Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Improving High Soy Feed Formulations for Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinus through Phytase Supplementation.
(2016-08-01)
The economically sound and sustainable aquaculture of many marine species in the coming years is dependent on the reduction of fish meal and the increased inclusion of plant protein sources. Florida Pompano perform well ...
A Hollow Inheritance: The Legacies of the Tuskegee Civic Association and the Crusade for Civic Democracy in Alabama
(2016-08-01)
This thesis examines and analyzes the Tuskegee Civic Association’s “Crusade for Citizenship” in Alabama. In 1957, the Crusade encouraged black citizens to boycott businesses owned and operated by segregationist whites in ...
Factors Affecting Markets, Economic Growth and Economic Development: Three Essays in Applied Economics
(2016-08-01)
Abstract
This dissertation consists of three essays. The topics of the essays are not necessary related, and each essay constitutes a chapter in this dissertation. The first chapter presents farm and retail models ...
Measurement of Reliable Indentation Elastic Modulus in Brittle Materials from Berkovich Nano Indentation
(2016-08-01)
Determining the elastic modulus of brittle materials from unloading segments during standard indentation testing is complicated by surface generations of cracks and other defects form. This work describes a method to ...
Detection and monitoring of microbes of concern in animal production environment
(2016-08-01)
An estimated 48 million Americans become ill, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne illnesses each year, and foodborne illness costs the United States $14.6-16.3 billion annually. Because foodborne illness ...
Supporting the Development of Teachers' Attributes Needed for the Selection and Implementation of Cognitively Demanding Tasks through Engagement with the MathTwitterBlogosphere
(2016-08-01)
The purpose of this study was to determine if and how engagement with an online community supports the development of three attributes identified by Wilhelm (2014) that teachers need to have in order to consistently select ...
Three-Dimensional Velocity Measurements in the Wake of a Hemispherical Roughness Element Using Plenoptic Particle Image Velocimetry
(2016-08-01)
Plenoptic particle image velocimetry (PIV) was used to perform instantaneous three-dimensional (3D) velocity measurements in the near-wake of a wall-mounted hemispherical roughness element at a Reynolds number (based on ...
The Relationship Between Sexual Satisfaction and Relationship Satisfaction as Mediated by Partner Perceptions of Power
(2016-08-01)
Using a sample of 34 clients from the Auburn University Marriage and Family Therapy Center, this study examined the relationship between sexual satisfaction, marital power and relationship satisfaction for males and females ...
EnLIGHTening the landscape
(2016-08-01)
The simple idea of nighttime design became a catalyst for what would be a year long investigation into how our perception, both spatially and experientially, is shaped by the effects and implementation of lighting. The ...
JavelinaCode: A Web-Based Object-Oriented Programming Environment with Static and Dynamic Visualization
(2016-08-01)
This research proposes an approach to provide source code along with structural and behavioral aspects of visualizations synchronized in a web-based programming environment, JavelinaCode. The aim of the approach is to help ...
Transgenic Disruption of Aromatase Using the Daughterless Construct to Alter Sex Ratio in Common Carp, Cyprinus Carpio
(2016-08-01)
The common carp (Cyprinus Carpio) is considered as invasive alien species (IAS) in North America and is particularly ecologically damaging in Australia. Traditional methods, biological means, harvesting and chemicals, used ...
Short-Chain Ceramides for Enhancing Cytotoxicity of Liposome-Encapsulated Doxorubicin Toward Human Breast Cancer (MDA-MB-231) and Prostate Cancer (PC-3) Cells
(2016-08-01)
Co-delivery of short chain ceramide, C6-Ceramide (C6-Cer) and C8-Ceramide (C8-Cer) and doxorubicin (DOX) using a liposomal system in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer and PC3 prostate cancer cell lines for synergistic cytotoxic ...
Theoretical investigations of small molecule adsorption on pristine, doped, and perforated graphene
(2016-08-01)
Computational chemistry is a standard tool to understand chemical phenomena at the
electronic and molecular levels, and is a rapidly growing branch of chemistry. In this thesis,
three distinct computational chemistry ...
Audience Gatekeeping Via Social Media
(2016-08-01)
Using networked gatekeeping theory, this study analyzes how social media is being integrated into morning news programming, allowing audience members an opportunity to play a role in the gatekeeping process. Traditional ...
Modelling, Control and Estimation Techniques For Micromachined Electrostatic Actuators Using Macro Magnetic Actuators
(2016-07-29)
Parallel plate actuators (PPAs) are fundamental devices in micro-electro-mechanical systems. PPAs' main drawback is their limited open loop stable traveling range which is caused by their nonlinear electrostatic force. ...
Insomnia drives changes in suicide ideation: A latent difference score model of community adults over a brief interval
(2016-07-29)
Insomnia is robustly associated with suicidal behavior (Bernert, Kim, Iwata, & Perlis, 2015), but limitations in existing studies hinder nuanced understanding of this relationship. The current study aimed to address ...
The Role of Frataxin in Doxorubicin Mediated Cardiac Hypertrophy
(2016-07-29)
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a highly effective anti-neoplastic agent, used to treat a wide range of cancer. However, the clinical application of DOX is limited due to its dose dependent cardiotoxic complications which eventually ...
Lowest Price Guarantee Policies on Travel Websites: A Comprehensive Study on Policy Variety, Policy Costs, and Customer Perceived Value of Key Policy Features
(2016-07-29)
According to eMarketer (2015), approximately 60% of travel product purchases are made online, a figure that will continue to increase due to the widespread use of smartphones and the booming of mobile device booking. To ...
Magnetometer Aided Navigation Filters for Improved Observability and Estimation on Ground Vehicles
(2016-07-29)
Two modified extended Kalman filters, called the MGVA and MVVA filters, have been developed which combine the attitude determination capabilities of magnetometers with the standard extended Kalman filter. The standard ...
The Fractional Chromatic Number and the Hall Ratio
(2016-07-29)
All graphs in this paper are both finite and simple. α(G) is the vertex independence of a graph, G. The Hall ratio of G is defined as ρ(G) = max[n(H) /α(H) |n(H) = |V (H)|and H ⊆ G] where H ⊆ G means that H is a subgraph of ...