Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Resisting Resistance: Development of Nanoparticle-mediated Delivery Systems to Explore RNA Interference as a Solution to Biological Resistance
(2025-04-22)
Biological resistance to conventional pesticides and antifungals presents a significant challenge in agriculture and healthcare, necessitating the development of alternative control strategies. RNA interference (RNAi) ...
Experimental Behavior of Skewed Cast-in-Place Concrete Box Culverts
(2025-04-22)
Cast-in-place reinforced concrete box culverts are widely used for roadway drainage and are the most common type of bridge in many states. The current culvert design methodology is performed in accordance with the AASHTO ...
Configuration Changes in Kubernetes Configuration Scripts
(2025-04-22)
Kubernetes has emerged as the dominant container orchestration platform, widely adopted for managing cloud-native applications. However, its dynamic configuration introduces complexities that can lead to security ...
Investigation of soy-based protein sources for largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans) fingerlings on growth performance, health status, and disease susceptibility
(2025-04-22)
The aquaculture industry faces many concerns as we push to increase production to meet human food demands. This has contributed to an exponential rise in price and demand for marine protein and oil sources. Formulated feed ...
Assessing the Transfer of Learning: A Qualitative Case Study on the Acceptance of Knowledge from a Military Faculty Development Center
(2025-04-21)
This qualitative case study explored training transfer among Military Instructors at the Marine Corps Faculty Development School, emphasizing training acceptance versus knowledge acquisition through a constructivist lens. ...
Rural Health Perspectives: Knowledge and Accessibility of Speech-Language Pathology in Alabama
(2025-04-21)
This study aims to evaluate the level of knowledge about speech-language pathology and communication disorders in rural and urban counties in the state of Alabama, in addition to accessibility of Speech-Language Pathology ...
A Petrographic and Geochemical Characterization of Magnetite Ore at the Island Queen Skarn, Puerto Rico
(2025-04-21)
Skarns classically form as the result of a multi-stage process including magmatic intrusion, alteration of carbonate-rich host rock, metasomatism, and later introduction of meteoric fluids. These processes transfer and ...
Assessing Spoilage Risks in Raw Chicken Breast: A Convergence Approach Using Microbiological Analysis, Volatile Profiling, Metagenomics, and Data Analytics for Microbial Growth and Shelf-Life Prediction
(2025-04-21)
Disruptions in the cold chain at various stages, from poultry processing to storage, distribution, and retail, can significantly impact the shelf life and quality of raw chicken, particularly during less-than-truckload ...
Parental Effects and Commercial-Scale Sperm Cryopreservation Techniques for Blue Catfish
(2025-04-21)
Catfish are an important U.S. aquaculture species, with the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) female by blue catfish (I. furcatus) male hybrid constituting most of the harvest. Hatchery issues persist with male blue ...
Applications of charcoal morphometry and morphology during the Cretaceous Period
(2025-04-21)
Wildfire regimes are intensifying globally due to anthropogenic climate change, necessitating improved methods for reconstructing past fire activity to inform future mitigation strategies. The Cretaceous period, particularly ...
Understanding Execution Faults in Ansible-based Configuration Management
(2025-04-21)
Ansible is a popular tool for implementing the practice of infrastructure as code. While usage of the tool yields benefits for practitioners, faulty execution of Ansible configuration scripts can cause serious consequences, ...
The Memorialization of Emma Tenayuca: A Labor Activist’s Imprint on San Antonio, Texas
(2025-04-21)
This thesis examines how public opinions pertaining to Emma Tenayuca changed throughout her life, starting with the Pecan Strike in San Antonio, Texas in 1938 until her death in July of 1999. It argues that public records ...
Using Her Words: Marriage in Twentieth Century Advice Columns
(2025-04-21)
This thesis examines the evolution of popular perceptions of marriage in the United States during the mid twentieth century through advice columns. It argues that the point at which a marriage was considered salvageable ...
Nitric Oxide in Exercise Physiology
(2025-04-21)
Nitric oxide is an endogenous reactive nitrogen species found throughout the human body. Its role in human physiology at rest and during exercise has proven to be essential in maintaining human health and enhancing exercise ...
Development of novel molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based sensors for the sensitive and selective detection of analyte
(2025-04-21)
The increasing importance of monitoring environmental changes resulting from chemical stimuli affects various aspects of human life, including daily routines, healthcare, and manufacturing. Addressing this demand necessitates ...
Field Inspections and Monitoring of Continuous Deck Slabs on Prestressed Concrete Bridges for Development of Refined Details
(2025-04-21)
Expansion joints are used in bridges to allow for the unrestrained movement of the
superstructure. However, due to the need for frequent maintenance, continuous deck details have
been developed to replace them. This study ...
On Accelerating Deep Neural Network Mutation Analysis
(2025-04-21)
The usage of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) is increasing rapidly across various domains, necessitating rigorous testing to ensure validity, usability, and effectiveness. Mutation analysis of DNNs, a technique that applies ...
Edge-regular graphs and uniform shared neighborhood structures
(2025-04-21)
The definition of edge-regularity in graphs is a relaxation of the definition of strong regularity, so strongly regular graphs are edge-regular and, not surprisingly, the family of edge-regular graphs is much larger and ...
Exploring Parasite Diversity: Taxonomic Studies of Parasites from Birds, Crocodilians, and Anurans Across Diverse Ecosystems
(2025-04-21)
The overall objective of this dissertation was to apply modern taxonomic and molecular phylogenetic methods to understanding “hidden” (undiscovered) parasite diversity in common wildlife species. The specimens described ...
From Barbs to Blooms: Dispersal, Development, and Transcriptomics in Bidens
(2025-04-21)
The Asteraceae is the largest family of flowering plants, constituting ~10% of total angiosperm diversity. The family is characterized by its conserved inflorescence architecture, the capitulum. Despite the family’s global ...