Robinia L. is a genus of trees and small shrubs native to North America, with several species that are of conservation concern within the Southern Appalachians. The genus has been re-circumscribed utilizing morphologically...
Palabra clave:
Locust, Phylogenetic, Robinia y Species Delimitation
Tema:
Robinia, Locusts, Legumes, Phylogeny y Genetic markers
Determining a mosquito population’s species composition and age is crucial for estimating the risk of pathogen transmission. At present, age-grading methods are chiefly physiologic and classify the mosquitoes in terms of parity...
Palabra clave:
Chemometrics, Infrared, Mosquito y Spectroscopy
Tema:
Chemometrics, Infrared spectroscopy, Mosquitoes y Spectrum analysis
Mosquito control interventions are more effective when informed by routine entomologic surveillance. Thus, accurate and rapid species identification remains a critical component of operational mosquito control. Current methods...
Palabra clave:
Chemometrics, Classification, Infrared, Mosquito, Partial Least Squares y Spectroscopy
Tema:
Mosquitoes -- North Carolina, Mosquitoes -- Speciation, Aedes, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Chemometrics y Multivariate analysis
The introduction of suspension systems to mountain bikes began in the late 1980's and early 1990's. These suspensions created two types of mountain bikes; the hardtail and the full suspension mountain bike. However, designers...
Palabra clave:
magnetorheological damper, mountain bike y rear suspension
Tema:
Magnetorheological fluids, Mountain bikes y Shock absorbers
Reptiles and amphibians are declining worldwide, especially from global climate change and habitat loss and fragmentation. Conservation efforts for imperiled species usually involve habitat protection, but are only effective if...
Palabra clave:
Glyptemys muhlenbergii, habitat selection, movement, Pseudacris brachyphona y radio telemetry
Tema:
Frogs -- Habitat -- North Carolina, Western, Frogs -- Home range -- North Carolina, Western, Bog turtle -- Habitat -- North Carolina, Western, Bog turtle -- Home range -- North Carolina, Western, Amphibians -- Conservation -- North Carolina y Amphibians -- Ecology -- North Carolina
The purpose of this study was to determine the seasonal movements andmicrohabitat use of juvenile and adult sicklefin redhorse (SFRH) (Moxostoma sp.) in theTuckasegee and Oconaluftee rivers in western North Carolina. Seven...
Palabra clave:
Catastomid, habitat, migration, movement, Moxostoma y Sicklefin Redhorse
Tema:
Redhorses -- Migration -- North Carolina -- Tuckasegee River, Redhorses -- Migration -- North Carolina -- Oconaluftee River, Redhorses -- Seasonal distribution -- North Carolina -- Tuckasegee River y Redhorses -- Seasonal distribution -- North Carolina -- Oconaluftee River
The National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative calls for systemic efforts to integrate neurobehavioral traits into dimensional models of psychopathology (Nelson et al., 2016). Examples are...
Tema:
Neurophysiology, Psychology, Pathological, Anxiety, Depression, Mental y Substance abuse
As schools have become increasingly diverse, the teaching force has remained mainly White (Brown, 2004). The disparity between students and teachers is seen in schools across the nation, including small, rural schools. Many...
Palabra clave:
Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Culture, Professional Development, Race and Poverty, Rural Education y Teacher Preparation
Tema:
Culturally relevant pedagogy -- North Carolina, Western -- Case studies y Education, Rural -- North Carolina, Western -- Case studies
The Absurd, in terms of existentialist philosophy, is born out of the conflictbetween the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and the inabilityto find any (Absurdism). Through my work, I examine the...
Palabra clave:
Camus, phantom community, Ranciere, sculpture, time-based art y visual art
Connection to nature (CTN) has been linked to improved health and well-being and an increase in an individual's pro-environmental behaviors. CTN is often thought to be developed in one's childhood, but some studies have refuted...
Palabra clave:
college, Connection to nature, Higher education, nature y Nature Rx
Tema:
Nature, College students, Education, Higher, Public health y Western Carolina University
