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Peters, Gregory Merrill Deschaine. "Forever wild journeys through the North Fork /." Diss., [Missoula, Mont.] : The University of Montana, 2009. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-12292009-115313.
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Smith, Kelly C. "Source and occurrence of placer gold in central Ross County, Ohio." Connect to this title online, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1100622082.
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Gali, Rohith Kumar. "Assessment of NEXRAD P3 data on streamflow simulation using SWAT for North Fork Ninnescah watershed, Kansas." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4204.
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Pitt, Amber L. "Reassessment of the turtle community in the North Fork of White River, Ozark County, Missouri." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0011020.
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Rogers, Jennifer J. "Assessment of Mussel Declines in the Clinch and North Fork Holston Rivers Using Histological Evaluations of Vital Organs." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/63925.
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The Clinch River (CR) and North Fork Holston River (NFHR) contain some of the most diverse freshwater mussel assemblages in the United States; however, both rivers are experiencing declines in mussel populations. The first component of this study used histological evaluations and water quality data to determine whether mussels were negatively impacted in the CR zone of decline (ZD) and to inform future management of freshwater mussels in the river. In the 91 kilometer (km) section from Carbo, Virginia (CRKM 431) downstream to Speers Ferry, Virginia (CRKM 340), referred to as the ZD, mussel density decreased >90% from 1979 to 2014 at key sites such as Semones Island (CRKM 378.3) and Pendleton Island (CRKM 364.2). Laboratory propagated mussels were placed in cages in the river for one year from June 2012 to May 2013 at four sites within the ZD and four sites in reaches where mussel populations remain stable or are increasing, a zone of stability (ZS). The survival, growth and histological results indicated that there are continuing impacts to mussels in the ZD. Research investigating impacts to the ZD and methods to improve water quality in this zone are needed.
The laboratory component of this study examined sublethal effects of potassium (K+), chloride (Cl-), and un-ionized ammonia (NH3-N) on mussel tissues at concentrations relevant to those found in the NFHR. Historical industrial activities at Saltville, Virginia, as well as continued pollution of the NFHR from chemical waste ponds at this location, are believed to be significant contributors to mussel declines. Contaminant seepages from the waste ponds that include Cl-, K+, and NH3-N have been shown to be toxic to adult and juvenile mussels.
A three-month laboratory study was conducted to assess impacts to organ tissues (gills, digestive glands, kidneys, and gonads) of adult Villosa iris exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of K+ (4 and 8 mg/L), Cl- (230 and 705 mg/L), and NH3-N (0.014 and 0.15 mg/L) using histological evaluations. No detectable differences were observed among the histological endpoints from mussels held in treatments and control (p>0.05). The study design was modified and repeated
using increased concentrations of K+ (8, 16, and 32 mg/L) and Cl- (705, 1410, and 2820 mg/L) for a two-month exposure period. Due to issues with maintaining NH3-N in mussel holding chambers, the second study did not the second study did not include NH3-N exposures. Control mussels in both studies had a higher abundance of lipofuscin in kidneys and degraded cytoplasm in the digestive gland diverticula compared to baseline mussels, indicating that captivity influenced mussel tissues. Future studies are needed to more thoroughly address these captivity effects. Both survival and histological data in the second test showed a significant negative effect of the increased concentrations of Cl- and K+, which were representative of those found at some sites in the NFHR downstream of Saltville, Virginia.Master of Science
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Singh, Bibek B. "Sector-Targeting for Controlling Nutrient Loadings: A Case Study of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River Watershed." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44021.
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The main purpose of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) is to achieve a water quality standard. The economic costs of reducing nutrient loadings are often not taken into account during development. In this study, sector targeting is used to minimize the total cost of nutrient reduction by targeting sectors with lower costs per unit of pollution reduction. This study focuses on targeting nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) loading reductions from three sectors: agricultural, point source, and urban non-point source, in the North Fork watershed. Linear programming optimization models were created to determine an optimal solution that minimized total compliance cost to implement BMPs subject to targeted loading reductions in N and P in the watershed. The optimal solution for each sector using uniform allocation and sector targeting were compared for N and P loading reductions separately and N and P reductions simultaneously. The difference between sector targeting and uniform allocation showed the sector targeting was the more cost effective approach to achieve the desired nutrient reduction compared to uniform allocation. From the agricultural sector, cropland and hayland buffers provided the best options for reducing both N and P. Urban BMPs are least efficient in term of nutrient reduction and cost. Similarly, for point source upgrade, Broadway has the lowest cost of upgrade per unit of N or P reduction. This study implies that both stakeholders and policymakers can use targeting to achieve nutrient reduction goals at lower costs. The policymakers can incorporate economic considerations in the TMDL planning process which can help in developing a cost-effective tributary strategy and cost-share program.Master of Science
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Meadows, Tim. "Forecasting long-term sediment yield from the upper North Fork Toutle River, Mount St. Helens, USA." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2014. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27800/.
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The Toutle-Cowlitz River system experienced dramatic landscape disturbance during the catastrophic eruption of Mount St Helens on May 18, 1980. The eruption was triggered by a 2.5 km3 debris avalanche which buried the upper 60 km2 of the North Fork Toutle River catchment to an average depth of 45 m and obliterated the surface drainage network. Subsequent channel response on the debris avalanche, dominated by incision and widening, has delivered significant quantities of sediment to downstream reaches where resultant deposition has reduced channel capacity and heightened flood risk. Estimates of future sediment yield from the upper North Fork Toutle River are therefore required to inform development of sustainable options for long-term flood risk mitigation. Previous estimates have been based on extrapolation of post-eruption trends in sediment yield and channel network evolution, but the divergent predictions reported in a number of studies have clouded effective decision-making regarding long-term sediment management. This study therefore uses a numerical, landscape evolution model (CAESAR-Lisflood) to make long-term forecasts of sediment yield based on process simulation rather than extrapolation. A suite of forecasts of cumulative catchment sediment yields up to 2100 are produced using scenario-based model runs designed to account for uncertainty associated with the hydrological impacts of climate change and the model coefficient for lateral mobility. The forecasts fall in a narrow band +/-20% of the mean that lies between two previous estimates derived from the extrapolation of post-eruption trends. Importantly, predicted trends in future annual sediment yield are predominantly linear, although some limited decay is evident for runs in which modelled channel lateral mobility is lower. Sustained sediment production in the upper North Fork Toutle River is found to result from persistent bank erosion and channel widening. These findings cast doubt on the applicability of negative exponential decay functions based on the rate law to characterise post-disturbance sediment yield when lateral rather than vertical adjustments dominate channel evolution. Moreover, forecast trends in future sediment yield suggest that it may not be possible to manage future sediment-related flood risk along the lower Cowlitz solely by retaining sediment in the upper North Fork Toutle River catchment.
