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 2013
Livestock Margins under Output and Input Price Uncertainty, Joshua G. Maples
Identification of Triaxial Strongly Deformed Bands and Spectroscopy of High-Spin Normal Deformed Structures in 164Hf, Jarrod Christopher Marsh
Algal Biodiesel Production Via Extractive-Transesterification using Microwave and Ultrasound Irradiation, Edith L. Martinez-Guerra
Attacking Disk Storage Using Hypervisor-Based Malware, Jaron W. Martin
Seed and Waterbird Abundances in Ricelands in the Gulf Coast Prairies of Louisiana and Texas, Joseph Roy Marty
Roles of Progesterone and Paternal Gene Expression on Embryo Development in Bovine, Melissa C. Mason
Developing a Multistage Model for Treponemal Disease Susceptibility, Sarah A (Sarah Ann) Mathena
Functional Analysis Identifies Glycine Max Genes Involved in Defense to Heterodera Glycines, Prachi D. Matsye
Atmospheric Influences on Cave Meteorology, Jinapsan Cave, Guam: A Drip Rate Analysis, Sarah C. McCann
Disruptive Behavior and Parenting: Mediational Effect of Parental Mental Health, Emily Nicole McClelland
Gender Characteristics and Barriers to Community College Leadership, Joanna McClellan
Beaver Movements On Managed Land In The Southeastern United States, Lance Forest McClintic
Investigating the Threat-Avoidant Model of Pathological Anxiety, David Lee McCluskey
Defining Display Complexity in Electric Utility System Operator Displays, Steven Hunt McElhaney
Vulnerability Analysis Case Studies of Control Systems Human Machine Interfaces, Robert Wesley McGrew
Microhabitat Use by Translocated Wild Turkeys in the Mississippi Delta, Matthew Ryan McKinney
Model-Based Autonomic Performance Management of Distributed Enterprise Systems and Applications, Rajat Mehrotra
Effect of Dominance in Captive Female White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus), Eric S. Michel
Analysis of Barge Impact with Bridge Pier, Anna Marie Miller
A New Method for Studying Photon Upconversion, Jason Wayne Miller
Effect of Plant-Based Filtration and Bio-Treatment on Toxicity of Bio-Oil Process Water, Toktam Moghbeli
Ordered Merkle Tree a Versatile Data-Structure for Security Kernels, Somya Darsan Mohanty
Transmission Shift Map Optimization for Reduced Electrical Energy Consumption in a Pre-Transmission Parallel Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Jonathan Dean Moore
Tools for Water Level Management in Flood Control Reservoirs, Ethan B. Mower
The Influence of Cyclic Pressure and Angiotensin II on the Biomechanical Properties of Aortic Heart Valves, Valtresa Shena Myles
The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Levels of Self-Esteem, Anxiety, Social Stress, Interpersonal Relationship Satisfaction, and Academic Performance among Students in the 5th, 6th, and 7th Grades, Robika Modak Mylroie
The Community College Baccalaureate: Assessing Student Perceptions at One Rural Mississippi Community College, Edana Leigh Nail
Fairgrounds or Community: A Cabin Owners' Perception of Place, Christopher Derek Nause
Structural Analysis and Testing of a Carbon-Composite Wing using Fiber Bragg Gratings, Matthew James Nicolas
Novel Techniques for Processing Data with an FMCW radar, Thomas C. Null
Digestibility of Different Multi-Species Native Warm-Season Grass Mixtures Grown in Varied Harvest Regimen, Janet Moromoke Ogunlade
Navigation System Design with Application to the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle and Space Launch Systems, Ted Emerson Oliver
Nutritional Profile of Native Warm-Season Grass Grown as a Mono- or Multi-Species Pasture, Babatunde Oloyede
Biochemical Characterization of the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Mitochondrial Rhomboid Protease, Pcp1p, Adef Othan
Urban Flow-Through Facilities' Media Compositions for Stormwater Quality and Quantity Improvements, Emily Gwynne Overbey
