Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences articles from January 2006

Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences archives from January 2006

General schedule.
January 1, 2006... WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2006 TIME EVENT LOCATION 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2006 TIME EVENT ...

Dodgen lecturer for 2006 annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of sciences: Dr. Dr. John H. Marburger, III.(Biography)
January 1, 2006... John H. Marburger, III, Science Adviser to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, was born on Staten Island, N.Y., grew up in Maryland near Washington D.C. and attended Princeton University (B.A., Physics...

Agriculture and plant science.(Overview of Divisional Programs)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... Friday, February 24 Location: Exhibit Hall B Oral Presentations 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Abstracts pp 23-26) 8:30 Growth Conditions Affect the Expression of InlB in Listeria Monocytogenes and Listeria Spp 8:45...

Cellular, molecular and developmental biology.(Overview of Divisional Programs)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Exhibit Hall A2 Oral Presentations 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Abstracts pp 31-35) 8:30 Ethanol Toxicity in Japanese Medaka Development 8:45 Antibody Titers in Four Different Populations of Atlantic...

Chemistry and chemical engineering.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Exhibit Hall A1 Oral Presentations 8:30 AM to 11:45 AM (Abstracts pp 44-46) 8:30 Preparation of Homochirally Similar Serine Analogs from a Common Intermediate 8:45 Photo-induced...

Ecology and evolutionary biology.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Meeting Room 7 Oral Presentations 8:30 AM to 11:45 AM (Abstracts pp 53-55) 8:30 Introduction to Session 8:45 The Influence of Testosterone and Migration on the Relapse of Plasmodium...

Geology and geography.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Meeting Room 6 Oral Presentations 10:00 AM to 11:20 AM (Abstracts pp 56-57) 10:00 Natural Disasters in Mississippi's Past and Future 10:20 Hurricane Katrina GIS Response 10:40 The Impact of...

Health sciences.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Exhibit Hall B Session I: Cardiovascular 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM (Abstracts pp 59-61) 8:00 Opening Remarks 8:02 Matrix Metalloprotease Activity Is Increased in Obese Dog Kidneys 8:15 Role of...

History and philosophy of science.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Friday, February 24 Location: Meeting Room 3 Oral Presentations 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Abstracts pp 83-85) 8:30 The Advantages of Developmental Systems in Biology 9:00 On the Concept of 'A Life': a Biophilosophical Analysis...

Marine and atmospheric sciences.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Meeting Room 2 Oral Presentations 9:00 AM to 10:45 AM (Abstracts pp 86-88) 9:00 Characterization of Mid-shelf Current Variability 9:15 Analysis of Heme Oxygenase in Sheepshead Minnows,...

Mathematics, computer science and statistics.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Meeting Room 1 Oral Presentations 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Abstracts pp 89-91) 9:00 Modified Alphabet Overlap Graphs 9:30 Algebraic Properties of Sum One Matrices 10:00 Estimate and Handle Data...

Physics and engineering.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Meeting Room 4 Oral Presentations 8:00 AM to 11:40 AM (Abstracts pp 93-96) Advances in Numerical Modeling Techniques 8:00 Electromagnetic Scattering from Chiral Media Using the Finite ...

Psychology and social sciences.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Meeting Room 3 Oral Presentations 8:15 AM to 11:45 AM (Abstracts pp 100-103) 8:15 How Do Interracial Copules Strategize Against the Complexities of Racism? 8:30 Cell Phone Usage and...

Science education.(Overview of Divisional Programs)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Meeting Room 5 Oral Presentations 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Abstracts pp 108-110) 8:00 A Review of the 2005 J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium's (MEC & A) Gear-up Mississippi...

Zoology and entomology.(Overview of Divisional Programs)
January 1, 2006... Thursday, February 23 Location: Meeting Room 7 Oral Presentations 1:00 PM to 2:40 PM (Abstracts pp 113-115) 1:00 Fire Ant (Solenopsis Invicta) Impact on Dragonfly Emergence 1:20 Evaluation of Entopathogenic Fungus, Beauvaria...

General session.
January 1, 2006... THURSDAY AFTERNOON Exhibit Hall A2 3:00 MAS COMMUNITY FORUM: THE MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND THE POST-KATRINA RECOVERY OF THE GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY D. Jay Grimes (1), William E. Hawkins (1), and Roy Duhe (2*), (1)...

