Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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When Alice meets the ``Hardware'' Bob --- Attacks and Solutions in the Digital World
(2024-04-25)
Modern cryptography and the digital world (CMOS mainly) have been advancing side-by-side. Although cryptographic algorithms only need to be proven with theoretical soundness, cryptographic engineering on digital device ...
Maintaining Meat Quality through the Beef Supply Chain
(2024-04-25)
The studies presented here were designed to evaluate the impacts of increased time periods during two key phases of the beef supply chain: pre-harvest transportation and post-processing storage. In the first study, the ...
On the development of a Neural Radiance Field technique for tomographic reconstruction applied to flow diagnostics
(2024-04-25)
In this work, a novel neural implicit representation tomography algorithm based on Neural Radiance Fields is developed and demonstrated for 3D flow diagnostics. Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) originate from the computer ...
Integrating Cover Crops and Herbicides for Weed Control in Soybean and Cotton
(2024-04-25)
In mid-South, southeastern, and northeast United States soybean production regions, the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds has become a significant management challenge for growers. The issue of rising herbicide costs ...
“When you’re 18, you got to vote”: How memorable messages influence first-time voters’ political attitudes and voting behaviors
(2024-04-25)
Experiences and messages individuals receive growing up influence their way of thinking
and socialization (Handel, 2011; Knapp et al., 1981). Messages that have a long-lasting impact
on and significance for the individual ...
Mortality components for two Micropterus spp. in a Southeastern reservoir: a high-value reward and radio telemetry approach.
(2024-04-25)
For black bass species (Micropterus spp.) post-release mortality rates are higher for tournaments than non-tournaments and may be a significant component of total fishing mortality. On Neely Henry Reservoir in Alabama there ...
The Effect of Two Acute Exercise Modalities on Performance, Physiology, and Cognition During Simulated Firefighting Tasks
(2024-04-25)
Evidence suggests exercise can transiently decrease occupational performance in firefighters. However, it is unclear how different modalities affect physiological and cognitive outcomes. We aimed to determine on-shift ...
Usability, Undergraduates, Understanding: Enhancing Climate Resiliency and Climate Literacy through Co-Production
(2024-04-25)
The overarching goal of this dissertation research is to contribute to the body of literature on co-production while enhancing climate literacy and climate resiliency of various stakeholder groups. For each of the three ...
Occupational Safety in Agricultural Workers: Hearing Conservation Programs, Low-Cost Noise Evaluation and The Effect of Noise Combined with Hand Arm Vibration on Hearing Sensitivity
(2024-04-24)
Study 1a. Abstract (Literature Review-Performance of Smartphone Noise Applications):
Occupational hearing loss is a severe problem that affects millions of workers every year in the United States. However, many individual ...
Characterizing the genetic and morphological responses to a changing environment in Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
(2024-04-24)
Anthropogenic climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves which may broadly impact the health of marine invertebrates. Rising ocean temperatures lead to increases in disease prevalence in ...
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 ...