Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Active Power Damping Control using Renewable Energy Sources
(2023-12-06)
This Ph.D. report navigates the global energy landscape shaped by ambitious carbon reduction goals. Solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy, driving the growth of renewable energy sources (RESs), signal a significant ...
Fragging in the Vietnam War: Myth, Media, and Memory
(2023-12-06)
This dissertation examines the memory and media presentation of the phenomenon of fragging in the Vietnam War. Soldiers have attacked officers throughout history, but this study focuses on the rash of incidents in the ...
Hydroclimate variability and predictability in the Southeastern United States
(2023-12-05)
The hydroclimate is the study of the hydrological cycle in the climate context, it is defined as the intersection of climatology and hydrology, especially energy and moisture exchanges between and within the two systems. ...
Validation of novel secondary therapies in relapsed/refractory cancers using Pharmacogenomics and Single-Cell transcriptomics
(2023-12-05)
Multiple myeloma is the second-most common hematopoietic malignancy in the United States. Although several drugs have so far been approved by the FDA to treat myeloma and other plasm cell neoplasms, myeloma remains an ...
Development of automated microfluidic devices for quantifying nutrient uptake and release from murine adipose tissue with fluorescence imaging
(2023-12-05)
This study aims to advance the knowledge of diabetes-associated biological assays such as white adipose tissue secreted glycerol and fatty acid uptake and secretion assays by leveraging the incorporation of microfluidic ...
Effect of hydrologic and hydraulic calculation approaches on pier scour estimates
(2023-12-05)
Bridge scour, a phenomenon characterized by the erosion and removal of sediment from the vicinity of bridge foundations, is a significant concern in the fields of civil engineering and infrastructure management. There are ...
Culturally Responsive Leadership: How Do Instructional Leaders in an Alabama School District Perceive They Employ Culturally Responsive Leadership in Their Daily Practices?
(2023-12-05)
Culturally responsive pedagogy (Ladson-Billings, 1995) and culturally responsive teaching (Gay, 2018) have challenged educators to create an inclusive educational environment where all students feel valued, respected, and ...
Unveiling the Dynamics of Plant-Microbe Interactions: From Phyllosphere to Rhizosphere and Beyond
(2023-12-05)
Bacterial leaf spot (BLS) is a recurring agricultural issue affecting tomatoes and peppers
around the globe. Traditionally, Xanthomonas perforans was considered the primary pathogen of
tomatoes, while X. euvesicatoria ...
Mechanical Vibration Effects on Enhanced Melting of Phase Change Materials within Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Devices Under Different Container Orientations
(2023-12-04)
Phase change materials (PCM) are playing a bigger role in our daily life, from cooling of
electric vehicle batteries to spacecrafts in the outer space. Research on PCM melting behavior and
system performance has generally ...
Bacterial and fungal symbionts in parasitoid wasp genera Nasonia and Muscidifurax
(2023-12-04)
Jewel wasps in the Nasonia genus are ideal models for insect genetics, genomics, epigenetics, development, and evolution. Wasps in the Muscidifurax genus have a close evolutionary relationship to the model parasitoid genus ...
Bacterial and fungal symbionts in parasitoid wasp genera Nasonia and Muscidifurax
(2023-12-04)
Jewel wasps in the genus of Nasonia are ideal models for insect genetics, genomics, epigenetics, development, and evolution. Wasps in the Muscidifurax genus have a close evolutionary relationship to the model parasitoid ...
MXene Rheology and Phase Behavior: Exploring the Effects of Sheet Size and Salt Addition
(2023-12-04)
The overall research goal of this dissertation is to understand the effects of sheet size and salt addition on the phase behavior and rheological properties of aqueous MXene dispersions. The charged surfaces of the MXenes, ...
Portfolio Risk-Return Decision Optimization Using AI
(2023-12-04)
Academia and businesses have extensively studied portfolio decision-making under uncertainty and risk. Prediction-based portfolio models usually forecast either the portfolio's future return or risk. On the other hand, ...
A spectroscopic neutral density diagnostic and exploration of the role of metastable states in fusion and astrophysical plasmas
(2023-12-04)
Understanding the transition region between fully ionized and neutrally dominated plasmas is important to the study of the magnetosphere of the earth, the corona/chromosphere transition regions of the sun, and detached ...
Dynamic compressive behavior of additively manufactured 17-4 PH stainless steel
(2023-12-04)
This work focuses on additively manufactured 17-4 PH stainless steel and establishing a correlation between microstructure/printing speed to the dynamic response. Two different methods of additive manufacturing namely Laser ...
Photoresponsive behavior of SPEEK/Cellulose films for oxygen sensing.
(2023-12-04)
Illumination of sulfonated poly(ether etherketone) (SPEEK) and cellulose films by 350nm photons resulted in an efficient redox system. The illuminated films resulted in radicals of SPEEK (SPEEKH•) which in the presence of ...
Essays in Agricultural and Food Policy: Impact of Crop Insurance on Fertilizer Use, Willingness to Pay a Premium on Beef, and Estimating the Demand for Carbonated Sweetened Beverage
(2023-12-04)
In recent years, empirical economic research has witnessed significant advancements. Simple linear regressions have evolved into different applied econometrics toolkits, which cover methods such as difference-in-difference ...
Aerodynamic loads and flow structures on a simultaneously rotating and pitching flat plate
(2023-12-04)
Unsteady flow separation and leading-edge vortices (LEV) profoundly impact the aerodynamics of insect wings, helicopter rotor blades, and similar systems. The dynamics of such systems depend on wing pitch rate and pivot ...
Evaluating the effects of soil tillage on ground nesting bees in the southeastern United States
(2023-12-04)
Pollination by native bees is an economically and ecologically valuable service, necessary in both agricultural and natural landscapes. The majority of bee species nest below ground, an aspect of their biology that raises ...
Resilience Across Subgroups of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Misuse in the Military: A Latent Profile Analysis
(2023-12-04)
Veterans and active-duty service members (ADSM) are at an elevated risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use misuse. Research indicates patterns of PTSD symptoms and alcohol use are highly heterogeneous, ...