Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Spinel Oxide Hybrid Structures: Designing Battery-like Materials for High-Performance Energy Storage
(2021-04-23)
The electrochemical capacitors, also known as supercapacitors, are the next-generation energy storage devices that can store the energy by a surface or near-surface redox reaction that enables achieving high energy density ...
A Case Study: Perceptions of Rural School Principals that Utilized the Transformation Turnaround Model for School Success and Sustainability
(2021-04-23)
Abstract
This qualitative case study identified how rural school principals utilized the transformation turnaround model in conjunction with the eight turnaround principles to promote and sustain academic success within ...
A Guideline for Children’s Furniture Design to Promote Children’s Development
(2021-04-23)
This thesis regards children's furniture as the object of study and is based on children's educational theories to analyze what furniture design elements would have an impact on children’s development and how children’s ...
Development of bio-based systems as pollutants removal for water remediation
(2021-04-23)
In the search of bio-based alternatives to develop systems that can improve water quality, cellulose nanofibril (CNF) were studied as scaffolds for the development of adsorbents for emerging and unregulated pollutants; in ...
Using Petrographic and Geochemical Analyses to Elucidate the Genesis of Au-Ag Epithermal Deposits on Florida Mountain, Silver City District, Idaho
(2021-04-22)
Florida Mountain (FM) is classified as a low-sulfidation epithermal deposit and has a rich history of Au-Ag economic mining. It is one of a trio of similar deposits in southwestern Idaho within the Northern Great Basin and ...
Extension Support for Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Production and Processing in Nigeria: Impact on Farm Practice Adoption
(2021-04-22)
Many factors have been found to affect farmers’ adoption of new technologies by different authors, which include farmers’ interaction with extension services and socio-economic characteristics of farmers. This study ...
Identification of novel biosynthetic gene clusters and bacterial taxa from a soil microbiome using metagenomic approaches
(2021-04-21)
The microbial world is home to incredible taxonomic and metabolic diversity. Microorganisms are prolific producers of secondary metabolites, which are an important source of bioactive compounds, namely antibiotics, which ...
Effect of Dietary Fish Peptide and Enzyme Supplementation on Weanling Pigs
(2021-04-21)
A corn-soy diet is the gold standard for feeding pigs, however, such a diet may not be appropriate for weanling pigs. Weanling pigs are subjected to various stressors at weaning, and their digestive system is immature or ...
Association of DNA Copy Number and Structural Variation with Racial Disparities in Childhood Obesity
(2021-04-21)
Obesity has become a major public health concern throughout the world. Alabama is 6th highest ranked with obesity in the United States. The development of obesity can be influenced by several factors, such as diet, ...
Thermal Cycling Reliability of Doped SnAgCu Solder Alloys after Long-Term Aging
(2021-04-21)
Eutectic SnPb (Tin-Lead) solder has been used in electronics since early days. This universal
alloy combination was used in all soldering applications because it had good mechanical
and electrical properties and hence ...
Exploring the Impact of Depression on Caregiver-Report of Child Behavior in a Court Ordered Sample
(2021-04-21)
The current study analyzed evidence for a possible depression-abuse distortion in maternal perception of child problematic behavior within a sample of court ordered families. Pre-treatment parent-child behavioral observation ...
Subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, colony behavior and population dynamic changes under conditions of exposure to chitin synthesis inhibitor bait
(2021-04-21)
This thesis entitled, “Subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, colony behavior and population dynamic changes under conditions of exposure to chitin synthesis inhibitor bait”, explores key components involved in ...
Compelled to work or forced to? An examination of intraindividual variability in workaholism and the moderating role of challenge / hindrance stressors on positive and negative spillover
(2021-04-21)
While the construct of workaholism has received significant attention in the management and psychology literature, the current conceptualization views workaholism as a trait that is stable over time. This study seeks to ...
Evaluating Juvenile Mental Health Courts as Complex Adaptive Systems: A Mixed Method, Multimodal Program Evaluation Toolkit and Validation Protocol
(2021-04-21)
Significant interest remains in the development and expansion of specialty court programs for adult and juvenile offenders (Wexler and Winick 1991; Wexler 1995; Goin 2004; Munetz and Griffin 2006). However, the adult mental ...
Engineered Colorectal Cancer Tissues Employing Patient-derived Cells for Recapitulating the Tumor Microenvironment
(2021-04-21)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third most prevalent cancer and the third-highest cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women in the United States. The development of pre-clinical CRC models is vital for ...
Stabilization Strategies for Preventing Secondary Reactions During Lignin Depolymerization and Valorization
(2021-04-20)
Lignin-derived phenolic and aromatic monomers are rapidly being recognized as forerunners in the race to make sustainable biopolymers that can fulfill the world’s demands for materials in the future. However, lignin being ...
Activation Functions as Parameters for Improved Deep Learning
(2021-04-20)
Neural networks have evolved into strong and dependable machine learning systems. Practitioners and researchers using them have at their disposal many tuning levers for achieving successful learning. A key task is selecting ...
Analysis of xenoestrogen effects in the male rat gonad
(2021-04-20)
Naturally occurring estrogenic chemicals existing in food such as soybeans and synthetic xenoestrogens, termed Xenoestrogens, contaminating food and water sources have become issues of public health interest. The concern ...
Angiotensin II-Driven Mechanisms of Neuroinflammation in the Maintenance of Hypertension
(2021-04-20)
Hypertension, one of the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors, exhibits numerous pathophysiologies and is typically attributed to dysregulation of the cardiovascular, renal, and/or central nervous systems (CNS). ...
Valorization of Lignocellulosic Materials - Designing, Synthesis, and Processing of Functional Polymer Nanocomposites
(2021-04-20)
The objective of this research is to valorize lignocellulosic materials obtained from kraft pulp and paper industry for functional applications through design, synthesis, and processing of their nanocomposites. The ...