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January 28, 2015, The Daily Mississippian Jan 2015

January 28, 2015, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


January 27, 2015, The Daily Mississippian Jan 2015

January 27, 2015, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


January 26, 2015, The Daily Mississippian Jan 2015

January 26, 2015, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Risk Evaluation And Mitigation Strategies (Rems) On Utilization Of Thiazolidinediones In A Medicaid Population, Clive Mario Mendonca Jan 2015

Effect Of Risk Evaluation And Mitigation Strategies (Rems) On Utilization Of Thiazolidinediones In A Medicaid Population, Clive Mario Mendonca

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Nutrition Knowledge, Choices, Attitudes, Bmi, And Height And Weight Perception Among Mississippi Firefighters, Abby Evans Jan 2015

Nutrition Knowledge, Choices, Attitudes, Bmi, And Height And Weight Perception Among Mississippi Firefighters, Abby Evans

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the nutrition knowledge, nutrition choices, nutrition attitudes, height and weight perception, and current body mass indices (BMI) of recruits at the Mississippi Fire Academy in Jackson, Mississippi and professional firefighters with the Oxford Fire Department in Oxford, Mississippi. All participants were asked directly by in-person visits to complete a voluntary questionnaire to assess their dietary knowledge, choices, and attitudes, body mass indices, and height and weight perception. Recruits varied in age from 18–65 plus years. It was predicted that firefighters would have on average a high BMI, indicating a large prevalence of …


The Investigation Of Okhissa Dam Using A Real-Time Monitoring System, Corey Alexander Hamil Jan 2015

The Investigation Of Okhissa Dam Using A Real-Time Monitoring System, Corey Alexander Hamil

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

According to the National Inventory of Dams (NID), the United States has approximately 87,000 dams. Many of these dams are more than 50 years old and need to be investigated to ensure their safety to the public. A real time monitoring system can obtain a more reliable evaluation of the dam’s performance as well as serve as an early warning system to inform officials of a dam’s condition. Okhissa Dam was selected for investigation using a real-time monitoring system. Okhissa Dam is located in a region that contains both a phreatic aquifer and a confined aquifer. Prior to this investigation …


A Guide To Process Optimization, Shannon Leeann Kynerd Jan 2015

A Guide To Process Optimization, Shannon Leeann Kynerd

Honors Theses

Optimization is improving upon an existing process. Generally, the motivation behind optimization is economical. Companies are always looking for ways to improve their process in order to maximize their profit. There are several key steps and strategies that need to be followed in order to guarantee an optimized process and ultimately the maximum profit. An analysis of the base case is essential to optimization. If the starting point is not fully known, then the amount of progress is not known. The top-down and bottom-up strategies determine the overall procedure for optimization. Top-down begins with the big picture while bottom-up starts …


We All Go Home! The Evolution Of Firefighter Accountability Systems, Jeremy Roy Jan 2015

We All Go Home! The Evolution Of Firefighter Accountability Systems, Jeremy Roy

Honors Theses

Accountability is arguably the single most important tool that a fire department has at its disposal. Although accountability systems have been used throughout history, one thing is proven: when there is no accountability system in place, it is only a matter of time before firefighters will get injured, or worse, lose their lives. This work will discuss the history of fire department methodology dealing with the creation of incident management accountability systems. In order to provide historical evidence that lack of an accountability system can cause injury or death, case studies of multiple fire departments that have reported line of …


Crime And Security In Brazil: Brazil's Pacification Efforts In The Favelas Of Rio De Janeiro, Susan C. Shea Jan 2015

Crime And Security In Brazil: Brazil's Pacification Efforts In The Favelas Of Rio De Janeiro, Susan C. Shea

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research is to study Brazil's current pacification efforts in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has long been linked to violent crime, corruption, and increasing social inequality. It features more homicides than any other country on earth: one in ten people killed around the world each year is a Brazilian (Carvalho, 2015). However, in 2008, Rio's state government began applying a new law enforcement program to rid favelas of gangs and crime before hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. Information on the current/future tactics and strategies that Rio will incorporate into …


Up In Smoke: The Unintended Consequences Of Marijuana Legalization In The United States On Public Health And Safety, Claire Colquitt Jan 2015

Up In Smoke: The Unintended Consequences Of Marijuana Legalization In The United States On Public Health And Safety, Claire Colquitt

