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Sununu Remains Popular, Drug Crisis Still Most Important Problem 8/14/2019, Unh Survey Center

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Six in ten New Hampshire residents approve of Chris Sununu's performance as Governor and his approval is slightly higher than that of his predecessor Maggie Hassan at the same point in her governorship. However, Granite Staters are divided on whether he should be reelected to the governorship in 2020 and his personal favorability among Democrats has declined. Nearly three-quarters of residents think the state is headed in the right direction.

Rifc 50 Indextm Outpaces S&P 500 In 2019 Q2 As Franchise Acquisitions Continue, Erika Mantz

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Unh Technology Helps Map The Way To Solve Mystery Of Pilot Amelia Earhart, Robbin Ray

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Support For Trump Steady In Nh 8/13/2019, Unh Survey Center

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In the wake of the Mueller Report, approval of Donald Trump's performance as President and his personal favorability among New Hampshire residents remain remarkably stable. Three-quarters of Granite Staters say they have heard a great deal or a moderate amount about the Mueller investigation. Only one in five New Hampshire residents would like their Representative to immediately impeach President Trump and one-quarter want their Representative to further investigate to determine an impeachment decision.

Nrpt: Learning From The Past And Moving Forward: Response Challenges From Severe Weather Or Tsunamis To Shared Trust Resources And Mission Responsibilities, Coastal Response Research Center (Crrc)

Coastal Response Research Center

On April 23-25^th, 2019, CRRC and DPP co-sponsored a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Regional Preparedness Training (NRPT) Workshop at the USEPA facility in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The workshop, titled “Learning from the Past and Moving Forward: Response* Challenges from Severe Weather or Tsunamis to Shared Trust Resources and Mission Responsibilities”, focused on preparedness, planning and improving response to an extreme weather event or natural disaster.

This was the fourth workshop in a series of NRPT events, the goal of this workshop is to provide focused discussion regarding lessons learned from hurricane and natural disaster …

Food Safety For New Hampshire Oysters: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Lia Tosiello

Master's Theses and Capstones

Oyster aquaculture in New Hampshire is a relatively new industry that has emerged in the last decade. Management of food safety is an integral part of the oyster growing process in this small community. In particular, Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a bacterium that can cause gastrointestinal illness in people who eat raw or undercooked seafood. Recently, New Hampshire created a policy to manage importation of oyster seed for V. parahaemolyticus-related human health concerns. This highlighted a need for data on V. parahaemolyticus in oyster seed. Therefore, the objectives of this research are to examine both social and microbiological aspects of food …

Effect Of Cultivar And Substrate On The Efficacy Of Biopesticides To Suppress Pythium On Greenhouse Crops, Liza May Degenring

Master's Theses and Capstones

Oomycetes, such as Pythium, are soil-borne plant pathogens that can cause significant losses in greenhouse crop production due to their swimming zoospores and wide host range. Additionally, the increasing use of substrates that lack microbial diversity in greenhouse production creates a “biological vacuum” that can reduce the substrate’s capacity to resist microbial invasion by soil-borne diseases. The lack of competition by a natural microbial community and the environmental conditions of greenhouse production creates an ideal situation for the use of biopesticides. Biopesticides are commercial products that use beneficial microorganisms (biocontrol agents) to suppress disease and promote plant health. Greenhouse producers …

Evaluating Wood Fiber Soilless Substrates For Effects On Plant Performance And Nutrient Management In Container Crops, Crysta Harris

Master's Theses and Capstones

Sphagnum peat moss is the most commonly used soilless substrate component to produce containerized greenhouse bedding plants. Perlite is often blended with peat to achieve desirable physical properties. Increasing transportation costs and occasional shortages of peat and perlite have increased the need for alternative substrate components. Wood fiber materials produced from the extensive secondary processing of pine wood chips are a potential partial alternative to peat and perlite. Incorporating wood materials into soilless substrates may result in nitrogen immobilization, increasing the amount of fertilizer nitrogen needed during production. Wood materials also have a naturally higher pH compared to peat, requiring …

Public Perceptions Of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Sentencing, Harm, And The Abuse Excuse, Crystal Marie Napoli

Master's Theses and Capstones

The ten Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been shown to have an association with future health outcomes and criminal conduct (Felitti et al., 1998; Cannon, Davis, Hsi, & Bochte, 2016). While some scholars and practitioners seek to use these findings to formulate a more “trauma-informed” orientation towards criminal behavior, others are skeptical towards this perceived expansion of the “abuse excuse” into the criminal justice domain. This study used a multi-methodological design to explore attitudes towards offenders who have experienced the ACEs. The researcher distributed a survey containing fictional vignettes to 302 participants. The results revealed that participants gave more lenient …

Study Of Post-Necking Hardening Identification And Deformation-Induced Surface Roughening Of Metals, Pavlo Knysh

Doctoral Dissertations

This thesis covers topics at two fundamental scales at which plastic deformation is occurring – macroscopic and microscopic.