Agriculture and plant science.
January 1, 2006... Chair: William Kingery, Mississippi State University Vice-chair: Evelin J. Cuadra, Alcorn State University FRIDAY MORNING Exhibit Hall B 8:30 GROWTH CONDITIONS AFFECT THE EXPRESSION OF INLB IN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES AND...

Cellular, molecular and developmental biology.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Stephen I.N. Ekunwe, Jackson State University Vice-chair: Lidija Halda-Alija, University of Mississippi THURSDAY MORNING Exhibit Hall A2 8:30 ETHANOL TOXICITY IN JAPANESE MEDAKA DEVELOPMENT Xueqing Wang (1), Asok...

Chemistry and chemical engineering.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Dionne Fortenberry, Mississippi University for Women Vice-chair: Mudlagiri Goli, Mississippi Valley State University THURSDAY MORNING Exhibit Hall A1 8:30 PREPARATION OF HOMOCHIRALLY SIMILAR SERINE ANALOGS FROM A COMMON...

Ecology and evolutionary biology.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Clifford Ochs, University of Mississippi Vice-chair: Tom Mohrman, University of Southern Mississippi THURSDAY MORNING Meeting Room 7 8:30 Introduction to Session 8:45 THE INFLUENCE OF TESTOSTERONE AND MIGRATION ON...

Geology and geography.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Barbara Yassin, MDEQ--Geology Vice-chair: David Ufnar, University of Southern Mississippi THURSDAY MORNING Meeting Room 6 10:00 NATURAL DISASTERS IN MISSISSIPPI'S PAST AND FUTURE Michael B. E. Bograd, Mississippi...

Health sciences.
January 1, 2006... Chair: D. Michelle Tucci, University of Mississippi Medical Center THURSDAY MORNING Exhibit Hall B Session 1: Cardiovascular, Chair: Lisa Haynie 8:00 Opening Remarks 8:02 MATRIX METALLOPROTEASE ACTIVITY IS INCREASED IN...

History and philosophy of science.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Bud Donahou, Northwest Community College Vice-chair: Maritza Abril, University of Southern Mississippi FRIDAY MORNING Meeting Room 3 8:30 THE ADVANTAGES OF DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS IN BIOLOGY Court Lewis, University of...

Marine and atmospheric sciences.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Paulinus Chigbu, Jackson State University Vice-chair: Judith William, USM-Gulf Coast Research Lab THURSDAY MORNING Meeting Room 2 9:00 CHARACTERIZATION OF MID-SHELF CURRENT VARIABILITY Colleen Finnegan (1*), Stephan...

Mathematics, computer science and statistics.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Andrew Harrell, CEWES-GM Vice-chair: Elgenaid Hamadain, Jackson State University THURSDAY MORNING Meeting Room 1 9:00 MODIFIED ALPHABET OVERLAP GRAPHS Veranda Moffett, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena,...

Physics and engineering.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Alexander B. Yakovlev, University of Mississippi Vice-chair: S. Kant Vajpayee, University of Southern Mississippi THURSDAY MORNING Meeting Room 4 Advances in Numerical Modeling Techniques 8:00 ELECTROMAGNETIC...

Psychology and social science.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Sheree Watson, University of Southern Mississippi Vice-chair: David Swanson, University of Mississippi THURSDAY MORNING Meeting Room 3 8:15 HOW DO INTERRACIAL COPULES STRATEGIZE AGAINST THE COMPLEXITIES OF RACISM? ...

Science education.
January 1, 2006... Chair: William J, Sumrall, University of Mississippi Vice-chair: Todd Adam, J. L. Scott Marine Education Center THURSDAY MORNING Meeting Room 5 8:00 A REVIEW OF THE 2005 J.L. SCOTT MARINE EDUCATION CENTER AND AQUARIUM'S (MEC &...

Zoology and entomology.
January 1, 2006... Chair: Elgenaid Hamadain, Jackson State University Vice-chair: Julius Ikenga, Mississippi Valley State University THURSDAY AFTERNOON Meeting Room 7 1:00 FIRE ANT (SOLENOPSIS INVICTA) IMPACT ON DRAGONFLY EMERGENCE Ryan E....