Theses and Dissertations

 

This collection assembles the theses and dissertations of Mississippi State University graduate students. The majority of the documents are born digital from 2001 to present; however, there are a few documents that have been digitized with the author's permission and added to the repository.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Physical Layer Security with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Advanced Wireless Networks, Aly Sabri Abdalla

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Script-based design toolkit for digitally fabricated concrete applied to terrain-responsive retaining wall design, Nada Abdel-Aziz

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Physics-based modeling of post-wildfire landslides in unsaturated hillslopes, Masood Abdollahi

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Explainable Intrusion Detection Systems using white box techniques, Jesse Ables

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Screening and selection for resistance to gray leaf spot (Pyricularia oryzae) in early planted annual ryegrass, Calyn M. Adams

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Response of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) to salt stress, Bikash Adhikari

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Leaf area index and aboveground biomass estimation of Populus and its hybrids using terrestrial LiDAR, Surya Adhikari

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Investigating specialty crop farmers’ preferences for contract design and attitudes towards blockchain-based smart contracts, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang-Duah

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Influence of periodic stitching on the in-plane and out-of-plane mechanical properties of polymer composites, Radwa Alaziz

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Small area estimation of county-level forest attributes using forest inventory data and remotely sensed auxiliary information, Okikiola Michael Alegbeleye

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Optical spectroscopic microscopies study of nano-to-submicron scale structural alterations in human brain cells/tissues and skin fibroblasts due to brain diseases using mesoscopic physics, Fatemah Alharthi

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Exponential Runge–Kutta time integration for PDEs, Trky Alhsmy

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Applying Push-Pull-Mooring model to investigate non-malicious workarounds behavior, Nawaf Rasheed Aljohani

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Examining the impact a bus driver attendance incentive program had on bus driver attendance in a rural Mississippi school district, Samuel B. Allison

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Sign-symmetry and frustration index in signed graphs, Abdulaziz Alotaibi

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A screening tool for the implementation of electric and thermal energy storage systems at commercial and industrial facilities, McKenna P. Amerson

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Improved stoichiometric synthesis of CCC-NHC pincer Rh complexes and catalytic activity towards dehydrogenative silylation and hydrosilylation of alkenes, Enock Amoateng

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Designing an Artificial Immune inspired Intrusion Detection System, William Hosier Anderson

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The effects of a moderate severity hurricane on landscape-scale heterogeneity in a longleaf pine woodland, Andrew D. Arko

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Effectiveness of intervention studies based on diet and/or physical activity in treatment, prevention, and management of diabetes among South Asians: A systematic review, Ishaan Arora

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Modeling yield and aboveground live tree carbon dynamics in oak-gum-cypress bottomland hardwood forests, Suchana Aryal

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Signings of graphs and sign-symmetric signed graphs, Ahmad Asiri

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Direct measurement of the 114Cd(��, ��)115Cd cross section in the 1 eV to 300 keV energy range, Kofi Tutu Addo Assumin-Gyimah

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Identifying the shortest log trucking routes and optimizing those constrained by low-weight bridges in Mississippi, Swagat Attreya

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Development of preservative-treated cross-laminated timber and lignin-reinforced polyurethane-adhesive for glued laminated timber, Samuel Oluwafemi Ayanleye

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Fabrication and imaging of highly ordered plasmonic Au nano-prism and self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure, Ridwan Tobi Ayinla

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Navigating the road to distributional social equity using smart cities technologies, Annus Azhar

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Philosophies of Mississippi college readiness programs, Cory Ellis Bailey

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The consequences of low energy availability related to relative energy deficiency in male athletes: A systematic review, Lauryn Bailey

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Metabolic adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis and therapeutic approach in diabetic foot ulcers., Carol L. Baker

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Scalable and explainable self-supervised motif discovery in temporal data, Somayeh Bakhtiari Ramezani

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Advancements in geospatial monitoring of structures, Jordan Keith Baldwin

