The use of glass racks and suspended pocket nets for holding freshwater mussels collected from the Ohio River and relocated to lined-ponds was studied over 3 years. Survival of mussels in ponds was 73 % after 1 y, 44 % ...

The Occoquan Watershed is a 1515 square kilometer basin located in northern Virginia and contains two principal waterbodies: the Occoquan Reservoir and Lake Manassas. Both waterbodies are principal drinking water supplies ...

The present study explores the ways in which competing frameworks of knowledge sought to order society in early Islamic Mesopotamia (60â 193 AH/680â 809 CE). This research examines the conditions under which two frameworks ...

Interpersonal trust reflects a vital component of all social relationships. Trust has been linked to a wide variety of individual and group outcomes in the literature, including personal satisfaction and motivation, ...

Previous research on grazing behavior has shown that ruminants will select a mixed diet. The use of adjacent monocultures is an essential tool for determining dietary preference of forages. Much of the work to date has ...

Stink bugs are major pests of agricultural crops throughout Virginia and much of the United States. Knowledge of the biology, the species complex, and insecticide susceptibility can improve management. A survey was ...

The purpose of this study was to describe the leadership practices of women superintendents of public school divisions. The researcher interviewed eight women superintendents in the Commonwealth of Virginia examining the ...

The JROTC program is one of service and commitment. Its mission is to build better citizens and give them a sense of pride in service to their fellow man. Today these core principles are still needed, but with the increase ...

Fiber-optic Bragg grating (FBG) sensors are a very attractive technology for the measurement of strain and temperature. They have many advantages over conventional sensors in sensing applications such as sensitivity, ...

The implications of chain topology and intermolecular interactions on the electrospinning process were investigated for linear and randomly branched polymers. Empirical correlations were developed based on solution ...