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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Investigation of Vegetation Discontinuities and the Enhancement of Convection Related to the April 27 2011 Multiple Ef4 and Ef5 Tornado Scars, Barrett Frank Gutter
Understanding Binding-Induced Conformational Change in the Pin1 Prolyl Isomerase, Hawa Gyamfi
Dangerous Prisoners: Confining the Convention Army in American Space during the American Revolution, Sean C. Halverson
Establishing the Reliability and Validity of the Stalking Myth Scale - Revised, Amanda Lee Howell
"Through Hazel Eyes" : Hazel Brannon Smith's Fight for Free Speech and Justice in Mississippi 1936-1985, Jeffery Brian Howell
Standing Up for the Self: The Role of Resistance in Self-Concept Clarity, Jesi Elise Johnson
Expression Of DNA-Damage Response Genes in Cells Affected by Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Andrea Rodgers Jones
Classes of Singular Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems with Semipositone Structure, Lakshmi Sankar Kalappattil
Computational Study of Pi-Pi Stacking Interactions in Large Curved and Planar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, A A Sasith N. Karunarathna
Hydrogeological Assessment for a Suitable Location of a Reservoir Lake in George County, Mississippi, Corey T (Cory Tanner) Ladner
Snowfall, Tornadoes, and Teleconnections: A Correlational Study of Weather Patterns in the Southeastern United States, Keith O. Leech
A Basin-Specific Characterization of the Subsurface Geology of Potential Reservoir Locations in George County, Mississippi, Adam D. Lenz
Factors influencing Gypsum Crystal Morphology within a Flue Gas Desulfurization Vessel, Kinsey M (Kinsey Morgan) Lewis
Developing a Multistage Model for Treponemal Disease Susceptibility, Sarah A (Sarah Ann) Mathena
Functional Analysis Identifies Glycine Max Genes Involved in Defense to Heterodera Glycines, Prachi D. Matsye
Atmospheric Influences on Cave Meteorology, Jinapsan Cave, Guam: A Drip Rate Analysis, Sarah C. McCann
Disruptive Behavior and Parenting: Mediational Effect of Parental Mental Health, Emily Nicole McClelland
Investigating the Threat-Avoidant Model of Pathological Anxiety, David Lee McCluskey
A New Method for Studying Photon Upconversion, Jason Wayne Miller
Biochemical Characterization of the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Mitochondrial Rhomboid Protease, Pcp1p, Adef Othan
Parenting and Disruptive Behavior: The Role of Egalitarian Parenting and Empathy, Joseph Paul Pastuszak
Fundamental Predictions of Ion Intensities in Tandem Mass Spectra of Biomolecules, Tibor Pechan
B Ring Substituted Flavonols: Hydrogen Bonding, Ru(II) Complexes and Al(III) Chelation, Prangige Kumudu V Peiris
Not All Rejections are Created Equal: Differentiating How and When Rejection Leads to Aggression, Lawrence K. Perko
Black-White, Black-Nonblack, and White-Nonwhite Residential Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas, 1990-2010, Jed Raney Pressgrove
A Look at New Public Management Through the Lens of the NCIB Act Specifically as it Relates to Traditionally Marginalized Populations, Aaron Cornelius Rollins
Geographic Analysis of Tornadogenesis from Landfalling and Nearby Tropical Cyclones in the State of Florida, Charles Eugene Roop
Urban Fringe and Transportation Corridor Convection-Diffusion Model for Anthropogenically-Initiated Wildfire Ignition Prediction, Ravi Raj Sadasivuni
Tung Tried: Agricultural Policy and the Fate of a Gulf South Oilseed Industry, 1902-1969, Whitney Adrienne Snow
Characterization of Transition Metals Binding to Carbonic Anhydrase, He Song
To Have and To Toke: Qualitative Study of Marijuana Use and Relationships, Jessica Lindsey Sparks
Relating Karst Development to Island Dolomite Formation using Petrography, Geochemistry, and Geomorphology, Jonathan Sumrall
