Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1970. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.R.)--Emmanuel School of Religion, 1993. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-121).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2004. / Title from title page screen (viewed Sept. 22, 2004). Thesis advisor: David Buehler. Document formatted into pages (xiv, 99 p. : ill. (some col.)). Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-66).

From 1981 to 2010 flooding claimed an average of 92 lives each year in the United States. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service, in 2010 the number of flood-related fatalities (103) was second only to heat (138). Flash flooding is especially dangerous as sudden, torrential downpours from thunderstorms can cause gullies, streams, and creeks to rise quickly and become an immediate risk to life and property. Across the southern Appalachian Mountains this threat is aggravated by steep terrain and the rapid accumulation of rainfall in narrow valleys and gorges. Severe storm reports were gathered from the National Climatic Data Center from 1996 to 2010. An emphasis was placed on flash flood events collected after the modernization of the National Weather Service in the mid-1990s when verification of storm reports became mandatory. Using a Geographic Information System, an abbreviated climatology of flash flood events was constructed to better understand the frequency and distribution of such events over the extent of the southern Appalachians. Additionally, forecasters and hydrologists provided insight on where flash floods occur most frequently across their County Warning Areas. In total, there were 4,938 flash flood reports across the southern Appalachian Mountains from 1996 to 2010. Of those reports there were 71 fatalities and 64 injuries, many of which occurred during the evening and overnight hours. Nearly 33 percent of all fatalities were associated with a vehicle and another 38 percent occurred when residents were swept away while traversing swollen creeks and streams. The information presented herein will assist meteorologists and hydrologists as well as those who would like to gain additional knowledge about flash flood climatology across the southern Appalachians. / Review of relevant literature -- Data and methodology -- Results, part I : an abbreviated climatology -- Results, part II : National Weather Service WFO discussions. / Department of Geography

In order to understand vegetational gradients which develop in response to environmental gradients, the physiological capabilities of each species must be examined in relation to the observed environmental gradient. The distributions of three temperate zone shrub species which occupy different positions on the spur ridges of Brush Mountain may be influenced by their tolerances to light and moisture. Greenhouse studies indicate that <i>R. maximum</i> has a 60 % reduction in photosynthesis at water potentials below -1.0 MPa. <i>R. nudiflorum</i> has only a 30 % reduction and <i>K. latifolia</i> has less than 10 % reduction. Seasonal pressure volume curve determinations, conductance measurements, and water potential measurements of plants in the natural environment indicated that photosynthesis is not affected by water potential in <i>K. latifolia</i>. <i>R. maximum</i> has a significant reduction in conductance during drought which may limit photosynthesis. R. nudiflorum appears to begin senescence prior to severe drought in this area. Greenhouse experiments of adaptability to increasing light intensity show that <i>K. latifolia</i> and <i>R. nudiflorum</i> can significantly increase their light saturation point and maximum rate of photosynthesis in high light environments. <i>R. maximum</i> does not increase its photosynthesis rate in high light environments and appears to undergo chloroplast degradation when grown in high irradiance. Gradient analysis of vegetation on Brush Mountain shows that <i>R. maximum</i> reaches its highest importance in low light, high moisture sites. <i>K. latifolia</i> is most important in low moisture, high irradiance sites. <i>R. nudiflorum</i> is infrequent in the study area but occurs mostly in moderate moisture and irradiance sites. The distributions of <i>R. maximum</i> and <i>K. latifolia</i> appear to match their experimentally determined physiological tolerances. The results for <i>R. nudiflorum</i> are inconclusive. / Master of Science

The purpose of this study was to describe the sources of infant care informational support systems that mothers residing in the Western North Carolina Appalachian region use and prefer in the postpartum period. In addition, the study explored the associations of the sources for informational social support on infant care with personal factors (age, socioeconomic status, parity, race, ethnicity, residence, marital status, education, access to Internet, access to cellular phone, prior attendance in childbirth classes, and other adult infant care assistance in the home) of the mothers. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

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Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 1998. / Title from document title page. "December 4th, 1998." Document formatted into pages; contains v, 130 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-129).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2008. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Sept. 10, 2009). Thesis advisor: Vena M. Long. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 1987. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 279-298).