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 2015
Exercise Equipment Usability Assessment for a Deep Space Concept Vehicle, Brooke Michelle Rhodes
Verification, Validation, and Implementation of Numerical Methods and Models for OpenFOAM 2.0 for Incompressible Flow, Eric Robertson
Impact of Environmental and Cellular Factors on the Bioactivity of a Novel Antifungal, Occidiofungin, Chase Alexander Robinson
Sexual Assault Among College Students: An Examination of Demographic, Contextual, and Behavioral Factors, Sarah A. Rogers
An Assessment of Enrollment Management at Community Colleges in Mississippi, Jamilah Ruffin
Energy Management and Privacy in Smart Grids, Sergio Alfonso Salinas Monroy
A Quantitative Study of the Relationships between Activity Limitation and Participation Restriction among Older People with Vision Impairment and Comorbid Conditions, William K. Sansing
Performance Evaluation and Field Validation of Building Thermal Load Prediction Model, Riasat Azim Sarwar
Defect Prediction using Exception Handling Method Call Structures, Puntitra Sawadpong
Feed Quality Effects on Modern Heavy Broiler Performance, Robert Benjamin Sellers
Selection Dynamics in Heliconius Hybrid Zones and the Origin of Adaptive Variation, Steven Grant Shaak
Bandwidth Based Methodology for Designing a Hybrid Energy Storage System for a Series Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Limited All Electric Mode, Masood Shahverdi
Performance and Sustainability Benefits of Concrete Containing Portland-Limestone Cement, Jameson Davis Shannon
Isolation in the South: Poverty and Transportation Infrastructure in the Black Belt, Derrick Ryan Shapley
A Functional Genomics Analysis of Glycine Max Vesicle Membrane Fusion Genes in Relation to Infection by Heterodera Glycine, Keshav Sharma
Disengagement Behavior on Online Social Network the Impact of Fear of Missing Out and Addiction, Shwadhin Sharma
The Implementation of a Promotion/Retention Policy to effect Change in Student Achievement in Third Grade Reading/Language Arts, Donna N. Shea
Modeling Susceptibility of Forests to Hurricane Damage Based on Forest Ownership, Age, and Type, Rida Sadeq Sherif
Design and Development of a Stormwater Policy Decision-Making Tool, Stephanie Joy Sigman
Factors Influencing Malawian Tobacco Farmers' Decisions regarding Contracting, Penjani Singini
Extraction of Copper from Different Copper Treated Wood Wastes, Bradley Claude Singleton
Integrated Agronomic Management Practices for Tall Fescue in Mississippi, Patton J. Slusher
Super Violence: Violence, Victimization, and "Doing Gender" in Superhero Comic Books, Anna Elizabeth Smith
Using Benchmark Assessment Scores to Predict Scores on the Mississippi Biology I Subject Area Test, Second Edition, Cheryl Lynn Smith
Attachment Style and Motivation to Volunteer Among Emerging Adult College Students, Jennifer R. Smith
Student Perceptions of Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit in a Mississippi Community College, LaChandra Belisa Smith
Effects of the In Ovo Injection of Inovocox Em1 Vaccine on the Embryogenesis, Posthatch Performance, and Gut Pathology of Ross Ross 708 Broilers, Adebayo Oluwaseun Sokale
Development of a Multiscale Internal State Variable Inelasticity-Corrosion Damage Model for Magnesium Alloys, Weiwei Song
Evaluating the Robustness of Resource Allocations Obtained through Performance Modeling with Stochastic Process Algebra, Srishti Srivastava
Metal Cutting Analogy for Establishing Friction Stir Welding Process Parameters, Sylvester Allen Stafford
A Comprehensive Study into Quinone Outside Inhibitor Resistance in Cercospora Sojina from Mississippi Soybean, Jeffrey Russell Standish
Use of Satellite Soil Moisture to Estimate Soil Strength and Ground Vehicle Mobility, Maria T. Stevens
An Exploration of Hepatitis Polices and Prevalence in Prison: An Ecological Approach, Kristen Lynn Stives
An Assessment of Environmental Sustainability Guidelines at Community and Junior College Campuses in Mississippi, Suzanne Davis Strehle
Spatial Ecology and Population Estimation of the American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) in Inland Systems of Mississippi, Bradley Austin Strickland
Allelopathy in the Non-Native Macrophyte, Myriophyllum Spicatum and its Influence on Trophic Dynamics in Aquatic Systems, Daniel J. Sullivan
Low Rank and Sparse Representation for Hyperspectral Imagery Analysis, Alex Hendro Sumarsono
The Impact of Awareness of Being Monitored on Internet Usage Policy Compliance: An Agency and Stewardship View, Nirmalee Summers
Investigation of Sense of Place Effects in an Online Learning Environment, Jeanne Lambert Sumrall
Multivariate Analysis of Fungal Volatile Metabolites for Aflatoxigenic Fungi Detection, Dongdi Sun
Action Control, Motivation for Reward, and Deficits in Anticipatory Pleasure, Jessica Christine Swinea
A Comparative Study on Phenolic Substances in Selected Black Legumes that Inhibit Digestive Enzymes, Yuqing Tan
Exploration of the Relationship Between Microbial Dendritic Shrub Structures and Formation of Aragonitic Botryoidal Cement, Maurice Philip Testa
Health Motivation for Purchasing Local Foods in the Southeastern United States, Sudha Thapaliya
