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 2010
Identifying the value of the ACT score as a predictor of student success in respiratory care, radiography, and nursing at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, Rebecca Jon Parrott-Robbins
Navigation algorithm for spacecraft lunar landing, Sasikanth Venkata Sai Paturi
A retrofit network transaction data logger for SCADA control systems, Kalyan Pavurapu
Earthquake risk assessment of Mississippi State University, Inoka Peiris
Anthropometric Measurements Used To Assess Adiposity In African American Elementary School Children, Jack Pennington
Understanding the winter urban heat island of Minneapolis-St. Paul : a radar analysis of snowfall modification, Nyssa Marie Perryman
Development of an integrated suite of methods to reduce computational effort in groundwater modeling validation and testing, Jacqueline Pettway
Three essays on race and economic outcomes :an investigation of racial economic disparities, Joshua David Pitts
Fighting the blues with blues:how Indianola, Mississippi used Delta Blues tourism to develop a new identity, Forrest Ansel Prichard
Damage and failure in the carotid artery: a mechanistic approach, Lauren Beatty Priddy
A study of grain rotations and void nucleation in aluminum triple junctions using molecular dynamics and crystal plasticity, Matthew William Priddy
Injury and damage by threecornered alfalfa hopper, Spissistilus festinus (Say), in group IV soybean, Ishakh Pulakkatu-thodi
The Conditioning Effects Of Religiosity On The Relationship Between Strain, Negative Emotions, And Delinquency: A Longitudinal Assessment Of General Strain Theory, Christopher W. Purser
Identification Of Measurement Technology For Online Recording Of Transients In Underground Residential Distribution System, Balaji Pushpanathan
Study and characterization of azotobacter vinelandii mutant that overproduces poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate, Rajkumar Pyla
Deconvoluting the link between weld tool geometry and process parameters, Joseph Andrew Querin
Real Time Test Bed Development For Power System Operation, Control And Cybersecurity, Ram Mohan Reddi
Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants lacking a jumonji domain containing histone demethylase and a set domain containing histone methyl transferase, Swetha Mamidi Reddy
A comparison of traditional classroom instructional methodologies using cognitive load principles in evaluating performance, Angela Gault Reed
A study of the engagement of the national winners of the 2006 All-USA community college academic team while attending senior colleges, Rod Alan Risley
Behavior of reinforced concrete panels constructed of high strength materials, Stephen Douglas Robert
Estimating the Carbon Fluxes using the CASA Model in the Southern United States, Venkata Narendra Appala Rongali
Development of renewable and hydrolytically degradable polymers from biomass-based monomers, Mathew Dennis Rowe
Making milking modern: agriculture science and the American dairy, 1890-1940, Micah Aaron Rueber
Investigating The Impact Of Process Complexity On Quality Of Care In Hospital Emergency Departments, Laura Carolyn Ruff
Beyond bigger and better: Gilbert White and America's new approach to floodplain management, Brian Edward Rumsey
Full-Scale Evaluation Of Matting Systems For Temporary Roads, Timothy Wallace Rushing
Design and analysis of static windrow piles for in-house broiler litter composting, Amy M. Schmidt
Climatological variables associated with increased mortality rates for diseases predominant during the cold season, Ashley Johanna Sedorovich
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) intraspecific variation and temperature tolerance classification using in vitro seed germination assay, Ramdeo Seepaul
A Baseline Water Resource Assessment for a Proposed Lignite Mine Kemper/Lauderdale Counties, Mississippi, Cale Bradley Sellers
Efficient techniques for scattering from planar and cylindrical structures with edges, Santosh Seran
Political Ideology And Ideological (Re)Alignment 1972-2006, Derrick Ryan Shapley
Shear Stress Analysis Of Levees Subjected To Combined Surge And Wave Overtopping, Justin Michael Shaw
Modeling mantle convection using an internal state variable model framework, Jesse Andrew Sherburn
Gender and typology in John Milton's Paradise lost and Lucy Hutchinson's Order and disorder, Lauren Beth Shook
Near-Field Depth Perception in See-Through Augmented Reality, Gurjot Singh
Comparing detection methods of aflatoxin and exploring aflatoxin decontamination methods, Rebecca Burgett Singleterry
Modeling moisture absorption and thickness swelling for oriented strand board (OSB), Robert Aaron Slay
The Relationship Between Conduct Problems and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescent Psychopathy, Cary Stacy Smith
Early-season Management of Twospotted Spider Mite on Cotton and Impacts of Infestation Timing on Cotton Yield Loss, John Frederick Smith
Sunny Lane, Misty Ann Smith
Detection And Characterization Of A Volatile Compound As A Response To Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda) Feeding In Maize (Zea Mays), Whitney Elizabeth Crow Smith
A Novel Approach to Grass-Legume Management, Juan Kevin Quamina Solomon
Quantum electron transport in models of nanoparticles using matrix algebra and renormalization group methods, Lazarus Solomon
Dielectrophoretic characterization of particles and erythrocytes, Soumya Keshavamurthy Srivastava
Gasoline-Range Hydrocarbons Produced From Three Types Of Synthesis Gas Using A Mo/Hzsm-5 Catalyst, Jason Tyler Street
Therapist-aided self-help early intervention program for severe weather fears and phobias, Andrea Stripling
