Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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New computational and data-driven methods for protein homology modeling
(2021-07-14)
Threading a query protein sequence onto a library of weakly homologous structural
templates remains challenging. In light of the recent advancements in residue-residue contact
prediction technologies powered by sequence ...
Surviving Stigmatizing Sociocultural Environments: A Critical Narrative Inquiry into LGBTQ+ POC Experiences of Meaning-Making
(2021-07-14)
The purpose of this critical narrative study was to examine the lived experiences and meaning-making structures of LGBTQ+ POC as they negotiate and conceal their stigmatized social identities within sociocultural contexts. ...
Real Time Fake News Detection using Objectivity extraction and Analytics Approaches
(2021-07-14)
Fake news is playing an increasingly dominant role in spreading misinformation by influencing people's perceptions or knowledge to distort their awareness and decision-making. The growth of social media and online forums ...
Biomechanical Testing of Double Hemitenotomy for Equine Deep Digital Flexor Tendon Lengthening
(2021-07-14)
Deep digital flexor (DDF) tenotomy is performed in horses with laminitis to diminish the
force of the DDF on the third phalanx (P3) which causes P3 rotation due to loss of laminar
integrity counteracting the DDF pull. ...
End-effector Motion and Force Control for Mobile Redundant Manipulators
(2021-07-14)
Manipulators extend the application of mobile platforms, such as unmanned aerial vehicles,
underwater vehicles, and satellites. The dynamic coupling between the manipulators and
mobile base brings great challenges to the ...
Determine the Anticancer Activity and Mechanism of Overcoming Drug Resistance by Cu(DDC)2 NPs in Prostate Cancers
(2021-07-14)
Copper diethyldithiocarbamate [Cu(DDC)2] complex formed by disulfiram (DSF) and copper ions is a promising therapeutic agent for cancer treatment. However, the poor aqueous solubility of Cu(DDC)2 limited its clinical ...
Public school teachers during COVID-19: A study of performance using job demands-resources theory
(2021-07-14)
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public school teacher performance. The study uses job demands-resources (JD-R) theory to view the overall relationship between the positives and negative aspects ...
An Approach to Design Sensory Furniture for Autism
(2021-07-14)
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the prevalence rate of autism in the United States nearly tripled from 2004 to 2020. The rapid rise in the number of autism diagnoses placesan economic burden on the United ...
A Multilevel Analysis of Public Value creation in Smart City using Action Design Science Research: A Systems Thinking Perspective
(2021-07-14)
In the last 20 years significant innovations in technology and its implementation have enabled cities to become smart cities? With this increase in cities embarking on smart city projects, there has been very little focus ...
Maximal L1 Regularity for a Class of Parabolic Systems and Applications to Navier-Stokes Equations
(2021-07-14)
This dissertation is devoted to the maximal L1-in-time regularity for a class of linear parabolic systems with variable coefficients. This theory can be applied to investigate the global-in-time well-posedness and stability ...
Evaluation of Nondestructive Test Methods for Concrete Bridge Deck Condition Assessment
(2021-07-14)
To facilitate locating subsurface concrete bridge deck defects and determining their
corresponding severity, departments of transportation are switching to nondestructive
test (NDT) methods. However, the difficulty in ...
Protective Efficacy of a Recombinant Newcastle Disease Virus against Infectious Bronchitis
(2021-07-13)
A previous study has reported that Newcastle disease virus (NDV) recombinant LaSota strain (rLS) expressing infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) Arkansas-type (Ark) trimeric spike ectodomain (Se) (rLS/ArkSe) provides suboptimal ...
Caught in the uncivil war: How equipped are school leaders to navigate custodial rights in the educational setting?
(2021-07-13)
The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to examine the relationship between knowledge of protocol and familiarity with the application of custodial situations in the educational setting. This study assessed ...
Nesting ecology of reptiles: Effects of maternal nesting behavior and egg incubation environments on offspring phenotypes and fitness
(2021-07-13)
Understanding the role of the environment in shaping phenotypic variation has been a goal at the heart of evolutionary biology since its inception. Through the work that led to the modern synthesis framework, we see that ...
The effect of different oxygen concentrations on oxidative stress in anesthetized horses
(2021-07-13)
Anesthesia-associated mortality in horses is high when compared with other species, and may be related to development of hypoxemia during recumbency. To overcome this, high fractions of inspired oxygen (FiO2 >95%) are used. ...
Evaluation of Integrated Weed Management and Herbicide Tolerance in Peanut-Cotton Rotation
(2021-07-13)
As resistant weeds such as Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri L.) continue to spread through the Southeast, peanut-cotton producers are forced to utilize herbicides which pose a greater risk to injuring crops to control ...
Investigating the ability of traditional and molecular methods to differentiate between reproductive potentials in Bos taurus heifers
(2021-07-13)
Within the livestock industry, one of the main problems that a producer faces is infertility. Infertility in cattle can lead to an animal being removed from cow-calf operations earlier in their lifetime. Reproductive ...
Solid Rocket Motor Internal Flow Solutions with FlightStream
(2021-07-13)
This thesis seeks to advance the state of the art for conceptual and preliminary design of
solid propellant rocket motors by adapting surface vorticity solution methods to the internal
ballistics problem. The practical ...
Management of Rotylenchulus reniformis and Meloidogyne incognita on Gossypium hirsutum in Alabama and the economic impact of additional fertilizer and nematicide applications
(2021-07-13)
The reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis and the southern root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita are some of the most damaging plant parasitic nematodes on upland cotton in the United States. Management strategies ...
Executive Functions in Detection Dogs
(2021-07-12)
Researchers in the field of canine cognition have developed several tasks to study executive functions, like working memory and inhibitory control, in dogs. Findings from such tasks have provided new information regarding ...