Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions

Powered ankle exoskeletons are usually evaluated by how much they reduce metabolic cost, while how the assistance is perceived by the user remains largely unmeasured. This thesis pairs a broad account of the current state ...

AmeriCorps is a United States (U.S.) federal agency that works with governmental and non-governmental organizations to serve communities across the U.S. AmeriCorps members assigned to locally based Conservation Corps ...

This study is about music educator preparation for student teachers in the pK-12 classroom. Specifically, I compared the level of preparedness teachers felt in their first year and first three years and how their ...

Animal welfare concerns have become increasingly important within food markets, yet relatively little research has examined consumer preferences for poultry stunning methods. This study investigates consumer willingness ...

Oak wilt, caused by Bretziella fagacearum, is expanding beyond its historical U.S. range, and its confirmation in Canada has increased concern about future disease risk and management costs. The disease threatens oak-dominated ...

Autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, particularly transitioning architectures like tiltwings, demand tightly integrated autonomy stacks capable of bridging thrust-borne hover and aerodynamic ...

While metallic resorbable materials offer excellent mechanical strength, they are challenging to additively manufacture. In contrast, polymer-based resorbable materials are generally well suited for additively manufacturing ...

Precision irrigation management in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production can help farmers conserve water resources, reduce production costs, and maximize yield and quality. An experiment was conducted to evaluate three ...

Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) remains one of the most important foodborne pathogens associated with poultry products and can be exposed to multiple environmental stresses during poultry processing, storage, and distribution. ...

Within the study of fusion energy, the stellarator concept’s lack of current drive and inherently steady state operation make it a promising candidate for fusion reactor designs despite the complexity of the core optimization ...