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Kelly, Alison M. "Predictively Mapping the Plant Associations of the North Fork John Day Wilderness in Northeastern Oregon Using Classification Tree Modeling." DigitalCommons@USU, 1999. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6572.
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Shifting perspectives on restoration and management of public lands in the inland West have resulted in an increased need for maps of potential natural vegetation which cover large areas at sufficient scale to delineate individual stands . In this study, classification tree modeling was used to predictively model and map the plant association types of a relatively undisturbed wilderness area in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon. Models were developed using field data and data derived from a geographic information system database. Elevation, slope, aspect, annual precipitation, solar radiation, soil type, and topographic position were important predictor variables. The model predicted plant association types with a relatively high degree of accuracy for most plant association types, with the lowest accuracy for the types within the grand fir series. Fuzzy confusion analysis was used to analyze model performance, and indicated the overall model accuracy was 72%.
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Burk, Neil I. "Geochemistry of Ground Water - Surface Water Interactions and Metals Loading Rates in the North Fork of the American Fork River, Utah, from an Abandoned Silver/Lead Mine." DigitalCommons@USU, 2004. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6735.
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The aqueous geochemistry and hydrology of the North Fork of the American Fork River, its tributaries, and the ground water in the vicinity of the Pacific Mine site were investigated in order to determine what impact ground water entering the North Fork has on toxic metal loads in the river. Toxic metal contamination in the North Fork is great enough that brown and cutthroat trout have absorbed lead, cadmium, and arsenic in their tissues at concentrations that are hazardous to human health if consumed. Ground water that flows through the mine site flows directly through the mine tailings before entering the North Fork, which produces an acidic ground water plume that has high concentrations of toxic metals. Together, the surface water discharge results and toxic metals concentrations from the surface and ground waters were used to determine toxic metals loading rates in the North Fork and its tributaries. The results suggest that the dissolved toxic metals (As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn) enter the North Fork when the river is gaining water from the ground water. However, the total toxic metal load generally decreases through the reach of river adjacent to the mine site and is significantly greater than the dissolved load. Cadmium and Mn travel as dissolved species while Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn travel as suspended solids in the North Fork and its tributaries. Arsenic seems to be associated with both the suspended solids and travel in the dissolved state. The geochemical modeling program PHREEQC and the diffuse double layer surface complexation model were used to investigate the chemistry that controls toxic metal mobility and attenuation in the surface and ground waters at the mine site. Based on PHREEQC results, the most important reaction in these waters is the precipitation of hydrous fe1Tic oxide. The toxic metals that sorb to the hydrous ferric oxide are Cu, Pb, most importantly Zn, and to a lesser degree As.
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Henley, William F. "Recovery status and chemosensory cues affecting reproduction of freshwater mussles in the North Fork Holston River downstream of Saltville, Virginia." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09182008-063340/.
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Kitchel, Helen Elise. "Life history of the endangered shiny pigtoe pearly mussel, Fusconaia edgariana, in the North Fork Holston River, Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45730.
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The life history of Fusconaia edgariana, the endangered shiny pigtoe pearly mussel, was determined in a two-year study at North Holston Ford, North Fork Holston River (NEHRM 86.9) above Saltville, Virginia. Sixty 0.5m² Quadrats indicated a mean density of 10.6 mussels/m², representing 1 species. Six additional species were collect handpicking or in muskrat middens. The density edgariana was 1 adult/2 m². Distribution of the pigtoe was restricted to shallow areas of mixed gravel, and pebble substrate in low to moderate velocities.
Drift nets (130um mesh) indicated glochidia edgariana were released into the water column from 23 June to 18 August, 1981 and 24 June to 28 August, 1982. Of the 4,800 fish examined from June 1981 to June 1982, 1.5% carried shiny pigtoe glochidia. The telescope, common, warpaint, and whitetail shiners were found naturally encysted by 1 to 3 glochidia of F. edgariana. Laboratory induced infestations were conducted on twenty two species of fish, and all but two species sloughed the glochidia within 4 to 14 days. The whitetail and common shiners retained glochidia for 38 days, indicating these two fish species to be probable hosts for the shiny pigtoe.Master of Science
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Echols, Brandi Shontia. "An Ecotoxicological Evaluation of the North Fork Holston River below Saltville, Virginia and Identification of Potential Stressors to Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia:Unionidae)." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42297.
