Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Utilization of the Light Weight Deflectometer for Flexible Pavement Construction and Performance
(2026-04-23)
At the National Center for Technology (NCAT) Pavement Test Track in Auburn, Alabama, accelerated pavement testing occurs in three year cycles on 46 unique 200 foot pavement sections that are subjected to 10 million equivalent ...
Transcriptomic Adaptation and Small RNA-Mediated Regulation in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium During Survival on Food Matrices
(2026-04-23)
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium remains a leading cause of global foodborne gastroenteritis, yet its physiological adaptation to post-harvest food environments, which differ from the host infection cycle, remains ...
Effects of Hypoxia and Thermal Stress on a Rare Freshwater Mussel (Order: Unionida) in Relation to Sympatric and Allopatric Mussel Species
(2026-04-23)
Pleurobema riddellii is proposed for federal listing as threatened. Remaining populations are largest in Texas and Louisiana. Respirometry was used to compare effects of temperature on hypoxia sensitivity of P. riddellii ...
Strawberry Cultivar Evaluation in Central Alabama
(2026-04-23)
Strawberry production in Alabama is limited by cultivar performance and increasing disease pressure. A field evaluation of nineteen strawberry cultivars was conducted alongside a strawberry fruit rot disease survey in ...
Your Brain on Plastic: Measuring the Physiological to Transcriptomic Responses of Human Microglia to Consumer-Grade Micro- and Nanoplastics
(2026-04-23)
The production of plastics has reached record levels, with nearly half a billion metric tonnes produced annually. As such, there have been staggering increases in the amount of mismanaged- along with landfill-bound plastic ...
Advancing methods for estimating and modeling breeding bird distributions for conservation and management
(2026-04-23)
Effective conservation depends on reliable inference about where species occur and how they respond to environmental change, yet both goals are often undermined by limitations in monitoring design and the scale-dependence ...
Temperature-dependent mechanical behavior of additively manufactured aluminum alloys
(2026-04-23)
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables the fabrication of lightweight, geometrically complex aluminum (Al) alloy components for aerospace, automotive, and energy applications operating across wide temperature ranges. Despite ...
Rooting for Sustainability: Development and Characterization of Microbial Consortia for Regenerative Agriculture
(2026-04-23)
The continued reliance on synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides in United States agriculture has raised significant concerns regarding long-term soil health, environmental sustainability, and ecosystem function. ...
Modeling of Two Common Taste and Odor Compounds, 2-Methylisoborneol and Geosmin, for Settling Reservoirs in a Drinking Water Treatment Plant
(2026-04-23)
Harmful algae blooms are a worldwide concern that has recently regained attention due to the concern of climate change impacts. While algal bloom concerns have historically been centered around toxin producing algae, focus ...
Long-Term Effects of Cover Crops on Soil Organic Matter Composition
(2026-04-23)
Cover crops (CCs), as a long-term sustainable agricultural practice, play a key role in enhancing soil organic matter (SOM). Cover crops add SOM directly through the decomposition of aboveground residues and root exudates, ...
The Repurposing of R-Etodolac for Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in ADRD: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies
(2026-04-23)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, defined as a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. AD is pathologically characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation, tau hyperphosphorylation, blood–brain ...
Strain Localization Processes in Polymineralic Rocks: Insights from the Santa Rosa Mylonite Zone (CA)
(2026-04-23)
Strain localization in ductile shear zones is a fundamental process governing the mechanical behavior of the lithosphere, yet the relative roles of mineralogical heterogeneity and microstructural evolution remain incompletely ...
An examination of the late Miocene C4 grass expansion through sedimentary charcoal morphometrics and morphotypes
(2026-04-23)
The C4 Fire Hypothesis posits that an increase in fire was the catalyst for the late Miocene C4 grass expansion by clearing forest canopies to create and maintain open landscapes preferred by C4 grasses, creating a positive ...
Auburn’s Black Neighborhoods: Community Building and People with a Story to Tell
(2026-04-23)
Enslavement had a lasting impact on both the town of Auburn, Alabama and Auburn University as seen in the treatment of local Black residents. This thesis explores Auburn’s Black history with a focus on Black neighborhoods ...
Optimizing Agronomic Inputs in Corn–Wheat–Soybean Cropping Systems in Alabama: Implications for Productivity and Nitrogen Use
(2026-04-23)
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), corn (Zea mays L.), and soybean (Glycine max L.) are
economically important row crops in Alabama, yet region-specific information on highmanagement wheat systems and soybean nitrogen (N) ...
The novel mechanism by hich proteaome inhibitors induce apoptosis in triple-negative breast cancer
(2026-04-22)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a challenging malignancy due to a lack of targeted therapeutic options. Genomic studies have found that the proteasome may be a viable therapeutic target in TNBC, suggesting that ...
Refinement of P-401 Gradation Bands and Development of Predictive Models for Airfield Asphalt Mixture Performance and Volumetrics
(2026-04-22)
Many airport runways, taxiways, and aprons are designed using asphalt mixtures following the P-401 specification from Advisory Circular 150/5370-10H. This specification mandates a preliminary mix design based on volumetric ...
Experimentally Evaluating the Properties of a De Novo-Designed Ideal Therapeutic Protein Scaffold
(2026-04-22)
Computational protein design enables the creation of novel functional proteins that may serve as alternatives to conventional antibodies. In this study, 16 de novo designed ideal therapeutic scaffolds (ITS), engineered for ...
An Automated Methodology for Flight Simulation Model Calibration to Manufacturer and Flight Test Validation Data
(2026-04-22)
Flight simulation models require calibration to available aircraft data to accurately reproduce real aircraft performance and handling characteristics. In practice, this calibration is typically carried out using high-effort ...
Alterations in Host Metabolism After Avian Reovirus Inoculation In Vitro and In Ovo
(2026-04-22)
Avian reovirus (ARV) is a virus that causes substantial concern for the poultry industry. This double-stranded RNA virus is ubiquitous worldwide and can cause diseases such as arthritis, tenosynovitis, runting-stunting ...