Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences articles from April 2002

Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences archives from April 2002

Editorial.
April 1, 2002... We have a new division! The Division for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was established at our recent annual meeting. The division was created to fill a perceived need for those that felt Agriculture and Plant Science largely served applied...

Vaccine controversies: Past and present.
April 1, 2002... I am honored that you have invited me to give the Dodgen lecture for 2002 here in Biloxi. I would like to talk to you about a subject close to my heart--autism spectrum disorder and the possible link to vaccines. Presently my colleague and I...

Location of thermal refuge for striped bass in the Pascagoula River.
April 1, 2002... Donald C. Jackson (1) John F. Mareska (2) We conducted a two-year study (1997-1999) to locate cool water thermal refuge for striped bass Morone saxatilis in the Pascagoula River, its principal tributary streams and associated...

Use of pulsed-light to treat raw channel catfish fillets.
April 1, 2002... J.E. Figueroa-Garcia (2) J.L. Silva (1) T. Kim (2) J. Boeger (3) R. Cover (3) Fish shelf-life is determined mainly by microbiological spoilage. Shelf-life of raw, refrigerated channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)...

A prehistoric unionid assemblage from the Big Black River drainage in Hinds County, Mississippi.
April 1, 2002... Evan Peacock (1) Archaeological remains can provide baseline biogeographical data for plant and animal species. Freshwater mussel shells from the Pocahontas site, a ca 500-year old Native American mound and village in Hinds County,...

A comparative study of four serological tumor markers for the detection of breast cancer.
April 1, 2002... Shawn R. Clinton (1) Kevin L. Beason (1) Sabrina Bryant (1) James T. Johnson (1) Margaret Jackson (1) Cynthia Wilson (2) Kay Holifield (3) Charlton Vincent (3) Margot Hall (1,4) Breast cancer is...

President's column.(Transcript)
April 1, 2002... "To Build A Cathedral Takes Many Stones"--Anonymous The 66th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS) was a huge success, due in large part to the very generous and efficient work of so many of you. Let me start by...

Executive officer's column.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... It's time to pass along congratulations to some long time academy stalwarts, Rob Rockhold, Joan Messer, and Steve Case. In the October issue of this Journal, MAS President Margot Hall already briefly described the national offices that Joan and...

Agriculture and Plant Science. (Divisional Reports).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Agriculture and Plant Science Division met on Thursday, February 21, 2002. Fifteen divisional talks and 9 posters were presented in this session of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences in Biloxi, MS....

Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology. (Divisional Reports).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology (CMDB) Division held its annual divisional meeting in Biloxi at the sixty-sixth annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. The meeting began with a special session entitled...

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. (Divisional Reports).(Mississippi Academy of Sciences)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... There were 21 oral and 21 poster presentations at the 2002 meeting, total of 42 presentations in all. There appears to have been a small decline in the number of oral presentations this year compared to the recent past. In my opinion this is an...

Health Science. (Divisional Reports).(Mississippi Academy of Sciences)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Health Science division accepted five platform and twenty-two poster presentations at the 66th Annual meeting in Biloxi. The sessions were well attended. This year we had a very competitive group of students. We would like to see more...

History and Philosophy of Science. (Divisional Reports).(Mississippi Academy of Sciences)
April 1, 2002... This year's session of the History and Philosophy of Science Division had twelve papers presented and, for the first time, required sessions over a two-day period. Thursday's session addressed the philosophical aspect of science, while Friday's...

Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics. (Divisional Reports).(Mississippi Academy of Sciences)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... As chair of the 2002 MAS Annual Meeting I am writing to report on the election of chairs and vice-chairs. The chair for the 2003 Annual Meeting is: Walter T. Brehm Clinical Research Laboratory Keesler Medical Center ...

Physics and Engineering. (Divisional Reports).(Mississippi Academy of Sciences)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The meeting on Feb. 2002 in Biloxi for the Physics and Engineering Division was very successful. Twenty oral presentations were scheduled and distributed over two sessions. In addition six papers were in the poster presentations. The...

Psychology and Social Science. (Divisional Reports).(Mississippi Academy of Sciences)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... At the 66th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, held in Biloxi, MS, the Division of Psychology and Social Science demonstrated sizable growth in papers and participation this year. We are proud to report a total of 18...

Science Education. (Divisional Reports).(Mississippi Academy of Sciences)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The new officers for the Science Education Division is Chair, Willie R. Heard, Vice Chair, Aimee T. Lee. We are planning on having awards next year. The committee is made up of myself, Ellen Maples, and Becky Sullivan. This committee will...

Separation of dansyl amino acids using 18-crown-6 ether and vancomycin via capillary electrophoresis. (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Colette Rabai (*) and Timothy J. Ward, Millsaps College, Jackson MS 39210 Oral presentation The macrocyclic antibiotic vancomycin has been used as a powerful chiral selector, specifically in capillary electrophoresis. It has...

In memory of Dr. Johnnie-Marie Whitfield May 25, 1943--January 13, 2002.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 1, 2002... Dr. Johnnie-Marie Whitfield, beloved Millsaps professor and Membership Director of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, died January 13, 2002. Dr. Whitfield leaves a legacy of dedication to science and science education in Mississippi. We...

Separation of bacteria in the manner of molecules utilizing capillary electrophoresis. (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Brad Lokitz (*) and Timothy J. Ward, Millsaps College, Jackson MS 39210 Poster presentations The ability to rapidly and efficiently identify and quantitate bacteria and other microbes is a difficult, but increasingly important...

Polymer nanostructure formation in lyotropic liquid crystalline systems. (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Kalena D. Stovall (*), Demetrius T. McCormick, C. Allan Guymon, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Lyotropic liquid crystalline systems (LLCs) offer exciting potential as templating agents, in that discrete nanometer...

Solid-phase geochemical survey of the state of Mississippi: On the nature and distribution of AS, SE, HG, CU, PB, AND ZN in stream sediments and soils. (Geology and Geography).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Correction in bold 11:15 SOLID-PHASE GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: ON THE NATURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF AS, SE, HG, CU, PB, AND ZN IN STREAM SEDIMENTS AND SOILS David E. Thompson (1)(*), Andrew E. Grosz (2), Paul G....

Behavioral and physiological effects of environmental enrichment for Garnett's bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii). (Health Sciences).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Correction of affiliation in bold Asim Haque (1)(*), Dora E. Angelaki (2), and J. David Dickman (1), Washington (1) University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63110, and Washington (2) University, St. Louis, MO 63110 AFFERENT...