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 2023
Development of preservative-treated cross-laminated timber and lignin-reinforced polyurethane-adhesive for glued laminated timber, Samuel Oluwafemi Ayanleye
Fabrication and imaging of highly ordered plasmonic Au nano-prism and self-assembled supramolecular nanostructure, Ridwan Tobi Ayinla
Navigating the road to distributional social equity using smart cities technologies, Annus Azhar
Philosophies of Mississippi college readiness programs, Cory Ellis Bailey
The consequences of low energy availability related to relative energy deficiency in male athletes: A systematic review, Lauryn Bailey
Metabolic adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis and therapeutic approach in diabetic foot ulcers., Carol L. Baker
Scalable and explainable self-supervised motif discovery in temporal data, Somayeh Bakhtiari Ramezani
Advancements in geospatial monitoring of structures, Jordan Keith Baldwin
Comparison of aging techniques in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of unknown age from the Mississippi Sound., Christa Elizabeth Barrett
Computational studies of the human cardiac sodium channel, Torien M. Beard
IDE-based learning analytics for assessing introductory programming skill, Phyllis J. Beck
Effects of electrical stimulation on water-soluble flavor compounds in beef semimembranosus muscle, Chelsie Beebe
The use of LiDAR to measure water surface elevations in Froude-scaled physical hydraulic models, Gary L. Bell
The impact of prior pandemic planning on health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of local government pandemic planning in the United States, Karissa D. Bergene
An analysis of moisture environments associated with mature North Atlantic tropial cyclones, Katherine Berislavich
Advancing air filtration analysis: a comprehensive approach to particle loading models, Gentry Nathaniel Berry
Patterns of distribution and dispersion of Silver Carp in an oxbow lake, Jordan Besson
Exact solutions for Schrodinger and Gross-Pitaevskii equations and their experimental applications., Bhavika Bhalgamiya
Hydrological and water quality assessment of forested coastal watersheds, Shreeya Bhattarai
Trace metal analysis of pond sediments to measure deposition from a coal-fired power plant in Ackerman Mississippi, Charles Bills
Synthesis and characterization of redox-noninnocent pyrazine(diimine) iron complexes and an inverted pyridine(diimine) ligand, Jaylan Billups
Examining physiological and photosynthetic effect of LED lighting on lettuce and kale microgreens, James Travis Blanche
Halide substitution of ternary bismuth chalcogenides for photovoltaic applications, Thomas Boggess
Dog tired: Examining the relation between dog and/or cat ownership and owners’ sleep, Courtney J. Bolstad
High temperature materials from Bis-ortho-diynylarene (BODA)-derived resins and Perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) aryl ether polymers, Ernesto Isaac Borrego
The response of an avian community to intercropping and forest management practices in a private working pine forest, Rebecca Doyne Bracken
The cost of voting categorized: A comprehensive review, Landon Brady
Relationships between heat alerts, extreme heat days, and heat related mortality within the contiguous United States over the last decade, Maggye Jo Brand
The influence of overwatering, underwatering, and waterlogging on the growth of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala), Skyler R. Brazel
Impacts of cover crop, soil steaming, and plastic mulch on field-grown tomato production and virus-induced gene silencing in Antirrhinum, Penstemon, Petunia, Rosa, and Rudbeckia, Brenton Andrew Earl Breland
Changes in paleobiodiversity across the K-Pg boundary in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, Joshua Broussard
Regional economic impacts of Enterococcus-related beach closures in Mississippi, Jessica Lynn Browne
Determining student attentiveness by use of heart rate measurement using a wearable device, Erik Rhodes Brown
Examining the impact that a modified school calendar had on teacher attendance in a rural Mississippi school district, James W. Carlisle Jr.
