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Effects Of Temperature And Salinity On Hatch Success, Growth, Development And Survival Of Bigmouth Sleeper Gobiomorus Dormitor Larvae, Karina Michelle Olivieri-Velázquez
Effects Of Temperature And Salinity On Hatch Success, Growth, Development And Survival Of Bigmouth Sleeper Gobiomorus Dormitor Larvae, Karina Michelle Olivieri-Velázquez
Theses and Dissertations
Effects of temperature (23, 26, 29°C) and salinity (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 ppt) on hatch success, growth, development, and survival of bigmouth sleeper Gobiomorus dormitor yolk sac larvae were determined. Hatch success was greater at lower temperatures (23°C) and salinities (0-10 ppt), while larval survival and growth were greater at 26°C and 0 ppt. Larvae reared at 29°C- 0 ppt developed rapidly but rarely survived 48-h post hatch, while larvae at 23°C- 0 ppt survived 120-h post hatch, developed slower. Salinity adversely affected larval survival and size at hatch, larvae reared at salinities 5 ppt or greater died within …
Visual Analytics For Software Requirements Engineering, Sandeep Reddy Reddivari
Visual Analytics For Software Requirements Engineering, Sandeep Reddy Reddivari
Theses and Dissertations
For many software projects, keeping requirements on track needs an effective and efficient path from data to decision. Visual analytics creates such a path that enables the human to extract insights by interacting with the relevant information. While various requirements visualization techniques exist, few have produced end-to-end values to practitioners. In this dissertation, we advance the literature on visual requirements analytics by characterizing its key components and relationships in a framework. We follow the goal-question-metric paradigm to define the framework by teasing out five conceptual goals (user, data, model, visualization, and knowledge), their specific operationalizations, and their interconnections. The framework …
A Data Analytic Methodology For Materials Informatics, Osama Yousef Abuomar
A Data Analytic Methodology For Materials Informatics, Osama Yousef Abuomar
Theses and Dissertations
A data analytic materials informatics methodology is proposed after applying different data mining techniques on some datasets of particular domain in order to discover and model certain patterns, trends and behavior related to that domain. In essence, it is proposed to develop an information mining tool for vapor-grown carbon nanofiber (VGCNF)/vinyl ester (VE) nanocomposites as a case study. Formulation and processing factors (VGCNF type, use of a dispersing agent, mixing method, and VGCNF weight fraction) and testing temperature were utilized as inputs and the storage modulus, loss modulus, and tan delta were selected as outputs or responses. The data mining …
A Multi-Compartment Model Of The Normal Menstrual Cycle: Integrating Hormonal, Ovarian, And Endometrial Elements, Victoria Lea Wolf
A Multi-Compartment Model Of The Normal Menstrual Cycle: Integrating Hormonal, Ovarian, And Endometrial Elements, Victoria Lea Wolf
Theses and Dissertations
The uterine endometrium undergoes cyclical phases of cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and menstruation under the influence of the ovarian hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Since the data necessary to create a classical kinetic model of these signaling pathways is lacking, we used a Boolean network approach that includes the influences of various growth factors and the differential expression of their receptors under the influence of estrogen and progesterone. Results show a gain in endometrial tissue and loss of tissue during menstruation that mirrors what can be expected over the course of a normal menstrual cycle in women, where the endometrium typically …
Effect Of Double Ovulation On Peripheral Concentrations Of Progesterone, Luteal Blood Perfusion And Hepatic Steroid Inactivating Enzymes, Benjamin Eugene Voelz
Effect Of Double Ovulation On Peripheral Concentrations Of Progesterone, Luteal Blood Perfusion And Hepatic Steroid Inactivating Enzymes, Benjamin Eugene Voelz
Theses and Dissertations
Progesterone is essential for the maintenance of pregnancy in cattle. Recent trends in decreased reproductive efficiency in dairy cattle have led researchers to believe that increased catabolism and decreased peripheral concentrations of progesterone are at fault. The objective of this study was to determine if the induction of an accessory corpus luteum (CL), via human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), alters blood perfusion of CL, peripheral concentrations of progesterone, or hepatic steroid inactivating enzymes. We hypothesized that the induction of an accessory CL would decrease blood perfusion of the CL, decrease peripheral concentrations of progesterone, and increase clearance of progesterone in the …
