Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Dynamical Behavior of Nonautonomous and Stochastic HBV Infection Model
(2020-12-04)
Mathematical modeling of population and transmission dynamics of an infectious disease considered a critical theoretical epidemiology method provides a strong understanding of the virus dynamics. This dissertation studies ...
Beyond the 9 to 5: A study of family work life balance of female agricultural educators in Georgia
(2020-12-04)
This study had a purpose to examine the family work life balance of female school based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers in Georgia. The research objectives included describing the personal characteristics of female ...
Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Hunting Leases: A Review of Valuation Methods and Meta-Analysis
(2020-12-03)
This thesis reviewed valuation methodologies for ecosystem services and land in general, and hunting activities and their economic implication in the United States in particular. After reviewing hunting activities from ...
Role of TNFR I Signaling in Racial Differences in Endothelial Function: Potential Modulatory Effect of High Laminar Shear Stress
(2020-12-02)
In the endothelium, TNF binding to TNF receptor I (TNFR I) instigate a cascade of inflammatory events that facilitate monocytes recruitment and consequently initiation of atherosclerosis. In addition, TNF promotes endothelial ...
A Survey of Music Teacher Perspectives of National Board Certification: Encouragers, Deterrents, and the Application Process
(2020-12-01)
Teacher certification is an important topic in the history of teaching in American education. Policymakers have recognized that for students to meet high standards, their teachers must also be of high quality (Goldhaber, ...
7T Functional MRS/MRI Assessment of Pain in Cannabis Users
(2020-12-01)
Despite analgesic efficacy reported by medicinal and recreational cannabis users, mounting empirical evidence suggests that long-term cannabis use is associated with worse pain outcomes. In the US, 33 states have enacted ...
Reducing Topramezone Injury to Bermudagrass Utilizing Micronutrients
(2020-12-01)
Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L. Pers.) is one of the most common turfgrass species planted throughout the United States on golf courses, home lawns, and sports fields. Bermudagrass is able to tolerate a wide variety of ...
Posttranslational Modification of 2-CysPrxs by Reduced Glutathione Interplays with CYP20-3-Dependent OPDA Signaling Pathways
(2020-12-01)
Glutathione, a tripeptide (GSH; a 307 Da γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine peptide) is the most abundantly present, thiol in plants and animals, and considered as a master antioxidant. It prevents damage to cells caused by ...
Numerical Modeling of Electromagnetic Wave Scattering by Layered Random Surfaces
(2020-12-01)
We present an efficient numerical method for modeling the scattering of electromagnetic fields by a multiply layered medium with random interfaces. We propose a combination of the Monte Carlo-Transformed Field Expansion ...
Two-dimensional (2D) MXene as the Building Block of Three-dimensional (3D) Ordered Electrode Architectures and Their Application in Energy Storage Systems
(2020-12-01)
Transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are an emerging class of two-dimensional (2D) materials with interesting properties that have gained enormous attention since their discovery in 2011. Extensive theoretical ...
Diastereoselective Transformations of Macrocyclic 1,4-Diketones for the Synthesis of Cyclobutane-containing Natural Products
(2020-12-01)
Macrocyclic conformation has been investigated since the 1950s. The understanding of this phenomenon has been applied to predict and explain diastereoselective reactions to macrocyclic systems since this time, and correlation ...
An Analysis of Grade Distribution at a University in Southern Alabama Across Fields in Human and Health Services
(2020-12-01)
This study analyzed grade distributions of academic disciplines of Human Services, Social Work, and Nursing at a university in Southern Alabama during the 2019- 2020 academic year. Grade distributions were compared to ...
Models and Solution Approaches for Large-scale Multistage Stochastic Programs with Endogenous or/and Exogenous Uncertainty
(2020-12-01)
This dissertation aims to develop both models and solution approaches of multistage stochastic programs (MSSP) with endogenous and/or exogenous uncertainty. My work first develops two discrete-time large-scale nonconvex ...
Novel Machine Learning Algorithms for Analyzing Large-scale Genomic and Genetic Data
(2020-12-01)
With the advancement of next-generation sequencing technology, numerous disease/ phenotypic associations with the human microbiome and human genome are uncovered and revealed. In this dissertation, we take advantage of ...
Magnetic Particle Characterization and Quantification of Endocytosis Mechanisms of Cultured Mammalian Cells by Magnetic Cytometry
(2020-12-01)
Magnetic characterization and quantification of individual magnetic particles and magnetically labeled cells of the sample is of much importance to assess the sample quality and better application in the fields of drug ...
Heat transfer study of airfoil arrays in low Reynolds number gas flows
(2020-12-01)
In electronic components, pin fins arrays are commonly used to manage the thermal load. Even though several shape forms and configurations of the pin fins array are possible, cylindrical and airfoil shapes in staggered ...
Mammaglobin-A: A Potential Immunotherapy Target for Canine Mammary Cancer
(2020-12-01)
Canine mammary tumors are the most common neoplasms in unspayed, female canine patients. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard-of-care for chemotherapy or radiation after surgery. Therapies aimed at ...
Staying Inside the Lines: Vehicle Agnostic Path Following Using Cascaded Adaptive Control
(2020-11-30)
This thesis presents a vehicle agnostic steering controller for path following. Many active safety systems, such as collision avoidance and lane centering, as well as all SAE Level 2+ autonomous vehicles, rely on a lateral ...
A Design Approach for Developing a Service in Promoting Healthy Eating Behavior
(2020-11-30)
The transition from home to school and living independently make significant changes in freshman college students lifestyle. Research states that freshman college students do not have healthy eating behavior and barely ...
The Application of Complex Numbers and Quaternions in Navigation
(2020-11-30)
Complex numbers and quaternions have a wide array of applications. This paper beginsby briefly going over the history of complex numbers and quaternions, bringing up little knownfacts on main discoverers. Then, we ...