Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Understanding and Modeling the Effects of Surface Texture on Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured Parts
(2024-04-29)
Additive manufacturing, considered as a future manufacturing technique, provides an unique advantage of fabricating near-net-shape parts without any additional processes. While there are extensive efforts to improve ...
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF CULTURAL AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ON BIRTH WEIGHT OUTCOMES FOR BLACK AMERICAN MOTHERS
(2024-04-29)
This dissertation investigates whether current government interventions positively and significantly affect birth weight for Black American Mothers (BAM) when controlling for political, social, and cultural factors. ...
Advancing Cancer Treatment: Nano-Based Therapy and Innovative Evaluation Platform
(2024-04-29)
Cancer continues to be a predominant cause of mortality despite extensive research efforts. The intricate microenvironment surrounding cancer poses formidable challenges for effective treatment strategies. In response to ...
Principal Preparation Programs: Addressing Aspiring School Leader Well-Being
(2024-04-29)
The National Educational Leadership Preparation Program (NELP, 2018) standards require that effective school leaders not only promote the well-being of students but also promote the well-being of the adults in the building, ...
Predictive Modeling for University Technology Transfer Success for Automation and Robotics
(2024-04-29)
Technology transfer, particularly within the context of Industry 4.0, is a complicated process full of challenges. Integrating and commercializing advanced technologies of Industry 4.0, such as automation and robotics, ...
Quantifying the legacy of coal combustion products in riverine sediments
(2024-04-29)
Coal fired power plants (CFPPs) produce much of the world’s energy and generate large quantities of coal combustion products (CCPs), including organic material (OM), fly ash, bottom ash, spheroidal carbonaceous particles ...
Stochastic Fragment Velocity Analysis of Concrete Masonry Walls under Blast Loading with a Multi Degree of Freedom Model via the Monte Carlo Method
(2024-04-29)
The behavior of concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls under dynamic overpressure loading
where dynamic fracture produces secondary fragments is quite complex. The response of a CMU
wall is influenced by the material properties ...
Three-Dimensional Crater Formation Measurements During Plume-Surface Interaction in a Reduced Gravity Environment
(2024-04-29)
Plume-surface interaction experiments were conducted in a 4.27 m tall drop tower facility to achieve 0g conditions, where g is Earth gravity at 9.81 m/s^2. Following the drop tower experiments, Martian (0.38g) and Lunar ...
Food for Thought: Exploring the Relationship between Food and Housing Insecurity and Academic Performance Among Nontraditional Students enrolled at Public HBCUs in North Carolina
(2024-04-29)
Due to mild or severe economic equality, populations of nontraditional students have been shown to be particularly susceptible to food and housing insecurity. The current research is largely lacking literature examining ...
Isotopic Fractionation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Compounds During Sorption to Activated Carbon
(2024-04-29)
Activated carbon (AC) amendments are leading remediation efforts of groundwater systems containing organic contaminants. More recently, in situ AC treatment is being explored to sequester contaminants in place. However, ...
Using Unoccupied Aircraft System (UAS) to Assess Crop Damage by Wild Pigs in Alabama
(2024-04-29)
Agriculture is essential for human sustenance and global economies, cultures, and
societies. However, wildlife damage to crops can significantly diminish productivity,
necessitating effective mitigation strategies. ...
Effects of minimum dissolved oxygen setpoints for aeration in semi-intensive pond production of Pacific White shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
(2024-04-29)
Aeration is considered one of the most critical factors in shrimp farming as it affects the
metabolism of shrimp and other living organisms within a pond. Maintenance proper dissolved
oxygen (DO) concentrations is critical, ...
Exploring the Relationship between Metacognitive Awareness and Learning Approaches among Direct-pathway and Adult Graduate Students
(2024-04-29)
This study explored the relationship between metacognitive awareness and learning approaches by focusing on direct-pathway and adult graduate students (adult learners). Differences between metacognitive awareness and ...
Effects of Combining Controlled Release Fertilizer and Organic Matter to Nutrient Retention in Green Roof Media
(2024-04-29)
Rooftop gardening, a burgeoning sector within agriculture, repurposes existing urban spaces to cultivate plants for consumption, production, and environmental enhancement. This practice offers a sustainable solution for ...
[Un]Ethical Algorithms: The Social Justice Dilemma of Automated Writing Technologies
(2024-04-29)
This dissertation examines the use of AI-based technologies in providing legal assistance to resource-constrained populations and its potential impact on social justice. Using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods ...
Timely Inference over Networks
(2024-04-29)
Next-generation communications (Next-G), such as 6G, are expected to support emerging networked intelligent systems, including autonomous driving, factory automation, digital twin technology, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ...
The Actor with No Name: A Star Study of Clint Eastwood
(2024-04-29)
This thesis explores Clint Eastwood’s star text, analyzing Clint Eastwood’s acting career, lawsuits, promotions, and election as mayor of Carmel, California. This thesis argues that The Man with No Name was a foundational ...
Lower Bounds for Betti Numbers in Vietoris–Rips Complexes of Hypercubes
(2024-04-29)
This thesis serves as a comprehensive introduction and elucidation of Henry Adams and Žiga Virk's seminal work \cite{Lower bounds} on new lower bounds on the Betti numbers for Vietoris–Rips complexes of hypercube graphs ...
Evaluation of Dietary Additives on the Antimicrobial Activity against Campylobacter jejuni Colonization in Broilers
(2024-04-29)
In the United States, campylobacteriosis is one of the most reported bacterial foodborne illnesses. Chickens are a natural and common reservoir for Campylobacter jejuni, and poultry chicken meat is the most frequently cited ...
Rising Tropospheric Ozone Impacts on Pathogen Resistant Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
(2024-04-26)
The increase of anthropogenic emissions has led to rising of global surface temperatures, as well
as increases in secondary greenhouse gas pollutants. A particularly dangerous secondary
pollutant is tropospheric ozone, ...