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Analysis Of Primers In The De Grummond Children’S Literature Collection, Preston R. Salisbury Dec 2014

Analysis Of Primers In The De Grummond Children’S Literature Collection, Preston R. Salisbury

SLIS Connecting

This study examines the primers collected in the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. “The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection is one of North America’s leading research centers in the field of children’s literature,” with a main focus on American and British literature both historical and contemporary (lib.usm.edu). Specific characteristics of the primers examined in this study include publication year, publisher, and stories and illustrations used in the content. These data provide a general view of the development of the primer both for educative and socio-political purposes over time.

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A Brief Historical Evolution Of The International Tracing Service (Its): The Largest Collection Of Holocaust Related Documents, Kate Brunelle Dec 2014

A Brief Historical Evolution Of The International Tracing Service (Its): The Largest Collection Of Holocaust Related Documents, Kate Brunelle

SLIS Connecting

The International Tracing Service is the largest repository for World War II records, including Holocaust records. However, it was not until recently that the ITS opened its records to researchers and institutions outside of Germany. Previously, survivors and others could write to the ITS and request information about themselves or others, but the response time was long, difficult, and often lacking in tangible results. With the opening of the ITS, people around the world have better access to the records for seemingly endless research. Includes a case study.

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Read With Me: My Personal Experience With A Lis 641 Service Learning Project, Mary Ann Griffin Dec 2014

Read With Me: My Personal Experience With A Lis 641 Service Learning Project, Mary Ann Griffin

SLIS Connecting

At the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Library and Information Science, LIS 641: Public Libraries has an emphasis on service learning and community relationships. In an all-online program, service learning can be challenging and part of that challenge was for the students to initiate their own service learning project. This was a prime time to promote the community project, Read with Me.

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From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, And Presentations, Teresa S. Welsh Dec 2014

From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, And Presentations, Teresa S. Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Meet the new SLIS GAs, and all about what our alum, students, and faculty have been doing.

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Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa S. Welsh Dec 2014

Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa S. Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Presents updates and news from the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) and the Southern Miss Student Archivists Association (Southern Miss SAA) along with upcoming and recent events of interest.

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Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Teresa S. Welsh Dec 2014

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Teresa S. Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Meet Instructor Edmand Pace of The School of Library and Information Science, and SLIS alum, Mantra Henderson, Director of the James Herbert White Library at Mississippi Valley State University. Discover how you can become an expert in Government Publications, Law Libraries, and Health Informatics.

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Slis Update, Elizabeth Haynes Dec 2014

Slis Update, Elizabeth Haynes

SLIS Connecting

Updates and welcome from the Director of the School of Library and Information Science, Dr. Elizabeth Haynes.

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Structural And Hydrological Controls On The Development Of A River Cave In Marble (Tapagem Cave - Se Brazil), William Sallun Filho, Bruna Medeiros Cordeiro, Ivo Karmann Dec 2014

Structural And Hydrological Controls On The Development Of A River Cave In Marble (Tapagem Cave - Se Brazil), William Sallun Filho, Bruna Medeiros Cordeiro, Ivo Karmann

International Journal of Speleology

Tapagem Cave (or Devil’s Cave) is a river cave developed in the dolomite marble karst of the Serra do André Lopes (State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil). Although this region is a plateau with significant variation in elevation and a humid subtropical climate, the cave is an anomalous feature in the André Lopes karst because there are few other caves. The marble, which is in a synclinal structure with subjacent phyllites, is a karst aquifer perched above the regional base level (Ribeira River) and has little allogenic recharge. The cave developed on a secondary anticline on the northwest flank of …

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Second Reaction: Your Future Is Limitless!, Brooke M. Vermilya Dec 2014

Second Reaction: Your Future Is Limitless!, Brooke M. Vermilya

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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First Opinion: Who Says Women Can’T Be Doctors?, Gretchen Mcclain, Catherine Compton-Lilly Dec 2014

First Opinion: Who Says Women Can’T Be Doctors?, Gretchen Mcclain, Catherine Compton-Lilly

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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Second Reaction: Reach For The Stars, Amy Leitze Dec 2014

Second Reaction: Reach For The Stars, Amy Leitze

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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First Opinion: Look To The Stars, Kelli M. Sellers Dec 2014

First Opinion: Look To The Stars, Kelli M. Sellers

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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Second Reaction: Chasing Teachable Moments By Chasing Cheetahs, Aaron Hamilton Dec 2014

Second Reaction: Chasing Teachable Moments By Chasing Cheetahs, Aaron Hamilton

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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First Opinion: Baby They Were Born To Run, Helene Halstead Dec 2014

