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
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
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