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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Galax"”.
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Geology of the Ashe Formation between Fries and Galax, Virginia
… mineral equilibria of rocks between Fries and Galax, Virginia provide information on the tectonic and metamorphic history of the Ashe Formation, a series of late Precambrian gneisses, pelitic schists and amphibolites, and the underlying Cranberry Gneiss. The dominant penetrative foliation of …
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Winds of Change: Mexico in a Town in Appalachia
… includes descriptions of the town and people of Galax, Virginia and of the predominately Mexican immigrants who have come to live there. The primary focus is on the changes and challenges that occur in schools from the perspective of teachers and administrators, as well as from the students. …
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We don't want them in our schools: Black School Equality, Desegregation, and Massive Resistance in Southwest Virginia, 1920s-1960s
… in southwest Virginia localities such as Floyd, Galax, Grayson, and Pulaski worked together with NAACP attorney Reuben Lawson to file multiple lawsuits so Black students could attend White schools. Many of these lawsuits faced staunch resistance from White residents of these localities, even with …
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Hispanic Consumers’ Preferences and Willingness-to-Pay for Grass-Fed Beef in Virginia
… consumers in four experiment sites in Virginia (Galax, Roanoke, Richmond, and Blacksburg) participated in an experimental economics laboratory procedure. Taste tests and visual evaluations were conducted to understand Hispanic consumers’ sensory preferences for grass-fed beef in comparison to …
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The Photoprotective Role of Anthocyanin Pigments in Leaf Tissues
… exposed to high light stress in the field (Galax urceolata), anthocyanins appeared to function similarly to anthocyanins in adaxial surfaces—absorbing strongly in the blue-green wavelengths, and reducing high-light stress (i.e. photoinhibition of photosynthesis). In a shade-adapted, …