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Comparison of aging techniques in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of unknown age from the Mississippi Sound., Christa Elizabeth Barrett

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Visual acquisition and detection of manned fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft: an analysis of pilots' perception and performance, Rania Bassou

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Computational studies of the human cardiac sodium channel, Torien M. Beard

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IDE-based learning analytics for assessing introductory programming skill, Phyllis J. Beck

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Effects of electrical stimulation on water-soluble flavor compounds in beef semimembranosus muscle, Chelsie Beebe

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The use of LiDAR to measure water surface elevations in Froude-scaled physical hydraulic models, Gary L. Bell

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The impact of prior pandemic planning on health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of local government pandemic planning in the United States, Karissa D. Bergene

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An analysis of moisture environments associated with mature North Atlantic tropial cyclones, Katherine Berislavich

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Advancing air filtration analysis: a comprehensive approach to particle loading models, Gentry Nathaniel Berry

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Patterns of distribution and dispersion of Silver Carp in an oxbow lake, Jordan Besson

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Exact solutions for Schrodinger and Gross-Pitaevskii equations and their experimental applications., Bhavika Bhalgamiya

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Hydrological and water quality assessment of forested coastal watersheds, Shreeya Bhattarai

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Trace metal analysis of pond sediments to measure deposition from a coal-fired power plant in Ackerman Mississippi, Charles Bills

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Synthesis and characterization of redox-noninnocent pyrazine(diimine) iron complexes and an inverted pyridine(diimine) ligand, Jaylan Billups

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Examining physiological and photosynthetic effect of LED lighting on lettuce and kale microgreens, James Travis Blanche

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Halide substitution of ternary bismuth chalcogenides for photovoltaic applications, Thomas Boggess

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Dog tired: Examining the relation between dog and/or cat ownership and owners’ sleep, Courtney J. Bolstad

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The interaction between predation and sound pollution on the internal and external microbiome of the grasshoppers Melanopus sanguinipes, Alanna Bond

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High temperature materials from Bis-ortho-diynylarene (BODA)-derived resins and Perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) aryl ether polymers, Ernesto Isaac Borrego

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Exploring bistatic scattering modeling for land surface applications using radio spectrum recycling in the Signal of Opportunity Coherent Bistatic Simulator, Dylan R. Boyd

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The response of an avian community to intercropping and forest management practices in a private working pine forest, Rebecca Doyne Bracken

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The cost of voting categorized: A comprehensive review, Landon Brady

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Evaluation of heat abatement use, vaginal temperature, and activity of pregnant, lactating Holstein cows housed on pasture with or without the choice between shade and sprinklers for heat abatement., Kevin M. Braman

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Relationships between heat alerts, extreme heat days, and heat related mortality within the contiguous United States over the last decade, Maggye Jo Brand

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The influence of overwatering, underwatering, and waterlogging on the growth of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala), Skyler R. Brazel

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Impacts of cover crop, soil steaming, and plastic mulch on field-grown tomato production and virus-induced gene silencing in Antirrhinum, Penstemon, Petunia, Rosa, and Rudbeckia, Brenton Andrew Earl Breland

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Changes in paleobiodiversity across the K-Pg boundary in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, Joshua Broussard

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Regional economic impacts of Enterococcus-related beach closures in Mississippi, Jessica Lynn Browne

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Determining student attentiveness by use of heart rate measurement using a wearable device, Erik Rhodes Brown

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The community ecology of ants on the Cumberland Plateau and a taxonomic redescription of the genus Stenamma Westwood, 1839 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in a southeastern treatment, Zachary Brown

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Examining the impact that a modified school calendar had on teacher attendance in a rural Mississippi school district, James W. Carlisle Jr.

