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An Exploration Into The Benefits, Challenges, And Potential Of Telehealth In The United States: A Mississippi Case Study, Ann Weston Sistrunk May 2019

An Exploration Into The Benefits, Challenges, And Potential Of Telehealth In The United States: A Mississippi Case Study, Ann Weston Sistrunk

Honors Theses

Healthcare in the United States is in need of new solutions to provide access to care for all and decrease the rising costs of care. Telehealth is a developing model of healthcare delivery, and it will provide effective and equitable solutions to increase access to healthcare across the nation. As models of healthcare rapidly change, telehealth will continue to progress, but it is necessary for policy to complement the rapidly changing healthcare environment so that telehealth implementation can be successful. Along with access, telehealth has the opportunity to address many convenience barriers to healthcare, including distribution and number of practitioners, …


How Individual Traits Affect Type Ii Diabetics’ Intentions To Use Wearable Technologies, Ashna Anita Sethi May 2019

How Individual Traits Affect Type Ii Diabetics’ Intentions To Use Wearable Technologies, Ashna Anita Sethi

Honors Theses

This research aims to uncover personality traits that affect type II diabetics’ intentions to use wearable technologies. Survey data of 321 responses were used for data analysis to measure results. Data was analyzed using SPSS software to determine the effects of individual traits on current usage and purchase intentions of wearable technologies explored in the research. The individual traits studied were involvement, impulsivity, and self-consciousness. Smartwatches, smart socks, insulin pumps, and continuous glucose monitors were the wearables studied in this research. Results found that involvement has an impact on future purchase intentions of wearable technologies. However, impulsivity has partial statistical …


Survey Of Accounting Principals In Generally Accepted Accounting Principals And Financial Statement Analysis, Hunter Lawrence May 2019

Survey Of Accounting Principals In Generally Accepted Accounting Principals And Financial Statement Analysis, Hunter Lawrence

Honors Theses

For my senior research thesis I decided that I would do research on various case studies that are in the field of accounting. Accounting is my major here at the University of Mississippi and I wanted to do research on a topic that is relevant to my major. I was provide a series of cases about all different subject in the accounting world. These topic were given to me by my instructor and I was to fo through each case thoroughly and answer all the questions. If I didn’t know the answer to the question or needed more insight on …


The Stigmatization Of Concealable And Apparent Intellectual Disabilities, Claire Lundy May 2019

The Stigmatization Of Concealable And Apparent Intellectual Disabilities, Claire Lundy

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of stigma when responding to people with apparent, visible, intellectual disabilities as compared to individuals with concealable, invisible, intellectual disabilities. Additionally, we aimed to discover if people with higher psychological flexibility would show less bias or stigma towards individuals with unconcealable intellectual disabilities. This study presented 63 participants with four self-report surveys: the Attitudes Towards Disabled Persons survey (ATDP), the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI), Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSD), and a demographic survey. Vignettes were added to the self-report survey to give participants further exposure to individuals with disabilities. …


Organizational Changes Strengthen, Enhance Um Student Services, Justin Whitmore May 2019

Organizational Changes Strengthen, Enhance Um Student Services, Justin Whitmore

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Communication Disorders Among Most Common Childhood Disabilities, Sarah Sapp May 2019

Communication Disorders Among Most Common Childhood Disabilities, Sarah Sapp

University of Mississippi News

Parents encouraged to learn warning signs, seek help early during Better Hearing and Speech Month


Understanding Juuling Trends Among Differing Age And Gender Demographics Through Social Sensing, Thomas Mcfann May 2019

Understanding Juuling Trends Among Differing Age And Gender Demographics Through Social Sensing, Thomas Mcfann

