Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Characterization of Depot Development and the Role of the Novel Adipokine Relaxin in Regulating Lipid Metabolism, Endocrine Function and the Extracellular Matrix in Porcine Adipose Tissue from Lard and Meat-type Pigs
(2019-08-14)
The lard-type, Mangalica pig is a genetic model of excessive adiposity and a breed prized for its excellent pork quality. Therefore, this European heritage breed may serve as a model to improve carcass merit in modern ...
Geochemistry of Groundwater and Naturally Occurring Pyrite in the Holocene Fluvial Aquifers in Uphapee Watershed, Macon County, Alabama
(2019-08-09)
Naturally occurring biogenic pyrite has been found in Holocene fluvial aquifers in Uphapee watershed, Macon County, Alabama. The electron microprobe (EMP) analysis showed that the pyrite grains contain 0.20-0.92 weight% ...
Adjusting Clinical Fee Scales: First Session Intake Fees Moderating Couple’s Total Number of Sessions Attended in Couple’s Therapy
(2019-08-09)
Psychotherapy research has acknowledged the importance of examining attrition in therapy. However, researchers consistently neglect to look to the effect of additional fees beyond the every session fee for services on ...
A Statistical Model for Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Dry Weight
(2019-08-09)
The principle of similitude is applied to liquid propellant rocket engine dry weight using a statistical approach to produce a conceptual design level model. The argument of similitude is extended from basic physics scaling ...
Stepparents participating in Couples Relationship Education and mental health: Differences at baseline and improvements over time
(2019-08-09)
The current study involves a sample of 1,313 parents participating in couple relationship education (CRE) programs as part of a larger randomized control trial. Drawing on theoretical assumptions from Family Systems Theory ...
An Experimental Investigation on Air Pocket Entrapments Caused by Shear-Flow Instabilities in Rapid-Filling Pipes
(2019-08-08)
Rapid filling conditions in closed conduits, such as the case of sewer filling during intense rain events, can lead to air pocket formation. Such formation creates many operational issues in urban water systems, including ...
First Generation College Students in the Alabama Community College System: Outcomes and Implications for School Counselors and Educators
(2019-08-08)
Enrolling in and completing college can be especially challenging for first generation in college (FGC) students. The purpose of the present quantitative study was to investigate the demographic and academic characteristics ...
Close-Proximity Flight Validation Analysis with FlightStream
(2019-08-08)
The objective of this research is to validate the use of FlightStream® in accurately predicting aerodynamic loads in a scenario of close-proximity flight, such as an aerial refueling and formation flight environment. The ...
Evaluation of Differential Scanning Calorimetry as a Potential Methodology to Assess Starch Gelatinization in Commercial Poultry Diets Thermally Processed under Multiple Retention Time and Temperature Combinations
(2019-08-03)
Starch is known to gelatinize in the presence of heat and water during thermal processing; thus, causing the unraveling of the starch granule. The occurrence of starch gelatinization in diets having high inclusions of ...
Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties of Selected Banana (Musa spp.) Cultivated in Southeastern U.S.
(2019-08-03)
Globally, banana (Musa spp.) is considered a daily dietary staple food for millions of
individuals. This fruit is a source of phytochemicals such as carotenoids and phenolic compounds,
with health-promoting effects. There ...
Training Dogs for Awake, Unrestrained Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(2019-08-01)
Awake, unrestrained canine functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is of great interest in working dog sectors for its potential to elucidate mechanisms of scent processing and odor detection, as well as biobehavioral ...
Resource and Service Management for Fog Infrastructure as a Service
(2019-07-30)
Cloud computing stops short in its offerings towards deployment of latency-critical and bandwidth-intensive applications. Fog computing is emerging as complementary to cloud computing in realizing the deployment of large-scale ...
Petrofacies and Detrital Geochronology of the Lower Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation from the Northern Appalachian Basin, Pennsylvania
(2019-07-30)
The Appalachian foreland basin preserves a late Paleozoic synorogenic clastic wedge formed during the Alleghenian orogeny in response to the collision between Laurentian and Gondwanan continents. The Lower Pennsylvanian ...
Three Essays on the Economics of Crime
(2019-07-30)
This dissertation consists of three essays on economics of crime. The first chapter
investigates the extent to which variations in temperature affect crime rates in the southeastern
states within a typical empirical ...
Graphene Based Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage
(2019-07-30)
The objective of this work is to gain fundamental insights into the reduction of graphene oxide (GO), chemical reduction induced self-assembly of graphene and assembly of novel three-dimensional graphene morphologies. It ...
US Craft Brewery Owners’ Environmental Values, Involvement and Motivations Behind Environmentally Sustainable Practices and the Effect of Business Challenges
(2019-07-29)
In 2018, 7,450 craft breweries across the US produced 25.9 million barrels of beer as part of an industry worth a cumulative $27.6 million and which employs over 456,000 workers. Craft brewery owners across the US have ...
An Examination of Reading Comprehension Test Scores and the Use of Graphic Organizers for Adult English as a Second Language Learners
(2019-07-29)
The vast majority of the studies concerning graphic organizer use for the improvement of reading comprehension have been carried out with first language (L1) learners. The recommendations to employ graphic organizers as ...
Determination of Safe and Effective Dosing Regimens for Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in African and Asian Elephants.
(2019-07-29)
Arthritis and foot disease are well documented conditions affecting captive elephants that are frequently treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). An important consideration regarding efficacy and safety ...
Translocation of Orally Inoculated Salmonella Following Mild Immunosuppression via Dexamethasone Infusions in Dairy Steers and the Presence of the Salmonella in Atypical Anatomical Locations.
(2019-07-29)
Salmonella is a foodborne pathogen of increasing concern in the U.S. as foodborne and legislative action against foods containing this pathogen is being developed. Salmonella is the leading bacteria associated with foodborne ...
Multi-Antenna GPS for Improved Carrier Phase Positioning in Autonomous Convoys
(2019-07-29)
In this thesis, low-cost differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) techniques are
developed for use in automated vehicle convoying. Global Positioning System (GPS)
pseudorange and carrier-phase measurements are used ...