Studies of the upconversion of light by Ru(II) complexes as photosensitizers with anthracene derivatives as emitters, Kullatat Suwatpipat
A concept mapping case domain modeling approach for digital forensic investigations, April L. Tanner
Performance measures of closed-loop supply chains, Arshish Rohinton Tarapore
The High School Redesign Initiative: teachers' perspectives, Rebekah Fair Terry
Depuration as a method to reduce Vibrio vulnificus populations in live Crassostrea virginica oysters, Oleksandr S. Tokarskyy
Fire in the southern U.S: administrative laws and regulations in the Southeast and wildfire distribution in Mississippi, Branden Tolver
Development Of Current Injection Based Three Phase Unbalanced Continuation Power Flow For Distribution System, Shilpa Toppo
Tissue engineering cartilage for focal defects, Scott Chi Tran
Application of pattern recognition and adaptive DSP methods for spatio-temporal analysis of satellite based hydrological datasets, Anish Chand Turlapaty
Quantum Electron Transport through Non-traditional Networks: Transmission Calculations using a Renormalization Group Method, Chris Varghese
In vivo comparison of Edwardsiella ictaluri survival in kidneys of vaccinated and naÏve rag1-/- zebrafish, Casey Janine Varner
Paul Auster's rhizomatic fictions, Gary Matthew Varner
Occurrence and Transformation of Pharmaceutical and Antibacterial Compounds in the Environment, Kusum Santosh Verma
The Impact Of The Accelerated Reader Software On The Reading Achievement Of Third Grade Students In A Rural Southeastern Mississippi School District, Suzanne McKee Waddell
Variation in load path in a wood structural system and a new reliability-based adjustment factor, Wenqi Wang
Protein markers in Angus bull spermatozoa for fertility, Xiaojun Wang
An examination of the characteristics, duties, and training needs of district level technology coordinators in Mississippi school districts, Vicki Michelle Nash Webster
Role of organic matter in formation of stromatolites and micritic ooids from Channing Lake Basin:Rita Blanca Formation; Panhandle, Texas, Brittany Leigh Weeks
Assessing long-term viability of glyphosate-resistant technology as a foundation for cropping systems, Jason Wade Weirich
The conceptual ecology and management of parrotfeather [Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc., Ryan Michael Wersal
Evaluation of Cost-share Assistance Programs as an Incentive for Wildlife Habitat Management and Conservation on Private Lands in Mississippi, Corey David Wigginton
Kindergarten Through Third Grade Reading Tutors In Northeast Mississippi, Angela Williams
A Study of the Dynamic Behavior of a Solid Grade SW Brick using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar, Erin Marie Williams
Waterhammer modeling for the Ares I Upper Stage Reaction Control System cold flow development test article, Jonathan Hunter Williams
Toward a damage-based finite element fracture theory and application to ductile metals, Thomas Neil Williams
Examining moral reasoning and ethical decision making among Mississippi's community college administrators, Vernesia Bracey Wilson
Sensitivities of channel geometry compared to modeling assumptions in dam failure analysis, Joseph Michael Windham
Bacteria and Fungi Associated with Red Imported Fire Ants Solenopsis Invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Mounds in Mississippi, and their Potential Use as Biological Control Agents, Sandra Winia Woolfolk
A Heuristic Search Algorithm for Learning Optimal Bayesian Networks, Xiaojian Wu
Coupling Sediment Transport And Water Quality Models, Yi Xiong
Effects of timber harvesting on upland oak forests in the Missouri Ozarks, Qi Yao
Modeling of dendrite growth with cellular automaton method in the solidification of alloys, Hebi Yin
A descriptive review of the development and implementation of a funding model for the Kentucky community and technical college system: the first 10 years, 1998-2008, Timothy F. Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
A descriptive study of intercollegiate athletics in Mississippi's public community and junior colleges, Brian Colson Alexander
Long-Term Benefits of Head Start: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Matthew Terrill Alford
Do The Design Principles Established By William Hollingsworth Whyte For Creating Successful Urban Parks Apply To Parks In The New Urbanism Community Of Mt. Laurel?, William Miller Allen
Structure-property relations for monotonic and fatigue loading conditions for a powder metal steel, Paul Galon Allison
Attitudes of female faculty toward the use of computer technologies and the barriers that limit their use of technologies in girls' colleges in Saudi Arabia, Taghreed Abdulaziz Almuqayteeb
Evaluation Of A Novel Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Cultivar As A Safe Forage For Pregnant Mares, Hussain Ali Al Rashed
A cultural perspective on the impact of family and society on the competitive advantage of organizations and nations, Sami Abdallah Alwuhaibi
Educational counter culture:motivations, instructional approaches, curriculum choices, and challenges of home school families, Kenneth Vance Anthony
Testing the accuracy of LiDAR forest measurement replications in operational settings, Theresa Faye Arnold
Using random projections for dimensionality reduction in identifying rogue applications, Travis Levestis Atkison
Secure Ad Hoc Routing Protocols With Detection, Identification And Self-Healing Capabilities, Sivakumar Ayeegoundanpalayam Kulasekaran
Catch-related attitudes of anglers and implications for fisheries management, Susan F. Baker
On the Erdos-Sos conjecture and the Cayley Isomorphism Problem, Suman Balasubramanian
Log Grade Volume Distribution Model for Tree Species in Red Oak-Sweetgum Forests in Southern Bottomlands, George Maynard Banzhaf