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Salinity Tolerance In The Elymus Genus, Hunter Pegram
Salinity Tolerance In The Elymus Genus, Hunter Pegram
Theses and Dissertations
Most crop species are highly sensitive to elevated levels of soil salinity. Increased soil salination has become one of the most detrimental environmental factors limiting agricultural productivity. Agricultural commodity losses due to salinity are currently estimated to be 12 billion USD per year and are expected to increase every year as more acreage is affected by salination. The Elymus genus is composed of approximately 150 species of grasses with geographic distribution that spans the globe. Elymus species are commonly used for revegetation, wildlife habitat, and erosion control. While increased tolerance to soil salinity has been reported that Argentine wheatgrass (Elymus …
Synthesis Of Hexafluoroisopropylidene (6f) Polyarylenes Via Interfacial Polymerization Of Aromatic Monomers With Hexafluoroacetone Trihydrate, Gustavo Adolfo Muñoz Ruiz
Synthesis Of Hexafluoroisopropylidene (6f) Polyarylenes Via Interfacial Polymerization Of Aromatic Monomers With Hexafluoroacetone Trihydrate, Gustavo Adolfo Muñoz Ruiz
Theses and Dissertations
Fluoropolymers are well-known for their exceptional thermo-oxidative stability, chemical resistance, UV-light resistance, and low surface energy properties, making them essential for high-performance applications across clean energy, medical device, automotive, aerospace, electronics, and telecommunication industries. Since the discovery of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE), numerous fluorinated thermoplastics and fluoroelastomers have entered the market. The global fluoropolymer industry is projected to reach $18 billion by 2033. Recent advancements have focused on integrating mainchain fluorocarbon moieties, such as perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB), perfluorocycloalkenyl (PFCA), fluoroarylene vinylene ether (FAVE), and the hexafluoroisopropylidene (6F) group, into semi-fluorinated polymers. These modifications enhance properties like thermal stability, processability, and optical transparency, while …
Reproductive Ecology And Latitudinal Variation Of Three Cavity Nesting Duck Species In Eastern United States, Hunter Elijah Mentges
Reproductive Ecology And Latitudinal Variation Of Three Cavity Nesting Duck Species In Eastern United States, Hunter Elijah Mentges
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Survival of females, nests, and ducklings strongly influence annual recruitment in North American ducks. Studies of cavity-nesting ducks using nest boxes, such as wood ducks (Aix sponsa), hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) and black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) historically have investigated extrinsic factors, such as nest predation, and how it influenced nest success. For my study, I evaluated data from 1,403 monitored nest boxes collected from eight states, 2020–2022. I studied intrinsic characteristics related to reproduction, such as egg and clutch sizes, and eggshell strength in the 3 cavity-nesting ducks. Variables including clutch size, egg mass, parasitism, and onset of incubation …
Forest Management In Changing Landscapes: Evaluating Hurricane Damage And Salvage Market Dynamics, Ian Pereira Sartorio
Forest Management In Changing Landscapes: Evaluating Hurricane Damage And Salvage Market Dynamics, Ian Pereira Sartorio
Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation comprises three interrelated studies exploring the effects of hurricanes on forestlands and the optimization of salvage logging practices. The first study examines land cover changes and salvage logging patterns following Hurricane Michael. It utilizes predictive models to identify key drivers of these changes, exploring the relative influence of storm intensity, forest vulnerability, and economic/operational factors. The second study builds upon these findings, focusing on the agent attribution for land cover change observations leveraging advanced remote sensing tools and relevant spatial data. By distinguishing between wind damage and salvage logging activities, it advances the understanding of post-hurricane land cover …
Risk Assessment Of Severe Weather Events Affecting Animal Production Facilities, Impana Hassan Swamy Gowda
Risk Assessment Of Severe Weather Events Affecting Animal Production Facilities, Impana Hassan Swamy Gowda
Theses and Dissertations
