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Issue 369: April 8-22, 2021, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

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Investigating The Economic Effects Of Food Affordability, Food Access, And Education On Obesity Rates In Mississippi Counties, Youssef Osman

Honors Theses

The growing rate of obesity across the United States is a topic of great concern considering both the health and financial costs associated with the disease. Many researchers have sought to determine the major causes of obesity so that policy suggestions can be made to reduce its occurrence. Some of the referenced drivers of obesity include high food costs, poor access to healthy food, and a lack of knowledge regarding nutrition. This thesis seeks to find the effects of county-level food prices, income, food access, and education level on obesity rates in Mississippi counties. The analysis uses cross-sectional data from …

Economic Change, The Death Of The Coal Industry, And Migration Intentions In Rural Colorado, Usa, Adam Mayer

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Significant portions of the rural U.S. are struggling with out-migration and subsequent population loss. The U.S. energy system is also undergoing a very fundamental transition with the marked decline of the coal industry and the growth of natural gas and renewables. Although the collapse of coal holds many benefits in terms of public health and environmental quality, it could exacerbate problems of population loss. In this analysis, we evaluate how the pending collapse of the coal industry in western Colorado could influence migration intentions using survey data. We find that the decline of the coal industry likely has no substantive …

A Gendered Environmental Justice Perspective Of Tiger Reintroductions To Sariska Tiger Reserve, Elena C. Rubino, Kalli F. Doubleday

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The reintroduction of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) to the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, India, has resulted in perceived increases of human-wildlife conflict for local villagers. Because previous evidence from other settings suggests that women may experience human-wildlife conflict differently than men, this research employed a comprehensive environmental justice framework to explore how women have been uniquely impacted by tiger reintroductions. Findings from focus group discussions with villagers suggest that women bear greater burdens from increased tiger presence, yet these costs are not typically acknowledged by men, and women do not feel that their perspectives were considered …

Applied Sciences Launches Online Master's Degree In Sport Analytics, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

New graduate program will prepare students for range of careers in sports-related fields

Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest: A Qualitative Inquiry Of Science Education During The 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, Xiaoshan Z. Gordy, Wesley Sparkmon, Hyllore Imeri, Andrew Notebaert

Faculty and Student Publications

The national or local lockdowns in response to COVID-19 forced education systems to rapidly shift from in-person to distance learning. The hasty transition undoubtedly imposed tremendous challenges on teachers, students and distance learning infrastructure. The purpose of this study was to investigate how high school science teachers who had previously been trained in flipped-learning and advanced educational technology through the Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest (STEMI) program perceived their transition to distance learning during this pandemic. In this study eleven teachers were interviewed with a semi-structured interview guide. Data were analyzed using the deductive-inductive content analytic approach. Our results indicated …

High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography For Rutin, Chlorogenic Acid, Caffeic Acid, Ursolic Acid, And Stigmasterol Analysis In Periploca Aphylla Extracts, Raha Orfali, Shagufta Perveen, Hanan Y. Aati, Perwez Alam

Faculty and Student Publications

Periploca aphylla (PA), an interesting Saudi medicinal plant, is used in folk medicine to treat urticaria, cerebral fever, tumors, and swelling. To prove its use in folk medicine, two different extracts from the aerial parts of the plant: chloroform P-1, and n-butanol P-2 were subjected to biological assays to screen peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARα and PPARγ) agnostic, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, cytotoxic, and estrogenic activities. In addition, five bioactive secondary metabolites were isolated from the aerial parts of the plant: rutin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, ursolic acid, and stigmasterol. P-1 and P-2 decreased cellular oxidative stress by 47.0% and 62.0%, respectively, compared …

Beam Dynamics Corrections To The Run-1 Measurement Of The Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment At Fermilab, T. Albahri, A. Anastasi, K. Badgley, S. Baeßler

Faculty and Student Publications

This paper presents the beam dynamics systematic corrections and their uncertainties for the Run-1 dataset of the Fermilab Muon g-2 Experiment. Two corrections to the measured muon precession frequency ωam are associated with well-known effects owing to the use of electrostatic quadrupole (ESQ) vertical focusing in the storage ring. An average vertically oriented motional magnetic field is felt by relativistic muons passing transversely through the radial electric field components created by the ESQ system. The correction depends on the stored momentum distribution and the tunes of the ring, which has relatively weak vertical focusing. Vertical betatron motions imply that the …

Magnetic-Field Measurement And Analysis For The Muon G-2 Experiment At Fermilab, T. Albahri, A. Anastasi, K. Badgley, S. Baeßler

Faculty and Student Publications

The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) Muon g-2 Experiment has measured the anomalous precession frequency aμ(gμ-2)/2 of the muon to a combined precision of 0.46 parts per million with data collected during its first physics run in 2018. This paper documents the measurement of the magnetic field in the muon storage ring. The magnetic field is monitored by systems and calibrated in terms of the equivalent proton spin precession frequency in a spherical water sample at 34.7C. The measured field is weighted by the muon distribution resulting in ωp′, the denominator in the ratio ωa/ωp′ that together with known fundamental …

Draft Genome Sequence Of Aneurinibacillus Sp. Strain Ba2021, Isolated As A Contaminant Of A Laboratory-Cultivated Predatory Myxobacterium, Barbara I. Adaikpoh, Scot E. Dowd, D. Cole Stevens

Faculty and Student Publications

During laboratory cultivation of the myxobacterium Archangium violaceum strain Cb vi76, a reoccurring contaminant was isolated and sequenced. Comparative taxonomic analysis of the draft genome suggested the contaminant to be a novel species, currently designated Aneurinibacillus sp. strain BA2021, from the genus Aneurinibacillus, members of which are considered promising biocontrol agents.