Honors Theses

Middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students have increasingly begun using the Juul, which is a type of e-cigarette. In fact, in 2017 a study showed that “2.1 million high schoolers and middle schoolers used e-cigarettes” (Richtel and Kaplan, 2018). The reason why my research specifically addresses the Juul is that it “is now the largest e-cigarette brand measured by retail sales companies” (Huang et al., 2018b). Studies have been done to show the short time it takes for a child to lose autonomy over tobacco use, ranging from 2 to 30 days of first inhaling a cigarette (DiFranza et …


School Of Pharmacy Ranked Sixth In Research Funding, Sydney Slotkin Dupriest May 2019

School Of Pharmacy Ranked Sixth In Research Funding, Sydney Slotkin Dupriest

University of Mississippi News

$21.2 million in external awards includes studies on opioids and new treatments for diseases


News You Can Use: Summer Is A Great Time For Healthy Eating, Edwin B. Smith May 2019

News You Can Use: Summer Is A Great Time For Healthy Eating, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

RebelWell dietitian shares helpful hints to incorporate nutritious, healthful produce in diet


Neuroprotection With Novel Anti-Oxidant And Cannabinoid-Based Small Molecules, Jacqueline R. Mcgrath May 2019

Neuroprotection With Novel Anti-Oxidant And Cannabinoid-Based Small Molecules, Jacqueline R. Mcgrath

Honors Theses

Neurodegenerative diseases are caused by various underlying mechanisms within the nervous system. Excitotoxicity is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases, and is produced by over excitation of glutamate receptors on neurons, ultimately leading to cell death. Protein aggregates and oxidative stress have also induced neuronal cell death that lead to many neurodegenerative diseases as well. Many compounds isolated from plants have shown protective ability against these underlying toxicity mechanisms. In this study, we tested several cannabinoid and anthyocanin-based small molecules protective abilities against excitotoxicity. We found several compounds that protected against glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in a concentration-dependent manner. We also tested …


Trafficking Of Haitians On The Island Of Hispaniola After The 2010 Earthquake, Caroline Bass May 2019

Trafficking Of Haitians On The Island Of Hispaniola After The 2010 Earthquake, Caroline Bass

Honors Theses

On January 12th, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nation of Haiti. The people of Haiti suffered many losses of life, homes, and livelihood. Later that year, as a result of the earthquake, a cholera outbreak occurred in Haiti taking the lives of thousands more. This study attempts to determine if Haitians were at a higher risk of being trafficked and if human trafficking increased on the island after the earthquake. I analyze how human trafficking in Haiti and the Dominican Republic was impacted as a result of the earthquake and the consequent reaction of the Dominican Republic in …


The Upright Go Wearable Posture Device: An Evaluation Of Postural Health, Improvement Of Posture, And Salivary Cortisol Fluctuations In College Students, Alexandra Lauren Elliott May 2019

The Upright Go Wearable Posture Device: An Evaluation Of Postural Health, Improvement Of Posture, And Salivary Cortisol Fluctuations In College Students, Alexandra Lauren Elliott

Honors Theses

Health professionals consider improper posture as a risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain, and additional health issues. The chief aim of my study was to investigate links between poor posture and health, particularly in college students. To collect data regarding postural health, I distributed an exploratory survey to Human Anatomy and Physiology II (BISC 207) students at the University of Mississippi in Spring 2018. Students reported significant concern with quality of personal posture and significant experience with negative side effects of poor posture. Results demonstrated a need for postural education, leading to phase 2 of my experiment, the evaluation …


Saying Yes To Selfless Service, Karen Bascom Lambiotte May 2019

Saying Yes To Selfless Service, Karen Bascom Lambiotte

University of Mississippi News

Journey to Commencement: Anatomy graduate Edgar Meyer makes serious impact across UMMC campus


A Pro-Life Re-Alignment: Proposing A Shift In Focus Toward Demand-Side Anti-Abortion Advocacy, Dylan Fink May 2019

A Pro-Life Re-Alignment: Proposing A Shift In Focus Toward Demand-Side Anti-Abortion Advocacy, Dylan Fink

