Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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The Effects of Polyethylene and Cereal Rye Mulch, Tillage, and Herbicides on Tomato and Watermelon Yield and Weed Control
(2017-01-11)
Cereal rye, polyethylene mulching, and tillage all have an impact on the yield and growth of weeds. Herbicides have been used to control weed growth for decades. Using these in conjunction can possibly demonstrate ways to ...
Effects of Acetic Acid on Dark Cutting Beef
(2017-01-11)
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of an acetic acid product e(Lm)inate ® V distributed by Hawkins, Inc. on meat quality attributes of dark cutting beef strip loins. Three treatment application groups: ...
Extra-home range and excursive movements by white-tailed deer
(2017-01-11)
Little information is available concerning excursive movements by white-tailed deer. Past studies addressing these movements have approached excursion detection in a manner that we believe is severely limited and that ...
Dynamic Stability and Control: Methods and Developments
(2017-01-10)
The purpose of this work is to assess the overall usage, evaluation, and understanding of damping derivatives with a focus on accuracy needs and computational efficiency. With the increased usage of neutrally stable and/or ...
In vitro effect of Altered Platelet Count on Multiple Electrode Impedance Aggregometry in Dogs
(2017-01-10)
The objective of this study was to assess platelet aggregation by impedance aggregometry using canine whole blood with adjusted platelet counts. Citrated venous samples from 24 healthy dogs were aliquoted into unmanipulated ...
Effect of Real and Simulated Traffic on Coated Fertilizer Prill Integrity and Nitrogen Release
(2017-01-10)
The amount of nitrogen (N) from air and soil is not sufficient to produce high quality turfgrass, and thus N fertilizers are often applied. Urea is the most widely-produced and commonly-traded N fertilizer, containing 46% ...
Optimization of List-Based Functional Pipelines
(2017-01-09)
There has always been a disconnect between how humans organize computer code, and how computers execute it. Functional programming is a paradigm that increases code maintainability and testability, but generally results ...
Willingness to Ostracize for Norm Violations: Examining Ostracism as a Function of Attachment Using Sex-Norm Violations
(2017-01-09)
The current study set out to examine the effect of attachment style on willingness to ostracize through ignoring and excluding behaviors. Place-attachment was also a construct of interest in how it affects willingness to ...
RFID data cleansing with Bayesian Filters
(2017-01-09)
People spend a significant amount of time in indoor spaces (e.g.,
office buildings, subway systems, etc.) in their daily lives.
Therefore, it is important to develop efficient indoor spatial query
algorithms for supporting ...
Impacts of urbanization on carbon balance and human health risk: I. & II. Soil carbon dynamics under impervious surfaces and III. Water quality influences on a common West Nile virus vector.
(2017-01-05)
A significant increase in urbanization will be observed during the next fifty years. Global environmental changes cannot be addressed without a better understanding of biogeochemical cycles in urban areas. Thus, more insight ...
Investigation of Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Deciduous Forests of Eastern Central Alabama
(2017-01-05)
Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods, and as vectors of human disease, they are second only to mosquitoes in medical importance. There are many unknowns in Alabama regarding ticks and tick-borne diseases that require ...
Bipolar Electrodeposition of Bimetallic Alloy (Au-Ag) Gradient: Formation, Characterization and Application
(2017-01-04)
Bipolar electrochemistry is an attention-grabbing conception for high throughput screening practices due to the capability to make gradients in a variety of materials and their properties, such as composition, particle ...
A highly efficient reduced order model considering aging effects for lithium ion polymer batteries
(2017-01-04)
Mechanisms for ion transport, diffusion, and intercalation/de-intercalation processes in batteries during charging and discharging are described by governing equations that consist of partial differential equations and ...
Mechanisms and Evolution of Disease Resistance in Birds
(2017-01-04)
Disease outbreaks in wildlife, agricultural animals, and humans have increased in both frequency and magnitude in recent decades, refocusing research efforts on understanding the factors that influence disease emergence. ...
Towards a Bistable Nucleic Acid-Directed Switch for Electrochemical Readout of Proximity Ligation Assays
(2017-01-04)
The work presented in this thesis is focused on the development of a bistable DNA-driven assay formatted for biosensor applications in biological research, medical research, and an approach to point-of-care testing. We ...
The protective effects of stearidonic acid on adipogenesis and neurotoxicity
(2017-01-04)
Abstract
The ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), in fish oil have been reported to have protective effects on metabolic syndrome-related diseases, such ...
Women Choral Conductors in the Academy: A Case Study
(2017-01-04)
The field of choral conducting has been traditionally male-dominated. As more
women enter the field, are they finding more challenges or encouragements? This
qualitative case study explored the career paths women choral ...
The Role of Executive Functioning on the Intention - Behavior Relationship of Health Behaviors: A Temporal Self-Regulatory Perspective
(2016-12-20)
A variety of theories have been used to develop interventions designed to improve health behaviors in college students; however, many people who intend to engage in healthy behaviors still fall short of their goals. While ...
Optimization of Standard Depth Control Systems to Improve Row-Crop Planter Performance in the Southeast US.
(2016-12-20)
Modern row-crop planters are designed to place individual seeds in the ground at a proper and predetermined depth to promote immediate germination and uniform emergence of seedlings. Seeding depth is manually adjusted by ...
Life Prediction Model of Electronics Subjected to Thermo-Mechanical Environments
(2016-12-20)
Microelectronic assemblies used in automotive, military and defense applications may be subjected to extreme high and extreme low temperature in addition to temperature cycling with intermittent prolonged period of storage. ...