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Showing 1 to 20 of 294 for “"Geographic location"”.
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Geographic location and geographic prediction performance benefits for infrastructureless wireless networks
… networks. We show that the use of geographic location and geographic prediction (GL/GP) can dramatically increase the performance of IWNs. We compare past results in the context of GL/GP and develop new results in this area. We also develop the idea of throughput burden and scaling …
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The Influence of Weather and Geographic Location on Reproduction and Nightly Activity of Bats in Missouri
Understanding the influence of weather on reproductive events is critical for documenting population demographics and developing appropriate conservation and management strategies. Variations in timing of parturition may be due to changes in the ambient weather which affect the available insect …
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Faculty of Color at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System: A Survey of Ethnic Diversity, Geographic Location, and Personal Perspectives
… descriptive statistics on faculty of color locations around the state and their perceptions about the diversity of their work and home communities. Additionally, analyses of variances (ANOVAs) were conducted to separate the faculty of color into groups based on (a) their ethnicity, (b) …
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The relationship of time of year, geographic location, insecticide exposure and the genotype of red and green morphs of the tobacco aphid, myzus nicotianae Blackman, in Virginia
The relationship of geographic location, insecticide exposure, time of season and the genotype of red and green morphs of the tobacco aphid, Myzus nicotianae Blackman, on tobacco was investigated in Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Color morph and karyotype were found to be highly related. The …
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Exploring the Business Case for Magnet Status: Comparison of Medicare Spending per Beneficiary and Average Cost per Discharge Among North Carolina Hospitals based on Geographic Location, Bed Size, Time of Trend Measures, and Healthcare System Association
… Additional factors considered included hospital location, bed size, time of trend measures, and healthcare system association status. Methods Independent variables included in this quantitative study included Magnet designation, hospital location (rural/urban and NC Medicaid Managed Care Region), …
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Perceptions and Predictions with School Climate: Analyzing the Comprehensive School Climate Inventory
… school climate; 2.) the relationship between geographic location and school climate; and 3.) the predictive ability of geographic location and school type on overall school climate. Participants were elementary school students, grades PreK through 8, from 30 elementary schools across the …
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Student success and geography: An analysis of contributing factors that determine college academic achievement and persistence of Black males
… and persistence and to identify how university geographic location influences the likelihood of Black male persistence. Quantitative data was drawn from the 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal Study (BPS: 12/14) conducted by the U.S. Department of Education National …
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A comparison of interpersonal communication, work motivation and conflict management between high school students in internship programs and traditional academic classrooms
… Variables measured included sex, age and geographic location of school districts.
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The potential role of seed banks in the restoration of drained prairie wetlands
… trends in the composition of seed banks due to geographic location and duration of drainage and cultivation and to estimate the role of relict seed banks in restorations. Drained and undrained prairie wetlands in central Iowa, west central Minnesota, and central North Dakota provided a variety …
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Analgesic Use in U.S. Emergency Departments for Patients Reporting Moderate to Severe Pain: Diagnosis and Select Patient Characteristics Influencing Narcotic Analgesic Prescribing Practices
… race, ethnicity, alcohol use, method of payment, geographic location and whether or not visit was related to a work injury or illness. No gender differences were found. Combining the top 3 reasons for visit, we found that race, patient alcohol use, age, geographic location and ethnicity all had …
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Mississippi ASL Project
… users. Social demographics such as ethnicity, geographic location, age, gender, and socioeconomic status are elements that cause variation in both spoken and signed languages. ASL is a young language created by a historically marginalized group of individuals as a way to communicate thoughts …
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The relationship between geographic proximity and strategic posture: a longitudinal study of the U.S. fiberoptics industry
… of this study is to investigate implications of geographic location for firm strategy and for the competitive climate in emerging higher technology industries. Hypotheses are generated based on concepts from institutional theory, transaction costs economics, economic geography, and strategic …
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One Relationship Is Not Enough: An Initial View of Multiplex Embeddedness
… (where the locale is determined by the firm's geographic location within its industry, for example within an industrial district) and institutionally created one (where the locale is socially constructed by an institution, such as in common membership in the industry association).
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The hydrography and dynamics of the general oceanic environment of the Prince Edward Islands
… but is usually considered to coincide with the geographic location of the Subtropical Convergence (STC) (Lutjeharms 1985). The unique geography of the Southern Ocean makes it the only place where ocean currents run completely around the globe.
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An Army of One... With Dependents: A History of the Army Family
… based on the existence of three elements: geographic location, social interaction, and common ties. The results of the research for this paper establish a common experience among the members of the army family that exists throughout history and is a vital part of the success and …
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Information and Communications Technologies and Urban Environment: Empirical Analysis of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Region
… and urban form. The findings also point out that geographic location still matters for ICT, despite the ""death of geography"" premise. Therefore, this dissertation has sought to extend the knowledge base on the relationship between ICT, urban environments, and urban planning."
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Attitudes And Perceptions Of High School Principals With Regard To Bullying In Their Schools
… lack in variability of responses with regard to geographic location rendered it impossible to conduct an analysis of perceptions based on geographic location. The mean scores on the six subscales that measured perceptions of bullying did not differ between principals and assistant principals who …
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Site-based management/shared decision-making in Virginia's secondary schools: who's really involved?
… participation, size of secondary school, and geographic location. The study collected data from all public secondary school principals in Virginia, and from randomly selected secondary level teachers in order to answer the following six research questions: 1. What kinds of decisions are made …
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The Second Vatican Council and American Catholic Theological Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of Theological Studies: 1940-1995
… was gathered on the institutional affiliation, geographic location, occupation, and gender and personal characteristics of the author. The citation characteristics were examined for the cited authors, date and age of the citations, format, language, place of publication, and journal titles. …
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Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on the Loggerhead Sea Turtle
… the relationships between body size, sex, geographic location, water depth, and blood concentration of 17 essential and non-essential heavy metals and metalloids. Statistical analysis of these parameters indicated that measures of body size were correlated with several of the metals, …
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