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Osteoporosis Knowledge, Health Communication, And Prevention Behaviors Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Male And Female College Students, Kaitlyn Ashley Armstrong Jan 2021

Osteoporosis Knowledge, Health Communication, And Prevention Behaviors Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Male And Female College Students, Kaitlyn Ashley Armstrong

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Osteoporosis is a chronic degenerative bone disease affecting roughly 53 million Americans. Attainment of peak bone mass during young adulthood plays an essential role in osteoporosis prevention, and specific behaviors affecting the achievement of peak bone mass include adequate intake of dietary calcium and participation in weight-bearing physical activity. Prior research has established the links between knowledge and health communication, particularly parental communication, with engaging in healthy behaviors such as adequate calcium intake and physical activity among college students, less is known about how these relationships manifest in this population for osteoporosis prevention. Exploring additional factors such as self-efficacy that …


Responses Of Predatory Myxobacteria To Prey Signaling Molecules & Features Of A Pseudomonas Prey Avoiding Predation, Shukria Akbar Jan 2021

Responses Of Predatory Myxobacteria To Prey Signaling Molecules & Features Of A Pseudomonas Prey Avoiding Predation, Shukria Akbar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Gram-negative unicellular myxobacteria, along with their multicellular lifestyle andbiologically active specialized metabolites, are known for the predatory interactions with Gram-negative/ Gram-positive bacteria and fungi. Although myxobacterial predation range have been exploited extensively, little is known about the prey associated molecules contributing to myxobacterial predator-prey dynamics. By employing transcriptomics and untargeted metabolomics approaches, we demonstrate two structurally distinct classes of signaling molecules from Gram-negative bacterial prey elicit significant omics responses from myxobacteria, Myxococcus xanthus and Cystobacter ferrugineus. An overlapping and general response to acylhomoserine lactones, whereas a distinctive response to a quinolone signaling molecule is observed from both myxobacteria. Similarly, by …


Responses Of Myxobacteria To Plant-Related Chemosignals Suggests Their Roles In The Rhizobiome, Barbara Iyare Adaikpoh Jan 2021

Responses Of Myxobacteria To Plant-Related Chemosignals Suggests Their Roles In The Rhizobiome, Barbara Iyare Adaikpoh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In the rhizosphere, plants curate and maintain distinct rhizobiome, some of which serve as secondary defense mechanisms against pathogenic microorganisms. Additionally, in response to biotic stress, plants generate phytohormones which regulate signaling pathways to activate systemic resistance. These phytohormones contribute to the chemical space within the rhizosphere in addition to other low-molecular-weight metabolites used for cell-to-cell communication within species and across kingdoms. However, little is known about the influences of stress-related phytohormones on beneficial bacteria even though biocontrol strategies abundantly explore plant-beneficial microorganisms to manage pathogens in agricultural systems. Myxobacteria are competent predators of plant pathogens and have demonstrated responses …


Measuring The Value Of Internal Corporate Events From Attendees’ Perspective: Multidimensional Scale Development, Inna Soifer Jan 2021

Measuring The Value Of Internal Corporate Events From Attendees’ Perspective: Multidimensional Scale Development, Inna Soifer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose – Business events is a trillion-dollar sector of the meetings and events industry that supports millions of jobs. Despite the social and economic impact of the meetings, expositions, events, and conventions, only a few studies have examined perceived value in the business events context. This study addresses this research gap by developing a multi-item, multidimensional scale assessing attendee perception of corporate event value.Design/methodology/approach – This study utilized a mixed-method approach and followed widely accepted psychometric scale development procedures. The scale was developed using a multistep process: item generation, expert review, development sample 1 of 506 respondents via Qualtrics Online …


A Latent Class Analysis Predictive Modeling Approach To Profile Division I Collegiate Athletes For Nutrition And Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport (Red-S) Concern, Morgan Delventhal Jan 2021

A Latent Class Analysis Predictive Modeling Approach To Profile Division I Collegiate Athletes For Nutrition And Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport (Red-S) Concern, Morgan Delventhal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Screening collegiate athletes for nutrition-related concerns and low energy syndromes such as Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) provides insight for nutrition care and can lead to necessary referrals in the sports medicine team. Screening may be a part of an athletic department’s protocol, but there is a lack of consensus on a validated tool for this population. The goal of this cross-sectional research was to use a Latent Class Analysis (LCA) predictive modeling approach to determine classes of collegiate athletes who present with nutrition and RED-S concern. LCA is a person-centered approach, intending to uncover subgroups of a population …


