Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences articles from April 2001

Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences archives from April 2001

Editorial.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Many of you hold academic positions with responsibilities for training graduate and undergraduate students. Others of you are involved with student training indirectly through connections with academic colleagues. Each year the Academy serves...

Ticks and Tick Ecology in Mississippi: Implications for Human Disease Transmission.
April 1, 2001... Ticks are blood-sucking ectoparasites which may transmit a wide variety of disease organisms to humans. They feed exclusively on blood and have rather specific temperature and humidity requirements. Because of these requirements, as well as...

Effect of Foliar-Applied Salicylic Acid on Cotton Flowering, Boll Retention, and Yield.
April 1, 2001... J.J. Heitholt [1,2] J.H. Schmidt [2] J.E. Mulrooney [3] Salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid) may help regulate several plant functions, including systemic acquired resistance to pathogens and the formation of flowers. The...

President's Column.
April 1, 2001... The 2001 Meeting of the MAS in Tupelo was another success. Although attendance was down a bit, perhaps because of decreased state funding for travel, everyone who came had a great time. Since I was didn't present a paper this year I got to...

Executive Officer's Column.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Life is full of good news and bad news and the MAS is no exception. Our good news was the creation of a new WEB site that allowed easier submission of abstracts, membership, and preregistration information. The bad news was that the site proved...

Mississippi Junior Academy of Science 2001 Research Paper Competition.
April 1, 2001... The Mississippi Junior Academy of Sciences held its annual Research Paper Competition on January 12, 2001, jointly at Millsaps College and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences. Over fifty papers were submitted to the competition. Thirty...

Agriculture and Plant Science.
April 1, 2001... The Agriculture and Plant Science division had 18 platform and 12 poster presentations at the sixty-fifth annual meeting held in Tupelo. Two additional papers were scheduled but were not presented. An average of 50 attendees were present during...

Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology.
April 1, 2001... The Division of Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology accepted twenty-nine contributions, including nine posters. Amongst the oral presentations, twelve were by graduate and seven by undergraduate students. The unequal distribution of...

Chemistry & Chemical Engineering.
April 1, 2001... Dr. David Creed of USM was elected the Chair for the academic year 2001-2002 with Dr. John O'Haver of Ole Miss as the Vice Chair. There were 44 abstracts (16 poster and 28 oral presentation) were accepted. There was an increase in the number of...

Geology and Geography.
April 1, 2001... The Geology & Geography Division hosted a well-attended symposium the first day of the annual meeting in Tupelo. Active Tectonics in Northern Mississippi brought in special speakers from outside the state, including Stephen Obermeier (USGS,...

History and Philosophy of Science.
April 1, 2001... This year's session of the History and Philosophy of Science Division had nine papers presented. The opening paper dealt with the problem of universals, in which an analysis was done of the way things are grouped (categories). Continued...

Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
April 1, 2001... The Mississippi Academy of Sciences was held 8-9 February 2001 at the Tupelo Ramada Inn. The Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Division sessions were held over the two-day period and were well attended. A total of 22 oral and 12 poster...

Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics.
April 1, 2001... The division of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics held its divisional meeting on Friday, February 9 at the Tupelo meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. At that meeting Joseph Kolibal was elected Divisional Chair for the...

Physics and Engineering.
April 1, 2001... The 2000-01 year proved to be very successful for the Physics and Engineering division. Twenty-one presentations had been scheduled, as published in the abstracts issue, for the annual meeting in Tupelo. Of these, twenty were presented. In...

Social Sciences.
April 1, 2001... For 2001, the Division of Social Sciences held its meeting in conjunction with the Division of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. We had two papers in the areas of physical anthropology presented by students from the University of Southern...

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN CONICAL AND GAUSSIAN HORN.(antennas)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The first author was inadvertently omitted in the printed program (Vol 46, #1) Physics and Engineering COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN CONICAL AND GAUSSIAN HORN Ching-Sia [Lim.sup.*] and Ahmed A. Kishk, University of Mississippi,...

A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LONGSHORE/OFFSHORE BAR DEPTH AND DISTANCE FROM THE SHORE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Change of author name (Fiallos to Williams) and text correction. Marine and Atmospheric Sciences A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LONGSHORE/OFFSHORE BAR DEPTH AND DISTANCE FROM THE SHORE Cynthia M. [Williams.sup.*] and Peter...

