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The NOLA Development: Stormwater Management and Green Alternative Designs
Get PDFIn the design for any development, the management of storm and wastewater is crucial in creating a viable product. The NOLA complex is a development in Oxford, MS that consists of residential as well as commercial units. The stormwater management systems designed for this facility include: an underground storage device, separate ductile iron pipes for the stormwater and wastewater outflows, a rain garden for green alternative storage. The underground storage system is designed for the 500-year storm and to fit under the southwest parking lot on the site. The stormwater outflow pipe will be designed for the 100-year storm, while the minimum diameter for wastewater pipe is used per city code. In addition, the rain garden, located on the southwest side of the site, will reduce the amount of storage volume required by the underground storage tanks
Satisfaction with Campus Involvement and College Student Academic Success
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Previous research has shown there are multiple benefits to overall development and well-being of an individual when they obtain social belongingness (Begen & Turner-Cobb, 2015; Maslow, 1943; Osterman, 2000; Sirgy, 1986). Additionally, social belonging has been shown to have multiple positive effects in the lives of college students (Pittman and Richmond, 2008). The main objective of this study was to help determine whether the satisfaction a college student feels toward the quantity and quality of their social involvement in campus organizations is a predictor of academic success. Participants completed measures assessing academic involvement, satisfaction with The University of Mississippi, quality of campus interpersonal relationships, satisfaction with life, social involvement, peer attachment, satisfaction with involvement, and demographics. There was a positive correlation between student involvement and GPA, r = .202, p = .043, n = 101. Academic involvement, satisfaction with college, quality of interpersonal relationships on campus, satisfaction with life, number of campus organizations, and peer attachment, significantly predicted that semester’s official GPA, F(9, 98) = 2.510, p = .013. Furthermore, there is a meaningful difference in students’ satisfaction with their level of involvement between students who do not have any campus involvement and students who are involved in just one organization. This research is meaningful because it shows that getting involved in campus organizations, even in small amounts, can impact college students’ individual needs and academic success.
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How Will I Afford It? Financial Aid and Its Impact on Higher Education: Evidence from the State of Mississippi
Get PDFThe cost of higher education, in real terms, doubled in the last twenty years, increasing faster than medical costs, the consumer price index and housing. In 1987, U.S. Secretary of Education, William J. Bennett, in the New York Times article, raised the concern that financial aid has unintended consequences of enabling higher education institution to increase tuition. In this paper, through collection of data and literature review, I examine the drivers behind the rising cost of higher education and test whether the postsecondary institutions in the state of Mississippi exhibit behavior, consistent with the Bennett Hypothesis. Using fixed-effects regression model, I analyzed data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Title IV and Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid annual reports from 2007 to 2016. I found a positive correlation between Pell Grants and tuition-in-state, subsidized loans and tuition out-of-state, consistent with existing research. In addition, I found a positive correlation between state program MESG and tuition-in-state. However, the results were found to vary based on model specification due to data limitations and omitted variable bias
Survey of Accounting Principals in Generally Accepted Accounting Principals and Financial Statement Analysis
Get PDFFor my senior research thesis I decided that I would do research on various case studies that are in the field of accounting. Accounting is my major here at the University of Mississippi and I wanted to do research on a topic that is relevant to my major. I was provide a series of cases about all different subject in the accounting world. These topic were given to me by my instructor and I was to fo through each case thoroughly and answer all the questions. If I didn’t know the answer to the question or needed more insight on the subject I would use my intermediate Accounting book for more insights. Through the various case studies, I was able to go into more depth than my traditional accounting classes. The case studies also provided me with a real world application of accounting. These cases simulate real world accounting issues and I was able to apply my knowledge in real life situations. I am very thankful for doing this thesis. I have learn more about accounting through the case studies and has helped me in my classes. The cases have also helped me in the business world as well. During several of my internships, I have used the knowledge and experiences while doing this thesis and applied them to my job. I conclude that this thesis has helped me I ways that I didn’t realize going into the thesis
Financial Reporting: The Application of Professional Development and Research
Get PDFFinancial reporting is the basis upon which investors and other users make financial decisions; therefore, it is important that the information be accurate and complete in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This thesis sought to study different areas within financial reporting, such as stockholders’ equity, revenue recognition, deferred income taxation, accounts receivable, and other relevant items in compliance with financial reporting standards. The information included in this thesis was gathered through the execution of a series of twelve case studies. The case studies, as completed, apply accounting concepts in conformity with GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and the FASB Codification.
This thesis required application of the accounting concepts taught in accounting courses to real-life companies, both domestic and foreign. Analysis of the complex topics included in the case studies required dissection of financial statements, such as the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flows, as well as the notes to the financial statements. Companies often report significant supplementary information within the notes; therefore, analysis of these disclosures, in addition to the financial statements, aided my research. Application of this financial research further expanded and enhanced my knowledge of challenging accounting concepts to utilize within my future career in public accounting. This thesis was created with the intent to investigate critical accounting concepts and principles in compliance with professional rules and regulations. On my Honor, I pledge that I have neither given, received, or witnessed any unauthorized help on these case studies
Education in Desegregation: Comparative Case Study of the Desegregation of Public Schools in Mississippi
Get PDFIt has been over 65 years since Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was decided, however, with the massive number of Mississippi schools that remain segregated, one is led to believe that in Mississippi with deliberate speed actually means never at all. While a bit of a crude exaggeration, it begins to unpack a lot of truth. The inability for some communities to successfully desegregate their schools can be rooted in decisions that were made around their first attempts at desegregation. In October 1969, the courts mandated that “all deliberate speed” was no longer constitutionally permissible in Alexander v. Holmes Board of Education. The decisions and actions made between that October and before the schools had to reopen from winter break in January 1970 have had a lasting impact on the demographic makeup of the schools today. This research comparatively examines the cases of desegregation in both Oxford and Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Both Oxford and Clarksdale had to stop assigning students to schools based on race. However, Oxford was able to eventually create integrated public schools, while Clarksdale was not. Seeking an answer to why this occurred, this study concludes that Oxford’s city leadership and community efforts to promote public education paved the way to an ultimately successful desegregation of its schools.