The Effect Of Feeding Native Warm Season Grasses In The Stocker Phase On The Quality Of Beef Loin Steaks, Vikram Pandurang Kurve
The Effect Of Feeding Native Warm Season Grasses In The Stocker Phase On The Quality Of Beef Loin Steaks, Vikram Pandurang Kurve
Theses and Dissertations
Native Warm Season Grasses (NWSG) provide excellent wildlife habitat and are well adapted to the Southeastern United States. Steaks that were obtained from cattle fed NWSG in the stocker phase and finished on grain and tall fescue were subjected to simulated retail display for 0, 3, 6, and 9 days (graininished) and 0, 3, and 6 (forageinished) days respectively. Grain finished carcasses graded as choice and select while forage finished carcasses were both select and standard. Fat percentage was higher and moisture was lower in steaks from grain finished carcasses when compared to forage finished cattle. Lipid oxidation was lower …
The Effect Of Groundwater Withdrawals From The Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer On Water Quantity And Quality In The Mississippi Delta, Jeannie R B Barlow
The Effect Of Groundwater Withdrawals From The Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer On Water Quantity And Quality In The Mississippi Delta, Jeannie R B Barlow
Theses and Dissertations
Watersheds within northwestern Mississippi, a productive agricultural region referred to as the Delta, were recently identified as contributors of total nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes to the Gulf of Mexico. Water withdrawals for irrigation in the Delta have altered flow paths between surface-water and groundwater systems, allowing for more surface-water losses to the underlying alluvial aquifer. In order to understand how to manage nitrogen in a watershed, it is necessary to identify and quantify hydrologic flow paths and biogeochemical conditions along these flow paths, which ultimately combine to determine transport and fate. In order to evaluate the extent and role of …
The Renaissance Of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Vu Hoang Le
The Renaissance Of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Vu Hoang Le
Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation is a composite of some of the research that I have conducted during the course of my PhD study. The larger goal of this dissertation is to renew the interests among the scientific community for an otherwise under-appreciated technique called Isothermal Titration Calorimetry. The resurgence of calorimetry in the biophysical community and the shift to investigations of more complex biological systems signal a real need for more sophisticated analysis techniques. This dissertation expounds on new ITC analysis methods that we have developed as well as results from the study of thermodynamic properties of higher order DNA structures. In …
The Social And Political Resiliency Of Communities And Implications For Disaster Policy: A Case Study Of The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Tonya Thornton-Neaves
The Social And Political Resiliency Of Communities And Implications For Disaster Policy: A Case Study Of The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Tonya Thornton-Neaves
Theses and Dissertations
Societal risks to disasters are continually increasing and the scope of policy issues surrounding emergency management in the United States remains inundated with a number of challenges. Examining the connection between social capital and political trust is paramount as prior studies have documented that if communal networks are disrupted, there will be a lasting negative impact upon the community. As such, there are specific events that cause added strain which make certain time periods for examining levels of resiliency relevant. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010, represents a large-scale, technological disaster. Not only was there …
Quantification And Analysis Of Mortuary Practices At Morton Shell Mound (16ib3), Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Jessica Caroline Stanton
Quantification And Analysis Of Mortuary Practices At Morton Shell Mound (16ib3), Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Jessica Caroline Stanton
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this thesis is to assess the mortuary program at Morton Shell Mound (16IB3) using osteological and spatial analyses. Because of the fragmented and commingled nature of the remains, the analysis of mortuary practices includes quantitative assessment of the elements, examination of bone fracture patterns, and distributional analyses of the fragments. The collection includes 15,714 fragments with a total of 93 individuals represented. The elements exhibit primarily late-stage postmortem fractures, and are randomly distributed throughout the mound. These data indicate a complex mortuary program that that may have been used for longer than 900 years. Morton has the …
