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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"WV"”.
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Prescribed Fire Effects on Tree Grades and Wounds on the Monongahela National Forest, WV
Species traits, including but not exclusive to bark thickness and texture, sprouting ability, and litter bulk density and chemistry, may be related to a stem's potential to withstand potential heating from wildland fire. Trees exhibiting similarities for these properties and others may be …
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Cliff ecology: Extent, biota, and recreation of cliff environments in the New River Gorge, WV
The New River Gorge National River (NERI) contains an extensive network of exposed cliff-forming sandstone units, the most extensive in West Virginia and possibly within the entire Appalachian range. These cliff resources are critical to NERI's national significance, and contain specialized and …
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The luxury second home market : an analysis of historical sales and property data at The Greenbrier Resort (White Sulphur Springs, WV)
… The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV. The study focuses on the residential home price transactions that occurred at The Greenbrier Resort since 1980. The data collected from the Greenbrier County Assessor!s Office will be used to derive a hedonic price equation. This equation will …
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Effects of Willamette Valley Sedimentary Structure on Ground Motions
… This study focuses on the Willamette Valley (WV), an elongated sedimentary structure extending from Eugene to Portland, Oregon, which has been understudied despite being home to most of Oregon’s population and infrastructure. The WV is characterized by soft, low-density sediments confined …
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Durability studies of high performance concrete used for bridge decks
The present study, as a part of the WVDOH large scale project on HPC, was directed to evaluate various durability aspects of HPC using West Virginia (WV) sources of materials. A total of 24 HPC mixtures were prepared with different supplementary cementing materials (SCM), such as fly ash, slag, …
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Efeito de uma barreira cinética em modelos de crescimento de interfaces com mobilidade limitada
… planos diferentes nos modelos de Wolf-Villain (WV) e Das Sarma-Tamborenea (DT). O objetivo é investigar as alterações morfológicas e a dinâmica de crescimento de interfaces devido a essa barreira em substratos unidimensionais e bidimensionais. Em nossas simulações observamos inferfaces com …
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Evaluation of marketing methods used to promote extension programs as perceived by Master Gardeners in West Virginia
… effectiveness of methods of promoting the WVU-ES based on experiences of current adult Master Gardeners in WV.;A major finding of the study was that for WV Master Gardeners referrals from friends is an effective method of creating awareness of Extension programs. Newspaper articles were the …
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Biogeography and biosystematics of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst)/Wolbachia interactions
… (4 x 4 two factorial design: NY, VA, FL, and WV): there was a significant low fertility in WV males mated with NY (40%) and VA (29%) females. The Florida population showed a different pattern: FL males have a significantly lower fertility with VA (46%) and WV (37%) females while FL females …
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Rivers Hydromorphological Characterization from High Resolution Remotely Sensed Data
… SPU algorithm (R2=90%, RMSE=7% for WorldView-2 (WV-2) image and R2=87%, RMSE=9% for Geoeye image). The spectral bands of WV-2 provide a wealth of choices through the proposed OBA-NDWI to estimate water fractions. The interpolation-based and MBPS methods lead to sub-pixel maps comparable with …
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Mast cells in gastrointestinal helminth infection
… not anaemic. Similar to previous studies using W/Wv mice, it is found that Wsh mice are impaired in their ability to expel these parasites, but not as significantly as was observed in W/Wv mice. Therefore, mast cells may contribute to worm expulsion, but they may not be essential for a protective …
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Poverty, women and development: Evaluating women's perspectives and experiences of participation in World Vision area development programmes in rural Bangladesh
… of development initiatives by World Vision (WV), one of the world's largest development-focused Non Government Organisations (NGOs). Evidence of the impact on poverty through development initiatives is weak because many agencies have not monitored the impact of their interventions. This study …
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Development of hydrogel tracer beads and comparative tracer tests to better understand contaminant fate and transport in karst systems
… field test at Hazel Run, in Bruceton Mills, WV. The buoyant-HTBs traveled the fastest and were recovered at the collection site, while the sinking-HTBs beads settled to the channel bed. Comparative tracer tests using fluorescein and buoyant-HTBs were completed at Buckeye Creek Cave near …
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Tinkering at the Edges of Public Education Teacher and Parent Perceptions of West Virginia Universal Pre-kindergarten
… identify past and current conditions of UPK in WV and throughout the nation. In this study, key informants---teachers and parents---were interviewed and asked to share their perceptions on elements of the program that they encountered to be challenging and successful. Participants in this …
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Spatial Distribution of Obesity among West Virginia 5th Grade Children: Analysis of the Socioeconomic, Physical, and Personal Environment
… dispersed across a community. West Virginia (WV), a rural Appalachian community has the tenth highest childhood obesity rate in the nation, yet little is known about the spatial distribution of the environmental risks and obesity within the state. The purposes of this study were threefold: 1) …
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Comparison of 19mm Superpave and Marshall Base II mixes in West Virginia
… Superpave implementation varies by state. The WVDOH has implemented Superpave on all National Highway System projects since 1997. The decision regarding implementation of Superpave for low volume roads in WV is still under review.;The primary objective of this research work was to compare the …
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The effectiveness of a multifocal training to improve the treatment of community-acquired MRSA skin and soft tissue infections
… about treatment guidelines, Marion County, WV susceptibility data, I&D technique, and a patient education tool versus common treatment practices to increase practitioner's knowledge and utilization of evidence based guidelines in the treatment of CA-MRSA SSTIs. Multifocal trainings educated …
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Mycorrhizal roles in broomsedge plants under phosphorus limitation and aluminum toxicity
… from an acidic coal-mining site in Morgantown, WV. The inoculum of Glomus clarum from INVAM collection, which originated from an alkaline coal-mining site in WV, was also used in two of the studies. Plants were grown in an acid-washed sand culture system with a modified Hoagland's nutrient …
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Meeting the Demand for Local Food in West Virginia: An analysis of factors influencing producers' market participation and expansion decisions
Increasing demand in local food markets in WV offers a new or enhanced income generation opportunity to small producers. An ostensible gap in supply to meet this demand sparks an investigation of the factors that influence producers' decisions, as reflected by their behavior and intentions, to …
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Forensic information management system
… West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory (WVSPFL) Charleston, WV. The objective was achieved by reengineering and automating various processes in the seven units of the laboratory. A software tool called Forensic Information Management System (FIMS) was developed. FIMS was implemented in …
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