Our research primarily focuses on the risk assessment and vulnerabilities of commercial broiler farms/houses due to severe weather events. The area of focus is counties within a 60-mile radius of broiler processing plants, as most broiler farms/houses are centrally located around these plants. Using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), we calculate a risk index to evaluate the vulnerability of these counties. This study incorporates historical weather event data to identify patterns and predict future risks, providing valuable insights for disaster preparedness and mitigation strategies. Through a detailed analysis of various severe weather events, including tornadoes, hurricanes, …
A Random Forest Model For Predicting Soil Properties Using Landsat 9 Bare Soil Images, Ivo Tokeshi Muller
A Random Forest Model For Predicting Soil Properties Using Landsat 9 Bare Soil Images, Ivo Tokeshi Muller
Theses and Dissertations
Digital soil mapping (DSM) provides a cost-effective approach for characterizing the spatial variation in soil properties which contributes to inconsistent productivity. This study utilized Random Forest (RF) models to facilitate DSM of apparent soil electrical conductivity (ECa), estimated cation exchange capacity (CEC), and soil organic matter (SOM) in agricultural fields across the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. The RF models were trained and tested using in situ collected ECa, CEC, and SOM data, paired with a bare soil composite of Landsat 9 imagery. Field data and imagery were collected during the study period of 2019 through 2023. Models ranged from fair …
Synthesis Of Ccc-Nhc Pincer Re And Mn Complexes: Air Stable Catalysts For Borrowing Hydrogen And Dehydrogenative/Oxidative Cyclization Reactions, Huy Hoang Pham
Synthesis Of Ccc-Nhc Pincer Re And Mn Complexes: Air Stable Catalysts For Borrowing Hydrogen And Dehydrogenative/Oxidative Cyclization Reactions, Huy Hoang Pham
Theses and Dissertations
The application of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) in organic and organometallic chemistry has been well-established. The utilization of Zr(NMe2)4 for transmetallation has facilitated the synthesis of CCC-NHC pincer transition metal complexes since 2005 by our group, including Fe, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, and Pt. However, there have been no reports on the synthesis, characterization, and application of CCC-NHC pincer complexes involving Re and Mn to date. This dissertation aims to address this gap by discussing the synthesis and catalytic activities of CCC-NHC pincer Re and Mn complexes in crossed-coupling reactions. Chapter II will focus on the synthesis of the CCC-NHC pincer …
Impacts Of Quality On Cotton Hedging And Basis, Jacob Epperson
Impacts Of Quality On Cotton Hedging And Basis, Jacob Epperson
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The main objective of this study is to analyze the effects cotton quality has on hedging and basis movements within the cotton market to help market participants minimize price risk. The effectiveness of using cotton futures in hedging price risk will be determined by calculating optimal hedge ratios by tenderable quality. Hedge ratios will be calculated using simple differences and error correction models (ECM) on overlapping price data, estimated under both generalized least squares (GLS) and maximum likelihood estimation (MLE). An empirical analysis shows that as cotton quality improves, the optimal hedge ratio decreases. ECMs estimated under GLS are found …
That The Parliament Should Be In Harmony With The Nation: The Whig Party, National Self- Determination, And Parliamentary Reform, 1790-1830, J.D. Scott
Theses and Dissertations
Between 1790 and 1830 the Whig party in Britain championed the rights of continental European peoples to determine their governments free of outside interference. The universal right to national self-determination became an important part of their own domestic, partisan effort to oppose the ministries of William Pitt the younger and his acolytes—ministries which they believed were undermining the independency of the House of Commons by allying Britain with the despotic governments of the continent in their war against the French Revolution. By casting the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France as an attack against the right to national self-determination, the …
Alight, The Dead Of Night: Ascertaining The Collection And Use Of Nighttime Site Inventory In Landscape Architecture Professional Practice, Jacob Zachary Felkins
Alight, The Dead Of Night: Ascertaining The Collection And Use Of Nighttime Site Inventory In Landscape Architecture Professional Practice, Jacob Zachary Felkins
Theses and Dissertations
In landscape architecture, site inventory is a common precursor and perpetual informant of site design, toolkit development, and best management practices. Within inventory-specific texts, inventory is primarily geared, collected, and applied toward the daytime, and thusly, one might consider the bulk of inventory to be “daytime inventory” which pays greater heed to a diurnal humanity and lesser heed to the nocturnal world. With a greater attention to nighttime site conditions, we explored “nighttime inventory” through a series of primary considerations - nighttime lighting, light pollution, site ecology, and the night sky – along with several secondary considerations. We then surveyed …
