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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Southern U.S."”.
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Regional-Scale Impacts of Fluid Composition and Geologic Structure for Injection-Induced Seismicity in the Southern U.S. Midcontinent
Over the last decade, an increase in earthquake occurrence in Oklahoma and Kansas has been linked to oilfield wastewater injection disposal, particularly into the regionally underpressured Arbuckle Group. The Arbuckle is hydraulically connected to Precambrian basement through an extensive fracture …
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This ain't your daddy's dixie: explaining partisan change in southern U.S. House elections, 1988-2004
I seek to explain partisan change in southern U.S. House races from 1988 to 2004. Partisan change over this span of elections is characterized by the ascendancy of the Republican party. I contend that the Republican takeover of the southern House delegation is due to a combination of three …
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Structural change in the forest products industry and the regional shift in production between the Pacific Northwest and the Southern U.S.
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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Trade relations between Southern U.S. cities and Latin America: A study of how the port cities New Orleans, Houston, and Miami fare against one another amid increasing competition for trade with Latin America
… at the local level are manifested in three Southern U.S. cities with business-generating ports linked to Latin American and world markets: New Orleans, Houston, and Miami. This comparative case study considers the competition among New Orleans, Houston and Miami to capitalize on their …
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Dishonorable Treatment: Workplace Incivility, Cultures of Honor, and Work Outcomes
… of honor. In cultures of honor, such as the Southern U.S. region, individuals are theorized to be especially sensitive to insults or challenges to their reputation. Using archival data from a national sample of law school faculty members (N = 1,300), this study examined the effect of …
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Geospatial Business Location Implications for Mississippi-Based Nissan Group Changing to Electrical Vehicle (EV) Production
… manufacturing operations in the Midwest and Southern U.S., indicating an efficient supply chain and regional economic impact.</p> <p>In Mississippi, the transition to EV production is projected to create 4,415 jobs and increase compensation by $295.5 million, presenting a competitive edge in …
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Factors affecting teacher retention in a local school district.
… In America, teacher turnover is greatest in southern urban and suburban K-12 public school districts. Furthermore, American teachers are most likely to leave the profession within their first five years of teaching. This case study seeks to comprehend the experiences of this highest teacher …
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The Relationship Among Psychosocial and Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity, Physical Activity Levels, and Body Mass Index in Adolescent African American Females
… from selected parochial schools in a city in the southern U.S. Participants completed the Physical Activity Determinant Scale (PADS: Mitchell & Kontos, 2002), the Three Day Physical Activity Recall (3DPAR: Weston, Petosa & Pate, 1997), the Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (LTEQ: Godin & …
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Chagas Disease in the United States: the Emerging Threat and the Role Climate and Awareness Play in Its Spread
… the higher risk range which extends through the southern U.S. and is predicted to expand significantly by 2030.
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The nutritional quality of the diet of 18th century Moravians (1775-1800) in Salem, North Carolina: a comparison of present dietary trends
… were compared to the twentieth century data for Southern U.S. residents from the 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey (NFCS) provided by the Human Nutrition Information Service of the USDA. Both data sets were compared to the RDA for females ages 19 - 24 years old. Overall, the Moravian …
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A Test of the Homophily Principle Using On-Line Personal Advertisements
… The sample includes advertisers living in one southern U.S. city who are seeking either heterosexual or homosexual relationships. Using deductive coding to examine demographic and interest characteristics and inductive coding to explore the self-expressed behavior of the advertiser as well as …
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Analyses of quasi-linear convective system tornado characteristics, environments, and genesis mechanisms
… QLCS. QLCS tornadoes tended to be focused in the southern U.S. during winter and spring and the northern U.S. during summer. Tornadogenesis through H&S occurred relatively earlier in the year and earlier in the day, and resulted in relatively weaker tornadoes than did tornadogenesis through T&S. …
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MOVING THE GOALPOSTS: MIGRATORY BIRDS IN A CHANGING WORLD
… individual songbirds as they traveled from the southern U.S. towards their breeding areas in spring. I used estimates of spring onset timing at different points on their migration routes to determine if birds traveled in sync with the “green wave” of emerging vegetation or if they used a …
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Shared E-scooter Adoption and Mode Substitution Patterns
… survey data from four metropolitan areas in the southern United States, obtained from Fall 2019 to Spring 2020. For adoption patterns, we find a positive correlation between the use of ridehailing services and being an e-scooter user, as well as observed higher multimodality for e-scooter users …
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Effects of the Exotic Cladoceran Daphnia Lumholtzi (Sars) on the Growth Rate and Prey Selection of Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis Macrochirus Rafinesque)
… World tropics, has recently invaded lakes in the southern U.S. this invasion has provided a unique opportunity to study its effects on native fish. Prior research has shown the presence of D. lumholtzi interferes with the feeding of larval bluegill, which may stunt their growth. However, D. …
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Prickly Sida (Sida spinosa L.): Biology and In-Crop and Post-Harvest Management Programs
… (Sida spinosa L.) is widely distributed in the southern U.S. and is a troublesome weed in many agronomic crops. In northeastern Louisiana on silty clay loam and clay soils, prickly sida seedling emergence began in early March when soil temperature reached 13.8 C and ceased in mid-October. …
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Responding to traveling patients' seasonal demands for health care services in the Veterans Health Administration
… especially in healthcare systems located in the southern U.S. that experience a large influx of "snowbirds" during the winter. Since the majority of resource allocation activities are carried out through a single annual budgeting process at the start of the fiscal year, the seasonal load imposed …
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Responding to Natural Hazards: The Effects of Disaster on Residential Location Decisions and Health Outcomes
… the effects of hazard risk are strongest in the Southern U.S.; a region susceptible to increased hazard intensity from climate change. Chapter 4 contains two separate analyses regarding the wellbeing of individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The first analysis evaluates the effect …
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Development of integrated pest management for sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis in rice
… stem borer complex attacking rice in the southern U.S includes stalk borer Chilo plejadellus Zincken, sugarcane borer (SCB) Diatraea saccharalis (F.) and Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini Dyar. With the increasing impact of stem borers in Louisiana, an urgent need exists to develop …
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