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Experiences of school administrators and teachers: Challenges and promising practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, Helen Teresa Hyde Carter

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Stream water quality under baseflow conditions in a livestock production area, Maryi Lorena Chavarro Chaux

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Advancing salamander conservation efforts in zoos and aquaria through assisted reproductive technologies (ART), Devin Marie Chen

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Tuning the metal/acid functionalities in HZSM-5 for efficient dehydroaromatization, Genwei Chen

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Assessing the effectiveness of agricultural extension advice on household food consumption and food security outcomes in Malawi, Mphatso Chinsinga

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Vertical federated learning using autoencoders with applications in electrocardiograms, Wesley William Chorney

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Host-acquired virus genes support an ancient antiviral role of the piRNA pathway in dipterans, Rebecca Christian

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A step toward understanding software development in the public sector: a study of a Department of Defense research and development organization, Joshua Q. Church

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Teachers’ perceptions of teacher incentives on district attendance incentive programs and their impact on improving overall teacher attendance, Ginger Hearon Cockrell

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Self-referential processing and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Amanda Collins

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Evaluation of cultivar susceptibility and in-furrow fungicide efficacy for management of southern blight of soybean, Adam Joseph Connor

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Investigating potential indicators of soil health through microbiome response to environmental and anthropogenic stressors, Austin Cook

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Macroecological patterns of frugivorous fishes’ diversity (Serrasalmidae) in the Amazon drainage basin, Karold Vivianna Coronado Franco

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We built this country for free – using a phenomenological approach for (re) imagining Mississippi Black small-scale farmers, Destiny Denise Crockett

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Protecting the vulnerable: Tornado sheltering and communication of public shelters with a case study from the COVID-19 pandemic, Craig Douglas Croskery

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What makes firms survive longer? A survival analysis using hazard function for Mississippi establishments, Sabin Dawadi

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Determining the best indicators for targeted selective treatment development against gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goats in Mississippi, Lindsey N. Dearborn

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Targeting SR-mitochondria crosstalk to treat calcium-dependent arrhythmias in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, Arpita Deb

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Loaded Lipid Emulsified Volatile Anesthetics in Canine Primary Hepatocytes, Patricia de Carvalho Ibrahim Obeid

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Faculty experiences facilitating study abroad, Francis Edmond Dechert

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“I tell it like it is, then how it could be”: Public discourse and public administration in popular American music since the 1990s, Kristen Dechert

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Improved methodology for conducted EMI assessment of power electronics and line impedance measurement, Mark Anthony Didat

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An investigation into transcription fidelity and its effects on C. elegans and S. cerevisiae health and longevity, Olivia S. Dinep-Schneider

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Molecular characterization of seminal plasma from boars with divergent sperm quality, Notsile Hleliwe Dlamini

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The effects of mechanical strain on vascular calcification and the canonical Wnt pathway, Hannah E. Douglas

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A conceptual decentralized identity solution for state government, Martin Duclos

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A silvicultural approach to increase drought resistance and resilience in longleaf pine, Kyle R. Dues

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Eddy current defect response analysis using sum of Gaussian methods, James William Earnest

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Developing systems engineering and machine learning frameworks for the improvement of aviation maintenance, Fatine Elakramine

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Factors in depopulation trends among young adults in rural areas in Mississippi, Katherine H. Ellard

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Race, gender, and inheritance: The experience of Black farmers in Mississippi, Gbenga Idowu Elufisan

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Mortality, survivorship, and institutionalization: demographic analysis of the Mississippi State Asylum in context, Taylor A. Emery

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Monolithic multiphysics simulation of hypersonic aerothermoelasticity using a hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method, William Paul England

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Valuation of oyster reef restoration along the Gulf Coast, Freedom Enyetornye

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Investigation and control of Görtler vortices in high-speed flows, Omar Es-Sahli

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A four-pronged approach to addressing a wild pig invasion in a bottomland and upland forested landscape, Tyler Scott Evans

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The influence of at-planting insecticide treatments on tobacco thrips, (Thysanoptera:Thripidae), and reniform nematode, (Tylenchida:Hoplolaimidae), in conventional and ThryvOn cotton systems, Walker Brett Farmer