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
Effects of anthropogenic global change on a grassland prairie community, Carter Wolff
Experiments to mitigate flow recirculation in a closed anechoic chamber using mesh screens as turbulence suppressors, Tori Kay Wolverton
Against the clock: uncovering diurnal time interval decision differences during tornado warnings for Lower Mississippi Valley residents, Stephen Holden Wooten
A harmonic radar system for honey bee tracking to better understand colony collapse disorder, William B. Woo
Three essays on insider trading, Haoyang Xiong
The critical role of ethical leadership in employees’ information security behaviors: A two-study approach, Botong Xue
A fully coupled implementation approach to study hydrogen embrittlement in metals using finite element analysis, Sofia Yassir
Getting ahead and getting along in entrepreneurial networks: network effects of the “dark” and “light” sides of personality in new venture performance, Victoria Antin Yates
Enhancing the performance of dowel type fasteners and a case study of timber truss failure, Lon A. Yeary
Development and evaluation of seasonal, continental-scale streamflow forecasts, Elissa Marie Yeates
Phase-field simulations of the precipitation kinetics and microstructure development in nickel-based superalloys, Caleb O. Yenusah
Short-term electricity price point and probabilistic forecasts, Chenxu Zhang
Growing tea in Mississippi, Qianwen Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Molecular dynamics study of structure-property relations of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), partially unzipped carbon nanotubes (PUCNT), and damage evolution in nanocomposites of SWCNT with polyethylene (SWCNT-PE), Sultana Abdullah Ababtin
A functional analysis of the Glycine max H2A.Z9 gene family in relation to defense to Heterodera glycines parasitism, Sudha Acharya
Evaluation of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] quality following automatic fungicide and harvest aid applications under delayed harvest conditions in the mid-southern U. S., Robert Louis Adams II
Initial characterization of PrnA from Burkholderia ambifaria: Developing an NADPH-dependent activity assay for tryptophan halogenation, Mahmuda Akter
Optimizing a biomass supply system: consideration of pellet quality and transportation under extreme events, Badr S. Aladwan
Phytochemical and biological strategies to improve essential oils content in lavender, Keefah AL-Garallaa
Advanced Data Analytics Methodologies for Anomaly Detection in Multivariate Time Series Vehicle Operating Data, Morteza Alizadeh
Identification and analysis of genes associated with drought tolerance in rice, Muteb Daham Q Alrifdi
Development of a Bayesian network model for assessing the resilience of biomass-based combined heat and power system, Omar Alzahrani
The effect of pain tolerance feedback on human aggression, Suzanne C. Amadi
Community learning for flood mitigation: using the Community Rating System (CRS) scores as an indicator, Kelvin Kofi Koteyfio Amon
Modeling statistical distributions and evaluating properties of mill-run lumber, Guangmei Cao Anderson
Evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation management in rice, Richard Lee Atwill II
Polymorphism of WRKY factors in corn inbred lines carrying aflatoxin resistance quantitative trait loci, Akanksha Awasthi
Impact of altered polyamine metabolism on Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule, Moses Babatunde Ayoola
Capturing structure-property relationships of complex gels with physical and chemical crosslinking, Rosa Maria Badani Prado
An explainable method for prediction of sepsis in ICUs using deep learning, Kourosh T. Baghaei
Synthesis of microcapsules and inclusion complexes consisting of hydrophobic cores and polysaccharidic shells for thermal energy management and packaging, Gulbahar Bahsi-Kaya
The potential of 3D Concrete Printing technology in Landscape Architecture, Setareh Baniasadi
Recognizing algebraically constructed graphs which are wreath products., Rachel V. Barber
Optimal control of adaptive wild hogs, Katherine Barkley
Once upon a product: Online product descriptions, product-level narratives, and the perceived customization effect, Christian Barney
Corn and soybean basis dynamics in the Mid-South, Delia Barrett
Evaluation of the rainfastness of selected insecticides in cotton, Sara Inez Barrett
Multispectral in-field sensors observations to estimate corn leaf nitrogen concentration and grain yield using machine learning, Razieh Barzin
The effects of grazing cover crops on animal performance, soil characteristics, and subsequent soybean production in east-central Mississippi, Bronson Scott Bass
Effects of bonding pressure and lamina thickness on mechanical properties of CLT composed of southern yellow pine, Cody S. Bates
Impact of economically targeted conservation delivery on agricultural revenue across a range of commodity prices, Emily Kranz Bedwell
Nuclear Transparency from Quasi-elastic $^{12}C(e,e'p)$ scattering reaction up to $Q^2=14.2 ~(GeV/c)^{2}$ in Hall C at Jefferson Lab, Deepak Kumar Bhetuwal
Application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to the expansion of strontium (Sr) analysis options and to used engine oil, Ayed M. Binzowaimil
Multi-cohort examination of sedentary behavior, physical activity, and metabolic syndrome, Robert Edward Booker Jr.
