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February 8, 2019, The Daily Mississippian

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Um Offers New Ways For Kids To Have Fun While Learning This Summer, Pamela Starling

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Community invited to explore options at Feb. 12 open house

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January 23, 2019, The Daily Mississippian

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Um Ranked Among Nation's Best Online Graduate Degrees In Education, Andrew M. Abernathy

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Ole Miss school climbs in U.S. News rankings

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Cis/Trans Energetics In Epoxide, Thiirane, Aziridine And Phosphirane Containing Cyclopentanols: Effects Of Intramolecular Oh···O,S,N And P Contacts, Ben E. Smith, Jeremy M. Carr, Gregory S. Tschumper

Faculty and Student Publications

c 2019 by the authors A recent computational analysis of the stabilizing intramolecular OH···O contact in 1,2-dialkyl-2,3-epoxycyclopentanol diastereomers has been extended to thiiriane, aziridine and phosphirane analogues. Density functional theory (DFT), second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) and CCSD(T) coupled-cluster computations with simple methyl and ethyl substituents indicate that electronic energies of the cis isomers are lowered by roughly 3 to 4 kcal mol−1 when the OH group of these cyclopentanol systems forms an intramolecular contact with the O, S, N or P atom on the adjacent carbon. The results also suggest that S and P can participate in these stabilizing …

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Wind-Induced Ground Motion: Dynamic Model And Non-Uniform Structure For Ground, Mohammad Mohammadi, Craig J. Hickey, Richard Raspet, Vahid Naderyan

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Wind-induced ground vibrations are a source of noise in seismic surveys. In a previous study, a wind-ground coupling theory was developed to predict the power spectral density (PSD) of ground motions caused by wind perturbations on the ground surface. The prediction was developed using a superposition of the point source response of an elastic isotropic homogeneous medium deforming quasi-statically with the statistical description of the wind-induced pressure fluctuations on the ground. Model predictions and field measurements were in agreement for the normal component of the displacement but under predicted the horizontal component. In this paper, two generalizations are investigated to …

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The View From Ventress - 2019, University Of Mississippi. College Of Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Newsletters

Cover Story: Arabic Language Flagship. "Here in Oxford, at the University of Mississippi, is one of the best Arabic programs in the country." - John Chappell, Rhodes Scholar finalist and Arabic Flagship graduate

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Sharp Bounds For The Modified Multiplicative Zagreb Indices Of Graphs With Vertex Connectivity At Most K, Haiying Wang, Shaohui Wang, Bing Wei

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© 2019, University of Nis. All rights reserved. Zagreb indices and their modified versions of a molecular graph originate from many practical problems such as two dimensional quantitative structure-activity (2D QSAR) and molecular chirality. Nowadays, they have become important invariants which can be used to characterize the properties of graphs from different aspects. Let Vkn (or Ekn respectively) be a set of graphs of n vertices with vertex connectivity (or edge connectivity respectively) at most k. In this paper, we explore some properties of the modified first and second multiplicative Zagreb indices of graphs in Vkn and Ekn. By using …

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Automating The Calculation Of The Hilbert–Kunz Multiplicity And F-Signature, Gabriel Johnson, Sandra Spiroff

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© 2018 The Authors The Hilbert–Kunz multiplicity and F-signature are important invariants for researchers in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. We provide software, and describe the automation, for the calculations of the two invariants in the case of intersection algebras over polynomial rings.

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Change Agents (2019), University Of Mississippi. Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs

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This publication highlights a few of the significant research efforts at the University of Mississippi during the past year.

