Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Structural Features That Promote Catalysis in Two-Component Systems Involved in Sulfur Metabolism
(2020-07-20)
Sulfur is an essential element important in the synthesis of biomolecules. Bacteria are able to assimilate inorganic sulfur for the biosynthesis of L-cysteine. Inorganic sulfate is often unavailable, so bacteria have evolved ...
Applications of Bipolar Electrochemistry for Characterization of Electrocatalysts and the Development of Biosensors
(2020-07-17)
Bipolar electrochemistry, which is an untraditional technique where redox reaction happens on the surface of a conducting object (BPE) that immersed in an electrolyte solution wirelessly connected with an external power ...
Suppression of Wolbachia mediated Cytoplasmic Incompatibility
(2020-07-17)
Insect biocontrol applications often hinge upon insect reproduction. Wolbachia are maternally inherited intracellular bacteria that infect insects. Wolbachia sterilizes a mosquito sperm resulting in a lethal embryonic ...
Improving Social Interactions: Developing Products to Promote Human Interactivity
(2020-07-17)
The form of social interaction has been undergoing significant changes since the information era began in the 1990s. People born in this era and who have been exposed to the Internet, social networks, and mobile systems ...
The Relationship Between Polyvictimization and Perceptions of Police Moderated by Race in Survivors of Sex Trafficking
(2020-07-17)
Sex trafficking is a violent crime that affects millions of survivors every year (International Labor Organization [ILO], 2017). Law enforcement officers frequently interact with victims of sex trafficking, putting them ...
Long term Drivers of Hydrological change in the Southeastern United States
(2020-07-17)
Plant response to elevated CO2 concentration is known to increase leaf‐level water‐use efficiency through a reduction in stomatal opening. Recent studies have emphasized that increased plant water‐use efficiency can ...
Entomopathogenic Nematode Management of Small Hive Beetles (Aethina tumida) in Three Native Alabama Soils Under Low Moisture Conditions
(2020-07-17)
The overall goal of this work was to determine the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) on Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera:Nitidulidae) small hive beetle (SHB) in different soil types under low moisture conditions ...
Numerical Simulations of Conservation Laws in Random Heterogeneous Media
(2020-07-17)
Conservation laws play an important role in many areas of natural science. When we design numerical schemes for conservation laws, we usually assume that initial data and flux function (the rate of change of quantity of ...
Evaluation of Extra-Phosphoric Effects of Phytase on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Phytate Degradation, Plasma Inositol Concentrations, Gene Expression of Hypothalamic Appetite Hormones, and Catecholamine Concentrations in Broiler Production
(2020-07-17)
Phytase is an enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of phytate at the carbon-phosphate linkage. Commonly, phytase is added in poultry diets at 500 to 1,000 phytase units (FTU)/kg to liberate phosphorus from phytate. However, ...
Improving Forage Systems Viability for Beef Cow-Calf Pairs in the Southeast US
(2020-07-17)
Improvement of grazing and nutritional management strategies in warm-season perennial forage systems in the Southeast US can lead to more efficient and sustainable cattle operations. Extending the grazing season, improving ...
Giant Janus Liposomes: Preparation, Self-Assembly and Motion
(2020-07-17)
Presented in this Dissertation are a series of studies on Janus liposomes, their formation,
self-assembly and motion behaviors. Liposomes are closed, spherical lipid bilayer assemblies
dispersed in water. Since their ...
Exploration of the Anti-biofilm Effects of Fish Antimicrobial Peptides Against Common Aquaculture Pathogens
(2020-07-17)
Aquaculture’s rapid growth and commercialization has been accompanied by increased spread of fish-related diseases that threaten aquaculture’s production capabilities. Diseases caused by Gram-negative bacteria such as, ...
Establishment of a Model to Evaluate the Effects of Antibiotic-Free Programs on Intestinal Development and Local Immune Response in the Small Intestine of Broiler Chickens
(2020-07-17)
In the United States, consumption of chicken has doubled in recent years, making it an important protein source for American families. Recently, the broiler industry has begun to shift away from the use of antibiotic growth ...
Profitability in Marketing Bred Heifers in Alabama
(2020-07-17)
In 2018, the inventory of cattle in the United States was of 94,298,000, from which almost the 7% (6,260,000) came from the Southeast (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee) (USDA-NASS). Most cattle producers in ...
Maternal Immune Activation Alters Behavior of Adult Offspring: Sex-Dependent Impairment and Attenuation by Glycan
(2020-07-17)
The developing fetus is exceptionally sensitive to insult. Perturbation during this critical period of development can have lasting effects throughout offspring lifespan. Viral infection and obesity are insults that ...
Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Municipal Sludge and Biocrude Upgrading Using Carinata Oil
(2020-07-17)
Crude oil is a finite resource. Due to an advancement in technology, it is now possible to produce petroleum from very tight and hard reservoir formations. However, the global outcry towards the adoption of sustainable and ...
Exploration of 3D Phage-Based Biomolecular Filter for Filtration of Foodborne Pathogens in Large Volume of Liquid Streams
(2020-07-16)
A three-dimensional phage-based biomolecular filter (3D filter) was designed and developed to capture, concentrate, and isolate foodborne pathogens from large volume of liquid streams with high throughput, such as liquid ...
Timberland Dynamics and Hunting Demand: Special Reference to Alabama
(2020-07-16)
Alabama’s rural lands are experiencing changing trends over the years. During the past few decades, the state has experienced dramatic land use and land cover as well as timberland changes due to rapid economic and population ...
Roles, Relationships, and Power: The Patterns of Knowledge Co-Construction in an Online Educational Leadership Course
(2020-07-16)
Social interaction is an essential component of learning, but the online learning environment presents challenges to creating meaningful interactions (Palloff & Pratt, 2003; Simonsen, 2015). Researchers have long sought ...
Mental Models and Institutional Change in the U.S. Air Force from the Cold War through the Gulf War
(2020-07-16)
Following more than twenty years of debate, and after a bitter fight for independence from the Army, the United States Air Force was established as separate military service on September 18, 1947. The following spring, ...