Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Exploring Associations Between Multiple Risk-Factors and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Across Multiple Body Segments in an Automotive Manufacturing Environment
(2021-04-12)
The causes of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are multifactorial, with the exact pathogenesis being unknown. Current literature provides information on several studies that investigate the role of physical ...
Effects of Gender and Destructive Leader Behaviors on Leader’s Evaluation
(2021-04-12)
Destructive leadership is beginning to be studied, but the current literature relies on examples of male leaders. While literature on positive leader behaviors shows a bias towards male leaders, little research looks at ...
Cotton Byproduct Assessment for Improving Beef Cattle Feeding Recommendations
(2021-04-12)
Beef cattle producers in the southeastern US have access to byproducts from multiple industries, including the cotton ginning industry. These byproducts, specifically whole cottonseed and cotton gin trash, are subject to ...
Perceived Barriers Affecting the Implementation of Forestry/Natural Resources Curriculum in Georgia
(2021-04-12)
There are fewer forestry/natural resources pathway classes being taught in Georgia high schools than any of the other main areas (Georgia Agriculture Education, 2019). Georgia high school agriculture pathways are a series ...
Slow Coloring Cyclic Permutation Graphs
(2021-04-12)
The slow coloring game is played by two players, Lister and Painter, on a graph \(G\). In round \(i\), Lister marks a nonempty subset of \(V(G)\), which we'll call \(M\). By doing this he scores \(|M|\) points. Painter ...
Improved Understanding of Mitotic-Inhibiting Herbicide Resistance in Poa annua and Eleusine indica
(2021-04-12)
Poa annua is a problematic weed that infests golf courses, sports fields, and home lawns. Mitotic-inhibiting herbicides are often used to control Poa annua in these affected areas. However, resistance to mitotic-inhibiting ...
Caregiver/Speech-Language Pathologist Communication in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2021-04-12)
Purpose: The purpose of the current investigation was to determine caregiver satisfaction with Speech-Language Pathologist’s (SLP) communication in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as the impact this ...
An Actor on a Grand Stage: Adelbert Ames and his Military, Political, and Civil Rights Legacies
(2021-04-12)
Adelbert Ames, born in Maine in 1835, served as a Union general during the American Civil War—winning the Medal of Honor for his service at the Battle of First Bull Run on July 21, 1861. After the war, he remained in the ...
Quest for Healthy Schools: A Program Evaluation of School Wellness Efforts in SNAP-Ed Eligible Alabama Schools
(2021-04-12)
Promoting a healthy school environment may be a key component in the prevention of childhood obesity, a condition disproportionately affecting students from limited resource, low-income populations. Quest for Healthy Schools ...
The Tribological and Electrical Effects of Nanoparticle and Proprietary Lubricants
(2021-04-12)
Electrical systems of any type rely upon electrical connectors or contacts; these may be found in places like computers, light switches, or electric vehicles and are present in a wide range of environments as a result. ...
Characterization of Chromium Trihalide based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions via First Principles Calculations
(2021-04-12)
At finite temperatures, free-standing two-dimensional (2D) materials were originally theorized to be thermodynamically unstable, let alone possess magnetization. However, in 2018, the first ferromagnetic 2D semiconductor ...
The Investigation of Multigenerational and Transgenerational Trichloroethylene Toxicity using the Zebrafish (Danio Rerio)
(2021-04-12)
Multigenerational and transgenerational toxicology studies evaluate the persistence of toxicity in progeny of individuals exposed to a toxicant. For many toxicants, non-genetic mechanisms, especially the alteration of the ...
Understanding how cyanobacterial communities respond to different dissolved nitrogen forms
(2021-04-12)
This thesis explored the ways in which cyanobacterial communities respond to three common nitrogen forms (i.e., nitrate, ammonium, and urea) via two field experiments. Chapter I describes a field experiment that demonstrated ...
Analysis of Climate Information to Support US Fish and Wildlife Service Species Status Assessments: An Eye-Tracking Study
(2021-04-12)
Species Status Assessments (SSAs) are required for endangered species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). These documents need to include climate information since climate will be negatively impacting ...
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 ...