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Increasing Teacher Retention: An Applied Research Study On The Effects Of Mentoring And Culture In The Abc County School District, Jimmy Holland Weeks

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Electro- And Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction And Thermal Isomerization Of Highly Strained Tricyclocompounds, Weiwei Yang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Anthracene-bridged dinuclear rhenium complexes are reported for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction to carbon monoxide (CO). Related by hindered rotation of each rhenium active site to either side of the anthracene bridge cis and trans conformers have been isolated and characterized. Electrochemical studies reveal distinct mechanisms whereby the cis conformer operates via cooperative bimetallic CO2 activation and conversion and the trans conformer reduces CO2 through well-established single-site and bimolecular pathways analogous to Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl. Higher turnover frequencies are observed for the cis conformer (35.3 s−1) relative to the trans conformer (22.9 s−1) with both outperforming Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl (11.1 s−1). Photocatalytic …

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Cognitive Influences On Preschoolers’ And Adults’ Eyewitness Memory In Response To Misleading Questions, Tonya M. Vandenbrink

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The present study investigated cognitive influences on the malleability of memory for an eyewitness event, specifically focusing on age, executive function, and divided attention. Preschoolers (3- to 5-year-olds) and adults completed an executive function (EF) battery, witnessed an event either under divided attention (DA) or full attention (FA), following this, participants were asked a series of questions, the majority of which were misleading from the Video Suggestibility Scale for Children. This study supports previous findings that children are more suggestible than adults to misleading questions. However, there was no influence of EF on suggestibility in either children or adults. Lastly, …

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Ni And Au Transition Metal Complexes In The Photocatalytic Co2 Reduction Reaction, Shakeyia Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The production of renewable fuels by the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy is a challenge. Photocatalytic and electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 to usable fuel precursors are approaches to overcoming this challenge. The two-electron reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide is an appealing process because CO can be used as a commodity chemical in industrial processes. Many molecular CO2 reduction catalysts have been reported and commonly use expensive late transition metals. These systems are inspired by natural photosynthesis and generally combine a photosensitizer, a catalyst, and a sacrificial electron donor. This work focuses nickel and gold complexes as …

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The Development Of Novel Rhenium- And Copper-Based Molecular Catalysts For Applications In Energy Conversion Chemistry, Joseph Michael Lee

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since the Industrial Revolution, the consumption of fossil fuels has increased dramatically worldwide. The combustion of fossil fuels leads to the generation of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. CO2 is a greenhouse gas, but also a C1 feedstock that could be utilized for the generation of renewable fuels and commodity chemicals. However, CO2 is chemically inert and typically demands strong chemical reductants or very negative potentials before it undergoes conversion into reduced carbon products. The desire to carry out CO2 conversion in the presence of water presents a significant challenge, as protons may be reduced to hydrogen gas rather than facilitating …

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Exploring The Impact Of Mississippi Virtual Community College Academy Professional Development For Online Teaching, Terry Woodrow Pollard

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As online courses and programs continue to grow in number across Mississippi’s community college system, an examination of the system which trains and supports faculty has gone largely unexamined. The aim of this research was to study the impact of the Mississippi Virtual Community College Academy, the state’s online professional development system, on faculty. Structured interviews were conducted with nine faculty in four community colleges across the state to determine conditions that helped or hindered faculty in their implementation of content learned in online professional development courses on credit-bearing courses they would later teach. Analysis of faculty transcripts indicate faculty …

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Survey Of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters From Sequenced Myxobacteria And Analysis Of Potential Metabolic Diversity, Katherine C. Gregory

Honors Theses

The importance of natural product discovery to society is undeniable as natural products have seemingly infinite applications, particularly in regard to pharmacological use as antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, anticancer and immunosuppressive agents. The search for new therapeutics and other new chemical commodities thus grows simultaneously with antibiotic resistance and commercial pressure on pharmaceutical research. However, the increasingly common phenomenon of natural product rediscovery continues to inhibit advancement in this field. We contend that the likelihood of rediscovery can be predicted by taxonomic distance between the bacteria in question and previously studied bacteria. That is, our data supports a correlation between chemical …

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Influence Of Multidisciplinary Educational Experiences On Engineering And Nutrition Student Perceptions On Collaboration And Soft Skill Development, Caroline Kay Crosby

