Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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TWO-PART MASTER’S THESIS PART ONE: EVALUATION OF COOL ROOF REFLECTIVITY IMPACTS PART TWO: SURFACE SKIMMER FLOW RATES
(2022-05-04)
PART ONE: Cool roofs attempt to lower the temperature of the roof surface so that the interior of buildings can be cooled using less energy. Light color surfaces, white being the coolest color, are much cooler than darker ...
Investigating the effect of substrate properties on attached algal cultivation
(2022-05-04)
There is growing interest in attached algae cultivation systems because they could provide a more cost and energy-efficient alternative to suspended (planktonic) microalgae cultivation systems for many applications. However, ...
Mechanism and Kinetics of One-electron Oxidation of Methanesulfinate and Two-electron Oxidation of Thiols and Disulfides
(2022-05-04)
One-electron oxidation of alkylsulfinic acids has been of great interest for years as the reaction mechanisms are known to be quite elusive. We herein investigate the kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of an alkylsulfinic ...
Evaluations of the Current Use of Digital Media to Generate Agricultural Education and Impact Among Target Audiences
(2022-05-04)
The media landscape has experienced a thorough reinvention over the course of the last four decades. Media was once thought to consist of only print and television news, due to the widespread use of the internet it has now ...
Observability-Informed Measurement Validation for Visual-Inertial Navigation
(2022-05-04)
This thesis presents a measurement validation method for visual-inertial navigation and an
implementation of a visual-inertial estimator which makes use of it. Many autonomous plat-
forms, especially flying ones, rely ...
Feeding ecology and lethal thermal tolerances among selected North American freshwater mussels (Order: Unionida)
(2022-05-04)
Sixty-five percent of North American unionid mussel species are considered imperiled. Knowledge gaps persist in unionid feeding ecology and lethal thermal tolerance limits which could aid in the conservation and management ...
A Multi-Attribute Utility Theory Analysis of Alternative Erosion Control Materials to Class 2 Riprap in Alabama
(2022-05-04)
Riprap is an extremely common material for construction projects and often assumed to be the most cost-effective option for channel armoring. However, a study done by Auburn University found that in the state of Alabama ...
Policy Narratives surrounding Port Infrastructure Projects adjacent to Coral Reefs in Florida and the Cayman Islands
(2022-05-04)
Coral reefs hold immense economic, ecological, and cultural value but are severely threatened by climate change and other local stressors, such as coastal development projects. In Florida and the Cayman Islands, two locations ...
Towards Learning Autonomous Spacecraft Path-Planning from Demonstrations and Environment Interactions
(2022-05-04)
An increasing interest in the robotic exploration of uncharted space environments is warranting a spacecraft path-planning approach that is capable of producing not only autonomous, but also generalized solutions. Though ...
Improvements in Construction Stormwater Treatment using Flocculants
(2022-05-03)
Construction stormwater runoff constitutes an increased risk for downstream water bodies if unmanaged sediment-laden discharge exits a construction site. Federal and state regulations emphasize the significance of erosion ...
Development of Passive Wireless Humidity Sensors and Dielectric Methodology for A Real-time In-situ Sensing of Disinfectant
(2022-05-03)
Many agricultural sensors, which play a critical role in smart and precision agriculture, are used to provide real-time sensing information for better control of agricultural production and saving of freshwater. There are ...
Revising the Eighteenth-Century Epistolary Novel: Creating A More Inclusive Literary History
(2022-05-03)
Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) has remained the most central character in accounts of the English epistolary novel of the eighteenth century since the publication of Pamela (1740). His technique of ‘writing to the moment’ ...
Improvements of Current and Charge Models in Mextram 505.2-505.3
(2022-05-03)
SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) are rapidly growing as commercial IC technologies
in the modern industry [1]. The relevant circuit design is closely related to the accuracy of the
compact model. This work ...
Role of Adipocyte P2Y2 Receptor in Adipogenesis and Insulin Resistance
(2022-05-03)
Objective -- It has been known that obesity and type 2 diabetes are associated with inflammation and insulin resistance and that adipose tissue contributes to insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis. Also, it was ...
Studying the Effects of Mutations on the Structures and Binding of Therapeutic Proteins Towards Improving the Engineering of Protein Functions
(2022-05-03)
The high effectiveness of proteins in biological systems is a result of their mutational histories. A single amino acid substitution, the most frequent of changes in proteins, can alter their physiochemical properties and ...
Isoperimetric Properties of the Circle
(2022-05-03)
Jakob Steiner and Karl Weierstrass provided formal proofs of the isoperimetric property of the circle in the late 1830s. New mathematical tools, proof language, and concepts were needed to prove this rather obvious fact, ...
Transfer learning approaches in classification of mental disorders using neuroimaging
(2022-05-02)
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data is widely used to characterize brain function in health and disease. Specifically, brain networks obtained from rs-fMRI based functional connectivity (FC) ...
FOOD INSECURITY, RACE and MARKET DEMAND
(2022-05-02)
This dissertation includes three essays related to the analysis of the food market from both the consumers’ end and the producers’ end. On the consumption side, I look into the association between food insecurity and ...
Evaluation of water needs for modern commercial broiler farms and model development to estimate on-farm water needs
(2022-05-02)
With global populations expected to rise, appropriation of clean water supplies for human consumption pose capacity challenges for agricultural sectors. Broiler (meat-type) chicken production consumes large amounts of water ...
Mechanical and chemical activation of CaO-based sorbents for post-combustion CO2 capture at high temperature
(2022-05-02)
The Calcium Looping (CaL) process is one of the most efficient technology for post-combustion CO2 capture. The raw material for CO2 adsorption is CaO which can be derived from limestone. The abundance and high capacity of ...