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 2011
Multispectral/Multitemporal Aerial Detection And Mapping Of Red Imported Fire Ant Colony Mounds In Two Monocultural Grass Types, Mark Ellis Carruth
Laboratory Evaluation of Specialty Portland Cements and Polymer Fibers in Stabilization of Fine Grained Soils, William Denman Carruth
Stratigraphic Architecture of the Floyd (Neal) Shale in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama and Mississippi: Implications for Regional Exploration Potential, Matthew MacGregor Caton
Design and evaluation of customizable area whole farm insurance, Lekhnath Chalise
Ann-Based Fault Classification And Location On Mvdc Cables Of Shipboard Power Systems, Naveen Kumar Chanda
Reactions of in Situ Generated Cyclic Ketene-N,N-,-N,O- and -N,S-Acetals: Acid Catalyzed Olefinations of Bio-Oil, Sabornie Chatterjee
Characterization and development of methods to measure moisture content of switchgrass in the windrow, Gary Daniel Chesser
Genetic variation and leprosy distribution in nine-banded armadillos, Leah Chinchilla
Headwater hydrologic functions in the upper gulf coastal plain of Mississippi, Byoungkoo Choi
Numerical Analysis Of Aberdeen Pool Sedimentation, Nathan Dwayne Clifton
Along the diminishing stretch of memory, Christina C. Collins
Hydrolysis of Organophosphate and Model Substrates in African American and Caucasian Southerners by Serum Paraoxonase-1 (pon1) and its Relationship to Atherosclerosis, Ryan Hunter Coombes
The Legacy of Cotton: A Geographical Perspective on the Influence of Traditionalist Politics in Mississippi, William Edward Stephen Cottrell
Distribution and Management of Invasive Plant Species in the Ross Barnett Reservoir, Michael Christopher Cox
Dr. Johnson's novel influence: Jane Austen illuminates Concordia Discors, Heather Ann Craig
Consequences of GIS Classification Errors on Bias and Variance of Forest Inventory Estimates, Michael Keith Crosby
Biophotonic Imaging as a Novel Approach to Study Infectious Diseases in the Bovine, Jaime E. Curbelo Rodríguez
The Relationship Between DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency Scores and Reading Scores on High-Stakes Assessments, Alicia Lenise Curry
Deoxygenation Catalysis On Titania For Renewable Fuel Applications, Prashant Reuben Daggolu
Characterization of tissue mimicking materials for testing of microwave medical devices, Mary Virginia Dancsisin
Assessing the Impact of Reading First Programs on Student Achievement in K-3 Classrooms in Selected Mississippi schools, Angel LaKease Day-Meeks
Fish Biodiversity in Floodplain Lakes of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Daniel Jay Dembkowski
The Impact of Various Teaching Methods on Students' Academic Achievement and Self-Regulatory Cognitive Processes, Christy Michelle Derby
Essential Oils Reduce Listeria Monocytogenes From Biofilm Surfaces And Fresh Catfish Fillets, Monil Ajitbhai Desai
Biophysical Studies of Gene Sequence G-quadruplexes and i-Motifs, Jamie Marie Dettler
Measuring the salience of the economy : the effects of economic conditions on voter perceptions and turnout in Mississippi, Brad Thomas Dickerson
Influence of agronomic practices in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) production in midsouthern USA, Kevin Alan Dillon
Life History Studies of Two Digenetic Trematodes, Bolbophorus Damnificus and an Unknown Clinostomoid Species, that Infect Channel Catfish Ictalurus Punctatus, Cynthia Michelle Doffitt
Responses of Butterfly and Forb Communities to Management of Semi-natural Grassland Buffers, Jolie Goldenetz Dollar
Evaluation of L-carnitine in ovo injection followed by L-carnitine feed supplementation on broiler hatching and growing characteristics, Michael Ray Dooley
The Effect of Context on Retrieval Blocking and Source Misattribution in an Eyewitness Memory Paradigm, Matthew Reed Douglass
Characterization of reclaimed asphalt and performance based evaluation of its use in recycled mixtures, Jesse David Doyle
Disaster preparedness of licensed private veterinary practitioners in Mississippi, Kathleen Leech Ebers
The Relationship Between First-Generation Students' Grade Point Averages And Social And Academic Integration, Darron La'Monte Edwards
Genomic instability may be a signal of human embryonic stem cell differentiation, Clara Ines Esteban-Perez
Extent Of Cluster-Based Economic Development Policies And The Political/Institutional Context: A Collective Case Study, Roberto Gallardo Estrella
Bovine respiratory disease: understanding how stress modulates immune and growth parameters when cattle are challenged with respiratory pathogens (viral and bacterial), Shollie Falkenberg
The effectiveness of Diabetes Mellitus education for managing hemoglobin A1c levels in adults, Amy Rebekah Farnsworth
Biomechanical Comparison of Three Methods for Internal Fixation of Femoral Neck Fractures in Dogs, Stephen Cory Fisher
Multi-scale roost site selection by Rafinesque's big-eared bats and southeastern myotis in Mississippi, Heather Lynne Fleming
The Influence of Social Determinants on Late Stage Breast Cancer and the Impact of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Program on Late Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Melody L. Fortune
National Board Certification and student achievement: do they relate in Louisiana?, Barbara Ann Foster
Aquatic invertebrate biomass and community composition in greentree reservoirs and naturally flooded forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley and interior flatwoods, Justyn Richard Foth
Differences in Fatty Acid Content of Homogenized and Non-Homogenized Milk from Holstein and Jersey Cows, Amanda Jean Frahm
The effect of layup and pressure on mechanical properties of fiberglass and kenaf fiber composites, Ian Taylor Fulton