Honors Theses

Solutions to most real-world challenges require collaborative efforts by multidisciplinary teams to provide the breadth of perspective and expertise needed to create effective solutions. Interprofessional education is a pedagogical practice used to provide students with opportunities to broaden their professional perspective by encouraging students to work as a part of a diverse team to solve complex problems. This process strengthens discipline-specific skill development, problem-solving skills, and appreciation for other disciplines while providing experiences that are attractive to potential employers. Many students are interested in food science, but no food science courses are offered at the university where this study took …

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Petrology, Provenance, And Depositional Setting Of The Lower Tallahatta Formation (Meridian Sand) In Grenada County, Mississippi, Husamaldeen Zubi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Meridian Sand represents the lowermost member of the Middle Eocene Tallahatta Formation, which is found in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. Five stratigraphic sections in Grenada County were measured and described. Twenty-one sand and sandstone samples, and 2 mud samples were collected from all sections. Textural analyses were performed on all 23 samples to determine their lithologic properties. Petrographic descriptions and modal analyses were performed on thin sections made from the 21 sand and sandstone samples, and 400 grains were point counted in each sample. Geochemical analyses were carried out on all sand, sandstone, and mud …

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Acute Exercise And Creativity: Embodied Cognition Approaches, Emily M. Frith

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This dissertation manuscript is the culmination of three years of research examining several unique, exercise-induced mechanisms underlying creativity. This collection of work addresses historical and current empirical concepts of creativity in a narrative review, providing recommendations for future research. Several reviews follow this introduction, highlighting the proposed effects of exercise on creativity, putative mechanisms for creativity, and the effects of exercise and embodied manipulations on creative behavior. Multiple experiments utilizing moderate-intensity exercise as a theoretical stimulus for higher-order cognitions were conducted to investigate associations between exercise and creativity, which lead to the final dissertation experiment. The dissertation experiment was the …

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Near-Infrared High Efficiency Organic Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (Dscs) And Biological Fluorescent Imaging Dyes, Yanbing Zhang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

With the energy consumption increase every year, the non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels, natural gas, and coal will not sustain forever. In this case, searching for a way to develop a renewable energy source is an emergency. For decades, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have received intensive attention due to their high power conversion efficiency and low material cost. This dissertation describes efforts to design and synthesize near-infrared organic dyes to apply to two systems: first, for use in the improvement of DSCs by the optimization of electron rich components such as ullazine and cross-conjugated -bridges to increase photon-to-electricity …

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Organic Sensitizers For High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Adithya Peddapuram

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After the industrial revolution in 19th-century energy, demand has increased exponentially. Relying on fossil fuels long term is not a good option due to their non-renewable nature and concerns about burning fossil fuels raising carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere. This dissertation describes, utilizing sunlight for electricity production with dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). DSCs are an attractive solar technology due to processing advantages over traditional solar cells. To improve the stability of DSCs, strong surface binding dyes are important. This work studies the dual anchor dual donor (DD-π-AA) dye framework with various donors (electron rich π-systems) and π-bridges (electron neutral π-systems). …

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Acoustic Radiation Force On A Fluid To Fluid Boundary By Phase Plate Focused Ultrasound, Robert Lee Lirette

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this study, the physics and applications of the ultrasonic radiation force at the interface between two immiscible fluids were investigated. These studies were performed using low-profile discrete-stepped lenses to the modify the phase of the incident radiation generating multiple field morphologies. In its first application to acoustics, a fraxicon lens was developed to approximate the field generated by an axicon. This type of lens creates a minimally diffractive Bessel beam and long depth of focus that is useful in ultrasonic imaging, therapy, and non-destructive evaluation techniques. Fields modified by fraxicon, Fresnel, and axicon lenses were characterized experimentally by scanning …

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Generalized Radial Transport Model For Interpreting Convergent Flow Tracer Tests In Fractured Rock, Md Lal Mamud

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The double-porosity Generalized Radial Transport (GRT) model is an extension of the generalized radial flow approach developed for hydraulic test interpretation. In both approaches, a flow dimension characterizes the change in flow area versus radial distance from the borehole. The GRT model collapses to a 1D, radial, and spherical advection dispersion equation (ADE) for integer flow dimensions of 1, 2, and 3, respectively. And, the model also transforms to sub-linear, sub-radial, sub-spherical and eventually transform to super-spherical transport model for non-integer flow dimension, n of 0 < n < 1, 1 < n < 2, 2 < n < 3 and n >3 respectively. Non-integer flow dimensions, especially sub-radial, are commonly reported from pumping tests in …

