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 2018
Microbial Cell Disruption Using Pressurized Gases to Improve Lipid Recovery from Wet Biomass: Thermodynamic Analysis, Md Shamim Howlader
Serum banking of the Mississippi shelter dog population to estimate seroprevalence of diseases affecting animal and human health, Kristina Hubbard
The Impact of Pre-Kindergarten Attendance on Later Academic Achievement in a Mississippi School District, Lisa Cox Hull
Funny Channel Signaling in Equine Airway Disease, Courtney Hunter
Implementation and Evaluation of a School-Based Anti-Tobacco Program in Mauritius: A Pilot Study to Assess the Usefulness and Reliability of a Tobacco Use Prevention Education Instrument, Shariah Hussenbocus
The Cut and The Color Line: An Environmental History of Jim Crow in the Deep South's Forests, Owen James Hyman
Assessment of Live Attenuated Vaccines against Enteric Septicemia of Channel Catfish, Iman Abdelwahab Ahmed Ibrahim
The Effects of Dual Enrollment on an Institution: Student Persistence and Degree Attainment at the Community College, Stacey S. Irwin
Efficient Data Driven Multi Source Fusion, Muhammad Aminul Islam
Estimating Feral Swine Abundance and their Effects on Native Wildlife in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Matthew Ryan Ivey
Measuring Patient Trust in their Physician and its Impact on Telemedicine, Olivia Nicole Ivy
Exploring the Relationship between Volunteer Motives, Satisfaction, Commitment, and Intention to leave the Mississippi Master Gardener Program, Austin Pace Jacobs
Self-Organizing Error-Driven (Soed) Artificial Neural Network (Ann) for Smarter Classification, Ruholla Jafari-Marandi
Landowner willingness to participate in a grassland conservation program facilitating ecosystem services, Tharaka A. Jayalath
Left Ventricular Hemodynamics with Reduced Ejection Fraction: An In-Vitro Piv Study using an Implanted Assisting Device, Elizabeth Jermyn
Three Essays on Foreign Aid and Development Economics, Shaomeng Jia
Understanding how Pin1-substrate interactions modulate affinity and inter-domain dynamics, Hewa Pathiranalage Dinusha Sanjeewani Jinasena
Modeling and Experimental Calibration of the Corrosion of Rha Steel in Immersion and Salt-Fog Environments, Lydia Anna Jordan
Morpho-Physiological and Genetic Characterizations of Rice Genotypes for Abiotic Stresses, Salah Hameed Jumaa
Modeling the Effects of Electric Power Disruption and Expansion on the Operations of EV Charging Stations, Mohannad Reda A Kabli
Development of Biobased Phenolic Adhesives for Engineered Wood Products, Somayyeh Kalami
Factors Influencing White-Tailed Deer Mortality Risk within a Multi-Predator System in Michigan, USA, Todd M. Kautz
Experimental Investigation of Design Parameters on Oscillating Heat Pipe (Ohp) Based Waste Heat Recovery System, Mustafa Nezih Kaya
Non-Parametric Learning for Energy Disaggregation, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman Khan
Tailoring Math Curricula for Community Colleges: A Process Approach, Ira Lindsay McFarland Kinard
Healthcare Experiences of Transgender Mississippians: A Qualitative Study, Micah D. King
Using the Health Belief Model to Identify Factors that Prevent Non-Prescription Stimulant Use, Brittany A. Kinman
Tensile Strength of Dovetail Joints in Furniture, Arif Caglar Konukcu
The effect of bacterial supplementation on black soldier fly larval growth and development, Emilia Marjatta Kooienga
Development and Verification of a Finite Element Model of a Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial System for Airborne Collision Severity Evaluation, Kalyan Raj Kota
Fatigue and Crack-Growth Behavior in a Titanium Alloy under Constant-Amplitude and Spectrum Loading, Kalyan Raj Kota
The Importance of Carbohydrate Timing during High-intensity Training while Consuming a Low Carbohydrate Diet, Benjamin Michael Krings
Application of Hydrocolloid and Propylene Glycol Infused Nets and Coatings on Cave Aged Cheddar Chees and their Impact on Tyrophagus Putrescentiae Growth and Sensory Properties, Kavitha Rama Krishnan
An Experimental Method for Testing Materials at the Intermediate Strain Rate with Closed Loop Control, Cory N. Krivanec
Comparative Genome Analysis of Fish Pathogens in the Flavobacterium Genus, Salih Kumru
Substrate Availability in the Upper Cretaceous Oyster Exogyra Costata, Marvin Kunath
Parent and Child Perceived Coping Socialization during Peer Conflict: A Qualitative Study, Janet W. Kwan
Sequence Stratigraphy of Cretaceous Cycles in the Southern Margin of a Paleozoic Foreland Basin, Black Warrior Basin, Mississippi: a Potential Reservoir for Geologic Carbon Sequestration, Christopher R. Kyler
Toward Fault Adaptive Power Systems in Electric Ships, Maziar Babaei Laktarashani
Winter Ecology of Radiomarked Female Mallards In Mississippi's Alluvial Valley, Joseph David Lancaster
A Curriculum Review of a Construction Management Program for Consideration of Accreditation by the American Council for Construction Education, Thomas Michael Leathem
Tea As An Alternative Crop for Mississippi, Judson Stuart LeCompte
Identifying Molecular Mechanisms of Immunomodulation by Staphylococcal Superantigens in Humans, Juyeun Lee
Furrow Irrigation Strategies for Peanut Production in the Mid-Southern USA, Stephen Leininger
Determination of the Optimal Starter Particle Size for Improved Starter and Overall Broiler Performance, Mark Edward Lemons
The Wireless Network Design Problem, William B. Leonard