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research is to explore the potential public health and safety consequences of the legalization of marijuana in the United States. A review of existing literature on the health effects of marijuana use and marijuana's impact on public safety was conducted. Researchers are still unclear as to exactly how marijuana use affects brain structure and function, but some studies indicate that long-term chronic use leads to changes in both neurological function and physical brain structure. Researchers have been unable to identify how marijuana use affects respiratory function and physical health. Finally, marijuana's relationship with psychological health is …


October 28, 2014, The Daily Mississippian Oct 2014

October 28, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


October 3, 2014, The Daily Mississippian Oct 2014

October 3, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Crime Reduction In Helena, Arkansas, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project Economic Development Team Sep 2014

Crime Reduction In Helena, Arkansas, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project Economic Development Team

Delta Directions: Publications

This report was created at the request of Southern Bancorp Community Partners (“SBCP”) in order to examine policies for improving the economic circumstances in Helena-­‐West Helena, Arkansas (referred to as both “HWH” or “Helena” in this report) through strategies for crime reduction. HWH has an extraordinarily high crime rate, which not only affects the citizens who are direct victims of these offenses, but also the city’s economic fortunes by deterring potential customers, investors and other sources of tax revenue. SBCP is a nonprofit with a mission to transform rural southern Communities. SBCP works in a partnership with Southern Bancorp (“Southern”), …


Um Among Sec's Safest Schools, Alex Kohl Aug 2014

Um Among Sec's Safest Schools, Alex Kohl

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Bridging The Gap, Edwin Smith Apr 2014

Bridging The Gap, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

Civil engineering alumnus Mark Wesley Philips finds successful career with Neel-Schaffer Inc.


April 10, 2014, The Daily Mississippian Apr 2014

April 10, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


The View From Ventress - 2014, University Of Mississippi. College Of Liberal Arts Jan 2014

The View From Ventress - 2014, University Of Mississippi. College Of Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Newsletters

Special Section: The Rise of Health Professions. Over the past decade, the health-care sector added jobs month after month, even when jobs were disappearing elsewhere in the economy. The field is projected to add many more in the coming decade, so it makes sense that the number of students majoring in health-related fields rose sharply. Roughly one in 10 college graduates now gets a health-related degree.


Development And Validation Of The Structural Health Evaluation (SheTm) Program, Steven Worley Jan 2014

Development And Validation Of The Structural Health Evaluation (SheTm) Program, Steven Worley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Middle Class Tax Relief And Job Creation Act Of 2012 And Its Impact On Television Broadcasting And Future Broadband Wireless Communications, David H. Cole Jan 2014

The Middle Class Tax Relief And Job Creation Act Of 2012 And Its Impact On Television Broadcasting And Future Broadband Wireless Communications, David H. Cole

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The upcoming Incentive Auction for the 600 MHz band will cause the relocation of hundreds of UHF television stations while potentially freeing up as much as 120 MHz of valuable electromagnetic spectrum for utilization by wireless communications providers. This "new" wireless spectrum will allow wireless providers to increase their wireless broadband capabilities and feed the ever-growing demand by consumers for more wireless broadband capacity. This thesis addresses the mechanics of the proposed auction platforms, the impact the auction will have on existing television broadcasters, and explores some of the possible future opportunities the repurposing of the 600 MHz band presents …


Lessening The Economic Impact Of Incarceration: Privatize, Reinvest, Or Realign In Mississippi?, James Foster Jan 2014

Lessening The Economic Impact Of Incarceration: Privatize, Reinvest, Or Realign In Mississippi?, James Foster

Honors Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to examine how private prisons, justice reinvestment, and public safety realignment are currently being implemented in the United States to lessen the economic impact of incarceration and determine which, if any, would work best in Mississippi. Several methods were used in this study, including a comparison of operational costs between state and private prisons, regression analysis to test the effect of Drug Courts on drug-related admissions, and an investigation on capacity levels in county, state, and private prisons. The conclusions drawn from this study demonstrate the pros and cons of private prisons currently operating …


Money And Fire: The Story Of The Men And Women Who Fight Fire And Those That Insure Against It., John Netherland Jan 2014

Money And Fire: The Story Of The Men And Women Who Fight Fire And Those That Insure Against It., John Netherland