We Make The Path By Walking Together: A Case Study Of How Community Engagement At The University Of Mississippi Impacts Students And Community Partner Organizations, Laura Martin Jan 2021

We Make The Path By Walking Together: A Case Study Of How Community Engagement At The University Of Mississippi Impacts Students And Community Partner Organizations, Laura Martin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The community engagement field has grappled with critical questions around its failure to effectuate institutional change that will permit colleges and universities to create a more just society. At the same time, the University of Mississippi has struggled to reconcile its own institutional legacy of forced integration alongside an ambitious public mission in a state recognized for persistent poverty and inequality.


Just Southern Food: Food Justice For The Mississippi Delta, Christian Tabor Owen Jan 2021

Just Southern Food: Food Justice For The Mississippi Delta, Christian Tabor Owen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary objective of this research is to promote food justice for the Mississippi Delta by investigating facts about the intersections of extreme poverty, food insecurity, and chronic illness in the Mississippi Delta. By exploring relevant literature and highlighting current initiatives, this work looks at the semantics of food justice and related terms, discusses challenges unique to the Mississippi Delta, and broadly characterizes public health models with the greatest potential for food justice advancement in this region. Pivotal to interpreting food justice not only for the Mississippi Delta or the Global South, but for any community, is a clear understanding …


Effectiveness Of An Educational Intervention To Reduce Ageism In Undergraduate Students In An Entry-Level Nutrition Class, Ann Irvin Armstrong Jan 2021

Effectiveness Of An Educational Intervention To Reduce Ageism In Undergraduate Students In An Entry-Level Nutrition Class, Ann Irvin Armstrong

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Although the older adult population continues to increase, ageism remains an issue in the healthcare system and is prevalent among nutrition-related professionals. The aim of our study is to is determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention to reduce ageism among pre-healthcare professionals including Nutrition major students. Undergraduate students enrolled in an entry-level nutrition class were recruited and randomized into an intervention (INT) group (n=30) and a control (CON) group (n=29). The online educational intervention consisted of pre-recorded lectures and videos regarding ageism and myths regarding aging for the INT group, and on cultural competency and biases (other than ageism) …


Research News, Publications, 2021, Volume 4, Soumyajit Majumdar Jan 2021

Research News, Publications, 2021, Volume 4, Soumyajit Majumdar

Publications (2015-)

Publications that appeared during the period of October 1 through December 31, 2021


Nmr-Based Characterization Of A Glucan Isolated From Ganoderma Lucidum, Alysia Gonzales Jan 2021

Nmr-Based Characterization Of A Glucan Isolated From Ganoderma Lucidum, Alysia Gonzales

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Ganoderma lucidum is a polypore fungus commonly known as Lingzhi, Youngji or Reishi mushroom in East Asia. It is frequently marketed as an herbal supplement and often utilized as traditional Chinese medicine. Our research comprises the structural investigation of the principal polysaccharide from this fungus. After proper purification, the fungal glucan was subjected to multiple experiments of NMR spectroscopy, including 1D 1H and 13C, 2D; 1H-1H COSY, 1H-1H TOCSY, 1H-1H NOESY, 1H-13C HSQC, 1H-1H Phase Sensitive-TOCSY, and 1H-13C TOCSY-HSQC NMR spectra. Data has confirmed that this fungal polysaccharide contains residues of glucose (91.31%) as major, galactose (4.99%), and mannose (3.69%) …


The Black Petromodernism Of Zora Neale Hurston: Energy, Race, And Mobility, Stuart Mullet Jan 2021

The Black Petromodernism Of Zora Neale Hurston: Energy, Race, And Mobility, Stuart Mullet

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis situates Zora Neale Hurston and the folk communities in her oeuvre within the context of modernity’s dependencies on fossil fuels. Such a disciplinary context provides an energy footing for our understandings of African American migrations in the twentieth century—which radically transformed the nation on multiple levels—and it illuminates the communal values that undergird Black approaches to petromodern forms of mobility. Furthermore, by engaging the Black spaces of the South, my argument begins filling a gap in the energy humanities. Few scholars in this field engage deeply those populations and regions that disproportionately experience the underbelly of petromodernity and …


Development And Characterization Of Albuterol Sulfate Loaded Transdermal Patches With Hme Coupled Fdm 3d Printing, Bhavana Chivukula Jan 2021

