Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) movement patterns based on acoustic positioning around oil and gas platform in the northern Gulf of Mexico
(2018-11-05)
Offshore oil and gas platforms provide habitat for many marine fish species in the northern Gulf of Mexico. By law, the owning company is required to remove obsolete platforms. The most economical method is explosive ...
Authorship Attribution via Evolutionary Hybridization of Sentiment Analysis, LIWC, and Topic Model Features
(2018-11-05)
Authorship Attribution is a well-studied topic with deep roots in the field of Stylometry. This thesis examines three less traditional feature sets for the purpose of Authorship Attribution. Each feature set is examined ...
Impacts of Drought and 40% Throughfall Reduction on Water Relations of a Longleaf Pine Stand
(2018-11-05)
Projections of increased frequency and severity of climatic- induced drought have raised concerns about the health, productivity and composition of forests in the southeastern United States. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris ...
Evaluation of Nitrogen-Delivery Methods for Stocker Cattle Grazing Annual Ryegrass
(2018-11-05)
A 3-yr study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of replacing N fertilizer with either interseeded annual legumes or supplementation with high-protein by-product feeds for stocker cattle grazing annual ryegrass. Each ...
Monitoring and Evaluation of Alabama’s First Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System
(2018-10-31)
Geosynthetic reinforced soil-integrated bridge systems (GRS-IBS) use closely spaced layers of geosynthetic reinforcement and compacted granular backfill to directly support the bridge deck and blend the abutment and roadway ...
Profile Monitoring of Multivariate Processes for Efficient Detection of Parameter Changes
(2018-10-31)
Profile monitoring has been extensively studied when the profile of a quality characteristic is normally distributed. There are a limited number of studies for the case when a profile follows other distributions such as ...
Crosslinked Polymers from Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
(2018-10-23)
Present research is aimed at the development of crosslinked polymers from biomass pyrolysis oil. Crosslinked polymers are high performance materials employed in a wide range of applications and are most commonly derived ...
Impact Performance of Polyurea-coated Cementitious Composite Tiles
(2018-10-23)
In this research, I tried to investigate the effect of polyurea coating on improving the impact resistance of concrete. As a synthetic high strength elastomeric coating material, polyurea performed well to protect concrete ...
The Development of a Nucleic Acid-Directed Switch and Proximity Dependent Protein Assays using Electrochemical Techniques
(2018-10-09)
The analysis of nucleic acids (NA), has increased demand for point-of-care systems, such as rapid preventive health care, forensic applications, etc. Thus inspired, a vast amount of biosensor platforms for the detection ...
A Study of Methyl-coenzyme M Reductase Maturation: Coenzyme F430 Biosynthesis and Post-translational Modifications
(2018-10-03)
This dissertation seeks to investigate the coenzyme F430 biosynthetic pathway and post-translational modification (PTM) enzymes of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR), which will have applications in natural gas-to-liquid ...
Surface Engineering of Organic Conductors
(2018-10-03)
Surfaces represent a rich area for research and scientific exploration, as they often govern how a material interacts with its environment. Control over the properties of a surface allows materials to be used in new ways ...
Movement and habitat use of Shoal Bass Micropterus cataractae in two Chattahoochee River tributaries
(2018-10-02)
Shoal Bass Micropterus cataractae is a fluvial specialist endemic to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Recent studies show there is a lot of variation in movement and habitat ...
Educational Leaders’ Perceptions of the Implementation, Benefits, and Barriers to Breakfast in the Classroom
(2018-10-02)
This elicitation study explored principals’ perspectives regarding beliefs and practices related to breakfast consumption and Breakfast in the Classroom implementation within schools in a state in the southeastern United ...
High Frequency Behavior of Electrical Contact Subjected to Vibration Induced Fretting Corrosion
(2018-10-02)
expansion/contraction, mechanical vibration, or by a combination of these two mechanisms. Recently there has been considerable work on this topic, including experimental investigations and model development work. Much of ...
Potential Influence of Climate Variations, Water Quality and Soil Quality on Uganda’s Aquaculture
(2018-09-28)
Fisheries production from lakes and other natural waters in Uganda is declining, and expansion of the aquaculture sector is needed to increase aquatic protein for human consumption. The present study was conducted to improve ...
Effects of Responsibility Center Management System on Financial Performance Indicators among 50 Public Universities
(2018-09-05)
The purpose of this study was to determine if a decentralized budget system, such as a Responsibility Center Management (RCM) system, improves a university’s key performance indicators (KPIs), specifically, operating ...
On the Development of a Volumetric Velocimetry Technique using Multiple Plenoptic Cameras
(2018-08-29)
Plenoptic PIV was recently introduced as a viable three-dimensional, three-component velocimetry technique based on light field cameras. One of the main benefits of this technique is its single camera configuration allowing ...
A Multi-Study Examination of the Role of Values in the Venture Legitimation Process in the Sharing Economy: A Values Work Perspective
(2018-08-28)
This dissertation utilizes a value driven theoretical framework, coupled with a multi-study design to examine how values influence venture legitimation processes under conditions of institutional instability (i.e., study ...
The Effects of 40% Throughfall Reduction on Soil Respiration in a Longleaf Pine Plantation
(2018-08-24)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests can serve as disturbance-resistant, long-term carbon sinks, but net ecosystem productivity of longleaf pine forests has been shown to be sensitive to drought. Soil respiration (Rs) ...
Utilization of Poultry Litter and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria to Improve Crop Productivity
(2018-08-21)
In order to satisfy the demand for food on a global scale, more than 180 million tons of chemical fertilizers are applied annually to increase crop yields. However, the consequences of indiscriminate chemical fertilizer ...