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Dissertations from 2021

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Identification of Cultural Differences and Their Effects on International Relations: A Novel Approach, Stephen W. Jones

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Latent Variables Predicting Drug Use in Adolescents with High versus Low Protective Factors, Jessica Jorgenson

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Charm City, Karla Keffer

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Walking into a News Desert: How Arkansas College Newspapers are Coping with the Decline in Print Journalism, David Keith

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RE-FRAMING GENDER: AN ANALYSIS OF JOURNALISM’S SOCIAL MEDIA CHARACTERIZATION OF FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DURING THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, Taylor Kiernan

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Homogenous Gold Catalysis: A Versatile Platform for the Synthesis and Modification of Aromatic Polymers, Eric King

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Offenbach’s Operetta as Performance Practice: A Pedagogical, Dramatic, and Stylistic Role Guide for Pâris in La belle Hélène, Peter Lake

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A HUNGARIAN EXOTIC INGREDIENT IN OPERETTA: THE CSÁRDÁS IN THREE SETTINGS, Michelle Lange

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Consistent Bedtime Routines are Linked to Better Sleep Outcomes: Why?, Kristy Larsen

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Changing Criminal Thinking: An Examination of Heterogeneity in Treatment Effects in a Sample of Justice-Involved Persons with Dual Diagnoses, Michael Lester

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Data-Driven Approaches to Complex Materials: Applications to Amorphous Solids, Dil Kumar Limbu

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International Events, Domestic Change, and the Development of China’s Grand Strategy, 1839-2019, Shao-Fan Lin

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Yellow River Piano Concerto: A Synthesis of Western and Chinese Characteristics, Jiahe Liu

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Assessing the Real-Time Lagrangian Predictability of the Operational Navy Coastal Ocean Model in the Gulf of Mexico, Lea Kristen Locke

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"Ain’t I A Woman?”: The Intersectional Representation Of Black Women Professional Leaders above the Concrete Ceiling In Scandal And How to Get Away with Murder, Jessica Love

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Higher Education Business and Technology Leaders’ Behaviors that Drive Outcome Alignment, Katherine Lynch-Holmes

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Reconciling Religious and Scientific Epistomologies: Leveraging Mutuality to Enhance Acceptance of Science and Respect for Religion, Mary Medlin

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SYNTHESIS OF MOLECULAR PROBES FOR THE DETECTION OF TOXIC ANALYTES, RASHID MIA

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A Component-Wise Approach to Smooth Extension Embedding Methods, Vivian Montiforte

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Physical Education Teachers' Instructional Adaptations to Teach Motor Skills to Children with Language Disorders, Kristen Morgan

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“We Seek A Stable Structure”: Détente, Human Rights, and National Security Policy, 1974–1981, John J. Mortimer Jr.

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Conflict Management Strategies Among Nurses in Hospitals, Rita Nassuna

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The Perceived Absence of African American Women in Leadership Positions in Public Four-Year Predominantly White Institutions of Higher Education in Mississippi, Tonya Neely

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Interleukin-17A Facilitates Chikungunya Virus Infection by Inhibiting IFN-α2 Expression, Biswas Neupane

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Migratory Movement, Fishery Exploitation, and Sperm Limitation of the Louisiana Blue Crab Spawning Stock, Helen Olmi-Graham

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROTEAN CAREER ATTITUDE AND FEEDBACK AFTER THE EMPLOYEE PROMOTION PROCESS, Marcie Overstreet

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Elucidating the Role of the MSAABCR Operon in Persister Cells Formation and Stress Response in Staphylococcus aureus, Shanti Pandey

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A Performer’s Guide to Barbara York’s Four Paintings by Grant Wood, Allen Parrish

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Panel Data Analysis of Determinants of Gini Coefficient, Brandon Parsons

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Distribution, abundance, and population genetics of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) in Mississippi, Luke Pearson

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Examining the Effects of State Anger on Self-reported Psychopathic Trait Inventories, Olivia C. Preston

