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The Lived Experiences of the Adolescent Father in Northern Virginia
… adolescent fathers in a suburban environment in Northern Virginia. Specifically, phenomenological methods were used to capture the essence of these nine adolescent fathers\' experiences surrounding their conceptualization and enactment of fatherhood. Participants included 5 Hispanic (56%), 2 …
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The Functions of School Counselors in Northern Virginia Public Schools
… the current functions of school counselors in Northern Virginia. Five research questions are posed: (1) How do counselors spend their time? (2) In what way do counselors want to change their allocation of time to various counseling activities? (3) How do school counselors feel about their …
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Microbial Source Tracking in a Mixed Use Watershed in Northern Virginia
… County, located in the rapidly developing Northern Virginia region, contains watersheds of mixed rural and urban/suburban uses. As part of Virginia regulations, recreational waters must be tested and remain under a certain standard for levels of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB). The sources …
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Factors Underlying Non-Metropolitan-to-Metropolitan Commuting Decisions in Northern Virginia Households
… households in five non-metropolitan counties in Northern Virginia. The potential fiscal and planning implications of these decisions are also discussed. Chapter one contains a description of the study area, problem statement and objectives. Chapter two reviews related literature on commuting, …
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Orientations and magnitudes of paleostress in the Great Valley Province of northern Virginia
Calcite c-axes and e-twin plane orientations were measured in both matrix cements and younger fracture fills from late Cambrian to Middle Ordovician age limestone samples taken from the NW and SE limbs of the Massanutten Syncline, located within the North Mountain thrust sheet. Paleostress …
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Depositional and Diagenetic History of the Middle Ordovician Carbonates of the Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia
… of the Middle Ordovician carbonates in northwest Virginia has revealed a particularly sensitive record of deposition and subsidence. Two-hundred acetate peels from six measured stratigraphic sections in Shenandoah County, Virginia were examined to interpret the depositional and diagenetic history. …
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Factors Associated with Space Use and Reproductive Success of American Kestrels in Northern Virginia, USA
… to track 69 kestrels (male = 27, female = 42) in northern Virginia and monitored nesting attempts (n = 48) for reproductive outcomes. Mean range size across stages during the breeding season (incubation, nestling, fledgling, post-breeding, and shifted post-breeding) was 0.51 km² (95% CI: 0.42 – …
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Dietary Acculturation, Physical Activity and Body Image in Limited-Resource Latino Women in Northern Virginia
… image in a limited resource Latina population in northern Virginia. Acculturation may be described as a process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group. Acculturation has been associated with a variety changes in terms of diet, physical activity and …
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A Method for the Determination of Design Discharges for Urban Stream Restoration Projects in Northern Virginia
… information is not generally available for urban Northern Virginia streams. However, rural regional curves developed for the Maryland piedmont, adjusted for watershed impervious area, provide a means to determine design discharges for urban stream restoration projects in Northern Virginia.
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A comparative evaluation of surface runoff models and methods on small developing watersheds in Northern Virginia
… Simulations are performed on eight watersheds in northern Virginia. Nineteen models are evaluated and compared to gaged events as well as calibrated design storms. The models include EPA SWMM, PSRM-QUAL, TR-20, HEC-1, TR-55, variations of the rational method, three-unit hydrograph procedures, the …
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Use of Escherichia coli for Microbial Source Tracking in a Mixed Use Watershed in Northern Virginia
… County, located in the rapidly developing Northern Virginia region, contains watersheds of mixed rural and urban/suburban uses. The project goal was to monitor and evaluate 21 stream locations, over 13 months, in the Occoquan Basin identified as impaired due to high E. coli densities. One …
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THE ABUNDANCE AND INFECTION STATUS OF ANOPHELES spp. MOSQUITOES AT THREE SITES IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, NORTHERN VIRGINIA
… vivax were reported in Loudoun County, Northern Virginia. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that these cases were acquired locally. This was because of an absence of other risk factors such as international travel, and blood transfusion. Pools of Anopheles …
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Teacher Perceptions of Social-Emotional Learning Program Implementation and Sustainability in One School Division in Northern Virginia
In recent years, leaders in school divisions across the nation have begun to implement social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula and programs explicitly within the academic day (DePaoli et al., 2017; Graczyk et al., 2013; Oberle et al., 2019). The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' …
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CLIP-RS: A Cross-modal Remote Sensing Image Retrieval Based on CLIP, a Northern Virginia Case Study
Satellite imagery research used to be an expensive research topic for companies and organizations due to the limited data and compute resources. As the computing power and storage capacity grows exponentially, a large amount of aerial and satellite images are generated and analyzed everyday for …
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How Communication Happens Among a Multicultural Staff: A Case Study of an International Language School in Northern Virginia
… a multicultural staff of a language school in Northern Virginia. The document is divided into three sections: the proposal, the submission-ready manuscript, and the practitioner recommendations. The first section presents the research question, purpose of the study, literature review, and …
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