Sclerostin as a Potential Therapy for Medial Vascular Calcification through the Inhibition of the Wnt/Beta-catenin Pathway, Jada S. Boone
A zoological spectacular: conservation in an American zoo, Rita Bouwens
A climatology of tornado outbreak environments derived from unsupervised learning methods, Justin Alan Bowles
Using precision agriculture to identify overlap in conservation and economic opportunities in agricultural landscapes, Makayla Brister
Analysis of surface water for irrigation in the Big Sunflower River Watershed, Meredith Lynn Brock
Determining the optimal dIle:dLys ratio for Ross 708 x Ross YP male broilers throughout multiple grow out phases (Starter, Grower, and Finisher), Andrew Taylor Brown
Taste of Grief & other unconventional love stories, Madison Brown
CFD investigation of the drag effects on an aircraft by means of altering the wing or canard size and position, Taylor Brown
Torque vectoring to maximize straight-line efficiency in an all-electric vehicle with independent rear motor control, William Blake Brown
The ART of amphibian conservation: linking in-situ and ex-situ populations of endangered species through genome banking, Isabella JoAnn Burger
Relationship of winter hair coat shedding ability of purebred Angus dams with mineral status, apparent forage digestibility, uterine artery hemodynamics, and calf growth and development, Randy Hunter Burnett
Evaluation of hyperspectral band selection techniques for real-time applications, Samantha Butler
Effectiveness of equine assisted psychotherapy & learning for substance use disorder treatment in college-age young adults, Katherine Abigail Cagle-Holtcamp
Mitigation of herbicide resistance development among weed species in cotton and peanut, Justin S. Calhoun
Laboratory testing protocols to represent thermo-mechanical signatures of high strength concretes in medium to mass sized placements, Ashley Suzanne Carey
Design and and validation of an improved wearable foot-ankle motion capture device using soft robotic sensors, William O. Carroll
Insecticide resistance monitoring and sublethal effects of an insect growth regulator on tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae), Beverly D. Catchot
Characterization of 3D printed polyester scaffolds modified by nano-hydroxyapatite for bone tissue engineering, Weitong Chen
The development, implementation, and evaluation of the Hybrid-Online Hatch-Out Program, Tannah Leigh Christensen
Thermal degradation kinetics of aromatic ether polymers, Keith O. Cobb Jr.
Effects of washing units of canine red blood cells on storage lesions, Ashley Coll
Ambient Micro-Climate and Thermal Comfort Assessment of Davis Wade Stadium during the 2016 Football Season, Andrew Collins
Understanding food insecurity in a college student population, Amanda G. Conrad
Temporal alterations in bovine placental capacity during compromised pregnancies, Zully E. Contreras
Uncertainty-aware deep learning for prediction of remaining useful life of mechanical systems, Samuel J. Cornelius
Studies on common viral and bacterial pathogens of Bovine Respiratory Disease during in vitro co-infection, Caitlyn Cowick
Leveraging choice modeling technique for enhancing the cyber resilience of the smart grid, Kesava Karishma Devi Dadi
A study of adult learners' satisfaction and engagement in online courses using web 2.0 technologies and the impact on their digital literacy, LaMetrius Daniels
Thermomechanical modeling predictions of the directed energy deposition process using a dislocation mechanics based internal state variable model, Matthew Joseph Dantin
Exploring the use of neural network-based band selection on hyperspectral imagery to identify informative wavelengths for improving classifier task performance, Preston Chandler Darling
For civilization and citizenship: emancipation, empire, and the creation of the black citizen-soldier tradition, Henry Ian Davis
The development of authentic virtual reality scenarios to measure individuals’ level of systems thinking skills and learning abilities, Vidanelage L. Dayarathna
Associations between the gastrointestinal microbiome and nitrogen efficiency in Holstein and Jersey cows, Vanessa Michelle De La Guardia Hidrogo
Comparing hand watering, automated, and subsurface irrigation treatments for cost, labor, and water use in community gardens., Eloísa Maria De Leon Gonzalez
Characterization of Small Molecules and Ions by Atmospheric Pressure Ionization-Mass Spectrometry, Maleesha De Silva
What makes a hurricane fall apart? A multi-platform assessment of tropical cyclone weakening By, Sofia M. de Solo
Development of a bioinspired NugalBot for precision seeding of rice, Harsa Dhani
Development of cell cultures from the tissues of ictalurid catfish and investigation into the pathogenesis of blue catfish alloherpesvirus, Vandana Dharan
Can emerging adults' dating psychological aggression be explained by family-of-origin psychological aggression, emotion dysregulation, and drinking?, Deepali M. Dhruve
Additive Manufacturing of Cork, a Cold Spray Technology, Kimberly Kay Dickey
Relationships between daily teleconnection indices and Oklahoma tornado activity, Sean Gabriel Douglas
Using BST to increase interview skills among emerging adults with autism via telehealth, Johnna L. Dowdy
The Fracture Behavior of Stitched Sandwich Composites, Daniel Adam Drake
An investigation of the feasibility of Markov chain-based predictive maintenance models in integrated vehicle health management of military ground fleets, Bouteina Driouche
Modeling recombination rate as a quantitative trait reveals new insight into selection in humans, Austin L. Drury