Architecture Selection And Propulsion Supervisory Control Strategies For All-Wheel Drive Electric Vehicles (Evs), Jagdeo S. Singh
Architecture Selection And Propulsion Supervisory Control Strategies For All-Wheel Drive Electric Vehicles (Evs), Jagdeo S. Singh
Theses and Dissertations
The automotive industry is shifting towards the development of electric vehicles (EVs) at a rapid pace with most manufacturers intending to be producing solely electric vehicles by 2050. This is due in large part to government regulations aiming to reduce emissions from the transportation sector. As a result, significant research is being conducted to advance the development of EV propulsion technology. This research explores two aspects of EV design: the analysis and selection of an efficient EV propulsion architecture, and the implementation and testing of an efficiency-based energy management strategy (EMS) for implementation on Mississippi State’s EcoCAR team vehicle for …
Understanding The Relationship Between Neonatal Dairy Calves’ Gut Microbiota And Incidence Of Diarrhea Using Full-Length 16s Rrna Gene Amplicon Sequencing And Machine Learning, Jalyn Grace Hawkins
Understanding The Relationship Between Neonatal Dairy Calves’ Gut Microbiota And Incidence Of Diarrhea Using Full-Length 16s Rrna Gene Amplicon Sequencing And Machine Learning, Jalyn Grace Hawkins
Theses and Dissertations
A healthy gut microbiome is crucial for the development, growth, and health of dairy calves; however, diarrhea in pre-weaned calves is highly prevalent, difficult to treat, and causes detrimental effects to the dairy industry. This study characterized early gut microbiota using longread-based 16S rRNA gene sequencing and investigated its associations with calf diarrhea and colostrum microbiota. The full-length 16S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced on a Nanopore sequencer. We identified shared bacterial species in colostrum and calf feces, whose abundance in calf feces reduced with age. Diarrheic calves exhibited differing gut diversity before, during, and after diarrhea, and harbored …
Complexities In Datura Production And Ceramics In The Arkansas River Valley, Jaylyn Ashley Gustafson
Complexities In Datura Production And Ceramics In The Arkansas River Valley, Jaylyn Ashley Gustafson
Theses and Dissertations
Plants and ceramics play a crucial role in many Indigenous cultures, used in food preparation and rituals. Datura is a plant found in the Southeast and is known for its medicinal and hallucinogenic properties. The Indigenous cultures that used Datura in their rituals had to develop an understanding of the plant and how to use it. Datura contains specific alkaloids, which are used for medicinal purposes but can be lethal if consumed incorrectly. Being aware of the danger of consuming Datura incorrectly, the Indigenous people had to create a system of extracting the hallucinogenic properties for their ritual and medicinal …
An Examination Of Depressive Symptoms Of African Americans As A Part Of A Complex System, Jenna Kilgore
An Examination Of Depressive Symptoms Of African Americans As A Part Of A Complex System, Jenna Kilgore
Theses and Dissertations
Symptoms associated with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have become a source of distress and disability throughout the world, and MDD is among the most common disorders diagnosed annually in the United States. Despite this growing epidemic, scientists and practitioners continue to conceptualize MDD using a common-cause model, which suggests MDD is a result of a latent depression entity that gives rise to symptoms. This is particularly problematic in African American populations where some symptoms associated with depression (i.e., irritability and pain or numbness in the body) are different than those listed in the DSM. The current study examined depressive symptoms …
Movement Ecology And Nest-Site Selection Of Rock Iguanas Across A Gradient Of Anthropogenic Disturbance, James Walter Wehsener
Movement Ecology And Nest-Site Selection Of Rock Iguanas Across A Gradient Of Anthropogenic Disturbance, James Walter Wehsener
Theses and Dissertations
Analysis of animal movement has been integrated into a framework of four components: internal state, motion capacity, navigation capacity, and external factors (Nathan et al., 2008). We used this framework to enhance understanding of movement behavior in the 15 West Indian rock iguana (Cyclura) taxa and to inform conservation management. Our review found that adult female Cyclura large-scale movement is primarily driven by nesting and migrations. Nest site selection also influences hatchling dispersal, but few studies identify preferred habitats for nesting females. Anthropogenic impacts on nesting ecology are largely unexplored, especially in Cyclura carinata. We studied C. carinata nesting ecology …