Honors Theses

The work is a history that used both secondary and primary sources. The bulk of the historical information on national insurance and fire service history was based on secondary sources while the local perspective is almost solely based on interviews National agencies and departments faced problems in the 1800's that are still faced by rural Mississippi institutions; however these institutions are taking steps to try and prevent the catastrophes of the mid 1800's. In doing so the fire departments are answering some of the problems of the urban volunteers of the 19th century while the Insurance companies are creating a …


Harnessing The Power Of Social Media: How Four Fortune 500 Companies Utilize Social Media, Mary Elizabeth Cronk Jan 2014

Harnessing The Power Of Social Media: How Four Fortune 500 Companies Utilize Social Media, Mary Elizabeth Cronk

Honors Theses

Harnessing the Power of Social Media: How Four Fortune 500 Companies Utilize Social Media to Drive Increased Sales and Optimize Marketing. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how Fortune 500 companies use social media as an effective marketing strategy. The researcher interviewed social media managers and marketing professionals at the following four Fortune 500 companies in Atlanta, Ga.: The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, United Parcel Service and Georgia Power Company. This case study found that executives at the four selected Fortune 500 companies maintain relevant social media websites and perceive company involvement as a powerful marketing tool. However, executives …


Elemental Fingerprinting Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry And Chemometrics: Application To Environmental Science And Provenance Studies, Lorlyn Paquibot Reidy Jan 2014

Elemental Fingerprinting Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry And Chemometrics: Application To Environmental Science And Provenance Studies, Lorlyn Paquibot Reidy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Roles And Regulations For Pharmacists In State-Level Disaster Relief Efforts, Rachel Lowe Jan 2014

Roles And Regulations For Pharmacists In State-Level Disaster Relief Efforts, Rachel Lowe

Honors Theses

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine what expanded roles have been identified for pharmacists by the states in disaster relief efforts, what regulations currently exist for pharmacists in disaster relief efforts in each state, and whether or not disaster relief and public health training should be added to the pharmacy school curriculum. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive design was used to survey fifty-three boards of pharmacy via email and Qualtrics Survey Software. Results: Analysis of the survey results showed that most states lack a disaster preparedness plan and expanded roles for pharmacists in disaster relief efforts, and most …


Longtime Um Educator Chester Quarles Dead At 69, Edwin Smith Nov 2013

Longtime Um Educator Chester Quarles Dead At 69, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

Professor remembered as a colleague, mentor, encourager and loyal friend


Mental Health Court Practices, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project Sep 2013

Mental Health Court Practices, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project

Delta Directions: Publications

This report aims to assist Hinds County in the development of a mental health court by outlining practices in other courts and the rationales behind them. It pays specific attention to the priorities of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), so as to facilitate the acquisition of a planning grant from this subsidiary of the Department of Justice. It begins with an overview of the goals, background, and efficacy of mental health courts.


Women Of The River: Grassroots Organizing And Natural Disaster, Larry G. Morton, Samuel R. Terrazas, Matthew G. Herriman Aug 2013

Women Of The River: Grassroots Organizing And Natural Disaster, Larry G. Morton, Samuel R. Terrazas, Matthew G. Herriman

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study, a sub-study of a larger project, the Missouri Mobile Home Estates Project, examines the grassroots efforts of three women in an impoverished Midwestern river community to improve the lives of the children living there. The women’s efforts included infrastructure improvements, a summer meal program for the children, a food bank, and a thrift shop. This community was devastated by floods in 1973, 1986, and 1993; at these times, crisis intervention services were provided to the residents. Yet, it appears little assistance was offered to the community between these floods, despite the community’s well-publicized crime and poverty. Using a …


April 22, 2013, The Daily Mississippian Apr 2013

April 22, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.


Former Asb President, Um Hall Of Fame Inductee Joins D.C. Firm As Partner, Ole Miss News Feb 2013

Former Asb President, Um Hall Of Fame Inductee Joins D.C. Firm As Partner, Ole Miss News

University of Mississippi News

Barnett to lead Venable LLP Cybersecurity Initiatives


Discrepant Self-Reporting In Men And Women's Accounts Of Sexual Assault: An Analysis Of Survey Item Wording, Walter Thomas Rueff Jr. Jan 2013

Discrepant Self-Reporting In Men And Women's Accounts Of Sexual Assault: An Analysis Of Survey Item Wording, Walter Thomas Rueff Jr.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.