Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Development of Root Hairs is aligned with the Tolerance Trait of Cotton against the Infections of Rotylenchulus Reniformis, Plant Parasitic Nematode
(2018-11-15)
Plant parasitic nematodes (PPN) are major cotton pathogens, causing the annual yield of up to 10 % annually. Lately, reniform nematode (RN, Rotylenchulus reniformis) has become a major threat to the cotton farming industry ...
Control of a Three-phase Shunt Active Power Filter for Unbalanced Conditions
(2018-11-15)
The awareness of the quality and reliability of the power system has been increased in recent years due to several reasons. The excessive increasing of the applications of power electronics devices on the grid causes power ...
The Evaluation of HPPD-Inhibitors for Full-Season Control of Morningglory (Ipomoea) Species in Corn (Zea mays L.)
(2018-11-15)
Several HPPD (4-phenylhydroxypyruvate dioxygenase) products are currently available in corn including standalone HPPD products and products with multiple mechanisms of action (MOA). Some of these are combination products ...
Maternal nesting behavior in lizards enhances colonization of urban environments
(2018-11-15)
Lizards occupy diverse habitats around the world from dense forests to arid deserts. The environments in which lizards exist pose different challenges for nesting females because embryo development is directly affected by ...
Comparison of the reliability index between American codes and Chinese codes
(2018-11-15)
Abstract
The primary purpose of this research is to apply the reliability analysis techniques to the evaluation of two different series’ structural design codes using in America and China. This research is focused on ...
Investigation of Heat Transfer and Bonding During Material Jetting Additive Manufacturing
(2018-11-15)
Optimum process parameters are critical to achieve deposits of high metallurgical integrity during material jetting additive manufacturing. The most important process parameters include deposition temperature, substrate ...
Deep Learning, Neural Networks and Aerospace Applications
(2018-11-15)
The ability to rack an enemy missile while in-flight, whether to accurately predict the point of impact (POI), the point of origin (POO) or to destroy the missile in-flight, is greatly enhanced if the missile type and/or ...
Pressure-Based Pain Tolerance and Cannabis: A Neuropsychological Assessment of Pain Processing in Recreational Cannabis Users
(2018-11-15)
Chronic pain, including pain associated with medical diagnoses, is an ever-growing concern in the United States. Pain-related healthcare costs, lost labor, and medication overdoses cost Americans more $600 billion every ...
Comparisons of Growth Hormone Transgenic Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and Channel Catfish Transgenic for Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Knockout Genes Grown in Earthen Ponds at High Density
(2018-11-15)
The objective of the experiment was to compare the growth rate and sexual maturity score of growth hormone transgenic channel catfish, transgenic sterilization channel catfish, and non-transgenic channel catfish at high ...
Compaction Susceptibility of Select Alabama Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain Ultisols
(2018-11-15)
The U.N. categorizes soil compaction as the most important type of physical soil degradation because of soil productivity and quality loss. Subsoil compaction causes great concern because it is difficult to remediate, ...
Examining neighborhood effects among survivors of health-related events
(2018-11-15)
To date, scientists have examined how neighborhoods impact health related to mental illness (Hurd, Stoddard, & Zimmerman, 2013), obesity rates (Pruchno, Wilson-Genderson, & Gupta, 2014), and cancer rates (Beyer, Malecki, ...
Phage-GnRH Constructs for Population Control of Feral Animals: Evaluation in Cats
(2018-11-15)
The overpopulation of cats is a problem in the United States and worldwide due to public health concerns and their role as a predator of wildlife species. The focus of this research is the development of anti-fertility ...
Upland Cotton Cultivar Evaluation for Reaction to Corynespora cassiicola
(2018-11-15)
Target spot of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is caused by the fungus Corynespora cassiicola (Berk. & Curt. C. T. Wei.) and has become a recent problem in cotton in the humid, southeastern states. Primarily occurring in ...
Investigations to Determine Rootstock Cultivar Performance for Sustainable Apple and Bunch Grape Production in Alabama
(2018-11-15)
Evaluating various scion-rootstock combinations in local environmental conditions is critical to gain further insights and knowledge on vine vigor for sustainable production in the southeast. Very little is known concerning ...
Combinations of soil dimpling and mulch type to reduce nutsedge (Cyperus spp.) punctures in polyethylene mulched beds
(2018-11-15)
Growers use polyethylene (PE) mulch to maximize vegetable crop yields. Specifically, PE mulch provides earlier and higher yields, a cleaner and higher quality product, a more economical use of water and fertilizers, along ...
A “Whole New World”: Race and Representation in Disney’s Live-Action Remakes of Aladdin, The Lion King, and Mulan
(2018-11-15)
When Disney began adapting their animated classics into live-action remakes, the studio assumed that this representational shift would be a perfect fit for their audiences. However, these films, specifically quickly became ...
Maintaining the Security and Availability of a Stream of Time-Dependent Secret Information in an Ad-Hoc Network.
(2018-11-15)
In this thesis we present a system called Ad Hoc Security for maintaining the security and availability of a stream of time-dependent secret data in an ad-hoc network. Time-dependence refers to how each piece of data is ...
Policing Poultry: State and Market Interplay and its Ramifications in the Rural South
(2018-11-15)
This study uses qualitative data from 31 interviews and 8 months of observation to describe state and market powers in a town that is reliant on both poultry processing and the immigrant population that the industry drew ...
Power Quality Standard Comparison between China, IEEE, and IEC
(2018-11-15)
This thesis compares power quality standards and measurement methods of the U.S. and
China. These standards specify the power quality parameters (harmonics, flicker, unbalance,etc.),
that are dedicated to ensure the ...
Rooting Response of Deciduous Azaleas, Rhododendron Section Pentanthera, Stem Cuttings to Mist Regimes and Media Mixes
(2018-11-15)
Rooting of stem cuttings of Escatawpa azalea, Rhododendron austrinum (Small) Rehder ‘Escatawpa’, was evaluated on four harvest dates in six media mixes under two mist regimes. Data was collected at 2 week intervals from 6 ...