Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The Evolution of Color Patterns In Heliconius Butterflies
(2024-07-31)
The evolution of color patterns in Heliconius butterflies provides a compelling example
of how biodiversity and novel traits arise through natural selection. These butterflies exhibit a
rich diversity of geographic color ...
Rippling Doubt: A Grounded Theory Study of Foster Placement Disruptions to Inform Counseling
(2024-07-30)
This study utilized a GT methodology to better understand foster placement disruptions to inform counseling interventions. Despite the fact counselors are important stakeholders in the child welfare system, investigations ...
The Political Economy of Environmental Technology Developments in the United States
(2024-07-30)
This dissertation consists of three chapters that investigate specific aspects of the political economy of environmental technology developments in the United States. It begins with a theoretical perspective of constrained ...
In Spite of the Odds: Exploring How Black HBCU Graduates Successfully Navigated PWI Graduate Programs
(2024-07-30)
This study explores the experiences of Black graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) who transitioned to and successfully navigated Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) for their graduate ...
Evaluation and Estimation of Frequency Excursion in the Bulk Power System with High Penetration of Inverter-Based Resources
(2024-07-30)
As the penetration level of renewable energy resources increases, the power system analysis of modern power systems becomes more complex due to the dominance of inverter-based resources (IBRs). The high penetration of IBRs ...
Guidelines of Applying User's Unconscious Behavior to Product Innovation
(2024-07-30)
In today's rapidly advancing technological era, the speed of product iteration is continuously increasing. In such context, innovation in user experience becomes a crucial aspect of business competition. Designers leverage ...
Employing Technologies to Apply Ethnic Motifs into Contemporary Product Design
(2024-07-30)
In the field of contemporary design, designers are faced with the challenge of how to
effectively integrate traditional ethnic motifs into contemporary design. This involves crosscultural
communication, maintaining ...
Effects of Litter Amendment in Reducing Ammonia and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Broiler Litter
(2024-07-30)
The United States is the largest poultry producer, consumer, and exporter of poultry products. The broiler industry constitutes 60% of the total poultry industry and produces approximately 9.17 billion broilers annually ...
Evaluation of Strain in Human Flexor Digitorum Profundus and Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendons Under Different Ex Vivo Loading Modalities
(2024-07-30)
Tendon is an integral part of the musculoskeletal system. Improving our understanding of tendon properties can be useful for further developing musculoskeletal injury risk assessment models. This dissertation provides ...
List Coloring in Graphs: Constructions Based on a Refined Scale of Choosability
(2024-07-30)
A proper vertex coloring of a graph assigns colors to its vertices so that no two adjacent vertices receive the same color. List coloring is a variation of proper vertex coloring where each vertex is assigned a prescribed ...
1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Pain Processing in the Human Somatosensory Cortex
(2024-07-30)
The perception of pain is an adaptive trait critical to survival. Prolonged painful stimulation in the form of chronic pain, however, can be maladaptive and cause significant physical and emotional distress. Indeed, chronic ...
Human Pose Estimation for Sports and Health: Action Recognition in Sports Analysis and Sitting Posture Correction
(2024-07-30)
Human pose estimation and action recognition are pivotal tasks in computer vision with extensive applications in sports analysis and health. This dissertation addresses several key research areas to advance these fields. ...
Machine Learning Meta-analysis of Proteolytic Cleavage Specificity
(2024-07-30)
Proteolytic enzymes, such as cathepsins and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), play crucial roles in various physiological processes, including metabolism, cell signaling, and apoptosis. Identifying their cleavage sites is ...
Videoconference Use Predictors and Dynamics in Alabama’s Blackbelt Region
(2024-07-30)
Utilizing videoconference platforms has become the norm for work and personal use.
However, many adults need help accessing and using videoconference system platforms. The
demographics with low videoconference system ...
A Machine Learning-Based Approach for Lifting Load Estimation
(2024-07-30)
Lifting weight estimation has gained attention in recent years due to its potential applications in ergonomics, human-robot collaboration systems, and wearable devices. The primary objective of this dissertation was to ...
Development of Early-life Normal Behaviors in Broiler Chicks and Turkey Poults.
(2024-07-30)
Understanding the normal behaviors of birds within standard commercial conditions is essential for addressing their behavioral needs. This research aims to improve understanding of normal behavioral development in broiler ...
Born Into These Crooked Ways: Black Men Secondary Social Studies Teachers’ Thoughts on American Citizenship and Teaching as Activism in the American Dirty South
(2024-07-30)
This interpretive case study used Black Critical Patriotism (Busey & Walker, 2017) as a theoretical framework to make meaning of two Black men secondary social studies teachers' thoughts on American citizenship, the purposes ...
Effect of Broiler Litter and Swine Liquid Manure on Sediment and Nutrient Loading under Conventional and No-Tillage System
(2024-07-30)
Manure is an important source of plant nutrients, primarily nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), as well as organic matter for improving soil health. However, agricultural activities, such as land application of manure, are ...
Aesthetic Acquisitions: How Perceptions of Airbnb Interiors Influence Consumer Booking Intentions and Willingness to Pay
(2024-07-30)
The introduction of short-term vacation rental companies such as Airbnb and VRBO, have disrupted the way many consumers search for and select vacation rental accommodations. The image-dominant content of these vacation ...
The Dynamics of Eukaryotic Ribosomal Translocation
(2024-07-30)
Protein synthesis is an important but complex process that supports life in all domains and takes place in a molecular machine called the ribosome. Numerous atomic structures of ribosome complexes have been resolved and ...