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The Haves and the Have Nots: Segregation and Marginalization in Puebla, Mexico
Get PDFBeginning in the early 1990s, the city of Puebla, Mexico pursued an urbanization strategy based
on converting the historic center into a hub for international tourism devoted to marketing
colonial architecture and developing another section of the city, Angelópolis, as an affluent space
for commerce and elite dwelling. This strategy produced a crowding out effect that relegated the
lower and working classes to the peripheries of the city. There are currently high levels of
marginalization in Puebla that negatively impact overall citizen well-being, with pockets of
precarious populations living in zones with difficult social conditions. Though based on a small
sample of interview subjects, Pueblans highlighted awareness of multidimensional inequalities in
the city related to income, class, health, security, and education. Citizens reflect socio-spatial
consciousness that highlights—in variable ways—different understandings of marginality and
segregation in the city
Swimmies
Get PDFThis thesis is based off the children’s book Swimmy, by Leo Lionni. The story develops into a series of paintings serving as a grand illustration of the narrative. Swimmy is about a fish whose companions were all eaten by a big tuna fish and now journeys the sea alone. Eventually, Swimmy finds more fish like its own, and together they swim as one large fish-form, scaring away the big tuna fish. The moral of this story is of perseverance and cooperation, showing how working together can overcome insurmountable obstacles in the face of danger. This group of paintings follows characters on their journey to find new friends. They are confronted with conflicts forcing them to collaborate and morph into different combinations, creating evolved characters with new powers. These characters portray encounters between humans, animals, and nature. The conflicts arising between them take place in a Surreal landscape and explore notions of habitat destruction. Harm to the environment is paradoxically represented, depicting it as lethal for human survival while characterizing nature as an organism forever maintaining homeostasis, through means of plant lifeforms sprouting out from the ruins to offer protection. The scenery develops playfully with bright colors and simplified forms to appear non-threatening while depicting macabre scenes. The process in creating the imagery pulls from Surrealism and relies heavily on chance and imagination, creating a make-believe environment full of fantasy and imaginary character
A Comprehensive Review of Accounting and Financial Reporting Principles
Get PDFThe following Thesis is comprised of twelve case studies that were completed over one year in the course ACCY 420. This course, led by Dr. Victoria Dickinson, challenged students to dive deeper into accounting concepts and principles through the analysis of financial statements presented from real companies. The companies analyzed do business in a variety of industries and disciplines, so students were able to see the accounting process through a multitude of lenses. Some companies examined used foreign currency and adhered to International Accounting policies, so analysis and critical thinking skills were necessary in truly understanding the significance of the transactions being presented and the procedures being utilized. Case studies were completed on a bi-weekly basis and were submitted for review so corrections could be made
A Survey of Financial Accounting Reporting
Get PDFThis thesis takes a survey of key accounting issues and concepts addressed in financial accounting reporting. Accountancy majors of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College were given a chance to complete their thesis before their internship of senior year by taking two classes over junior year. This thesis was constructed under the guidance of Dr. Vicki Dickinson in this discussed class. The thesis itself is a compilation of twelve different accounting cases, and each case studies various area of financial reporting
Effects of the America Invents Act and Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Patent Law
Get PDFDue to an interest in pursuing a career in patent law with an electrical engineering background, this thesis describes the 2012 America Invents Act (AIA), which made major changes to patent law in the United States including the switch from “first-to-invent” to “first-to-file” and the creation of the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB), as well as several relevant key Supreme Court decisions, and explains the impact that these events have caused. Through interviews with attorneys and others in the patent law community, personal research and investigation, and data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), it has been determined from the research presented that the way that attorneys and companies proceed with patent prosecution and litigation has changed and the value of a patent has lessened some, but contrary to popular belief these events have not drastically hurt the amount of patent applications that get granted every year, nor have they hurt or helped small time inventors
Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Recombinant Simian Varicella Virus Vaccine Expressing Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Envelope and Capsid Proteins
Get PDFHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that infects CD4+ T-lymphocytes, which when left untreated, later develops into Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Up to 25,000 people die every week from AIDS infection, making HIV and AIDS research a very high priority for virologists. While highly researched by scholars around the world, no person has been able to develop a successful vaccine, as the retroviral nature of the virus and its high mutation rate make vaccine development incredibly difficult. However, recombinant genetic technology will hopefully allow the revolutionization of vaccines which have already proven effective in immunization. The already developed varicella-zoster virus (VZV) vaccine’s safety, effectiveness, and infection range limited to humans make it a great vector for the creation of a recombinant HIV Vaccine. In this study, simian varicella virus (SVV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) act as a model to evaluate a recombinant vaccine’s effectiveness on non-human primates’ humoral responses.
The wide-scale goal of HIV and concurrent AIDS and SIV research is to both cure and prevent these diseases; in the research this thesis follows, the aim is to create a recombinant SVV vaccine which can manifest immunity in non-human primates, with hopes to parallel that research for a similar vaccine for human use. The specific aims of this thesis include: the development of an optimal protocol for antibody response analysis, and the evaluation of the efficacy of a recombinant SVV vaccine expressing SIV gag and env proteins, either with a protein boost or a DNA boost. After the protocol was modified and optimized, sera from rhesus macaques at different points throughout their immunization schedules were analyzed via western blot. Results showed that the prime-boost schedule is effective in inducing an antibody-mediated response, specifically after boosting, and that a protein vaccine boost rather than DNA vaccine boost is the most effective. This model will continue to be researched further in hopes of developing a successful SIV, and subsequently, HIV vaccine
The Critical Difference Seismic Design Can Make for a Reinforced Concrete Building Located in Oxford, Mississippi
Get PDFThe Senior Design course at the University of Mississippi requires the completion of a capstone project. One part of the capstone project is a complete structural design of the NOLA, an ongoing construction in the city of Oxford in Mississippi. The course requires the NOLA to be designed according to gravity loads, meaning the forces act in the downward direction towards the earth’s surface. Some loading mechanisms that could occur in a different direction than gravity are seismic loads, which are earthquake-generated loads.