An Assessment of Human Vulnerability to Prolonged Cold in the Zeravshan Valley of Tajikistan, R Bryson Touchstone
The Bolton Act and its Legacy on Nursing in the Deep South, Nancy Jane Traylor-Heard
Changes in Host Use by Unionid Mussels Following River Channelization and Impoundment, Lee Gray Turnage
Analysis of Geospatial Route Reconnaissance Methods of Modern Day Battlefields, Bradley Steven Ulmer
School's Out for Weather: Early Dismissal in Public School Districts on Potential Severe Weather Days, Jessica Van Meter
Are Clinicians Better At Conceptualizing And Recalling Case Details?, Christopher Allen Webb
The Effects of Citrulline Malate on Multiple-Bouts of Lower Body Resistance Exercise, Kevin Mark Weldon
Scattering-Based Solar Concentrator, Jing Wen
Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction by Identification of Glacial Cave Deposits, Helderberg Plateau, Schoharie County, New York, Jeremy M. Weremeichik
Population-Level Genetic Structure of Acmispon Argophyllus on the Channel Islands of California, Gregory Lawrence Wheeler
Conversation of Values: A Community Perspective of Sustainable Development Criteria Concerning Revitalization Efforts in Jackson, Mississippi, Kenneth Barry White
Positive Radial Solutions for P-Laplacian Singular Boundary Value Problems, Jahmario Williams
Genetic Insight into the Function of Pcp1p, a Mitochondrial Rhomboid Protease, Ningyu Xiao
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Corannulene Subunits, Michael Yanney
Analysis of Humeral and Femoral Cross-Sectional Properties at Morton Shell Mound (16IB3), Sarah Marie Zaleski
Career Trajectories, Gender Differences and Accumulated Health Disparities over the Life Course, Li Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Insights into the Taxonomy and Evolution within an Orchid, Platanthera Dilatata, based on Orphometrics and Molecular Markers, Binaya Adhikari
Effects of Alcohol Consumption and Education on Juror Perceptions in a Rape Trial, Camille Elisa Anderson
Recycled Glass Cullet as an Alternative Aggregate for Dredged Sediments in Coastal Replenishment: a Feasibility Study, Claire E. Babineaux
Total Variation Based Methods for Speckle Image Denoising, Arundhati Bagchi Misra
Determining Appropriate Outcome Measures in a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Model for the Mentally Ill: a Knowledgeable Citizen's Perspective, Susan Kay Baker
Quantitative Analysis and 3D Visualization of Nwp Data Using Quasi-Geostrophic Equations, Joseph Michael Battalio
Bread Crumbs, Anna M. Bedsole
Word Frequency and the Recall-Recognition Paradox, Willie Brown
Family Structure and its Effect on Children's Prescription Stimulant Abuse, Andrew David Cannatella
The Effects of Land Use and Contaminant Transport at a Proposed Reservoir Site in Smith County, Mississippi, William Earl Cherry
Aberrant Placental Immune Parameters in the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (Fiv)-Infected Cat Suggest Virus-Induced Changes in Leukocyte Function, Lyndon Bart Chumbley
Tennessee Williams and the Reinvention of the Southern Plantation, Elizabeth Faye Coggins
Gender Differences in Parenting Dimensions and Contraceptive Use at First Sexual Intercourse, Sherelle Cohen
Answers in Diagenesis: Assessing Mussel Shell Diagenesis in the Modern Vadose Zone at Lyon's Bluff (22Ok520), Northeast Mississippi, Joe Dan Collins
Does Social Network Opinion Matter? How Implicit Theories and Social Network Opinions can Influence Romantic Relationship Dynamics, Lauren Whitney Colvin
Protective and Risk Factors Predicting Juvenile Delinquency and Conduct Problems, Justine Cheri Connolly
The Effects of Topography on Spatial Tornado Distribution, David Austin Cox
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy of Liquid Samples Using Standard Cuvettes at Normal Incidence, Bryan James Culbertson
Manifestations of Arthritis Through Time: Effects of Modes of Subsistence, Sex and Age in the Prehistoric Mid-South, Lacey Elizabeth Culpepper