Analysis of Northern California's Potential Geotourist Sites for Effective Informal Geoscience Education that Address the Earth Science Literacy Initiative's Big Ideas, Kimberlie Robin Theis
Efficacy of Lytic Bacteriophage Preparation and Chemical Antimicrobials in Reducing Salmonella on Chicken Meat, Anuraj Theradiyil Sukumaran
Doppler Tracking, Christopher Jacob Thomas
Evaluation of Harvest Aid Systems in Mid-South Soybean (Glycine max) Production, Blake William Thomason
Stratigraphy, Environments of Deposition, and Mineralogical Characterization of Heavy Minerals from Selected Cretaceous Formations of the Eastern Mississippi Embayment, David Luke Thompson
I Mean to Signify, Jermaine Thompson
Associations between the Sleep of Children with ADHD and their Mothers, Mary Elizabeth Thorne
A Virtualized Scada Laboratory for Research and Teaching, Joseph Zachary Thornton
Attitude of Thai Instructors and Students Toward a Distance Learning System for Agricultural Extension and Development Programs for Participating in the Asean Community, Chalermsak Toomhirun
Prediction of Driving Torque and Direct Withdrawal Capacity of Screws in Particleboard, Onder Tor
Effect of Methoxylated Sites in Sn-Beta Zeolite on Glucose Transformations, Caterina Tran
Assessing Energy Drink Consumption by College Students using the Theory of Planned Behavior, Justin Adam Treloar
Toward Autonomic Security for Industrial Control Systems, Madhulika Trivedi
Transformative Learning Applied to the Development of Community Capacity in a Local Grassroots Organization, Betty Sue Turner
A New SCADA Dataset for Intrusion Detection System Research, Ian P. Turnipseed
Life Experiences following Trauma for Three African American Females: A Qualitative Study, Gwendolyn Dale Tyson
A Mixed-Integer Programming Approach for Jammer Placement Problems for Flow-Jamming Attacks on Wireless Communication Networks, Satish Vadlamani
Jet Morphology and Coma Analysis of Comet 103P/Hartley 2, Charles Marcus Vaughan
Using Social Network Analysis for Civil Infrastructure Management, Eric Christian Vechan
A Study of Electronic Service Quality on Fitness Firms: A Customer Perspective, Sivas Vivekanandan
Promise Student Support Program: The Bridge from a Community College to a 4-Year Public Land Grant Institution, Catherine Bassi Walker
Two Essays on Estimation and Inference of Affine Term Structure Models, Qian Wang
Lateral Resistance Capacities of Particleboard-To-Metal Screwed Connections, Yan Wang
Bond Patterns in the Ground States of Quasi-One Dimensional 1/4-Filled Organic Superconductors, Andrew Bryan Ward
Dynamic Vehicle Routing in Emergency Evacuation, Yi Wen
Factors Influencing Honey Bee Abundance across Agricultural Landscapes in the Midsouth, Daniel Adam Whalen
Effects of Intercropping Switchgrass in Managed Pine Stands on Plant Communities and White-Tailed Deer Forage Production, Bradley Robert Wheat
Development of Intermediate and High Strain Rate Experimentation and Material Modeling of Viscoplastic Metals, Wilburn Ray Whittington
Screening Corn Hybrids for Cold Tolerance using Morpho-physiological Traits for Early Season Planting System, Godakande Chathurika Wijewardana
Brand Advocacy: Conceptualization and Measurement, Kelly Marie Wilder
Administrators, Faculty, and Support Staff Perceptions of the Advising Roles for Student Retention, Marla Coleman Wiley
Evaluation of Initial Body Weight and Supplementation Levels on Health and Performance of Newly Received Stocker Calves, William Corey Wilkins
Equipment and Protocols for Quasi-Static and Dynamic Tests of High-Strength High-Ductility Concrete (HSHDC) and Very-High-Strength Concrete (VHSC)), Brett Anthony Williams
The Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiota of the Obligate Bamboo Foragers, the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) and the Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens), Candace Lareine Williams
Examining the Relationships between Violent Media Programming, Aggression and Prosocial Behaviors among Black College Students, Jamie Michelle Williams
ACT WorkKeys as an Indicator of Academic Success, Lucretia Kennedy Williams
Human Carbonic Anhydrase Ii; Preparation, Metal-Substitution, Activity, and Inhibition, David L. Wilson
The Evaluation of Adsorbents for the Removal of Aflatoxin M1 from Contaminated Milk, Erika D. Womack
Impact Of Irrigation, Leaf Pubescence, and Week of Flowering on the Effect of Tarnished Plant Bug on Cotton Yields, Clinton Wilks Wood
Is Protein Adsorption Influenced by Gold Nanoparticle Size?, Karen Elizabeth Woods
Propagation of Blueberries in Compost Amended Media, Susan Stuart Worthey
The Effect of Oxygen on Bile Resistance in Listeria Monocytogenes, Morgan Layne Wright
2013 Mississippi Consulting Forester Survey, William Cody Wright
Knowledge Domains Where Robots are Trusted, Stephanie Julike Wuisan
Output Collusion and the Effects of WIC Program and Peers on Breastfeeding Activities, Xu Xu
Development of Southern Pine Lumber Based Engineered Products and Evaluation Technology, Zhuo Yang
Superfluids of Fermions in Spin-Orbit Coupled Systems and Photons inside a Cavity, Yi-Xiang Yu