Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Developing a Practical Tool for Integrating Green Infrastructure into Cost-Effective Stormwater Management Plans
(2020-07-14)
Urban stormwater management today aims to manage both the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff. Best management practices (BMPs) such as detention basins have long been used to address runoff quantity objectives, and ...
MEMS and Additively Manufactured Micro-Mechanical Isolator
(2020-07-14)
The purpose of the research effort was the development and evaluation of mechanical
isolators. Some MEMS sensors have a known vulnerability to high frequency vibrations in various
environments. The nature of the ...
Evaluation of Deficit Irrigation Strategies and Management Zones Delineation for Corn Production in Alabama
(2020-07-14)
The adoption of center pivot irrigation in Alabama has increased in recent years. The reason is that farmers are achieving high crop yield by avoiding crop water stress. Although, irrigation adoption has increased, Alabama ...
Effect of maternal and post-hatch dietary 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation on broiler chicken growth characteristics and skeletal muscle satellite cell activity
(2020-07-14)
Including the vitamin D3 (D3) metabolite, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD3) in broiler diets, has been shown to enhance the proliferative activity of skeletal muscle satellite cells (SC), induce the expression of pro-myogenic ...
Utilizing Cast Antlers for Profiling Quality and Annual Repeatability of Antler Characteristics in a Nutritionally Stable Environment for White-tailed Deer
(2020-07-14)
Antlers are often used as indicators of management effectiveness in deer populations, and increasing antler size is frequently a management objective. Thus, managers are interested in assessing antler characteristics and ...
How Resilience Changes with Spatial Extent and Scale: A Case Study of Sea Level Rise in Coastal Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
(2020-07-14)
Resilience is a term used in natural hazards and disasters research to describe a community’s ability to recover after a damaging hazard event occurs. It is within this context that resilience is often measured using ...
Does Couple Wellbeing Mediate the Relationship Between Military Stressors/Supports and Psychological Outcomes in Military Wives?
(2020-07-14)
This study examined the relationships between military stressors and supports, couple wellbeing, and the psychological outcomes of military wives. Systems focused theories, specifically the ABCX Model of Family Stress and ...
How Tibiofemoral Alignment Effects the Medial-Lateral Compartment Loading in the Knee Joint During Tai Chi Gait, a Musculoskeletal Modeling Approach
(2020-07-13)
Osteoarthritis of the knee joint is one of the most common disabling diseases in the United States particularly among elderly people. Even though no disease altering cure currently exists that rectifies the degenerative ...
The persistent effects of stress during lactation on maternal and offspring mitochondria
(2020-07-13)
An increase of circulating glucocorticoids in reproductive females may augment allocation of
resources towards self-maintenance and away from offspring. Thus, elevated circulating
glucocorticoids may negatively affect ...
A Longitudinal Examination of Empathy, Defender Self-Efficacy, and Moral Disengagement for Aggression as Predictors of Peer Defending
(2020-07-13)
Empathy, defender self-efficacy (DSE), and moral disengagement are known correlates of defending in response to bullying, but how they systematically foster defending is unclear. My thesis tests the proposition that, at ...
Changing disease knowledge, self-efficacy, and adherence in transition-aged youth with inflammatory bowel disease: The impact of a telehealth coaching intervention
(2020-07-13)
The current study is an evaluation of the first structured transition program for families managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) within the United States. To determine the program’s effectiveness, important transition ...
Machine Learning Based Approach Using Electromyography to Predict Joint Angles of the Knee
(2020-07-13)
In order for an active exoskeleton and its user to achieve synchronous motion, the intended motion of the user needs to be detected with enough lead-time to process and move the exoskeleton accordingly. This must also ...
Improving Reproductive Efficiency and Calving Distribution of Heifers Through Estrus Synchronization, Natural Service, and Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination
(2020-07-13)
Artificial insemination has is considered to be one of the most important innovations in cattle management. Fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) protocols have offered new opportunities to implement AI, however, these ...
Production of Bio-Composite Filament using Lignin, Polylactic Acid and High Impact Polystyrene for Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
(2020-07-11)
Petroleum-based plastics, which are excessively used, are non-biodegradable, and lead to environmental pollution. Plant-based bio-products, on the other hand, are abundantly present, sustainable but are less exploited and ...
Evaluating the Effect of Larval Period Duration upon the Subsequent Performance of Cultured Eastern Oysters, Crassostrea Virginica
(2020-07-10)
With the increase in oyster aquaculture in the United States, it is important to understand the potential effects of larval experiences on the field performance of Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) to maximize hatchery ...
Typologies of childhood experiences and systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity, depression, and anxiety in the Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus (BeWELL) Study
(2020-07-10)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is sensitive to stress. However, there is a paucity of research on the impact of childhood stress on adult health among this population. This study ...
A Diagnostic Tool for Neuropathy Assessment on the Plantar Surface of the Foot
(2020-07-10)
Neuropathy is categorized as a loss of sensation in the extremities, particularly in the hands and feet. It is often found in people with diabetes and is present in 40-60 million people. Symptoms include burning, numbness, ...
Variations in Activity Involvement: How Breadth, Commitment, and Depth Predict Adjustment
(2020-07-09)
The present study examined the independent and shared contributions of three dimensions of organized activity involvement (breadth, commitment, and depth) in relation to four adjustment outcomes (academic competence, social ...
Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis W.) Seedlings Experience Primarily Competitive Pressures, not Facilitation, from the Overstory in a Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris M.) Ecosystem
(2020-07-09)
At a site dominated by longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) in southwestern Georgia, silvicultural plans designed to encourage ecosystem-level tolerance to climate changes - namely increased water stress - are under ...
Heat tolerance of reptile embryos in a changing world: Physiological mechanisms and ecological effects
(2020-07-09)
Aspects of global change (e.g. climate change, urbanization) create stressful thermal environments that threaten biodiversity. Oviparous, non-avian reptiles have received considerable attention because eggs are left to ...