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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"northeast United States"”.
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Relationships between tree rings and Landsat EVI in the Northeast United States
… and Landsat-based phenological metrics in the Northeast United States. We hypothesized that mean TRW is positively correlated with mean monthly EVI during the growing season, EVI integrated over the growing season, and growing season length. Results indicate that correlations between TRW and …
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Trends in stream power and erosion at a suburban stream in Western New York
… change has exacerbated the problem in the Northeast United States, as precipitation quantities, along with the frequency of high intensity storm events, have risen markedly in recent decades. Cross Canal Brook is a small stream east of Rochester, NY, and a tributary to Irondequoit Creek, …
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Climate Change in Buffalo, NY
The climate is changing globally and in the northeast United States. Evidence of climate change should also be found in Buffalo, New York, located along the eastern shore of Lake Erie. My hypotheses are that average winter temperatures and snowfall should be increasing, Lake Erie should be freezing …
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Asian American perspectives on college student experience: An interpretive narrative
… liberal arts residential college in the rural Northeast United States. This project utilizes a grounded theory approach designed to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. The findings include a narrative interpretation that considers emotional experiences and social behaviors as …
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Supporting Digital Conservation through Mediated Communication on the Appalachian Trail
Spanning 14 states in the northeast United States, the Appalachian Trail (AT) is a popular destination for outdoor recreation, with thousands of individuals attempting to thru-hike the AT every year. For its scenic views and accessibility from the cities, the AT is experiencing a record number of …
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The Lived Experiences of Undergraduate Students at Catholic Universities with Catholic Mission and Identity
… students at Catholic universities in the northeast United States, focusing on how Catholic mission and identity are expressed through student life and campus ministry programming. The study aimed to describe the lived experiences of Catholic and non-Catholic undergraduate students at three …
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SUPPORTING SEXUALITY EDUCATION PEDAGOGY: A CROSS-CURRICULAR ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS
… amount of research on sexuality education in the United States. However, there is significantly less research on sexuality education in middle schools in the United States compared to high schools. Middle schools deserve more attention in social science research due to the developmental needs of …
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A Phenomenological Study Of Emotion Amid Significant Organizational Change
… shared by leaders of a public university in the Northeast United States during an extraordinary period of organizational change. The university’s organizational transformation was particularly noteworthy because it came in the face of circumstances entirely out of the university’s control. These …
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Impact Of Same-Race Mentoring On Adult Female African-American Students Enrolled At A Regional State College
… and staff are White) regional state college in Northeast United States, which historically has struggled with creating an environment that welcomes and appreciates diversity. The study suggests to what extent the race of the mentor matters to student success and development. Eight female …
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Study of the Relationship Between an Increase in Instructional Time and Advanced Placement Results
… study took place at a private high school in the northeast United States over two school years. After all results were calculated, the study found that there was a small significant difference between the two years, with a decrease in average score between the two groups. Yet, when examining the …
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The Cognitive and Demographic Variables that Underlie Notetaking and Review in Mathematics: Does Quality of Notes Predict Test Performance in Mathematics?
… teacher education college in a large city in the Northeast United States. Participants took notes during class and provided the researcher with a copy of their notes for several lectures. Participants were also required to write down additional information on the back of two formula sheets that …
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Beetles or Bureaucrats? Reconsidering the United States' Failure to Stop Dutch Elm Disease
… this dissertation, I analyze the failure of the United States to address the Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma ulmi) epidemic that affected American elm (Ulmus americana) across the country. The disease, a fungus carried by beetles between trees, was introduced in 1930 in New York City and slowly …
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Whole-School Inclusive Reform: "It's What's Best for Kids”
… at Kennedy School, a K-8 school in the northeast United States. The All Means All Project began when two university professors called into question the practice of placing students with disabilities in segregated special classrooms. Their goal was to create a collaborative, …
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A Demographic and Landscape Analysis for Common Loons in Northwest Montana
… loons existed across much of the northwestern United States, but that area of distribution within the lower 48 states has been significantly reduced. Montana still has the largest breeding population of common loons in the western continental United States, averaging 40-70 territorial pairs …
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A Demographic and Landscape Analysis for Common Loons in Northwest Montana
… loons existed across much of the northwestern United States, but that area of distribution within the lower 48 states has been significantly reduced. Montana still has the largest breeding population of common loons in the western continental United States, averaging 40-70 territorial pairs …
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Basic psychological needs support in the high school choral classroom: student and teacher perspectives
… association in a suburban region of the Northeast United States, with a response rate of 68.09%. Survey responses indicated that high school choral teachers and students do perceive teachers as providing support for the fulfillment of students’ basic psychological needs within the choral …
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EFFECTS OF VERBAL-ONLY AND PAIRED VERBAL-GESTURAL INSTRUCTION ON PERFORMANCE SKILL OF DEVELOPING WIND INSTRUMENTALISTS
… (n=40) from a large research institution in the northeast United States, listened to the recordings and evaluated each rehearsal using a Continuous Response Digital Interface (CRDI) using the following criteria: musicality (phrasing, dynamics, balance, and expression) and technical accuracy …
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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) habitat selection, survival, and migration on New York barrier islands following natural and engineered habitat changes
… and disturbance. Hurricane Sandy reached the Northeast United States in October, 2012. The storm breached and overwashed two barrier islands of New York that support breeding piping plovers, Fire Island and Westhampton Island. In response to geomorphic island changes, the U.S. Army Corps of …
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Investigations into insect chemistry
… the principal vector of Dutch Elm disease in the northeast United States. Similarly, appropriately baited lures containing this pheromone and its other constituents could enable control of this insect pest on a large scale.</p>
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