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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Southeast United States"”.
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NARCCAP Model Assessment and Future Projections For the Southeast United States
… Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP) in the Southeast United States. Analysis uses a suite of statistical measures to assess model skill in hindcasting minimum and maximum temperature and mean precipitation during an historical reference period, 1970-1999. It identifies model biases and sheds …
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Climate extremes in the Southeast United States : variability, spatial classification, and related planning
… precipitation extremes were investigated for the Southeast United States for the period 1948 to 2012 using 27 extreme indices developed by Working Groups headed by the World Meteorological Organization. Results show region-wide warming in extreme minimum temperatures and cooling in extreme maximum …
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Faculty perceptions of faculty evaluation programs at selected private colleges/universities in the southeast United States
… “faith-based” universities/colleges in the Southeast United States. The full-time faculty (N= 290) of these private institutions were surveyed. The institutions combined serve approximately 6,000 students. Three of the institutions offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees and one …
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Assessment of Genetic Variation of Acer rubrum L. and Liriodendron tulipifera L. Populations in Unmanaged Forests of the Southeast United States
… L. are prolific throughout their ranges in the Southeastern U.S. and also have increasingly important roles in forestry and wood products in this region. The relatively low density and intermediate strength of the wood makes them versatile for use in many different wood products. Exploring the …
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Exploring the Effects of an Incivility-Based Virtual Simulation on Undergraduate Nursing Students' Self-Efficacy
… degree nursing students at a university in the southeast United States. The findings demonstrated that participation in an incivility-based virtual simulation had a positive effect on students' perceived self-efficacy.
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Down Stream [Appalachia]
… and themes of ecology and the environment in the Southeast United States.
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Tracking Toads: Movement Patterns of Gulf Coast Toads (Incilius nebulifer) and the Urban Environment
… nebulifer) are a familiar urban resident in the southeast United States and Mexico. As urbanization increases, the Gulf Coast Toad may be expanding its range. Studying movement behavior can reveal how invasive a species may be and is a key factor in understanding the ecology of a species. This …
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Characterization of Hemocytes in Amblyomma americanum and Investigation of TRAF6’s Role in Proliferation of Hemocytes in Response to Infection
… is a medically important vector in the southeast United States. Cellular and molecular aspects of the immune system of this species were examined. To investigate cellular processes, hemocytes produced in response to gram-negative infection were characterized according to their …
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Precipitation and moisture flux divergence associated with Great Plains low level jet activity
… high (low) precipitation over the Great plains (southeast United States). Finally, it is shown that precipitation during PW LLJs is located northeast of the moisture flux convergence maximum.
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School-based Educators’ Perceptions of Professional Development and its Impact on Their Ability to Improve Literacy Instruction for Underperforming K-2 Students
… school leaders at two elementary schools in the Southeast United States participated in the study. Findings include the importance of quality, ongoing professional development, the leader’s role in planning, participation in, and supporting teachers through the professional development process, …
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The Incorporation of Emergent Literacy into Head Start Classrooms
… teachers from 318 Head Start programs in the Southeast United States to complete a survey that asked specific questions targeting the emergent literacy practices used in classrooms, as well as familiarity with recent Head Start legislation and knowledge of suggested practices to promote …
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The Role of Empathy, Anger Management and Normative Belief about Aggression in Bullying Among Urban, African American Middle School Children
… urban middle schools in a large city in the Southeast United States. The results of this study indicated that binary logistic regression models including empathy, anger management, and normative beliefs about aggression predicted prosocial behavior, and marginally predicted relational …
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Faculty Motivation & Intent to Teach Online
… with integrated academic health center in the Southeast United States responded to an online survey. Results demonstrated that slightly more faculty than not reported a behavioral intent to teach online. Multiple regression analysis indicated that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, …
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Exploring Advancement Department Staff Perspectives on Strategic Communication and Philanthropic Donor Giving at Public Universities
… (N=8) from public universities across the Southeast United States were selected through purposive sampling and interviewed via semi-structured interviews. After interviews, thematic analysis generated four major themes: (1) the cautionary use of artificial intelligence, (2) the importance …
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A study of burnout in certified public accountants in the southeast region of the United States
… levels in certified public accountants in the southeast United States. Two survey instruments were used to administer the questions to participants including Maslach’s Burnout Inventory- General Study (MBI – GS) and Moos’ Work Environment Scale (WES). The MBI – GS measures respondents’ …
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Diet analysis of wintering waterfowl in the Southeastern United States in relation to ecoregion, habitat, and guild
… stomach content of wintering waterfowl in the Southeast United States, within the Mississippi Flyway region. The esophagus, proventriculus, and gizzard of each specimen were removed, dried, and sorted for statistical analysis. Multiple two-way ANOVAs were run to test the effects of ecoregion, …
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Causes of the decline in the loss of vegetated palustrine wetlands in the U.S. 1955 - 2009
<p>By 1980, the United States had lost over 50 percent of its original wetland resources. The U.S. National Wetland Inventory estimates that 95 percent of annual wetland losses since 1955 occurred to palustrine wetlands. The majority of these losses occurred to the three types of palustrine …
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An examination of the relationship between the organizational communication process, employee work engagement, and job performance in a high-speed, high-volume manufacturing operation
… performance at a manufacturing facility in the southeast United States. The question of significant differences in the levels of employee communication satisfaction, employee work engagement, and job performance was also explored. Surveys were used to establish measures of communication …
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The Effect of Preceptor Role Effectiveness on Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Professional Autonomy
… graduated from an academic institution in the southeast United States were recruited and surveyed. Data collection occurred from August 2013 through October 2013.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: Newly licensed registered nurses had moderately high levels of perceived preceptor role …
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Human Impacts on Fire in De Soto National Forest, Mississippi, U.S.A.
… pine (<em>Pinus palustris</em>) forests of the Southeast United States. Prescribed fire is used to manage these threatened ecosystems, but information regarding historical fire activity is unknown. My goals were to determine the historical fire regimes in De Soto National Forest (DSNF), southern …
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