In contrast Clarksdale’s inability to integrate their schools is rooted in fractured community leadership, the development of segregation academies and committees designed to promote them, and impact of the districts and attendance zones being drawn along geographic barriers that divide the city by race. Today, Clarksdale continues to confront its struggle with desegregation as its schools lack diversity and have been unable to integrate.
Although before desegregation, schools in both cities were comparable in many ways, differences in community support, leadership, and impacts of segregation academies have led to stark differences between the school districts
Are Adult ESL Programs in Northern Mississippi Meeting Student Needs?
Get PDFAs the immigrant population increases in the United States, there is a growing need for adult English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. Not only must these programs be available, they must also be accessible to potential students based on individual needs. This study investigates whether adult ESL programs in northern Mississippi are satisfactorily meeting those needs. Literature in the areas of second language acquisition, pedagogy, and adult ESL classroom research is reviewed, along with statistical background information relevant to the investigated geographic region. A qualitative methodological approach is employed, utilizing online, anonymous surveys to measure program characteristics and student satisfaction. Discrepancies in program coordinator versus student perception of program shortcomings are also investigated.
Results from six program coordinators and seven students of adult ESL programs in the cities of Oxford and Tupelo, Mississippi indicate that transportation is not a significant barrier to attendance for these students. Furthermore, although the majority of students were females in their 20’s and 30’s, availability of childcare options during classes is, likewise, not a significant barrier to attendance. Adult ESL programs in this area are sufficiently improving students’ English listening and speaking skills but are perceived to be failing to provide adequate instruction to improve students’ English reading and writing skills
How Non-Centrist Parties Gain Electoral Success in German Politics: An Analysis of the Alternative für Deutschland’s Success in the 2017 Federal Election.
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Analysis of Septum Defects in Arabidopsis Organ Boundary Mutants
Get PDFArabidopsis thaliana, a model plant species, has been heavily studied to determine the genetic contributions that lead to gynoecium development. The Arabidopsis fruit is created from two carpels that form a gynoecium, which contains the stigma, style, and ovary. The ovary is divided into two sub-compartments by a septum, and the ovules develop within the ovary. The fruit’s purpose is to protect, nurture, and eventually disperse the mature ovules, or seeds, and if the septum does not fuse properly, the plant’s fertility will be impacted. SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) and ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA HOMEOBOX GENE1 (ATH1) are two genes that are known to be involved in fruit development, specifically meristem maintenance and organ boundary specification. Plants with mutations in both STM and ATH1 produce fruit with multiple developmental defects.
To investigate the effects of stm and ath1 mutations on septum development, I analyzed the septa of stm, ath1, stm/+ ath1, and stm ath1 fruit in comparison to wild-type fruit. Because STM maintains the stem cell population in flower meristems and induces the biosynthesis of cytokinin in the carpel margin meristem (which includes the septum), I hypothesized that stm mutant fruit would display moderate septum defects. Also, because previous studies have shown that ATH1 and STM act redundantly in promoting fruit development, I hypothesized that the stm ath1 double mutant fruit would have enhanced septum defects compared to the stm single mutant. To evaluate the septum fusion defects, I measured the amount of septum surface area missing in relation to the total potential septum surface area for each fruit. This study revealed that 50 of the 51 stm single mutant fruit had septa fusion defects, while none of the ath1-5 fruit had abnormal septa. In addition, I found that the fusion defects present in the stm ath1-5 double mutant were not significantly enhanced relative to the stm single mutant. These results suggest that STM alone plays a critical role in fusion of the septum during fruit development
Contralateral Repeated Bout Effect of the Elbow Flexors Not Observed In Young Women
Get PDFThe contralateral repeated bout effect (CL-RBE) is known as a protective effect in which an initial bout of eccentric exercise reduces muscle damage in the contralateral limb after a similar bout of eccentric exercise. To our knowledge, previous studies on CL-RBE only recruited males or a mixture of both sexes. PURPOSE: To investigate the presence of the CL-RBE of the elbow flexors in women. METHODS: Twelve healthy women (20.9 ± 2.5 years) performed two bouts of 45 maximal eccentric contractions (ECC) of the elbow flexors using the opposite arm separated by 14 days. The isokinetic muscle strength (60°/sec) was measured pre-exercise, immediately post-exercise, and 24 and 48 h post-exercise. Limb girth, range of motion (ROM), and muscle soreness were measured pre-exercise, and at 24 and 48 h post-exercise. Surface Electromyography (EMG) was recorded during both exercise bouts from the biceps brachii muscle. Data of all variables were analyzed using two-way repeated measures ANOVA (Bout × Time) except that of EMG amplitude and median frequency (MF), which was analyzed via paired t-test. RESULTS: The isokinetic strength was significantly reduced after the eccentric exercise for both bout 1 (-19.3 ± 17.4%, P 0.05) after either exercise bout. There were no significant differences between bouts for all the measured variables. CONCLUSION: The CL-RBE of elbow flexors was not evident in young healthy women. This was probably because the initial bout of exercise did not induce enough damage to bring about the CL-RBE in the second bout or the CL-RBE in women lasted shorter than two weeks