ARE THE SLOW KINETICS OF CRO DIMER ASSEMBLY CRITICAL TO THE LAMBDA GENETIC SWITCH?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ARE THE SLOW KINETICS OF CRO DIMER ASSEMBLY CRITICAL TO THE LAMBDA GENETIC SWITCH? John [Satumba.sup.*], Alexander E. Fong, Ibrahim Al- Duraibi, Melva T. James, and Michael C. Mossing University of...

ENZYME CATALYSIS OF PROLINE ISOMERIZATION IN CRO F58W.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ENZYME CATALYSIS OF PROLINE ISOMERIZATION IN CRO F58W Melva T. [James.sup.*], Ibrahim A. Al-Duraibi, and Michael C. Mossing, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677 SlyD is a cytoplasmic...

DEVELOPING AN ONLINE TRIGONOMETRY-BASED PHYSICS COURSE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Science Education DEVELOPING AN ONLINE TRIGONOMETRY BASED PHYSICS COURSE William Myers, Jeremy Robinson, and Beta [Keramati.sup.*], Holmes Community College, Goodman, MS 39079 Since January 2000, Mississippi Virtual Community...

MODELING AND VISUALIZATION OF A RECORD MESO-SNOWFALL EVENT.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Marine and Atmospheric Sciences MODELING AND VISUALIZATION OF A RE CORD MESO-SNOWFALL EVENT Paul J. Croft, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217 Even in Southeast snow and icy conditions are quite possible (e.g., Mobile, AL,...

HIGH PERFORMANCE VISUALIZATION CENTER INITIATIVE--CONVECTIVE INITIATION.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Marine and Atmospheric Sciences HIGH PERFORMANCE VISUALIZATION CENTER INITIATIVE--CONVECTIVE INITIATION Paul J. [Croft.sup.*], Duanjun Lu, Jan Hafner, Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, and R. Suseela Reddy, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS...

HIGH PERFORMANCE VISUALIZATION CENTER INITIATIVE--WEB PAGE DELIVERY OF OPERATIONAL MODELING.(weather models)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Marine and Atmospheric Sciences HIGH PERFORMANCE VISUALIZATION CENTER INITIATIVE-WEB PAGE DELIVERY OF OPERATIONAL MODELING Paul J. Croft, Rafael E. [Mahecha.sup.*], Jan Hafner, Kantave Greene, R.S. Reddy, and P. J. Fitzpatrick, Jackson...

THE JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY METEOROLOGY PROGRAM AND THE HIGH PERFORMANCE VIZUALIZATION CENTER INITIATIVE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Marine and Atmospheric Sciences THE JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY METEOROLOGY PROGRAM AND THE HIGH PERFORMANCE VIZUALIZATION CENTER INITIATIVE Paul J. [Croft.sup.*], Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, and R. Suseela Reddy, Jackson State University,...

A STUDY OF PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR FORECASTING TROPICAL CYCLONE AND HURRICANE ACTIVITY OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Marine and Atmospheric Sciences A STUDY OF PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR FORECASTING TROPICAL CYCLONE AND HURRICANE ACTIVITY OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO Debmallo S. [Ghosh.sup.*][1], R.S. Reddy [1], and R.L. Miller [2], (1.) Jackson State...

A STUDY OF THE AIR-SEA INTERACTIONS AND ASSOCIATED HURRICANE GORDON IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Marine and Atmospheric Sciences A STUDY OF THE AIR-SEA INTERACTIONS AND ASSOCIATED HURRICANE GORDON IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Aston [Robinson.sup.*][1], R. Suseela Reddy [1], and R. L. Miller [2], (1.) Jackson State University, Jackson, MS...

APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF REMOTE SENSING SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE DATA OF FUNGAL INFECTED SOYBEAN LEAF.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NET WORKS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF RE MOTE SENSING SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE DATA OF FUNGAL INFECTED SOYBEAN LEAF Abdullah [Faruque.sup.*][1], Raj Bahadur [1],...

ANALYSIS OF LEAD IN SOILS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Zoology and Entomology ANALYSIS OF LEAD IN SOILS Alicia [Dillon.sup.*], William C. Mahone, and Raj Bahadur, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS 38941 Lead contamination is soils is one of a number of contamination...

EFFECTS OF BODY SIZE, MEAL SIZE, AND TEMPERATURE ON THE SPECIFIC DYNAMIC ACTION OF THE TOAD, BUFO MARINUS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Zoology and Entomology EFFECTS OF BODY SIZE, MEAL SIZE, AND TEMPERATURE ON THE SPECIFIC DYNAMIC ACTION OF THE TOAD, BUFO MARINUS Angela [Faulkner.sup.*] and Stephen Secor, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677 The...