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 2022
Assessing the microbiological profile of raw goat milk and understanding producer practices and perceptions, Jacinda Skye Leopard
Three-axis magnetometer calibration with norm preservation, Seth Lichlyter
Losing longleaf: Forestry and conservation in the Southern Coastal Plain, Fraser Livingston
Essays on the performance of option trading strategies, Zhuo Li
Quantifying numerical weather and surface model sensitivity to land use and land cover changes, Hossein Lotfi
Oxidized fibrin alginate microbeads to treat vascular calcification, Brittany Nichole Macha
School violence is more than physical: Examining predictors of school climate using a national school-to-prison pipeline survey, Michayla Mack
Inequity of access across America: A spatial, temporal, and modal disparity analysis, Sanju Maharjan
The emerging value of the viroid model in understanding plant responses to foreign RNAs, Junfei Ma
Perfectionism, alcohol intoxication, and deliberate self-harm in men and women, Lissa N. Mandell
Evaluation of control of a simulated failed stand of corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], Gregory Alexander Mangialardi
Comparison of abdominal computed tomography to ultrasound in the diagnosis of canine biliary disease manifesting as acute abdominal signs, Shanna Christine Marroquin
Developing an early life cycle manufacturability assessment for conceptual designs, Tonya Gamblin McCall
Borderline personality disorder and suicide risk: The role of emotional vulnerability, parental invalidation, and adverse childhood experiences, Chandler Jayne McDaniel
How and with whom you spend your time matters: An examination of familial relationships, leisure activities, and dementia development, Erika Cooksey McDaniel
Data-driven sparse computational imaging with deep learning, Robiulhossain Mdrafi
Utilizing unmanned aerial systems to sample insects in soybean, Marvin Merkl
Evaluating the effectiveness of behavioral skills training to increase stranger safety skills in adults with intellectual disabilities, Lauren M. Meyers
Resiliency of levee-protected power networks to flooding in a changing climate integrating environmental justice, Seyed Saeed Miraee-Ashtiani
The effect of sprinkler cooling on water conservation, house environment, and broiler performance, Jonathan W. Moon
Combined effects of cyclosporine and prednisone on t-cell cytokine production in healthy dogs, Brittany Moore-Henderson
The relationship between leadership preference of county level personnel within University of Missouri Extension and their level of employee engagement, Jason C. Morris
Development of a crosslinked osteochondral xenograft and a collagen stabilizing intra-articular injection to remediate cartilage focal lesions to prevent osteoarthritis, Mark Lewis Mosher
Early college high schools and community college partnerships: Perceptions of community college administrators in Mississippi, Zachary W. Moulds
Step-growth polymerization of perfluoro-vinyl ether, -cycloalkenes, and -acyclic alkenes with bisphenols containing variable polycyclic aromatic cores, Karl Mpumbwa Mukeba
Academic misconduct: Its importance to persistence and graduation, Tabor Lancaster Mullen
Backyard grower-consumer perceptions of rabbit meat consumption in rural Mississippi, Mildred Elizabeth Murphree
Environmental impact and life cycle assessment of biomass supported power systems for rural communities, Hariteja Nandimandalam
Individual differences in structure learning, Philip Newlin
Extended school closure: The perspectives from a rural school community, Ha Nguyen
Rock-fluid interaction and the incorporation of cations into calcite during recrystallization in multiple hydrothermal systems., Van Anh Nguyen
Novel 3D bench top model for vascular calcification research, Ursla-Marie K. Offiah
Reassessing nitrogen management for maize production in Mississippi, Camden Dawson Oglesby
Evaluating the impacts of waterlogging stress on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) growth traits and physiological performance, Omolayo Joshua Olorunwa
An inventory and analysis of human remains from the Aklis Site (12VAm1-42) curated at Mississippi State University, Kaelyn Olson
Healthy eating index and body fat distribution, Masar Ozrail
Evaluating the role of area, isolation, and human behavior on meso-mammals in a small statistical demographic area, Brittney Palode
Sustainable sidedress nitrogen applications for early corn and cotton crops using small unmanned aerial systems, James Nolan Parker
Geologic mapping of the Sparta 7.5-minute quadrangle in northern Mississippi via remote sensing, traditional geologic survey, and applied geospatial information systems methods, Rayford Dean Parnell
Design, construction, and characterization of a test stand used to test filter media, Adam W. Parsons
Animal husbandry in the 21st century: Application of ecological theory and precision technology to inform understanding of modern grazing systems, Ira Lloyd Parsons
Design, development and evaluation of the ruggedized edge computing node (RECON), Sahil Girin Patel
Transformer fault event detection and classification using PMUs, Yadunandan Paudel