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An Exploration of Black Church Leaders' Intentions to Develop Critical Consciousness among African-American Students, Taheesha Quarells

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ANALYZING AND DETECTING ANDROID MALWARE AND DEEPFAKE, Md Shohel Rana

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The Power of Presentation: How Attire, Cosmetics, and Posture Impact the Source Credibility of the Female Expert Witness, Alexandra Repke

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Workplace Microaggressions Experienced by Sexual Minorities: Relationships to Workplace Attitudes, Mental Health, and the Role of Emotional Distress Tolerance, Dylan Richard

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Semantic Classification of Multidialectal Arabic Social Media, Tom Rishel

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IMPROVING THE MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM, Thomas Robert Scholz

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Test-Driving Interventions for Teachers: A Proactive Method for Improving Treatment Integrity, Stefanie Schrieber

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Vision Based Activity Recognition Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Architecture, Sarbagya Shakya

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Rheological Properties of Recyclable Polymer Matrices for Advanced Composite Applications, Rahul Shankar

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Evaluating the Contributions of Recollection and Familiarity on Testing and Guessing Benefits in Recognition Memory, Kendal Smith

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Comparison of Manipulatives Effect on Academic Achievement in Preschool Math, Ashley Stewart

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Design and Modeling of Bioinspired Polyelectrolytes with Controlled Architectures for Gene Delivery Applications, Kelli Stockmal

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How Well Do You Know Your Reach?, Tyler Surber

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EMPATHY AS A MODERATOR OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY AND OUTCOME EXPECTANCY BELIEFS, JUTA TAMMACHART

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Doping of Conjugated Polymers: Preparation, Characterization and Device Fabrication, Kan Tang

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Predicting Parent Attendance for Group-Delivered PCIT Workshops in Head Start Centers, Jennifer Tannehill

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Honor and Duty: The Collegiate Education of a Yeoman Farmer’s Son in Antebellum Mississippi, David Taylor

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The Formation of Proxy Force and External State Relationships: Prospect Theory and Proxy Force Decision Making, Brandon Temple

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A Man Who Does Not Exist, Kevin Thomason

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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND THE ROLE OF TIME PERSPECTIVE, Donna Valestro

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Photopolymer Networks with Tunable Command Destruct Properties, William Walker

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Preventing Food Fights: A Meta-Analytic Review of Single Case-Design Research in the Cafeteria Setting, Mary Ware

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Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Mayantoinette Watson

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The Understanding of Digital and Multimedia Evidence (DME) by Attorneys and Digital Forensic Examiners (DFE) within the United States Criminal Justice System, Joseph Levi White

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL ISOLATION, TELECOMMUTING INTENSITY LEVELS, AUTONOMY, AND JOB SATISFACTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Kristy Williams

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The Religion Beat Gets Beat: The Rise and Fall of Stand-alone Religion Sections in Southern Newspapers, 1983-2015, Tara Yvette Wren

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Professional Counter-Strike: An Analysis of Media Objects, Esports Culture, and Gamer Representation, Steven Young

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"I Can't be Two Me's, You Know": The Impossibility of Mothering in Victorian Children's Literature, Charles Yow

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Semantics-Driven Large-Scale 3D Scene Retrieval, Juefei Yuan

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Ensemble Data Fitting For Bathymetric Models Informed by Nominal Data, Samantha Zambo

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Structural Origin Of Thermal, Mechanical Properties And Morphological Behaviors Of Semiconducting Polymers, Song Zhang

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Human 5’-tailed Mirtrons are Processed by RNaseP, Mohammad Farid Zia

Dissertations from 2020

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Predicting Political Development after United States Military Assistance: Evidence from Case Study Analysis, Susan Rae Alaniz

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Organizational Stressors as Predictors of Burnout, Kristen Albritton

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Microcelebrity Endorsement of Public Relations Campaigns for Nonprofit Organizations: A Study of Snapchat in Saudi Arabia, Sami Altuwayjiri