Honors Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to inspire a change in the conversation within the pro-life community and to create a new approach for anti-abortion proponents to use to reduce the number of abortions in the United States. Based on a supply and demand theory of economics, any pro-life strategy to destroy the market for abortion falls into one of two categories. Until now, the pro-life movement has been focused almost exclusively on limiting the supply of abortion services. While the pro-life movement should continue its efforts to ban and restrict abortion, these efforts will fail to fully end abortion …


Discovery Of Evidence With Social Media, John Wilkins May 2019

Discovery Of Evidence With Social Media, John Wilkins

Honors Theses

Advocacy is about the client, who is entitled to a thorough investigation of the facts. The formal fact gathering stage of litigation is discovery, which involves interrogatories, depositions, requests to produce, medical examinations, and requests for admission (Maerowitz & Mauet, 2013). Interrogatories and depositions give litigants a chance to posit questions regarding social media evidence. A social media post could be used to discredit and devalue prior witnesses’ testimony. It could be particularly useful for attorneys and paralegals who find themselves lacking corroborating evidence to bolster their claims using online resources. Consider how websites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter …


#Whyididntreport: Using Social Media As A Tool To Understand Why Sexual Assault Victims Do Not Report, Abby Garrett May 2019

#Whyididntreport: Using Social Media As A Tool To Understand Why Sexual Assault Victims Do Not Report, Abby Garrett

Honors Theses

Sexual assault has gone largely under-reported, and social media movements, like #WhyIDidntReport, have brought great awareness to this issue. In order to take advantage of the large amounts of data the #WhyIDidntReport movement has generated, the study uses tweets to explore reasons why victims do not report their assault. The thesis cites current research on the topic of assault to generate a list of explanations victims use to describe their lack of reporting and compares the distributions with existing studies. We use a supervised learning technique to automatically categorize tweets into one of eight categories. This approach uses social sensing …


Student Wellness A Priority For School Of Law, Staff Report May 2019

Student Wellness A Priority For School Of Law, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

School signed a national wellness pledge and hosts programming throughout the year


Student Pharmacists Selected To Prestigious Practice Rotations, Whitney Tarpy May 2019

Student Pharmacists Selected To Prestigious Practice Rotations, Whitney Tarpy

University of Mississippi News

Fourth-year students set for stints with national and international organizations


How Non-Centrist Parties Gain Electoral Success In German Politics: An Analysis Of The Alternative Für Deutschland’S Success In The 2017 Federal Election., Madison B. Bickert May 2019

How Non-Centrist Parties Gain Electoral Success In German Politics: An Analysis Of The Alternative Für Deutschland’S Success In The 2017 Federal Election., Madison B. Bickert

Honors Theses

[No Abstract was provided]


Two Arguments For Extending Legal Personhood To Nature, Hailey Walley May 2019

Two Arguments For Extending Legal Personhood To Nature, Hailey Walley

Honors Theses

This thesis will articulate new sorts of arguments under a legal philosophy framework that I believe can be used to protect the environment, but which also have a chance at convincing a wide range of citizens and politicians. The conclusion for which I will argue is that the United States should extend legal personhood to Nature. I will first provide detailed analyses of two countries that have already extended rights to nature, Ecuador and Bolivia. I will then proceed to compare the two cases and discuss what aspects of their models can and cannot be applied to the United States, …


When Life Gives You Lemons: Comparing Two Diffusion Methods For A Psychological Screening Tool In The Medical Field, Jessica Tran May 2019

When Life Gives You Lemons: Comparing Two Diffusion Methods For A Psychological Screening Tool In The Medical Field, Jessica Tran

Honors Theses

E.M. Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation Theory is used to explain the process of how an idea or technology gains momentum and spreads through a particular population. The result of the diffusion is called adoption, meaning that over time the group has changed their initial behavior (i.e. using the new technology, purchasing and performing new behavior, etc.). There is considerable evidence for successful use of this theory in various fields. The study investigates the theory using a new psychological screening technology. A solicitation to hear information about the tool was presented to 19 physicians who were separated into two randomized groups, …


