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
Red Oak Acorn Production, Mass, and Gross Energy Dynamics in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Alan Gregory Leach
Effect of harvest endpoint on carcass composition, muscle profiling, and sensory characteristics of male Boer and Kiko goats, Christine Marie Leick
Exploring the 'Moment Of Knowing' and Double-Consciousness in Nella Larsen's Passing, Carina Lewis
Thermoregulation, Risk, And Den Stability Influence Grizzly Bear Den-Site Selection, Nathan Steven Libal
Assessing the effects of toxic synthetic organic compounds on activated sludge communities, Kristopher Michael Lightsey
Modified Network Simplex Method to Solve a Sheltering Network Planning and Management Problem, Lingfeng Li
A web-based application for assessing jurisdictional geospatial readiness, Bailey D. Lipscomb
Human Predation Risk Effects On Adult, Male White-Tailed Deer Antipredator Behavior, Andrew Richard Little
Production Of Fermentable Sugars And Lipids By Microalgae From Secondarily Treated Municipal Wastewater, Jen Chao Liu
Ethanolic fermentation of bio-oil hydrolysate, Darrell Rex Livingston Jr
Oxidative Transformation of Antimicrobial Compounds by Ferric-Modified Montmorillonite, Chamindu Liyanapatirana
The evaluation of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as an alternative feed ingredient in poultry diets, Robert Earl Loar
Effect of strain cross, gender, and sodium chloride concentrations on broiler meat quality, Keyla Lopez
Investigation of inield cubing as a method of densification of grass-based biomass, John Wesley Lowe
Campus planning and design: exploring the programmatic elements involved in creating residential campus courtyards, Tariq Mahadin
On The Use Of Image Processing And Pattern Recognition Tools To Enhance High Resolution Satellite Precipitation Estimation Based On Cloud Classification, Majid Mahrooghy
Creating Resilient, Sustainable Local Governments: Merging Human Resource Management and Emergency Management, Stacey Cole Mann
Development of a standard stormwater, erosion and sediment control training and certification program for contractors of construction sites one acre or larger in Desoto County, Mississippi, Susana Cook Martin-Velazquez
Linear Dynamic Model for Continuous Speech Recognition, Tao Ma
Advancing Li/CFX Battery Chemistry: A Study On Partially Reduced CFx As A Primary Li/CFx Cell Cathode Material, Martin Mathews
Quantifying Physiological Responses of Beef Cattle Using a Tympanic Temperature Measurement Device, Jacob John Mayer
Reinvestigation of a Hydrogeologic Feasibility Study for a Proposed Surface Water Reservoir in Smith County, Mississippi, William Dennis McBryde
A Terrain And Meteorological Analysis Of The Battlefield At Shiloh, Tennessee, Charles Blakely McClendon
Using precision agriculture technology to evaluate environmental and economic tradeoffs of alternative CP-33 enrollments, Mark Dewitt McConnell
State business climate policies and the economic well-being of children, John Stephen McCown
The Absence, Josiah Philip-David Meints
Control-Enhancing Corporate Governance Mechanisms: Family Versus Nonfamily Publicly Traded Firms, Esra Memili
Simulation framework of port operation and recovery planning, Si Meng
Exploring Math Anxiety as It Relates to Math Achievement, Gender, and Race, Wanda Denise Pittman Merritt
Bacterial community dynamics during lignocellulose decomposition as affected by soil and residue types, Himaya Mula Michel
Formation of geomorphic features as a response to sea-level change at Ritidian Point, Guam, Mariana Islands, Blaz Miklavic
Foraging behavior of Northern Bobwhites in relation to resource availability, Ryan Spencer Miller
Spectroscopic Investigations of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT), Tracy Stevens Miller
Shrewish Behavior: Gender Competition in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Emily Mills
Empirical Studies of Arundinaria Species for Restoration Purposes, Mary Catherine Mills
Estimating wildlife viewing recreational demand and consumer surplus, James Cory Mingie
Evaluation of otter trawls and trotlines for catching pallid sturgeon in the freelowing lower Mississippi River, Patrick Peterson Mirick
Antibiotics induce prostagladin e2 production and cytotoxicity in equine chondrocytes that can be inhibited by avocado soybean unsaponifiables, glucosamine, and chondroitin sulfate, Cathleen Ann Mochal-King
Effects of geometry on blast-induced loadings, Christopher Dyer Moore
Oxidative stress induces DNA strand breaks may lead to genomic instability in ovarian tumorigenesis, Harold-Humberto Moreno-Ortiz
Asperger's Syndrome and Learning Strategies: Are Difficulties Due to a Production Deficit or to a Utilization Deficit?, Miranda Lee Morris
A Simulation Environment for a Personal Portable Power System, Shane Leland Morrison
Examining the Praxis II for Initial Licensure in French, German, and Spanish: Perspectives of Foreign Language Faculty Members and Teacher Candidates, Kelly Marie Moser
A Village-level Economic Evaluation of the Southwest Poverty Reduction Project, Xiugen Mo
Design of a Kit-Packing Weighing System, Megha Dominica Muire
Modeling Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composite Laminates for Piezoelectric Morphing Structures, Darryl Vincent Murray
Control and Interface Design for Cost Reduction of a Low Power Grid-Connected Wind-Photovoltaic System, Shravana Kumar Musunuri
Characterization Of Two Genes For Resistance To Aflatoxin Accumulation In Maize (Zea Mays L.), John Erik Mylroie
