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 2021
Thermal degradation kinetics of aromatic ether polymers, Keith O. Cobb Jr.
Effects of washing units of canine red blood cells on storage lesions, Ashley Coll
Ambient Micro-Climate and Thermal Comfort Assessment of Davis Wade Stadium during the 2016 Football Season, Andrew Collins
Understanding food insecurity in a college student population, Amanda G. Conrad
Temporal alterations in bovine placental capacity during compromised pregnancies, Zully E. Contreras
Uncertainty-aware deep learning for prediction of remaining useful life of mechanical systems, Samuel J. Cornelius
Studies on common viral and bacterial pathogens of Bovine Respiratory Disease during in vitro co-infection, Caitlyn Cowick
Leveraging choice modeling technique for enhancing the cyber resilience of the smart grid, Kesava Karishma Devi Dadi
A study of adult learners' satisfaction and engagement in online courses using web 2.0 technologies and the impact on their digital literacy, LaMetrius Daniels
Thermomechanical modeling predictions of the directed energy deposition process using a dislocation mechanics based internal state variable model, Matthew Joseph Dantin
Exploring the use of neural network-based band selection on hyperspectral imagery to identify informative wavelengths for improving classifier task performance, Preston Chandler Darling
For civilization and citizenship: emancipation, empire, and the creation of the black citizen-soldier tradition, Henry Ian Davis
The development of authentic virtual reality scenarios to measure individuals’ level of systems thinking skills and learning abilities, Vidanelage L. Dayarathna
Associations between the gastrointestinal microbiome and nitrogen efficiency in Holstein and Jersey cows, Vanessa Michelle De La Guardia Hidrogo
Comparing hand watering, automated, and subsurface irrigation treatments for cost, labor, and water use in community gardens., Eloísa Maria De Leon Gonzalez
Characterization of Small Molecules and Ions by Atmospheric Pressure Ionization-Mass Spectrometry, Maleesha De Silva
What makes a hurricane fall apart? A multi-platform assessment of tropical cyclone weakening By, Sofia M. de Solo
Development of a bioinspired NugalBot for precision seeding of rice, Harsa Dhani
Development of cell cultures from the tissues of ictalurid catfish and investigation into the pathogenesis of blue catfish alloherpesvirus, Vandana Dharan
Can emerging adults' dating psychological aggression be explained by family-of-origin psychological aggression, emotion dysregulation, and drinking?, Deepali M. Dhruve
Additive Manufacturing of Cork, a Cold Spray Technology, Kimberly Kay Dickey
Relationships between daily teleconnection indices and Oklahoma tornado activity, Sean Gabriel Douglas
Using BST to increase interview skills among emerging adults with autism via telehealth, Johnna L. Dowdy
The Fracture Behavior of Stitched Sandwich Composites, Daniel Adam Drake
An investigation of the feasibility of Markov chain-based predictive maintenance models in integrated vehicle health management of military ground fleets, Bouteina Driouche
Modeling recombination rate as a quantitative trait reveals new insight into selection in humans, Austin L. Drury
Evaluation of decay effect on tension perpendicular to grain properties of wood, Brianna Abigail Duquette
Systematics and population structure of Amblyomma maculatum group ticks and Rickettsia parkeri, an emerging human pathogen in southern Arizona, USA, Michelle E.J. E Allerdice
Rebel groups privatizing security? Explaining why rebel groups hire private military actors, Margaret Mparebea Eduonoo
Catalytic light alkanes selective conversion through ammonia-assisted reforming, Siavash Fadaeerayeni
Exploring the use of virtual reality to train pre-service teachers to implement a trial-based functional analysis, Lyndsay A. Fairchild
Essays on the impact of aid types, Michael Ade Fakutiju
Prevalence and molecular characteristics of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens in 'no antibiotics ever' broiler farms, Courtney Fancher
Modeling risk analysis of a layered commercial solution for a classified program when a patient attacker is present, Marsella Farnam
A dual perspective towards building resilience in manufacturing organizations, Steven A. Fazio
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms impacting caregivers of children with CHARGE syndrome, Matthew A. Ferrigno
Odor in the global environmental context: The effect of odor context reinstatement on memory, Dustin D. Finch
The second half, Lindsey Bronwyn Fisher
Facilitating Multiple Cue Use Eliminates Age Differences in Episodic Metamemory for Emotional Words, Ethan Flurry
A probabilistic approach to levee overtopping risk assessment, Stefan G. Flynn
Unmanned ground vehicle system to collect soil moisture data, Austin Edward Flynt
Estimation of wild pig damage to corn production in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, David H. Foster
Object detection and sensor data processing for off-road autonomous vehicles, Timothy Foster
Evaluating the Management of Bollworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Cotton, Michael Cade Francis
Virtual reality and postural control: The virtual moving room paradigm, Hannah R. Freeman
Using weed-suppressive, chromosome substitution (CS) cotton as a supplemental weed management strategy, Mary Gracen Alexandra Fuller
