Effect of Insect Damage on Seed Germination of Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
As shown in the figure, the white‐circled black locust seeds absorbed water and swelled, whereas the red‐circled seeds remained unswollen. This observed cryptic seed heteromorphism in germination is likely attributable not only to the development of an impermeable seed coat during maturation but also to physical damage caused by insects. ABSTRACT Black
Hitoshi Sakio
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Religiosity as Resilience: Rural–Urban Divorce Responses to Coal‐Fired Power Plant Closures
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between coal‐fired power generator shutdowns and county‐level divorce rates in Ohio using a two‐way fixed effects model. The results show that reductions in coal‐fired generating capacity have no measurable impact on divorce rates in non‐rural counties but are associated with significantly higher divorce ...
Tuyen Pham +2 more
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Abstract Estimates of abundance and frequency of human–bear conflicts are commonly used in American black bear (Ursus americanus) management decisions; however, the importance of these measures to residents of bear inhabited areas and their influence on the acceptability of management actions is unclear.
Kevin Cavasos, Neelam C. Poudyal
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The benefits of US foreign aid in rural US communities: The case of northwestern North Carolina
Abstract Motivation This study analyses the underexplored domestic benefits of US foreign aid by evaluating the long‐term impacts of two strategic international exchange programmes—the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program and the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders—that were implemented over a decade through ...
Jesse Lutabingwa, Renee Scherlen
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A Spatial Panel Simultaneous-Equations Model of Business Growth, Migration Behavior, Local Public Services and Household Income in Appalachia [PDF]
In this paper we develop a spatial panel simultaneous-equations model of business growth, migration behavior, local public services and median household income in a partial lag-adjustment growth-equilibrium framework and utilizing a one-way error ...
Gebremariam, Gebremeskel H. +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background The USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) was designed to increase access to nutritious foods in low‐income schools; however, many eligible schools do not participate. This study explores how school stakeholders in low‐resource settings make decisions about applying for the FFVP grant.
Kathryn Hoy +4 more
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COMMUNITY CHOICES AND HOUSING DECISIONS: A SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS [PDF]
This paper examines land development using an integrated approach that combines residential decisions about choices of community in the Southern Appalachian region with the application of the GIS (Geographical Information System).
Cho, Seong-Hoon +2 more
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Application of communications satellites to educational development [PDF]
A summary of research is presented. The broad objectives of this interdisciplinary research effort were: (1) to assess the role of satellite communications as a means of improving education in the United States, as well as in less-developed areas of the ...
Morgan, R. P.
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Extreme coefficients in Geographically Weighted Regression and their effects on mapping [PDF]
This study deals with the issue of extreme coefficients in geographically weighted regression (GWR) and their effects on mapping coefficients using three datasets with different spatial resolutions.
Cho, Seong-Hoon +3 more
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The current landscape of Ohio otolaryngologists and associated conditions: a state-level analysis. [PDF]
Borgemenke S, Beverly EA.
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