Financial Feasibility of Increasing Carbon Sequestration in Mississippi Forests Sector, Prakash Nepal
Retained Woody Structure In 1-Year-Old Loblolly Pine Plantations In Mississippi, Louisiana, And Arkansas, Justin Neu
Orbit uncertainty propagation through sparse grids, Matthew David Nevels
Perceived parenting, psychopathology, and environment:what influences projected parenting?, Ashley Kathleen Norwood
Vapor-grown carbon nanofiber/vinyl ester nanocomposites: designed experimental study of mechanical properties and molecular dynamics simulations, Sasan Nouranian
An Investigation of the Relationship among Wellness and Academic Factors of Counseling Self-Efficacy of Counselors-In-Training, Rosanne Nunnery
Body centric antennas for wireless cardiac monitoring, Travis Ann Nylin
Intestinal digenetic trematodes found in double-crested cormorant populations in the Mississippi Delta and the potential impact of these parasites on commercial and wild fish species found in this region, Mary McPherson O'Hear
Massively parallel GPU computing of continuum robotic dynamics, Roberto A. Orellana
A study of mobile DNA content and activity in non-model mammalian organisms, Heidi Joy Trussell Pagan
Machine Learning Driven Model Inversion Methodology To Detect Reniform Nematodes In Cotton, Pavan Kumar Palacharla
Application of Digital Signal Processing to Underground Power Cables Fault Detection, Abhishek Pandey
Integrated Optimal and Robust Control of Spacecraft in Proximity Operations, Hejia Pan
On modeling and experimental validation of extrusion process of lightweight alloys, Abdul Afoo H Parkar
Multi-objective design optimization framework for structural health monitoring, Danny Loren Parker
Regulation Of Selective Delignification In The White-Rot Decay Fungus Phanerochaete Chrysosporium, Leslie Anne Parker
Crashworthiness optimization of vehicle structures considering the effects of lightweight material substitution and dummy models, Andrew Eric Parrish
Systems Biology Modeling of Bovine Fertility using Proteomics, Divya swetha Peddinti
Development of a Shore Profile Algorithm for Tidal Estuaries Dominated by Fine Sediments, Kimberly Collins Pevey
Research Universities as Engines of Economic Growth: How Do Research Universities Impact Regional Economic Growth?, Stephanie Arnette Pink
A Minimum Spanning Tree Based Clustering Algorithm for High throughput Biological Data, Harun Pirim
The effects of personal and parental religiosity on psychopathology, Leah Ferrari Power
Traumatic brain injury: modeling and simulation of the brain at large deformation, Raj Prabhu
Modeling Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) habitat with geographic information systems, Joby Michelle Prince
Novel approaches in monitoring and determining the relationships between pre- and post-hatch metabolic parameters in progeny of young broiler breeders, Radhakrishna Pulikanti
An investigation of institutional investor and firm heterogeneity, Muhammad Arif Qayyum
Development of Sub Models for a Phenomenological Investigation of Diesel Engine Combustion, Lu Qiu
Industrial timberland transactions in the United States: firm financial performance, timber supply, and welfare implications, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman
Assessment and Prediction of Streambank Erosion Rates in a Southeastern Plains Ecoregion Watershed in Mississippi, John Jairo Ramirez Avila
Effectiveness of Crop Reflectance Sensors on Detection of Cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.) Growth and Nitrogen Status, Tyson Brant Raper
Pet awareness with students (P.A.W.S.): the development of age appropriate materials for teaching public health education to children, Joel Dillard Ray
An open virtual testbed for industrial control system security research, Bradley Galloway Reaves
Effects of Aging and Crystal Attributes on Particle Size Distributions in Breakage Experiments in Stirred Vessels, Sheena Magtoya Reeves
Incorporation of an energy equation into a pulsed inductive plasma acceleration model, Jarred Paul Reneau
Activated Sludge as Renewable Fuels and Oleochemicals Feedstock, Emmanuel Durante Revellame
An Economic Analysis Of Health, Savings, And Labor In Relation To Gender, Comfort Febisola Ricketts
Perceptions and utilization of riparian forest buffers by farming interest located in the Big Sunflower Watershed, Hall Royal Roberts
Effects of Porcine Relaxin Hormone on Motility Characteristics of Boar Spermatozoa during Storage, Juan Camilo Rodríguez Muñoz
Modeling And Optimization Of Nano-Enhanced Polymer Composite Structures Under Uncertainty, Mohammad Rouhi
Soil-microbe-volatile organic compound (SMVOC) analysis and authentic science inquiry into gas chromatography for a general chemistry laboratory class, Christopher Vincent Ruhs
Geographic Information System (GIS) Simulation of Emergency Power Production from Disaster Debris in a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System, Christopher Shannon Ryals
Modeling of Transport Phenomena and Macrosegregation during Directional Solidification of Alloys, Udaya Kumar Sajja
Bobbie Ann Mason's Postsouthernism: The Decline of Religion in Four Stories from Shiloh and Other Stories, Katherine Brantley Salter
Machine learning and mapping algorithms applied to proteomics problems, William Shane Sanders
Row spacing and population density effect on seed yield of okra and seed oil as a source of biodiesel, Tyler Neal Sandlin
Examining impact analysis for planning (IMPLAN) analysis of waterfowl hunting and the logging industry in Mississippi, Xiana Tamilu Santos