Sequencing And Analysis Of The Flavobacterium Columnare Atcc 49512 Genome, Hasan Cihad Tekedar
Sequencing And Analysis Of The Flavobacterium Columnare Atcc 49512 Genome, Hasan Cihad Tekedar
Theses and Dissertations
Flavobacterium columnare is a Gram negative fish pathogen that causes columnaris disease, which infects populations of wild and cultured fish species. However, pathogenic mechanisms of F. columnare are largely unknown. The purpose of this research is to obtain the complete sequence of the F. columnare ATCC 49512 genome to advance pathogenesis research and increase our understanding of this pathogen. To accomplish this, genome sequencing by using Sanger and 454 sequencing was conducted. The sequences were assembled, gaps were filled, and the circular genome was autoannotated. The F. columnare genome size is 3.2 Mb and AT rich (68.5% AT). It contains …
Spatial And Temporal Distributions Of Young-Of-Year Fish In Carite Reservoir, Puerto Rico, Michael Clinton Lloyd
Spatial And Temporal Distributions Of Young-Of-Year Fish In Carite Reservoir, Puerto Rico, Michael Clinton Lloyd
Theses and Dissertations
Information regarding spatiotemporal trends in young-of-year (YOY) fish distributions gives managers insight into recruitment and ultimately adult population variability. In Puerto Rico, limited research has been conducted on YOY distributions with no studies addressing reservoir systems. A comparison of the efficacy of two sampling gears and an assessment of spatiotemporal distributions of YOY fish communities in a tropical reservoir were conducted. Diversity of catch between push nets and offshore light traps were similar, though species composition of catch was different between gears. Inshore light traps collected greater total numbers and diversities of the YOY fish community than offshore traps in …
Natural Regeneration Dynamics Of Red Oak Seedlings In Mississippi Bottomland Forests, Ellen Marie Boerger
Natural Regeneration Dynamics Of Red Oak Seedlings In Mississippi Bottomland Forests, Ellen Marie Boerger
Theses and Dissertations
Numerous studies highlighted sharp declines in abundance of red oak species (Quercus spp., Section Erythrobalanus) in the southeastern United States. Red oaks are major components of bottomland forests, provide important ecological services, and are a critical source of hard mast for wildlife and high-value timber (Oliver et al. 2005). Bottomland hardwoods are usually managed with natural regeneration, and maintaining a component of red oak can challenge forest managers, given sporadic acorn production (masting behavior), and lack of advance regeneration establishment prior to disturbance. This study investigated the development of hardwood advance regeneration in relation to understory light availability and stand …
Plant Community Response To Reduced Mowing Regimens Along Highway Right-Of-Ways In Northeastern Mississippi., Edward D. Entsminger
Plant Community Response To Reduced Mowing Regimens Along Highway Right-Of-Ways In Northeastern Mississippi., Edward D. Entsminger
Theses and Dissertations
I investigated percent coverage, plant height, species richness, and woody stem density in plant communities in ten study plots during spring and fall (2010-2012) within 3 different treatments (continual mowings, one fall mowing, and one fall mowing with native wildflower seeds) on highway 25 right-of-way in Oktibbeha and Winston counties, Mississippi. I recorded 277 plant species including native and non-native forbs, legumes, grasses, rushes/sedges, and woody plants. Non-native agronomic grasses exhibited greatest coverage greater than 90 percent occurring in all treatments. Percent coverage of plants less than 0.46m height category exceeded 100 while, greater than 0.46m plant height categories averaged …
Winter Waterbird Use And Food Resources Of Aquaculture Lands In Mississippi, James Stephen Feaga
Winter Waterbird Use And Food Resources Of Aquaculture Lands In Mississippi, James Stephen Feaga
Theses and Dissertations
The conversion of wetland systems to aquaculture provides alternate aquatic habitats for a variety of waterbirds. In response to the 2010 British Petroleum oil spill, the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) enacted the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative (MBHI) through which NRCS partnered with landowners to provide additional wetlands and associated foraging habitat for migrating waterbirds. During winters 2011–2013, I estimated abundances of waterbirds, seeds, and invertebrates in six production and idled aquaculture facilities in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Wintering waterbirds exhibited similar densities on production (i.e., ~22 birds/ha) and idled (i.e., ~20 birds/ha) MBHI sites. My results suggest production and …
