Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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A Cyclophane-Based Approach to Highly Strained [n]Cycloparaphenylenes and Synthesis of Hexa-substituted Pyrenes and Their Application to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Synthesis
(2022-05-02)
Chapter 1: The synthesis of highly strained carbon nanoring, [4]CPP and its potential precursor has been an ever-increasing level of interest in the past few decades. The biggest challenge in CPP synthesis is macrocyclization ...
Utilizing Feed Effectors and Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Semi-Intensive Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Production
(2022-05-02)
The efficiency and sustainability of shrimp farming have been improved through
developments in farm management and technology such as passive acoustic monitoring (PAM),
and fishmeal-free diets. To further improve the ...
Towards Trustworthy Decision-Making in Human-Machine Symbiosis
(2022-05-02)
As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, it becomes an integral part of our daily lives.
To augment our effectiveness, human-machine symbiosis enables both humans and AI systems to offer different yet complementary ...
Effects of long-term voluntary exercise and aging in rats on markers of Long Interspersed Nuclear Element-1 (L1) activity in skeletal muscle, liver, and brain tissue
(2022-05-02)
Long Interspersed Nuclear Element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active mammalian TE. L1 is an autonomous retrotransposon that is able to “copy and paste” itself, increasing its presence as it does so and leading to genomic ...
Design and Optimization of a Continuous Bioreactor for Enhanced Cell Production
(2022-05-02)
This research investigated a novel continuous bioreactor which can be operated both in batch and chemostat modes. The bioreactor showed significant improvement in cell growth due to addition of a spiroid which increased ...
Educational Leadership Development in USA and Arabian Gulf counties: preparing Successful School leaders
(2022-05-02)
The purpose of this comparative case study is to provide insight into the educational leadership preparation program that is provided at ABC in Arabian Gulf Country and XYZ in the United States to prepare educational ...
Rheological and Chemical Evaluation of Aging Resistant Binder Technologies
(2022-05-02)
Asphalt binder is a dark-colored cementitious hydrocarbon material, with a complex chemical composition that is heavily dependent on crude oil source and manufacturing process. Binder chemistry has been modelled as a ...
A comparative assessment of phthalate effects on gonadal steroidogenesis in male rats.
(2022-05-02)
Although it is a known endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) of the male reproductive tract that is ubiquitous in the environment, di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) has remained the most utilized industrial plasticizer on ...
The Efficacy of a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Coaching Program for the Ongoing Management of Type 2 Diabetes in North Alabama
(2022-05-02)
According to the latest 2020 National Diabetes Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 34.2 million people have diabetes in the United States (10.5% of the
population).1 This number has ...
Use of R3 recommended actions in addressing minority participation in recreational freshwater fishing in Alabama
(2022-05-02)
Recreational fishing license sales and expenditures fund aquatic resource operations and provide education and outreach services. With declines in participation, as measured by license sales, managers and researchers alike ...
Evaluation of Meloidogyne incognita and Rotylenchulus reniformis nematode resistant cotton cultivars with supplemental Corteva Agriscience nematicides
(2022-05-01)
Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode) and Rotylenchulus reniformis (reniform nematode) accounted for an estimated 7% of the cotton yield lost in Alabama in 2020 and 7.5% lost in 2021. New nematode resistant cotton ...
Singing for Peace: A Biographic-Narrative Study of Mary Cay Brass and Her Choir and Peacebuilding Work with the Vocal Music of the Former Yugoslav Countries
(2022-05-01)
The purpose of this biographic-narrative study was to examine the musical stories and lived experiences of Mary Cay Brass and her work with choral singing and peacebuilding within her choir programs in the United States ...
Examining the Role of U.S. Agricultural Policy on Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Filings and Active Cases
(2022-05-01)
Farm bankruptcy enables eligible farmers the opportunity to reorganize debts while remaining operational. Providing safety nets for farmers is a long-standing U.S. agricultural policy that has recently reached historic ...
Gene flow, morphology, and taxonomic revision of cave-obligate Hesperochernes pseudoscorpions
(2022-05-01)
Pseudoscorpions are small predatory arthropods that are found in surface and subterranean habitats. Subterranean habitats such as caves tend to harbor pseudoscorpion species with highly restricted gene flow and high degrees ...
The P2Y2 Receptor Control of Hyperglycemia-induced Insulin Resistance in Human Hepatocytes: A Unified Mechanism for Metformin
(2022-05-01)
According to the International Diabetes Federation, in 2021, 537 million adults were living with diabetes, and another 541 million adults were at increased risk of developing T2D (Facts & Figures, 2021.) Obesity, the most ...
Uncovering the Social Organization of Women PhD Students' Experiences in Biology: An Institutional Ethnography
(2022-05-01)
Biological science programs enroll and graduate more women than other STEM disciplines; nearly 60% of undergraduate students are women, and women and men enter graduate programs at equal rates. This suggests that the field ...
The Effect of Event Boundaries on Repetition Reduction Among Individuals with Previous Experience of mTBI
(2022-05-01)
Previous research has shown that event boundaries have a ‘reset’ effect on repetition reduction within conversational speech. Other studies have shown that the ‘Location Updating Effect’ impacts memory, even within a virtual ...
Teacher Perception of the Three-Component Model of Agriculture Education by Georgia’s Agriculture Education Teachers
(2022-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to describe teacher perceptions of the three-component model of agriculture education. The participants in this study were agriculture education teachers in Georgia. This study used a ...
Hybrid Sampling for Uncertainty Quantification in Systems with High Dimensional Parameter Spaces
(2022-05-01)
Spatial models formulated as partial differential equations, often include space dependent parameters that are not readily estimable and are therefore uncertain.
There are two broad classes of methods for computing ...
Segregation Academies in Rural Alabama: White Resisters’ Final Stand Against School Integration in Wilcox County
(2022-04-29)
This paper examines the series of events leading to the establishment of segregation academies in Wilcox Academy, Alabama, followed by a brief analysis of how white resisters founded and built these white private schools. ...