Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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EFFECTS OF DDT AND DDE ON IMMUNITY, OXIDATIVE STRESS AND REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS IN RODENTS
(2021-04-26)
Lingering endocrine disrupting chemicals (i.e. DDT) are a significant threat to wildlife and humans. The effects of DDT have long been documented to cause adverse effects on reproduction, immunity and induce physiological ...
An Empirical Evaluation of the Relationships between Student Characteristics and Online Learner Readiness among a Population of Prospective Online Students in a Post-Secondary Degree Program in Agriculture
(2021-04-26)
An empirical research study was performed to identify potential relationships between five student characteristics and online learner readiness (as measured by the SmarterMeasure Learner Readiness Indicator survey instrument) ...
Role of calcium during plant infection by Xylella fastidiosa
(2021-04-26)
Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a Gram-negative plant pathogenic bacterium that lives in the xylem vessels of infected plants and the foregut of sharpshooter insect vectors. X. fastidiosa causes diseases in many economically ...
Development and Synthesis of Mononuclear Superoxide Dismutase Mimics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents
(2021-04-26)
Over the past few years the Goldsmith group has reported mononuclear superoxide
dismutase mimics and Mn(II) complexes with redox-active quinols that display rapid T1-
weighted responses to H2O2. This dissertation will ...
Methods for Improving Visual Terrain Relative Navigation for Dynamic Aerial Systems
(2021-04-26)
One popular means of aerial localization and navigation in GPS-denied environments is visual terrain relative navigation. Terrain relative navigation involves performing image registration with sensed aerial camera imagery ...
The Relationship of Self-Concept Clarity, Social Intelligence, and Empathy to Intellectual Humility
(2021-04-26)
The construct, humility has gained in popularity as a heralded leadership attribute and focus of study. Scholars have postulated that humility may possess subdomains. Intellectual humility (IH) is one of these subdomains. ...
Fatigue Properties and Reliability of SnAgCu-Bi Solder Joints in Varying Stress Amplitudes
(2021-04-23)
The eutectic Sn-Pb solder alloys are widely used in the electronic packaging industry. However, they are being replaced by new near-eutectic solder alloys because of environment and health concerns associated with lead. ...
Spinel Oxide Hybrid Structures: Designing Battery-like Materials for High-Performance Energy Storage
(2021-04-23)
The electrochemical capacitors, also known as supercapacitors, are the next-generation energy storage devices that can store the energy by a surface or near-surface redox reaction that enables achieving high energy density ...
A Case Study: Perceptions of Rural School Principals that Utilized the Transformation Turnaround Model for School Success and Sustainability
(2021-04-23)
Abstract
This qualitative case study identified how rural school principals utilized the transformation turnaround model in conjunction with the eight turnaround principles to promote and sustain academic success within ...
A Guideline for Children’s Furniture Design to Promote Children’s Development
(2021-04-23)
This thesis regards children's furniture as the object of study and is based on children's educational theories to analyze what furniture design elements would have an impact on children’s development and how children’s ...
Development of bio-based systems as pollutants removal for water remediation
(2021-04-23)
In the search of bio-based alternatives to develop systems that can improve water quality, cellulose nanofibril (CNF) were studied as scaffolds for the development of adsorbents for emerging and unregulated pollutants; in ...
Using Petrographic and Geochemical Analyses to Elucidate the Genesis of Au-Ag Epithermal Deposits on Florida Mountain, Silver City District, Idaho
(2021-04-22)
Florida Mountain (FM) is classified as a low-sulfidation epithermal deposit and has a rich history of Au-Ag economic mining. It is one of a trio of similar deposits in southwestern Idaho within the Northern Great Basin and ...
Extension Support for Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Production and Processing in Nigeria: Impact on Farm Practice Adoption
(2021-04-22)
Many factors have been found to affect farmers’ adoption of new technologies by different authors, which include farmers’ interaction with extension services and socio-economic characteristics of farmers. This study ...
Identification of novel biosynthetic gene clusters and bacterial taxa from a soil microbiome using metagenomic approaches
(2021-04-21)
The microbial world is home to incredible taxonomic and metabolic diversity. Microorganisms are prolific producers of secondary metabolites, which are an important source of bioactive compounds, namely antibiotics, which ...
Effect of Dietary Fish Peptide and Enzyme Supplementation on Weanling Pigs
(2021-04-21)
A corn-soy diet is the gold standard for feeding pigs, however, such a diet may not be appropriate for weanling pigs. Weanling pigs are subjected to various stressors at weaning, and their digestive system is immature or ...
Association of DNA Copy Number and Structural Variation with Racial Disparities in Childhood Obesity
(2021-04-21)
Obesity has become a major public health concern throughout the world. Alabama is 6th highest ranked with obesity in the United States. The development of obesity can be influenced by several factors, such as diet, ...
Thermal Cycling Reliability of Doped SnAgCu Solder Alloys after Long-Term Aging
(2021-04-21)
Eutectic SnPb (Tin-Lead) solder has been used in electronics since early days. This universal
alloy combination was used in all soldering applications because it had good mechanical
and electrical properties and hence ...
Exploring the Impact of Depression on Caregiver-Report of Child Behavior in a Court Ordered Sample
(2021-04-21)
The current study analyzed evidence for a possible depression-abuse distortion in maternal perception of child problematic behavior within a sample of court ordered families. Pre-treatment parent-child behavioral observation ...
Subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, colony behavior and population dynamic changes under conditions of exposure to chitin synthesis inhibitor bait
(2021-04-21)
This thesis entitled, “Subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, colony behavior and population dynamic changes under conditions of exposure to chitin synthesis inhibitor bait”, explores key components involved in ...
Compelled to work or forced to? An examination of intraindividual variability in workaholism and the moderating role of challenge / hindrance stressors on positive and negative spillover
(2021-04-21)
While the construct of workaholism has received significant attention in the management and psychology literature, the current conceptualization views workaholism as a trait that is stable over time. This study seeks to ...