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Mercury contamination of the North Fork Holston River below Saltville, Virginia has nearly extirpated most mussel populations. Because natural recovery of these populations has not occurred, this research combined field and laboratory assessments to determine the extent of ecological impairment in the river. In situ 60-day Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) growth studies in 2005 showed a positive correlation (p=0.03) between low clam growth and sediment mercury levels. Because of severe low flow conditions of the NFHR in late 2005 conductivity dissipation from a point source brine discharge downstream rarely reached background level (~345 µS/cm) and was observed as high as 690 µS/cm 640 m below the discharge site. In addition, conductivity doubled in the river section adjacent to the remediated Ponds 5 and 6 (rm 81.6 and 80.4). Such low flow conditions (mean flow < 50 ft3/sec) occur in the NFHR approximately every five years. This low flow situation also evidenced a thick white flocculent or floc observed to accumulate at the base of the two remediated ponds. Analysis of the flocculent determined it to be high in aluminum (1.9-38 mg/L) and iron (2.0-51.0 mg/L), well above US Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Criteria limits (0.0087 and 1.0 mg/L, respectively); riverine sediments collected below the accumulated floc also had high levels of calcium (240,000-380,000 mg/kg) and mercury(0.62-1.7 mg/kg). Acute tests with juveniles of Villosa iris and <24-hr old Ceriodaphnia dubia were used to measure the toxicity of the brine discharge, which had a conductivity of ~ 14,000 µS/cm. Results of these tests indicated C. dubia to be more sensitive than V. iris; however, chronic toxicity test results were similar for V. iris and C. dubia. The Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Concentration (LOAEC) for mussel survivorship after 28 days was 10,000 µS/cm, while the LOAEC for growth was 5,000 µS/cm. LOAECs for the C. dubia 7-day chronic were 25 % (survivorship) and 12.5 % (reproduction), while mean conductivity at these two concentrations was 4,054 and 2,211 µS/cm, respectively. Toxicity tests conducted with Pond 6 dyke cut discharges resulted in similar lethal concentrations for C. dubia and V. iris. Forty-eight hour LC50s of these discharges ranged from 12.07-15.95 % for C. dubia, and 17.36-18.95 % for V. iris. Dyke cut discharges also exhibited exceedingly high alkaline pH (11.5-12.2), which caused 100 % mortality to C. dubia in 15 min. The Pond 5 and 6 dyke discharges are the likely source for the flocculent accumulation at the base of the two remediated pond areas. The combined effect of mercury, aluminum and iron, along with periodic fluxes of high conductivity and alkaline pH during low flow conditions may contribute to low mussel recruitment downstream of Saltville, VA.Master of Science
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Cook, Nathan A. "Status of anthropogenically-isolated populations of Colorado River cutthroat trout in the upper North Fork Little Snake River Drainage, Wyoming." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1939182141&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Solie, Diana N. "The Middle Fork Plutonic Complex: a plutonic association of coeval peralkaline and metaluminous magmas in the north-central Alaska Range." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77846.
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The 57 m.y. Middle Fork Plutonic Complex (M FPC) intrudes Paleozoic metasedimentary rocks south of the Farewell Fault zone in the north-central Alaska Range. Though spatially related to the late Cretaceous - Early Tertiary subduction-related Alaska Range batholith, MFPC is more characteristic of an extensional or anorogenic setting. A swarm of basalt, hawaiite and rhyolite dikes east of the complex intruded, and was intruded by, the plutonic rocks. Approximately 30% of the exposed rock in the 125 km² complex is hedenbergite - fayalite syenite, ≃20% is peralkaline arfvedsonite - biotite alkali-feldspar granite (AF granite), and ≤20% is pyroxene - olivine - biotite gabbro. The rest is a mixed unit including clinopyroxene - biotite - amphibole diorite, and hornblende - biotite granite (HB granite).
K-Ar and Rb-Sr radiometric dating of rock types shows that they are coeval. Their close spatial and temporal relationships led to complex magmatic interactions. Calculated initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr for gabbro and diorite group around 0.705 to 0.706. HB granites are heterogeneous, but fall mostly around 0.707 to 0.708. Hypersolvus syenites and AF granites form an isochron with initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr of 0.70965. These groupings suggest that at least three different magmas formed the MFPC; scatter of isotopic data reflects mu- tual contamination and assimilation. Trends in whole rock and mineral chemistry also reflect interactions between the magmas.
Consanguinous hypersolvus syenite and AF granite mineralogy appears to be controlled by fluorine in the magma chamber. Magmatic mineral assemblages reflect increasingly reduced magmatic conditions; subsolidus oxidation, indicated by mafic mineralogy and cathodoluminescence, is due to magmatic process rather than introduction of external components.
Eruptive stratigraphy, as predicted by intrusive history of MFPC, compares favorably with volcanic stratigraphies of peralkaline volcanic systems worldwide, and MFPC may be modelled as the root zone of a peralkaline volcanic system. The common absence of mafic volcanism during peralkaline volcanic activity may be due to entrapment of mafic magmas within the peralkaline magma chamber. The result of this entrapment is seen at the present level of erosion of MFPC, as extensive mafic enclave swarms and pull-apart dikes within syenites in the pluton's core.Ph. D.
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Gurung, Kumari. "ASSESSING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM THE FORESTRY-BASED RECLAMATION OF SURFACE MINED AREAS IN THE NORTH FORK OF THE KENTUCKY RIVER WATERSHED." UKnowledge, 2018. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/forestry_etds/43.
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Land Use Land Cover (LULC) changes can take place at the expense of degrading environmental conditions and undermining ecosystem’s capacity to deliver benefits to people. In the Appalachian region, surface mining for coal is a major driver of LULC change. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977 requires mine site reclamation but typical reclamation practices often result in land cover dominated by grass and shrubs. The Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA) is a promising reclamation strategy but not in widespread use by industry. Assessing ecosystem services that can be obtained from a forest landscape may help policy-makers and other stakeholders fully understand the benefits of forestry based reclamation. The objectives of this study are to 1) identify how surface mining and reclamation changed the LULC of a watershed encompassing the north fork of the Kentucky River 2) assess the biophysical value of four major ecosystem services under the contemporary LULC condition and 3) assess the benefits of the FRA scenario in the provision of ecosystem services. Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to study the LULC change and InVEST software models for ecosystem services assessment. The results indicate that watershed’s forest area has decreased by 7,751 hectares from 2001 to 2011 and mining activity may have contributed 75% of the change in LULC. Barren and grassland land covers provide less carbon storage, yield more water, and export more sediments and nutrients than forests. At the watershed level, the FRA modeled scenario increased carbon storage (13%) and reduced water yield (5%), sediment export (40%) and nutrient export (7%). This study provides critical information regarding the ecological benefits of Forestry Reclamation Approach to assist policy and decision making in this region even considering the modeling and data limitations.
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Brown, Megan Elizabeth. "Geochemical and Taphonomic Signatures of Freshwater Mussel Shells as Evidence of Mercury-Related Extirpations in the North Fork Holston River, Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33028.
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This study utilized freshwater mussel shells to assess the role of mercury contamination in the North Fork Holston River, an aquatic habitat affected by extensive extirpations of mussel populations starting in the early 1970â s. Mussel shells (n=366) collected from 5 sites, upstream and downstream of Saltville (where mercury was used from 1950-1972) were analyzed to test if: (1) geochemical signatures of shells record variation in mercury levels relative to the contamination source; and (2) shell taphonomy could be used to differentiated affected and unaffected sites.
