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Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Antenna modeling by infinitesimal dipoles using genetic algorithms / by Taninder S. Sijher, Taninder Sijher
Chocolate Plantation: A Geophysical and Archaeological Examination of a Sea Island Cotton Plantation on Sapelo Island, Georgia, Christopher William Simmons
Chocolate plantation : a geophysical and archaeological examination of a sea island cotton plantation on Sapelo Island, Georgia / by Christopher William Simmons, Christopher William Simmons
Multicultural survey of teacher attitudes about language proficiency among students / by Monty Elizabeth Singletary, Monty Elizabeth Singletary
Thermodynamic studies of micellization and adsorption for three alkyltrimethylammonium bromides using isothermal titration calorimetry / by Adam Eugene Smith, Adam Eugene Smith
Estimation of particle sizes for a range of narrow size distributions of natural sands suspended in water using multi-frequency acoustic backscatter / by Christopher K. Smith, Christopher K. Smith
Crown of thunder : a scenic design process / by Jared Sullivan Spears, Jared Sullivan Spears
Development of nanoparticle treated sensors and bearing diagnostics using fluctuation based processing / by Sai Narayan Sundar, Sai Narayan Sundar
Characterization and modeling of VBR video traffic in a high-speed packet switched network / by Yang George Sun, Yang George Sun
A pedagogical and comparative study : selected songs of Dinos Constantinides / by Laura Mobley Thompson, Laura Mobley Thompson
Application of ant algorithms to the University course timetabling problem and the deviation problem / by William G. Vaughan, William G. Vaughan
Authentic versus tourist : reexamining a collection of West African art in light of new debates and old ambiguities, Sarah Joy Walker
Assessment of opiate-receptor-specific effects on domestic fowl social attachment / by Jason E. Warnick, Jason E. Warnick
Psychological stress during exercise : stress hormone responses and immune function, Michael Weldy
In pursuit of a pure garden : Roger Williams in a trans-atlantic context, Bryn Elizabeth Wilson
Playing through : sports, patriotism, manpower, and scarcity during WWII / by Jonathan Cory Wright, Jonathan Cory Wright
Design and implementation of FRUIT : a family of retargetable user interface tools / by Hui Xiong, Hui Xiong
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Beauty as Currency, Joseph Abide
Beauty as currency, Joseph S. Abide
An Attempt at Balance: Staging Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves, Richard Albert
An attempt at balance : staging Guare's The House of Blue Leaves, Richard J. Albert
A Lighting Design Process for Twelfth Night, Erin Alberts
A light design process for Twelfth Night, Erin Elizabeth Alberts
Use of bioassays to determine receptor-mediated induction of cytochrome P4501A and estrogenic activity in sediment and natural product samples, Srinivas Annavarapu
In-situ characterization of subgrade using falling weight deflectometer, Manil Bajracharya
Electronic cooling of a generic transmitter, Jaideep Bangal
Burning processions, Brad Anthony Bernard
Stochastic modeling of nonlinear epidemiology, Sankar Bokka
An impedance tube investigation of thermoacoustics with a multi-phase working fluid, Daniel C. Brown
A fractal analysis of estrogen, estrogen-receptor interactions and estrogen metabolism in two related species of catfish, Harshala D. Butala
An examination of soil biogeochemical properties and seed bank dynamics of timber harvested lands in Lafayette and Calhoun counties, Mississippi, Lisa Chambers-Strong
Application of inductive inference to models with additive exponential terms, Chung Yong Chan
The making of the homoerotic body : southern evangelicals and the fight for gay and lesbian rights, Courtney E. Chartier
Developing efficient technique in beginning piano students, Fen-Fang Chen
Integration of remote sensing and GIS to evaluate change in the Mississippi coast and Mississippi Sound, Erika C. Cohen
Archaic effigy beads : a new look at some old beads, Jessica F. Crawford
The development of criteria for the selection of wetland restoration sites in the Yazoo backwater area, Mississippi, Angela A. Davis
A comparison of lowess normalization methods on microarray data, Yuanyuan Ding
Experimental characterization of modified and thin film piezoceramic sensors, Shantharam V. Dravida
'Preferences of the platonic age': male homosocial desire in Quida's Novels of the 1860s, Lorraine Dubuisson
An analysis of late prehistoric ceramics from the Hollywood site (22TU500) in Tunica County, Mississippi, Pamela Deanne Edwards
Part 1 : synthesis, characterization, and oxidation reactions of mono- and dinuclear ferrocene complexes part 2 : preparation of methylethylimidazolium nonoachloroditungstate (III), Jacob Joseph Eftink
Children's peer status and recognition of facial expressions of emotion, Leigh Anne Faul
Pageant of providence, Jill Arlene Foote-Hutton
Jubal's children, Lacey Galbraith
Reformed rebellion : the development of Calvinist resistance theory, 1548-1600, Jonathan Gray
The role of the mulatto in black literature, Tiffany C. Griffin
