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A GIS-BASED EXPERT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF WETLAND CLASSIFICATION
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Author
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Deng, Jing
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography
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Description
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Wetlands play a critical role in our natural environment, such as improving water quality, controlling erosion and flooding, and protecting biodiversity. To better protect wetland systems, a comprehensive knowledge of their spatial distribution is...
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A mixed-methods approach for vector-borne disease surveillance in Colombia
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Author
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Desjardins, Michael
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography, Public health, Epidemiology
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Description
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Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) affect more than 1 billion people a year worldwide, cause over 1 million deaths, and result in hundreds of billions of dollars in societal costs. Dengue fever (DENF), chikungunya (CHIK), and Zika are three emerging VBD...
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An Athlete's Humble Beginnings: A Place-Based Narrative in Need of Repair
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Author
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Lash, Barbara
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography
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Description
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Sports play a unique role in American culture and act as sources of entertainment and community identity. Events that include sports are also a microcosm of society that simultaneously reflects and guides cultural and racial differences that are i...
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Better access to parks to improve population health in Mecklenburg County, NC
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Author
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Dony, Coline
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography, Geodesy, City planning
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Description
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Better access to parks can increase our level of physical activity. Increasingly aware of this association and its impact on community health; urban leaders started incorporating access to parks as an indicator of quality of life. However, two stu...
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DISCOVERING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MATERIAL CONSUMPTION AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
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Author
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Venkitasubramanian, Kailas
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology, Geography, Government policy
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Description
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This dissertation theoretically and empirically investigates how material consumption affects human happiness and life satisfaction in the urbanized societies around the world. In recent literature, happiness and life satisfaction is encapsulated ...
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Hyperlink Network System and Image of Global Cities: Webpages and Their Contents
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Author
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Son, Jae Soen
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography
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Description
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A distinctive trend of globalization research is a conceptual expansion that mirrors the penetration of globalization in various aspects of life. The World Wide Web has become the ultimate platform to create and disseminate information in this era...
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Idealized Simulations of Supercell Thunderstorms Interacting with the Appalachian Mountains
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Author
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Riggin IV, Roger
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology, Geophysics, Geography
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Description
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The Appalachian Mountains within the eastern United States have a considerable impact on daily weather, including supercell thunderstorms. Forecasters currently lack a comprehensive conceptual model to assist with the decision-making process when ...