Analysis of 40 shells for geochemical signatures using atomic absorption spectroscopy indicated a strong longitudinal pattern. Mercury content was as follows: upstream sites had low Hg concentrations (<5 to 31ppb), shells directly below Saltville had high concentrations (23-4,637ppb), shells 18km downstream of Saltville displayed intermediate values (7-115ppb), and those 38.4km downstream were comparable to upstream sites (<10ppb). Two pre-industrial shells collected from Saltville in 1917 also yielded Hg estimates (5-6ppb) comparable with upstream estimates. The Hg content was not correlated with shell length (r=-0.3; p=0.2) or degree of taphonomic alteration (r=0.18; p=0.28). Analysis of 366 shells for taphonomic signatures indicated that shells are most heavily altered and fragmented directly downstream of Saltville. In contrast, upstream sites, inhabited by reproducing mussel populations, contain many fresh-dead shells. Taphonomic signatures can thus be used to differentiate sites with different extirpation histories. Relic mussel shells can provide useful spatial and temporal data on Hg concentrations in polluted ecosystems and offer a tool for delineating areas with unknown extirpation histories.Master of Science
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Van, Horne Rachel. "Genetic Status of Isolated Populations of Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus) in the North Fork Little Snake River Drainage, Wyoming." DigitalCommons@USU, 2011. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1347.
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Accidental conservation isolation characterizes a situation when a barrier created for a non-conservation purpose happens to fragment a population that now holds conservation value. This study established baseline genetic structure for the isolated populations of Colorado River cutthroat trout in the North Fork Little Snake River drainage, Wyoming. In many cases of accidental isolation, the populations above the barriers have limited habitat and small population sizes that make them vulnerable to extinction and may hold evolutionary value to the species as a whole. All the isolated populations in the drainage currently have high genetic differentiation among tributaries, low genetic diversity within each tributary, a suggestion of isolation by distance, and effective population sizes that are below the recommendation for long- term persistence. This structure represents natural and anthropogenic influences, but the presence of the human-constructed barriers in the headwater tributaries puts the larger core conservation group at risk into the future. Although the genetic diversities within the populations are low, the high genetic differentiations among populations suggest that each population may have its own unique contribution to the evolutionary value to the drainage as a whole and each is important to conserve into the future.
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Leftwich, Kevin Ned. "Habitat models for predicting the occurrence of blotchside logperch (Percina burtoni) and tangerine darters (P. aurantiaca) in the North Fork Holston River and Little River, Virginia." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232009-063258/.
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Schmidt, Travis Scott. "Development and Implementation of Integrative Bioassessment Techniques to Delineate Small Order Acid Mine Drainage Impacted Streams of the North Fork Powell River, Southwestern Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35095.
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Acid mine drainage (AMD) results from the oxidation of pyretic mineralogy, exposed by
mining operations to oxygen and water. This reaction produces sulfuric acid and
liberates heavy metals from the surrounding mineralogy and impairs water quality and
freshwater communities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun an ecosystem
restoration project to remediate the abandoned mine land (AML) impacts to the North
Fork Powell River (NFP) and is utilizing the ecotoxicological rating (ETR) system to
delineate these affects to focus restoration efforts. The ETR was developed to summarize
the integrative data into a single number ranging from 0 to 100, which is descriptive of
the environmental integrity of a sampling station. The ETR is conceptualized to work as
an academic grading scale (0 through 100), rating reference stations with A's (90-100)
and B's (80-89) and impacted stations with C's (70-80), D's (60-70) and failures (F =
60). Two rounds of ETR investigations have evaluated seven headwater tributaries to
the NFP including investigations of Ely and Puckett's Creek from 1997 and 1998. This
thesis contains the results of the second series of ETR investigations at 41 stations in Cox
Creek, Jone's Creek, Reed's Creek, Summers Fork, Straight Creek, and areas in the NFP.
Eight stations were recommended for reclamation; CC 03, JCRF2 02, JCRF2 01, RCPS
09B, RCPS 11B, SULF 01, SU 02, and SU 01. Summers Fork was the most severely
impacted watershed of the second round of ETR investigations. An effort to streamline
the ETR to the most ecologically predictive parameters was successful in creating a
system more time and cost efficient then the initial ETRs and exclusive of benthic
macroinvertebrate surveys. The Modified ETR streamlined the ETR to just 5 parameters
including; mean conductivity, mean Asian clam survival, mean aluminum (Al) and
manganese (Mn) in the water column, and mean habitat score to describe the AMD
impacts to small headwater streams. Also, an investigation was conducted to determine
the mode of toxicity, (i.e., exposures to metal contaminated surface waters or sediments)
by which Al and iron (Fe) dominated AMD impairs benthic macroinvertebrate
communities. It was found that water column exposures both within and beyond the zone
of pH depression are the most likely mode by which AMD impairs the benthic
macroinvertebrate communities of the NFP.Master of Science
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Rijal, Rajan. "Soil and Forest Variation by Topography and Succession Stages in the Greenbelt Corridor, Floodplain of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, North Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc84268/.
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The Greenbelt Corridor (GBC), located in a floodplain of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, contains patches of bottomland forest and serves as part of Lake Lewisville’s flood control backwaters. This study examines forest structure and composition in relation to topographic position and forest stage in the GBC. Thirty two plots were surveyed within various stage classes, topographic positions, and USDA soil types. Trees were identified and measured for height and DBH. Density, basal area, and importance value for each of species was calculated. Soil and vegetation were analyzed using ANOVA, Principal Component Analysis, Canonical Correlation, Canonical Correspondence Analysis and Cluster Analysis. Tests confirmed that calcium carbonate and pH show significant differences with topographic positions but not with forest stage. Potassium shows no significant difference with soil texture class. Sand shows a strong negative correlation with moisture, organic matter, organic carbon and negative correlation with calcium carbonate and potassium. Silt shows positive correlation with moisture, organic matter, organic carbon, and calcium carbonate. Clay shows strong positive correlation with moisture, organic matter and organic carbon but negative correlations with pH. Swamp privet is dominant tree types in wetland forest. Sugarberry cedar elm, green ash and American elm are widely distributed species in the study area covering low ridges, flats, and slough. In total, density is significantly different in wetland low forest and late successional stage and basal area is significantly different in early successional stage and late successional stage. Other results show that clay is negatively correlated with American elm but positively correlated with cedar elm. Organic matter and moisture shows a strong positive correlation with cedar elm. Calcium carbonate is associated with green ash and swamp privet, sand is associated with sugarberry and red mulberry, silt and pH with cedar elm and bur oak.
