Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Oxy-Steam Fluidized Bed Gasification of Southern Pine Biomass, Lignite Coal, Plastic Wastes, and their Blends for Hydrogen Production
(2024-12-03)
Rising energy demand, climate change, and waste management issues drive the need to convert waste into energy via thermochemical conversion processes such as gasification. This study explores the potential of producing ...
Captioning of Non-Speech Information in Children’s Programming on Pbskids.org
(2024-12-03)
The availability of closed captions in children’s programming has increased in recent years. However, quality, consistency, and other aspects of closed captions is still lacking, especially with non-speech information ...
Early Stages of Brown Rot Fungi Detection: NIR Spectroscopy Integrated with Chemometrics
(2024-12-03)
The southern U.S. is an important region for the forestry industry, playing a crucial role in the economy and the environment, being an important region of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L) timber production in the U.S. ...
Impact of thermal variation during early-stage incubation on muscle satellite cell heterogeneity and muscle development of broiler chicken embryos
(2024-12-03)
Although it has been known for some time that the use of multi-stage (MS) incubators results in broiler chicken embryos being exposed to sub-optimal incubation temperatures, they are still quite common in the commercial ...
An assessment of small grain winter cover crops for management of Meloidogyne incognita and Rotylenchulus reniformis in southeastern U.S. cotton production
(2024-12-03)
This experiment investigates five small grain winter cover crops including barley (Hordeum vulgare L), oats (Avena sativa L.), rye (Secale cereale L.), triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack), and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) ...
Towards More Accurate Tree Biomass Estimation and Projections: Tree Growth, Hardwood Competition, Prescribed Fire and Environmental Factors
(2024-12-03)
Estimating tree biomass is a common task in forest management, and generalized allometric equations are popular tools used for this estimation. However, the most accurate estimates come from site- and species-specific ...
Unraveling Factors Influencing Host Specificity in Xylella fastidiosa
(2024-12-03)
Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a gram-negative, insect-vectored, plant pathogen that is restricted to the xylem, and impacts various crops such as grapes, blueberry, citrus, peach, pecan, almond, and olives. In Southeastern ...
AI Nudges and the Future of the Energy Grid
(2024-12-03)
With recent increases in smart grid adoption, high-frequency data for individual devices represents a wealth of opportunities for grid operators to optimize both the supply and demand of electricity. In Exploratory Analysis ...
Effects of Cell Number, Host, and Timing of Injection on Efficiency of Xenogen Production in Ictalurid Catfish
(2024-12-03)
Xenogenesis is a reproduction technology that has been identified for hybrid catfish (♀ channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus × ♂ blue catfish, I. furcatus) embryo production. The xenogeneic process can be accomplished by ...
Strategic Integration of Battery-powered Equipment into Landscape Maintenance Operations
(2024-12-03)
The landscape maintenance industry has changed drastically due to the legislative
measures that have been taken. The shift is continuously moving toward eco-friendly practices
and equipment, but research into the ...
THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL FEED IN PASTURE-BASED STOCKER CATTLE SYSTEMS FOR INCREASED NUTRIENT CYCLING
(2024-12-03)
In Alabama, pasture-based beef cattle operations are prevalent, but all-time high fertilizer costs present challenges to production. The objective of this research was to evaluate nutrient cycling through supplemental ...
Perceptions of Student Persistence in Alabama’s Early College Designs
(2024-12-03)
This study explores the experiences and institutional support mechanisms that influence student persistence in Alabama's Early College initiatives, with a focus on alumni perspectives. Alabama's Early College programs are ...
Teaching Students to be Successful in Multiplication with Regrouping
(2024-11-26)
Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) mathematical sequencing has been effective across individuals with varied disabilities and individuals who are at-risk and in teaching various skills. However, more research is ...
Fast and Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Post-processing of Zinc Oxide Thin-films Deposited on a Thermally Resilient and Thermally Sensitive Substrate
(2024-11-26)
This manuscript is split into two projects. The first project is on nanosecond laser annealing of radio-frequency magnetron sputtered zinc oxide thin-films on a silicon dioxide/silicon substrate. The films were sputtered ...
Assessing genetic diversity and virulence in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum and evaluating putative secreted DNases as virulence factors
(2024-11-26)
The Fusarium oxysporum species complex consists of asexual soil-borne fungi that cause vascular diseases of various plant hosts. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov) infects the xylem of cotton and other host plants. ...
Assessing Clade Specific Putative Secreted Proteins in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp vasinfectum for their Contribution to Virulence on Cotton
(2024-11-26)
Fusarium wilt (FW) of cotton is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov). Fov invades and colonizes the vascular system of cotton plants and results in browning or black discoloration of vascular ...
Exploring Causal Factors that Impact Local Climate Variability to Enhance Community Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies for Coastal Small and Medium-Sized Cities (SMSC) and Counties
(2024-11-26)
This dissertation investigates the causal factors affecting local climate variability in coastal small and medium-sized cities (SMSC) and counties, aiming to enhance community preparedness and formulate effective mitigation ...
Liquefaction Probability from 7.0+ Mw Earthquakes in the Megacity of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(2024-11-25)
This work assesses the liquefaction potential in Dhaka, one of the world's most densely populated cities in a tectonically active region. Bangladesh has a history of significant earthquakes, emphasizing the importance of ...
Food and Drinking Water Access Perceptions in Northeast Haiti: Impact of Household, Individual, and Other Socio-economic Characteristics
(2024-11-25)
Access to food and drinking water has been a significant challenge for the people of Haiti, a situation that worsened after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the country, pushing the majority of the population ...
Quiet Quitting: A Conceptualization, Scale Development and Validation
(2024-11-22)
In recent years, the concept of “quiet quitting” has gained traction through social media and popular press. Although it has also caught the attention of I-O psychologists, the process has only begun in terms of its ...