Experiences of school administrators and teachers: Challenges and promising practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, Helen Teresa Hyde Carter
Stream water quality under baseflow conditions in a livestock production area, Maryi Lorena Chavarro Chaux
Advancing salamander conservation efforts in zoos and aquaria through assisted reproductive technologies (ART), Devin Marie Chen
Tuning the metal/acid functionalities in HZSM-5 for efficient dehydroaromatization, Genwei Chen
Assessing the effectiveness of agricultural extension advice on household food consumption and food security outcomes in Malawi, Mphatso Chinsinga
Vertical federated learning using autoencoders with applications in electrocardiograms, Wesley William Chorney
Host-acquired virus genes support an ancient antiviral role of the piRNA pathway in dipterans, Rebecca Christian
A step toward understanding software development in the public sector: a study of a Department of Defense research and development organization, Joshua Q. Church
Teachers’ perceptions of teacher incentives on district attendance incentive programs and their impact on improving overall teacher attendance, Ginger Hearon Cockrell
Self-referential processing and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Amanda Collins
Evaluation of cultivar susceptibility and in-furrow fungicide efficacy for management of southern blight of soybean, Adam Joseph Connor
Macroecological patterns of frugivorous fishes’ diversity (Serrasalmidae) in the Amazon drainage basin, Karold Vivianna Coronado Franco
We built this country for free – using a phenomenological approach for (re) imagining Mississippi Black small-scale farmers, Destiny Denise Crockett
Protecting the vulnerable: Tornado sheltering and communication of public shelters with a case study from the COVID-19 pandemic, Craig Douglas Croskery
What makes firms survive longer? A survival analysis using hazard function for Mississippi establishments, Sabin Dawadi
Determining the best indicators for targeted selective treatment development against gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goats in Mississippi, Lindsey N. Dearborn
Loaded Lipid Emulsified Volatile Anesthetics in Canine Primary Hepatocytes, Patricia de Carvalho Ibrahim Obeid
Faculty experiences facilitating study abroad, Francis Edmond Dechert
“I tell it like it is, then how it could be”: Public discourse and public administration in popular American music since the 1990s, Kristen Dechert
Improved herbicide selectivity in tomato by safening action of benoxacor, 2,4,6-T, melatonin, and fenclorim, Tabata Raissa de Oliveira
Improved methodology for conducted EMI assessment of power electronics and line impedance measurement, Mark Anthony Didat
An investigation into transcription fidelity and its effects on C. elegans and S. cerevisiae health and longevity, Olivia S. Dinep-Schneider
Molecular characterization of seminal plasma from boars with divergent sperm quality, Notsile Hleliwe Dlamini
The effects of mechanical strain on vascular calcification and the canonical Wnt pathway, Hannah E. Douglas
A conceptual decentralized identity solution for state government, Martin Duclos
A silvicultural approach to increase drought resistance and resilience in longleaf pine, Kyle R. Dues
Eddy current defect response analysis using sum of Gaussian methods, James William Earnest
Developing systems engineering and machine learning frameworks for the improvement of aviation maintenance, Fatine Elakramine
Factors in depopulation trends among young adults in rural areas in Mississippi, Katherine H. Ellard
Race, gender, and inheritance: The experience of Black farmers in Mississippi, Gbenga Idowu Elufisan
Mortality, survivorship, and institutionalization: demographic analysis of the Mississippi State Asylum in context, Taylor A. Emery
Monolithic multiphysics simulation of hypersonic aerothermoelasticity using a hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method, William Paul England
Valuation of oyster reef restoration along the Gulf Coast, Freedom Enyetornye
Investigation and control of Görtler vortices in high-speed flows, Omar Es-Sahli
A four-pronged approach to addressing a wild pig invasion in a bottomland and upland forested landscape, Tyler Scott Evans
Evaluating the immunogenicity of colonization proteins of S. pneumoniae for identification of vaccine candidates, Isidora Fereday
Anomaly detection in SCADA systems using machine learning, Eric Kudjoe Fiah
Employee job satisfaction of public sector professionals: The roles of public safety work and public service motivation, Victor Flomo
Activity level of Helicoverpa armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) and feeding habits of Helicoverpa zea larvae after ingestion of HearNPV in Mississippi soybean, Judge Tyler Fortenberry
Opportunities for mental health interventions in rural Mississippi communities during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quantitative analysis, Brice Fortinberry
The effectiveness of PBIS for students who have Behavior Interventions Plans, Valeria Shaunta Fortune-Wilson
Automated mapping of oblique imagery collected with unmanned vehicles in coastal and marine environments, Jacob B. Freeman
Development and evaluation of an automated tactical tillage tool to control weeds in row-crop production systems, Grace McCormick Friday
Physiology of human-equine interaction during substance withdrawal, Molly Marie Friend
Radiative alpha capture on carbon-12, Ling Gan
Unmanned aerial system integration safety and security technology ontology, Rebecca A. Garcia
Lateral swelling pressure in variably saturated expansive clay, Steven Ray Garrett
Visual and spatial audio mismatching in virtual environments, Zachary Lawrence Garris
Upland cotton and nematodes: An analysis of historical resistance, upcoming threats, and co-inoculation effects, Amanda Gaudin
Inline real time moisture sensing for gin cotton, Lucas Gay
Robotic cotton harvesting with a multi-finger end-effector: Research, design, development, testing, and evaluation, Hussein Gharakhani
The influence of marsh edge and seagrass habitat on summer fish and macroinvertebrate recruitment to a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal system, Rebecca Lea Gilpin
Vaccination and immune response of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) against virulent Aeromonas hydrophila, Basant Mahmoud Ali Gomaa
Effect of environmental and geometrical factors on microstructure, desiccation cracking, and carbon dioxide flux in clays, Charles Clayton Goodman
Gene expression effects on productivity and stress tolerance in polyclonal plantings of Populus deltoides, Macy Gosselaar
Design, development, and validation of a perfusion-compression bioreactor to study osteogenesis in bone explants, Alexis Victoria Graham
An investigation into perceptions, expectations, and development of professional skills in engineering students, Morgan Kathryn Green
Isolation and culture of Epichloё for reinfection of endophyte-free southeastern wildrye (Elymus glabriflorus), Bryna Joann Haile