Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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An Application of Emotional Factors in Product Design
(2020-07-28)
As the ever-increasing competitiveness in product design, functionality and usability is no longer being sufficiently effective differentiators in market place, user’s emotional experience plays a key role in purchase ...
The Origins of Nanoscale Oxide Inclusion and its Evolution in Additively Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steel During Laser Powder Bed Fusion and Post Heat Treatment
(2020-07-28)
The origins of nanoscale oxide inclusions in 316L austenitic stainless steel (SS) manufactured by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) was investigated by quantifying the possible intrusion pathways of oxygen contained in the ...
The Relationship Between Couples’ Hopelessness and Relationship Satisfaction in Therapy Moderated by Change in Ineffective Arguing Over Time
(2020-07-28)
Relationship satisfaction is a complex construct that has been studied for decades. While there are a variety of known variables that influence relationship satisfaction, such as conflict management, few studies have ...
Alabama Campus Coalition for Basic Needs Engage Assessment
(2020-07-28)
To address basic need insecurities at ten four-year Alabama universities, a state-wide, six-phase coalition was mobilized to decrease student-reported food insecurity by increasing collaborative efforts across campuses and ...
Relational Peer Victimization in Emerging Adulthood: The Effects of Self-Compassion and Normative Beliefs about Relational Aggression
(2020-07-28)
Relational peer victimization has been consistently associated with psychosocial maladjustment in emerging adulthood, including depression (Leadbeater, Thompson, & Sukhawathanakul, 2014). Researchers have attempted to ...
Marine Hydrokinetic Power Plant: Software Simulation for Voltage Flicker Mitigation
(2020-07-28)
In a marine hydrokinetic (MHK) power generation such as a tidal and river power generation, the nature of water flow (i.e., water turbulence) and the grid condition can induce voltage fluctuations or flicker at the power ...
Job Choice Under Uncertainty: The Mediating Roles of Prospective Job and Organization Fit
(2020-07-27)
Better fitting work environments lead to elevated performance, greater organizational commitment, and higher levels of job satisfaction. As evidence of these and other desirable workplace outcomes, applicants and organizations ...
Orthorexia Nervosa: Validation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale and Relationship to Health Anxiety
(2020-07-27)
The instruments most commonly used to assess orthorexia in the extant literature have been shown to have significant psychometric limitations. A promising new measure of orthorexia called the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS) ...
Android Malware Detection Using Data Mining Techniques on Process Control Block Information
(2020-07-24)
Because smartphones are increasingly becoming the mobile computing device of choice, we are experiencing an increase in the number and sophistication of mobile-computing-based malware attacks. A lot of these attacks target ...
The swimming performance of Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) below Claiborne Lock and Dam and in various temperature and dissolved oxygen treatments
(2020-07-24)
Alterations to temperature and dissolved oxygen regimes in the tailwaters below dams can cause harmful stress to fish. Although Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens are widespread in rivers across North America, this ...
Hispanic, African American, and White ministers: The Intersection Between Spiritual and Mental Health Counseling.
(2020-07-24)
If talk therapy is to “shape the way people think and behave” (Minuchin & Fishman, 1981, pg. 2), then the vast majority of relational and mental health therapy is done outside of therapy clinics. It is conducted by friends, ...
Dynamics of Chemotherapy Models with Variable Infusion and Time Delays
(2020-07-23)
Chemotherapy is a fundamental and commonly used form of cancer treatment, usually done with the application of a chemotherapy agent to the infected individual. The chemotherapy agent targets fast-growing cells including ...
The Cause Archived: Thomas Owen, the Alabama Archives, and the Shaping of Civil War History and Memory
(2020-07-23)
Thomas M. Owen's foundation and directorship of the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH), lasting from 1901 until 1920, overlapped with and reinforced the development of a southern, scholarly defense of the ...
Fundamental and Novel Applications of Electrocaloric Effect
(2020-07-23)
The discovery of materials with a giant electrocaloric (EC) coefficient in the last decade triggered the research community to explore the materials with high pyroelectric and electrocaloric coefficient that revived the ...
Synthesis and Characterization of Photopolymerizable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
(2020-07-22)
Hydrogels are polymeric materials widely used in medicine due to their similarity with the biological components of the body. These biocompatible materials have the potential to promote cell proliferation and tissue support ...
Silicon Carbide/Aluminum Oxide Field-Effect Transistors
(2020-07-22)
4H-Silicon Carbide is a wide band gap semiconductor with attractive physical properties for high power, high-frequency devices, and electronics that operate under harsh environments that are not accessible to conventional ...
When Physical Appearance (Dis)connects to Moral Character: Examining the Potential Fusion of Christian and Secular Beliefs about the Ideal Body
(2020-07-22)
Although religion, specifically Christianity, plays an important role in life for many women and impacts their views of the self and the world, little quantitative research has explored how Christian doctrine—particularly ...
Understanding the Experiences of Student Parents in Master's Counseling Graduate Progams
(2020-07-22)
The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the experiences that student
parents have in master’s counseling graduate programs and fill the gap of student parent research
that exists (Trepal et al., ...
The Identification and Implementation of Key Characteristics of Exemplary Career and Technical Education Programs in Rural Areas
(2020-07-22)
The increased demand for a skilled workforce has placed new challenges on rural school districts. Students are provided the opportunity to obtain the skills required to fill the workforce needs through exemplary career and ...
An Examination of the Relationship Between Online Course Design Standards and Student Educational Experiences
(2020-07-22)
This study investigated the perception of student learning experiences in Quality Matters (QM) certified courses. The purpose of this study was to determine what impact, if any, online course design training had on instructor ...