Developmental Effects And Selection Pressure Of Genuity Vt3 Pro Field Corn On Corn Earworm, Helicoverpa Zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Michael Benjamin Von Kanel
Developmental Effects And Selection Pressure Of Genuity Vt3 Pro Field Corn On Corn Earworm, Helicoverpa Zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Michael Benjamin Von Kanel
Theses and Dissertations
Transgenic corn and cotton expressing crystalline (Cry) insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) were commercially introduced in 1996. This technology has greatly improved the control of several key lepidopteran insect pests tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (Farbricius), pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella (Dyar), and European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner). The corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, has been more difficult to control using Bt crops and supplemental insecticide applications are often needed to prevent economic losses. A major threat to the longevity of transgenic technology is the evolution of resistance, especially when an insect pest infests both …
Diffusive Gradients In Thin Film (Dgt): A Proposed Method To Find Geochemical Predictors Of Sediment Oxygen Demand, Jonathon Michael Geroux
Diffusive Gradients In Thin Film (Dgt): A Proposed Method To Find Geochemical Predictors Of Sediment Oxygen Demand, Jonathon Michael Geroux
Theses and Dissertations
Sediment Oxygen Demand (SOD) is the fluctuation of dissolved oxygen between the sediment from the overlying water. The method to acquire SOD values is inefficient and troubled by unreliable equipment. Diffusion gradients in thin film (DGT) are proposed as a potential method to collect geochemical proxy measures that can be used as SOD predictors. Field deployment of the DGTs was conducted at two locations to compare recovery and accuracy against ex-situ centrifuge methods. The results indicated DGT can be used as a statistically significant geochemical method. A principle component analysis was used to determine if reduced iron and manganese collected …
Preliminary Investigation Of Cellular Lipid Extraction Using Electroporation As An Enhancement Technique, Robert Mccomas
Preliminary Investigation Of Cellular Lipid Extraction Using Electroporation As An Enhancement Technique, Robert Mccomas
Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated the use of electroporation as an extraction method of lipids in oleaginous microorganisms. Electroporation is the process of placing a voltage gradient across a lipid membrane to create pores that vary in size and longevity with voltage magnitude and pulse duration. Once the voltage gradient is removed, the lipid membrane will seal the pore. The use of electroporation on oleaginous microorganisms to extract stored lipids could be a useful tool if the microorganism is allowed to regenerate and produce more lipids. Three high-lipid media were investigated: soybeans, Rhodococcus opacus (bacteria), and Rhodotorula glutinis (yeast). This study investigates …
Developing An Interactive Web-Based Database For Teaching Plant Materials, Kanchana S. Weerasinghe
Developing An Interactive Web-Based Database For Teaching Plant Materials, Kanchana S. Weerasinghe
Theses and Dissertations
In today’s increasingly fast-moving, complex, and competitive world, the need for flexibility and creativity in teaching and learning is crucial. For that reason, innovative educational methods should be introduced. In education, web-based learning and portable devices are emerging as teaching and learning aids which can be efficient and effective tools. Learning use and identification of ornamental plants are the main objectives of the plant materials courses offered by Department of Plant and Soils Sciences at Mississippi State University (MSU). The professors, teaching assistants (TA), and students use the MSU gardens to study and identify ornamental plant species. This can be …
Developing Management Recommendations For Hydrilla (Hydrilla Verticillata L.F. Royle) In The Ross Barnett Reservoir: A Community Approach, Bradley Todd Sartain
Developing Management Recommendations For Hydrilla (Hydrilla Verticillata L.F. Royle) In The Ross Barnett Reservoir: A Community Approach, Bradley Todd Sartain
Theses and Dissertations
In order to develop recommendations for management of hydrilla at Ross Barnett Reservoir, Mississippi a number of techniques were utilized. Point intercept surveys were conducted within known hydrilla sites at Ross Barnett Reservoir, Mississippi in order to quantitatively assess chemical management for hydrilla control. Hydrilla tuber data were also collected during the winter and spring of 2012 and 2013. Tuber data were compared between the Ross Barnett Reservoir and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in order to see the effects of chemical management on hydrilla tuber bank dynamics. Water exchange data were collected using Rhodamine WT dye at Ross Barnett Reservoir, Mississippi to …
