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2015 journal article

Social and Environmental Factors Related to Boys' and Girls' Park-Based Physical Activity

PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE, 12.

By: J. Bocarro  n, M. Floyd n , W. Smith n, M. Edwards n , C. Schultz n, P. Baran n, R. Moore n, N. Cosco n , L. Suau*

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Age Factors; Catchment Area, Health; Child; Child, Preschool; Energy Metabolism; Environment Design; Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data; Female; Health Promotion / methods; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Logistic Models; Male; Motor Activity / physiology; North Carolina; Parent-Child Relations; Play and Playthings; Public Facilities / statistics & numerical data; Recreation; Sedentary Behavior / ethnology; Sex Factors; Social Environment; Walking / physiology
TL;DR: Activity area and social correlates of park-based physical activity were similar for boys and girls; findings for formal park programming, age, and number of facilities were mixed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Reconstructed streamflow using SST and tree-ring chronologies over the southeastern United States

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 527, 761–775.

By: J. Patskoski n, A. Sankarasubramanian  n & H. Wang *

author keywords: Dendro-hydrology; Streamflow reconstruction; Singular spectrum analysis; Principal component analysis; Paleo-climate
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Real-Time Guidance for Hydrant Flushing Using Sensor-Hydrant Decision Trees

JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 141(6).

By: M. Shafiee n & E. Berglund n

author keywords: Hydrant flushing; Decision tree; Noisy genetic algorithm; Water distribution contamination event mitigation; Threat management; Adaptive management; Evolutionary computation adaptive strategies
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Land-atmosphere carbon and water flux relationships to vapor pressure deficit, soil moisture, and stream flow

AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY, 208, 108–117.

By: S. Mitchell *, R. Emanuel n  & B. McGlynn *

Contributors: S. Mitchell *, R. Emanuel n  & B. McGlynn *

author keywords: Carbon dioxide flux; Net ecosystem production; Net ecosystem exchange; Evapotranspiration; Climate change; Subalpine forests; Stream flow; Water-use efficiency
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Impacts of Near-Term Climate Change and Population Growth on Within-Year Reservoir Systems

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 141(6), 04014078.

By: H. Singh  n, T. Sinha n & A. Sankarasubramanian  n

author keywords: Climate change; Hydroclimate; Reservoir analyses; Water supply; Flood control
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Residents' Perception of Cultural Activities as Quality of Life in Istanbul

SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH, 122(1), 211–234.

By: F. Terzi *, H. Turkoglu *, F. Bolen*, P. Baran n & T. Salihoglu *

author keywords: Quality of life; Cultural activities; Spatial clustering; Istanbul
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Object-based assessment of burn severity in diseased forests using high-spatial and high-spectral resolution MASTER airborne imagery

ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING, 102, 38–47.

By: G. Chen *, M. Metz *, D. Rizzo *, W. Dillon n & R. Meentemeyer n 

author keywords: GEOBIA; Burn severity; Band reduction; Forest disease; Interacting disturbances; PCA (principal component analysis); MNF (minimum noise fraction)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Multiple window discrete scan statistic for higher-order Markovian sequences

JOURNAL OF APPLIED STATISTICS, 42(8), 1690–1705.

By: D. Coleman n, D. Martin n & B. Reich n 

author keywords: variable windows; p-values; one-dimensional scan statistics; 60E05; 60J22
TL;DR: This work gives an efficient method to compute the exact distribution of multiple window discrete scan statistics for higher-order, multi-state Markovian sequences and defines a Markov chain to efficiently keep track of probabilities needed to compute p-values for the statistic. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Multilevel quantile function modeling with application to birth outcomes

BIOMETRICS, 71(2), 508–519.

By: L. Smith n, B. Reich n , A. Herring *, P. Langlois * & M. Fuentes n

author keywords: Birth weight; Discrete; Extremes; Gestational Age; Graphics processing units; Ozone; Quantile
MeSH headings : Air Pollutants / adverse effects; Bayes Theorem; Biometry; Birth Weight; Computer Simulation; Female; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant; Infant Mortality; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infant, Small for Gestational Age; Male; Models, Statistical; Ozone / adverse effects; Pregnancy; Regression Analysis; Texas / epidemiology
TL;DR: A semi‐parametric Bayesian quantile approach that models the full quantile function rather than just a few quantile levels and shows that pooling information across gestational age and quantile level substantially reduces MSE of predictor effects. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Integrating Free and Open Source Solutions into Geospatial Science Education

ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION, 4(2), 942–956.

