Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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On the overarm throw: Evaluating technique with a novel metric for performance.
(2025-04-23)
Throwing is a highly complex movement pattern. Being refined over millennia (Lombardo & Deaner, 2018a), the body of research surrounding the throwing motion is extensive. However, a predominant focus on baseball pitching ...
Hormonal regulation for the prevention of cognitive decline of Alzheimer’s disease
(2025-04-23)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, with its two pathological hallmarks being the abnormal accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) and the hyperphosphorylation of tau, leading to neuronal degradation. ...
Advancing Secondary Mathematics Co-Teachers’ Culturally Sustaining and Collaborative Teaching Practices to Support Linguistically Diverse Students
(2025-04-23)
Research on teacher learning in collaborative partnerships, job-embedded professional learning for teachers, and language diversity in secondary mathematics classrooms is limited (Barwell et al., 2017; Giles & Yazan, 2020). ...
Leveraging SRAM for Counterfeit Detection and Secure 3DIC Integration
(2025-04-23)
Within the evolving domain of electronics security and counterfeit detection, researchers have historically placed a strong emphasis on techniques rooted in the analysis and recovery of non-volatile memory elements. These ...
Branched Amphiphilic Peptides Capsules for RNA Delivery: Design, Synthesis, and Optimization
(2025-04-23)
RNA is a versatile biomolecule with diverse therapeutic applications for vaccine development, cellular engineering, and other areas of biomedicine. Alone, however, RNA has little therapeutic potential, being readily degraded ...
The Power of Active White Space in Brand Logo Designs: An Application of Processing Fluency and Construal Level Theories
(2025-04-23)
A logo is an essential part of brand identity. Active white space (AWS) has been incorporated in many brand logos with an assumption that it would help brand communication, but little empirical research has examined this ...
Assessment of Beauveria bassiana Virulence Across Diverse Insect Hosts and Understanding the Role of Genes Contributing to Insect Virulence
(2025-04-23)
Beauveria is an entomopathogenic fungus known to infect and kill wide range of insects through cuticle penetration and release of variety of toxins. The major focus of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of nine Beauveria ...
Hybrid Modeling for Estimating Solid Transport Critical Velocity and its Uncertainty
(2025-04-23)
The accurate prediction of critical velocity is crucial for multiphase flow applications where the critical velocity is defined as the minimum carrier fluid velocity that transports solid particles without any deposition ...
A Cognitive Hierarchical Framework for Multivehicle Collision-Free Traffic Management of Unregulated Intersections
(2025-04-23)
Autonomous vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, requiring efficient and reliable methods for trajectory generation and path planning. A common approach is to convert the original continuous-time optimization problem ...
Aeromonas spp. challenge model development and immune response characterization in largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans)
(2025-04-23)
Largemouth bass, Micropterus nigricans, is a popular sportfish in the United States and
commonly sought after recreationally in freshwater systems. The culture of LMB supports and
maintains large economic and traditional ...
Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Health in Female Shift Workers
(2025-04-23)
Night shift work disrupts circadian rhythms and is strongly associated with increased risks of metabolic and mental health disorders, including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and depression. This dissertation ...
Teaching and Assessing Decision-Making Across the Physics Curriculum
(2025-04-23)
Problem solving is prevalent in all levels of physics and receives considerable attention in physics education research. This dissertation focuses on investigations of problem-solving in understudied areas of the physics ...
The Relationship Between Race, Rural Living Status, and Access to AAC Services
(2025-04-23)
Research suggests that rural Black families in the U.S. are less likely to receive equal access to speech-language pathology services. Additionally, Black children may receive less augmentative and alternative communication ...
Connections of Pipe Piles to Bridge Bent Caps: Full-Scale Tests
(2025-04-23)
Due to their durability, strength, and adaptability to challenging conditions, large
diameter steel pipe piles are a promising solution for multi-span bridges. However,
guidance on practical and effective connections ...
Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting STEM Persistence Within Introductory Physics
(2025-04-23)
Student attrition in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs is a prevailing issue affecting academic institutions across the United States. This dissertation focuses on understanding the mechanisms ...
Effect of thermal variation during late-stage incubation on broiler chicken post-hatch growth performance, Pectoralis major muscle growth characteristics, and satellite cell activity
(2025-04-23)
Thermal variation (TV) occur in both multi-stage and single-stage incubators under commercial settings, and slight variation from optimal during late-stages of incubation (LSI), while embryonic muscle fibers and satellite ...
Stratigraphic and Structural Controls on a Carbon Sequestration Reservoir in Shelby County, Alabama
(2025-04-22)
This study evaluates the suitability of the fold-and-thrust belt in Shelby County, Alabama,
for carbon storage, focusing on its structural and lithological integrity. Orogenic events in the
region have thickened the ...
Forearc Basins Complexity and Evolution in Controlling Earthquake Rupture Segmentation of the Cascadia Subduction Zone
(2025-04-22)
The Cascadia subduction zone is a prominent seismic risk for North America. The primary objective is to comprehend the long-term behavior of the subduction zone by examining the structural and stratigraphic changes documented ...
Characterization of phagocytic hemocytes within the hemolymph of the American cockroach
(2025-04-22)
Phagocytosis is a function of the immune system found across eukaryotes that is necessary for both innate and adaptive immune systems. Much of our current knowledge of immune functions traces back to the ability of specialized ...
A Comprehensive Analysis of U.S. Biological Field Station Goals, Operations, Land Management, and Recreational Opportunities
(2025-04-22)
There is a project aimed to protect thirty percent of the planet’s lands and oceans by 2030. This project, known as The Thirty by Thirty Project (30x30), stemmed from the Paris Climate Agreement and was developed by the ...