Mississippi College

Mercury Analysis of Freshwater Game Fish Reveals Environmental Health Concerns for Central Mississippi and the Southeastern United States

Mercury pollution in aquatic systems across the United States is a major environmental health concern for both humans and wildlife. Mercury exposure causes neurological, cardiovascular, and kidney damage. Exposure can negatively impact brain development in children or during preg...

Playing surface, match outcomes, and formation usage patterns in Major League Soccer

Playing surface is a routine contextual factor in professional football, yet its association with tactical behavior and match outcomes remains unclear. The aim of this retrospective observational study was to examine whether playing surface is associated with starting formation,...

Labor Turnover and Team Performance in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball in the NIL and Transfer Portal Era: The Impact of Lost Minutes and Lost Points

ABSTRACT We examine the impact of labor turnover on the performance of men's college basketball teams between the 2021–2022 and 2024–2025 seasons, amid name, image, and likeness (NIL) and relaxed transfer rules. Turnover is measured by the number of minutes played and points scor...

Plea Bargaining in the United States Military

Abstract This article offers a primer on plea bargaining in the U.S. military justice system. American military justice is like criminal justice in the rest of the country in that the lion’s share of cases are plea bargained. But there are key differences between military and civ...