Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Electronics, Pneumatics and Computer Vision for Advancing Droplet-based Microfluidic Automation
(2024-08-07)
This dissertation explores the subdomain of droplet-based microfluidics flow control, a field of study to precisely manipulate multiphase flow segmentation at the microscale. The focal point of this research is to advance ...
Exploring the Impacts of Training, Exercise, and Obesity on Cognition in Companion Dogs
(2024-08-07)
Executive functions, like working memory, attention, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility, are cognitive abilities that allow dogs to regulate their behavior and are important for the ability of companion dogs to ...
Augmented vs. Traditional Instruction in Manufacturing Assembly: An Affordance-Based, Multi-Modal Assessment of Learning, Recall, and Retention
(2024-08-07)
This research rigorously assesses the effectiveness of augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) instructional techniques in manufacturing training. By investigating how augmented methods designed to leverage specific affordances ...
Purchasing Cannabidiol (CBD) Products for Children: Current Behaviors and Potential Regulatory Actions in the United States
(2024-08-07)
Following the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which legalized hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) with less than 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), there has been a significant increase in CBD's popularity and market ...
Regulation of human melanocortin-5 receptor by melanocortin-2 receptor accessary proteins and functional characterization of hMC5R mutants
(2024-08-06)
Melanocortin-5 receptor (MC5R) is the most recently discovered melanocortin receptor (MCR). It is widely distributed in both central nervous system and peripheral tissues and has unique tissue expression patterns, ...
Evaluating the effects of free and protected benzoic acid in starter pigs
(2024-08-06)
Benzoic acid is a common alternative for antibiotic and zinc oxide use in nursery diets. Free benzoic acid (BZA) is often supplied, but this form is absorbed before it can exert any effect on distal segments of the gut. ...
The Principalship through the eyes of Former Assistant Principals
(2024-08-06)
The assistant principalship is meant to be a steppingstone for aspiring principals. The experience in the assistant principalship should prepare them to be effective principals. However, there is little to no research from ...
IoT Sensors and Flexible Power Sources
(2024-08-05)
In the burgeoning field of flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), which have attracted significant attention for their potential applications such as IoT sensors, flexible power sources, biomedical applications in sector of ...
Application of In-Silico Protein Engineering and Optimization Methods to Design Target-Specific Antibody Mimetics
(2024-08-02)
Antibodies (Abs) are proteins that bind target antigens (Ags) and interact with immune receptors. Over the years they have been developed into therapeutics with tremendous potential to treat various diseases. Their global ...
Diversity & Flight Periods of Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Alabama: A Focus on the Chrysobothris femorata Species Complex and a Common Host, Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
(2024-08-02)
Flatheaded borers in the Chrysobothris femorata species complex are important pests of tree crops throughout North America. These taxonomically unresolved borers are common pests of hardwood trees and shrubs grown in ...
Predictive Sensor Analytics for Power Side-Channel Monitoring of Security Applications in Fused Deposition Modeling
(2024-08-02)
The advent of Additive Manufacturing (AM) changed the landscape of the manufacturing
industry resulting in new possible designs and products. Around the same time, Industry 4.0 got
great attention from the industrial ...
Design and development of novel selective LXR/PPAR dual agonists for Alzheimer’s Disease.
(2024-08-02)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates, i.e., amyloid beta and Tau. Genetic predispositions in amyloid beta (A) and Tau protein ...
Reward Coherence: A Multi-Method Examination of Insight and Reward Processing in Individuals with Cannabis Use Disorder
(2024-08-02)
As drug-seeking behaviors become increasingly habitual and disordered, drugs and their cues become more rewarding relative to natural rewards as self-awareness of drug-related problems decreases (i.e., impaired clinical ...
Beliefs and Intentions of U.S. Registered Dietitians/Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Toward Providing Breastfeeding Support to Prenatal/Postpartum Mothers
(2024-08-02)
Background: Given the nutritional benefits and other advantages of breastfeeding, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) must consider their role in supporting prenatal and postpartum mothers, as it pertains to ...
Regiodivergent Dearomatization of N-Alkyl Pyrazinium Salts
(2024-08-02)
The first chapter contains a review of the methods for the synthesis of piperazines. These methods can be grouped into two categories: cyclization and dearomatization methods. Cyclization as a means for piperazine synthesis ...
Ritual and Revolution: The French, the Lazzaroni and the Neapolitan Republic in 1799
(2024-08-01)
This thesis examines the brief existence of the Neapolitan Republic of 1799, focusing particularly on French interests and strategies regarding Naples both prior to and during the French army's advance into the city in ...
Unveiling the Consequences of Hypoxia and Thermal Stress in Avian Embryos: The Crucial Role of Pore Density
(2024-08-01)
The effects of anthropogenic global warming attributed to greenhouse gas emissions and urbanization are a significant concern for ecologists. Increasing ambient and surface temperatures have been shown to negatively impact ...
Where’s the Music? Understanding Sense of Place in Asheville North Carolina Through Tourism Guidebooks and Stakeholder Interviews
(2024-08-01)
My study seeks to investigate music’s role in Asheville’s tourism message. The
significance of my study is the opportunity to add to existing music tourism research on mid sized cities in geographic literature. Data will ...
Spatial risk assessment of social vulnerability to contaminated river water: A case study of Coosa River watershed
(2024-08-01)
This study investigates the spatiotemporal patterns of toxic release inventory (TRI) releases within the Coosa River watershed and the compounded hazards of flooding and industrial emissions through a spatial risk assessment ...
Machine-learning-enabled Synthesis & Characterization of Epitaxial Perovskite Oxide Films
(2024-08-01)
Perovskite oxides are a well-studied family of materials that possess a wide range of useful properties and novel properties. SrHfO3 (SHO) is a perovskite oxide with an orthorhombic Pnma structure and a large band gap of ...