Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Patterns and rates of ecological diversification among Neotropical cichlid fishes
(2017-07-25)
The rapid rise of phenotypic diversity and corresponding ecological roles is an emblematic pattern of cichlid evolution, particularly within clades of the East African Great Lakes. Herein, I evaluate the phenotypic and ...
Evaluation of Evacuation Performance Using Different Locomotive Postures
(2017-07-25)
Humans may adopt atypical locomotive postures due to breathing zone constraints during
emergency evacuations. Except for walking upright, postures during evacuation have been
sparsely researched. This study evaluated ...
Exploring Public Value in Cross-Sector Collaborations
(2017-07-25)
This research study applies Page et al’s (2015) three-dimensional framework to better
understand collaboration and public value in the public sector, and to expand our understanding
of public value creation in cross-sector ...
Novel Experimental and Analysis Paradigms for Neuroimaging
(2017-07-25)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique uses the blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) contrast to detect associated changes in blood flow. The BOLD signal is temporal correlated with cerebral electrophysiological ...
A Novel Method for Visualizing Keywords in Bibliometrics Science
(2017-07-25)
In the last two decades bibliometrics science has been evolving to help scientists and
researchers to maintain the drastically increasing of the availability of scienti c literature.
Bibliometrics help to have a broad ...
An Evaluation of the Steps Secondary Special Education Teachers Practice Prior to Implementing Community-Based Vocational Instruction
(2017-07-25)
Employment is an important factor in meeting fundamental needs of life (e.g., food, shelter, and clothing) and can increase opportunities for socialization with peers (Pickens & Dymond, 2015). Despite the benefits of ...
The Mechanistic Basis for Improved Metabolic Health in Females Following Lactation
(2017-07-25)
Human epidemiological data show that breastfeeding reduces the mother’s
prevalence of many disease conditions such as obesity, type II diabetes, and
hypertension compared to mothers that give birth but do not breastfeed. ...
Applying N-halamine Antimicrobial in Poultry Production and Food Processing for Improving Food Safety
(2017-07-22)
Food safety and food losses are drawing public attention, especially regarding meat and meat products. Using antimicrobial absorbent pads in packed meat trays and antimicrobial air filters in chicken production may provide ...
The Neurophysiological Correlates of Choice on Engagement, Motivation, and Motor Skill Learning
(2017-07-22)
Autonomous practice conditions have time and again shown to be advantageous for motor skill learning, but the reason for this benefit is still unclear. Some studies suggest this benefit arises from increased motivation ...
Investigation on Online Healthcare Social Platforms and Patient/Physician Performance through Data Analytics
(2017-07-22)
Essay 1:
It is unclear whether online patient communities are effective for health goal striving activities. Based on social cognitive theory, we identified two online mechanisms – social support and self-regulation – ...
Rural Tourism: An Examination of the Factors Influencing Revisit Intention to Rural Destinations in the Southeastern United States
(2017-07-22)
The continued growth in tourism over the last decade creates an opportunity for specialty forms of tourism to increase their market share. One area of expansion is rural tourism. Rural tourism a subset of cultural tourism. ...
Southern Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood) and Fungal Susceptibility of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Accessions
(2017-07-22)
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), a spice crop native to southeast Asia, is undergoing evaluation as a niche crop for Alabama and other southeastern U.S. production areas. Thirteen accessions of Curcuma spp. (including eight ...
Killing the Common Core: An Analysis of State Policymaking
(2017-07-22)
Policymaking research explains and predicts what will happen when an issue enters the policy stream and why changes occur. Numerous theories, frameworks, and models have been created to attempt to explain policy shifts. ...
Statistical Time-of-Arrival Ranging by Measuring Round-Trip Time at Driver Layer in IEEE 802.11g Networks
(2017-07-22)
Alternative indoor localization methods have long been researched due to the unsuitability of GPS and cellular technology in indoor environments. Indoor localization systems find their applications in many areas such as ...
Cellular Confinement as a Means to Limit Sediment Resuspension
(2017-07-22)
This document contains the findings of experimental research that examines the effectiveness of small-scale confinement cells within the context of sediment basins, channels, or ditches. The confinement cells were tested ...
Examination of Parental Involvement in Relation to a Child's Academic Success
(2017-07-22)
Parents are their child’s first teacher, and education begins in the home. This study has been conducted to investigate the relationship between parental involvement and academic success. The study used a quantitative ...
Morita-Equivalence Between Strongly Non-Singular Rings and the Structure of the Maximal Ring of Quotients
(2017-07-22)
This dissertation focuses on extending certain notions from Abelian group theory and module theory over integral domains to modules over non-commutative rings. In particular, we investigate generalizations of torsion-freeness ...
Evaluation of Warm-Season Baleage in a Cow-Calf Production System
(2017-07-22)
A 52-d feeding trial was conducted to compare pearl millet (PM) and sorghum sudan (SS) harvested as baleage with bermudagrass hay (B) fed to cow/calf pairs during a winter feeding system. Alternating cone (C) and open-shaped ...
Solutions for Tractor-trailer Path Following at Low Speed
(2017-07-22)
Autonomous tractor-trailer systems have become more and more popular in real life. This dissertation focuses on control and estimation for the path following problem where space-based path is used as reference. The goal ...
Impact of Harvest Maturity on Consumer Preference, Fruit Quality, and Postharvest Longevity of Two Kiwifruit Cultivars (Actinidia chinensis Planch.)
(2017-07-22)
Harvest maturity is closely associated with postharvest performance and consumer preference of kiwifruit. This research focused on the impact of harvest maturity on consumer preference and postharvest performance of two ...