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 2017
Differences in Survival of Heat Stress Adapted Cells of Listeria Monocytogenes Egd (Bug600) in Disinfectants and Essential Oils, Amruta Udaysinh Jadhav
Phylogeny of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) a Morphological Approach with Enhanced Whole Mount Staining Techniques, Christi Jaeger
Fed Cattle Marketing: A Field Experiment, Matthew Gregory Janzen
Evaluating the Validity of Latency Effects in Robotics Simulation, Leif T. Jensen
Using Thermography to Monitor Inflammation as a Non-Invasive Supplementary Diagnostic Tool for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in a Sprague Dawley Rat Model, Sonja Anne Jensen
A Computational Study of Diesel and Diesel-Methane Dual Fuel Combustion in a Single-Cylinder Research Engine, Prabhat Ranjan Jha
Identification of Rtg2P Functional Domain Involved in Retrograde Signaling in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Jian Jiang
Fatigue Behavior and Microstructure of Direct Laser Deposited Inconel 718 Alloy, Alexander Scott Johnson
Interrupted High-Rate Compression of Porcine Brain Tissue Utilizing the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Method, Haden Andrew Johnson
Investigating the Influence of Image Resolution on Longleaf Pine Identification in Multispectral Satellite Data, Casey Aaron Johnston
Web Conference vs. Webcast: The Perceived Effectiveness of Training Sessions at a Southeastern Community College, Jenny Bailey Jones
The Community College Foundation Forest: Turning Real Property into Real Revenue, Thomas Luke Jones
Assessing Updating of Affective Content as a Potential Endophenotypic Predictor of Depressive Symptoms, Duncan Gage Jordan
Stratigraphic Variability of the Desmoinesian Marmaton Group across the Lips Fault System in the Texas Panhandle Granite Wash, Southern Anadarko Basin, Patrick Daniel Jordan
Characterization of Type VI Secretion System in Edwardsiella Ictaluri, Safak Kalindamar
Teacher Perceptions of the Mississippi Teacher Evaluation System: Insight for School Administrators, Lois A. Kappler
Investigation of Temperature Ratio Effect on the Low-Frequency Acoustic Spectra of Heated Jets, Sofia Karam
Transcriptome-Wide Prevalence of Selection Among Wild Populations of Helianthus Annuus (Common Sunflower), Michael Emmett Kartje
Douglas Fir Biochar for Water Remediation, UPA Gayanthi Akila Karunanayake
Determining Adult Perceptions of Youth on Southern Region Ffa Nominating Committees, Emily Marie Keeton
Effect of Water Temperature, Angling Time, and Dissolved Oxygen Concentration on the Survival of Angled and Tournament-Handled Largemouth Bass, Kevin Randy Keretz
Spectrally Formulated User-Defined Element in Abaqus for Wave Motion Analysis and Health Monitoring of Composite Structures, Ashkan Khalili
Global Operation of Integrated Decentralized Power Systems, Mojtaba Khanabadi Ghehi
Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage and pH Ultramicroelectrodes, Hadi Khani
Overcoming the 'What-Ifs': Combating Post-Purchase Anticipated Regret in an Online Retail Setting, Alexandra Krallman
Sperm Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms Regulating Male Fertility, Naseer Ahmad Kutchy
Stories like that Get Twisted, Isabelle N. Lang
The Defense Response of Glycine Max to Heterodera Glycines and Macrophomina Phaseolina, Bisho Ram Lawaju
Associate's Degree Attainment for Dual Enrollment Versus Non-Dual Enrollment Students at a Rural Mississippi Community College, Tonya B. Lawrence
Efficacy of Novel Pyridinium Oximes in Preventing Neural Damage, Charles Andrew Leach
Experimental Studies and Finite Element Modeling Of Lightning Damage to Carbon/Epoxy Laminated and Stitched Composites, Juhyeong Lee
Does the Hispanic Paradox Extend to Morbidity Changes from 1997-2015?, Randall Brent Lee
Early Childhood Education: Stakeholders’ Perspectives about Kindergarten Readiness in Mississippi, Jeffrey L. Leffler