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Before the Snakes Came, Garrett Ashley

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Mississippi Teachers' Perception of Performance Evaluation Feedback and Its Influence on Teaching Practices and Student Outcomes, Joanna Barnes

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An Analysis and Stylistic Comparison of Five Works for Unaccompanied Tuba by John Stevens, Tracy Bedgood

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Impulsivity as a Trait Predictor in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Jennifer Bertucci

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International Trade in Health Services: Assessing the Patterns of Trade in Global Healthcare Delivery, Tawnya Bosko

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Core Subject Integration in the K-6 Music Classroom, Rose Bowe

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The Principal and Teacher Evaluation: A Study of Influencing Pressures, Andy Brock

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Public Relations Education in Mississippi Today: Perceptions and Realities, Gail Brown

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The Ecology and Evolutionary History of Two Musk Turtles in the Southeastern United States, Grover Brown

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The Effects of Culturally Competent Messaging on Willingness to Engage in Firearm Means Safety, Sarah E. Butterworth

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Boystown: Stories, Justin Carmickle

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Instructor Perspectives and Jazz-Related Courses for Undergraduate Music Majors at NASM Accredited Colleges and Universities, David Carter

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Bulk Properties Correlated to the Hydrogen Bond Organization in Dendrimers, Hyperbranched Polymers, and Linear Polymers, Beibei Chen

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Agonistic Grooming in Multiple Lemur Species, Jennie L. Christopher

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Self-Regulated Learning Instruction’s Relationships with Teacher Subject Area, Teacher Beliefs, and Teacher Efficacy, Jeffrey Coggin

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Al-Baghdadi and the Art of Terrorist Persuasion, Bandar Dawshi

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A Survey of Modern Companion Pieces Outlining Specific Compositional Similarities Between Ralph Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem and Mack Wilberg's Requiem Aeternam and Let Peace Then Still the Strife, Joel Dunlap

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Using Two Reinforcement Contingencies to Alter Teachers' Rates of Praise, Ashleigh Eaves

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Nadia Boulanger’s Fantaisie Variée Pour Piano Et Orchestre a Study of a Significant Unpublished Piece, sarah elias

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An Examination of Parental Locus of Control, Stress, Social Support, and Depression Among Parents of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities, Brandi Ellis

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Well-being Indicators, Social Globalization, and Unaccompanied Child Migration from Central America, Lucia Farriss

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Storm Chasers, Bryana Fern

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Examining Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes, Self-Efficacy, and Differentiating Instruction for Educating Gifted Learners, Marla Freitag

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A Post Implementation Review of Transformational Change Initiatives in Higher Education, Allison Gillespie

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A Narrative Case Study of Transfer Students in Instrumental Music Education, Ashley Glenn

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Practical Adhesion Measurements in Organic Coatings; Advancing Understanding and Mechanical Methods Development, Diana Gottschalk

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Discipline-Culture and Instructional Practices: An Integrated Leader's Role, Joe L. Griffin

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A View From Above: Alternative Perspectives on Smallholder Livelihoods and Agrobiodiversity Conservation in Northern Ecuador, Chris Hair

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The Roles of Violence Exposure and Gender on the Relationship Between Adolescent Psychopathic and Conduct Disorder Traits and the Capability for Suicide, Tiffany Harrop

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A Study of Information Bots and Knowledge Bots, Amartya Hatua

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The Face of Intervention: Military Humanitarianism During the 1965 Dominican Crisis, Wesley Hazzard

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Memories of Emotions of First Consensual Sexual Encounters, Mario Herrera

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Romantic Relational Aggression Among College Students: A Moderated Mediation Study of Attachment Style, Romantic Jealousy, Mate Value, and Relationship Investment, Skylar Hicks

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Career and Technical Education Teachers’ Attitudes Toward and Their Participation in Technology-Based Professional Development Training in Mississippi’s High School Districts, Natalie N. Hill