Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Fermentation Characteristics of Different Cool-Season Annuals With or Without Silage Inoculant
(2019-11-19)
Feed and forage costs make up the greatest portion of costs for beef cattle operations in the Southeast. In the Southeast, the most common method of preserving forages for the winter months is dry hay. Dry hay can be ...
Radish Cover Crop Growth and Compaction Alleviation Potential in Southeastern Coastal Plain Soils
(2019-11-19)
Soil compaction in the form of hardpans often restricts cash crop root growth in the southeastern U.S., reducing plant vigor and yield potential for crops with deep taproots such as cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Planting ...
Beyond the Skin: How African American Women Senior Administrators Describe Their Experiences of Developing an Authentic Leadership Style
(2019-11-18)
Using a qualitative multiple case study approach, this dissertation study seeks to examine how African American women in senior administrator roles at a member institution of the Association of Public and Land-Grant ...
Effect of air and root-zone temperatures on growth and quality of indoor hydroponic lettuce
(2019-11-18)
An experiment was conducted in an environmental control chamber to determine the effects of air and root-zone temperature on growth of hydroponic lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. ‘Rex’). For each replication, lettuce seeds ...
Guidelines for Designing Non-Electric Kitchen Tools for Enhanced Pleasurability
(2019-11-18)
Today, meeting the spiritual solace has become the top priority of customer needs. The kitchen is always a happening place because it is the heart of the home. Kitchen tools have an important role in making the experience ...
User Displacement Estimation in Indoor Environments with Smartphone using Runge-Kutta Method
(2019-11-18)
Estimating user position in indoor environments relative to the indoor space is a challenging problem. Especially when it must be obtained without infrastructure or any added costs to install the system. User displacement ...
Improving Romaine Lettuce Production in Greenhouse Hydroponic Systems
(2019-11-18)
Due to the high temperature and humidity in the Southeastern U.S. in summer, lettuce grows too fast in the greenhouse hydroponic system. Tipburn and bolting occur severely, damaging lettuce market value. Previous studies ...
Analysis of gamete interactions, maternal, and paternal effects for improving hybrid catfish aquaculture
(2019-11-18)
Hatchery techniques and technologies have evolved to make the large-scale production of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) × blue catfish (I. furcatus) hybrids viable and profitable, but there are still reproductive ...
Low Latency Queuing Control in Extendable Mobile Ad-hoc Network Emulator (EMANE)
(2019-11-18)
A variation packets delay which is also called packet jitter causes packet loss and delay. When jitter happens to stream video, users suffer an annoying freezes which results in user unpleasant. The solution for reducing ...
Dispersal of Pederson cleaner shrimp among host sea anemones: Impacts of shrimp body size and social group interactions
(2019-11-18)
Pederson shrimp Ancylomenes pedersoni are the most common cleaners of reef fishes in the Caribbean Sea. They also are obligate associates of sea anemones, especially corkscrew anemones Bartholomea annulata; together these ...
Forage Production Characteristics and Performance of Growing Beef Heifers Grazing Native Warm-Season Grass Mixtures
(2019-11-18)
A 2-yr study was conducted at Black Belt Research and Extension Center in Marion Junction, AL to evaluate the effect of nitrogen (N) fertilizer application rate on forage production, nutritive value, sward characteristics, ...
CMOS Exactly Solvable Chaotic Oscillator
(2019-11-18)
The design and simulation of a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) exactly solvable chaotic oscillator is presented in this work. The goal of this work is to design and simulate a high-frequency implementation ...
Guidelines for the Application of Immersive Technology within Industrial Design Methodology
(2019-11-18)
Immersive technology is the use of particular set of tools and technologies which bring an immersive experience to the user. This new technology can be considered as a new medium for communication and visualization. ...
Development and Validation of a Cumulative Exposure Shoulder Risk Assessment Tool Based on the Fatigue-Failure Theory
(2019-11-15)
Exposure to physical risk factors and the resultant cumulative loading has been identified as a major contributing factor for the development of workplace musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Nevertheless, the dose-response ...
A Teacher of Souls: Elizabeth Ann Seton, Theologian
(2019-11-15)
This thesis is an analysis of Elizabeth Anne Seton’s conversion to Catholicism. It is also a discussion of her interpretation of traditional Catholic doctrine and eventual teaching and systemization of it within the American ...
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 ...