Letter, from Mississippi State College President Ben Hilbun, to Butler C. Barksdale, January 5, 1957

Mississippi State College President Ben Hilbun responds to Butler C. Barksdale\u27s letter in support of Hilbun pulling Mississippi State\u27s basketball team out of an integrated college basketball tournament. Hilbun thanks Barksdale for his support and affirms his committment to segregation.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-msu-loyola-1963/1026/thumbnail.jp

Integrated management of the red imported fire ant in pastures

The effects and interactions of chemical, cultural, and biological control of red imported fire ant (RIFA) populations were evaluated in two replicated studies in pastures. The first study was conducted from 2005 through 2007 in Washington parish, Louisiana (WP) where the biological control Psuedacteon tricupsis phorid flies were present and at the LSU AgCenter St. Gabriel Research Station in St. Gabriel, Louisiana (SG) where Psuedacteon tricuspis flies were absent. The second study was conducted from May 2009 to May 2010 at St. Gabriel in the presence of phorid flies. In both studies, RIFA population indices in sites treated with methoprene in the presence of phorid flies were significantly less than at pretreatment after one year compared to six months in the absence of phorid flies. In study one, methoprene treatments did not significantly reduce the abundance of phorid flies or Kneallhazia solenopsae infections. In study two, the effects of plowing and methoprene treatments did not interact, and the height of RIFA mounds in plowed pastures was significantly reduced for nine months while methoprene treatment had no effect on mound height. The results of these two studies suggest that the effects of methoprene treatments on RIFA populations are temporally extended in areas where phorid flies are present and that methoprene treatments do not negatively impact the abundance of phorid flies. Since plowing significantly reduces the height of RIFA mounds for nine months and methoprene does not reduce the height of RIFA mounds, plowing is a more effective tool that producers can use rather than methoprene treatments to negate RIFA related damage to hay equipment. However, treatment of areas to reduce RIFA population density to diminish direct impact of RIFA’s on animal and human health can be achieved with methoprene applications, and the temporal and economic benefits of these treatments should be extended in areas where phorid flies are present

Strategies of Balancing: Regulation of Posture as a Complex Phenomenon

The complexity of the interface between the muscular system and the nervous system is still elusive. We investigated how the neuromuscular system functions and how it is influenced by various perturbations. Postural stability was selected as the model system, because this system provides complex output, which could indicate underlying mechanisms and feedback loops of the neuromuscular system. We hypothesized that aging, physical pain, and mental and physical perturbations affect balancing strategy, and based on these observations, we constructed a model that simulates many aspects of the neuromuscular system. Our results show that aging changes the control strategy of balancing from more chaotic to more repetitive. The chaotic elements ensure quick reactions and strong capacity to compensate for the perturbations; this adeptly reactive state changes into a less reactive, slower, probably less mechanically costly balancing strategy. Mental tasks during balancing also decreased the chaotic elements in balancing strategy, especially if the subject experienced chronic pain. Additional motoric tasks, such as tying knots while balancing, were correlated with age but unaffected by chronic pain. Our model competently predicted the experimental findings, and we proceeded to use the model with an external data set from Physionet to predict the balancing strategy of Parkinson’s patients. Our neurological model, comprised of RLC circuits, provides a mechanistic explanation for the neuromuscular system adaptations

Ben Hilbun to Dr. Buchanan, 9 February 1963

Professional correspondenc

STRUCTURAL APPROACH TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTS OF EXHCHANGE RATE ON IMPORT DEMAND

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact the exchange rate has on local prices and import demand.Exchange rate, Direct and indirect effects, Korean beef market, International Relations/Trade, F10, F11, F13,

Shock Waves in Nonequilibrium Gases and Plasmas

An analysis and assessment of three mechanisms describing plasma/shock wave interactions was conducted under conditions typically encountered in a weakly ionized glow discharge. The mechanisms of ion-acoustic wave damping, post-shock energy addition and thermal inhomogeneities were examined by numerically solving the Euler equations with appropriate source terms adapted for each mechanism. Ion-acoustic wave damping was examined by modeling the partially ionized plasma as two fluids in one spatial dimension using the Riemann problem as a basis. Post-shock energy addition in the form of nonequilibrium vibrational energy relaxation was also examined in one spatial dimension using the Riemann problem as a basis. The influence of thermal inhomogeneities on shock wave propagation was examined in two spatial dimensions for both a Riemann shock and a shock generated by a spark discharge. Shocks were propagated through realistic thermal profiles with the resulting shock structure examined through the numerical application of various optical diagnostic techniques. Results from shock simulations indicate that ion-acoustic wave damping has an insignificant effect on the neutral flow at fractional ionization levels typical of glow discharges. Post-shock vibrational energy relaxation is also unable to effect the shock structure on the time scales of interest. An analysis of the effects of thermal inhomogeneities reveals that many of the observed plasma/shock anomalies can be explained based solely on this mechanism