Design Modifications and Platform Implementation Procedures for Supporting Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration of FPGA Applications, Sean Gabriel Owens
Explicit Finite Element Comparison of the Lower Human Extremity under Blast Load, Onyema Oyeka
Optimization Models for Cost Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Supply Chain Management, Gokce Palak
Influence of Temperature on the Induction of Alkali-Stress Adaptation and its Stability in Listeria Monocytogenes Serotypes 1/2a and 4b, Pooja Pandare
Fiber Separation from Milled Corn and Sorghum using the Elusieve Processfor Value Addition to Feed and Biofuel Production, Tejas S. Pandya
Bamboo Nutritional Composition, Biomass Production, and Palatability to Giant Pandas: Disturbance and Temporal Effects, Jennifer L. Parsons
Parenting and Disruptive Behavior: The Role of Egalitarian Parenting and Empathy, Joseph Paul Pastuszak
Fundamental Predictions of Ion Intensities in Tandem Mass Spectra of Biomolecules, Tibor Pechan
B Ring Substituted Flavonols: Hydrogen Bonding, Ru(II) Complexes and Al(III) Chelation, Prangige Kumudu V Peiris
Somatic Culture and Induced Mutations of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus X Giganteus), Dinum Perera
Not All Rejections are Created Equal: Differentiating How and When Rejection Leads to Aggression, Lawrence K. Perko
Factors Affecting Elicitation of Vocal Response from Coyotes and Population-Level Response to a Pulsed Resource Event, Tyler Robert Petroelje
The Inference Engine, Nate Phillips
The Impact of Student Motivation on Participation and Academic Performance in Distance Learning, Candice Nicole Pittman
Analysis of Morphology and Fauna of Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of the Caribbean Region, David M. Plotkin
A Low-Dissipation, Limited Second-Order Scheme for Use with Finite Volume Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations, Nicole Mae Wolgemuth Poe
Detailed Characterization of Conventional and Low Temperature Dual Fuel Combustion in Compression Ignition Engines, Andrew C. Polk
Time Orientation, Rational Choice and Deterrence: an Information Systems Perspective, Michael Brian Pope
Black-White, Black-Nonblack, and White-Nonwhite Residential Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas, 1990-2010, Jed Raney Pressgrove
Neural Protection in the Central Nervous System against Nerve Agent Surrogates using Novel Pyridinium Oximes, Ronald B. Pringle
The Effects of Low Atmospheric Pressure and Electrical Stunning on the Instrumental and Sensory Quality of Broiler Breast Meat Deboned at 45 Minutes and 4 Hours Postmortem, Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan
Comparison of Student Achievement among Two Science Laboratory Types: Traditional and Virtual, Mary Celeste Reese
The Use of Summer Cover Crops and Composted Broiler Litter in Fall Organic Vegetable Production, Sarah M. Reynolds
Mechanisms and Variability of Glyphosate Resistance in Amaranthus Palmeri and Ipomoea Lacunosa, Daniela Neves Ribeiro
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Microbial Pathogens in Poultry Litter and the Development of Microbial Inactivation Constants in Waste Application, Brandy Nicole Roberts
A Look at New Public Management Through the Lens of the NCIB Act Specifically as it Relates to Traditionally Marginalized Populations, Aaron Cornelius Rollins
Analyzing the Impact of a Hub and Spoke Supply Chain Design for Long-Haul, High-Volume Transportation of Densified Biomass, Md Sadekuzzaman Roni
Geographic Analysis of Tornadogenesis from Landfalling and Nearby Tropical Cyclones in the State of Florida, Charles Eugene Roop
Development of a Long-Term Earth-Moon Trans-Lunar Libration Point Orbit for a Communication Relay Satellite, Michelle Tamasco Rowells
Urban Fringe and Transportation Corridor Convection-Diffusion Model for Anthropogenically-Initiated Wildfire Ignition Prediction, Ravi Raj Sadasivuni
