Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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The Status of Technology Integration in Music Classrooms and Implications for Technology Training: A Survey of K-12 Music Educators in Four Southeastern States
(2021-12-02)
The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the status of technology integration in K-12 music classrooms after the onset of Covid-19 across four states in the southeast. Music teachers in Alabama, Arkansas, ...
Interfacial behavior of lignin containing cellulose nanofibrils (LCNFs) and their impact on composite materials
(2021-12-02)
Over the last decade, the utilization of nanocellulose for novel applications has positioned this renewable source as a promising alternative substitution for petroleum-based materials. In an attempt to utilize and incorporate ...
Unsuitable and Incompatible: Ensign Vernon "Copy" Berg, Bisexuality, and the Cold War U.S. Navy
(2021-12-02)
This research introduces “the Cold War ideal of American morality” to the historiography surrounding the federal purges of gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals known as the Lavender Scare. Alluded to, but never formally ...
Deep Learning-based Load Forecasting and Monitoring in the Smart Grid
(2021-12-01)
With the rapid advances in sensing and acquisition, transmission, storage, computing, and analytics, the era of big data has come. Many advanced data analytic techniques, especially machine learning and deep learning ...
Using Multiple Approaches to Evaluate the Effects of Flow Regulation on Fishes in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama.
(2021-12-01)
Dams alter many aspects of riverine environments and generally have broad effects both upstream and downstream. Despite the variety of potential benefits of dams to humans (recreation, flood control, navigation, etc.), ...
Investigating the Conceptual Link Between Appearance-Related Self-Discrepancies and Retail Therapy Shopping Behavior Through Emotional and Motivational Routes
(2021-12-01)
Appearance-related self-discrepancies produce various types of emotional discomforts, such as dissatisfaction, shame, and anxiety. Thus, consumers are likely to use shopping for appearance-enhancement products and services ...
Evaluation of physical and chemical characteristics, organoleptic attributes of sustainable use of broiler and beef co-products in the manufacture of pet treats through the utilization of a structure-forming technology
(2021-12-01)
Pet food market growth has led to increased demands for animal co-products. Evaluation of quality characteristics of pet treats developed from these co-products is necessary. Three experiments were conducted to assess ...
Fitness strategies of fastidious prokaryotes
(2021-12-01)
Fastidious prokaryotes are slow-growing bacteria that either require specific media to grow or are not able to grow axenically. ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas) and Xylella fastidiosa are important fastidious ...
Natural competence distribution among Xylella fastidiosa strains and construction of a mutant library for RB-TnSeq
(2021-12-01)
The plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a gram-negative, fastidious, xylem-limited, vector-transmitted bacterium, causing severe diseases on many economically important plants such as grapes, citrus, coffee, olive and ...
Emergent Transport in Ion Exchange Membranes
(2021-12-01)
The ion exchange membrane (IEM) is a crucial part of various applications from water purification (i.e. electrodialysis) to energy conversion (i.e. photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction cells (PEC-CRC) and direct urea fuel ...
Ambiguous Energy Suppression in Encryption Derived Pseudo-Random BPSK Radar Signals
(2021-12-01)
In this thesis, a pseudo-random binary phase shift keying (BPSK) radar signal is developed using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-192). The primary objective of this encryption based BPSK (E-BPSK) signal is to provide a ...
A Technological Framework to Teach Music Online via Machine Learning with the Focus on Automated Chord Detection
(2021-12-01)
This thesis proposes possible approaches to adding technology to music courses and examines the impact online music courses may have on music teaching and practicing. The main
question in this research is:
How can we ...
Effect of maternal and post-hatch supplementation of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on duodenal crypt cell proliferation and local innate immunity of broiler chickens
(2021-12-01)
Previously published studies have demonstrated that maternal supplementation of the circulating metabolite of vitamin D3 (D3), 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD3) enhances immunocompetence of broiler chick offspring. In ...
Evaluation of Pile Load Testing State of Practice for ALDOT Projects
(2021-12-01)
A database of driven piles taken from archives of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) was created for the purpose of evaluating the pile load testing state of practice for ALDOT. The dataset was derived from ...
An Interdisciplinary Study: A Framework Supporting the Automated Phonetic Transcription Grading Tool System, from Business Requirement to Software Maintenance
(2021-12-01)
Interactive learning applications enhance the motivation for students to interact and learn with the applications. In this research the primary goals are as follows: 1) to propose and implement algorithms to calculate the ...
Modal and Impact Analysis of Fluid-Structure Interaction by Finite Element Methods.
(2021-12-01)
In this work, the modal and impact interactions of fluid-filled cylindrical structures are studied. The first part of the study focuses on the parametric modal analysis of fluid-coupled thin structures. This study emphasizes ...
The Phage Behind the Curtain: Determining the Role of Bacteriophage in the Restructuring of Microbiomes During Disease
(2021-11-30)
The gut microbiome is a dynamic microbial ecosystem inhabited by all domains of life and is essential for the homeostatic function of almost all organ systems within the host. Additionally, the mammalian intestine is home ...
Heuristics in Distributing Data and Parity with Distributed Hash Tables
(2021-11-30)
We compare multiple methods of distributing data and error correcting code across distributed hash tables. We focus on the scaling of distributed hash tables and at which methods moved the least amount of data while ...
Design and Noise Analysis of Coupled Ring Oscillators
(2021-11-30)
This dissertation analyzes the phase noise in standard differential ring oscillator due to various noise sources by using a simple physical model. Employing the open loop noise analysis, the oscillator’s output noise at ...
Development of Severity Distribution Table for Wrong-Way Driving Crash Using Highway Safety Information System Crash Database
(2021-11-30)
The wrong way driving (WWD) crash differs significantly from all other crashes in terms of severity. Despite much valuable research on WWD crash severity, there is no robust study on developing a WWD crash severity ...