Examining The Role Of Hypertension-Induced Mechanotransduction On Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells And Vascular Calcification, Jessica Moon
Examining The Role Of Hypertension-Induced Mechanotransduction On Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells And Vascular Calcification, Jessica Moon
Theses and Dissertations
Cardiovascular disease is the world’s number 1 killer. The cardiovascular system helps to pump blood throughout the human body and maintain a systemic balance. However, medial vascular calcification results when this system becomes off balance, such as in cases of high blood pressure leading to hypertension. Many factors are involved in this process, but the most important is the vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switch to osteoblast-like cells. When vascular smooth muscle cells are subject to mechanical stimuli, mechanotransduction occurs, causing an intracellular signaling cascade leading to a phenotypic switch associated with the Wnt signaling pathway and osteogenic markers. There …
Unraveling The Evolution Of Moral Panic: A Comparative Analysis Of School Shootings, Jiavonna Devine Webb
Unraveling The Evolution Of Moral Panic: A Comparative Analysis Of School Shootings, Jiavonna Devine Webb
Theses and Dissertations
School shootings in the United States have garnered significant attention. Since 1999, several high-profile school shootings have taken place across the U.S. in Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, etc. The phenomenon of school shootings and the resultant moral panic is explored by examining media coverage to understand how the media contributes to public responses to these tragic incidents. Although school shootings tend to receive attention, we do not know how this attention can differ across school shootings. This study uses the moral panic framework to assess how national newspaper coverage portrays the Sandy Hook Elementary and Robb Elementary school shootings. I find …
Using Phenological And Physiological Data To Improve Bioenergy Feedstock Production Of Populus In The Southeastern United States, Jiaxin Wang
Theses and Dissertations
Climate change poses a significant threat to bioenergy production, impacting plant’s phenology and physiological performance. Investigating the adaptation of bioenergy crops like Populus is crucial for sustaining production. Populus, known for its genetic variation and ease of study, offers insights into tree responses to climate change. My research, part of the Advancing Populus Pathways in the Southeast (APPS) project, focuses on various Populus genotypes across multiple growing seasons, exploring phenology under different management strategies. Planting Populus across two sites, namely Monroe and Pontotoc, allows for the examination of genotype responses to climate change factors, particularly in terms of phenology and …
Attrition Rates In The Engineering Industry By Gender And Time, Josiane Kander
Attrition Rates In The Engineering Industry By Gender And Time, Josiane Kander
Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation investigated attrition rates of engineers in the industry. It used historical data to examine trends of attrition based on gender and time. It found that both gender and time were statistically significant in predicting whether an engineer would be working in the industry or not. Males with an engineering degree were 5.2 times more likely to work in the engineering industry than females with an engineering degree. Additionally, as engineers progress through the profession, they tend to leave it altogether more often than staying in the profession for their entire careers. Pivotal points where engineers leave the industry …
The Impact Of Stimulus Set Size On Efficiency Of Sight Words Training, Junchen Guo
The Impact Of Stimulus Set Size On Efficiency Of Sight Words Training, Junchen Guo
Theses and Dissertations
Reading skills are widely recognized as fundamental abilities, crucial not only for academic success but also for participation in social activities and navigating interpersonal challenges. In the early formation of reading abilities, mastery of sight words is instrumental in effectively enhancing reading proficiency, particularly for individuals lacking foundational reading skills. In educational practice, flashcard intervention stands as a widely utilized instructional approach. When Kodak et al. (2020) first introduced the concept of stimulus set size and its impact on the efficiency of skill acquisition interventions, they examined differences in training efficiency among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when exposed …
