Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Caregiver/Speech-Language Pathologist Communication in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2021-04-12)
Purpose: The purpose of the current investigation was to determine caregiver satisfaction with Speech-Language Pathologist’s (SLP) communication in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as the impact this ...
An Actor on a Grand Stage: Adelbert Ames and his Military, Political, and Civil Rights Legacies
(2021-04-12)
Adelbert Ames, born in Maine in 1835, served as a Union general during the American Civil War—winning the Medal of Honor for his service at the Battle of First Bull Run on July 21, 1861. After the war, he remained in the ...
Quest for Healthy Schools: A Program Evaluation of School Wellness Efforts in SNAP-Ed Eligible Alabama Schools
(2021-04-12)
Promoting a healthy school environment may be a key component in the prevention of childhood obesity, a condition disproportionately affecting students from limited resource, low-income populations. Quest for Healthy Schools ...
The Tribological and Electrical Effects of Nanoparticle and Proprietary Lubricants
(2021-04-12)
Electrical systems of any type rely upon electrical connectors or contacts; these may be found in places like computers, light switches, or electric vehicles and are present in a wide range of environments as a result. ...
Characterization of Chromium Trihalide based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions via First Principles Calculations
(2021-04-12)
At finite temperatures, free-standing two-dimensional (2D) materials were originally theorized to be thermodynamically unstable, let alone possess magnetization. However, in 2018, the first ferromagnetic 2D semiconductor ...
The Investigation of Multigenerational and Transgenerational Trichloroethylene Toxicity using the Zebrafish (Danio Rerio)
(2021-04-12)
Multigenerational and transgenerational toxicology studies evaluate the persistence of toxicity in progeny of individuals exposed to a toxicant. For many toxicants, non-genetic mechanisms, especially the alteration of the ...
Understanding how cyanobacterial communities respond to different dissolved nitrogen forms
(2021-04-12)
This thesis explored the ways in which cyanobacterial communities respond to three common nitrogen forms (i.e., nitrate, ammonium, and urea) via two field experiments. Chapter I describes a field experiment that demonstrated ...
Analysis of Climate Information to Support US Fish and Wildlife Service Species Status Assessments: An Eye-Tracking Study
(2021-04-12)
Species Status Assessments (SSAs) are required for endangered species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). These documents need to include climate information since climate will be negatively impacting ...
Evaluation of an alternative salt mixture and the levels of magnesium in low salinity water for Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2021-04-12)
One of the primary challenges faced by inland shrimp farmers today is the higher cost of reconstituted sea salts (RSS) which represents a considerable financial burden considering the volume of salt necessary for the ...
Mitochondrial Respiration, Oxidative Capacity, and Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle
(2021-04-09)
Biologists and physiologists have been interested in the differences between birds and mammals for many years. Part of this is due to the distinct differences observed in fat breakdown in these animals. Importantly, fat ...
Use of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to address four of the “National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century”.
(2021-04-08)
Engineering is the shrewd application of science to the exploitation and transformation of natural resources for the benefit of humanity. Humankind has always resorted to engineering in order to overcome limitations, ...
Assessing stress physiology of cane toads in Florida: tradeoffs with dispersal
(2021-04-08)
Physiological tradeoffs occur in organisms coping with their environments, which are likely to increase as populations reach peripheries of established ranges, potentially due to stress. Invasive species offer opportunities ...
Needs Assessment and Practical Solutions for the Aquaponics Industry
(2021-04-06)
This research serves as a needs assessment for the aquaponic industry, encapsulating the challenges, knowledge levels, information resource usage, production practices, and production scales of hobbyists, producers, and ...
Generalizations of Various Results in Quantum Computation Theory to Mixed-Dimensional Quantum Systems
(2021-04-05)
The majority of the research in quantum computation theory is based on quantum mechanical systems consisting of quantum subsystems that are all of the same dimension. Following and expanding on the research conducted by ...
Acrylic-Polyurethane Based Graft-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for High- Performance Applications
(2021-04-05)
In this research, interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) based on polyurethane (PU) and acrylic copolymer were synthesized for high-performance applications. Two different polymers with different mechanical and thermal ...
Analysis and Optimization of Multilayered Airfield Pavement Resilience
(2021-04-02)
The overall objective of this research was to optimize the individual layers of a multilayered airfield pavement to make the pavement more resilient to blast and impact loadings when compared to a baseline rigid pavement. ...
The Durability of Rurality: Connecting Deaths of Despair and Livelihood Characteristics in U.S. Counties
(2021-04-01)
Despite the decrease in overall mortality rate, drug related overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to increase. Factors such as unemployment and the decline of traditional livelihoods have been suggested as potential causes ...
Reaction Mechanisms of One- and Two-Electron Oxidations of Alkanesulfinates in Aqueous Media
(2021-04-01)
The one-electron oxidation reactions of L-cysteinesulfinic acid (CSA) and methanesulfinate (MSA) with bis(1,4,7-triazacyclononane)nickel(III) and tris(1,10- phenanthroline)osmium(III) were investigated in aqueous media. ...
Three Essays Analyzing Microfinance Institutions, Housing Policy and Agricultural Banks.
(2021-03-31)
Chapter 1 evaluates if MFIs can realize cost savings from lending in both rural and urban markets, which would mean that the MFIs would exhibit economies of scale and cost complementarities. The presence of cost complementarities ...
Delay Discounting of Monetary Outcomes by Detained Male Adolescents and College Students
(2021-03-26)
The main purpose of this study was to compare delay discounting of hypothetical monetary outcomes by adolescents adjudicated of illegal behavior to that of college students in order to lay a foundation for future discounting ...