Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Semi-Supervised Multiclass Classification with Novelty Detection Using Support Vector Machines and Linear Discriminant Analysis
(2024-08-19)
Semi-supervised multi-class classification with novelty detection consists of one tool that can accurately define what class an instance belongs to from a set group of known classes while simultaneously detecting instances ...
Characterizing Strength Loss in High Plasticity Clays Along Alabama Highways
(2024-08-15)
Strength loss in high plasticity clay soils is a common occurrence along roadways in western and central Alabama and has considerable impact on pavement distress and slope failures. Approximately $16 million was spent to ...
Zero-Shot Multi-Label Topic Inference
(2024-08-15)
Despite significant progress in NLP research, we still lack a general-purpose inference tool that can effectively serve users from a wide range of application domains. One way to address this challenge is to create supervised ...
A Profession Worth Fighting for: What’s Getting in the Way of What I’m Purposed for? An Autoethnography of a Black Teacher’s Lived Experience Educating in Georgia
(2024-08-14)
The purpose of this qualitative autoethnography is to explore the relationship between the teacher evaluation process and the underlying attrition factors of Black teachers in a K–12 public school setting. The problem that ...
AI Innovations: Ensemble Learning and Energy-Efficient Knowledge Injection
(2024-08-13)
This research expands on the recent rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) by focusing on its practical applications and environmental impact. It introduces a novel ensemble learning system for Network Intrusion ...
A Set-Theoretic Perspective for Evaluating, Training, and Interpreting Language Models
(2024-08-13)
This thesis investigates the training, evaluation, and interpretation of language models from a set-theoretic perspective. We start by evaluating language models through the lens of Semantic Overlap Summarization (SOS), ...
Factors impacting gobbling chronology and activity of male wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Alabama
(2024-08-13)
Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) are the second most pursued game species in the United States and hold significant cultural and economic value across the Southeast. Recent declines have raised concerns ...
Effects of Different Soybean Meal Sources on Feed Utilization, Growth Performance, and Survival of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(2024-08-12)
The economic impact generated by the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) industry has become relevant in the U.S. because of the profits produced in the southern states of Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi, becoming the ...
Inclusive Research Representation and Blood Lactate as a Metabolic Biomarker of Vocal Function: Equitable Development of a Vocal Capacity Anaerobic Task
(2024-08-07)
Voice production is a highly coordinated motor-based task that involves the integration of three major anatomical and physiological skeletal muscle systems: respiratory, laryngeal (phonatory), and articulatory (oropharyngeal) ...
Vietoris-Rips and Čech Complexes of Certain Finite Metric Spaces
(2024-08-07)
We examine the homotopy types of Vietoris-Rips complexes on different collections of subsets of $[m]=\{1,2,\ldots,m\}$ equipped with the symmetric difference metric. More specifically, we prove that the Vietoris-Rips ...
Electronics, Pneumatics and Computer Vision for Advancing Droplet-based Microfluidic Automation
(2024-08-07)
This dissertation explores the subdomain of droplet-based microfluidics flow control, a field of study to precisely manipulate multiphase flow segmentation at the microscale. The focal point of this research is to advance ...
Exploring the Impacts of Training, Exercise, and Obesity on Cognition in Companion Dogs
(2024-08-07)
Executive functions, like working memory, attention, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility, are cognitive abilities that allow dogs to regulate their behavior and are important for the ability of companion dogs to ...
Augmented vs. Traditional Instruction in Manufacturing Assembly: An Affordance-Based, Multi-Modal Assessment of Learning, Recall, and Retention
(2024-08-07)
This research rigorously assesses the effectiveness of augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) instructional techniques in manufacturing training. By investigating how augmented methods designed to leverage specific affordances ...
Purchasing Cannabidiol (CBD) Products for Children: Current Behaviors and Potential Regulatory Actions in the United States
(2024-08-07)
Following the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which legalized hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) with less than 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), there has been a significant increase in CBD's popularity and market ...
Regulation of human melanocortin-5 receptor by melanocortin-2 receptor accessary proteins and functional characterization of hMC5R mutants
(2024-08-06)
Melanocortin-5 receptor (MC5R) is the most recently discovered melanocortin receptor (MCR). It is widely distributed in both central nervous system and peripheral tissues and has unique tissue expression patterns, ...
Evaluating the effects of free and protected benzoic acid in starter pigs
(2024-08-06)
Benzoic acid is a common alternative for antibiotic and zinc oxide use in nursery diets. Free benzoic acid (BZA) is often supplied, but this form is absorbed before it can exert any effect on distal segments of the gut. ...
The Principalship through the eyes of Former Assistant Principals
(2024-08-06)
The assistant principalship is meant to be a steppingstone for aspiring principals. The experience in the assistant principalship should prepare them to be effective principals. However, there is little to no research from ...
IoT Sensors and Flexible Power Sources
(2024-08-05)
In the burgeoning field of flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), which have attracted significant attention for their potential applications such as IoT sensors, flexible power sources, biomedical applications in sector of ...
Application of In-Silico Protein Engineering and Optimization Methods to Design Target-Specific Antibody Mimetics
(2024-08-02)
Antibodies (Abs) are proteins that bind target antigens (Ags) and interact with immune receptors. Over the years they have been developed into therapeutics with tremendous potential to treat various diseases. Their global ...
Diversity & Flight Periods of Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Alabama: A Focus on the Chrysobothris femorata Species Complex and a Common Host, Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
(2024-08-02)
Flatheaded borers in the Chrysobothris femorata species complex are important pests of tree crops throughout North America. These taxonomically unresolved borers are common pests of hardwood trees and shrubs grown in ...