Computational Studies of Catalysis Bioinorganic, Inorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry, Guangchao Liang
Role of silicon in improving drought tolerance in soybean, Meng Li
Mixed Used Urea Formaldehyde and Isocyanate Resins for Wood Composites, Ming Liu
Subsurface Framework and Fault Timing in the Missourian Granite Wash Interval, Stiles Ranch and Mills Ranch Fields, Wheeler County, Texas, Brendan Michael Lomago
Effect of Stress Mindset and Adverse Childhood Experiences on College Students' Academic Success and Psychological Well-Being, Alice Cathryne Long
Application of Modular Uncertainty Techniques to Engineering Systems, William C. Long
Media Portrayals of Police-Involved Deaths in U.S. Newspapers, 2013-2016, Jeannice LaToya Louine
"For I No Liberty Expect To See": Astronomical Imagery and The Definition of the Self in Hester Pulter'S Elegiac Poetry, Tamara Mahadin
Labor Skills in the Maintenance Department for Industry 4.0, Tomas Marzullo
Beta Diversity Provides Evidence of Niche Based Assembly in Temperate Forest Understory Assemblages of Mississippi, David Steven Mason
Procedural Calibration of Haploscope Wings to Establish Accurate Focal Vergence Depth, Kristen Leigh Massey
A Comparative Political Biography of Governors Zell Miller and James B. Hunt, Bryan Joseph Mathison
Health Science Curriculum for Early Childhood: Teacher Implementation and Impact on Child Health Knowledge, Carla J. Mays
Melatonin Implants during Pregnancy on Maternal Hemodynamics and Growth of Offspring in Beef Cattle, Keelee Jae McCarty
The Effects of Habitat Management on Wildlife Use in a Managed Loblolly Pine Forest, Johannah Reed McCollum
Using Geospatial Techniques to Assess Responses of Black Bear Populations to Anthropogenically Modified Landscapes: Conflict & Recolonization, Jamie Elizabeth McFadden
Examining the Impact of Trauma on Reading Performance among Elementary Students, Shelby Lynn McGrew
Testament to Home: Using the Cultural Landscape Report for Conserving Historic House Grounds, Sylvia Rody McLaurin
Macrophomina Phaseolina and the Nature of its Relationship with Impatiens X Hybrida, Patrick Henry McLoughlin
Functional Principal Component Analysis of Vibrational Signal Data: A Functional Data Analytics Approach for Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Internal Combustion Engines, Justin Blake McMahan
A New Perspective on Giving-Up Density Experiments and the Landscape of Fear, Jordan D. McMahon
Evaluation of Kudzu Bug as a Pest in Mississippi Soybean Production Systems, William Michael McRight
Determination of Age-Related Differences in Activation and Detoxication of Organophosphates in Rat and Human Tissues, Edward Caldwell Meek
Regulation of Rice Flowering Time and Seed Development, Xiaoxi Meng
Development and Validation of Urine Hormones by Lc-Ms/Ms Using the Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus Boreas Boreas) as a Model Species, Ashley Nicole Meredith
The Trophic and Spatial Ecology of the Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys Volans) and Non-Lethal Deterrent Methods, Robert Timothy Meyer
Human Systems Integration of an Extravehicular Activity Space Suit Augmented Reality Display System, Paromita Mitra
Concatenated Decision Paths Classification for Time Series Shapelets - A New Approach for One Dimensional Data Classification and its Application, Ivan Stefanov Mitzev
Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiome in Wild and Lab Strains of Anopheles Quadrimaculatus Say, and its Effect on Innate Immunity, Eleanor Marie Moen
Polyploidy Hybrids from Wide Crosses between Hordeum Vulgare and H. Bulbosum for Improving Salinity Tolerance Using Embryo Rescue, Abdullah Hassn Mohammed
Behavioral Deficits and Associated Alterations in the Proteome in the Amygdala of Adolescent Rats Exposed to Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol as Juveniles, Afzaal Nadeem Mohammed
Student Perceptions of Quality Online Instruction, Tamika Kutrice Moorehead
Ecosystem Impacts and Space Use of Double-Crested Cormorants in a Southeastern Reservoir System, Leah LK Moran
Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology to Determine Factors that affect the Acceptance and Use of Social Media to Advertise and Promote Agriproducts in Farmer' Communities in North Mississippi, Carlos Alberto Moreno-Ortiz
Reproductive Ecology of White-Tailed Deer: Fetal Development and Mate Choice, Daniel L. Morina
Chloroplast Development and Cytokinin and Gibberellin Effects on Ivy Geranium under Heat Stress, Callie J. Morris
An Examination of the Caught being Good Game in a High School Special Education Setting, Reeva Christine Morton
Fatigue Crack Growth Tests and Analyses on a Ti-6Al-4V (STOA) Alloy using the Proposed ASTM Procedures for Threshold Testing, Aniket Chandrakant Mote
Inhospitable in the Hospitality State: The Mississippi State Hospital in the Jim Crow South, 1865-1966, Michael Thomas Murphy
Multispectral Processing of Side Looking Synthetic Aperture Acoustic Data for Explosive Hazard Detection, Bryce J. Murray
Evaluation of the Effects of Hurricane Sandy on the Concrete Armor Units on the Cleveland Harbor East Breakwater, Glenn B. Myrick
Development of a Nanofluid Simulation Platform, Jabrane Nachit
Mapping Potential Butterfly Weed (Asclepias Tuberosa) Habitat in Mississippi Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Emma Rose Neigel
Investigation of Reactions between Glauconite and Carbon Dioxide, with Implications for Carbon Sequestration, Van Anh Nguyen