Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Evaluating Tradeoffs Between Fishing Quality and Economic Performance in a Reservoir Black Bass Fishery with High Tournament Effort
(2024-04-24)
Black bass Micropterus sp. populations are subject to high catch-and-release angling effort and higher post-release mortality partly attributable to the popularity of fishing tournaments. Increasing stakeholder conflicts ...
Effectiveness of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Remote Sensing for Assessing the Impact of Catastrophic Windstorm Events on Timberland
(2024-04-24)
The forests in the southeastern United States are of great importance for their economic, ecological, and cultural values. However, these forests are increasingly threatened by climate-induced windstorms, such as hurricanes ...
Teaching Science Thinking: Examining the Effect of Daily Science Thinking on Post-Secondary Students
(2024-04-24)
This dissertation examines the effect of science journal writing on student scientific thinking skills in one private Christian university in the southeastern United States. The participants’ scientific thinking skills ...
Wetland Accretion Rate Model for Ecosystem Resilience and its Application to Coastal Transportation Infrastructure Along Alabama State Route 180
(2024-04-24)
Fort Morgan Road (SR-180) on Alabama’s Gulf Coast is a vital coastal roadway
impacted by severe storms, high groundwater table, and future sea-level rise (SLR). The area
surrounding SR-180 supports a variety of ecological ...
HEARING Safety Across Agricultural Education: A Three-Study Evaluation of Student Perceptions and Understanding of HEARING Safety
(2024-04-24)
The behavior relating to safety practices seen in agriculture, especially involving hearing, highlights a critical concern when examined. This dissertation reviews three studies focusing on the attitudes, perceptions, and ...
Exploration of groundwater knowledge and private well programs across the United States
(2024-04-24)
Groundwater serves one third of the United States (US) population as their main source of drinking water. Groundwater accessed from private wells serves about 15% of the population. Private well water is not regulated by ...
STEM Summer Bridge Programs: Implications for College Counseling and Social Justice in Higher Education
(2024-04-24)
Ethical counselors promote social justice (American Counseling Association, 2014). Based on counselors’ specialty and site of practice, promoting social justice involves different goals and methods. One way for college ...
Stormwater Quantity and Quality: An Assessment of Runoff Probability Estimation Methods and the Effects of Bioretention Soil Mixtures on Aquatic Toxicity
(2024-04-24)
Stormwater runoff occurs when precipitation exceeds the available storage of a watershed. Urbanization changes the natural hydrology of a watershed as cover types, slopes, flow paths, and antecedent moisture conditions ...
Limonene for the management of Crape Myrtle Bark Scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae)
(2024-04-23)
Crape myrtle bark scale (CMBS, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae) is an invasive pest of crape myrtles first introduced to the United States less than 20 years ago. CMBS reduce the aesthetic value of these ornamental trees which ...
Development and applications of machine learning frameworks for dynamic emulation of aerospace multiphysics problems and characterization of microstructure
(2024-04-23)
Future challenges in aerospace problems, spanning space exploration and military aircraft, demand advancements in several areas, including in-space 3D printing, high-performance missile technology, and rapid structural ...
Knowledge, Perception, and Practice of TIC by Pediatric SLPs Employed in Medical Settings
(2024-04-23)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge and practice of trauma informed care (TIC) within a sample population of SLPs who work in medical settings with pediatric patients. This survey also evaluated ...
The Outlaw Rhetoric of Hunter S. Thompson: Emerging Rhetorical Themes in Journalism
(2024-04-23)
This thesis will explore the genre of outlaw rhetoric through the lens of the early letters of Hunter S. Thompson, who constructed the persona of outlaw journalist and helped create the genre in the process. Using Thompson’s ...
Effect of Cover Crops on the Critical Period for Weed Control in Soybean and Corn
(2024-04-22)
Soybean is the world’s most widely grown leguminous crop and is an important source of
oil and protein for food and feed in addition to other industrial uses. However, herbicide-resistant
and troublesome weed control ...
An Examination of Intolerance of Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Spirituality in College Undergraduates
(2024-04-22)
Feelings of distress over the unknowns of the future refers to an intolerance of uncertainty (IU). IU is significantly linked to internalizing disorders like anxiety. College students are in a unique position of uncertainty ...
Dioxygen reduction and Superoxide dismutase mimicry using first row transition metal complexes with redox active organic ligands.
(2024-04-22)
The efficient activation of small molecules, such as dioxygen (O2) and superoxide (O2-), is key to solving several energy- and health-related challenges. The selective reduction of O2 to water (H2O) is integral to the ...
First Steps for First Gen: An exploration of the experiences of first generation college students during the formal processes of enrolling in higher education
(2024-04-22)
The Center for First Generation College Student Success (2020) defined first generation college students (FGCS) as, “an undergraduate student whose parents do not have a bachelor’s or higher degree.” FGCS have to navigate ...
Keep Moving Forward and Strive for Excellence: A Sequential Mediation Model on Grit, Psychological Capital, Job Search Behaviors, and the Quality of Reemployment
(2024-04-22)
The primary purpose of the study is to develop and examine a theoretical framework encompassing grit, psychological capital, and job search behaviors to gain deeper insights into their impact on the quality of reemployment ...
Rapid Detection and Accurate Discrimination of Microorganisms by Liquid Chromatography, High-Resolution Ion Mobility, and Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(2024-04-22)
Determining bacterial identity at the strain level is crucial for public health to enable appropriate medical treatment and reduce hospitalization times and antibiotic resistance. To achieve this goal, we have reported the ...
Surface Processes on Airless Planetary Bodies: Quantifying the Effects of Regolith Mixing on the Lunar South Pole and Ejecta Deposition on Ceres
(2024-04-22)
In airless planetary bodies, impact cratering is the dominant geologic processes that modifies and evolves their surface. Therefore, studying impact craters on airless planetary bodies contributes to a better understanding ...
Evaluation of Management Methods for Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Alabama Peanuts
(2024-04-19)
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a plant disease with a broad host range, infecting several economically important crops such as tomatoes, peppers, and peanuts, and maintains its presence in the environment through ...