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Effect of frontal passage on 24-hour thermal variability of urban heat islands
Building materials, lack of vegetation and absence of open spaces in urban areas cause surfaces such as asphalt to become warmer than nearby vegetated surfaces that surround the city, creating the urban heat island (UHI) ... -
Numerical modeling of compacted fills under landing mats subjected to aircraft loads
Rutting failures are prominent in expedient airfields constructed with AM2 landing mats over soft existing subgrades. There are many issues that must be addressed when approaching this multi-faceted problem. The load ... -
Evaluating the applicability of Deep Learning techniques in agricultural systems modeling
A rapidly expanding world population and extreme climate change have made food production a crucial challenge in the twenty-first century. Therefore, improving crop production through agricultural management could be an ... -
Attributes affecting adoption of pollinator conservation practices
Pollinator conservation has recently become a topic of greater interest and research around the world as native insect pollinator species increasingly face population declines. In the United States, growing concerns regarding ... -
Understanding the mechanism of stress mitigation in Selenium-doped Germanium electrodes via a reaction-diffusion phase-field model
Recent experiments revealed micrometer (µm)-sized Selenium (Se)-doped Germanium (Ge) particles forming a network of inactive phase (Li-Ge-Se) bring superior performance in cycling stability and capacity over un-doped Ge ... -
An examination of thermodynamic and sheared environments associated with cool-season tornadoes in the southeastern United States
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Geosciences., 2007-04-04)Tornado research conducted across the southeastern United States suggests two peak tornado maxima. However, few studies have distinguished between the thermodynamic and shear environments between cool-season and warm-season ... -
Structural testing of an ultralight UAV composite wing and fuselage
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Aerospace Engineering., 2009-04-02)The details of an experimental investigation focusing on obtaining the static and vibration characteristics of a full-scale carbon composite wing and fuselage structural assemblies of an ultralight unmanned aerial vehicle ... -
A study of completers and non-completers in online professional development courses
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Instructional Systems and Workforce Development., 2011-03-23)This study investigated why professional development courses that are taken by educators at the Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU) of Mississippi State University (MSU) were or were not completed. By considering the results ... -
The study of the life cycle of Bolbophorus damnificus and its pathology in the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Basic Sciences., 2008-03-13)In channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), the digenetic trematode B. damnificus, causes morality and reduced growth. Previous research has documented the hosts for B. damnificus are: the American white pelican (Pelecanus ... -
Derivation of metrics for effective evaluation of vulnerability assessment technology
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering., 2004-03-29)Vulnerability in software receives constant attention in the media and in research. Yearly rates of disclosure of vulnerabilities in software have doubled. The discipline of Information Assurance lacks metrics that are ... -
Growth of 6H-SiC homoepitaxy on substrates off-cut between the [01-10] planes
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringCollege of Engineering, 2002-11-07)The wide band-gap semiconductor silicon carbide has tremendous potential for use in high power, high temperature, and high frequency electronic devices. One of the more important design factors for these devices is the ... -
Geographic information system (GIS) simulation of emergency power production from disaster debris in a combined heat and power (CHP) system
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Agricultural and Biological Engineering., 2011-02-22)The objective of this study is to determine a predicted energy capacity of disaster debris for the production of emergency power using a combined heat and power (CHP) unit. A prediction simulation using geographic information ... -
Understanding health inequality through the study of living arrangements
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work., 2008-07-08)Promoting population health is an essential task for sustainable development. This study explores the association between socioeconomic status and perceived health in the United States, with special attention on the influence ... -
Evaluation of an attached growth organic media bioreactor for swine waste treatment and odor abatement
The objective of this study was to determine if an organic media attached growth bioreactor could effectively be used as a means of odor control for swine waste. The pilot-scale attached growth bioreactor system was evaluated ... -
Infinite semipositone systems
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics., 2009-07-07)We study positive solutions to classes of nonlinear elliptic singular problems of the form: -Δpu = λ g(u) uα in Ω u = 0 on δΩ where Ω is a bounded domain in ℝN, N ≥ 1 with smooth boundary δΩ, &lambda¸ is a positive parameter, ... -
Coordination of inventory and transportation decisions in a two-stage supply chain
In today's competitive business world, companies face the crucial task of delivering goods on time. In order to benefit from high volumes, distributors (suppliers) try to consolidate deliveries while maintaining a high ... -
Parenting style moderates the relationship between childhood exposure to violence and sexually aggressive behavior in early adulthood
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Psychology., 2011-07-06)A relationship between childhood exposure to violence and the perpetration of sexual aggression in young adulthood has recently been established. In addition to replicating the relationship between these variables, this ... -
Support Vector Machines for Speech Recognition
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringCollege of Engineering, 2002-02-20)Hidden Markov models (HMM) with Gaussian mixture observation densities are the dominant approach in speech recognition. These systems typically use a representational model for acoustic modeling which can often be prone ... -
Capital and punishment:supporting the death of deterrence
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work., 2007-04-26)Previous research has examined certainty and severity of punishment as serving a deterrent function. This research examines the effects of economic, cultural, and social capital, as well as the effects of certainty, severity, ... -
The relationship between counseling supervisee attachment orientation and supervision working alliance rapport
(Mississippi State UniversityDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education., 2006-04-10)This study examined the relationship between supervisee attachment orientation, rapport of the supervision working alliance over time, the change of supervisee attachment orientation, and the perceived impact of supervision ...