Attitudes and perceptions of college students and recent college graduates towards forestry and wood products science fields, Amanda Peres Vieira Bedette
Electromechanical fatigue properties of dielectric elastomer stretch sensors under orthopaedic loading conditions, Andrea Karen Persons
Does anxiety sensitivity mediate age-related differences in anxiety in middle-aged and older adults?, Katherine F. Peterson
X-ray vision at action space distances: depth perception in context, Nate Phillips
Development and characterization of a peanut-shell based activated carbon and the outcomes of a hands-on approach to chemical education, Danielle Pitre
Direct simulation and reduced-order modeling of premixed flame response to acoustic modulation, Zheng Qiao
Experimental study on CO2-sensitive polyacrylamide as potential in-situ sealing agent for CO2 leakage pathways in geological storage sites, Iris Laihmen Quan Lopez
Using stimulus equivalence to improve portion size estimates in emerging adults with developmental disabilities, Laura M. Quintero
Wavelet methods for solving fractional-order dynamical systems, Kobra Rabiei
The role of knowledge representations in rule transfer on a novel problem-solving task, Megan J. Raden
Mapping forest structure in Mississippi using LiDAR remote sensing, Nitant Rai
Design and synthesis of novel donor-acceptor-donor xanthene-based dyes from heteronuclear ring systems for chemical, electrochemical, and biological sensory materials, Ishanka Nirmani Rajapaksha
Food insecurity and depression among US adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Nicole Reeder
Where the animals sleep at night, Meghan Reed
Evaluating cover crops to determine the best management practice for the suppression of tall waterhemp and Italian ryegrass, Samuel R. Reeves
Evaluating functional zoning based on site index to achieve competing objectives held by family forest owners on southern U.S. pine forest tracts, Bradley S. Resch
Nutrients associated with stunting among children in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review, Abby Mae Reynolds
Soybean potassium utilization during reproductive growth stages in response to potassium timing, potassium rate, herbicide injury, and desiccation, Tyler Lawrence Richmond
Additively manufactured lenses for modulating guided waves in laminated composites, Hajar Righi
Vegetation and nutritional changes over 20 years of white-tailed deer exclusion, Gabrielle Nicole Ripa
The effects of incorporating 0-500 m SRH into the Violent Tornado Parameter, Jay Palmer Roberts
Empathy and cultural involvement as pathways to resilience in the face of adverse childhood experiences among Native American Indians, Joy Rodriguez
Cover crops and irrigation impacts on corn and soybean production in the Mid-Southern USA, Dillon Aaron Russell
Whiteness and farming: an ethnography of white farmers’ understandings of inequality, Kelli J. Russell
Examining the malleability and influence of attributions on discipline responses to child misbehavior, Jenna E. Russo
Synthesis and characterization of sustainable and biobased copolymers from lignocellulosic, Guery Saenz
Characterization of hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity in high hardness steels, David Ahlen Salley
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) response to sub-lethal concentrations of paraquat at different growth stages, Tameka L. Sanders
Novel strategies in near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and multivariate analysis (MVA) for detecting and profiling pathogens and diseases of agricultural importance., Johjan Mariana Santos Rivera
Recruiting more U.S. women into engineering based on stories from Morocco: a qualitative study, Soundouss Sassi
Evaluation for using expended bioelectrochemical systems as soil amendments for improved corn plant growth and a drought resistant soil., Jackson Lee Sauers
Do opposites attract…or aggravate? The impact of intergenerational solidarity on well-being, Rachel K. Scott
Elevation roughness and tornado frequency in the eastern United States, Jacob Seboly
Spatial-spectral analysis in dimensionality reduction for hyperspectral image classification, Chiranjibi Shah
A comparative study on the functionality of porcine dura as a tissue-engineered dura mater graft for clinical applications, Ashma Sharma
Performance enhancement of wide-range perception issues for autonomous vehicles, Suvash Sharma
A modular synthesis of processable and thermally stable semi-fluorinated aryl ether polymers via step-growth polymerization of fluoroalkenes, Ketki Eknath Shelar
Determination of flexural strength of structural red and white oak and hardwood composite lumber, Alan Sherrington
Determining residual control and systemic activity of commonly used insecticides in soybean and cotton, Jacob H. Smith
Wood properties and utilization of assorted hardwoods, Roger Dustin Snow
Training future teachers to conduct trial-based functional analyses using virtual video modeling and video feedback, Jasmine R. Sorrell
A novel method for sensitivity analysis of time-averaged chaotic system solutions, Christian A. Spencer-Coker