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Hammond, Orville Everet. "North Coast Sojourn (for orchestra)." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin148103208007071.
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Kim, Kwonwoo. "Preparing for upheaval in North Korea: assuming North Korean regime collapse." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/38963.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.This thesis will attempt to provide the optimal policy prescription for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army on how to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate (DDR) the North Korean people in the case of their regime collapse. It is important to know how the likelihood of environment in which post-conflict reconstruction efforts will be implemented. The viability of any contingency plan should be assessed, based on an assumption about the environment being in probable upheaval. However, little analysis of the viability of the contingency plan, including the DDR program, has been undertaken in the context of North Korean regime collapse. Especially, the research about expectations and assumptions related to the possible North Korean attitude and probable post-regime collapse environment has been rare. The contingency planning, thus, needs further research and empirical supporting data, which can enhance its viability in practice. Given this perspective, this thesis attempts to predict the North Korean peoples possible attitude in their upheaval, based on analysis about the current regimes control system and recent changes. This thesis also assumes different scenarios in which DDR would be implemented to reconstruct a post-conflict society, by differentiating critical uncertainties in each case.
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Diehl, Keila. "Echoes from Dharamsala : music in the lives of Tibetan refugees in north India /." Digital version accessible at:, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Nyce, Zachary David Robert. "Heartening Folk: Frederic Rzewski's North American Ballads as an Extension of Folk Culture." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1558449012996443.
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Ahmadi, Mahdi. "Ozone Pollution of Shale Gas Activities in North Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849624/.
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The effect of shale gas activities on ground-level ozone pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is studied in detail here. Ozone is a highly reactive species with harmful effects on human and environment. Shale gas development, or fracking, involves activities such as hydraulic fracturing, drilling, fluid mixing, and trucks idling that are sources of nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), two of the most important precursors of ozone. In this study two independent approaches have been applied in evaluating the influences on ozone concentrations. In the first approach, the influence of meteorology were removed from ozone time series through the application of Kolmogorov-Zurbenko low-pass filter, logarithmic transformation, and subsequent multi-linear regression. Ozone measurement data were acquired from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) monitoring stations for 14 years. The comparison between ozone trends in non-shale gas region and shale gas region shows increasing ozone trends at the monitoring stations in close proximity to the Barnett Shale activities. In the second approach, the CAMx photochemical model was used to assess the sensitivity of ozone to the NOX and VOC sources associated with shale oil and gas activities. Brute force method was applied on Barnett Shale and Haynesville Shale emission sources to generate four hypothetical scenarios. Ozone sensitivity analysis was performed for a future year of 2018 and it was based on the photochemical simulation that TCEQ had developed for demonstrating ozone attainment under the State Implementation Plan (SIP). Results showed various level of ozone impact at different locations within the DFW region attributed to area and point sources of emissions in the shale region. Maximum ozone impact due to shale gas activities is expected to be in the order of several parts per billion, while lower impacts on design values were predicted. The results from the photochemical modeling can be used for health impact assessment and air quality management purposes. Both studies in this research show that the impact of shale gas development on local and regional level of ozone is significant, and therefore, it should be considered in the implementation of effective air quality strategies.
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Holmes, Dalton B. "A wall for Raleigh, North Carolina." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52065.
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This thesis developed from a concern to see the individual as part of a larger whole. In a wall, pieces come together to form a stronger whole; as do rooms join together to form apartments, apartments join together to form houses, houses join together to form a wall that defines the street.Master of Architecture
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Hiroshige, Scott K. (Scott Kiyoshi) 1977. "Expedite requests in Raytheon's North Texas supply chain." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37133.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70).
In December 2004, a manager at Raytheon Company articulated in the form of an LFM (Leaders for Manufacturing) internship proposal his belief that someone should do something about the amounts of time and money that Raytheon's North Texas plants spent handling expedite requests-requests that someone provide goods or services more quickly than normal. This thesis attempts to summarize the thoughts, learnings, initiatives, and outcomes associated with the ensuing effort. In particular, a large section of the paper is devoted to a case study of the most involved initiative: the devising and implementing of a new dispatching method in one small but central operation in an organization with a long history of processing things first in, first out. While for the project team the compelling factor was achieving a specific dollar impact, the reader of this paper will probably be more interested in the methodology than in Raytheon's ROI. Research for this thesis was conducted during a six-month internship with Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems Supply Chain Management group in McKinney, TX, and Dallas, TX. The internship was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Leaders for Manufacturing (LFM) Program.
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Chouinard, Brianna Nicole. "DNA Barcodes for the Cariceae (Carex & Kobresia, Cyperaceae) of North America, North of Mexico." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28543.
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The Cariceae (Carex & Kobresia; Cyperaceae) account for ca. 10% of Canada's native vascular plants, yet diversity within the tribe is overlooked due to its taxonomically-difficult floral morphology. DNA barcoding is a useful tool for identifying animals and the technique is currently being adapted for use in plants. This thesis develops a reference barcode database for the Cariceae of North America, north of Mexico, using the chloroplast gene matK. A species resolution rate of 39% is reported, although when broken down into political regions, this can increase to 75%. Unknown tissue samples from across North America were then identified using this reference database; 50% of these were identified to a single species matching the morphological identification, and 50% were identified to a group of taxa containing the correct identification. An ecogeographical regional database for the Arctic Archipelago was also challenged with 230 unknown samples and identified 98% to a single species.
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Teigen, Danielle Ann. "The Press and the Historical Development of Three Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Programs in the Upper Midwest, 1950-1980." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2011. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/29175.
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From 1950-1980, women's intercollegiate athletic programs experienced exponential growth, with newspapers rarely detailing the journey until Title IX passed in 1972. This project examined how women's athletics developed at North Dakota State University, the University of North Dakota, and Minnesota State University Moorhead, as well as the correlating press coverage. Articles from two regional newspapers and three student newspapers from 1950-1980 illustrated the coverage women's athletics received, while women integrally involved in the three athletic programs from 1950-1980 supplemented the coverage and further explained the development. This thesis proposes a cohesive narrative of the press coverage associated with the development of three women's intercollegiate athletic programs in the Midwest from 1950-1980. The project also speculates on the reasons why different newspapers covered women's athletics in the area differently and why 1975 emerged as a watershed year for women's athletics at NDSU, UND, and MSUM.
