Pearl River Community College is a public community college in Poplarville, Mississippi. It was founded as Pearl River County Agricultural High School in 1909 and became the first junior college in Mississippi in 1921.Residents of Hancock, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion, and Pearl River counties are in the college's service area.
Close-range photogrammetry of certain rock reliefs in Rough Cilicia was used to investigate published claims that symbols in them represent Jewish menorahs, but with five branches instead of the usual seven. Details of ancient rock reliefs are difficult to assess because of mottled rock texture, color variation, wear or damage, and conditions of lighting. Thus, published photos of the rock reliefs in question are insufficient for evaluation of claims about them. Simple photogrammetry, however, produces 3D and digital elevation models that eliminate visual ambiguity and provide certainty of detail for analysis. This study describes the simple, non-invasive, and inexpensive data collection technique and the photogrammetry software processing workflow for creation of such models. Resulting models in various presentation formats provide factual data for reevaluation of the claimed menorahs themselves and their relationship to other elements of the reliefs. These findings contribute to informed discussion on interpretation of the symbols and their meaning. Adoption of the process described here is encouraged for subsequent publication, analysis, and interpretation of rock relief details in the region.
Growing interest in the health burden of malaria in ancient times is complimented by recent DNA confirmation of its presence at several archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. This study presents a model of ancient malaria risk for the region with utility for synthesis and application. The GIS-based model combines malaria risk factors that can be reasonably known for pre-modern times. Calibration, verification, and validation of the model is possible through use of a detailed map of pre-eradication malaria endemicity in Italy, the 1882 Carta della Malaria dell'Italia. The model provides a cross-disciplinary tool by bringing technical GIS capabilities to the evaluation of textual sources having potential malarial connections. The study's main product is an open access relative malaria risk layer for GIS use and application to historical reconstruction. Example maps using model output and potential use are presented.
L’intérêt récemment suscité par le rôle des pandémies et des épidémies dans l’histoire a mis en lumière les tourments de la malaria dans le monde antique. Aucune étude n’a néanmoins produit jusqu’à maintenant de modèle spatial quant au risque de malaria dans l’antiquité. En outre, la menace de la malaria pour les voyageurs de l’antiquité eux-mêmes et le danger que ces derniers représentaient pour autrui n’ont jamais fait l’objet d’études sérieuses. Pour combler ces lacunes concernant l’application à certains problèmes historiques, l’auteur construit et déploie un modèle du risque de malaria dans le monde romain pour évaluer le risque auquel étaient exposés les voyageurs circulant sur les voies romaines. Le projet est pluridisciplinaire à dessein, puisqu’il met à contribution les ressources techniques des SIG dans l’exercice d’évaluation des sources documentaires textuelles nuancées en vue de la reconstruction historique.
Crossover design is artistic design is a kind of common way of thinking, or the design strategy. As a education workers, should be real-time adjust the structure of teaching and curriculum content, training to adapt to the actual demand of talents. In this paper, the environmental art design major, for example, to explore related cross-border curriculum content system.
Vaccines have had a major impact on the reduction of many diseases globally. Vaccines targeted against invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) due to serogroups A, C, W, and Y are used to prevent these diseases. Until recently no vaccine had been identified that could confer broad protection against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MnB). MnB causes IMD in the very young, adolescents and young adults and thus represents a significant unmet medical need. In this brief review, we describe the discovery and development of a vaccine that has the potential for broad protection against this devastating disease.
