Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Effects of Low-Tempo and High-Tempo Zumba® in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
(2022-07-28)
Adults with developmental disabilities (DD) exhibit deficits in aerobic capacity, functional mobility, balance, healthy body composition, and executive functioning across development. Different exercise interventions have ...
Assessment of accessory genome and host-specific virulence in Fusarium
(2022-07-28)
Members of the Fusarium solani and Fusarium oxysporum species complexes (FSSC and FOSC, respectively) comprise soil borne filamentous fungi of clinical and agricultural importance. The main focus of this study is to study ...
Three Essays On India’s Economic Development Under The British Raj
(2022-07-28)
“Why isn’t the whole world developed?” is a vital question posed by Richard A. Easterlin in regard to the divergent patterns of growth and development across nations. While addressing the causes of economic underdevelopment ...
Essays on International, Development and Environmental Economics
(2022-07-28)
This dissertation consists of three empirical essays in three chapters, which sheds light on select research questions on foreign inflows on the income inequality in low-income countries, the agricultural productivity of ...
Robust Estimation and Selection for Semi-Varying Coefficient Models
(2022-07-28)
Varying coefficient models have gained popularity in recent years due to their
exibility
in modeling more realistic problems. On the other hand, parametric models provide better
interpretability. Model selection can ...
Characterization of 4H-SiC/High-κ Dielectric Interfaces via First Principles Calculations
(2022-07-28)
For power electronic devices, wide band gap (WBG) semiconductors are most attractive owing to their excellent physical properties, that they can sustain much higher voltages, frequencies, and temperatures than conventional ...
Wildlife monitoring and sampling: when should we consider genetic data in wild populations?
(2022-07-28)
Conservation and management of wild populations requires management professionals to devise methods for collecting data that are efficient and accurate. For example, understanding population sizes and stability is important ...
Large Stroke MEMS Linear Actuators and Advanced Interconnects
(2022-07-27)
Linear actuators are used throughout the world in many applications. Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) linear actuators use semiconductor fabrication processes that are capable of producing small feature sizes and high ...
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Cognition: Implications for Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Relevant, Practical Applications
(2022-07-27)
Cognition, like reaction time, visual processing, and decision-making, is associated with neuromuscular control and noncontact injuries, including noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The persistent high ...
Six Popular Financial Literacy Assessment Items and their Resulting Uses and Inferences: An Item Bias Study Utilizing DIF Analyses
(2022-07-27)
Financial education has become the popular antidote to the widespread financial literacy "problem" in the United States. Certain demographic groups (i.e., young adults, the elderly, women, and people of color) have been ...
From Data to Decisions: Development of Surrogate Models for Process Optimization
(2022-07-27)
Surrogate models are used to map input data to output data when the actual relationship between the two is unknown or computationally expensive to evaluate (Han & Zhang, 2012). Surrogate models can also be constructed for ...
Genome-wide DNA Methylation and Transcriptome-wide Responses to a Bout of Higher- Versus Lower-load Resistance Training in Previously Trained Men
(2022-07-27)
We sought to determine how genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome responses in skeletal muscle differed between one bout of lower-load versus higher-load resistance exercise. Previously trained college-aged males ...
3D printing of electroactive polymers
(2022-07-27)
Electroactive polymers (EAPs) can deform under the stimulation of electric field. EAPs have wide applications in fabricating actuators, artificial muscles, wearable displays, flexible supercapacitors, and batteries. However, ...
An investigation of work values, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among hospitality employees of different generations
(2022-07-27)
The purpose of this research was to investigate the differences in work values, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among four generational cohort (i.e., Baby Boomer, Generation X, Millennial, and Generation ...
Teaching Diverse Content, Musical Genres/Styles: A Survey of Secondary-Level Choral Directors’ Preparation, Training, Comfort, and Programming Practices
(2022-07-27)
Abstract
Changing U.S. demographics and the multitude of cultures makes it imperative that young educators prepare to meet all students’ learning needs. Seeking knowledge about students’ cultures is vital for their success ...
Synthetic Optimization and Electrochemical Studies of Delafossite CuCrO2 for Solar Energy Conversion and Storage Applications
(2022-07-27)
Metal oxides have been of great importance to the development of new energy conversion and storage technologies including heterojunction solar cells and Li-ion batteries. P-type delafossite CuCrO2 is a metal oxide which ...
Resource Allocation for Next Generation Wireless Networks
(2022-07-27)
The rapid development of various emerging applications, such as machine learning, virtual reality, and internet-of-things (IoT) brought massive data traffic. Next generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to support ...
Entrepreneurial Impostor Phenomenon
(2022-07-27)
Entrepreneurs are frequently considered confident, overconfident, or even hubristic. However, little is known about what happens when entrepreneurs feel like they do not belong in the entrepreneurship space. My dissertation ...
Gene Expression and Development of the Air-breathing Organs (ABO) in Asian Catfish and Transfer of Putative ABO Transgenes into Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(2022-07-27)
Tra catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) are two freshwater air-breathing Asian species that belong to the order Siluriformes. Tra catfish have a swimbladder, whereas bighead ...
Application of Geospatial Methodologies to Elucidate Honey bee (Apis mellifera) Colony Loss
(2022-07-27)
Geospatial methods can be used in a wide variety of applications to elucidate interactions among variables across space and time and at various spatial scales. The identification of spatial trends is a foundational element ...