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Lam, Michael M. "Secondary residential demand trends in contemporary Japan and North Asia." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55166.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in Conjunction with the Center for Real Estate , 2009.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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This research paper attempts to address the opportunity and challenges for Vacation Residential Development in North Asia, with specific geographic focus on Japan first through an analysis of national and regional consumption, tourism and real estate trends, followed by examination of similar successful developments in the surrounding region and lastly, application of research findings to assess the feasibility for a vacation home development in Kanagawa (Japan), a prefecture filled with several coastal communities approximately thirty-five miles south west of Tokyo. The concept of vacation homes has not been as well received in Japan as in other developed regions, specifically Western Europe and North America. In the most recent housing survey conducted by the Japanese government, less than 1% of the housing stock could be considered as, "second dwellings" whilst in France and the US vacation homes make up roughly 10% and 3% (respectively) of the total housing stock. More recently in the past decade, there has been significant efforts made by both international and domestic developers to develop the vacation home market in the world's second largest economy. The hypothesis for this research is: demand for vacation residences in Japan will be driven by 1) the demographic shift within Japan, 2) emergence (and in some cases reemergence) of both the Japanese and surrounding regional Asian economies and 3) subsequently the large and growing concentration of high net worth individuals within the region.
(cont.) This thesis engages qualitative research with quantitative analysis of the market and existing developments around the globe. Research findings are then used as inputs to assess what product type and operating model should be built to properly capture demand. The thesis may be considered the precursor to a more intensive quantitative research applying urban econometric models to determine exact demand both nationally and within specific micro markets. The thesis is presented with the assumption that the reader has a good understanding of the geography and the economic, socio and political conditions in Japan; and is written with a bias in favor of real estate development in Japan. Lastly, best efforts have been made to aggregate and use the most recent and available data, but in some cases industry and public sector reports are not released on an annual basis. With regards to forex conversion, the rate used throughout this research is USD 1=JPY 113, the monthly last price average between 2001.09 and 2009.5.
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Thigpen, Andrew(Andrew C. )., and Benjamin Masselink. "Sustainable Value Creation Through Mass Timber Development in North America." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/129095.
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Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, September, 2020Cataloged from student-submitted PDF of thesis.
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Commercial real estate is at a crossroads; continued global population growth will necessitate significant additions to the current building stock, and new commercial space, if delivered using traditional construction methods and materials, will further increase the embodied carbon emissions of the built environment. However, there is an opportunity to mitigate the environmental impact of new development while also increasing value by employing new mass timber technology to meet the growing demand for new buildings. At the same time, approved changes to the 2021 International Building Codes (IBC) and increased investment in new production facilities will improve the scale and usability of mass timber, further reducing costs and environmental impacts. This dynamic presents developers with a unique opportunity to capitalize on changing tides and revolutionize the building industry.
This paper will explore the similarities and differences between mass timber and traditional timber construction before discussing the best ways to leverage mass timber's advantages over traditional steel and concrete building systems and how to apply lessons learned from existing projects to reduce costs in the context of an evolving industry. In order to prove the viability of mass timber, this paper will utilize construction cost analyses from an existing case study that compared mass timber development to traditional cast-in-place concrete development, and it will analyze these total cost estimates on a time-adjusted returns basis. Subsequently, it will analyze consumer and corporate trends based on demographics and sustainability preferences in order to demonstrate the proven willingness of individuals and companies to pay a premium for sustainability.
Based on that demand, it will then utilize leasing and valuation figures from LEED and Energy Star buildings as a basis of analyzing the superior returns mass timber delivers. Finally, a discussion of the current limitations to wide-spread adoption of mass timber will be identified, as well as means for owners to mitigate those limitations and identify the best potential markets for mass timber. With an understanding of the products, market, and existing challenges, this paper concludes with views on how the mass timber industry will evolve to facilitate wider use..
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Wu, Ruichao. "Prediction of Design Response for North Sea." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for marin teknikk, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-11633.
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The methods to predict long term extreme structure responses induced by environmental loads are reviewed. Due to the variability of both environmental condition and response in a given environmental condition, the prediction should be performed statistically. Generally, one should carry out a full long term response analysis, i.e. convoluting the variability of response in a given environmental condition with the variability of environmental characteristics. One may consider the response distributions during all sea states or storm peaks. However, full long term analysis can be quite time-consuming if the problem under consideration is of complicated non-linear nature. In this condition it is more convenient to perform short term response analysis. The most common method in connection with this is the environmental contour lines method. Extreme heave motion of a semi-submersible in the North Sea is evaluated as an example. Key Words: Characteristic response, all sea states, peak over threshold, environmental contour lines.
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Seiber, Lones B. "United States' engagement strategy for North Korea." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Jun%5FSeiber.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2007.Thesis Advisor(s): Edward A. Olsen. "June 2007." Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-76). Also available in print.
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Goldade, Ashley Lynn. "Creating a Transportation Strategy for North Dakota Exporters." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2010. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/29629.
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North Dakota's transportation problem is centered on geography and volume. Being a land-locked state and not having an intermodal facility within the economic range of 150 miles from North Dakota production sites, transportation costs severely reduce shipper profit margins. Options available to containerized shippers are limited and expensive. The purpose of this research is to develop a model that evaluates tradeoffs regarding the development of intermodal shipping capabilities in North Dakota. The following are specific objectives to the research process: 1. Examine historical and current issues pertaining to intermodal transportation in North Dakota; 2. Develop an empirical model to evaluate intermodal pricing, revenues, and demand; 3. Conduct a sensitivity analysis on key random variables and interpret the results; 4. Analyze a variety of coalition cooperative efforts among key players and their effect on North Dakota' s transportation environment; 5. Describe a business model that could enable efficient intermodal transportation for North Dakota intermodal operators. Examining both the base case model and sensitivities applied to the base model allowed for examining today's transportation environment and its potential. The results are reported in chapter five and applied to game theory. Incorporating the results to game theory allows development of a business model focused on subsidizing network operators to cooperate and reposition containers to service North Dakota. A linear programming model was developed to analyze logistical costs and payoffs associated with varying game alternatives. Data collected was analyzed using GAMS software to determine the cost minimizing solutions for exporters across the eight regions of North Dakota. Base model results indicate hard IP producers in North Dakota realize minimized costs by draying containers to the intermodal terminals of Saskatoon, Winnipeg, or Minneapolis. Sensitivities were applied to answer "what if" questions related to North Dakota transportation. The first sensitivity test allows for cost of shipping by bulk to the point of export versus required loading of containers at the site of production. Results show that for the three regions encompassing the eastern border and southeast comer of North Dakota (ND4, ND7 and ND8), stuffing containers at the site of production remains the cost minimizing solution. Sensitivity accounts for hard IP shipments and includes the Minot intermodal terminal. Results show that North Dakota realizes the Minot terminal as an important shipping option. The expanded model and final sensitivity accounts for the 21 metric tons per TEU limitation placed on a containers load weight moving by rail. The addition of this parameter slightly changed model results to reflect a loss of market share to the Minot terminal. Sensitivities were then conducted on the expanded model. These sensitivities display a shift in shipping patterns due to the cost of repositioning empty containers, container stuffing fees, and Minot`s terminal handling fee.
