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Learning progression toward a measurement concept of fractions
(2018-06-27)
Abstract
Background
Fractions continue to pose a critical challenge for students and their teachers alike. Mathematics education research indicates that the challenge with ...
Disparities in obesity among rural and urban residents in a health disparate region
(2014-10-08)
Background
The burden of obesity and obesity-related conditions is not borne equally and disparities in prevalence are well documented for low-income, minority and rural adults in the United States. The current literature ...
Sustainable Construction Risk Perceptions in the Kuwaiti Construction Industry
(MDPI, 2018-06-03)
Sustainable construction is fundamentally different than traditional construction because it requires whole systems thinking, early collaboration across stakeholders, and core principles like reducing resource consumption, ...
Overcoming barriers in evaluating outbreaks of diarrheal disease in resource poor settings: assessment of recurrent outbreaks in Chobe District, Botswana
(2013-08-26)
Background
Diarrheal illness remains a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, with the majority of deaths occurring in children <5 years of age. Lack of resources often prohibits the evaluation of outbreak ...
Sequencing and De Novo Assembly of the Toxicodendron radicans (Poison Ivy) Transcriptome
(MDPI, 2017-11-10)
Contact with poison ivy plants is widely dreaded because they produce a natural product called urushiol that is responsible for allergenic contact delayed-dermatitis symptoms lasting for weeks. For this reason, the catchphrase ...
Growth and Physiology of Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton Seedlings as Influenced by Seed Origin and Salinity and Fertility Treatments
(MDPI, 2017-10-11)
Multipurpose trees such as <i>Senegalia senegal</i> are widespread in arid and semi-arid lands that have natural or induced saline soils and poor soil fertility. Such environmental problems impact growth and have the ...
Mapping the Distribution Pattern of Gentrification near Urban Parks in the Case of Gyeongui Line Forest Park, Seoul, Korea
(MDPI, 2017-02-09)
The objective of this study was to map the distribution pattern of gentrification, showing the adverse effect of urban parks. The study adopted the perspective that urban parks, which have thus far been featured in urban ...
Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Social Sciences and Humanities? Findings from a 2011 Survey of Academic Publishers
(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2013-07)
An increasing number of higher education institutions worldwide are
requiring submission of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) by
graduate students and are subsequently providing open access to these
works in ...
Characteristics of Logging Businesses across Virginia’s Diverse Physiographic Regions
(MDPI, 2017-11-28)
Logging businesses play an important role in implementing forest management plans and delivering the raw material needed by forest products mills. Understanding the characteristics of the logging workforce can help forest ...
Raising the bar: An approach to reviewing and revising standards for professional achievement for library faculty
(ACRL Publications, 2004-07)
The committee revising the retention, promotion, and continued appointment policy in the Virginia Tech libraries took a broad view of its task in articulating its goal, gathering information from internal and external ...