Load-deflection and Pressure Distribution of Upholstered Furniture Seat Foundations, Min Li
Management Strategies for Sugarcane Aphid, Melanaphis Sacchari (Zehntner), in Grain Sorghum, Brittany Etheridge Lipsey
Fast Curing Phenol Formaldehyde and Isocyanate Based Hybrid Resin for Forest Products Application, Xiaomei Liu
Exploring the Role of the Family CEO in Firm Innovation: A Capability-Based Perspective, Zonghui Li
New Teacher Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention Strategies for the Canton Public School District, W K. Luckett Jr
Effects of Non-digestible Fiber of Common Beans and Dietary Selenium on Gut Microbiota, Hsin-Yi Lu
Assessment of Volatile Metabolites for In Situ Detection of Fungal Decay of Wood, Nasim Maafi
Classification and Significance Assessments of Occupations on the Ackerman Unit of the Tombigbee National Forest, Mississippi, Mary A. Madden
Second Law Analysis of Dual Fuel Low Temperature Combustion in a Single Cylinder Research Engine, Hamidreza Mahabadipour
Fatigue Behavior and Modeling of Superelastic NiTi Under Variable Amplitude Loading, Mohammad Javad Mahtabi Oghani
The effects of cover crops and tillage method on sweetpotato [Ipomoea Batatas (L.) Lam.] in North Mississippi., Jeffrey Len Main
A Correlation of Postsecondary Biochemistry Student Writing with Perception of Elementary Science Engagement, Tarsha Rena Manning
Managing Qoi-Resistant Cercospora Sojina in Mississippi Soybean and Assessing the Impacts of Foliar Fungicide Phytotoxicity, William Jeffrey Mansour
Biopolitics in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace and Waiting for the Barbarians: Archives of Bodily Movements in Modernity, Gregory Marcus
Hypervelocity Impact of Spherical Aluminum 2017-T4 Projectiles on Aluminum 6061-T6 Multi-Layered Sheets, Michael Deivi Marroquin Salvador
Development and Application of Polyclonal Antibody Based Proximity Ligation Assays in Detecting Antigenic Variants of Influenza A Viruses, Brigitte Elizabeth Martin
Ecology and Conservation of Bird Assemblages in Native and Afforested Environments in the Northern Campos Grasslands of Uruguay, Juan Andrés Martínez Lanfranco
Estimates of Waste Rice, Natural Seeds, and Wetland Birds in Gulf Coast Prairie Ricelands, Joseph Roy Marty
Use of Formative Research to Develop a Healthy Eating Social Marketing Campaign for Low Resource Families in Mississippi, Rahel Mathews
Crosslinking Graphene Oxide and Chitosan to Form Scalable Water Treatment Membranes, Jose Antonio Mattei Sosa
Determining Developmental Education Effectiveness in Math, Joseph E. May
Time Frame for Transitive and Reciprocal Inferences, Ross Allen McCool
Social Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Effects of Equine-Assisted Activities, Kate McCormick
Effectiveness of the Mandt System Aggression Management Training in an Inpatient Behavioral Health Program, Yolanda McDade
A Mixed Methods Study of the Relationships among Academic Achievement, Teaching Strategies and Science and Engineering Fair Participation, Christina Lyn McDaniel
Investigation of the Directed Self-Assembly Process in Bacteriophage Virus Structures using the Discrete Element Method, David Peter McInnis
Student Loan Debt for Community College Transfer Students and How Debt Information Letters Impact Future Borrowing Decisions, Kenneth Paul McKinney
Testing the Life History Approach: Assessing Cultural Bias in Archaeological Mussel Shell Assemblages in the Tombigbee River Drainage, Sarah Kate McKinney
Effects of Aspirin Dose Escalation on Platelet Function and Urinary Thromboxane and Prostacyclin Levels in Normal Dogs, Natalie Marie McLewee
An Analysis of Signaling Processes Leading to a Defense Response in Soybean, Brandon Trey McNeece
Distributed Optical Sensing in Adhesively Bonded Joints and Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates, Leeanna Meadows