Southern Register. 2021.2 (Spring/Summer 2021), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register

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Pharmacy Matters - April 2021, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Matters Newsletters

Featured stories: "Pharmacy School Resources Aid Graduate Students’ Research," "Pharmacy More than Skin-Deep for Emogene & Co. Founder," "Katie McClendon Receives Diversity Innovator Award," "Stellar Student: Alexcia Carr"

Um Endowment Builds To Record $775 Million, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

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Full Issue, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

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Playing Cards, Dinah Cox

Yalobusha Review

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An Exploration Of Case Studies Surrounding The Accounting Environment, Kaitlin Elizabeth Haines

Honors Theses

I formulated my thesis throughout my yearlong Accounting 420 and 421 class, an exclusive class for accounting majors in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Throughout the year we were assigned eleven different cases to complete, ranging from interviews, certifications, and in-depth case competitions.

Each case was selected to teach us a new accounting topic for the week. Our knowledge expanded by using real companies and financial statements, to prepare us for the future.

Instead of defending my thesis to the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, the class competed in two case competitions with Big 4 accounting firms. This unique …

Effects Of Caffeine Consumption On Cognitive Performance In Anatomy And Physiology Students, Sydney Wingfield

Honors Theses

Caffeine has often been associated with college students and their study habits; however, little research has been done to explore if it is actually beneficial to the students’ cognitive performance and academic success. While current studies have explored various aspects of caffeine’s influence on specific areas of cognition relevant to their own studies, there is a lack of research on how it influences academic settings. Within the present study, it is believed that caffeine usage will not cause a significant improvement in individual academic performance despite of the known physiological and cognitive effects on the students. The study consisted of …

April 1, 2021, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Covid-19 Updates, University Of Mississippi

COVID-19 Website Archives

Campus Update Daily Digest for Wednesday, March 31, 2021

An Interdisciplinary Approach To Community-Engaged Research Surrounding Lead In Drinking Water In The Mississippi Delta, Kristine L. Willett, Stephanie E. Showalter, Catherine M. Janasie, Josephine P. Rhymes, Kennedy Dickson, John J. Green

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Childhood lead poisoning is a problem requiring interdisciplinary attention from toxicology, public health, social sciences, environmental law, and policy. In the U.S., Mississippi was ranked as one of the worst states for lead poisoning with limited childhood screening measures. We conducted community-engaged research by working with leaders in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region from 2016-2019 to collect household water samples and questionnaires and involve their communities in lead poisoning risk awareness and outreach. Drinking water from 213 homes was collected and analyzed for pH and lead concentrations. Highest lead concentrations were from households served by private wells, and detectable …

Um Vaccination Site Serves Community Through Care, Rod Guajardo

University of Mississippi News

Two-week span brought thousands of students, faculty, staff to Tad Smith Coliseum for COVID-19 shots

Equestrian, Hockey Clubs To Face Off In The Kitchen, J. B. Clark

University of Mississippi News

'Dueling Dishes' cooking competition to highlight William Magee Center resources

Climate Change Leads To A Reduction In Symbiotic Derived Cnidarian Biodiversity On Coral Reefs, Denis Goulet, Tamar L. Goulet

Faculty and Student Publications

Symbiotic relationships enable partners to thrive and survive in habitats where they would either not be as successful, or potentially not exist, without the symbiosis. The coral reef ecosystem, and its immense biodiversity, relies on the symbioses between cnidarians (e.g., scleractinian corals, octocorals, sea anemones, jellyfish) and multiple organisms including dinoflagellate algae (family Symbiodiniaceae), bivalves, crabs, shrimps, and fishes. In this review, we discuss the ramifications of whether coral reef cnidarian symbioses are obligatory, whereby at least one of the partners must be in the symbiosis in order to survive or are facultative. Furthermore, we cover the consequences of cnidarian …

March 25, 2021, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Covid-19 Updates, University Of Mississippi

COVID-19 Website Archives

Campus Update Daily Digest for Wednesday, March 24, 2021

How We All Get To The Finish Line ... Together, Jean Gispen

University of Mississippi News

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March 18, 2021, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Covid-19 Updates, University Of Mississippi

COVID-19 Website Archives

Campus Update Daily Digest for Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Sport And Recreation Administration Senior Reflects On Time At Um, Meaghan Flores

University of Mississippi News

Michelle Moore plans to use degree in military career

Pharmacy Is More Than Skin-Deep For Emogene & Co. Founder, Whitney Tarpy

University of Mississippi News

UM alumna uses health care background to start skin care company