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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Northern Mississippi"”.
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Impact of Imagine Learning English in Two Northern Mississippi Schools
… study, Impact of Imagine Learning English in Two Northern Mississippi Schools, describes an effectiveness study of the impact that the computer program Imagine Learning English (ILE) has on English language learning. The study sought to determine the impact of ILE on the annual yearly progress and …
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Microtremor recordings in Northern Mississippi: Evaluating site effect and correlating with wave climate
… geological condition. The main research area, Northern Mississippi, is located in Mississippi Embayment (ME) where is mainly composed of unconsolidated sediments which can be as thick as 1400m along the Mississippi River floodplain, and is favorable to have significant site effects. Meanwhile …
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Atmospheric Mercury Species In Northern Mississippi: Concentrations, Sources, Temporal Patterns, And Soil-Air Exchange
… were collected for more than a year in Oxford, Mississippi. Mean levels of gem were 1.54 â± 0.32 ng∙m<super>-3</super> and were lower and more stable in the winter and spring compared with summer and fall. Mean levels for gom and pbm were 3.87 ng∙m<super>-3</super> and 4.58 …
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The Fungal Connection: Characterizing the Ectomycorrhizal Community and Belowground Response to Restoration Treatments in Northern Mississippi.
… ECM fungal community in a restoration project in northern Mississippi, comparing the belowground fungal community on plant roots between replicated control and treatment plots. We also measured abiotic factors that may structure the ECM fungal community, including litter depth, canopy openness, …
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Effects of Tornado Damage, Prescribed Fire, and Salvage Logging on Oak (Quercus Spp.) Saplings in Upland Oak Forests in Northern Mississippi
… by an unprecedented forest ecosystem. In Mississippi, these new forest systems are dominated in the mid- and understory by mesophytic species such as red maple (Acer rubrum L.) and sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.). Partial thinning of trees folloby prescribed fire can regenerate oaks …
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Here on this hill
… world of her home community in a rural area of northern Mississippi. Past and present collide as she explores events and ideologies which have shaped her own identity and the identities of those around her, particularly her father who works in the city, farms at home, struggles with alcoholism …
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Systems analysis of runoff and sediment yield from a watershed using a simulation model
… instrumented Goodwin Creek Watershed in northern Mississippi was used to validate the model. The model was then used to simulate the response of the watershed to various conservation and instream erosion control management practices and the effect of these practices on the entire …
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Cultural Factors That Predict Civic Engagement in African American Young Adults
… enrolled in a predominately white university in Northern Mississippi. A majority of the participants were single, female, freshmen, and heterosexual. Each participant completed survey packets that included a demographic questionnaire and measures that assessed racial identity, acculturation, …
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Searching for Success: Predictors of Academic Adjustment of International Students
… students at a mid-sized university in northern Mississippi. Based on Berry (1997) and Ward's (1993) acculturation models, it was hypothesized that academic adjustment and psychosocial adjustment would be predicted by different variables. Hierarchical regressions revealed length of stay …
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Response of riparian plant communities to hydrological alteration: Are seed banks a means of restoration?
… riparian sites in the Yazoo River watershed in northern Mississippi. This analysis was performed to determine if the soil seed bank can provide a means for the restoration of riparian floodplain plant communities. The study sites represented five different kinds of hydrological alteration: a …
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The Effects of Ecological Restoration on Soil Microbial Enzyme Activities and Leaf Litter Decomposition
… burned and thinned plots in a mesic forest in northern Mississippi. Rates of decomposition were also assessed for Q. falcata leaf litter at each plot. The restoration treatments decreased phosphatase activity in relation to an increase in soil organic matter after the fire, and increased NAGase …
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Unto The Third & Fourth Generation of African-Americans: Kaleb Norris's Stories of Generational Poverty And Inequality In The South
… my paternal family from 1899 to the present in Northern Mississippi and West Tennessee. It is an exploration of my family's history and my lived experience as the first person in the family to obtain an undergraduate degree, a graduate degree, and a doctorate, who has attempted to use education …
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Flood Disaster Resilient Bridge Structures For Sustainable Bridge Management Systems
… Infrastructure Technology at the University of Mississippi. A flood inundation model was implemented for an extreme flood scenario at a floodplain site of Little Tallahatchie River in Northern Mississippi that featured surface transportation corridor sites and other infrastructure assets. …