Development And Characterization Of Albuterol Sulfate Loaded Transdermal Patches With Hme Coupled Fdm 3d Printing, Bhavana Chivukula

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Albuterol sulfate is a short-acting selective Beta 2 Adrenergic agonist. It is used to treat and prevent bronchospasm associated with asthma, bronchitis, and other breathing disorders. It is known to show extensive first pass metabolism and it requires frequent dosing which makes it difficult for patients to comply. To avoid these problems, transdermal route of delivery of Salbutamol was explored. Traditional methods of preparation of transdermal drug delivery systems involve the use of solvents and have multiple processing steps. To avoid the usage of solvents and decrease the processing steps, HME Coupled FDM 3D printing can be used. Different polymers …


Analysis Of Trends And Effects Of Lifestyle Behaviors Related To Obesity Among Older Adults: Findings From The National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (Nhanes) Between 2005-2018, Xi Jin Jan 2021

Analysis Of Trends And Effects Of Lifestyle Behaviors Related To Obesity Among Older Adults: Findings From The National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (Nhanes) Between 2005-2018, Xi Jin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Obesity in older adults is a public health challenge in the United States and many regions of the world. This study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) ranging between 2005-2006 to 2017-2018 to examine associations between lifestyle behaviors and obesity, and identify trends and contributions of lifestyle behaviors in older adults. A total of 5,812 participants in a body mass index (BMI)- based obesity group and 5,655 participants in a waist circumference (WC)-based obesity group were selected for association and trend analyses. Logistic regression was applied to estimate the associations between lifestyle behaviors and obesity. …


Research News. Publications, 2020. Volume 4, Soumyajit Majumdar Dec 2020

Research News. Publications, 2020. Volume 4, Soumyajit Majumdar

Publications (2015-)

Publications that appeared during the period October 1 through December 31, 2020


Minority Discourses, Foodways, And Aspects Of Gender: Contemporary Writings By Asian-American Women, Wilfried Raussert Dec 2020

Minority Discourses, Foodways, And Aspects Of Gender: Contemporary Writings By Asian-American Women, Wilfried Raussert

Journal X

No abstract provided.


Accounting Resource Center Manual, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants.Small Business Development Committee Dec 2020

Accounting Resource Center Manual, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants.Small Business Development Committee

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

No abstract provided.


For The Trees, Ann Fisher-Wirth Dec 2020

For The Trees, Ann Fisher-Wirth

Journal X

Reading for Pleasure (Essay Review)


Center For Population Studies And Partners Host Hunger Summit, Elizabeth Sweeney Dec 2020

Center For Population Studies And Partners Host Hunger Summit, Elizabeth Sweeney

University of Mississippi News

Summit helps nonprofits respond to COVID-19 and food insecurity in Mississippi


Immunogenetic And Tolerance Strategies Against A Novel Parasitoid Of Wild Field Crickets, Kristin L. Sikkink, Nathan W. Bailey, Marlene Zuk, Susan L. Balenger Dec 2020

Immunogenetic And Tolerance Strategies Against A Novel Parasitoid Of Wild Field Crickets, Kristin L. Sikkink, Nathan W. Bailey, Marlene Zuk, Susan L. Balenger

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2020 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Among the parasites of insects, endoparasitoids impose a costly challenge to host defenses because they use their host’s body for the development and maturation of their eggs or larvae, and ultimately kill the host. Tachinid flies are highly specialized acoustically orienting parasitoids, with first instar mobile larvae that burrow into the host’s body to feed. We investigated the possibility that Teleogryllus oceanicus field crickets employ postinfestation strategies to maximize survival when infested with the larvae of the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea. Using crickets from the Hawaiian …


Graduate Students Helping Organize 2021 Comscicon-Atlanta, Edwin B. Smith Nov 2020

Graduate Students Helping Organize 2021 Comscicon-Atlanta, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Annual workshop helps participants hone their science communication skills


Daily Digest - Wednesday, November 12, 2020 Covid-19 Updates, University Of Mississippi Nov 2020

Daily Digest - Wednesday, November 12, 2020 Covid-19 Updates, University Of Mississippi

COVID-19 Website Archives

Campus Update Daily Digest for Thursday, November 12, 2020


Covid-19 Update For The University Of Mississippi Community, November 11, 2020, University Of Mississippi Nov 2020

Covid-19 Update For The University Of Mississippi Community, November 11, 2020, University Of Mississippi

COVID-19 Emails

No abstract provided.


