhner, 1912) comprise ~166 species assigned to 40 genera infecting freshwater, marine, and estuarine fishes. They are occasional pathogens of ...
Evaluation of a Trivalent Vaccine for Aeromonas hydrophila, Flavobacterium columnare, and Edwardsiella ictaluri Using In-pond Raceway Systems in West Alabama
(2019-07-15)
A trivalent vaccine, for virulent Aeromonas hydrophila, Flavobacterium columnare, and Edwardsiella ictaluri, was tested using in-pond raceway systems (IPRS) located in three active commercial catfish ponds. The goal of ...
Sensing, Classifying Movements, and Actuation of Biomimetic Robots
(2019-07-15)
Human skeletal muscle motion is a complex electrical, chemical, and mechanical process. The electrical, or electromyography, signal originates from the brain and travels to the muscle initiating the contraction of the ...