First Opinion: Baby They Were Born To Run, Helene Halstead

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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Second Reaction: Daring The Wind To Be Both Engaging And Informational, Sarah Case Dec 2014

Second Reaction: Daring The Wind To Be Both Engaging And Informational, Sarah Case

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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First Opinion: Dare The Wind: A Study In Feminism And Impressionism, Kevin Thomas Dec 2014

First Opinion: Dare The Wind: A Study In Feminism And Impressionism, Kevin Thomas

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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Second Reaction: Lady With A Lamp, M. Jane Packard Dec 2014

Second Reaction: Lady With A Lamp, M. Jane Packard

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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First Opinion: Picturing A Bright Light: Florence Nightingale, Human Rights, And The Health Professions, Gretchen Papazian Dec 2014

First Opinion: Picturing A Bright Light: Florence Nightingale, Human Rights, And The Health Professions, Gretchen Papazian

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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The Challenges In Choosing Themes For Fosr, Jill P. May Dec 2014

The Challenges In Choosing Themes For Fosr, Jill P. May

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Front Matter Dec 2014

Front Matter

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Speleoclimate Dynamics In Santana Cave (Petar, São Paulo State, Brazil): General Characterization And Implications For Tourist Management, Heros Augusto Santos Lobo, Paulo Cesar Boggiani, José Alexandre De Jesus Perinotto Dec 2014

Speleoclimate Dynamics In Santana Cave (Petar, São Paulo State, Brazil): General Characterization And Implications For Tourist Management, Heros Augusto Santos Lobo, Paulo Cesar Boggiani, José Alexandre De Jesus Perinotto

International Journal of Speleology

Show caves provide tourists with the opportunity to have close contact with natural underground spaces. However, visitation to these places also creates a need for management measures, mainly the definition of tourist carrying capacity. The present work describes the results of climate monitoring and atmospheric profiling performed in Santana Cave (Alto Ribeira State and Tourist Park – PETAR, Brazil) between 2008 and 2011. Based on the results, distinct preliminary zones with different levels of thermal variation were identified, which classify Santana Cave as a warm trap. Two critical points along the tourist route (Cristo and Encontro Halls) were identified where …

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Characterization Of Corneal Biomechanics Using Customized Atomic Force Microscopy Techniques, Janice Maxine Dias Dec 2014

Characterization Of Corneal Biomechanics Using Customized Atomic Force Microscopy Techniques, Janice Maxine Dias

Open Access Dissertations

Corneal biomechanics has become an increasingly important field within ophthalmology. Striving to establish a relationship between corneal physiological structure and function, corneal biomechanics is an objective, quantitative measure that aids in the development and improvement of diagnostic and therapeutic methods for corneal-related diseases. The goal of this project was to advance the technology of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) as a suitable characterization technique within the field of corneal biomechanics. The studies of this project include the development of AFM instrumentation, experimental techniques, and models to measure the elastic, viscoelastic, and poroelastic properties of the cornea in situ. Such developed instrumentation, …

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The Role Of The Oxidative Stress Product Carboxyethylpyrrole In Innate Immunity, Ali M. Saeed Dec 2014

The Role Of The Oxidative Stress Product Carboxyethylpyrrole In Innate Immunity, Ali M. Saeed

Open Access Dissertations

Oxidative-stress is key in the pathogenesis of several diseases and the general aging process. Molecular targets of oxidative stress include nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids. It has previously been established that a particular lipid peroxidation product, carboxyethylpyrrole (CEP), accumulates in melanoma, autistic brain tissue, atherosclerotic plaques, sites undergoing wound healing, and in the retinas of AMD patients. The role of CEP is best characterized in AMD and in addition to the retina, elevated levels of CEP and autoantibodies against CEP are found in the sera of AMD patients (versus age-matched controls). Our previous studies have demonstrated CEP as a potential …

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An Ethnographic Analysis On The Effects Of The Closure Of Hovensa Oil Refinery On The Commercial Fishing Community On St. Croix, U.S.V.I., Samantha J. Feingold Dec 2014

An Ethnographic Analysis On The Effects Of The Closure Of Hovensa Oil Refinery On The Commercial Fishing Community On St. Croix, U.S.V.I., Samantha J. Feingold

Open Access Theses

This study is an ethnographic analysis on the effects of the closure of HOVENSA oil refinery on the commercial fishing community on St. Croix, U.S.V.I. It adds to the literature on resilience of fishing communities on how a major corporation can impact a fishery. The study used an ethnographic analysis that included a Rapid Impact and Vulnerability Assessment (RIVA), which evaluated the socio-economic outcomes and consequences of the closure on the fishing community and the fishermen’s livelihood strategies. To assess whether the commercial fishing community will be resilient in the future if the economic decline remains or worsens, social, financial …

