Recently added articles from Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences:
Effects of exposure to low concentrations of nercury on Glycine Alpha-3,-6 GABA-A Chloride and glutamate-gated channel receptors in the HepG2 cell line in culture.
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Neuronal networking in specific regions of the developing brain including the hippocampus is critically regulated by GABAergic signaling. Sequential progression in several stages of development during embryogenesis commence with first formation of functional GABAergic ...
The demographic effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi gulf coast: an analysis by zip code.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract This paper provides an estimate of the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the population of 20 selected zip code areas in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties, Mississippi, that were at or near the epicenter of Hurricane Katrina. The effects are examined by using 1990 ...
Water quality studies of Nworie River in Owerri, Nigeria.
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Nworie River is a first order stream that runs about a 5km course across Owerri metropolis in Imo State, Nigeria before emptying into another river, the Otamiri River. Its watershed is subject to intensive human and industrial activities resulting in the discharge of a ...
Infraspecific systematic relationships of Sarracenia alata Wood. (Sarraceniaceae) inferred from nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences.
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Yellow trumpets, Sarracenia alata, is an insectivorous perennial herb that occurs infrequently in acidic hillside seepage bogs and wet savannas from central Texas to southern Alabama. Its overall range is disjunct with the western portion extending from central Texas to ...
The bird tick, Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae): a rare and unusual tick in Mississippi.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction The bird-feeding tick, Ixodes brunneus, Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) (Figure 1), is an interesting tick which occurs in primarily in North America. All active stages of I. brunneus have been collected on birds of many species, but commonly reported hosts include ...
White flowered Centrosema virginianum in Mississippi.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Centrosema means spur on the back of the standard (Dean et. al 1973). Throughout the world, this genus exhibits flowers in white, violet, rose, pink, or blue on a total of 50 shrub and herb species, of which 45 are in the American tropics with approximately 30 being vines; three of which ...
Editorial comments.(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Dear MAS Journal Editor (Comments to the Editor), As a resident of Waveland, Mississippi, I read with interest your October 2007 Katrina Special Edition. As a professor at the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Park Campus, I selected the article by Gill, Ladd and ...
Short-term spatial variations in the beds of Ruppia maritima (ruppiaceae) and Halodule wrightii (cymodoceaceae) at Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi, USA.
Apr 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Studies have reported extensive losses of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) habitat along the Mississippi coast, but the estimates did not account for smaller scale temporal variations. We hypothesized that there were significant spatial and short-term fluctuations in ...
Geospatial distribution of pesticide use and disparities in breast cancer mortality in Mississippi women.(Clinical report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Abstract Breast Cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in the United States. Established risk factors include advancing age, early menarche, late menopause, positive first relative, late age at first birth and socioeconomic status. Mississippi has a combination of ...
Discovering the patient's definition of a medical emergency.
Apr 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Purpose: To discover what motivates patients to seek emergency department (ED) care through their definition of a medical emergency. Design and Methods: A qualitative design using a general inductive approach was conducted with 55 patients at three ...
Leadership institutes: guiding science and mathematics systemic reform: Delta Rural Systemic Initiative (Delta RSI) one decade later.
Apr 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The National Science Foundation (NSF) supported program, Delta Rural Systemic Initiative (Delta RSI), was designed to initiate and stimulate systemic reform in K-12 mathematics and science to children living in the most rural and low SES counties of Arkansas, Louisiana, ...
Geographic distribution of Hemidactylus turcicus (reptilia: squamata: gekkonidae) in Mississippi.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Recently collected specimens, literature records, and unpublished museum records were used to evaluate the current distribution of the exotic Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) in Mississippi. Geckos were often found in association with 24-h facilities (e.g., ...
Mississippi academy of sciences.(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Seventy-Second Annual Meeting - Program Corrections HEALTH SCIENCES FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 23 New Posters, Friday, 3:00p. CHARACTERIZATION OF OXIDATION PRODUCTS FROM CATFISH OIL AND BIODIESEL Supanee Danviriyakul (1), Ashli E ....
An examination of the relationships among Greek status, social behavior, alcohol/substance use, and associated risk behavior.
Apr 01, 2008; ... The current study examined the relationship between social Greek organization membership, risk behavior, and a variety of social variables known to be associated with substance use. Approximately 300 undergraduate students at the University of Mississippi were administered the Texas Social ...
Integrated fruit production in Brazil.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Integrated (fruit) production, IFP is defined by the International Organization for Biological Control as a "farming system that produces high quality food and other products by using natural resources and regulating mechanisms to replace polluting inputs and to secure sustainable ...
Executive director column.(Column)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Our Academy of Science is making tremendous progress in terms of participation and interest as we head into 2009. Over the past year Dr. Joseph A. Cameron has provided us with excellent leadership and we were encouraged by the number of attendees and presenters at the annual meeting. We ...
General schedule.(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2008 ... <Pre> WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008TIME EVENT LOCATION4:00 PM to 6:00 PMBoard of Directors MeetingTBA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008TIME EVENT LOCATION7:30 AM to 5:00 PM...
Directions to Conference Center From.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008 ... 11200 East Goodman Road Olive Branch, MS 38654 Directions to Conference Center From: Memphis International Airport -- Exit airport to I-240 East towards Nashville to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles ....
Whispering Woods Conference Center floor plan.
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Exhibitors, 2007 annual meeting supporters of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Airgas Biomedical Solutions, Inc.* Bruker Daltonics, Inc. Dionex Corporation Eppendorf Fisher Safety Fisher Scientific* Forestry Suppliers, Inc.* JSU, School of Graduate Studies* LECO ...