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...
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Locust, Phylogenetic, Robinia, and Species Delimitation
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Robinia, Locusts, Legumes, Phylogeny, and 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...
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Chemometrics, Infrared, Mosquito, and Spectroscopy
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Chemometrics, Infrared spectroscopy, Mosquitoes, and 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...
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Chemometrics, Classification, Infrared, Mosquito, Partial Least Squares, and Spectroscopy
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Mosquitoes -- North Carolina, Mosquitoes -- Speciation, Aedes, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Chemometrics, and 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...
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magnetorheological damper, mountain bike, and rear suspension
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Magnetorheological fluids, Mountain bikes, and 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...
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Glyptemys muhlenbergii, habitat selection, movement, Pseudacris brachyphona, and radio telemetry
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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, and 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...
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Catastomid, habitat, migration, movement, Moxostoma, and Sicklefin Redhorse
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Redhorses -- Migration -- North Carolina -- Tuckasegee River, Redhorses -- Migration -- North Carolina -- Oconaluftee River, Redhorses -- Seasonal distribution -- North Carolina -- Tuckasegee River, and 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...
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Neurophysiology, Psychology, Pathological, Anxiety, Depression, Mental, and 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...
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Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Culture, Professional Development, Race and Poverty, Rural Education, and Teacher Preparation
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Culturally relevant pedagogy -- North Carolina, Western -- Case studies and 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...
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Camus, phantom community, Ranciere, sculpture, time-based art, and visual art
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Absurd (Philosophy) in art and Social norms in 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...
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college, Connection to nature, Higher education, nature, and Nature Rx
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Nature, College students, Education, Higher, Public health, and Western Carolina University
