Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Quantifying the Fatigue Damage Accumulation in Bridges
(2019-12-05)
Many of the existing bridges in the United States were built during the interstate era and are reaching the end of their life cycle. Traffic-induced loadings are one of the primary factors affecting the service and fatigue ...
Development and characterization of paired in vivo and in vitro models to examine obesity-linked colorectal cancer
(2019-12-05)
Currently, obesity has become a global issue and is referred to as an epidemic. Contemporarily, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cause of cancer-associated death worldwide. Several epidemiological studies ...
Metrology and Characterization of Electrically Conductive Filaments (ECF) for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM).
(2019-12-05)
Current electronics manufacturing is composed of several processes, usually with a high energy, space and knowledge footprint costs to produce a working product. The product is assembled from subcomponents such as the PCB, ...
True Random Number Generation from a High Frequency Chaotic Jerk Circuit
(2019-12-05)
Shown in this work is a method for true random number generation by directly sampling
a high frequency chaotic jerk circuit. A method for determination of the maximum Lyapunov
exponent, and thus the maximum bit rate for ...
Removal of Uranium(VI) in Contaminated Water Using Iron Based Nanoparticles and Simultaneous Adsorption of Uranium(VI) and 2-Chlorophenol by Activated Carbon Fiber supported Titanate Nanotubes
(2019-12-05)
Uranium is one of the most detected radionuclides in aquatic systems. Reductive immobilization and adsorption have been commonly practiced to remove uranium from water. In this study, CMC-stabilized iron sulfide (FeS) ...
A New Class of Adsorptive Photocatalysts for Enhanced Adsorption and Destruction of 4-chlorophenol and perfluorooctanoic acid
(2019-12-05)
Four novel Ti-based adsorptive photocatalysts, namely titanate nanosheets (TNS), graphene grafted titania/titanate nanosheets (G/TNS), activated carbon modified titanate nanotubes (TNTs@AC), and iron doped, activated carbon ...
The Role of Information Networks in the Federal System: School Nutrition and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
(2019-12-05)
Actors, both inside and outside of government, play prominent roles in policy implementation of federal system. Utilizing information networks and structural mechanisms, these actors influence, shape, and implement federal ...
Novel Analgesics and the Impact of Route of Administration in the Horse
(2019-12-05)
primary goal of this dissertation was to describe the disposition of novel analgesics and the impact of their administration on the equine patient. In order to support this aim, a novel, non-septic, transient model of ...
Thermal Modeling and Simulation of Metals Additive Manufacturing
(2019-12-05)
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables a layer-wise approach to near-net shape fabrication of three-dimensional computer aided designs. In powder-metal-based AM processes, such as directed energy deposition (DED) and laser-powder ...
Antibody-Immobilized Cellulose Nanocrystals for the Detection of Cancer Biomarkers
(2019-12-05)
Naturally derived anisotropic nanomaterials such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are an intriguing material for biosensors due to their exceptional mechanical properties, nanoscale structure, and sustainability. However, ...
Soft Video Delivery by Metadata Reduction over LTE
(2019-12-05)
New methods for media delivery, specifically video, have become increasingly important
over the past decade. Along with increased user need for video streaming, video is now a majority
of the traffic on the internet. In ...
Molecular dynamics studies of phase transition of n-alkanes mixtures, coupling-decoupling mechanism affecting thermal interfacial conductance of n-alkanes and Fokker-Planck theory of lattice thermal conductivity of crystalline solids
(2019-12-05)
Renewable energy sources, such as solar energy or geothermal energy, are promising to complement or even substitute unsustainable fossil fuel energy sources in direct thermal energy utilization. The requirement of a reliable ...
Examining the Physiological Effects of a SIT and Resistance Training Intervention on Sedentary Women with Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors
(2019-12-05)
This study assessed the effects of a 10-week sprint interval training (SIT) and resistance training (RT) intervention on waist circumference (WC), blood pressure (BP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglycerides (TG), ...
Examining the metabolic, physiologic and chronobiologic effects of Western diet-induced obesity in a mouse model
(2019-12-05)
Obesity is a major public health concern that can result from consuming a Western diet (WD), characterized by a diet high in fat and sugar, including sugar sweetened beverages. A proposed treatment for WD-induced obesity ...
Investigating Social Exchange Relationships in Organizations: The Neglected Role of Gratitude
(2019-12-05)
The study of gratitude has been missing from the literature of social exchange relationships in organizations. The present study aims to investigate the role of gratitude in social exchange processes within organizational ...
Comprehensive utilization of microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) and the application of its product
(2019-12-05)
Rapid growth, fixation of carbon dioxide, and little competition with food plus some species possessing high lipid content make microalgae a suitable feedstock to produce biodiesel. However, high cost related to dehydration, ...
An analysis of sediment provenance for Carboniferous sandstones in the Ouachita-Arkoma Basin based on detrital muscovite 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and sediment composition
(2019-12-04)
The Arkoma-Ouachita Basin of southeast Oklahoma and central Arkansas, part of the vast Appalachian-Ouachita foreland system, evolved from a passive margin deep-water remnant ocean basin (Ouachita) between Laurentia and ...
Causes and consequences of ecological gradients in southwestern Appalachian streams of Alabama: insights from fish, fish parasite, benthic macroinvertebrate, and crayfish assemblages
(2019-12-02)
Biodiversity in freshwaters is highly threatened by short-term and long-term anthropogenic impacts such as landuse-landcover change (e.g., resource extraction, urbanization) and climate change, respectively. One complication ...
The Face Value of Femininity- An Assessment of the Perceptions of Femininity in the Workplace
(2019-12-02)
The perception of femininity in the workplace has traditionally been viewed negatively by the general public. While many perceive femininity in the workplace as being unprofessional, changing generational values suggest a ...
Analysis of Subsurface Geology, including the Parautochthonous Breccias, Flynn Creek Impact Structure, Tennessee
(2019-12-02)
The present study concerns the Flynn Creek impact structure, Tennessee, which is estimated to have formed approximately 382 million years ago in a shallow marine environment. The present crater is about 3.8 km in diameter ...