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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"slash"”.
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Constructing the problem of "slash-and-burn" agriculture
"Slash-and-burn" agriculture, or shifting cultivation, is perceived by many to be the leading cause of land degradation in tropical forests. Performed mainly by resource-poor farmers, shifting cultivation is the most widespread form of agriculture in the tropics. Concern over its environmental …
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Exotic V[over-bar][subscript e] -->V[over-bar][subscript slash-e] oscillations in Double Chooz
In this thesis, we estimate the sensitivity of Double Chooz, a reactor Ve --> Ve experiment, to detect "early" neutrino oscillations based on a three-active plus one-sterile, or (3 + 1), neutrino mixing model by implementing a least-squares fit to the simulated electron antineutrino reactor …
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Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Detection in Slash Pine Radial Growth along the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastline
… of tropical cyclone (TCs) storm surge on coastal slash pine (<em>Pinus elliottii </em>var. <em>elliottii</em> Engelm) communities along the Gulf of Mexico in the southern United States (U.S.). Previous research has shown slash pine radial growth trends can be examined to identify long and …
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BREEDING SEASON AVIAN COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND PREY AVAILABILITY IN EUCALYPTUS AND SLASH PINE PLANTATIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
… plantations. I compared these results to slash pine (<em>Pinus elliottii</em>) plantations of similar age and also of similar height in southwestern Louisiana during bird breeding seasons of 2014 and 2015. I also compared avian diversity, occupancy, density, and community composition among …
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Slash Fan Fiction in China: Negotiating Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Female Fan Communities and Their Fan Texts.
Slash fan fiction, a fan-generated literature centring on male-male romantic and/or erotic relationships based on characters from media texts, is widely popular in China. Analysing the Chinese Harry Potter (HP) slash fandom on the Slash Fan Fiction Network (SFFN, pseudonym), this thesis examines …
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Sediment in forested and logged gullies, coastal British Columbia
… gullies in four treatment classes: A. Logged, slash full, no recent debris flows : "slash-full (SF)." B. Logged, slash removed, no recent debris flows : "slash-clear (SC)." C. Logged, naturally scoured by debris flows : "torrented (T)." D. Unlogged, naturally loaded with CWD : "unlogged (U)." …
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Horticultural utilization of waste products from sustainable forestry practices in the Pinelands National Reserve
… plant residues, commonly referred to as flailed slash. The residues consist of needles, bark and wood from a variety of pine species that include: pitch pine, Pinus rigida, virginia pine, Pinus virginiana, and shortleaf pine, Pinus echinata. Currently, the slash material is not being utilized and …
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Spatial Patterns in a 40-year-old Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) Forest in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina
A study was conducted at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, SC to: 1) characterize the spatial patterns of soil and forest floor variables (moisture, pH, soil phosphate, forest floor and soil carbon and nitrogen, and soil available nitrogen), 2) assess the spatial patterns of the plant community, …
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Slash Mulching and Incorporation as Mechanical Site Preparation for Pine Plantation Establishment and Subsequent Effects on Soil Moisture and Site Hydrology
… was hypothesized that the incorporation of this slash into the soil could improve the soil physical properties and site hydrology. One organic pocosin site and one mineral wet flat site were chosen post-harvest for treatment. The wet flat study was organized as an incomplete block design having …
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Evaluation of Best Management Practices for Bladed Skid Trail Erosion Control and Determination of Erosion Model Accuracy and Applicability
… mulch (Mulch); 4) water bar and piled hardwood slash (Hardwood Slash); and 5) water bar and piled pine slash (Pine Slash). Field based results show that the Control treatment was the most erosive (137.7 tonnes/ha/yr), followed by the Seed treatment (31.5 tonnes/ha/yr), Hardwood Slash treatment …
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The role of cytosolic phospholipase A2 in microglial signaling pathways during neuroinflammation
… disease, Parkinson's disease, ischemic[slash]hemorrhagic stroke, and traumatic brain injury. Microglia are the primary innate immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS). These cells are the first line of defense against foreign pathogens, and the exhibit multiple physiological …
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The effects of harvest intensity and seedbed type on germination and early survival of balsam fir and white spruce in the southern boreal forest
… (O f ). In clearcuts, seedbeds included both slash and non-slash treatments. Germination of both species was negatively affected by an increase in harvest intensity. The reverse effects of harvesting intensity were observed during subsequent survival, where spruce was much more affected than …
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Mapping the Distribution of Barrier Island Slash Pine Woodland and Determining Growth Responses of Pinus elliottii to Hurricane Katrina (2005) on Cat Island, Mississippi
<p>Barrier islands are ubiquitous features along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico North American coastline and are subjected disturbances such as extreme episodic events. The wind, waves, and storm surges of Hurricane Katrina heavily impacted the Mississippi–Alabama barrier island chain on August …
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The use of roll-off bins and a hook-lift equipped harwarder and truck for forest biomass utilization
Extracting slash for utilization has long been a challenge for forest managers. Issues of accessibility and costs generally prevent biomass utilization. The traditional slash treatment is to pile and subsequently burn slash when environmental conditions allow. A harvesting system consisting of …
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The use of roll-off bins and a hook-lift equipped harwarder and truck for forest biomass utilization
Extracting slash for utilization has long been a challenge for forest managers. Issues of accessibility and costs generally prevent biomass utilization. The traditional slash treatment is to pile and subsequently burn slash when environmental conditions allow. A harvesting system consisting of …
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Ecological Sustainability of Winter Harvesting in the Duck Mountain Provincial Park, SK: The Effects of Skidder Traffic, Slash Loading, and Cumulative Effects on Soils and Aspen Regeneration
… aspen regeneration. Skidder traffic intensity, slash coverage, and vegetation indices were calculated for six harvested blocks using Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Based on this information, soil bulk density and …
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Comparison of the Survival and Growth of West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine in East Texas
… shortleaf (<em>Pinus echinata</em> Mill.), and slash pines (<em>Pinus elliottii</em> Engelm.) were planted in East Texas to compare initial growth and survival. Containerized seedlings were planted in December 2015 on three study sites in Shelby, Houston, and Cherokee counties using a randomized …
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Spatio-temporal patterns of soil resources following disturbance in a 40-year-old slash pine (pinus elliottii Engelm.) forest in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina
There has been an increased interest in characterizing and interpreting ecological heterogeneity over space and time in the past two decades. This is mainly due to the renewed recognition of the significance of heterogeneity in ecological theories. However, studies that have combined both spatial …
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"Love of the purest kind": Heteronormative rigidity in the homoerotic fiction of Ann Herendeen
This paper deals with the conflict slash fiction proposes for the heteronormative endings typical of the popular romance genre, specifically within the works of Ann Herendeen.
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