Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Four-Chamber Endocardial Surface Reconstruction from MR Images and Application to Geometry and Mechanics Analysis on Healthy Subjects and Mitral Regurgitation Patients
(2018-07-20)
Heart failure is a common cause of hospitalization and the leading cause of death in the world [1]. It is usually secondary to a primary cardiovascular disease (CVD) and it is estimated that by 2030, about 23.6 million ...
From Bare Metal to Private Cloud: Introducing DevSecOps and Cloud Technologies to Naval Systems
(2018-07-20)
Virtualizing computing resources provides a myriad of benefits ranging from increased hardware utilization, better disaster recovery, and isolation between the applications and the underlying hardware. Isolation of ...
Investigating Vector-Virus-Plant interactions influencing transmission efficiency of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Tomato mottle virus by Bemisia tabaci
(2018-07-20)
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) causes crop damage globally by feeding on phloem sap with their piercing-sucking mouthparts, excreting honeydew which promotes growth of sooty mold, and by transmitting ...
Individual Mental Health and Couple Functioning: Exploring Changes among Couple Relationship Education Participant Outcomes
(2018-07-20)
The current study uses a randomized control trial design to test the efficacy of two couple relationship education (CRE) programs in a diverse sample of 722 couples. Taking theoretical assumptions from Hammen’s (1991) ...
Heir Property in the South: A Case Study of a Resettlement Community
(2018-07-20)
The purpose of this study is to determine if the resettlement program had an impact on the prevalence of heir property and the impact of heir property on asset building and community development. Given the prevalence of ...
The Influence of Anxiety and Mindfulness on Relationship Quality: An Investigation of Comparative and Dyadic Effects
(2018-07-20)
The primary concern of all social scientists is to better quantify domains of human functioning in order to elucidate pathways for the effective pursuit of human flourishing. Relationship functioning has been consistently ...
Effect of Omega 3, 6 and 9 Fatty Acids and Vitamin E on Canine Semen Concentration, Motility, Morphology and Cryopreservation
(2018-07-20)
There are few studies in dogs investigating the efficacy of male fertility supplements, most notably fatty acids. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a commercial fatty acid supplement (OM3 Gold ...
Globalization and the Auto Industry in the U.S. South
(2018-07-19)
Since the early 1980s, numerous foreign automakers have built plants to
manufacture motor vehicles in the American South. Mercedes, Honda, and Hyundai in
Alabama and Kia Motors in Georgia are some examples of this ...
Jersey Steer Ruminal Papillae Histology and Nutrigenomics
(2018-07-19)
The transition from a high forage to a high concentrate diet is an important milestone for beef cattle moving from a stocker system to the feedlot. However, little is known about how this transition affects the rumen ...
Equilibrium Calculation with Toroidal Flow in NIMEQ
(2018-07-19)
The focus of this work is to demonstrate the importance of incorporating toroidal rotation in calculating tokamak-like equilibria with axisymmetry. Specifically, this work will focus on showing the impact toroidal flow had ...
The Effects of Design Piracy on Consumer Perception: When Large Fashion Corporates Pirate Small Independent Fashion Designers
(2018-07-19)
Unlike most creative industries, fashion design is not adequately assessed by Intellectual Property law in the United States. Fashion design piracy occurs when part or all of a designer’s original design is reproduced or ...
Sleep, Alcohol, and Academic Performance in Undergraduate Students
(2018-07-19)
This study sought to examine the relationship between sleep, alcohol, and academic performance in undergraduate students. Previous research has demonstrated relationships between study variables, however, sleep quality has ...
A Leadership Analysis of Executive Directors of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
(2018-07-19)
Working-age individuals with disabilities in the United States experience meaningful
employment at a significantly lower rate than individuals without disabilities, and having a job is
a critical factor to having access ...
Factors Affecting the Frequency of Oversized and Undersized Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, ? X Blue Catfish, I. furcatus, ? Hybrid Catfish at Food Fish Harvest and their Economic Impact
(2018-07-19)
Hybrid catfish (channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, ♀ x blue catfish, I. furcatus, ♂) farming is a prime example of yield intensification but has witnessed growth variability problem. Investigating the causative factors ...
Three Essays in Environmental and Development Economics
(2018-07-18)
This dissertation consists of three empirical essays as three chapters on environmental issue and hunger problem in developing countries.
Chapter 1 examines whether the central winter heating causes the air pollution in ...
Lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils (LCNF): processing and characterization
(2018-07-18)
Currently, the global dependence on oil as a source of energy and raw materials has dramatically increased, creating practical and environmental concerns. This has led to several efforts towards replacing this non-renewable ...
Efficacy of Purified Amino Acids in Practical Diets for Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2018-07-18)
Shrimp growth and nitrogen loading is influenced by the quantity and quality of protein supplied to the diet. Protein is also the main cost component of the diet, and, therefore, feed formulations need to be cost effective. ...
Comparative transcriptome analysis of catfish swimbladder reveals expression signatures in chamber formation and their response to low oxygen stress
(2018-07-18)
The swimbladder is an internal gas-filled organ in teleosts. Its major function is to regulate buoyancy. Swimbladder exhibits great variations in size, shape, number of compartments or chambers among teleosts. However, the ...
Evaluating Sediment Removal Efficiency of Catch Basin Inserts (CBIS) as a Post-Construction Water Quality Tool For Ohio Roadways
(2018-07-18)
Urban areas produce large amounts of stormwater runoff due to the land being covered with impervious materials such as concrete and asphalt. Stormwater inlets, or catch basins, are a commonly used method for collecting ...
A Protocol to Assess the Impact of Crude Oil and Fuel Price Fluctuations on Future Asphalt Prices in the State of Alabama: A Stochastic Risk Assessment Approach
(2018-07-18)
Since the introduction of asphalt in the year 1870, it has become one of the main components of horizontal construction. According to the National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA), asphalt covers approximately 94 percent ...