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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Western New York"”.
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Simulated Emerald Ash Borer Induced Changes in Western New York Forests
… the ecological effects of EAB on forests in Western New York, emphasizing forest composition, succession, and carbon cycling. Each ash-dominated site contained two 20 x 20 m plots, an experimental plot where ash trees were girdled to simulate the effects of EAB and a control plot with ash …
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Trends in stream power and erosion at a suburban stream in Western New York
Streambank erosion is a highly damaging and prevalent nonpoint source pollution that impacts water quality, flow, and ecology. Urban watersheds are particularly sensitive due to a greater proportion of directly connected impervious land cover resulting in increased runoff into streams. Climate …
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The effects of invasive knotweed (Fallopia japonica) on invertebrate communities in western New York
… and nearby control areas across seven parks in western New York. Twenty-six different orders of invertebrate were collected. While some invertebrates, such as spiders and weevils, were negatively affected by knotweed across all seasons, for others the impacts of knotweed were seasonal. However, …
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The Perceived Effectiveness of Mentoring or Induction Programs of Rural/Suburban Schools in Western New York
… "there is little research to document what new teachers experience in [these programs]'' (Kardos & Johnson, 2010, p. 24). Additionally the actual statistics and data found on mentoring and induction programs are very skewed and varied, which raises the significant problem of addressing how …
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Abrasion, transport and distribution of sediment in selected streams of Southern Ontario and Western New York /
The rate of decrease in mean sediment size and weight per square metre along a 54 km reach of the Credit River was found to depend on variations in the channel geometry. The distribution of a specific sediment size consist of: (1) a transport zone; (2) an accumulation zone; and (3) a depletion …
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The effects of invasive slender false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum) on forest ecosystem function in western New York
… This study took place within two forests in western New York, one at Taughannock Falls State Park (TFSP), Trumansburg, and one in Danby State Forest (DSF), Danby. Replicate paired plots with and without B. sylvaticum were selected in each forest; each pair was matched by canopy cover and …
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Reviving His Work: Social Isolation, Religious Fervor and Reform in the Burned Over District of Western New York, 1790-1860
… and reform movements in rural areas of western New York. The bulk of literature on this region in the Second Great Awakening concentrates on middle class, urban people. This thesis argues that revivalism and evangelical fervor was carried to rural portions of the region by migrants from …
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Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers’ Perspectives of the Benefits of Incorporating Cooperative Learning Activities
… twenty-nine fourth and fifth grade teachers in a western New York school district to get their perspectives on cooperative learning activities and how they incorporate these activities into their classrooms. The teachers were provided a nine question survey where they were asked to answer …
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Team Building Activities
… was conducted in an urban elementary school in Western New York. The entire class participated in the team building activities. However, five students were selected for observational data collection. Various research tools were utilized to collect and analyze data such as: observation …
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Reading Achievement of General Education Children in Blended Classes
Using 64, sixth grade students from a rural Western New York school district, the examiner attempted to determine if the current practice of integrating special needs students into the regular classroom has any effect on the reading achievement of the general education student. To accomplish this, …
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A Study of the Audio-Visual Program in the Greece Central School District Number 1
… the Audio-Visual program in a public school in Western New York and includes a brief history of the community. The researcher uses a modified Schwartz questionnaire to survey teachers, grade K-11, where employed by the school district during the 1960-61 school year. Results showed that the …
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Success in Science: The Power of Writing on Attitudes and Knowledge Acquisition in Middle School Science
… at a small suburban/rural parochial school in Western New York where subjects included 65 students in three seventh-grade life-science classes. Literacy activities were incorporated into the standard curriculum of lecture, student packets, student activities and experiments. The research found …
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