Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Use of NMES for Swallowing Habilitation in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Survey of Clinical Practice
(2021-01-19)
Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to identify clinical practice patterns of speech language pathologists who use NMES with the neonate and young infant population, specifically, the modality treatment parameters ...
A Bird's-Eye View of Young Longleaf Pine
(2021-01-11)
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests are an endangered ecosystem and a primary focus for restoration in the US. Through the cost-share program Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...
Automating Interpretation of Images and Visual Inspections in Modern Manufacturing and Medical Settings
(2021-01-08)
Automating visual inspection is rapidly finding its way into non-invasive industrial and medical processes. In this work, we address detection automation opportunities in the task of interpreting both medical and industrial ...
Southeastern U.S. Upper Coastal Plain Ecological Sites for Dynamic Soil Property Characterization
(2021-01-07)
The Ecological Site (ES) concept groups soils that respond similarly to management to meet conservation goals, develop site interpretations and models for ecological transitions, and construct restoration pathways. The ...
Lactic Acid Production from Filamentous Algae grown using Aquaponics Wastewater
(2021-01-07)
Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS) systems are a known method of treating nitrogen and phosphorous rich wastewater by cultivating green filamentous algae biomass. One novel source of this wastewater is from an aquaponics system, ...
Pigs by the sounder: wild pigs, whole sounder removal, and their effects on deer and turkey
(2021-01-06)
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are an invasive species in North America with known negative impacts on agricultural lands and native ecosystems. To explore one commonly used, but ill-described management strategy, we implemented ...
Leverage Sampling for Single-Index Models
(2021-01-04)
In this thesis, a generalized leverage-based sub-sampling method for single-index models is proposed. The approach gives more efficient estimators than random sub-samples of the same size. Also, robust rank-based estimators ...
Theoretical modeling combined with experimental spectroscopic measurements for the diagnosis of high-Z erosion and transport applications in plasmas
(2020-12-11)
Understanding plasma-material interaction (PMI) continues to be a challenge for future
fusion reactors. High-Z materials (e.g. tungsten, molybdenum) have emerged as leading
solutions for plasma facing materials. Erosion ...
Comparative Analysis of Soil Erosion Using Large-, Intermediate-, and Small-Scale Test Plots of Bare Soil and Different Hydromulch Products under Large-Scale Rainfall Simulator
(2020-12-10)
A study was conducted to compare the test results of three different size erosion-control plots under rainfall simulation to determine if there is a direct relationship to the size of a tested erosion-control plot and the ...
Influences of Parasitic Infection and Aging on Aedes aegypti Wingbeat Frequency
(2020-12-10)
While there are thousands of species of mosquitos, only a few hundred are responsible for transmitting disease-causing pathogens; however, certain of these species, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, are responsible ...
Tomographic Plenoptic Background Oriented Schlieren Imaging
(2020-12-10)
Within the last decade, tomographic background oriented schlieren has become an advanced flow diagnostic used to reconstruct three-dimensional density and/or refractive index fields. These three-dimensional measurements ...
Characterization of Phosphorus in Poultry Litter and Determination of Phosphorus Extraction Efficacy of Extractants
(2020-12-10)
Poultry litter (PL) is used as a nutrient source for row crops, horticultural crops, and pasture
production. Typically, PL is a mixture of poultry feces, bedding materials, spilled grain and feather
than can potentially ...
Warehouse Operations
(2020-12-10)
Warehouse operations include the administrative and physical processes related to the storage of materials and goods. Although some view a warehouse as only a place to store goods, the processes of storage, consolidation, ...
Mothers’ and Fathers’ Perspectives of Coparenting Behaviors in Intact Families: The Exploration of the Brief Measure of Coparenting Relationship Scale Factor Structure
(2020-12-07)
The present study’s purpose was to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Brief Measure of Coparenting Relationship Scale in dual-parent families. The study aimed to provide further insight into how coparenting ...
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 ...