Dental Microwear and Diet Change during the Greek Bronze and Iron Age in Coastal East Lokris, Greece, J Rocco de Gregory
The Lay Conceptualization of Major Depressive Disorder, Chafen S. DeLao
How Attachment Styles Moderate the Impact Social Network Members have upon Romantic Relationships, Jayne Kathryn Denson
Fused-Ring Heterocycle Syntheses from Thiazole, Oxazole, Benzoxazole, and Benzothiazole Derivatives and Trifluoroacetylations of N-Methyl Cyclic Ketene-N,O/S-Acetals: Attempted Syntheses of Functionalized Polymers from Plant-Derived 5-(Hydroxymethyl)Furfural, Hondamuni Ireshika Chathurani De Silva
Municipal Government: Does Institutional Structural Reform Make a Difference in Local Government?, Robert Dayle Eskridge
Examining Public Administrators' Perceptions of Welfare Policy Performance, Elizabeth D. Evans
Rejection, Rumination, and Revenge: a Test of the Relational Goal Pursuit Theory of Stalking Perpetration, Benjamin A. Fay
Work to Live or Live to Work?: The Impact of Gender, Personal Resources, and National Policy on the Importance of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Work Rewards in Post-Industrial Nations, Christy Haines Flatt
Lipid Accumulation in Synthetic Wastewater-Grown Oleaginous Microorganisms, Andrew Thompson Ford
Hearth and Home: Life In and Around A "Kitchen" from Ancient Judah as Excavated at Tell Halif, Tim Frank
Disaster Recovery Funds and Faith Based Initiatives: A Multiple Streams Theory Case Study of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, Natalie Kathleen Fussell
In Vitro Catalytic Activity and Inhibition Study of PrnB from Burkholderia Ambifaria, Qi Ge
The Analysis of the Expression and Phenotype of the at3g02400 Gene in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Will Gray
A Community of Women in Clorinda Matto De Turner's Indole, Cordelea Ann Haecker
Preparation of Gold Nanoparticles with Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, Changhong Han
Are Self-Protective Behaviors Associated with Sexual and Physical Assault in Women?, Sheridan Hope Hatcher
Island Karst Classification: Spatial Modeling-Oriented Approach with Multispectral Satellite Imageries, Hung Chak Ho
Survival Processing in the Retroactive Interference Paradigm, Nailah Bessie Horne
The Origin of Banana Holes on San Salvador Island, the Bahamas, Louis R. Infante
Geodetic Method to Estimate Mass Balance of Himalayan Glaciers: a Case Study of the Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Kabindra Joshi
Slope Stability Analysis of Spoil Dragline Bench in Lignite Coal Mine, Choctaw County, Mississippi, Maria Laila Jover
Development of Alternating Current Scanning Electrochemical Methods to Map Chemical Species, Migelhewa Nidarsha Kaumal
Mental Health Service Utilization: Attitudes of Emerging Adults With and Without Disruptive Behavior Symptoms, Ashley Early King-Profit
Sex Differences in How ADHD is Sampled and Studied Across High-Impact Discipline-Representative Journals, Claire Louise Kirk
Analysis of Classes of Singular Boundary Value Problems, Eunkyung Ko
Complexities Involving the Role of Gender and Setting on Provoked Interpersonal Violence: Comparing Analytical Approaches on Couple-Level Data, Nikki H. Kraft
The Implementation of a State Monitoring and Surveillance Program: What Factors Influence the State Policy?, Kywaii K. Lawrence-Jackson
Effects of Television Weather Broadcasters on Viewers During Severe Weather: To Be or Not To Be On-Screen, Amanda Marie Lea
Protective and Risk Factors associated with Risky Sexual Behavior and Quality of Life Implications for Emerging Adults, Hillary Cheryl Leibold
Stalking on the Screen: Examining Media Portrayals of Relational Stalking Behavior, John Robert MacArthur
The Relationship Between Religion and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Philip B. Mason
