Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Duff Removal as a Pre-Fire Treatment in the Restoration of Long Unburned Longleaf Pine Woodlands in Central Alabama
(2026-07-23)
Fire dependent longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystems are among the most biodiverse and imperiled ecosystems in North America and occur across a wide range of settings across the southeastern United States, from savannas ...
The Influence of Instructional Modality on Counselor Self-Efficacy: A Comparison of In-Person and Online Learning in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduates
(2026-07-23)
The expansion of online learning in counselor education has raised questions about if instructional modality influences counselor preparation outcomes, particularly counselor self-efficacy. Counselor self-efficacy refers ...
Personalized Emotional Contexts in Inhibitory Control Training for Trauma-Exposed Individuals
(2026-07-23)
Roughly 50% of individuals experience at least one traumatic event in the course of their lives. However, not all individuals with a history of trauma develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To understand the reasons ...
Odor control management and thermal rendering biotechnology for poultry meat byproducts
(2026-07-23)
Increases in poultry processing and urban development tied to population growth have instigated critical strains on traditional technologies for managing or upgrading poultry meat byproducts. These strains have led to ...
Integrative Mass Spectrometry Approaches to Evaluate CYP Inhibition Mediated Drug Interactions with Botanical Extracts and Absorption Assessment of Açaí
(2026-07-22)
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) and açaí (Euterpe oleracea) rank among the most widely consumed botanical dietary supplements globally, with ashwagandha consistently ranked among the top 10 and açaí among top 40 selling ...
Trade Shocks and Distributional Effects across Vertically Linked Industries: Evidence from U.S. Dairy
(2026-07-22)
This paper examines how trade shocks generate distributional effects across vertically linked industries, using the U.S. dairy sector under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) as a proof-of-concept setting. ...
Factors influencing the efficacy of insecticidal gel baits against two peridomestic cockroaches
(2026-07-22)
The American cockroach and Turkestan cockroach are outdoor cockroach species that inhabit sewers, steam tunnels, utility boxes, irrigation boxes, mulch beds, compost piles, and basements, but can occasionally inhabit indoors ...
An Investigation of The Healthy Herd Hypothesis In The Trinidadian Guppy
(2026-07-22)
Predators can influence host–parasite dynamics through density mediated effects, behavioral modification, and selective removal of infected individuals, as explained by the Healthy Herd Hypothesis (HHH). Despite its ...
Theory-Guided Machine Learning for Inverse Problems
(2026-07-22)
This dissertation studies two machine learning methods for ill-posed inverse problems. The first concerns the adaptive moment estimation (ADAM) algorithm, a widely used adaptive stochastic optimization method in machine ...
The effects of clomiphene citrate on reproductive parameters in the mare
(2026-07-22)
Clomiphene citrate (CC) is a time-honored human fertility drug that has yet to be critically investigated in equine reproduction. The objective of this study was to treat mares with CC to evaluate the effects on follicular ...
Preserving Mobility Across the Healthspan: How Knee Injury Reshapes Gait Bioenergetics, Mobility, and Lean Soft Tissue Quality
(2026-07-22)
This dissertation investigated how knee injury shapes mechanical efficiency, joint mechanics, intersegmental coordination, and lower-limb muscle composition in adults across the healthspan. The first aim was to determine ...
Effects of Range of Motion on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Molecular Adaptations in Resistance-Trained Men
(2026-07-22)
This study examined how lengthened partial (LP) versus full range of motion (FULL)
lower-body resistance training affects acute post-exercise signaling and chronic
hypertrophy and cellular adaptations of the vastus ...
Support for Motivation and Academic Success Among Graduate Counseling Students with ADHD
(2026-07-21)
This phenomenological study explored the perceptions and experiences of graduate students with ADHD in counseling programs. Fifteen students, all of whom were graduate counseling students with a self-reported ADHD diagnosis ...
Examining Whether a Hydration and Potassium Intervention can Attenuate Racial Differences in Cardiorenal Health
(2026-07-21)
Compared with White adults, minoritized adults experience increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) and end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk, two of the leading causes of mortality in the US. Underhydration is associated ...
Analysis of Personal Characteristics, Motivation, and Career Aspirations of Students in the National Floriculture Career Development Event (CDE)
(2026-07-21)
This study examined the personal characteristics, motivation patterns, and career aspirations of students participating in the National FFA Floriculture Career Development Event (CDE). Guided by Expectancy-Value Theory ...
Convergent Evolution of Placental Systems and the Independent Origin of Genomic Imprinting in Viviparous Fish
(2026-07-20)
The placenta is a complex organ that establishes a connection and facilitates physiological interactions between the mother and fetus. Placentation has independently evolved multiple times throughout the animal kingdom, ...
The Genomic Characterization of Reproductive Systems in Myricaceae and Other Angiosperm Lineages
(2026-07-20)
The genomes of plants are shaped by the forces of recombination, structural variation, repetitive elements, and whole-genome duplication. These genomic innovations can have long-standing impacts on plant reproduction and ...
Sequential Planning Algorithms for Navigation under Uncertainty
(2026-07-20)
Applications such as search-and-rescue, warehouse robotics, infrastructure inspection, and autonomous transportation require agents to navigate environments whose conditions are only partially known. Information about ...
“Sorry to Interrupt…”: How Work Interruptions Relate to Performance of Hotel Front Office Staff
(2026-07-20)
Workplace interruptions are an inherent feature of hotel front-office operations, yet their cognitive consequences remain insufficiently examined within hospitality research. The present study investigates how interruptions ...
Aspects of Environmental Factors on Weed Biology, Ecology, and Management
(2026-07-20)
Effective weed management is becoming increasingly difficult due to widespread herbicide resistance cases, lack of novel herbicide development, regulatory restrictions, societal pressures, and climate change. Integrated ...