Economic Impacts Of Fishing, Hunting, And Wildlife-Associated Recreation Expenditures Across The U.S. South, Jagdish Poudel
Economic Impacts Of Fishing, Hunting, And Wildlife-Associated Recreation Expenditures Across The U.S. South, Jagdish Poudel
Theses and Dissertations
Fishing, hunting and wildlife-associated recreation expenditures have played an important role in the U.S. economy. The 2006 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey reported 87.5 million people participated in wildlife-associated recreation activities, spending $122.4 billion on trips and equipment in U.S. Periodic assessment of economic impact of wildlife associated recreation provides a consistent perspective for forest and wildlife resource management. This research used input-output analysis to evaluate the economic impacts of wildlife associated recreation expenditures in the U.S. South. IMPLAN models were developed for each state to determine the direct, indirect and induced effects of these expenditures. The comparison revealed …
Alternative Nitrogen For Subsequent Southern Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum L.) Production Using Cool-Season Legumes, Mitchell Blake Holmberg
Alternative Nitrogen For Subsequent Southern Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum L.) Production Using Cool-Season Legumes, Mitchell Blake Holmberg
Theses and Dissertations
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has become an important bioenergy crop. Warm, winter temperatures in the southeastern USA allow for fall establishment and winter growth of cool-season legumes that may provide nitrogen to the spring perenniating crop of switchgrass. Data indicates variation due to year and location, but hairy vetch plots provided a greater nitrogen percentage in the subsequent biomass production of switchgrass. In 2011, switchgrass fertilized with 56 kg ha-1 N was greater than the control and in 2012 it was greater than the 28 kg ha-1 N treatment. Variation around the means prevented clear separation among other treatments. The …
Biomass To Biofuel: Catalysis, Monitoring, And Utilization Of Biochar, Bidhya Kunwar
Biomass To Biofuel: Catalysis, Monitoring, And Utilization Of Biochar, Bidhya Kunwar
Theses and Dissertations
The focus of my research was the exploration of the conversion of biomass to an alternative liquid fuels. One focus was on online monitoring for the optimization of biomass gasification to improve the production of synthesis gas. To accomplish this goal, required development, assembly and testing of an instrument to monitor synthesis gas production from biomass gasification. Requirements for simplicity and the ability to separate complex mixtures of analytes to aid in their identification led to the development of a low cost, autosampling, portable gas chromatograph for the continuous online monitoring of biomass gasification during the production of synthesis gas …
Thermodynamic Characterization Of Linker Histone Binding Interactions With Ds-Dna, Venkata Ramana Machha
Thermodynamic Characterization Of Linker Histone Binding Interactions With Ds-Dna, Venkata Ramana Machha
Theses and Dissertations
Linker histones (H1) are the basic proteins in higher eukaryotes that are responsible for the final condensation of chromatin. H1 also plays an important role in regulating gene expression. H1 has been described as a transcriptional repressor as it limits the access of transcriptional factors to DNA. Linker histone binds to DNA that enters or exits the nucleosome. Several crystal structures have been published for the nucleosome (histone core/DNA complex), and the interactions of the core histone proteins with DNA are well understood. In contrast the location of the linker histone and its interactions with ds-DNA are poorly understood. In …
Transposable Element Content In Non-Model Insect Genomes, Christine A. Lavoie
Transposable Element Content In Non-Model Insect Genomes, Christine A. Lavoie
Theses and Dissertations
While the study of transposable element evolution has been conducted in several model insect organisms such as Anopheles gambiae, Drosophila melanogaster, and Bombyx mori, little investigation has been conducted into the transposable element (TE) evolution within less commonly examined model and non-model taxa within Diptera. In this work we contributed two analyses to close this gap. First, TEs in the lepidopteran, Heliconius melpomene, were characterized, and it was determined that 25% of the genome is composed of TEs. Second, TEs in oestroid and muscid flies were characterized using survey sequencing rather than whole genomes. Comparative analyses were performed on Haematobia …