May 3, 2019, The Daily Mississippian May 2019

May 3, 2019, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


M Partner, Lexington Celebrate Spring With Festival And Health Fair, Staff Report May 2019

M Partner, Lexington Celebrate Spring With Festival And Health Fair, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Organizers plan day of fun and educational activities


English Students Explore Career Options With Alumni, Pam Starling May 2019

English Students Explore Career Options With Alumni, Pam Starling

University of Mississippi News

Networking event highlights advice for a variety of paths after graduation


May 2, 2019, The Daily Mississippian May 2019

May 2, 2019, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Community Wellbeing: Team Leaders, Steering Committee, Membership, University Of Mississippi. Community Wellbeing Constellation May 2019

Community Wellbeing: Team Leaders, Steering Committee, Membership, University Of Mississippi. Community Wellbeing Constellation

Community Wellbeing Projects

No abstract provided.


Projects Of The Community Wellbeing Constellation, University Of Mississippi. Community Wellbeing Constellation May 2019

Projects Of The Community Wellbeing Constellation, University Of Mississippi. Community Wellbeing Constellation

Community Wellbeing Projects

No abstract provided.


Ole Miss Engineer 2019 May 2019

Ole Miss Engineer 2019

Ole Miss Engineer

No abstract provided.


A New Prenylated Isoflavonoid From Limonium Leptophyllum, Asset Dizamatova, Kamila Zhumanova, Galiya E. Zhusupova, Aizhan I. Zhussupova, Radhakrishnan Srivedavyasasri, Mohamed A. Ibrahim, Samir A. Ross May 2019

A New Prenylated Isoflavonoid From Limonium Leptophyllum, Asset Dizamatova, Kamila Zhumanova, Galiya E. Zhusupova, Aizhan I. Zhussupova, Radhakrishnan Srivedavyasasri, Mohamed A. Ibrahim, Samir A. Ross

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2019. Purpose: Cannabidiol (CBD), active component of plant Cannabis sativa, has anti-inflammatory properties that could potentially help treat diabetic retinopathy-induced pain and inflammation. However, CBD is a lipophilic molecule making its topical delivery to back of the eye challenging. This study aims at improving ocular penetration of CBD by means of analog derivatization. Methods: Analogs were designed using various ligands, such as amino acids (AAs) and dicarboxylic acids (DCAs) and their combinations. Select analogs were screened in vitro with respect to their stability in ocular tissue homogenates. Based on in vitro stability, analogs …


Perspective Of Pakistani Physicians Towards Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Multisite Exploratory Qualitative Study, Khezar Hayat, Meagen Rosenthal, Ali Hassan Gillani, Panpan Zhai, Muhammad Majid Aziz, Wenjing Ji, Jie Chang, Hao Hu, Yu Fang May 2019

Perspective Of Pakistani Physicians Towards Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Multisite Exploratory Qualitative Study, Khezar Hayat, Meagen Rosenthal, Ali Hassan Gillani, Panpan Zhai, Muhammad Majid Aziz, Wenjing Ji, Jie Chang, Hao Hu, Yu Fang

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2019 Raha Orfali et al. Plicosepalus is an important genus of the Loranthaceae family, and it is a semiparasitic plant grown in Saudi Arabia, traditionally used as a cure for diabetes and cancer in human and for increasing lactation in cattle. A flavonoid quercetin (P1), (-)-catechin (P2), and a flavane gallate 2S,3R-3,3′,4′,5,7-pentahydroxyflavane-5-O-gallate (P3) were isolated from the methanol extract of the aerial parts of P. curviflorus (PCME). The PCME and the isolated compounds were subjected to pharmacological assays to estimate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors PPARα and PPARγ agonistic, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, and antimicrobial activities. Results proved for the first time the …