Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Wild Pig Management in Alabama
(2018-11-15)
The wild pig (Sus scrofa) is a globally detrimental invasive species with negative economic, ecological, and public health impacts. Despite the well-known negative impacts associated with wild pigs, little is known about ...
Socioeconomic Status and Health: The Protective Role of Religiosity among African Americans
(2018-11-15)
Several lines of evidence suggest that there is a significant relationship between religiosity, socioeconomic status (SES), and health. In the past, researchers have grown more interested in the protective factors of ...
Evaluation of Indicator of Reduction in Soil (IRIS) Tubes to Verify Wetland Hydrology in Constructed Wetlands
(2018-11-15)
Wetlands are essential components of the environment that provide unique functions and values to the ecosystems in which they occur. As urban population and the economy continue to grow, impacts to wetlands are unavoidable ...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicidal Ideation: The Moderating Effect of Cognitive Distortions
(2018-11-15)
Although individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at an increased risk for suicidal ideation (SI; Tarrier & Gregg, 2004), it is unclear which factors could influence this relationship. It is hypothesized ...
The impact of increasing dietary amino acid density and feed allocation during the first three weeks of life for broilers vaccinated against coccidiosis
(2018-11-15)
The objective of this research was to ameliorate growth depression and meat yield reductions associated with coccidiosis vaccination. Coccidiosis vaccination induces an enteric challenge to develop immunity from Eimeria ...
Creep and Shrinkage Behavior of Concrete in Segmental Bridge Construction
(2018-11-15)
This thesis is aimed at quantifying the shrinkage and creep behavior of the I-59/I-20 segmental bridge located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Also, two laboratory concrete mixtures of different coarse aggregate types ...
Exposure to multiple stressors in the stony coral Acropora cervicornis: Effects on photosynthesis and respiration rates
(2018-11-15)
Recreational diving is an increasingly popular ecotourism activity that has allowed unprecedented amounts of direct human interaction with coral reef communities. Inadvertent contact by divers with benthic invertebrates ...
A Tricky Chessboard: Albert Rains, New Deal Liberalism, and Southern Progressivism in Alabama
(2018-11-15)
Alabama during the post-World War II period until the late 1960s was represented by a
group of Democratic congressmen that has been described as the most liberal and progressive in
the nation. Collectively, they were ...
Gravity Current and Air Pocket Entrapments Caused by Shear-Flow Instabilities in Rapid-Filling Pipes
(2018-11-14)
Understanding the behavior of air-water interactions in closed conduits is very important for urban water systems that are subject to rapid filling conditions, such as stormwater systems during intense rain events. Among ...
An Analytical Study of a Grid Connected Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Generator Wind Turbine: Modeling and Simulation
(2018-11-14)
Wind is clean, free and a readily available energy source. Around the world, every day, wind turbines are capturing the wind’s power and converting it to electricity. There is considerable interest in wind power as a ...
A Comparison of ACT WorkKeys Performance of Young Adults Who Are Completers and Non-Completers of a Career and Technical Pathway
(2018-11-14)
The purpose of this study was to compare the performance on the ACT WorkKeys assessment of young adults who participated in a career tech educational pathway and young adults who did not participate in a career tech ...
Evaluation of Enzymes in the Sulfur Metabolic Pathway of Mammals and Bacteria
(2018-11-14)
Sulfur-containing molecules are essential for all organisms. Mammals depend on the availability of amino acid methionine and cysteine, whereas bacteria rely on sulfite and cysteine. The research presented in this dissertation ...
Effect of incubation temperature variation and genetic selection on broiler chicken growth performance, skeletal muscle growth characteristics, and meat yield
(2018-11-14)
Throughout the last 5 decades, the broiler industry has focused its efforts toward higher meat yields and more efficient production, leading to the adoption of state-of-the-art technology for production and as a way of ...
Threat-Motivated Mobilization of Collegiate Social Movement Organizations: The 2016 Presidential Election
(2018-11-13)
The social movement process, a key component of the democratic political system, has been studied in countless permutations. Threat, such as a controversial new President, powerfully motivates activists to mobilize in ...
Evaluation of Advanced Soy Products in Diets Fed to Florida Pompano
(2018-11-09)
It has been suggested that soybean meal could be utilized to substitute the use of animal meal in the development of practical diets for majority of aquaculture species. However, the presence of anti-nutritional factors ...
Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of genes involved in disease resistance against enteric septicemia of catfish (ESC) in catfish
(2018-11-08)
Catfish is the leading aquaculture species in the United States, accounting for over 50% of all U.S. aquaculture production. In recent years, catfish industry has been facing numerous challenges, including increased costs ...
Inmates Make War: Convict Labor at State Penitentiaries in the Antebellum and Civil War South, 1796-1865
(2018-11-08)
Throughout the antebellum period, Southern state legislators sought to create financially self-sustaining penitentiaries that also reflected modern practice by encouraging inmate rehabilitation through silent reflection ...
Targeted Gene Insertion and the Effect of Random Insertion of the Masou Salmon Delta5-Desaturase Transgene on n-3 Fatty Acid Production and Culture Traits of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(2018-11-07)
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is one of the most abundant catfish species in North America. The objectives of this study were to determine the effectiveness of the Masou salmon delta5-desaturase transgene driven ...
Development of a Means to Calculate Project-Specific Liquidated Damages on ALDOT Projects Exceeding $20 Million
(2018-11-07)
This research effort sought to create a justifiable means for developing a project-specific liquidated damages (LD) calculation method for high value projects to be adopted by the Alabama Department of Transportation ...
Smartphone Sensor Fusion For Indoor Localization: A Deep LSTM Approach
(2018-11-05)
With the fast increasing demands of location-based service and the proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices, accurate indoor localization has attracted great interest. In this thesis, we present DeepML, a deep ...