Corporate Malfeasance, Culture, And Executive Integrity, Junnatun Naym
Corporate Malfeasance, Culture, And Executive Integrity, Junnatun Naym
Theses and Dissertations
I study how the decisions of corporate individuals, firm culture, corporate behavior, and the broader financial markets are interconnected. In the first chapter, I examine insider trade reporting violations by corporate insiders, such as executives, officers, and directors, who have access to nonpublic information. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) mandates prompt insider trade reporting within two business days to reduce information asymmetry. However, frequent violations of this deadline breach securities law and may indicate a broader culture of noncompliance. I investigate whether insiders’ adherence to or disregard for filing deadlines reflects the firm’s stance on unethical behavior and its …
Reconceptualizing The Relations Between Impulsivity, Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, And Narcissism Using Variable- And Person-Centered Approaches, Karen Kelley
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Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism are three personality constructs collectively associated with antagonism, callousness, and engagement in socially aversive behaviors. These overlapping personality constructs are theorized to have features that meaningfully distinguish each of them from one another, such as variations in impulsivity. However, investigating the interrelations between existing measures of psychopathy, Machiavellianism, narcissism, and impulsivity presents several methodological challenges. Five Factor Model (FFM) approaches to these four multidimensional constructs provide a promising avenue for examining the associations between these personality domains and impulsivity. This study examined a comprehensive, multidimensional model of impulsivity (i.e., the UPPS-P model of impulsivity) in relation …
Source Contributions To Nekton Diet In An Oligohaline Ecosystem, Keith Antoine Chenier
Source Contributions To Nekton Diet In An Oligohaline Ecosystem, Keith Antoine Chenier
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West Back Bay in Biloxi, Mississippi is an oligohaline estuary. Salt-tolerant submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and saltmarsh grasses are found ubiquitously throughout this estuary with Vallisneria americana and Juncus roemerianus being the dominant SAV and saltmarsh vegetation. No studies have directly evaluated the role of these vegetation species in the food web. Carbon and sulfur stable isotope analyses were used to identify primary source contributions to fishes Menidia beryllina, Fundulus grandis, and Lepomis macrochirus. Isotopic niche overlap was compared between fishes and basal carbon sources bimonthly from May 2021 through May 2022. Fishes had greater than 50% isotopic niche overlap …
Boundary Layer Flow Control In Low-Reynolds Numbers Via Internal Acoustic Excitation, Joshua Michael Kiley
Boundary Layer Flow Control In Low-Reynolds Numbers Via Internal Acoustic Excitation, Joshua Michael Kiley
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Aerodynamic flow control using internal acoustic excitation holds promise as it combines the simplicity of passive flow control techniques (in terms of added weight and operational complexity) with the control authority of active flow control methods. While previous studies have analyzed the effects of acoustic excitation on steady wing aerodynamics, the effect of excitation on the unsteady aerodynamics is not known, which is the aim of the current effort. Internally mounted speakers on a symmetric National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) 0012 wing are used to excite the unsteady boundary layer at the wing’s leading edge as it executes linear …
Characterizing Threats To Coastal Forests By A Native Defoliator And Non-Native Woodborer, Kristy Marie Mcandrew
Characterizing Threats To Coastal Forests By A Native Defoliator And Non-Native Woodborer, Kristy Marie Mcandrew
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Coastal forests are facing threats due to rising sea levels, increased storm severity, and land use change. These factors stress trees within coastal ecosystems, potentially predisposing them to attack by insects. In North America, two insect species of concern that pose threats to for coastal forest health are the native baldcypress leafroller (BCLR), Archips goyerana Kruse (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and non-native Japanese cedar longhorned beetle (JCLB), Callidiellum rufipenne Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Baldcypress leafroller has been reported from Mississippi and Louisiana, with defoliation only reported from the latter where increased flooding has stressed host trees. Through widespread trapping efforts, I found that …
