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Research Issues In Data Provenance / By Chad Vicknair, Chad Vicknair Jan 2010

Research Issues In Data Provenance / By Chad Vicknair, Chad Vicknair

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Analysis Of Periodic Structures Using Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, Khaled Elmahgoub Jan 2010

Analysis Of Periodic Structures Using Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, Khaled Elmahgoub

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Periodic structures are of great importance in electromagnetics these days due to their wide range of applications such as frequency selective surfaces (FSS), electromagnetic band gap, periodic absorbers, metamaterials and many others. The aim of this work is to develop several algorithms to analyze different types of electromagnetic periodic structures using the constant horizontal wavenumber finite-difference time-domain periodic boundary condition (FDTD/PBC). A new FDTD/PBC approach is introduced to analyze the scattering properties of general skegrid periodic structures. The approach is simple to implement and efficient in terms of both computational time and memory usage. In addition, an efficient hybrid FDTD …


Inside Track To Careers In Accounting, Stan Ross, James Carberry Jan 2010

Inside Track To Careers In Accounting, Stan Ross, James Carberry

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Members In Business And Industry Guide To Understanding Internal Control And Internal Control Services For Smaller Entities, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) Jan 2010

Members In Business And Industry Guide To Understanding Internal Control And Internal Control Services For Smaller Entities, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

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The Time Dependent Relationship Of Vertical Wind Velocity And Pressure Fluctuations Over Flat Open Ground, Johnpaul R. Abbott Jan 2010

The Time Dependent Relationship Of Vertical Wind Velocity And Pressure Fluctuations Over Flat Open Ground, Johnpaul R. Abbott

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The Educational Implications Of Dibels Oral Reading Fluency Assessments And Mississippi Curriculum Test 2 In Reading First Schools, Debra A. Dace Jan 2010

The Educational Implications Of Dibels Oral Reading Fluency Assessments And Mississippi Curriculum Test 2 In Reading First Schools, Debra A. Dace

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Approaches Towards The Synthesis Of Bradyoxetin, Vanildo Martins Lima Braga Jan 2010

Approaches Towards The Synthesis Of Bradyoxetin, Vanildo Martins Lima Braga

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Quorum sensing bacteria produce and release chemical signal molecules (like N-acyl homoserine lactones, AHL) that increase in concentration as a function of cell density. The responses cover a large spectrum of process such as the virulence in Staphylococcus aureus, competence for DNA-uptake in Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus pneumoniae, sporulation in Bacillus subtilis, conjugal plasmid transfer in Enterococcus faecalis, and bacteriocin production in lactic acid bacteria. The collapse of (AHL) signaling system in bacteria represents an attractive therapeutic approach towards the development of new antibiotics. Recently, a new extracellular modulator was isolated from a symbiotic bacterium (Bradyrhizobium japonicum) that nodulates soybean. …


Impervious Surfaces Mapping Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery, Tahmina Shirmeen Jan 2010

Impervious Surfaces Mapping Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery, Tahmina Shirmeen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In recent years, impervious surfaces have emerged not only as an indicator of the degree of urbanization, but also as an indicator of environmental quality. As impervious surface area increases, storm water runoff increases in velocity, quantity, temperature and pollution load. Any of these attributes can contribute to the degradation of natural hydrology and water quality. Various image processing techniques have been used to identify the impervious surfaces, however, most of the existing impervious surface mapping tools used moderate resolution imagery. In this project, the potential of standard image processing techniques to generate impervious surface data for change detection analysis …


The Crescent And The Cross: Islamic Influence In Southern Culture, Jesse Wright Jan 2010

The Crescent And The Cross: Islamic Influence In Southern Culture, Jesse Wright

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

To a large degree, America has adopted African American culture as its own. One may hear and see African American influence in popular music, grammar, fashion and art, but rarely are the sources of these influences divined, in no small part to difficulties inherent in interdisciplinary studies. This thesis will examine the Islamic aesthetics in African American quilts. This work focuses on design and color elements and I trace Islamic influence from West Africa to the U.S. South by way of the slave trade. The original scholarship comes from in the Mississippi Delta, although this thesis also uses quilt books …


A One-Dimensional Model Of Cohesive Sediment Transport In Open Channels, Qianru Lin Jan 2010

A One-Dimensional Model Of Cohesive Sediment Transport In Open Channels, Qianru Lin

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Acoustically-Enhanced Contaminant Remediation : The Effect Of Acoustic Energy On The Remediation Of Contaminated Soil And Groundwater / Shannon Wilson, Shannon Wilson Jan 2010