Smart Snacks In Universities: Possibilities For University Vending, Georgianna Mann, Laurel Greenway Lambert, Kritika Gupta, Megan Partacz Nov 2020

Smart Snacks In Universities: Possibilities For University Vending, Georgianna Mann, Laurel Greenway Lambert, Kritika Gupta, Megan Partacz

Faculty and Student Publications

Background:The study goal was to evaluate the nutritional impact of a healthy snack intervention on a southern university campus. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted during the fall 2017 semester weekly for 14 weeks in a large southern U.S. university. For the intervention, half of vending snacks in four campus residential halls (housing from 216 to 361 students) were substituted with snacks complying with federal Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards for K-12 schools. For analysis, data from the Nutrition Facts labels of 14 vending machines or from manufacturer's websites was collected by trained graduate and undergraduate researchers. Results: On …


Institute Of Child Nutrition Adapts To Continue Training, Meaghan Flores Nov 2020

Institute Of Child Nutrition Adapts To Continue Training, Meaghan Flores

University of Mississippi News

Center transitioned to offer virtual services nationally in wake of COVID-19


Finding Aid For The Small Manuscripts (Mum00400) Nov 2020

Finding Aid For The Small Manuscripts (Mum00400)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)

Contains individual items and small collections. Small Manuscripts at the University of Mississippi Department of Archives and Special Collections was assembled through the collecting activities of the Department over the past thirty years. The collection documents unique and discrete individual moments of history associated with the State of Mississippi. A variety of material formats can be found in the collections including individual diaries, ledgers, corporate records, correspondence, and broadsides.


Finding Aid For The Thomas G. Abernethy Collection (Mum00001) Nov 2020

Finding Aid For The Thomas G. Abernethy Collection (Mum00001)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)

Thomas G. Abernethy represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1943 and 1973. The 454 boxes in this collection contain files created during Abernethy's tenure in office.


Health Landscapes In The South: Rurality, Racism, And A Path Forward, Anne Cafer, Meagen Rosenthal, Brookshield Laurent, Jennifer Conner, Raeda Anderson Oct 2020

Health Landscapes In The South: Rurality, Racism, And A Path Forward, Anne Cafer, Meagen Rosenthal, Brookshield Laurent, Jennifer Conner, Raeda Anderson

Study the South

This conversation about health disparities in the South, with questions composed by the authors, incorporates the medical expertise of Brookshield Laurent and Jennifer Conner from the New York Institute of Technology’s Delta Population Health Institute at Arkansas State University, with the social science expertise of Raeda Anderson from the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and Meagan Rosenthal and Anne Cafer from the University of Mississippi.


University Solicits Applications For 2021 Achieving Equity Grants, Shea Stewart Oct 2020

University Solicits Applications For 2021 Achieving Equity Grants, Shea Stewart

University of Mississippi News

Virtual information session set for Wednesday for new round of grants


October 8, 2020, The Daily Mississippian Oct 2020

October 8, 2020, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Safety And Molecular-Toxicological Implications Of Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis Extract And Methylsulfonylmethane Co-Administration, Kristy R. Kutanzi, Laura E. Ewing, Charles M. Skinner, Charles M. Quick, Stefanie Kennon-Mcgill, Mitchell R. Mcgill, Larry A. Walker, Mahmoud A. Elsohly, Bill J. Gurley, Igor Koturbash Oct 2020

Safety And Molecular-Toxicological Implications Of Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis Extract And Methylsulfonylmethane Co-Administration, Kristy R. Kutanzi, Laura E. Ewing, Charles M. Skinner, Charles M. Quick, Stefanie Kennon-Mcgill, Mitchell R. Mcgill, Larry A. Walker, Mahmoud A. Elsohly, Bill J. Gurley, Igor Koturbash

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2020 by the authors. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a biologically active, non-psychotropic component of Cannabis sativa whose popularity has grown exponentially in recent years. Besides a wealth of potential health benefits, ingestion of CBD poses risks for a number of side effects, of which hepatotoxicity and CBD/herb-drug interactions are of particular concern. Here, we investigated the interaction potential between the cannabidiol-rich cannabis extract (CRCE) and methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), a popular dietary supplement, in the mouse model. For this purpose, 8-week-old male C57BL6/J mice received MSM-containing water (80 mg/100 mL) ad libitum for 17 days. During the last three days of treatment, …