Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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A Study of Adversarial Attacks on Machine Learning-based Fake News Detection Systems
(2023-05-04)
Due to the increased use and reliance on social media, fake news has become a significant problem that can cause great harm to individuals. Because of the dangerousness of fake news, techniques must be developed to detect ...
Surface engineering of multi-functional coatings to enhance the electrochemical performance
(2023-05-04)
The electrochemical behavior of functionalized composite for surface engineering and its application is described in this dissertation. The research work includes electropolymerization, microwave synthesis, characterization, ...
Embedding and Coloring Designs
(2023-05-04)
This dissertation focuses on two problems in design theory. Techniques from graph theory are frequently utilized and therefore the proofs may also be of interest to graph theorists.
The first problem focuses on ...
Music Teachers’ Perceptions of Undergraduate Music Education Curricula: A Quantitative Survey of Current Music Teachers
(2023-05-03)
This dissertation examined current music teachers’ perceptions of their undergraduate music education program. I gathered data through an online survey completed by current K-12 music teachers. I recruited participants ...
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use and Access to Medication Management Services in Older Adults Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
(2023-05-03)
Background: Older adults living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) have a higher risk of using potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) than those without ADRD. Even though Medication Therapy Management ...
A ROUGH SURFACE MIXED LUBRICATION MODEL OF MACHINE COMPONENT INTERFACES WITH AN EXPERIEMENTAL EVALUATION
(2023-05-02)
This work develops a numerical methodology for predicting the performance of
an automotive piston ring system by considering contact and lubrication mechanics. The
rough surface contact mechanics and lubrication occurs ...
Use and Misuse of the Power Side Channel in Additive Manufacturing Security
(2023-05-02)
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is growing rapidly as an industry, particularly into the production of functional, safety-critical parts. AM Security has accordingly become a key research area for the technology, as sabotage ...
Seat Belt Safety in Rollover Accidents: Investigating Buckle Release Force and its Impact on Occupant Protection
(2023-05-02)
Seat belts have been a crucial safety feature in vehicles for over a century. They undoubtedly remain the most effective safety device in a vehicle for reducing both fatal and nonfatal injuries resulting from motor vehicle ...
Investigating mitochondria-induced premature aging due to reproduction and environment in semi-natural enclosed wild-derived house mice
(2023-05-02)
Reproduction is a highly energetic process requiring both prenatal and postnatal investment for female mammals. Under the disposable soma theory (DST), prenatal investment includes reallocation of resources used to maintain ...
IMPLEMENTING BIG DATA ANALYTICS APPROACHES TO IMPROVE FOOD QUALITY AND MINIMIZE FOOD WASTE AND LOSS
(2023-05-02)
This study was conducted to explore the application of non-invasive, rapid advanced technological enhancements and to combine big data analytics methods to detect muscle quality issues such as woody breast (WB), white ...
Probability Equivalent Level of Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall
(2023-05-02)
Probability Equivalent Level of Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall (PELVE) is a novel risk measure proposed and explored by Li and Wang (2020), in [16]. It is motivated by the transition from 99% Value-at-Risk (VaR) to ...
Monitoring Strategies and Occupancy Analysis for the Reintroduced Eastern Indigo Snake in Conecuh National Forest, Alabama
(2023-05-02)
The Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) was presumed extirpated from its native range in Alabama in the 1950’s and was added to the Endangered Species List in 1978. A reintroduction program for the species began in ...
Disinvestment: Heirs’ Property and Food Desert across the Deep South and Appalachia
(2023-05-02)
The culture of poverty argument is popular in the United States, especially in the South. Victim-blaming masks the structural nature of the problem. While individual explanations of poverty might be popular, they fail to ...
The Role of Centralized Wastewater Treatment in the Rural Alabama Black Belt
(2023-05-02)
Centralized and decentralized wastewater treatment systems play a major role in protecting human health and U.S. waters from contamination. However, failing wastewater treatment in the rural Alabama Black Belt has become ...
Physiological Comparison of Three Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Under High Tunnel and Open Field Conditions
(2023-05-02)
Recent studies have shown that high tunnel production of blueberries generates higher biomass accumulation due to the microclimates created compared to open field production. This study aimed to evaluate the physiological ...
Tropical Cyclones (TCs) Risk Assessment in South Asia: Focusing on the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
(2023-05-02)
Tropical cyclones recurrently batter the coastal regions of Bangladesh. It causes a lot of damage in the less resilient regions, especially the cities. This study aims to pinpoint the areas that are both physically and ...
Investigating Consumers’ Purchase Intentions Toward Jute-Blended Garments
(2023-05-02)
Jute is a natural fiber that has been a popular choice for making packaging materials, composite materials, and geotextiles, but its use was limited to these areas only due to its inherent disadvantages like stiffness, low ...
Study of onset of frost and crystals growth on hydrophilic and hydrophobic flat surfaces
(2023-05-02)
Air-source heat pump systems extract heat directly from the cold outdoor ambient and reject heat to the warm indoor environments of residential and commercial buildings. During their winter operation, the outdoor coil often ...
Still I Rise: Agency of Black Collegian Women
(2023-05-02)
The research and discourse surrounding Black women in college has continued to expand in its scope in recent years. Scholars have written about Black college women in several ways describing the intersections of their ...
Minding the Gap: An Examination of Susceptibility to Misinformation About Beef Among Generation Z and Millennials
(2023-05-02)
Every minute, 500 hours of video content is uploaded to YouTube (Ceci, 2023). The constant flood of new content creates an environment that fosters misinformation, specifically about animal agriculture and the beef ...