Upper Range Thermal Stress Tolerance In Channel And Hybrid Catfish Strains, Heather Ann Stewart
Upper Range Thermal Stress Tolerance In Channel And Hybrid Catfish Strains, Heather Ann Stewart
Theses and Dissertations
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) have a broad distribution from Canada to Mexico, suggesting that different strains may have different thermal tolerances. In aquaculture, daily temperature maximums up to 36-40°C and fluctuations of 3-6°C occur, and may be exacerbated by future climate change. To quantify differences in thermal tolerance amongst geographically-distinct channel catfish strains and corresponding hybrid catfish (I. punctatus x [blue catfish] I. furcatus): acute critical thermal maximum (CTmax), and the effects of chronic thermal regimes on growth, survival and differential gene expression were examined. Southern channel catfish had higher CTmax than northern, and channel catfish had higher CTmax than …
Using Transposable Elements As Tools To Better Understand Evolution At The Genomic Level, Roy Nelson Platt Ii
Using Transposable Elements As Tools To Better Understand Evolution At The Genomic Level, Roy Nelson Platt Ii
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Transposable elements (TEs), also known as jumping genes, are DNA sequences capable of mobilizing and replicating within the genome. In mammals, it is not uncommon for 50% of the genome to be derived from TEs, yet they remain an underutilized tool for tracking evolutionary change. With the increasing number of publicly funded genome projects and affordable access to next-generation sequencing platforms, it is important to demonstrate the role TEs may play in helping us understand evolutionary patterns. The research presented herein utilizes TEs to investigate such patterns at the genomic, specific, and generic levels in three distinct ways. First at …
Speleothem Strontium Concentrations In Eogenetic Carbonates, Nicole Marie Ridlen
Speleothem Strontium Concentrations In Eogenetic Carbonates, Nicole Marie Ridlen
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Three questions were asked during this research. 1) Does the Sr content of Caribbean speleothems have a direct relationship with the age of the host rock at the time of speleothem precipitation?; 2) do older speleothems contain less Sr than younger speleothems in the same climatic setting?; and 3) will speleothems record the change in Sr concentration of eogenetic carbonates as a faster depletion in climates of higher precipitation as opposed to drier climates? The speleothems and cave rocks in this study were analyzed with various methods in an attempt to understand the rock processes that affect speleothem Sr concentrations. …
Study Of Viruses Associated With Blackberry Yellow Vein Disease In Mississippi, Pratibha Ghimire
Study Of Viruses Associated With Blackberry Yellow Vein Disease In Mississippi, Pratibha Ghimire
Theses and Dissertations
Blackberry yellow vein disease (BYVD) is the most important virus disease of blackberry in the Southeastern United States. In order to determine viruses in BYVD-affected plants in Mississippi we tested a total of eighty one symptomatic cultivated and wild blackberries collected from different locations for infections by nine different viruses. All tested viruses were present in diseased samples at various rates, with the exception of Rubus canadensis virus 1. Blackberry yellow vein associated virus is prevalent virus in Mississippi, infecting 70% of tested samples, followed by Tobacco ringspot virus. The second part of this research focused on molecular and phylogenetic …
Synthesis Of Bio-Based Polymers Containing D-Isosorbide By Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization, Chinni Yalamanchili
Synthesis Of Bio-Based Polymers Containing D-Isosorbide By Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization, Chinni Yalamanchili
Theses and Dissertations
The utilization of renewable sources as alternatives for petroleum and natural gas products has immense commercial, health and global warming significance. D-Isosorbide (2) is a bifunctional, polar, chiral and rigid molecule, which is produced from renewable sources. Synthesis of new polymers containing 2 is of interest for polymers and in drug delivery. The aim of the present work is to synthesize various polymers (homo- and copolymers) containing 2 via the olefin metathesis routes, ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and acyclic-diene metathesis polymerization (ADMET). N-Phenyl-7-oxanorbornene-dicarboximide, and norbornene functionalized onto 2 were used as the monomers for ROMP. These monomers were polymerized using …