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Two Way Street: An Applied Research Study On The Effects Of Increased Parent And Community Involvement Activities On Student Academic Growth In Mathematics At South Lee Middle School, Jason Clifton Arledge

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was two-fold. The first overarching goal was to increase student academic growth on the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program mathematics assessment to at least 75%. This was attempted through implementation of grade-level Remind services and the Red Raider Family program. The second overarching goal was to create a cycle of continuous improvement through feedback from key stakeholders in the form of surveys, interviews, focus groups, document analysis, and descriptive statistics. South Lee Middle School evaluated each of these initiatives and utilized resources to adjust these programs for use in the 2018-2019 school year.

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A Numerical Study Of Granular Dam-Break Flows, Nuttita Pophet

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Granular flows are mass movements of mixtures of solid particles and interstitial fluid. Examples include landslides, debris flows and tailings dam-break flows. These types of flows are often catastrophic events, and cover a wide range of phenomena of interest to both scientists and engineers. The mechanical properties of granular materials and the hydraulic behavior of the flows originate from solid and fluid phases, their distribution and interaction. Understanding the behavior of these types of flows and developing reliable predictive models are important.

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Cramer Type Moderate Deviations For Random Fields And Mutual Information Estimation For Mixed-Pair Random Variables, Aleksandr Beknazaryan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation we first study Cramer type moderate deviation for partial sums of random fields by applying the conjugate method. In 1938 Cramer published his results on large deviations of sums of i.i.d. random variables after which a lot of research has been done on establishing Cramer type moderate and large deviation theorems for different types of random variables and for various statistics. In particular results have been obtained for independent non-identically distributed random variables for the sum of independent random to estimate the mutual information between two random variables. The estimates enjoy a central limit theorem under some …

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The Relationship Between Participation In The Emerging Scholars Program And Academic Performance At Mississippi Valley State University, La Shon Fluker Brooks

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ABSTRACT Developmental education is an important component of student success especially in postsecondary education because of the number of underprepared students. This document examines the academic performance of students who participated in the Emerging Scholars Program a developmental education program of first-time freshmen who began their college career at Mississippi Valley State University during the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 academic years by analyzing demographic characteristics including gender and race and academic characteristics such as High School Grade Point Average (HSGPA) ACT Composite Scores and college term grade point averages (GPAs). Through a quantitative study a comparison of term GPAs of the …

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Detrital Zircon Provenance And Correlation Of Two Newly Discovered Ripley Formation Bentonites: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, Elizabeth Jayne Vitale

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Two newly discovered bentonite deposits in northern and southern Pontotoc County, Mississippi occur in the Upper Cretaceous outcrop in a banded pattern on the northeastern margin of the Mississippi Embayment (MSE). The entire Ripley Formation (Fm) consists of ~73 m of fossiliferous clay, sand, and calcareous sand beds. The bentonites are located stratigraphically within the Chiwapa Sandstone Member (CSM) at the top of the Ripley Fm and stratigraphically lie above previously mined bentonites in central Pontotoc County. Since the northern and southern bentonites differ stratigraphically from the previously mined bentonites, it is possible that there are other unknown bentonite deposits …

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The Impact Of Technology On The Implementation Of Formative Assessment Lessons In Eighth Grade Math Classrooms, Lavonda White

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Technology use has become commonplace in some mathematics classrooms, often being used for formative assessment. Research supports the use of technology to engage students, but not as much research exists to investigate the impact on student learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a statistical relationship exists between the post-lesson assessment results of students engaging in a formative assessment lesson where the teacher delivers the lesson with technology and students engaging in a formative assessment lesson where the teacher delivers the lesson without technology. The teachers administered pre- and post-lesson assessments to the students after the formative …

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February 8, 2019, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