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Guevara, Silva José Alfredo. "Complejo Deportivo en Lima Norte." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/655723.
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El presente proyecto demuestra la necesidad social y de infraestructura que requiere la ciudad de Lima, en especial el sector interdistrital de Lima Norte en lo que refiere a la tipología de formación y masificación deportiva. Esto debido a que las pocas edificaciones existentes no abastecen la población, carecen de equipamiento y/o no presentan espacios adecuados para el desarrollo de las disciplinas que ofrecen e incluso se muestran a la ciudad como barreras arquitectónicas, lo cual es perjudicial para la zona en donde se encuentran emplazadas.
Analizando todas las falencias mencionadas se determinó que el espacio público y el manejo del paisaje en sinergia con los espacios deportivos pueden dar solución a los problemas que poseen actualmente las edificaciones deportivas.The following project demonstrates the social and infrastructure needs of the city of Lima, particularly the interdistrict sector of North of Lima -known as “Lima Norte”- in terms of sports training and massification. The main reason of this analysis lays in the fact that the few buildings affected do not supply the current population, there is a lack of equipment and do not present adequate spaces for the development of the disciplines they offer, therefore it affects the city due to the architectural barriers, which damages the area where they are located. That being said, after analyzing all the identified needs, it has been determined that the public space and the management of the landscape overall with the sports spaces (which will be called a sports park) can provide solutions to the problems that the sports buildings currently have.
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Bremner, Gregory Gerard. "North Sea oil : curse or blessing for Scotland?" Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547419.
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Economic growth is what mainly determines the material wellbeing of human beings and anything that retards that wellbeing should be investigated so that it can be understood, and, where possible, rectified. Scotland's economic growth rate, in terms of GDP and per capita GDP, has lagged that in the rest of the UK for some time and this thesis hypothesises that, perhaps, North Sea oil exploitation might explain at least some of that lower growth. This thesis analyses the natural resource curse hypothesis with particular focus on North Sea oil and its impact on the Scottish economic growth rate between 1970 and 2006 and asks whether Scotland's economic growth rate has been retarded since North Sea oil and gas first came to be exploited in a major way in the mid-1970s. This retardation of economic growth, when linked to natural resource abundance, is known as the natural resource curse. An important complication is that Scotland was part of the United Kingdom during this period, albeit one with a devolved government since 1999. Consequently, the thesis makes several assumptions in an attempt to disaggregate the economy of the UK into Scotland and the rest of the UK. The thesis makes three findings: Scotland was on an unsustainable consumption path between 1970 and 2006; cross-sectional analysis shows a 0.22% shortfall in the Scottish GDP per capita growth rate relative to that in the rest of the UK; analysis of a panel of data demonstrates that North Sea oil exploitation reduced the Scottish long-run growth rate by -0.29% per year. Taken as a whole, the evidence provided by the thesis suggests that Scotland might have been better off, in growth rate terms, without the discovery of North Sea oil and therefore suggests that Scotland is a victim of the natural resource curse.
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Morehead, Steven Emory. "Ship track cloud analysis for the North Pacifi." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23388.
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Xiao, G. C. "Rock engineering investigations for North Selby shaft insets." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376322.
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Harkey, Kelli, Stephanie Little, and Janice Lazear. "The Struggle for Full Practice in North Carolina." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7083.
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That nurse practitioners (NPs) delivery high-quality care, equivalent to that provided by physicians, is well documented. However, many states have laws that restrict NPs from full practice authority, limiting their ability to comprehensively meet patient needs. North Carolina is a state that has very restrictive laws, with NPs working under physician supervision. In this article we address the effect restricted practice has had in North Carolina and the introduction of Senate Bill 695 (the Modernize Nursing Practice Act) that, if passed, would legislate full practice authority for NPs in our state.
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Upadhaya, Sudha G. C. "Developing a Blackleg Management Package for North Dakota." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31724.
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Blackleg, caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, inflicts greatest canola yield losses when plants are infected before reaching the six-leaf growth stage. Studies were conducted to model pseudothecia maturation and ascospore dispersal to help growers make timely foliar fungicide applications. Pseudothecia maturation occurred mostly during the second half of June or in July in 2017 and 2018 in North Dakota and ascospores concentrations peaked during mid to late June in both years. A logistic regression model developed using temperature and relative humidity predicted the maturation of pseudothecia and ascospore dispersal with approximately 74% and 70% accuracy respectively. In addition, trials to evaluate the efficacy of five seed treatment fungicides were conducted under greenhouse and field conditions. All treatments reduced (P = 0.05) disease severity on seedlings in greenhouse trials, but not in field trials. Seed treatments, while a valuable tool, should not be used as the only means to manage blackleg.
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Hargiss, Michael John. "Incorporating Adaptive Management and Translational Ecology into the North Dakota Total Maximum Daily Load Program: A Case Study of the Fordville Dam Nutrient TMDL." Master's thesis, North Dakota State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10365/21663.
