Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of an alternative salt mixture and the levels of magnesium in low salinity water for Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2021-04-12)
One of the primary challenges faced by inland shrimp farmers today is the higher cost of reconstituted sea salts (RSS) which represents a considerable financial burden considering the volume of salt necessary for the ...
Mitochondrial Respiration, Oxidative Capacity, and Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle
(2021-04-09)
Biologists and physiologists have been interested in the differences between birds and mammals for many years. Part of this is due to the distinct differences observed in fat breakdown in these animals. Importantly, fat ...
Use of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to address four of the “National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century”.
(2021-04-08)
Engineering is the shrewd application of science to the exploitation and transformation of natural resources for the benefit of humanity. Humankind has always resorted to engineering in order to overcome limitations, ...
Assessing stress physiology of cane toads in Florida: tradeoffs with dispersal
(2021-04-08)
Physiological tradeoffs occur in organisms coping with their environments, which are likely to increase as populations reach peripheries of established ranges, potentially due to stress. Invasive species offer opportunities ...
Needs Assessment and Practical Solutions for the Aquaponics Industry
(2021-04-06)
This research serves as a needs assessment for the aquaponic industry, encapsulating the challenges, knowledge levels, information resource usage, production practices, and production scales of hobbyists, producers, and ...
Generalizations of Various Results in Quantum Computation Theory to Mixed-Dimensional Quantum Systems
(2021-04-05)
The majority of the research in quantum computation theory is based on quantum mechanical systems consisting of quantum subsystems that are all of the same dimension. Following and expanding on the research conducted by ...
Acrylic-Polyurethane Based Graft-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for High- Performance Applications
(2021-04-05)
In this research, interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) based on polyurethane (PU) and acrylic copolymer were synthesized for high-performance applications. Two different polymers with different mechanical and thermal ...
Analysis and Optimization of Multilayered Airfield Pavement Resilience
(2021-04-02)
The overall objective of this research was to optimize the individual layers of a multilayered airfield pavement to make the pavement more resilient to blast and impact loadings when compared to a baseline rigid pavement. ...
The Durability of Rurality: Connecting Deaths of Despair and Livelihood Characteristics in U.S. Counties
(2021-04-01)
Despite the decrease in overall mortality rate, drug related overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to increase. Factors such as unemployment and the decline of traditional livelihoods have been suggested as potential causes ...
Reaction Mechanisms of One- and Two-Electron Oxidations of Alkanesulfinates in Aqueous Media
(2021-04-01)
The one-electron oxidation reactions of L-cysteinesulfinic acid (CSA) and methanesulfinate (MSA) with bis(1,4,7-triazacyclononane)nickel(III) and tris(1,10- phenanthroline)osmium(III) were investigated in aqueous media. ...
Three Essays Analyzing Microfinance Institutions, Housing Policy and Agricultural Banks.
(2021-03-31)
Chapter 1 evaluates if MFIs can realize cost savings from lending in both rural and urban markets, which would mean that the MFIs would exhibit economies of scale and cost complementarities. The presence of cost complementarities ...
Delay Discounting of Monetary Outcomes by Detained Male Adolescents and College Students
(2021-03-26)
The main purpose of this study was to compare delay discounting of hypothetical monetary outcomes by adolescents adjudicated of illegal behavior to that of college students in order to lay a foundation for future discounting ...
Aural Skills Pedagogy in the Wind Band: A Survey of Secondary and Collegiate Wind Band Conductors’ Perceptions and Strategies
(2021-03-24)
The purpose of this study was to explore (a) perceptions of collegiate and high school wind band conductors surrounding aural-based learning in the rehearsal, (b) current trends in pedagogical strategies used to strengthen ...
Speech-Language Pathologists’ Counselor Self-Efficacy
(2021-03-16)
The purpose of this study was to measure and determine the factors that influence counseling self-efficacy in speech-language pathologists. Data was collected through an anonymous 95-question web-based survey. Five hundred ...
Probing and Controlling Electron Dynamics at the Attosecond Timescale
(2021-03-12)
A recently established attosecond beamline, for studies controlling and probing
electron dynamics, has been stabilized with attosecond precision. The design and
performance of the active stabilization system is presented. ...
Effects of neonicotinoid exposure on the strength of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies
(2021-03-11)
A growing body of research continues to document and describe the unintended effects of insecticides on non-target organisms, such as insect predators, parasitoids, and pollinators. Specifically, different classes of ...
How’s your CQ?: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Cultural Intelligence Levels in Traditional Students Following Study Abroad and Classroom-based Cultural Experiences
(2021-03-04)
The purpose of this research was to assess the impact of study abroad and classroom-based cultural experiences on traditional students’ cultural intelligence (CQ) levels, as measured through CQ scores from the standardized ...
Analysis of Flywheel Energy Storage Systems for Frequency Support
(2021-03-02)
Flywheels have been used to store energy in rotation for centuries. However, they were previously not suited for storing electrical energy because of their lower operating speed. However, with AC to DC converters, the ...
First Principle Studies on Ground and Excited Electronic States: Chemical Bonding in Main-Group Molecules, Molecular Systems with Diffuse Electrons, and Water Activation using Transition Metal Monoxides
(2021-03-01)
Potential energy profiles can be used to investigate the origins of chemical bonding of molecules. Such profiles were adopted to show the propagation of lone pair electrons of N2(X1Σg+) to the vacant orbital of O(1D) or ...
Perceptions of Employability for Adolescents Related to Varying Degrees of Hypernasality: Making the Case for Interprofessional Collaboration & Advocacy in Speech Language Pathology
(2021-02-19)
Objective: The primary aim of this investigation was to evaluate the impact listener perception has on vocational success in adolescents with hypernasal speech.
Methods: Using Qualtrics, an online survey platform, ...