Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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In Situ Digestibility and Nutritive Value of Inoculated Cool-Season Annual Grass Baleage
(2022-12-07)
Baleage provides a method to store high quality forages in less-than-ideal Southern weather patterns. The current study evaluated forage nutritive value, in situ digestibility, and silage inoculation of baleage from four ...
Boundary Spanners and Community-University Engagement Networks: A Mixed Methods Ethnographic Study
(2022-12-07)
Modern conceptions of land grant institutions have shifted focus from community outreach to community engagement, with focus on more egalitarian partnerships that place community members in active response to university ...
Investigating a novel protein-based cofactor: toward elucidating the catalase mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis KatG
(2022-12-07)
Catalase-peroxidases (KatGs) have been engineered by nature to exhibit dual functionalism, degrading H2O2 by catalase and peroxidase mechanisms. This serves to protect the organisms that carry it (primarily bacteria and ...
Joining Ferritic SA508 Low Alloy Steel to Austenitic 316L Stainless Steel by Powder Metallurgy via Hot Isostatic Pressing
(2022-12-06)
As an alternative to traditional welding, the joining of low alloy steel and austenitic stainless steel using powder metallurgy by hot isostatic pressing was evaluated as a method to join two dissimilar metals. This study ...
Rapid peanut phenotyping and water quality monitoring using remote sensing and machine learning techniques
(2022-12-06)
As aerial and sensing technologies have been developed, so have their applications in plant phenotyping and water quality monitoring. This is especially true with respect to the mass manufacture of easily portable quadcopters ...
Integrating and Communicating Biocides in Products
(2022-12-06)
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sanitation and cleanliness are high on the minds of consumers. Designers must now consider the cleanliness of their products, a consideration that is newer to the field. To aid ...
Computational Studies of Dinoflagellate Luciferase and Radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine Enzymes
(2022-12-06)
This dissertation seeks to apply computational methods to study two enzymatic systems: dinoflagellate luciferase and radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine enzymes. Dinoflagellates are microorganisms, many of which are capable ...
Exploring Exercise as a Dyadic Moderator between Perceived Stress and Relationship Satisfaction for Couples in Therapy
(2022-12-06)
Despite the overwhelming evidence for exercise as an effective form of stress management, very little research exists in the context of couple relationships. The purpose of this study was to examine how exercise could ...
WATER SECURITY IN HAITI: DO NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS CONSIDER WATER AND SANITATION AS A PRIORITY IN DEVELOPMENT
(2022-12-06)
National Stakeholders play an important role in ameliorating social issues within a given community. Their perception may determine whether a specific issue will be addressed. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the ...
Measuring Psychological (In)flexiblity: A Psychometric Evaluation and Comparison of Existing Measures
(2022-12-06)
Psychological (in)flexibility, the tendency for behavior to be guided by psychological reactions rather than chosen values, is a central construct of interest in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & ...
Study of Morphology Effect on Polydopamine-based Adsorbents for Dye Removal
(2022-12-05)
Dyes are one of the most hazardous materials in industrial wastewater, which pose severe problems to humans and the ecosystem. Adsorption is a promising dye removal technique due to its low cost, high efficiency, and facile ...
The Lived Experience of Identity Development for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals Who Have Survived Complex Trauma
(2022-12-05)
This study utilized a transcendental phenomenological framework to examine the lived experiences of transgender and gender nonconforming individuals who have experienced complex trauma. Participants completed semi-structured ...
Ascaridia galli: Diagnosis, alternative treatments and influence on cytokine expression, microbiota, egg quality and digestibility
(2022-12-05)
Because of the trend of cage-free egg production, infections with the nematode Ascaridia galli are receiving increased attention. The aim of the first study was to evaluate and quantify the parasitological challenge in ...
Mobility and Energy Management in 5G Ultra-Dense Networks
(2022-12-05)
Triggered by the development of 5G technologies, the demand for mobile data has grown tremendously in recent years. It leads to an urgent need to upgrade the current macro-cell-based architecture of network infrastructure ...
Influence of Storage Temperature on Vacuum Packaged Steak Characteristics
(2022-12-05)
Meat consumers utilize beef color as one of the sole indicators of product freshness.
However, if the product has been previously frozen for preservation, changes may occur during
thawing that hinders the consumers ...
High Speed Low Power Pipelined SAR ADC with Time Domain Based Fine Quantizer
(2022-12-05)
Due to the demanding requirements of speed, bandwidth, and power consumption of the latest-generation communication systems, designing analog integrated circuits serving the communication systems has become increasingly ...
Assessment of early-stage thermal variation on embryonic mortality, hatchability, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens
(2022-12-05)
Timing and duration of thermal variation (TV) alters egg moisture loss, hatchability, chick BW, and performance. The objective was to evaluate the effect of TV during early-stage incubation on embryonic mortality, hatchability, ...
Biotransformation of Perfluorooctane Sulfonamide (FOSA), 8:2 Fluorotelomer Alcohol (8:2 FTOH), and 6:2 Fluorotelomer Sulfonate (6:2 FTS) in Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF)-Impacted Soils under Oxic and Anoxic Conditions
(2022-12-05)
The use of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) for fire suppression over decades has resulted in contamination of numerous sites by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). However, the environmental fate and transformation ...
Explaining State Adoption of Performance Funding in Higher Education, 1990 - 2020: A Comparative State Policy Study
(2022-12-05)
In the past 40 years, performance funding has become a state policy reaction for the demand of transparency for public higher education institutions. State legislatures have adopted performance funding as a mechanism to ...
Integrating multispectral imagery, airborne lidar and field inventory data for invasive species management in southern coastal areas of USA.
(2022-12-05)
Invasive plant species have imposed severe threats to native ecosystems, worldwide. Among the well-established species, Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) and Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) are among the worst invasive ...