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An Investigation Into The Survival Of Submerged Prehistoric Cultural Resources In Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Leah Grace Colombo Dec 2014

An Investigation Into The Survival Of Submerged Prehistoric Cultural Resources In Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, Leah Grace Colombo

Open Access Theses

Submerged prehistoric archaeological material exists on the continental shelf in Florida. Florida Bay is a shallow marine body of water located between the Florida Peninsula and the Florida Keys. Previously, no attempts have been made to locate such material in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park. This National Park Service funded study was initiated to develop a method to quantify submerged prehistoric cultural resources that may be harmed by world sea level rise and regional anthropogenic changes. No technology now exists to remotely sense prehistoric archaeological material, thus this investigation involved first the development of a predictive model. This included an …

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Student Research Digs Up Dirt On Newport’S Pre-Revolution Historic Properties, Sabrina Polin Dec 2014

Student Research Digs Up Dirt On Newport’S Pre-Revolution Historic Properties, Sabrina Polin

Featured News Story

Historic preservation students uncover hidden truths behind seven colonial buildings.

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Game On! Enhancing Engagement With Student-Generated Games, Fady Morcos Dec 2014

Game On! Enhancing Engagement With Student-Generated Games, Fady Morcos

Faculty Journal Articles

Games can be an effective tool for integration of concepts and attitudes within a complex landscape. Integration of game mechanics and game-thinking techniques to non game platforms has recently gained grounds in multiple domains, including teaching and education. Gamification† of education can greatly enhance user experience (XP) and influence user behavior. Adding a “game layer” to learning or training material can generate products that are engaging and influential to both the player and the developer of the gamified experience.

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Cooperation And Competition In Climate Change Policies: Mitigation And Climate Engineering When Countries Are Asymmetric, Vassiliki Manoussi, Anastasios Xepapadeas Dec 2014

Cooperation And Competition In Climate Change Policies: Mitigation And Climate Engineering When Countries Are Asymmetric, Vassiliki Manoussi, Anastasios Xepapadeas

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We study a dynamic game of climate policy design in terms of emissions and solar radiation management (SRM) involving two heterogeneous regions or countries. Countries emit greenhouse gasses (GHGs), and can block incoming radiation by unilateral SRM activities, thus reducing global temperature. Heterogeneity is modelled in terms of the social cost of SRM, the environmental damages due to global warming, the productivity of emissions in terms of generating private benefits, the rate of impatience, and the private cost of geoengineering. We determine the impact of asymmetry on mitigation and SRM activities, concentration of GHGs, and global temperature, and we examine …

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The Supernatural’S Role In The Juxtaposition Of The Ideas Of Modernity, Traditionalism And Identity In Zakes Mda’S The Heart Of Redness, Thabo Lucky Mzileni Dec 2014

The Supernatural’S Role In The Juxtaposition Of The Ideas Of Modernity, Traditionalism And Identity In Zakes Mda’S The Heart Of Redness, Thabo Lucky Mzileni

English 502: Research Methods

The supernatural is an entity found in many African literary texts as it is an important part of the African cultural fabric that informs and shapes the African way of life. In modern times the supernatural still informs these African cultures even though it is oftentimes defined by some unknown entity outside the realm of understanding, beyond reason. This paper explores the ideas presented in Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness—a novel sourced from the Xhosa cattle killings of 1856-1857, prompted by Nongqawuse’s prophetic message. Specifically, the paper examines how ideas of modernity, traditionalism and identity are influenced by …

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Marcus Clarke: Confronting Spectacle With Spectacle In For The Term Of His Natural Life, Mary E. Perkins Dec 2014

Marcus Clarke: Confronting Spectacle With Spectacle In For The Term Of His Natural Life, Mary E. Perkins

English 502: Research Methods

While Marcus Clarke’s For the Term of His Natural Life is unquestionably a valuable contribution to Australian literature, his journalism career also deserves equal attention, particularly as an influential antecedent to the creation of his seminal text not only on a technical basis as John Conley details in “Marcus Clarke: The Romance of Reality”, but also as a social platform. In “Marcus Clarke and the Society of the Spectacle: Reflections on Writing and Commodity Capitalism in Nineteenth-Century Melbourne,” Andrew McCann demonstrates how the “Peripatetic Philosopher”— one of Clarke’s more successful journalistic endeavors—and other selections reveal Clarke’s critique of the colonial …

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