Growing Up Lesbian in the Rural Deep South: "I Only Knew I was Different", Lorraine Kay Gaddis
Lifetime characteristics of Magnet wire MW 16-C under AC, DC voltages, and high temperatures, Manasi Pramod Gadre
Saturated Solution Effects on Crystal Breakage Experiments in Stirred Vessels, Devkant Gandhi
Geospatial relationships of tree species damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in south Mississippi, Mark William Garrigues
Academic and Non-Academic Variables that Contribute to Persistence and Academic Success in a Graduate Level Distance Learning Program for Educators in the Geosciences, Douglas Matthew Gillham
Classes of reaction diffusion equations with nonlinear boundary conditions, Jerome Goddard
Student worker satisfaction and retention in campus recreation, Michael G. Grimes
Assessment of non-industrial private forest landowner willingness to harvest woody biomass in support of bioenergy production in Mississippi, Steven Ray Gruchy
In-situ Catalytic Upgrading of Pyrolysis Vapor, Vamshi Krishna Guda
Dynamics of classical particles and quantum spin systems, Marta Licelis Guerra
First-Principles Study of the Site Occupancy and Magnetic Properties of Zinc-Tin-Substituted Strontium Hexaferrite, Serkan Guldal
Major Depressive Disorder, negative life events, and parenting:their relationship with disruptive behavior disorders, Laura Haines
Static and Vibration Analysis of Thick Generally Laminated Composite Deep Curved Beams, Mehdi Hajianmaleki
Evaluating Workstation Design Guidelines and their Effects on the Obese Population, Michael Andre Hamilton
The condition of referral of intellectually gifted children for appropriate educational placement in one elementary school, Gail Pahl Hammond
Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Thiobarbituric Acid (TBA) and TBA Reactive Compounds, Pravindya Rukshani Haputhanthri
Application of the Take-Back-Half algorithm to voltage source converter current control, Christopher Samuel Harper
The effects of glycine-arginine-alpha-ketoisocaporic acid calcium on maximum strength and muscular endurance, Mareio Cortez Harris
Toward the implementation of preventive law in community college administration, Michael Joseph Heindl
Instructional and organizational effectiveness in selected PREPS-identified value added and PREPS-identified value subtracted elementary schools in Mississippi, Jimmy Dale Henderson
The effects of high school performing arts participation on educational and occupational attainment, Thomas C. Henry
An Evaluation Of Laboratory Manufactured Fire Retardant Treated Flakeboard, Joseph M. Hill
Mapping current range with respect to abiotic site factors of selected southern oaks (Quercus spp) in Mississippi, Laura Kim Hobbs
The American dream and other fiction, Raquel Hollingsworth
Survival and growth of three oak planting stocks on Hurricane Katrina disturbed lands, Damon Hollis
Evaluation of Sweet Sorghum Cultivars as a Potential Ethanol Crop in Mississippi, David Scott Horton
Stand Level Compatible Diameter Distribution Models for Red Oak-sweetgum Complexes on Minor Stream Bottoms in the South, Wesley James Howard
Predominance of Bacillus Anthracis in the Biological Population of an Activated Sludge Reactor, Robert Frederick Hoyt
Supercritical Alcohol Processing of Crude Bio-Oil and Pine Wood Chips, Gang Huang
Analysis Of Conservation Practices In The Blackland Prairie Region Of Mississippi And Construction Of A Predictor For Locating New Sites For Conservation Efforts, Steven Cameron Hughes
Study of Excited Superdeformed Bands in 154Dy and High-spin Spectroscopy of 171Hf, Qurant Ul Ann Ijaz
Analysis of fatigue crack growth and residual stress, Shakhrukh Ismonov
Predicting the Spatial Distribution of Forest Harvests in Mississippi from Landsat TM Data: Accuracy and Characterization, Michael Bryan Jackson
Selection of desiccant equipment at altitude, Kenneth Jacobs
An Investigation of Students' Satisfaction with Academic Advising and Students' Impressions of Academic Advisors at a Rural Community College, Vanessa Massalyn Johnson Dedeaux
Implementation and evaluation of The Snack Pack Project in two Mississippi Head Start centers, Stacey Michelle Johnson Knepple
The 3D dynamics of the Cosserat rod as applied to continuum robotics, Charles Rees Jones
Peripheral visual cues and their effect on the perception of egocentric depth in virtual and augmented environments, James Adam Jones
Calorimetric studies of histone H1 interactions with calf thymus DNA, Sarah Elizabeth Jones
Improving Segmented Taper Models through Generalization and Mixed Effects, Lewis Jordan
Community Interactions and Water as Drivers of Soil Microbial Communities, Madhavi Latha Kakumanu
Disturbance and its effects on archaeological significance and integrity, Jason Alan Kennedy
Improving value estimates for restoration of Mississippi's barrier islands, GwanSeon Kim
Entropy generation in a constant internal energy-volume combustion process, Alta Alyce Knizley
The influence of instructional strategies used by agricultural and environmental science and technology teachers on student test scores, Davis Scott Kolle
Development of computational tools and resources for systems biology of bacterial pathogens, Ranjit Kumar
Mechanisms of Genetic Resistance and Neoplastic Transformation in Marek's Disease, Shyamesh Kumar
Miniature Gas Chromatography Development, Testing and Applications, Bidhya Kunwar
The Impact of Afterschool Tutoring on Reading Achievement of Elementary Students in a Mississippi Rural School Setting, Sharone Sanders Lacy
Impact of husband's and wife's alcohol use on juror perceptions of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Chelsea Aileen Lawson