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 2007
The impact of a large automotive manufacturing plant on demographic expansion and educational changes in a Mississippi school district, Ronnie Lynn McGehee
Hydrogeologic Assessment of a Proposed Reservoir Site, Smith County, Mississippi, Jason Andrew McIlwain
The geology and hydrology of a proposed impoundment of the upper Sand Creek, Choctaw County, Mississippi, Jonathan R. McMillin
The glass ceiling: an analysis of women in administrative capacities in public universities in the Deep South, Judy Alsobrooks Meredith
"W"- Men: Male Nurses' Negotiation of Masculinity in a Predominantly Female Profession, Deborah Yoder (Deborah Jane Yoder) Miranda
An Anatomy Of An Unsuccessful School Bond Election In A Rural School District, Leigh Barrett Mobley
The Impact of Tie Strength between Complementors in Strategic Alliances on Firms' Innovation and Performance, Fatma Ahmed Mohamed
Evaluation of a low profile cascade aerator, Chukwukelue Kenneth Monwuba
Influence of nursery stock, planting practices, fertilization and competition control on initial survival and growth of Nuttall and white oak seedlings, Joshua Larue Moree
An analysis of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index as a predictor of forest fire potential, John Andrew Morris
High Strain-Rate Finite Element Simulations, Jeremy Len Mowry
Proteomic Analysis Of Listeria Monocytogenes, Sana Mujahid
Understanding How And Why A First Year Teacher Implements Reading Instruction: A Case Study, Emily Reid Mulhollen
Conservation Planning, What Is Used And What Is Needed: A Needs Assessment Survey Of The Natural Resources Conservation Service, Jeremy Neal Murdock
The use of geospatial technologies to quantify the effect of Hurricane Katrina on the vegetation of the weeks bay reserve, Adam Wayne Murrah
Integrated Management Tactics For The Control Of Cogongrass [Imperata Cylindrica (L.) Beauv.], Matthew Thomas Myers
Evaluation of Fatty Acid Fraction Derived from Tall Oil as a Feedstock for Biodiesel Production, David Edward Neaves
Empirical analysis of disk sector prefixes for digital forensics, Nathan Joseph Necaise
A cross-cultural, multilevel study of inquiry-based instruction effects on conceptual understanding and motivation in physics, Meiko Negishi
Ceo Incentive-Based Compensation and Reit Performance, Magdy Carolina Noguera
An Investigation of Thermodynamic Characteristics associated with California Tornadoes and US Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Tornadoes, Gregory James Nordstrom
The Implementation of Drug Court Progams in Selected States: An Examination of Government Influence, Lisa Ann Nored
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: Investigation Of Line Profiles, Slurries And Artifical [Sic] Neural Network Prediction, Seong Yong Oh
Tafoni caves in quaternary carbonate eolianites: examples from the Bahamas, Athena Marie Owen
Reforming reading instruction in Mississippi through demonstration classes : Barksdale Literacy Teachers' first year experiences, Deborah Duncan Owens
Reconfiguration Of Shipboard Power Systems Using A Genetic Algorithm, Koteshwar Reddy Padamati
Stink bugs on grain sorghum in Mississippi: ecological relationships with host plants and crop planting dates and crop damage, Mario Ernesto Parada Jaco
Watermarking With Wavelet Transforms, Kristen Michelle Parker
Demonstration of scale-down dynamic light scattering and determination of osmotic second virial coefficients for proteins, Arun Kumar Parupudi
An investigation of communication technology usage, professional development experience, and anxiety among faculty in a community college setting, Linda Barnes Pates
From conceptualization to implementation :the use of performance measures, funding and accountability systems in the public sector, Barbara A. Patrick
Demographic attributes and economic factors related to low income student participation in online distance learning courses at a Mississippi community college, Wesley Allen Payne
Design, Evaluation, and Applications of an Aerial Survey to Estimate Abundance of Wintering Waterfowl in Mississippi, Aaron Todd Pearse
A Multi-Scale Approach To Evaluate The Effect Of The Invasive Aquatic Plant Hydrilla (Hydrilla Verticillata) On Littoral Zone Habitat Of Juvenile Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides), Alexander James Perret
Relationships Between Volatile Flavor Compounds, Sensory Descriptors And Consumer Acceptability Of American Dry-Cured Ham, Alessandra Julian Pham-Mondala
Occurrence of diseases and insect pests in select soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) rotations in Mississippi, Sergio Tomas Pichardo
Broken and deferred...But I'm here: an exploration of resilence and student involvement of nontraditional students at a historically Black university, Adrell Lawrence Pinkney
Physiologically-Based Toxicokinetic and Toxicodynamic (Pbtk/Td) Modeling of a Ternary Organophosphorus Insecticide Mixture in Rats: Model Development and Validation, Julian Thomas Pittman
An investigation of Mexican immigration in Itawamba and Tishomingo counties, northeast Mississippi, Anna Elizabeth Pounders
Evaluation of forest protection practices on cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.) on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Jon Daniel Prevost
The relationship of diet, stress, intestinal nitric oxide production, and intestinal microflora in chickens, Monticha Putsakum
Development Of A Tungsten Carbide-Nickel Braze Alloy Hardface Coating, Travis Earl Puzz
The Effect of Hand Catching and Machine Catching Methods on Broiler Breast Meat Quality, Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan
Directed Movement of Subterranean Termites to Electromagnetic Frequencies, Kevin W. Ragon
Effect of criminal defendant's history of childhood sexual abuse and personality disorder diagnosis on juror decision-making, Ebony Burrell Ratliff
