Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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DEVELOPMENT OF A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR TASTE AND ODOR EPISODES IN REGIONAL DRINKING WATER RESERVOIRS
(2021-07-12)
Taste-and-odor episodes affect water quality in reservoirs throughout the world, and utilities including the City of Auburn Water Resources Department, Opelika Utilities, and Columbus Water Works have each identified having ...
The Molecular Underpinning of Life-History Evolution: Roles of the IIS network and the Building of a Reptilian Model
(2021-07-12)
The Insulin and Insulin-like Signaling (IIS) network regulates cellular processes including pre- and post-natal growth, cellular development, wound healing, reproduction, and longevity. Despite their importance on the ...
Developing a Tool for the Design and Cost Optimization of Permeable Pavements in the Planning Stage of Stormwater Management
(2021-07-12)
Stormwater runoff, when not managed properly, can represent a threat to the environment especially in today’s urban setting. For small pavement applications such as parking lots, conventional pavements and best management ...
Improving farm pond aquaculture water quality using zooplankton and long-term monitoring
(2021-07-12)
Eutrophication and degradation of water quality place a strain on freshwater resources and call for best management strategies. In freshwater farm pond aquaculture, water quality and health of fish are important players. ...
Career Thoughts of Incarcerated Students
(2021-07-09)
In 2018, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released the results of a nine-year longitudinal study following 412,731 inmates released in 2005, finding that 84% of these individuals were rearrested (Alper et al., 2018). This ...
Differences between linear volume resistance training versus variable resistance training in skeletal muscle molecular adaptations
(2021-07-07)
Although several studies have examined the strength and hypertrophy adaptations in response to lower versus higher volume resistance training, examining the metabolic and morphological adaptations that occur to both forms ...
Geographic Variation in Trace Element Profiles of Shrimp and Viability of Elemental Profiling as a Traceability Tool
(2021-07-07)
The increased concern about the environmental consequences of shrimp culture in importing markets has led to a greater emphasis on sustainability of the products. Traceability is an important component of making claims ...
EXAMINING TWO DIMENSIONS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE
(2021-07-06)
This study examines the hospital performance implications of the different technology adoption behaviors in a hospital setting. Drawing on biodiversity concept in Ecology, this study includes two features (diversity and ...
Target Site Resistance Mechanism of Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Inhibiting Herbicides in Eleusine indica
(2021-07-06)
Goosegrass is considered as one of the five most troublesome weeds in the world. Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) with two isoforms, chloroplast targeted (PPO1) and mitochondrial targeted (PPO2), is a step in the biosynthesis ...
Recess policy implementation: Beliefs and perceptions of site-based decision-makers
(2021-07-06)
This elicitation study examined the beliefs and perceptions of site-based decisions-makers regarding recess policy implementation. This study was conducted at a public elementary school located in a district in Northeast ...
Piloting the future of agriculture education: The educators’ perspective of the Georgia Elementary Agriculture Pilot Program
(2021-07-02)
This study had a purpose to review the grade level curriculum standards for the GEAPP and factors contributing to the program such as collaboration with community stakeholders and other existing Agriculture entities such ...
Instructional Leadership in Writing: An Exploration of Elementary Principal Efficacy and Identities in a Neglected Subject
(2021-07-02)
According to National Assessment of Educational Progress data trends spanning the past two decades, student achievement in writing falls below other subjects tested across grade levels. To be prepared for college and the ...
Iron fists or velvet gloves: examining antecendents and consequences of board control orientation and collaboration orientation
(2021-07-02)
Following corporate scandals of 1990s and early 2000s, corporations in both United States and Europe began to untangle the board leadership structure and separate the Board Chair and the CEO positions. The working relationship ...
From Prison to the Community: How Offending Women Manage Post Release
(2021-06-28)
Over the past few decades there has been an alarming spike in the number of women entering and exiting the penal system. The many barriers post offending women experience before incarceration are seemingly the driving force ...
What’s in There for Me? Impact of User-Centric Advertisement Appeals on Consumers’ Emotional Responses and Sustainable Apparel Purchase Intentions
(2021-06-28)
Despite urgency to protect the environment, unsustainable apparel consumption continues to damage it. Although a high environmental knowledge, awareness, or concern encourages sustainable consumption, it does not guarantee ...
The Effects of Increased Workload on Softball Pitching Mechanics, Range of Motion, and Strength
(2021-06-28)
Softball pitching is a dynamic motion that requires the entire kinetic chain and has been documented to result in whole body muscular fatigue. In addition to muscular fatigue, increased pain has been documented after a ...
Guidelines for Designing E-sports Themed Cybercafé
(2021-06-23)
Cybercafés are the product of the early days of the Internet era. In today's mobile Internet era, cybercafés have transformed from public Internet sites to video game halls that are closely connected with the E-sports ...
Improving Plant-based Diets for Florida Pompano, Trachinotus carolinus.
(2021-06-21)
Florida pompano aquaculture is a growing enterprise in the United States and production is increasing. Success of Florida pompano production is dependent on the supply of cost-effective diets that promote optimal growth ...
The Impact of Stability Exercises on Core Muscle Imbalances and Subsequent Low Back Pain
(2021-06-21)
The pathology of low back pain (LBP) is often unclear, despite the fact that it is the most common musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) with hundreds of thousands of workers afflicted. One underlying mechanism that may contribute ...
EFFECT OF WAVE ACTION, BIOFOULING CONTROL, AND DENSITY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EASTERN OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA)
(2021-06-21)
To better understand the impacts of wave action on oyster performance and its interaction with other farming choices, triploid oysters were deployed utilizing the adjustable longline system at an oyster farm site near Deer ...