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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Carolinas"”.
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Investigation of Mesoscale Precipitation Processes in the Carolinas Using a Radar-based Climatology
North Carolina State University Theses Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
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Retrospective Practice Histories of Division I and Division II Female Basketball Players in the Carolinas
<p>Two frameworks have been proposed to for the development of sport expertise; early specialization (Ericsson et al., 1993) and early diversification (Cote, 1999). Ericsson et al. suggested expertise develops from early entry into a domain and engagement in thousands of hours of specialized …
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An Assessment of the Perceptions, Level of Involvement, and Needs of User-Groups for Marine Protected Areas in the Carolinas
… of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Carolinas region of the United States requires identifying and responding to the needs of various user-groups. Research from other areas of the world suggests that community-based involvement is necessary in order for MPAs to meet their desired …
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Hybridization Between the Watersnakes <i>Nerodia sipedon</i> and <i>Nerodia fasciata,</i> in the Carolinas: A Morphological and Molecular Approach
… the dynamics across their hybrid zone in the Carolinas. Many of the morphological characters exhibited significant interspecific differences, although only the number of dorsally complete crossbands (CBa) was diagnostic by itself. A discriminant function analysis of morphological characters …
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Uncle Sam on the Family Farm: Farm Policy and the Business of Southern Agriculture, 1933-1965
… and the concentration of farm assets in the Carolinas. They also steered rural economic development into the channels of agribusiness as a strategy to manage the consequences of those policies. The processes and programs that drove the smallest farms out of business in the early post-war era …
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Topophilia: A Tidal Retreat
… place, the tidal marshes and sea islands of the Carolinas. How do we come to know a place? What is the significance of one's participatory perception of the qualitative experience of the natural world? How can that awareness of the specificity of the surrounding physical environment be imparted …
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Zoomorphic Architecture: The Carolina Coastal Museum
… is dedicated to the nautical history of the Carolinas. The project is fueled by the theories and philosophies of zoomorphism and anthropomorphism. The building is based upon the skeletal structure of a fish, the main element being the spine. Other natural elements such as ligaments, …
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The Formation and Impact of an Incipient Cold-Air Precipitation Feature on the 24-25 January 2000 East Coast Cyclone
… heavy precipitation far enough inland over the Carolinas and Virginia later in the cyclone event. Here the formation of the IP is examined from an observational perspective, the impact of the IP is quantified using PV methodology, and the ability of a NWP model to simulate its formation is …
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An investigation into the effect of cognitive moral development on ethical judgments, intentions, and behavior
… were a sample of purchasing managers from the Carolinas-Virginia chapter of the National Association of Purchasing Managers. Pretesting was conducted to refine the scenarios used in the final study, and to assess subject reactions. The results provided some support to several of the links …
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Effectiveness of Current Boron Application Recommendations and Practices on Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in the Virginia - Carolina Region
… rotations is common for eastern Virginia and the Carolinas, as it thrives in the long growing season and sandy soils. Boron (B) is widely deficient, and is more prone to leeching in sandy soils. Applied B has difficulty reaching growing points as B has reduced phloem mobility in peanuts. Current B …
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Ρομποτική αποκατάσταση βουβωνοκήλης
… ήταν το SF-36, το EQ-5D-5L, το sf-IPQ, η Carolinas Comfort Scale και το EuraHS QoL, με διάρκεια παρακολούθησης από 30 ημέρες έως τρία έτη. Και οι έξι μελέτες κατέληξαν στο ίδιο συμπέρασμα, ότι δεν παρατηρήθηκε στατιστικά σημαντική διαφορά στην ποιότητα ζωής μεταξύ ρομποτικής και …
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"The Perfect Scheme of it in his Head...:" Shaftesbury's Carolina Design in the Context of England's Atlantic Economy
… Lucia, Saint Eustatius, New Jersey, and the Carolinas. The Carolina charter of 1663 represented England's first serious attempt to make advances into the American southeast. Its success was critical in the geopolitical battle between European nations to gain hegemony over the North American …
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Face to Face: English Uses and Understanding of the Beard in Early Virginian Contacts
… within early English contacts in the Carolinas and Virginia. I examine the changing meanings of the beard and the English adoption of these meanings. I first examine the European background which helped provide the context for their first permanent colonial settlements in the New …
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Priority effects of overwintered Rana tadpoles on larval Southern toad (Bufo terrestris Bonnaterre)
… community. In the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Carolinas, wetland ponds exhibit a wide range of hydroperiods, ranging from ponds that dry up in late summer, to those that persist through fall and winter into spring. Ponds that persist through the fall and winter can be colonized by late-summer …
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Leveraging genomic mapping and QTL analysis to enhance drought tolerance of cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
… across the growing region of Virginia and Carolinas. The second objective (2) was identification of drought tolerance related quantitative trait loci (QTL) and genetic markers to facilitate the development of drought tolerant cultivars. Three diverse recombinant inbred line (RIL) …
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Reproductive Parameters of Nesting <em>Caretta caretta</em> on Georgia's Barrier Islands
… while smaller nesting colonies range up into the Carolinas and Virginia. However, the majority of research on this species has been conducted in Florida. Our overall understanding of the nesting populations on the barrier islands in Georgia is mainly limited to number of nests laid and number of …
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The Role of Marine Thermal Gradient Structure on Gulf Stream-related Extratropical Cyclogenesis
… have been kept. The coastal region east of the Carolinas, in association with the warm Gulf Stream current, is considered by most to be an epicenter of extratropical cyclogenesis. This is a three part study combining a 20 year climatology, a numerical model simulation, and a sensitivity study …