Mississippi Mud: Race, Agriculture, And Disharmony In The Era Of Civil Rights, Kymara D. Sneed
Mississippi Mud: Race, Agriculture, And Disharmony In The Era Of Civil Rights, Kymara D. Sneed
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Federal interference in the battle for states’ rights in Mississippi during the 1950s and 60s birthed a civil rights movement that made the Department of Agriculture its main opposition. Alongside state-sanctioned organizations like the Citizens’ Council and the Sovereignty Commission, the USDA used their resources to deter civil rights groups, black farmers, and black agents alike from protesting against segregationist policies. Mississippi Mud uses agriculture as a lens to illustrate how the USDA’s refusal to denounce Jim Crow, especially after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, led to black farmers and extension agents pursuing legal action against the …
Effects Of A Nontraditional Beef Cattle Finishing System On Performance, Carcass Quality, And Economics, Lakan D. Guelker
Effects Of A Nontraditional Beef Cattle Finishing System On Performance, Carcass Quality, And Economics, Lakan D. Guelker
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Crossbred beef heifers [Year 1, n = 12 initial body weight (BW) = 400.5 kg] and beef steers (Year 2, n = 24, initial body weight (BW) = 401.9 kg] were used to compare the effect of non-traditional, low-input finishing diets (CORN and SBH) to a traditional finishing diet (DIET) in a small-scale finishing system on animal performance, carcass characteristics, and economic impact. In Year 1, cattle were finished for 132d (n = 6) or 174d (n = 6) and in Year 2, cattle were finished for 154d (n = 8), 162d (n = 8), and 196d (n = 7) …
Unseeing The Seen: Jugha, Larra Myron Diboyan
Unseeing The Seen: Jugha, Larra Myron Diboyan
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The annihilation of the Armenian Medieval Cemetery of Jugha, located in the exclave Nakhijevan Autonomous Republic, in the current-day Republic of Azerbaijan, took place between 1998-2006. The systematic structural violence used by the Azerbaijani state, sponsored destruction of Indigenous Armenian cultural heritage, usurpation of sacred spaces, attempted rewriting of history, and reshaped the landscape, therefore distorting reality and memory. This research aims to scrutinize the tactics used by the Republic of Azerbaijan in their erasure of the Old Jugha cemetery and present how not only is this a case of structural violence but also one of landscape structural violence against …
Tree Recruitment Dynamics In An Urban Forested Natural Area, Lee Eric Bridges
Tree Recruitment Dynamics In An Urban Forested Natural Area, Lee Eric Bridges
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Urban forested natural areas (UFNAs) are the remnants of larger forested ecosystems that have become surrounded by urban land development. Due to their proximity to dense population centers, UFNAs provide levels of ecosystem services disproportionate with their small size. However, stressors on UFNAs, such as fragmentation, invasive species, urban heat islands, soil compaction, altered seed predator populations, and disrupted disturbance regimes, can alter species composition and forest structure such that the continued flow of these ecosystem services is unlikely. Further, management of these systems is confounded by their size and location. While most urban forests are managed using individual tree …
Evaluating Depictions Of Representation: An Analysis Of Female Law Enforcement Officers In Prime-Time Fictional Entertainment Television, Linda Christine Williams
Evaluating Depictions Of Representation: An Analysis Of Female Law Enforcement Officers In Prime-Time Fictional Entertainment Television, Linda Christine Williams
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This study looked at uniformed female municipal police officers in fictional entertainment television shows that were centered around law enforcement. Building on previous research by Evans and Davies, this replication study uses a content analysis model to look at city level police, as opposed to the female federal agents from Booker’s 2018 study. This project builds on earlier work that looked at portrayals of female law enforcement officers in entertainment television and applies a framework of Representative Bureaucracy, Cultivation Theory, and Social Construction of Reality to find at their intersection, answers about the construction of the street-level bureaucrats who are …