Acoustically-Enhanced Contaminant Remediation : The Effect Of Acoustic Energy On The Remediation Of Contaminated Soil And Groundwater / Shannon Wilson, Shannon Wilson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Gain And Bandwidth Study Of Reflectarray Antennas, Bhavani Devireddy Jan 2010

Gain And Bandwidth Study Of Reflectarray Antennas, Bhavani Devireddy

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A Distributed Scheduling Mechanism To Improve Voip Traffic Carrying Capacity In Ieee 802.11 Ad Hoc Networks, Munther Mohammad Hammouri Jan 2010

A Distributed Scheduling Mechanism To Improve Voip Traffic Carrying Capacity In Ieee 802.11 Ad Hoc Networks, Munther Mohammad Hammouri

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Upper Bound Of Video Streaming Capability Of A Link Of An Ieee 802.11e Based Ad-Hoc Network, Himanshu Dwivedi Jan 2010

Upper Bound Of Video Streaming Capability Of A Link Of An Ieee 802.11e Based Ad-Hoc Network, Himanshu Dwivedi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Bicircular Matroids With Circuits Of At Most Two Sizes, Torina Deachune Lewis Jan 2010

Bicircular Matroids With Circuits Of At Most Two Sizes, Torina Deachune Lewis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Young in his paper titled, Matroid Designs in 1973, reports that Murty in his paper titled, Equicardinal Matroids and Finite Geometries in 1968, was the first to study matroids with all hyperplanes having the same size. Murty called such a matroid an ``Equicardinal Matroid''. Young renamed such a matroid a ``Matroid Design''. Further work on determining properties of these matroids was done by Edmonds, Murty, and Young in their papers published in 1972, 1973, and 1970 respectively. These authors were able to connect the problem of determining the matroid designs with specified parameters with results on balanced incomplete block designs. …


Investigations Of Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Retention Mechanisms, Jennifer Mallette Jan 2010

Investigations Of Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Retention Mechanisms, Jennifer Mallette

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Theory Behind Magazine Business Decisions / David Albert Thigpen, David Albert Thigpen Jan 2010

The Theory Behind Magazine Business Decisions / David Albert Thigpen, David Albert Thigpen

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Persuasion And Rhetoric In Cable News Commentary: A Philosophical, Zachary Mark Cruthirds Jan 2010

Persuasion And Rhetoric In Cable News Commentary: A Philosophical, Zachary Mark Cruthirds

Honors Theses

There is currently a growing cynicism about objectivity in cable news reporting and commentary, and there have been many allegations of pandering and bias on the part of and concerning commentators on 24-hour news outlets. There have been changing trends in how many American citizens acquire information and analysis from these mediums—leading to what has been coined the '‘infotainment*' of certain comedians, extremists, and any network, corporation, or commentator who would give consideration to giving a target audience what they desire or expect. In the following thesis, we will offer definitions for rhetoric and persuasion founded in a type of …


Doing The Best We Can With What We Have: Lessons From Arkansas On How To Improve Mississippi Student Achievement Through Teacher Mentoring And Induction, Claire Elizabeth Graves Jan 2010

Doing The Best We Can With What We Have: Lessons From Arkansas On How To Improve Mississippi Student Achievement Through Teacher Mentoring And Induction, Claire Elizabeth Graves

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Communicative Development Through A Comparative Lens: A Snapshot Of Foreign Language Education In The United States And France, Halley Anne Hargrave Jan 2010

Communicative Development Through A Comparative Lens: A Snapshot Of Foreign Language Education In The United States And France, Halley Anne Hargrave

Honors Theses

This thesis is an examination of external influences on the foreign language classroom. I evaluate national policy and legislature, textbooks, and national tests as possible determinants of foreign language teaching methods used in the United States and France. I chose to compare the American system to the French system as a result of the relative success of foreign language education in France and my ability to read policy and curriculum in French. By comparing the foreign language education systems in the two countries, I hope to determine what types of weaknesses in American foreign language instruction practices hinder language acquisition. …


Geospatial Analysis Of Roadway Traffic Volume, Flow Simulation, And Air Pollution Impacts On Built Environment, Jessica Headrick Jan 2010

Geospatial Analysis Of Roadway Traffic Volume, Flow Simulation, And Air Pollution Impacts On Built Environment, Jessica Headrick

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Criminal Justice Students' Perceived Effectiveness Of Campus Security Measures At Mid-South Universities, Jeffrey Michael Cottam Jan 2010

Criminal Justice Students' Perceived Effectiveness Of Campus Security Measures At Mid-South Universities, Jeffrey Michael Cottam

