Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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The effect of water stress on peanut soil microbiome and plant physiology
(2023-07-25)
Arachis hypogea is an economically important crop in the Southeastern region of the United States. The kernel has a high nutritional value containing oil, proteins, and carbohydrates. However, 90% of farmers in Alabama do ...
Making wasteful, tasteful: Increasing circularity in agriculture by reclaiming post-processing poultry wastewater to produce hydroponic greens.
(2023-07-25)
To mitigate regional environmental pressures exerted on the Southeast by the increasing global demand for poultry products, post-processing poultry wastewater has been reclaimed for the cultivation of hydroponic greens. ...
The influence of environmental variation on the microbiome during early-life stages in reptiles
(2023-07-24)
My dissertation research seeks to understand how environmental variation, including maternal effects, might influence the microbiome of reptiles and how those differences translate to phenotypic variation. My research ...
A Case Study of an Innovative Pharmacy Curriculum and Leadership Behaviors
(2023-07-24)
Change is constant in higher education, and innovation is central to change. Facilitating innovation requires the influence of leaders. Transformational leadership is a prominent leadership construct which has been shown ...
Contrasting the influence of overstory tree species identity on microclimate, fuels, and tree regeneration in a longleaf pine forest
(2023-07-24)
Fire-dependent ecosystems worldwide are facing a significant threat from anthropogenic activities, particularly land use changes and decades of fire exclusion. These alterations have led to a transformation in once open ...
Evaluation of passive immunity and different vaccination protocols on the induction of local and systemic antibody responses and clinical protection of beef calves against experimental infection with bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV)
(2023-07-24)
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is one of the most prevalent viruses associated with the bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC). The persistency over time and role of local and systemic antibodies against BRSV ...
Novel Approaches to the Molecular Characterization of Primary Canine Osteosarcoma
(2023-07-24)
Osteosarcoma (OSA) is an aggressive malignant bone tumor that often affects pediatric humans as well as dogs. Canine OSA shares many similarities with the human condition, including clinical presentation and molecular ...
A Study of Space-time Fractional SPDE in Bounded Domains
(2023-07-24)
This dissertation considers space-time fractional stochastic heat equation on a regular bounded domain B in R^d, d ⩾ 1 with Dirichlet boundary condition:
∂βt ut(x) = −(−Δ)α2 ut(x) + I1−βt [λσ(ut(x)) ˙W (t, x)] for x ∈ B ...
Fungicide Resistance in the Early and Late Leaf Spot Pathogens of Peanut and Their Management
(2023-07-24)
The aim of this project was to improve management recommendations for leaf spot diseases of peanuts in Alabama. Early leaf spot (caused by Passalora arachidicola) and late leaf spot (caused by Nothopassalora personata) are ...
Three-essays on Learning Algorithms in Business Studies
(2023-07-24)
In this dissertation, I present new learning algorithms that are applicable to business studies. More specifically, I develop Synthetic Control Boosting with Poisson (SCB-P) and Synthetic Control Boosting with Negative ...
The Influence of Hemp Seed Meal on Tenderness and Shelf Stability on Goat Steaks
(2023-07-20)
Over the last decades, the increased adoption of sources for healthier, more tender red meat has become a growing trend. There is an increasing demand for healthier protein sources such as lean goat meat. Just as important ...
Impacts of Invasive Wild Pigs, Sus scrofa, on Water Quality and Public Health
(2023-07-19)
Native across Europe and Asia and introduced to approximately 59 countries, wild pigs, Sus scrofa, are the most widespread swine species in the world. As a prolific invasive species, wild pigs cause significant ecological ...
Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Experiences with Dating and Romantic Relationships
(2023-07-19)
The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of women with inflammatory bowel disease and their experiences in dating and romantic relationships. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, the researcher ...
Factors Affecting Odor Detection Proficiency in Dogs
(2023-07-18)
Dogs fill a variety of roles in human society, but the detection dog is widely believed to be the most adept tool used in detecting contraband materials. However, the demand for detection dogs far exceeds the supply within ...
Development of Embedded Systems for Continuous Monitoring of Additively-Manufactured Flexible Sensors and Reliability Modeling of Large-Scale Flip-Chip Ball Grid Arrays
(2023-07-18)
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Multi-dose misoprostol pharmacokinetics and its effect on the fecal microbiome in healthy, adult horses
(2023-07-17)
Misoprostol, a synthetic prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) analogue, is administered to treat glandular gastric ulcers in horses and may possess anti-inflammatory properties. However, misoprostol’s multi-dose pharmacokinetics and ...
“Shut Up and Play”: Modifying A Situational Attitude Scale to Detect Negative Perceptions and Prejudice toward Division I Athletes in Academic Settings
(2023-07-17)
The current study aimed to modify and develop a scale that detects prejudice towards athletes and examine if there were differences in participant responses based on race, sport or athletic identity. The study involved 107 ...
Common Knowledge or Common Sense? Evaluating Scientific and Agricultural Literacies in Higher Education
(2023-07-17)
People are unable to adequately describe the modern world's sophisticated, complex agriculture systems and industries. Higher education instructors and students, despite their expertise and elevated knowledge, are not ...
Conversion of Paper and Oil Industry Byproducts to Graphitic Material
(2023-07-17)
Many different graphitic materials have become integral in modern society for the past couple of decades. Advances in developing carbon fibers, graphene, and graphene oxide have improved the amount of the material that can ...
Exploring immunoglobulin and metabolomic biomarkers of subfertility in Bos taurus beef heifers
(2023-07-17)
Unexplained heifer subfertility is a resource drain on beef production, negatively effecting production efficiencies. Animals that do not conceive within a breeding season and those conceive late result in lighter calves ...