The use of desmopressin acetate to reduce polyuria and polydipsia associated with prednisolone administration, Pamela Ann Galati
Disease biomarker discovery and fungal metabolites extraction protocol optimization using GCMS based metabolomics, Chathuri Udeshika Gamlath Mohottige
The effects of prior exposure to agriculture on college students’ food purchasing decisions, Leah E. Gann
A N-E-W (nutrient-energy-water) synergy in a bioelectrochemical nitritation anammox process, Umesh Ghimire
U.S. consumer preferences for blockchain-based traceability of leafy greens, Ajita Giri
Oak regeneration: Impacts of prescribed fire and invasive species, Caleb Desmond Goldsmith
Discrete processing in visual perception, Marshall L. Green
Effects of chilling duration on USDA quality grade of beef carcasses, Caitlyn Sarah Haines
Regeneration potential and habitat suitability modeling of three imperiled Southeastern U.S. woody plants, Clayton Warren Hale
Degradation modeling and degradation-aware control of power electronic systems, Moinul Shahidul Haque
Relaxations of the weakly chordal condition in graphs, Benjamin Lee Hathcock
The role of a sickled microenvironment in cardiac dysfunction, Allison Nicole Healey
Implementing food science-based instruction in career technical education courses, Jasmine D. Hendrix
Modified biochar adsorbents for aqueous contaminant remediation, Herath Mudiyanselage Nimeshika Amali Herath
1,2-Diazetidine as a new amidomethylative reagent to control the selectivity for the synthesis of N-heterocycles and Ru(II)-catalyzed enantioselective hydroarylation to form chromane derivatives, Chaminda Lakmal Hetti Handi
Thermal experimentation of PA6 and PA66 thermoplastic through transmission laser welding, Sarajane Hill
Katrina Cottages: the value of place and permanence in a post-disaster landscape, Matthew C. Hinton
Effects of reduced predator abundance on the predator-prey community of a tropical reservoir, Cynthia Holt
Numerical investigation of the effect of trailing edge deformations on noise from jets exhausting over flat plates, Colby N. Horner
National Register of Historic Places evaluations of sites WO2 and WO5 on the Tusquitee Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest, Cherokee County, North Carolina, James Caleb Hutson
The effects of year-round supplemental feeding of white-tailed deer on sources of disease, Miranda Hsiang-Ning Jacobson Huang
A longitudinal analysis of pathways to computing careers: Defining broadening participation in computing (BPC) success with a rearview lens, Mercy Jaiyeola
Angular-dependent three-dimensional imaging techniques in multi-pass synthetic aperture radar, Jan Rainer Jamora
Annealing enabled immune system algorithm for multi-waypoint navigation of autonomous robots, Elakiya Jayaraman
Genetic characterization of antimicrobial activities of endophytic bacteria Burkholderia strains MS455 and MS389, Jiayuan Jia
The effects of engineering discipline depth and specificity on occupational alignment, graduate school decisions, and engineering identity, Jenna Lynn Johnson
Creation of the Data Analysis Tool for Ship Simulation (DATSS), Morgan M. Johnston
A class of immersed finite element methods for Stokes interface problems, Derrick T. Jones
"No pain, just tricky to manipulate": Sylvia Plath across genres, Juliana Jones
Safety risk assessment and improvement method for precast/ prestressed concrete industry plant, Sayali G. Joshi
The nose glows: investigating amphibian neuroendocrine pathways with quantum dots, Allison Rebecca Julien
The development of an immersive virtual exploratory engine (IVEE) for immersive analytics, Sofia Karam
Two essays on retailer location-based brand equity: conceptualization and refinement of a missing component of brand equity, Brett Jöel Paravon Kazandjian
Bridging the divide: Revisiting the conceptualization of impulsivity and its relation to alcohol use and alcohol problems., Karen Kelley
PUMA and the innate immune response during pneumococcal infection in the lung, Daniel Edward Kennedy II
Efficiency of weights matrix specification in the spatial error model, Cannon Kent
Testing of methods for reducing motivational bias in multi - criteria decision analysis problems, Chadwick Samuel Kerr
Identification and evaluation of mycotoxins produced by Macrophomina phaseolina, Vivek Hemant Khambhati
Symbiosis components function to inhibit endoparasitic nematode infection, Rishi Khatri
Examining the need for parental satisfaction with the MSU Extension Equine Assisted Therapy Program, Ashlyn Ann Kiker
Sport venue quality: Measurement, and its impact on spectator’s sustained consumption intentions, Dae Eun Kim
Homologous and heterologous stress adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes after sublethal exposure to quaternary ammonium compound, Divya Satish Kode
Evaluating the influence of ecosystem characteristics and species traits on exotic species distributions, Adrián Lázaro-Lobo
3D shape estimation of negative obstacles using LiDAR point cloud data, Viswadeep Lebakula
A machine learning approach to predicting seafloor properties and their application in estimating a global methane hydrate inventory, Taylor Runyan Lee
Compact Stress Waveguides in Solid Mechanics, Richard Young Leonard III
The effects of developmental chlorpyrifos exposure on the proteome of the adolescent rat hippocampus, Aubrey Lewis
Developing and applying precision animal farming tools for poultry behavior monitoring, Guoming Li