By: V. Petras n , A. Petrasova n , B. Harmon n, R. Meentemeyer n  & H. Mitasova n 

Contributors: V. Petras n , A. Petrasova n , B. Harmon n, R. Meentemeyer n  & H. Mitasova n 

author keywords: online course; GRASS GIS; ArcGIS; FOSS; geospatial modeling; visualization
TL;DR: Only when free and open source software is fully integrated into geospatial education is able to encourage a culture of openness and, thus, enable greater reproducibility in research and development applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Independent Data Validation of an in Vitro Method for the Prediction of the Relative Bioavailability of Arsenic in Contaminated Soils

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 49(10), 6312–6318.

By: K. Bradham *, C. Nelson*, A. Juhasz *, E. Smith*, K. Scheckel *, D. Obenour n , B. Miller*, D. Thomas*

MeSH headings : Animals; Arsenic / pharmacokinetics; Biological Availability; Environmental Exposure / analysis; Environmental Monitoring / methods; Female; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Soil Pollutants / pharmacokinetics
TL;DR: A robust linear model was developed to predict As RBA in mice using IVBA, and the predictive capability of the model was independently validated using a unique set of As-contaminated soils. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A multi-componential analysis of emotions during complex learning with an intelligent multi-agent system

Computers in Human Behavior, 48, 615–625.

By: J. Harley, F. Bouchet, M. Hussain, R. Azevedo & R. Calvo

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A marginal cure rate proportional hazards model for spatial survival data

JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES C-APPLIED STATISTICS, 64(4), 673–691.

By: P. Schnell *, D. Bandyopadhyay *, B. Reich n  & M. Nunn*

author keywords: Bayesian hierarchical modelling; Cure rate; Dental data; Extreme value analysis; Frailty; Positive stable; Tooth loss
TL;DR: This model permits predictions that account for the survival status of nearby teeth and simultaneously preserves the proportional hazards relationship marginally over the random effects for the susceptible teeth, allowing for interpretable estimates of the effects of risk factors on tooth loss. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

The dynamic reference frame of rivers and apparent transience in incision rates

GEOLOGY, 43(7), 623–626.

By: S. Gallen *, F. Pazzaglia *, K. Wegmann n , J. Pederson* & T. Gardner*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Sources and Levels of Ambient Ocean Sound near the Antarctic Peninsula

PLOS ONE, 10(4).

By: R. Dziak *, D. Bohnenstiehl n, K. Stafford *, H. Matsumoto*, M. Park *, W. Lee *, M. Fowler *, T. Lau*, J. Haxel *, D. Mellinger *

MeSH headings : Animals; Antarctic Regions; Balaenoptera / physiology; Fin Whale / physiology; Noise; Oceans and Seas; Sound; Sound Spectrography; Vocalization, Animal
TL;DR: Blue whale call energy is a maximum during austral summer-fall in the Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait when ambient noise levels are a maximum and sea-ice cover is a minimum, as surface noise, ice cracking and biological activity intensifies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Soundscape manipulation enhances larval recruitment of a reef-building mollusk

PEERJ, 3.

By: A. Lillis n, D. Bohnenstiehl n & D. Eggleston n 

author keywords: Acoustic cues; Reef ecology; Larval recruitment; Soundscape ecology; Oyster; Crassostrea virginica; Settlement cue
TL;DR: Oyster larval recruitment was significantly higher on larval collectors exposed to oyster reef sounds compared to no-sound controls, providing the first field evidence that soundscape cues may attract the larval settlers of a reef-building estuarine invertebrate. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Patterns of Diurnal Marine Stratocumulus Cloud Fraction Variability

JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY, 54(4), 847–866.

By: C. Burleyson n & S. Yuter n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Orientations and aspect ratios of falling snow

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 42(11), 4617–4622.

By: T. Garrett *, S. Yuter n, C. Fallgatter, K. Shkurko*, S. Rhodes n & J. Endries n

author keywords: snow; radar; orientation; aspect ratio; riming
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Modeling Climate Change Effects on the Height Growth of Loblolly Pine

FOREST SCIENCE, 61(4), 703–715.

By: A. Farjat n, F. Isik n , B. Reich n , R. Whetten n  & S. McKeand n 

author keywords: Pinus taeda; provenance test; statistical model; universal response function; climate change
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Fungi Identify the Geographic Origin of Dust Samples

PLOS ONE, 10(4).

By: N. Grantham n, B. Reich n , K. Pacifici n , E. Laber n, H. Menninger n, J. Henley *, A. Barberan *, J. Leff*, N. Fierer *, R. Dunn n 

MeSH headings : Archaeology; Dust; Fungi / classification; Fungi / genetics; Genetic Variation; Pollen / genetics; Pollen / microbiology
TL;DR: A statistical learning algorithm via discriminant analysis is developed that exploits this geographic endemicity in the fungal diversity of dust samples to correctly identify samples to within a few hundred kilometers of their geographic origin with high probability. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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