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28261
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Phragmites australis, also known as common reed, is a major invasive species that inhabits much of the coastal marshland in the southeastern United States. This study examined the viability of using combined remote sensing and GIS techniques to improve accuracy in the mapping and management of the reed in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, located near the North Carolina and Virginia border.
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Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science
(NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005,
p61-70, il, bibl
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3928
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The coyote's range is expanding. In the early 1980s, the animal was found in only four of the state's one hundred counties. By 1998, it had almost covered the state. Impacts from such proliferation include increased human-animal encounters and threats to native wildlife.
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Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
(NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 114 Issue 3, Fall 1998,
p113-118, il, bibl
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16919
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This article discusses the strengths of free-for-services versus managed cared in North Carolina, along with trends occurring in health management organizations (HMO) enrollment, and the distribution of physicians and HMO providers across the state.
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18685
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A small rock shelter on the Yadkin River in northwestern Forsyth County, North Carolina, the Bottoms Site suggests along history of occupation as a temporary camp for nomadic bands. Cultural artifacts found at the Bottoms sites also provide evidence for cultural interaction throughout the Piedmont region of the Middle Atlantic states.
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Southern Indian Studies
(NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 24 Issue , Oct 1972,
p42-53, map, bibl
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28203
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Seven species of batfishes were collected between 1968 and 2002 at shallow to deep water Atlantic Ocean stations located from North Carolina to Florida. New information reveals extended distributions of the batfishes, and biological characteristics that can be used to distinguish between batfishes.
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Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science
(NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 119 Issue 3, Fall 2003,
p93-102, map, bibl
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28204
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Spatial and temporal variation in anuran calling activity of four frog species was monitored at two ponds in the western Piedmont of North Carolina. Information on anuran calling patterns can be used to evaluate amphibian populations and improve monitoring programs.
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Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science
(NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 119 Issue 3, Fall 2003,
p103-110, il, bibl
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28212
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There is a diverse freshwater silica-scaled chrysophycean algal flora for the Carolina Piedmont and Mountain Regions, including several new taxa. This study presents an account of the scale-bearing chrysophytes from the Carolina Coastal Region, which were observed using scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
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Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science
(NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 120 Issue 1, Spring 2004,
p1-25, il, bibl
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28213
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This study examined the distribution localities, sizes, and depths frequented by red cornetfish and bluespotted cornetfish collected between 1958 and 2003 off North and South Carolina. Their recent status in sound and ocean waters was compared to earlier observations and distributions.
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Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science
(NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 120 Issue 1, Spring 2004,
p26-31, map, bibl
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28342
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The diversity and seasonal abundance of arthropods (insects and spiders) associated with two old growth and two secondary growth stands of eastern hemlock were assessed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. More arthropods were captured in secondary growth hemlock stands than in old growth stands.
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Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science
(NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 2, Summer 2009,
p70-77, il, bibl
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29482
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In North Carolina, orofacial clefts are one of the most prevalent serious birth defects. This study examined factors associated with referral to specialized services among infants with orofacial clefts. Receiving Medicaid and maternal care coordination services were positively associated with referral to the Child Service Coordination Program among infants with orofacial clefts.
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31219
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The Battleship North Carolina served the United States from 1941 to 1947, and has been a memorial to its veterans since October 1961. The Battleship is a floating museum on the Cape Fear River across from downtown Wilmington. This article presents award-winning essays by three North Carolina students who were inspired by the Battleship North Carolina and war veterans they interviewed.
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42539
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Persuading couples pondering these options to think carefully is the author’s analysis of what to consider when deliberating either possibility. Issues Mason discussed emphasized how moving in together, whether as significant others or spouses, could impact the couple and their loved ones, particularly in the long term. The issues: power of attorney and health care advance directives; social security benefits; long term care (nursing) and Medicaid planning; income and transfer taxes; the family home; elective share and year’s allowance statutes; intestacy.
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42549
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Electronic technology’s impact on the legal profession is represented in the authors’ discussion about the debated role of digital currency such as Bitcoin. This side of the debate focuses on negative implications that such forms of currency can have on lawyers’ fulfillment of professional responsibility. Included in their discussion of this debate is information about cryptocurrency in general and legislators from Nebraska and Virginia representing its con camp. This information leads to the authors’ conclusion about the future of cryptocurrency for the representatives of the legal profession, particularly those in the United States.
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30084
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The Neuse River Waterdog (Necturus lewisi) is a large, aquatic salamander endemic to the Neuse and Tar River systems of North Carolina. Some of the streams inhabited by the salamander drain lands subject to frequent pesticide applications. This paper reports the results of analysis of tissues to determine pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) residue levels.
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2953
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The North Carolina Wildlife Federation's list of the five most endangered state habitats includes the spruce fir forests in the Great Smoky and Black mountains and the Pamlico and Albemarle sound estuaries.
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