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U-impact pathway for diagnosis and impact assessment of crop improvement
(United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2007)Agricultural research has contributed enormously to poverty reduction and increased food security worldwide. Wheat crop improvement is a good example of this contribution. Public investments in wheat research from the Green ... -
U-Pb dating of granites from the Charlotte belt of the southern Appalachians
(Virginia Tech, 1987-07-05)New U-Pb zircon ages from plutons in the Charlotte belt of the southern Appalachians have provided evidence of Cambro-Ordovician and Siluro-Devonian magmatic activity. Several U-Pb zircon ages of Cambro-Ordovician plutons ... -
U-Picks and Good Ag Practices
(Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-07-28)Focuses on ways to reduce contamination on farms where consumers can pick their own produce. -
The U-Rich Untranslated Region of the Hepatitis E Virus Induces Differential Type I and Type III Interferon Responses in a Host Cell-Dependent Manner
(2020-01-14)Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a single-strand positive-sense RNA virus, is an understudied but important human pathogen. The virus can establish infection at a number of host tissues, including the small intestine and liver, ... -
U. S. Post office and businesses, North Main Street, Blacksburg, Virginia
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U. S. Power After 9/11: The Metaphor of Exile
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U.S. Abrogation of the I.N.F. Treaty: Implications for Russian-Sino Relations
(Virginia Tech, 2021-01-27)This thesis aims to address how the strategic partnership between Russia and China is affected by the absence of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, also known as the I.N.F. Treaty. Through historical evidence ... -
U.S. aggregate demand for clothing and shoes, 1929-1994: Effects of changes in price, nondurables expenditures, and demographics
(Virginia Tech, 1998-01-30)The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the changes in total nondurables expenditures, prices, and demographics on the U.S. aggregate demand for clothing categories and shoes. In particular, this ... -
U.S. agricultural trade is strong, but challenges remain says USDA secretary
(Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative, Virginia Tech, 2021-04-01)n March 30, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam welcomed USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and other global leaders to the thirteenth-annual Virginia Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade for a discussion of the trade ... -
U.S. agriculture's role in a greenhouse gas emission mitigation world: An economic perspective
(East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University. Dept. of Agricultural Economics, 2000)This paper assesses the role of agriculture as potential source or sink for greenhouse gasses. The authors evaluate the impacts of international mitigation agreements on the agricultural sector. They discuss emission trading ... -
U.S. Air Force B-1B flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets for Duke game
(Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2010-10-19)The 28th Bomb Wing from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., will conduct a military flyover with a B-1B Lancer heavy bomber during the National Anthem prior to the Virginia Tech versus Duke football game on Saturday, Oct. 23.
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U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research awards physics professor
(Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2007-01-11)Giti Khodaparast of Blacksburg, assistant professor of physics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been awarded $329,831 by the U.S. Air Force to study coherent phenomena and develop concepts for new device ... -
The U.S. Air Force Transformed Approach to Military Family Housing: An Organizational Routine Case Study in Change and Learning
(Virginia Tech, 2016-02-08)In 1996, the U.S. Congress initiated a change to the Department of Defense (DOD) military family housing program. Applying organizational learning and change theories, this study of the Department of the Air Force (AF) ... -
U.S. Airlines Announce 3-Billion-Gallon Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Goal
(Airlines for America, 2021-09-09)Airlines for America and its member carriers have pledged to make 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available to U.S. aircraft operators by 2030. This commitment is a part of the net-zero carbon emissions ... -
U.S. Airlines to Add New Gender Option for Non-Binary Travelers
(Conde' Nast Traveler, 2019-02-19)U.S. Airlines American, Delta, United, Southwest, and Alaska airlines will add gender option for "unspecified" or "undisclosed" passengers booking tickets in addition to the "male" and "female" options after Airlines for ... -
U.S. Arctic National Interests and Arctic Engagement
(Virginia Tech, 2022-10-24)This dissertation investigates the emergence and evolution of United States' national interests in the Arctic region, as well as examines the factors that influence how the U.S. engages in cooperative endeavors in the ... -
U.S. Army flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Friday and Saturday
(Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2008-10-01)The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and the Army ROTC Department will sponsor, barring weather or operational factors, a military aircraft flyover with two AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from the Combat Aviation Brigade of ... -
The U.S. Army School of the Americas and U.S. National Interests in the 20th Century
(Virginia Tech, 2001-04-24)The training of Latin American militaries at the United States Army School of the Americas has lasted through many stages of U.S. foreign policy. The training of approximately 55,000 Latin American civilian, military, and ... -
U.S. Cities Taking Sustainability Seriously: The Impacts of Sustainability Policies on Economic Growth and Poverty
(Virginia Tech, 2016-07-18)According to Kent Portney's seminal two-part study, cities across the U.S. are taking sustainability seriously by implementing a range of sustainable policies and programs. Yet by doing so, low-income people are seemingly ... -
The U.S. copper market (1975 to 1981): an inquiry into producer behavior
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1983)It has been alleged that the major producers of refined copper in the United States have sufficient market power to enable them to"administer" their own prices. From the early 1960s until about mid-1978, the differences ...
