Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Characterization of the Soil-Timber Interface by Laboratory and In Situ Testing Methods
(2025-12-09)
As part of a larger study on the use of laminated timber foundations, a field and laboratory study of the interface behavior of soil and timber was undertaken to better understand the interaction of the two materials. ...
From Proteins to People: Cytomegalovirus Modulation of Host Cellular Responses and Its Implications on Health Equity
(2025-12-09)
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the nine known human herpesviruses that causes significant disease burden in the developed world. As a natural pathogen in mice, murine CMV (MCMV) serves as an ideal animal model to ...
Causes and consequences of fitness component variation in wild non-model animal systems
(2025-12-09)
Patterns of adaptive variation in organismal traits are mechanistic drivers of population-level patterns of demography and viability. It is therefore crucial to investigate the evolutionary processes underlying this trait ...
Bio-based Polymer Assemblies for Insecticide Delivery
(2025-12-09)
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria present a significant global health concern, leading to chronic health complications and mortality, particularly among children and pregnant women. Fortunately, there are several ...
Extremal Problems on Graph-Referential Colorings of Graphs
(2025-12-09)
Suppose that G and H are finite, simple graphs on the same vertex set V. A (proper) G
coloring of H is a (proper) list-coloring of H from the lists N_G(v), the open neighborhood of
v ∈ V in G. This definition descends ...
Glyphosate Sequestration and Acetylcholinesterase Response in the Invasive Asiatic Clam (Corbicula fluminea) and Environmental Risk Assessment of Glyphosate in Aquatic Systems
(2025-12-09)
Glyphosate based herbicides (GBH), such as Roundup are among the most widely used agrochemicals globally, leading to frequent detection in surface waters through runoff and erosion. This raises concerns regarding their ...
Growth and Nitrogen Utilization of Nursery Pigs Fed Reduced Crude Protein Diets with Benzoic Acid Supplementation
(2025-12-09)
Reducing dietary crude protein (CP) can lower feed costs and nitrogen waste in swine production but may limit nitrogen available for dispensable amino acid synthesis. This is especially relevant when benzoic acid (BA) is ...
Harmony in Trade: Impact of Quality-Enhancement and Labor-Welfare Voluntary Sustainability Standards from a Global Perspective
(2025-12-09)
This study investigates the trade implications of agricultural Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSSs), with a novel distinction between Quality-Enhancement (QE) and Labor Welfare (LW) certifications. While VSSs are ...
Assessing the Impacts of Upland Land Cover on the Hydrology of Geographically Isolated Wetlands in the Southeastern Coastal Plain
(2025-12-09)
The southeastern coastal plain has experienced increasing water scarcity due to drought, climate and land-use change, and increasing populations. Geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs), a frequent component of coastal ...
Structure-Property Relationships in Crosslinked Polymer Membranes: Understanding Methanol-Carboxylate Co-Transport
(2025-12-09)
Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are essential components in numerous devices that require selective transport. Fuel cell devices such as photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction cells (PECCRC) require membranes that suppress product ...
First Year Engineering Student Persistence Through Key Academic and Non-Academic Indicators
(2025-12-09)
This dissertation investigates the persistence of first-year engineering students at a
large Southeastern research university, focusing on the interplay of academic and nonacademic
indicators that predict retention and ...
Exact, Approximate, and Metaheuristic Techniques for Discrete Search Problems
(2025-12-09)
This work analyzes three search problems. The first study is the Path-Constrained Trail-Based Moving Target Problem (PCTBMT), a new variant of the moving target problem where the objective is to detect a target that leaves ...
Laboratory and Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-Based Rejuvenator for Cold Central Plant Recycled Asphalt Mixtures
(2025-12-09)
Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR) is method of road rehabilitation that uses 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement and a stabilizing agent to create a stronger base to the surface mix to reduce the quantity of new materials ...
Cutting Edge Technologies: Assessing ROI and Safety of Autonomous Mowers
(2025-12-08)
Landscape services in the United States is an expansive industry, producing upwards of
$221.89B in economic output over more than 100,000 landscape companies (Hall et al., 2020).
Despite this economic strength, the ...
Multiscale Physical Model on Internal Erosion in Unsaturated Slope
(2025-12-08)
Soil piping is the gradual and progressive erosion of soil grains, causing a void (open pipe) to form as water flows through the soil. In dam engineering, this type of internal erosion is often referred to as concentrated ...
Building Sustainability and Profitability in Vegetable Production through Plastic Mulch Management
(2025-12-08)
Plastic mulch films are widely implemented in horticultural production systems around the world due to the films facilitating increased yields. Due to their common use, concerns have begun to arise about the long-term ...
Multi-Modal Computer Vision System for Red Light Running Detection
(2025-12-08)
Ensuring safety at urban intersections remains a critical challenge, where collisions can result in severe injuries and fatalities. A primary contributor to these incidents is vehicles running red signals. Current automated ...
Comparative growth, body composition, and allometric development of modern and heritage broiler genotypes
(2025-12-08)
Efficient growth and nutrient utilization are central goals in poultry production, yet intensive genetic selection has profoundly altered the developmental patterns of modern broilers. Understanding how organ and skeletal ...
A Combined Study of Autonomous and Nonautonomous Systems for Zoonotic Diseases
(2025-12-08)
Zoonotic diseases transmitted naturally between humans and animals pose a major and persistent threat to global health security. Recent outbreaks such as avian influenza, Ebola, SARS, and COVID-19 have highlighted the ...
Closing the Gap in Electronics Manufacturing Education
(2025-12-08)
Abstract
The U.S. electronics manufacturing sector faces an urgent workforce shortage, particularly in integrated circuit (IC) packaging, printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication, and PCB assembly. While the CHIPS and ...