Um Offers New Ways For Kids To Have Fun While Learning This Summer, Pamela Starling

University of Mississippi News

January 23, 2019, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

Um Ranked Among Nation's Best Online Graduate Degrees In Education, Andrew M. Abernathy

University of Mississippi News

Cis/Trans Energetics In Epoxide, Thiirane, Aziridine And Phosphirane Containing Cyclopentanols: Effects Of Intramolecular Oh···O,S,N And P Contacts, Ben E. Smith, Jeremy M. Carr, Gregory S. Tschumper

Faculty and Student Publications

Wind-Induced Ground Motion: Dynamic Model And Non-Uniform Structure For Ground, Mohammad Mohammadi, Craig J. Hickey, Richard Raspet, Vahid Naderyan

Faculty and Student Publications

The View From Ventress - 2019, University Of Mississippi. College Of Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Newsletters

Sharp Bounds For The Modified Multiplicative Zagreb Indices Of Graphs With Vertex Connectivity At Most K, Haiying Wang, Shaohui Wang, Bing Wei

Faculty and Student Publications

Automating The Calculation Of The Hilbert–Kunz Multiplicity And F-Signature, Gabriel Johnson, Sandra Spiroff

Faculty and Student Publications

Change Agents (2019), University Of Mississippi. Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs

Publications of the ORSP

Increasing Teacher Retention: An Applied Research Study On The Effects Of Mentoring And Culture In The Abc County School District, Jimmy Holland Weeks

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Electro- And Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction And Thermal Isomerization Of Highly Strained Tricyclocompounds, Weiwei Yang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Cognitive Influences On Preschoolers’ And Adults’ Eyewitness Memory In Response To Misleading Questions, Tonya M. Vandenbrink

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Ni And Au Transition Metal Complexes In The Photocatalytic Co2 Reduction Reaction, Shakeyia Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Development Of Novel Rhenium- And Copper-Based Molecular Catalysts For Applications In Energy Conversion Chemistry, Joseph Michael Lee

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Exploring The Impact Of Mississippi Virtual Community College Academy Professional Development For Online Teaching, Terry Woodrow Pollard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Survey Of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters From Sequenced Myxobacteria And Analysis Of Potential Metabolic Diversity, Katherine C. Gregory

Honors Theses

Influence Of Multidisciplinary Educational Experiences On Engineering And Nutrition Student Perceptions On Collaboration And Soft Skill Development, Caroline Kay Crosby

Honors Theses

Petrology, Provenance, And Depositional Setting Of The Lower Tallahatta Formation (Meridian Sand) In Grenada County, Mississippi, Husamaldeen Zubi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Acute Exercise And Creativity: Embodied Cognition Approaches, Emily M. Frith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Near-Infrared High Efficiency Organic Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (Dscs) And Biological Fluorescent Imaging Dyes, Yanbing Zhang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Organic Sensitizers For High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Adithya Peddapuram

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Acoustic Radiation Force On A Fluid To Fluid Boundary By Phase Plate Focused Ultrasound, Robert Lee Lirette

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Generalized Radial Transport Model For Interpreting Convergent Flow Tracer Tests In Fractured Rock, Md Lal Mamud

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Two Way Street: An Applied Research Study On The Effects Of Increased Parent And Community Involvement Activities On Student Academic Growth In Mathematics At South Lee Middle School, Jason Clifton Arledge

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A Numerical Study Of Granular Dam-Break Flows, Nuttita Pophet

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Cramer Type Moderate Deviations For Random Fields And Mutual Information Estimation For Mixed-Pair Random Variables, Aleksandr Beknazaryan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Relationship Between Participation In The Emerging Scholars Program And Academic Performance At Mississippi Valley State University, La Shon Fluker Brooks

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Detrital Zircon Provenance And Correlation Of Two Newly Discovered Ripley Formation Bentonites: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, Elizabeth Jayne Vitale

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Impact Of Technology On The Implementation Of Formative Assessment Lessons In Eighth Grade Math Classrooms, Lavonda White

Electronic Theses and Dissertations