Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Information Gathering to Improve Health Literacy and Understand Glaucoma
(2020-11-23)
Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness among African Americans. There is currently a knowledge gap about glaucoma in the US population. The internet has emerged as a center of self-directed education in the 21st century. ...
Orthobiologic use for equine joint disease
(2020-11-23)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of musculoskeletal disability in people and
Horses. There is a critical need for better understanding of new therapeutics and their effects on the disease. Orthobiologics are ...
Best Management Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ornamental Plant Production
(2020-11-23)
In 2018, agriculture accounted for nearly 10% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. Nearly half of N2O emissions in that 10% were attributed to the management of agricultural soils, through the ...
The Association Between Race Based Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Social Support in Black University Students
(2020-11-23)
A substantial body of research has examined the unique yet difficult experiences of Black students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). This study (N= 99) builds on previous research to examine the association between ...
Examination of the functions of Clade III Cytokinin Response Factors in relation to Cytokinin and the Oxidative Stress Response
(2020-11-23)
Cytokinin response factors (CRFs) are a family of transcription factors belonging to the AP2/ERF transcription factor family. A subset of these CRFs have been shown to play a role in both the cytokinin (CK) signal cascade ...
Applying Chinese Philosophical Thoughts into Product Design
(2020-11-23)
Nowadays, with the trend of globalization, not only cultural diversities are being threatened, designs are also getting more and more homogeneous, too. In general, designs seem to conform to popular trends and aim for ...
Creep and Shrinkage Behavior of Concrete in Segmental Bridge Applications
(2020-11-23)
The objective of this study is to accurately predict creep and shrinkage behavior of concrete in the I-59/I-20 segmental bridge located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. In order to quantify creep and shrinkage, four different ...
Genetic diversity of the fungal pathogen Corynespora cassiicola and its fungicide resistance
(2020-11-23)
Corynespora cassiicola C.T. Wei is a widespread phytopathogenic fungus that causes disease in tropical and subtropical regions in up to 400 plant species, including fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, forestry, and row crops. ...
Evaluation of the genetic diversity, temporal distribution, and management of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum in the National Cotton Fusarium Wilt Evaluation Field
(2020-11-23)
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV), the causal agent of cotton Fusarium wilt, has been causing losses in the cotton industry around the world for more than 125 years. Large genetic diversity exists within this ...
Climate Variability Adaptive Capacity: Perceptions of Alabama Farmers
(2020-11-20)
The purpose of this study was to describe the adaptive capacity perceptions of Alabama farmers to climate variability. Adaptive capacity is the ability to successfully respond to climate variability threats. Climate change ...
Effects of Creep and Fatigue on the Reliability of SnAgCu Solder Joints in Thermal Cycling
(2020-11-20)
The reliability of electronic systems is threatened by the failure of one solder interconnection among thousands connecting several components to the PCB. These joints are exposed to different sorts of harsh circumstances ...
Development of Metal 3D-Printed Helium-Filled Soap Bubble Nozzles
(2020-11-20)
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is a useful flow visualization technique to obtain instantaneous velocity measurements of a fluid. The use of traditional tracer particles for PIV measurements is limited to small field of ...
First Year Student Perceptions and Effectiveness of Social Media Influence in College of Agriculture Retention Efforts in Southeastern Land-Grant Universities
(2020-11-20)
With young adults leading the way in social media usage, it has not gone unnoticed by Colleges of Agriculture administrators who want to connect with students where they are. This generation is more wired than any generation ...
On Common Ground: The Relationship Between Negro Home Demonstration and 4-H Clubs and Rural Women’s Community Leadership, 1920-1980
(2020-11-20)
This dissertation examines how rural African-American women and girls in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi developed leadership skills through their participation in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cooperative ...
Examining Outcomes of Participants in Fatherhood Programs: Do Gender, Race, and Class Composition Make a Difference?
(2020-11-20)
For nearly two decades, there has been a powerful movement for fathers to become more involved in their children’s lives, resulting in an increased number of fatherhood programs. These programs focus on various outcomes ...
Micromachined Isolators for Shock and Vibration Reliability of MEMS Sensors: Fabrication, Damping, and Integration
(2020-11-20)
This dissertation details the design, FEA simulation, fabrication, and testing of three variations of micromachined vibration isolators (MVIs). The vibration isolators serve as low pass filters to attenuate high frequency ...
Data Science with A Focus on Spatial Domain
(2020-11-19)
Data science focuses on solving data-driven tasks using a variety of techniques, including but not limited to machine learning, neural networks, mathematics, and statistics. In this article, I work on two tasks in the scope ...
Juvenile Density, Fishing Mortality, and Habitat use of Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, on Artificial and Natural Reefs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
(2020-11-18)
The Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, fishery in the Gulf of Mexico has been intensively regulated as managers attempt to rebuild the fishery. This has led to a need for improved data collection, and a better understanding ...
Investigating Vector-Virus-Host Plant Interactions That Influence the Acquisition and Transmission of Mixed Infections
(2020-11-17)
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and Tomato mottle virus (ToMoV) (Geminiviridae, Begomovirus) are two economically important, tomato-infecting viruses that occur in single and mixed infections in the United States. ...
Nonequilibrium Laser-Based Synthesis of Nanoparticle Ensembles
(2020-11-17)
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have grabbed tremendous interest in the recent years because of their exotic electrical and optical properties, which make them potential candidates for next-generation electronics and ...