The first topic is related to the localization of deformation and subsequent necking that happens in metals during deformation, e.g., sheet metal during forming. The open fundamental question is – what happens to the material properties inside of the localized region. The localization process is very challenging to analyze, even using a conventional tension test since several effects such as material hardening as well as effects of strain-rate and temperature are strongly coupled. In this thesis we propose a novel approach that …

Assessing Disease Concerns On Quinoa And Evaluating Sources Of Disease Resistance In Chenopodium Species In New England, Haley Breanne Nolen

Master's Theses and Capstones

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is a potential new crop for New England because of its high nutritional qualities and environmental adaptability; however, its susceptibility to disease such as downy mildew, caused by Peronospora variabilis Gaum is a significant obstacle. Downy mildew is a key disease of quinoa causing yield reductions up to 33% in tolerant varieties and 99% yield loss in susceptible varieties. Warm temperatures and high humidity in New England provide optimum conditions for pathogen infection and spread, negatively impacting quinoa growth and yield. This pathogen is able to persist in the seed coat of quinoa and overwinter in …

Water Quality Assessment Of A Novel Well Design: Event-Based Sampling And Geochemical Reactivity Experiments, Harrison Simbliaris

Master's Theses and Capstones

Arsenic contamination is a major human health issue both globally and within the United States with roughly 30% of privately sourced drilled wells in New Hampshire containing arsenic exceeding the MCL. A novel shallow well design has been developed by the US Geological Survey to remedy the issues of the traditional dug well design that resulted in it being phased out for drilled wells. By tapping into shallow glacial aquifers, the physiochemical parameters are favorable for the adsorption and removal of arsenic from drinking water. Event-based field time-series and laboratory batch dissolution experiments were carried out on crushed backfill media …

Exploring The Perceived Relationship Between Parent-Child Socialization And Adult Children's Romantic Experiences, Hung Yuan Lo

Master's Theses and Capstones

Romantic relationship experiences are related to experiences in the family of origin such as parenting, parents’ romantic history, and patterns of interaction within families. However, there is a lack of research about how adult children perceive their socialization about romantic relationships. This study used qualitative data from relationship history interviews (N= 35) to explore how adults discuss their parents’ influence on their romantic relationship development. The findings suggest that the level of support, love, and affirmation they perceived from their parents in childhood was reflected in their adulthood intimate relationships. Moreover, participants viewed their parents as either good or bad …

Fungal Physiological Response To Temperature And Nitrogen Availability, Shana Whitney

Master's Theses and Capstones

Microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE; the proportion of assimilated C allocated towards biomass production) is a powerful regulator of global soil C stocks, and there is a need to integrate accurate and dynamic CUE parameters into C-cycling models. However, there is uncertainty in the CUE-response to warming and increased N deposition and how this response may vary among groups of microbes. Here, we conducted a laboratory incubation of ten photogenically diverse fungal isolates grown in liquid culture to evaluate potential environmental and physiological controls over CUE. Isolates were grown at 15ºC or 25ºC and under low or high N concentrations. …

Unh Research Finds Shale Natural Gas Development Impacting Recreationists, Robbin Ray

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Build Your Professional Image With A Professional Headshot, Jon Meadows

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Nh Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Identifies First Ever Reported Case Of A Virus In Chimney Swifts, Erika Mantz

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Unh Research Finds N.H. Residents Support Dam Removal Except When Used For Hydropower, Erika Mantz

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Unh Researchers Find Specialty Eggplant Varieties Grow Well In High Tunnels, Lori Tyler Gula

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Biden, Warren, And Sanders Top Dem Primary Field; Gop Voters Firmly Behind Trump In Gop Primary 7/16/2019, Unh Survey Center

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are bunched at the top of the Democratic field in New Hampshire. Warren has seen an increase in support since April and is now on equal footing with Biden and Sanders. Likely Republican primary voters remain firmly behind President Trump and very few express support for Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld.

Visit Unh Research Farms On Annual Durham Farm Day Aug. 17, Lori Tyler Gula

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Unh Research Finds Thicker Pavement Is More Cost Effective Down The Road, Robbin Ray

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Unh Summer High Impact Learning Program A Win-Win For Students And Community Organizations; Changemakers Share Experiences At Social Innovation Internship Showcase July 24, Erika Mantz

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Academic-Community Partnerships: Effectiveness Evaluated Beyond The Ivory Walls, Rosemary M. Caron, Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, Catherine Lafferty

Faculty Publications

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has furthered our understanding of the working principles required for academic-community partnerships to address persistent public health problems. However, little is known about how effective these partnerships have been in eliminating or reducing community-based public health issues. To contribute to the literature in this area, the authors conducted a survey of U.S. schools and programs in public health and community groups working with these academic partners to: (1) identify the most common local public health issues addressed; (2) examine the characteristics of the partnership and the actual or perceived benefits and challenges for each partner; (3) …

“Discreet Masc”: Non-Heterosexual Male Identities In Urban And Rural New Hampshire, Evan T. England

Perspectives

Many subcultural identities exist within male culture. Identities may vary by geographical location, and further intersectional research is needed in the fields of gender and sexuality as they relate to location. By examining a sample of 600 social networking app profiles, the present study establishes that experiences of masculinity vary significantly for non-heterosexual men based on their urban or rural setting. Men in rural locations are more inclined to assume traditionally masculine identities, and as such, a claim to an inconspicuous and heteronormative position in the masculinity hierarchy. Even so, “discreet and masculine” men must find ways to connect to …

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How Many Likes Is Your Life Worth? The Relationship Between Social Media Use And Self-Esteem Among Adolescents, Kristin Wiewel

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Granite State College Undergraduate 2019-2020 Catalog, Granite State College

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Genome Sequence Of The Radiation-Resistant Bacterium Deinococcus Radiophilus Atcc 27603, Claudia R. Maynard, Kyle S. Maclea

Faculty Publications

The pigmented bacterium Deinococcus radiophilus, which is highly resistant to radiation exposure, was first isolated from irradiated lizardfish. We report a genome assembly of D. radiophilus UWO 1055T (=ATCC 27603T), with a predicted genome size of 2.7 Mbp (62.66% G+C content). A number of CRISPR-associated proteins and two CRISPR arrays were identified.

Unh Research Finds N.H. Voters Divided By Party On Whether Humans Impact Climate Change, Erika Mantz

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