Liberal Arts Colleges During the Great Recession: Examining Organizational Adaptation and Institutional Change

Liberal arts colleges strived to adapt to environmental shifts at the turn of the twenty-first century and remain relevant in American society while the Great Recession of 2007 compounded their challenges and created new fiscal and enrollment burdens, which forced these institutions to confront paradigm-changing circumstances. In an effort to advance the historical perspective of liberal arts colleges and expand the organizational adaptation research base, the current study aimed to understand how private liberal arts colleges adapted during the Great Recession of 2007 by examining institutional changes at three private liberal arts colleges and their effects on the institutions\u27 operations. To fulfill this purpose, the study was guided by four research questions that studied the nature of the environmental pressures during the recession, the adaptive strategies employed to combat pressures, the effects of those strategies on the institutions\u27 operations, and institutional constituencies\u27 perceptions of these strategies. This multiple-case study analyzed data from 3 liberal arts colleges located in the southeastern region of the United States, which included 30 participant interviews, public and private documents, and observational field notes. The findings were presented in 2 parts - a descriptive case record of each institution and a cross-case comparative analysis of the study\u27s themes as they related to the study\u27s research questions. The findings focused on the challenges of decreased endowments and increased enrollment pressures; described an array of institutional adaptive strategies implemented in areas of fiscal management, academics, athletics, personnel, fundraising, and enrollment; discussed the changing operations of the role of the board, administrative approaches to leadership and decision-making, and faculty involvement in organizational adaptation; and analyzed perceptions of change that linked organizational effectiveness to leadership and institutional identity. The study\u27s themes were examined within the context of Cameron\u27s (1984) and Birnbaum\u27s (1988) organizational adaptation frameworks, which included the population ecology, life cycles, resource dependence, symbolic action, and cybernetics models. Finally, recommendations for future research, policy, and practice focused on issues of self-governance and institutional identity. The study\u27s investigation of the modern liberal arts college adaptation highlighted the prominence of both the external environment and institutional factors in its story of survival

Short- & Long-Run Effects of Seafood Imports on Domestic Price

Agribusiness, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Demand and Price Analysis, International Relations/Trade,

STRUCTURE AND CONDUCT OF THE WORLD RICE MARKET

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the world rice market through a Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) framework utilizing annual data from 1970 to 2007. Since World War Two, the world rice market has been very unstable, with rice prices experiencing volatile swings in both rice price and rice availability. Therefore, a SCP framework can provide crucial insight into the world rice market for policy makers. Also, this paper describes the effects of total production, export rice price, and real exchange rate for exporting countries on total export volume from an export supply model standpoint. On the basis of these results, it is evident that market power exists in the international rice market with respect to supply elasticity and an exporting country’s currency exchange rate greatly determines that country’s competitiveness as a net rice exporter relative to other rice producers.S-C-P paradigm, world rice market, concentration ratio, HHI, export rice price, exchange rate export supply function, Industrial Organization, International Relations/Trade,

AN EMPIRICAL ESTIMATION OF THE IMPORT DEMAND MODEL AND WELFARE EFFECTS: THE CASE OF RICE IMPORTING COUNTRIES

This analysis presents the determination of an import demand function for the world rice market using annual data from 1994 to 2007. In the specification and analysis of a world rice market import demand function, Ordinary Least Square (OLS), Instrumental Variables (IV) with Generalized Method of Moments (GMM), and Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) methods have been used. Social welfare effects have been obtained using consumer surplus and compensated variation for the top four rice importing countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia). Empirical results suggest that economic growth, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and importing countries’ population positively affect national income, thus, positively affecting rice consumption. Oil price has a strong effect on the domestic rice prices in importing countries. This paper also estimates the social effects arising from increased rice export prices and examines how consumer surplus is affected in major rice importing countries.rice export and import, consumer surplus, trade, import demand function, International Relations/Trade,