Establishing the Structure Function Relationship of Polypyridyl Ruthenium and Berenil-type Compounds in the Formation of Complexes with B-DNA and/or G-quadruplex DNA, Clinton Gregory Mikek
Perceptions of Interior Design Program Chairs regarding Credentials for Faculty, Beth Richardson Miller
The Application and Exploration of the City Biodiversity Index through a Case Study of the City of Starkville, Mississippi, Leslie Rhea Moma
The Importance of Volunteer Leaders: An Assessment of Volunteer Leader Competencies following Volunteer Leader Identification and Training, Carley Calico Morrison
The Characterization of Zebrafish Natural Killer Cells and Their Role in Immunological Memory, Preeti Judith Muire
Formulation of Whey Protein Stabilized Multilayered Microemulsion and Nanoemulsion Systems with Hyperoxidative Curcumin, Soma Mukherjee
Using molecular dynamics to quantify biaxial membrane damage in a multiscale modeling framework for traumatic brain injury, Michael Anthony Murphy
First Principles Study of Electronic and Thermodynamic Properties of Two-Dimensional Electrides, Chandani Nilanthika Nandadasa
The Impacts of Yeast Fermentation and Bacillus Subtilis Dietary Products on Sperm Quality and Semen Microbiota of Aged White Leghorn Roosters, Midian Nascimento dos Santos
The Role of Cognitive and Affective Change Readiness in the Adoption of Information Systems: A Multilevel Perspective, Martin J. Ndicu
"A Grave Subject:" Hollywood Cemetery and the Ideology of Death in Mid-nineteenth Century America, Kelli Brooke Nelson
Structure-Property Relations of the Exoskeleton of the Ironclad Beetle (Zopherus Nodulosus Haldemani), Vina Le Nguyen
Nondestructive Evaluation of Southern Pine Lumber, Frederico José Nistal França
Design and Optimization of a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain for Reduced Energy Consumption, Jared Tyler Oakley
Effect of Sub-Lethal Chlorine Stress on the Homologous Stress Adaptation, Antibiotic Resistance, and Biofilm Forming Ability of Salmonella Enterica, Tomilola O. Obe
Spatial Heterogeneities of Warming Impacts on Corn Yields in Ghana, Eric Kwesi Makafui Ofori
Spatiotemporal Variation in Space Use by Eastern Wild Turkeys in Mississippi, Ryo Ogawa
In the Light of the Artifacts: Understanding Another Domestic Area from the Iron II Occupation, Tell Halif, Latif Oksuz
Efficacy of Tailwater Recovery Systems as an Approach to Water Resource Conservation, Austin R. Omer
The Effects of the First Year of Implementation of Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports, Rosalind Flanigan Operton
Validation of the Two-Parameter Fracture Criterion Using Critical CTOA on 7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy, Hasnaa Ouidadi
Investigating Extra Hepatic Steroid And Eicosanoid Metabolizing Enzymes In Cattle, Megan Pauline Theresa Owen
Bolstering Pine Lumber Value Through Statistical Analysis And Nondestructive Testing, Frank Charles Owens IV
Literature Circles in a Fifth Grade Classroom: A Qualitative Study Examining How the Teacher and Students used Literature Circles and the Impact They Have on Student Learning, Laura Claypool Pambianchi
Investigation of Pyrolysis and Electrokinetics as Remediation Techniques for the Treatment of CCA-Treated Wood Waste, Amy Marie Parker
Trends in Angler Expenditures and Economic Contributions of Tourism at a Trophy Fishery in Texas, Charles Ronald Parker
Long-Term Effects of Post-Fire Forest Structure on Understory Vegetation in Larch Forests of the Siberian Arctic, Homero Pena
Electrolyte Interactions with Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles in Water, HA Ganganath Sanjeewa Perera
Water quality monitoring and modeling studies of onarm water storage systems in a Mississippi Delta agricultural watershed, Juan David Perez-Gutierrez
Diagnostic Accuracy: The Role of Symptom Severity and Functional Impairment, Destiny Lynn Peterson
Explaining Mental Health Stigma through Controllability, Just World Beliefs, and Social Dominance Orientation, Katherine F. Peterson