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Analysis And Use Of Anomalous Fast Arrivals In Impulse Propagation In The Nocturnal Boundary Layer, Philip S. Blom Jan 2010

Analysis And Use Of Anomalous Fast Arrivals In Impulse Propagation In The Nocturnal Boundary Layer, Philip S. Blom

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Assessing The Relationship Between Student Achievement And Public Elementary Education And Secondary Education Funding, John Doyce Griffin Jan 2010

Assessing The Relationship Between Student Achievement And Public Elementary Education And Secondary Education Funding, John Doyce Griffin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Synthesis Of Analogues Based On The Opioid Alkaloid Mitragynine, Marco A. Arribas Jan 2010

Synthesis Of Analogues Based On The Opioid Alkaloid Mitragynine, Marco A. Arribas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Opioid analgesics such as morphine and its derivatives are the most frequently prescribed narcotics for the treatment of severe and chronic pain. Among other side effects caused by the administration of these opioid analgesics, physical dependence and addiction are the most undesirable ones. Currently, pharmacological approaches to treat opioid dependence include mainly methadone and LAAM (mu-agonists), buprenorphine (mu-partial agonist) and clonidine (alpha2-adrenergic agonist). Considering the negative aspects of the relapsing nature correlated to opioid dependence, it is important to search for new ways to overcome this problem. The scope of this work is to study novel compounds based on the …


Using Bayesian Inference In Design Applications, Chung Yong Chan Jan 2010

Using Bayesian Inference In Design Applications, Chung Yong Chan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation presents a new approach for solving engineering design problems such as the design of antenna arrays and finite impulse response (FIR) filters. In this approach, a design problem is cast as an inverse problem. The tools and methods previously developed for Bayesian inference are adapted and utilized to solve design problems. Given a desired design output, Bayesian parameter estimation and model comparison are employed to produce designs that meet the prescribed design specifications and requirements. In the Bayesian inference framework, the solution to a design problem is the posterior distribution, which is proportional to the product of the …


Euskal Herritarrak Gara: A Study Of A People And Their History, Culture, And Identity, Madison Rebekah Halbrook Jan 2010

Euskal Herritarrak Gara: A Study Of A People And Their History, Culture, And Identity, Madison Rebekah Halbrook

Honors Theses

Throughout history, Basque nationalism has constantly been defined by a series of struggles to protect their unique culture and identity and by a reaction of the Basque people to resist outside change and influence. This thesis will identify, examine, and discuss both the causes and the effects of this sentiment, and also why and how it has developed the way that it has. There are a number of factors in which this struggle can be seen. They include the fight to protect the Basque region fi'om foreign invaders, the struggle to retain political autonomy within a larger group, and certain …


A Comparison Of Training Modalities On Vertical Jump Performance In Recreationally Trained College Males, Katie Alexis Jackson Jan 2010

A Comparison Of Training Modalities On Vertical Jump Performance In Recreationally Trained College Males, Katie Alexis Jackson

Honors Theses

Vertical jumping ability is a vital component of superior athletic performance. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of six weeks of resistance training (RT), plyometric training (PT), and complex training (CT) on vertical ground reaction forces in vertical jump measures in college-aged males. Thirty participants were divided into three training groups: RT (n=l 1), PT (n=9), or CT (n=10). The participants trained two days a week for six weeks and participated in pre-testing, mid-testing, and post testing sessions for a total study period of nine weeks. The testing sessions consisted of a 1RM back squat, Romanian …


Five Point Zero Divisor Graphs, Florida Victoria Levidiotis Jan 2010

Five Point Zero Divisor Graphs, Florida Victoria Levidiotis

Honors Theses

We study the zero divisor graphs, determined by equivalence classes of zero divisors of a ring R. with exactly five vertices. In particular, we determine which graphs with exactly five vertices can be realized as the zero divisor graph of a ring. We provide rings for the graphs which are possible, and prove that the rest of graphs can not be realized via any commutative ring. There are thirty-four graphs in total which contain exactly five vertices.


The University Of Mississippi: Marketing And Managing For Improvement During A Recession, Christine Marie Sims Jan 2010

The University Of Mississippi: Marketing And Managing For Improvement During A Recession, Christine Marie Sims

Honors Theses

The objective of this thesis is to provide gthe University of Mississippi during a recession erms recession and social marketing. Then, a statement on the university s position and a SWOT Analysis; an analysis of an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats; are provided for the University of Mississippi- Following the background SWOT Analysis, ten problematic areas and ten associated benchmarks are presented. both of which were developed from a personal audit of the university s management. Finally, ten goals are proposed with the intent of guiding the university to success highly marketable university over the next fifty years. Each …