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Translational ecology and adaptive management strategies were incorporated into the Fordville Dam Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) case study to determine if these two techniques were compatible to the North Dakota TMDL Program. A case study summary of the Fordville Dam Nutrient TMDL was discussed to provide contrast and comparison of the current TMDL program strategy and systematic improvements that could be made with the incorporation of translational ecology and adaptive management. Translational ecology is an effective way to bridge the information barrier through open communication between the stakeholders and scientists while creating a mutual learning experience. Adaptive management is beneficial to a TMDL implementation plan because it allows stakeholders and resource managers to become involved in management decisions and develop a better understanding of the ecosystem. Therefore, combining translational ecology and adaptive management would make the TMDL process more effective, through better communication and a flexible management plan.
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Loli, Castañeda Beatriz Maria del Pilar. "Hospital Oncológico Pediátrico en Lima Norte." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656175.
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El proyecto consiste en la elaboración de un establecimiento de salud de categoría (II-E), es decir un hospital de atención especializada, el cual tiene como funciones la promoción, prevención, recuperación y rehabilitación de pacientes que padezcan de cáncer. Debido a un análisis y mapeo de las unidades oncológicas ubicadas en la capital se dio a conocer el déficit existente y sobre todo el déficit de unidades pediátricas, las cuales no abastecen a Lima y mucho menos a Lima Norte.
Este tiene como objetivo crear un hospital oncológico diseñado desde su concepción en los niños, por lo cual se desea generar un hospital amigable y cálido el cual genere una sensación de confort. Se desea contar con espacios que causen un efecto positivo mediante la integración de áreas verdes, salas de espera acogedoras que promuevan el juego, la incorporación de colores en los recorridos e incorporación de la luz natural en las áreas públicas.The project consists of the elaboration of a health establishment of category (II-E), meaning specialized care hospital, whose functions are promoting, preventing, recovering and rehabilitating patients that suffer from cancer. Due to an analysis and search of oncological units located in the capital, we can notice the deficit of oncological units and specially the deficit of pediatric oncological units, which aren't enough for Lima and much less for North Lima. It has as purpose an oncological hospital designed from its conception for children, which wants to create a warm and friendly hospital that generates a feeling of comfort. It needs to have spaces that cause a positive effect through the integration of green areas, cozy waiting rooms for playing, the incorporation of colors and the incorporation of natural light in public areas.
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Edwards, Wendy Minton. "Experiencing God a small group spiritual growth process for clergy in North Central North Carolina Southern Baptist Churches /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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Juhari, bin Mat Akhir. "Digital processing of satellite images for geological applications with examples from North-East Scotland and North-West Malaysia." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1806.
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This study describes the use of Landsat MSS and TM for geological applications in two Scottish areas: Lochindorb and Loch Tuel; and one Malaysian area: Kedah-Perak. The areas are poorly exposed and highly vegetated. The data were digitally processed with the objective of producing more interpretable images. The processes include contrast enhancement, ratioing, subtraction, principal component analysis, discriminant analysis, filtering, the combination of images as colour composites, and producing negative images of the data. Geological interpretation of the most informative images was undertaken by visual interpretation. In the Lochindorb area, Landsat MSS imagery did not prove useful for superficial deposits mapping, and the resolution offers by the TM is still not sufficient for semi-detailed mapping at scale 1: 50,000. The combination of TM imagery and aerial photographs, however, made the mapping task easier and produced "better" map. In the Kedah-Perak area, textural information is more important than spectral information for lithological interpretation and many image units correlate well with major mapped rocks. Lineaments are well expressed on Landsat imagery and are mapped for the Loch Tummel and Kedäh-Perak areas. The lineament maps for both areas confirm many mapped faults and reveal a new prominent lineaments (probably faults). For the Loch Tummel area, the relative merits of TM versus MSS data were examined. Both produced similar results regarding major lineament orientations, but the TM provides a good improvement over the MSS in the ability to map lineaments. For both areas, lineaments appear to be correlated with geomorphology (lithology), and with the occurrence of ore deposits and probably geologic structure for the Kedah-Perak area. Landsat imagery can be used to aid lithological mapping in Malaysia, but has not proved useful for Scotland (U. K. ) because of different objectives and constraints. However, Landsat imagery is an effective tool in mapping lineaments for both areas.
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Watkins, Lindsay. "Pastoral premarital counseling in a campus ministry setting Wittenberg Lutheran Chapel, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.
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Raynak, Chad S. "Statistical-dynamical forecasting of tropical cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic at intraseasonal lead times." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Jun/09Jun%5FRaynak.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Meteorology)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009.Thesis Advisor(s): Murphree, Tom ; Meyer, David W. "June 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on 13 July 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Tropical cyclones, tropical cyclogenesis, North Atlantic, intraseasonal forecasting, smart climatology, tropical genesis parameters, large scale environmental factors, NCEP Climate Forecast System. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70). Also available in print.
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Fraase, Andrew Ron. "Utilizing Annual Forages in a Single and Dual Crop System for Late-Season Grazing in Southcentral North Dakota." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26477.
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Utilizing annual forages to extend the grazing season can improve late-season forage production and quality, cow performance, and soil health; while providing a cost-effective alternative to drylot feeding. A four-year study tested three annual forage treatments using a single, dual, and dual crop with a herbicide burndown response variable (1 L/ha glyphosate, 250 mL/ha dicamba, 250 mL/ha 2,4-D) system. Treatments were foxtail millet (Setaria italica), turnip (Brassica rapa), a cocktail mix of six complementary species, and native range (control). Results found grazing foxtail millet in the single crop system and the dual crop with spray system, plus grazing turnip and cocktail mix in the dual crop with spray system, all provided on average cost-effective grazing options compared to grazing native range and feeding in a drylot system. The opportunity of increasing land-use efficiency was greatest with the dual crop with spray system, which was the most economical option in 2010.
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Eichstaedt, Donna March Wyman Mark. "Professional theories and popular beliefs about the Plains Indians and the horse with implications for teaching Native American history." Normal, Ill. : Illinois State University, 1990. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9101110.
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Thesis (D.A.)--Illinois State University, 1990.Title from title page screen, viewed November 3, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Mark Wyman (chair), Lawrence W. McBride, Charles Orser, L. Moody Simms, Lawrence Walker. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 255-268) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Fife, Katheryn C. "Making friends and enemies : North Korea's stratagem for economic gain." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Mar%5FFife.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2003.Thesis advisor(s): Edward A. Olsen, H. Lyman Miller. Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-124). Also available online.
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Yu, Youngmin. "Musical performance of Korean identities in North Korea, South Korea, Japan and the United States." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1417807691&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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