Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Latent Class Analysis of Drinking Game Consequences Among College Drinkers
(2021-05-21)
Participation in drinking games has been identified as one specific alcohol-related context linked to increased risk among college students. Despite advances in drinking game research, questions remain about the different ...
Automated Microfluidic Droplet Generation and Merging with Integrated Salt-water Electrodes for Analyte Quantification and Monitoring of Endocrine Tissue Secretion Dynamics
(2021-05-21)
Adipose tissue, playing an important role in the global epidemic obesity and diabetes, has attracted extensive attention in recent decades. However, quantitative measurement of dynamics of nutrient uptake and metabolic ...
Development and Characterization of Polymer Gel as Self-driven Actuators
(2021-05-19)
Actuators are objects that can transfer energy or signal to mechanical energy and are widely used in our daily life. Most of actuators are actuated by external energy suppliers that make the device big. Self-powered ...
Simulation of Quantum Parametric Amplifiers
(2021-05-19)
Parametric amplifiers couple a nonlinear element to an external environment, resulting in frequency mixing of a pump tone and a smaller signal tone. The pump’s energy is coupled into the signal tone and an additional idler ...
Studying the soil-strength effects of vegetation for slope stabilization and erosion control along streambanks and roadside slopes
(2021-05-19)
Vegetative covers are a common solution used for erosion control and slope stabilization for a variety of applications. Studies were conducted to look at two applications of vegetation for erosion control, stream restoration ...
Personal Anguish or Public Spectacle?: Understanding Involuntary Celibacy as A Deviant Identity
(2021-05-18)
Academic research into involuntary celibacy has increased in the past decade, and many studies have succeeded at describing the behaviors which make involuntary celibate people (Incels) infamous online without promoting ...
Gender Role Conflict, Masculine Body Ideals, and Male Body Dissatisfaction: Examining the Gender Self-Socialization Development Model
(2021-05-18)
The purpose of this study was to gain understanding into the development of body image in men by examining the Gender Self-Socialization Model. Specifically, the study assessed variables related to gender roles, masculine ...
Evaluation of Laboratory and Field Produced Cold Recycled and Full Depth Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Materials
(2021-05-18)
Cold recycling (CR) and full depth reclamation (FDR) are sustainable processes of
recycling existing pavement materials to construct stronger stabilized base layers. The recycled
asphalt pavement’s materials vary in ...
Effects of culture methods in the Pacific Northwest on the levels of Vibrio spp. in farm-raised oysters (Crassostrea gigas)
(2021-05-18)
Oyster aquaculture utilizes both on-bottom and off-bottom culture techniques to harvest raw oysters for the half-shell market. In the Pacific Northwest, the farming practices for growing the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea ...
AN APPROACH TO EVALUATING GESTURE BASED INTERACTION WITHIN THE SMART HOME FOR AN ELDERLY POPULATION
(2021-05-18)
With the development of technology, people are about to usher in artificial intelligence life. The use of innovative products can make people's lives more convenient, but new innovations often result in the creation of ...
Imaging Multi-Particle Atomic and Molecular Dynamics in Dissociative Electron Attachment to CF4 and Double Photoionization of NH3 Molecules
(2021-05-18)
The experimental process and scientific study of two molecular interactions is presented. The first experiment consist of the phenomenon of dissociative electron attachment, (DEA), to Carbon Tetrafluoride, CF4, with the ...
The Spatiotemporal Variation of Sediment Characteristics and Nutrient Deposition in Two Coosa River Reservoirs
(2021-05-18)
Reservoirs create biogeochemical hotspots along river systems by trapping sediments and nutrients from their river watersheds. This study aims to understand sediment transport and nutrient deposition through time and space ...
The Contrast Avoidance Model in Generalized Anxiety and Depression: A Longitudinal Panel Study
(2021-05-18)
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are two of the most commonly comorbid diagnoses (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), suggesting they may share etiological and maintenance processes, ...
A Blockchain-based Contactless Delivery System for COVID-19 and Other Pandemics
(2021-05-17)
Our regular lives have been incredibly changed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) widespread.
Inaccessible work and self-quarantine have constrained individuals all over the world to ad-
just. Numerous service providers, ...
TESTING MATERNAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN TRIPLOID EASTERN OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA): A FIELD EVALUATION IN COASTAL ALABAMA
(2021-05-14)
With the establishment of off-bottom aquaculture in the northern Gulf of Mexico, triploid oysters have become the mainstay of production due to their well-documented advantages; however, there have been observations in ...
Resistance to colistin and carbapenem among Enterobacteriaceae recovered from human and animal sources is associated with multiple genetic mechanisms
(2021-05-14)
Colistin and carbapenem and are important last-resort antimicrobials to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Understanding the genetic mechanisms conferring resistance to colistin and ...
Lasso Based Schemes for Solar Energy Forecasting
(2021-05-06)
The smart grid (SG) has emerged as an important form of the Internet of Things (IoT). Despite the high promises of renewable energy in the SG, it brings about great challenges to the existing power grid due to its nature ...
Geochemical Modeling Study of Shale–Brine–CO2 Interaction
(2021-05-04)
A promising large-scale mitigation option for reducing CO2 footprint is Geological Carbon Sequestration (GCS) in depleted oil and gas reservoirs and deep saline aquifers. This study investigated the interaction between CO2 ...
Context-Specific Aggression: Prevalence and Outcomes of Aggression in the Home and at School in Childhood and Early Adolescence
(2021-05-04)
Consistently elevated levels of aggression in childhood are problematic; however, the unique effects of aggression that occurs primarily at home or at school (i.e., context-specific aggression) are not well understood. The ...
Floral Biology of Alabama’s Spigelia species (Family Loganiaceae)
(2021-05-04)
This thesis examines the pollination ecology of Alabama species of Spigelia. Alabama currently has two species that are under threat of extinction: S. gentianoides and S. alabamensis. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has ...