I was not required by my instructors to consider the effect of an earthquake on the structural design of the NOLA, neither was I given enough information to do so. Therefore, I decided to investigate -on my own- how crucial it would be to actually consider the effect of an earthquake on a building in Oxford by researching and consulting the most recent versions of the International Building Code and the American Society of Civil Engineers Minimum Design Standards, I discovered that it is against the guidelines to ignore the effect of an earthquake with the given seismic activity parameters for the city of Oxford. I wanted to investigate and find out the reason behind why it’s not permitted to ignore the earthquake effect. Consequently, I would be able to prove that it is vital to consider an earthquake effect in the structural design of any building in Oxford.
I structurally analyzed one frame of the building using two load cases: the first
loading case does not consider earthquake activity and the second one does. The frame
was then designed to withstand only gravity loads. The results indicated that an
earthquake could have a tremendous impact on the design of the structure. An effect
significant enough to demolish the initial design with no earthquake activity
consideration
Nutritional Content of Mississippi Child Care Centers Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: 1995 to 2019
Get PDFChildhood obesity rates are increasing in the United States and the condition is more prevalent in the Southeast than in other areas of the country. Children who are obese or overweight during childhood have a much higher chance of remaining overweight throughout their lives, and the best way to combat child obesity is through influencing young children’s nutrition patterns. Many children spend a significant amount of time in childcare outside of their home, which may be responsible for providing adequate nutrition for at least two meals per day. This study evaluated the menus of Mississippi childcare centers participating in the Children and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Cycle menus for each center were analyzed for nutritional quality using NutriKids software. Mean daily nutrient content was calculated from one business week of menus from each center, and compared to data from a 1995 study by Oakley, Bomba, Knight, and Byrd. T-tests were used to determine the significance of the differences in the mean amounts of nutrients provided between menus from the 1995 study and the current menus. A checklist was also distributed to examine adherence to CACFP best practices and guidelines. The results showed that although the menus are still high in carbohydrates and calories from sugar, current menus were significantly lower in total and unsaturated fat, and significantly higher in iron, calcium, Vitamin C, and fiber than menus from the 1995 study. Changes in CACFP guidelines during the past twenty years may have helped centers reduce the amount of fat and increased the amount of key nutrients in menus compared to the 1995 study. While it is important to continue exploring nutritional content of childcare menus, the new CACFP guidelines may be making a positive impact
The Impacts of Charter Schools on Traditional Public School Districts: Lessons for Mississippi
Get PDFCharter schools are a fast-growing trend in alternative education policy across the United States. As of the 2015-16 school year, seven percent of public schools were charter schools. Between the 2000-01 and the 2015-16 school years, the total number of charter schools across the United States increased by approximately 350 percent. In some states, up to nine percent of students are enrolled in a charter school (National Center for Education Statistics, 2018). In 2013, Mississippi signed into law the Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013, allowing for charter schools to enter the field of public education in the state. The aim of the study is to predict the long-term, overall impact of charter schools on traditional public school districts in Mississippi by examining similar districts to those in Mississippi with established charter schools, identifying trends in those districts, and assessing whether or not similar impacts likely would be felt in Mississippi’s traditional public school districts. This qualitative study interviews traditional public school district and charter school officials in Jackson, Mississippi and Clarksdale, Mississippi as well as officials from similar districts across the country in which charter schools have been present longer. The findings of this study reveal that the long-term, overall impact of charter schools in Mississippi remains open, but largely can be shaped by public policy that (1) encourages communication between charter school and traditional public school officials; (2) (when establishing new charter schools) accounts for the number and enrollment in traditional public school districts from which the charter school would likely draw its students; and (3) promotes charter schools that begin at early grade-levels, prior to a student’s entrance into the traditional public school system
A Discussion of Twelve Financial Accounting Topics
Get PDFThe purpose of this paper is to investigate twelve different financial reporting topics using specific scenarios and financial positions of existing companies that have been presented in various case studies. The case studies cover multiple topics, long-term debt, equity sales, marketable securities, deferred income taxes, revenue recognition, financial reporting of cash flows, impairments and securities’ sales related to debt, and capitalized costs and earnings quality. In addition to the financial reporting topics, four cases cover various accounting-related topics, including data analytics incorporated into the profession as a whole, transparency and ethics both during the accounting recruiting process, along with during and after internships and starting full time, and an analysis of potential cities in which hold potential advantages and disadvantages for both interning in and starting full-time. Each individual financial case introduces a company whose financials and accounting position will be utilized for better understanding of the topic at hand. Following company introductions, the cases pose multiple questions to guide the reader through analysis of the topic. Through investigation and analysis of the companies presented in relation to the topics at hand, an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles in relation to the accounting topics is enhanced at both the journal entry level, along with at the company wide reporting level, as well as the implications that various issues with each topic can hold for companies