Molecular Basis of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Kentucky Attachment to Broiler Skin, Sanaz Salehi
Xylo-Oligosaccharides Production from Corn Fiber and In-Vitro Evaluation for Prebiotic Effect, Aditya Samala
A Comparison of Participant Gains in Attitude and Behavior After Experiencing a Food Safety Curriculum in Traditional and Computer Delivered Environments, Jennifer Knowles Schilling
A Survey of Successful Community Gardens in Small U.S. Towns, Meghan Claire Schultz
Influence of Temperature on Acid-Stress Adaptation in Listeria Monocytogenes, Qian Shen
Effect of RFID technology on Profitability, Productivity, and Efficiency in U.S. Retail Supply Chains: Financial Ratio Analysis, Seungjae Shin
Response of Oxidation-Reduction Potential to Changes in Hydrology and Vegetation in an Agricultural Drainage Ditch with Weirs, Cory Shoemaker
Sedimentation Processes of Perdido Bay, Natalie Jade Sigsby
Gender Grouping and its Initial Effect on a Title I Upper Elementary School during the Pilot Year of Implementation, Pamela Reed Simon
Near-Field Depth Perception in Optical See-Though Augmented Reality, Gurjot Singh
The Educational Attainment of Minority Learners who Attended 2-Year Colleges Compared to Caucasian Students, Angel N. Skinner
Relationships of Hydrological and Soil Conditions to Red Oak Acorn Yield in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley and Mississippi Interior Flatwoods Regions, Jonathan E. Sloan
A Case Study: Motivational Attributes of 4-H participants engaged in Robotics, Mariah Lea Smith
Tung Tried: Agricultural Policy and the Fate of a Gulf South Oilseed Industry, 1902-1969, Whitney Adrienne Snow
Cattle Grazing Preferences, Animal Performance, and Harvest Management Effects among Diploid and Tetraploid Cultivars of Annual Ryegrass, Juan Kevin Quamina Solomon
Characterization of a Novel RING-type Ubiquitin E3 Ligase GhRING2 involved in Cotton Fiber Development, Shiva Theja Reddy Soma
Characterization of Transition Metals Binding to Carbonic Anhydrase, He Song
To Have and To Toke: Qualitative Study of Marijuana Use and Relationships, Jessica Lindsey Sparks
Total Radical Antioxidant Potential of Four Different Types of Full-Leaf Tea as Determined by Luminol-Enhanced Chemiluminescence Measurements, Shreepriya Sreenivasan
Floodplain Lake Assessment and Fish Assemblage Dynamics in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Caroline Noelle Steiner Andrews
Determination of Beta-Carotene Content and Consumer Acceptability of Sweet Potato Cookies by Adults and Preschool Children, Aja Marie Stokes
A Study of Variables that Influence Teacher Turnover in the Little Municipal School District, Paula H. Stokes
Volunteer Glyphosate-Resistant Corn (Zea Mays) Control and Competition in Glyphosate-Resistant Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum), Reed Collins Storey
Relating Karst Development to Island Dolomite Formation using Petrography, Geochemistry, and Geomorphology, Jonathan Sumrall
Characterization and Stability of Bio-Oils Upgraded by Esterification and Olefination, Jingming Tao
Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Semiconductor SiC Nanowires for Electronics applications, Rooban Venkatesh K G Thirumalai
An Assessment of Human Vulnerability to Prolonged Cold in the Zeravshan Valley of Tajikistan, R Bryson Touchstone
Proposed Farm Bill Impact on Optimal Hedge Ratios for Crops, Trang Thu Tran
The Bolton Act and its Legacy on Nursing in the Deep South, Nancy Jane Traylor-Heard
Electrical Degradation of 15 kV Polymer Insulators under Accelerated Tracking and Erosion Test Conditions, Rahul Tripathi
Instructional Approaches in Social Studies: A Comparison of the Impact on Student Achievement and Attitude, Carolyn Gaye Tucker
Changes in Host Use by Unionid Mussels Following River Channelization and Impoundment, Lee Gray Turnage