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Makerspaces and academic advancement in Hamilton County secondary schools
… attendance, and student engagement in Hamilton County secondary schools. Amid growing interest in experiential learning environments, the researcher sought to quantify the effects of makerspaces on ACT composite scores, graduation rates, attendance rates, and chronic absenteeism. By …
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Pavement management analysis of Hamilton County using HDM-4 and HPMA
… the optimal utilization of available funds for Hamilton County using PMS. HDM-4 and HPMA are used to assess the existing pavement conditions and predict future conditions; estimate fuel consumption; calculate road agency costs and user costs; determine cost-effective maintenance treatment; and …
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Placental 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase expression and birth weight in Hamilton County, TN
… and chronic adulthood diseases. In 2007, Hamilton Country reported 12.0% of live births to be low birth weight, compared to the state average of 9.4%. An excess in utero exposure to cortisol has been linked to restricted fetal growth. Placental production of 11β-hydroxysteroid …
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Chestnut (Castanea spp.) cultivar evaluation for commercial chestnut production in Hamilton County, Tennessee
… under the environmental conditions in Hamilton County, TN at 35° 13ꞌ 45ꞌꞌ N 85° 00ꞌ 03.97ꞌꞌ W elevation 230 meters. In 2003 and 2004, 534 trees were planted, representing 64 different cultivars, varieties, and species. Twenty trees from each of 20 different cultivars were planted as …
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WESSELMAN FARM, AN ARCHAIC SITE ON THE LOWER GREAT MIAMI RIVER, HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO
… is a previously unidentified precontact site in Hamilton County, Ohio. The site is an early Late Archaic period (4330 ± 30 to 4080 ± 30 BP [4959 - 4462 cal BP]) habitation site with dense midden development situated on a summit over the Great Miami River. This research was inspired by a small box …
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Implementation of the Tennessee divorce and mediation pilot project in Hamilton County: evaluating program effectiveness
… for the parental education component of the Hamilton County Divorce and Mediation Pilot Project. Evaluation objectives have been established for each of the four levels of the hierarchy. The second purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship among the levels of Kirkpatrick's …
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Are juries representative? An examination of the representativeness of jury panels in Hamilton County Tennessee
… whether the jury panels in State Court in Hamilton County, Tennessee are representative of the community. A sample of 375 citizens who appeared for jury duty were given a questionnaire that measures the same demographic characteristics that appear in the United States 2010 Census. The …
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The effects of urbanization on disease prevalence in managed honey bee hives in Hamilton County, TN
… for diseases and productivity from 2021-2022 in Hamilton County, Tennessee at varying levels of urbanization. Disease levels were analyzed at 1.0km intervals from 0.5-9.5 km radii from each hive. Varroa levels significantly decreased with increased urbanization. There was a weak negative …
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The Competitive Effect of Vouchers on the Performance of Traditional Public Schools in Hamilton County, Ohio
… the performance of traditional public schools in Hamilton County, Ohio. The threat of losing students to vouchers creates a sense of competition for students, and ultimately the dollars that are attached to them. This competition is relatively new to public education and is being promoted by state …
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An assessment of a herpetofaunal community in Hamilton, County, Tennessee: baseline ecology, species richness, and relative abundance
… and body sizes of amphibians and reptiles in a Hamilton County, Tennessee, wetland. Utilizing drift fencing in conjunction with pitfall arrays, a total of 14 reptile species and 16 amphibian species was recorded. Evenness was low among all study years due to large sample sizes of ambystomatid …
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The role of the elementary/middle school counselor as perceived by counselors and teachers in Hamilton county, Tennessee
… and a sample population of teachers in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The sample size included twenty-eight(seventy percent) of the forty counselors and one hundred and fifty-nine(sixteen percent) of the teachers in Hamilton County.This study was essentially a survey of counselors' and …
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Seasonal correlations between Pueraria montana var. lobata and avian species diversity and relative abundance in Hamilton County, Tennessee
… species diversity and relative abundance in Hamilton County, Tennessee. By measuring the characteristics of the overstory, midstory, and understory vegetation at sites with differing levels of kudzu coverage, I examined correlations between kudzu density and avian demographics. Kudzu coverage …
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The teacher's voice: a mixed methods study regarding the perceived motivations of teacher retention and attrition in Hamilton County
… analyze and interpret teacher experiences in the Hamilton County School District to understand why teachers stay in the profession or consider leaving. Teacher attrition rates across all schools in Hamilton County over a three-year period were analyzed. Interviews were conducted with teachers from …
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The spatial ecology of the Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) in a fragmented landscape in Southeast Tennessee, Hamilton County
The landscape throughout the range of the Eastern Box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) has been altered significantly since the late 1880s by habitat fragmentation. In this study, the spatial ecology and seasonal movement patterns of the Eastern Box turtle in contrasting habitat types are …
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Landscape patterns and patch dynamics in Hamilton county over a forty year period: applicability to the conservation of the eastern box turtle
Exurban development is the fastest growing form of land use in the southeastern US and the primary driver of habitat and biodiversity loss. Species with long generation times such as the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) can persist in an urbanizing environment but have higher …
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Ecotoxicology and environmental education in the development of a turtle conservation program in Southeastern Tennessee
… for middle and high-school students within Hamilton County. These materials were designed to increase public awareness of turtle conservation issues and foster partnership and interaction between individuals from different organizations and institutions. All of the designated objectives were …
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Vehicular accident occurrence analysis and prediction
… model based on historical accident occurrence in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The use of weather forecasts, roadway geometrics, and aggregated variables aids in creation of predictions for future accident occurrence. Additionally, an application is presented for use by local law enforcement and …
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Aiding conservation of the federally threatened Scutellaria montana (Lamiaceae, large-flowered skullcap) through abundance monitoring and transplantation studies
… abundance monitoring at a single site in Catoosa County, Georgia, and transplantation experiments at two sites located in Hamilton County, Tennessee, and Catoosa County, Georgia. Plants naturally occurring in the fixed plots surveyed over seven years had an overall stable growth status, though …
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The physical and economic impacts of urban flooding on critical infrastructure & surrounding communities: a decision-support framework
… by 100, 500 and 1000-year flood events in the Hamilton County, TN area. It was found that the damages resulting from each storm would cause federal declarations of disaster. Mitigation, recovery and resilience efforts are discussed in the aftermath.
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Sustainable development or just plain development? An analysis of sustainability indicators for Chattanooga, Tennessee
… by which to evaluate the city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County. Ten indicators were selected for each major area of concern: environment, society, and economy. These indicators were then assessed according to city and county data sets to determine the overall trends in sustainability. While the …
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