Separate schools shall be maintained for the white and colored races : the progression of historically black colleges and universities in Mississippi, Kianca LaTrelle Guyton
Phytotoxins from the leaves of Ruta Graveolens, Amber L. Hale
Still movin : the life journeys of four members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Tiffany T. Hamelin
Hemingway, bullfight, code, man, Nathan Henton
Natural products as inhibitors of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 (HIF-1), Tyler W. Hodges
A GIS approach to evaluation of environmental conditions affecting seeps and springs of Holly Springs National Forest, Mississippi, Michael Dean Hodson
Using microarray data to analyze biological pathways, Liang Huang
Sexual aggression and impulsivity : an examination of impulsivity as a moderating variable in sexual aggression, Hillary Hunt
Visualization and design of antennas and antenna arrays, Matthew J. Inman
Building extraction using neuro-fuzzy pattern recognition with feature detecting structures, Patrick M. Jackson
Protein folding and misfolding mechanisms - pathological implications, detection and modeling, Nigil Satish Jeyashekar
Phytochemical and biological investigation of Zanthoxylum Monophyllum (LAM) P. Wilson (Rutaceae), Laura C. Johansmann
When they say smart : implications of being labeled smart by fifth grade peers, Emily Thomas Johnson
Defenders of liberty : the Mississippi states righters, 1832-1834, Matthew R. Johnson
Short-term aging effects on polyester, Rohit P. Joshi
The sensitivity of glochidia of freshwater mussel Ligumia subrostrata to arsenic and suspended sediments, Tomoko Kikuchi
Application of pressure sensitive paint to evaluate loads on jet blast deflectors / by Kiran K. Konde, Kiran K. Konde
Enrichments of microbial consortia, mathematical modeling and statistical analysis for methane production form acetate, Sulabh Madhusudan Koolwal
Effects of ph and amendments on soil, Niranjan K. Kottala
Intersecting set systems, Jaromy Scott Kuhl
Analysis of thermal contact resistance in a generic transmitter, Raghavender Kulkarni
Investigation of interaction of gas hydrates with sediments, Viren Kumar
Professionalizing the blues : the economic thrust of an indigenous art form in Mississippi, 1920-1945, William Preston Lauterbach
Common problems of access to records : comparative analysis and Mississippi case study, Scarlet Lawrence
The electrodeposition of cobalt-aluminum alloys from a room-temperature chloroaluminate molten salt, Zhaoxia Liu
Chromatography with dynamically formed stationary phases : carbon dioxide and methanol, Zheyuan Luo
The use of web services in bioinformatics, Sheng Lu
Pheromonal mediation of sex change in the bridled goby, Coryphopterus Glaucofraenum, a protogynously hermaphroditic reef fish, Kristen Erica Marsh
Effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on CYP19 and CYP1B expression in teleosts, Monali Master
Personality and smoking behavior among college students, Jessica L. McAllister
The tie that binds : maternal influence in the works of Charles Reade, Rachel Crawford McKee
Through a glass darkly : reflections of southern culture in South Carolina's domestic violence policy, Ellen Barbara Meacham
Moisture durability study of pultruded AOC P 920, Chaitali Meda
Depositional systems tracts and associated depositional environments within the lower cretaceous (Albian) mooringsport formation, waveland field, Hancock County, Mississippi, Michael David Miner
American shame : the psychodynamics of Willa Cather's The Song of the Lark, Stephen Monroe
Looking inside : autobiographical reflections of five Mississippians, Anne M. Mueller
Time-resolved, low-dimensional estimation of open cavity flow, Nathan E. Murray
Bifurcation analysis of HIV-1 dynamics In Vivo, Revanth Babu Mutyala
Analysis and design of small dielectric resonator antennas for mobile personal communications, Swee Huat Ong
Rhizomicrobrial effects upon Lambda-Cyhalothrin using batch cultures and Redox Gradostats, Trent Peacock
College students' attributions of rape, Tara Louise Peeples
Glass trade beads among the early historic Chickasaw, Donna Jean Courtney Rausch
Agnus Dei : an exploration and presentation of John Pielmeier's Agnes of God / by Mark Curtis Reeves, Mark Curtis Reeves
A day long to be remembered : the battle of Champion Hill and the fall of Vicksburg / by William Brian Risher, William Brian Risher
Fragmentation and disorganization in written trauma narratives : a comparison of measurement methods / by Sushma Topiwala Roberts, Sushma Topiwala Roberts
Southern collegiate rugby : examining a masculine space / by William Kyle Rote, Kyle Rote
Quality control in microarrays / by Neelima Rungta, Neelima Rungta
Opening doors in a closed society : Mississippi's open meetings law / by Martin Allen Russell, Martin Allen Russell
Rolling down like thunder : Will Davis Campbell and Wendell Berry Call for the redefinition and redemption of the world, Sharron Eve Sarthou
Frederick Douglass and the gospel of Zarathustra / by Neil Segars, Neil Segars
Determining the causes of symptom outcome in the victims of pursuit behaviors (stalking) / by Tory A. Seif, Tory A. Seif