Growth Responses Of Marigold, Zinnia And Vinca Grown In 288 Plug Trays Coated With Zinc Chloride Compounds, Pamela Gail Reid Rhoades
A desiccant technology instructional module, Matthew Dale Riley
Implementation of the American School Counseling Association National Model:readiness level of Mississippi school districts based on school counselor perceptions, Misty Robertson-Smith
The Influence of Probiotic Lactobacilli on Glucose Uptake by Caco-2 Cells, Arun Kumar Rooj
Flexural And Tensile Properties Of Thin, Very High-Strength, Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Panels, Michael Jason Roth
Aluminum chemistry and its implications on pretreatment and disposition of Hanford waste sludge, Timothy Joe Ruff
Gravity Model to Detect Forest Fire Prone Areas in the Southeast Fire District of Mississippi, Raviraj Sadasivuni
Intelligent placement of meters/sensors for shipboard power system analysis, Sandhya Sankar
Optimal hedging strategies for early-planted soybeans in the South, James Hughes Sayle
Optimizing the Use of Public Transit System in No-Notice Evacuations in Urban Areas, Fatemeh Sayyady
Variations in Diurnal Temperature Range in the Southeast United States Due to Land Use/Land Cover Classification, 1995-2004, Kelsey Nicole Scheitlin
A Wavelet-Based Approach to Primitive Feature Extraction, Region-Based Segmentation, and Identification for Image Information Mining, Vijay Pravin Shah
Sediment Budget Template Applied To Aberdeen Pool, Jeremy A. Sharp
Hydrodynamic Modeling Of Impact Craters In Ice, Jesse Andrew Sherburn
Automated Mapping of Clocked Logic to Quasi-Delay Insensitive Circuits, Lokesh Shivakumaraiah
Professional development in business education: status, needs, motivators, and impact on instruction, Kellie Ann Shumack
Traction-induced Injury of Rat Achilles' Tendon: New in Vivo Biomechanical Model for the Assessment of Tendon Disease and Injury, Edward Brown Silverman
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer: establishing the reliability and validity of the enemy impact inventory, Amanda Gail Smith
The perception of diversity held by county level professional staff of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, Kimberly R. Smith-Russ
Sexual Harassment Of Women in the United States Military: Juror Decisions of Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and Civilian College Students, Catherine Michelle Snell
The effects of silviculture on the wood properties of southern pine, Roger Dustin Snow
Genetic and virulence diversity of Flavobacterium columnare, Esteban Soto
Habitat Characteristics and Fish Assemblage Structure of Deep Pools in the Upper Tombigbee River, Mississippi, Amy B. Spencer
The effect of selected student profile variables in the 2005 American College Test (ACT) on academic performance of Mississippi high school graduates as measured by the sub-scales in the ACT, Gregory Demond Stephens
Juror perceptions in a rape trial :examining the complainant's ingestion of chemical substances prior to sexual assault, Destin Nicole Stewart
Kinetic study of the side-door mutants of the model Carboxylesterase PNB CE, Timothy Michael Streit
Measuring the biological and economic effects of wildlife herbivory on afforested carbon sequestration sites in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Daniel Cole Sumerall
Study of the oxygen reduction reaction on platinum with scanning electrochemical microscopy and rotating disk voltammetry, Xiaojing Sun
Nonindustrial private forest landowner participation in incentive programs and regeneration behavior, Xing Sun
The new guideline for goodwill impairment, Nancy Jewel Swanson
Habitat Alteration By Hydrilla And Its Effect On Macroinvertebrate Community Structure And Bluegill Foraging Efficiency, Heather J. Theel
A 15-year evaluation of the Mississippi and Alabama coastline barrier islands, using Landsat satellite imagery, Ryan T. Theel
The Effect of Changing Government Subsidy Programs: An Analysis of Revenue at the Farm Level, Sarah Elizabeth Thomas
Study of Powder Metal Press and Sinter Process and Its Tool Wear, James Kyle Thompson
The Effects of Changing Technology on Average Costs for Mississippi Cotton Producers: from 1996 - 2005, William Michael Thompson II
Natural Hazards In Mississippi: Regional Perceptions And Reality, Patrick Lee Threatt
Validity and reliability of dynamic virtual interactive design methodology, Renran Tian
An active core fiber optic gas sensor using a photonic crystal hollow core fiber as a transducer, Venkata Satya Sai Sarma Tipparaju
Continuous simulation of groundwater use and effluent discharge in catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ponds at five locations in the Southeast U.S, Sugeng Triyono
Microstructure-Property Relations Throughout The Powder Metallurgy Process, Laura Arias Tucker
Increasing the efficiency of network interface card, Amit Uppal
Effects of Time Specific F-Strain Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Inoculation Overlays on Pre-Lay Ts-11-Strain Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Inoculation on Performance, Egg, Blood, and Visceral Characteristics of Commercial Egg Laying Hens, Elizabeth Anne Middleton Vance
Non-Equilibrium Surface Growth For Competitive Growth Models And Applications To Conservative Parallel Discrete Event Simulations, Poonam Santosh Verma
Risk assessment of rock surface spillway erosion using parametric studies, Evelyn Villanueva
Risk Factor Analysis of Pre-Harvest Salmonella Status of Broiler Flocks, Victoriya Volkova
Key Distribution for Wireless Sensor Networks, Anupama Voruganti
The vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pick-up and deliveries and a GRASP-GA based solution heuristic, Arif Volkan Vural
A Taxonomy Based Assessment Methodology For Small And Medium Size Manufacturers, Clayton Thomas Walden
Effective Caucasian Female Teachers Of African American Students, Wanda Walker-Bowen
County level suicide rates and social integration: urbanicity and its role in the relationship, Jacob Travis Walker