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- <p>Child care -- West Virginia.</p> <p>Child care -- Huntington (W. Va.)</p> <p>Child care -- Ashland (Ky.)</p> <p>Women employees -- West Virginia.</p> <p>Women employees -- Huntington (W. Va.)</p> <p>Women employees -- Ashland (Ky.)</p> (1)
- <p>Scotland -- Population -- History.</p> <p>Scotland -- Government policy.</p> <p>Scotland -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.</p> <p>Fertility -- Sociological aspects.</p> (1)
- <p>Smog.</p> <p>Remote-sensing images.</p> <p>Detectors.</p> <p>San Francisco Bay (Calif.)</p> <p>Los Angeles (Calif.)</p> <p>Charleston (W.Va.)</p> (1)
- <p>Vegetation dynamics.</p> <p>Vegetation and climate.</p> <p>Climatic changes.</p> (1)
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Scotland: The New Melting Pot?, Alexandria Rovatsos
Scotland: The New Melting Pot?, Alexandria Rovatsos
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Discussion of population issues increasingly centers on the low fertility rates common in much of the developed world. As a result of these low fertility rates and increased longevity, populations across much of Europe are getting older and in many cases declining in size. In response, governments with low fertility rates have implemented a variety of policies to maintain their population. While many countries have tried to boost fertility, Scotland had opted for a less popular approach, i.e. pro-immigration. This thesis focuses on Scotland and the policy implemented by the government to combat low fertility.
Atmospheric Smog Modeling, Using Eos Satellite Aster Image Sensor, With Feature Extraction For Pattern Recognition Techniques And Its Correlation With In-Situ Ground Sensor Data, Parthasarathi Roy
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Atmospheric pollution was previously considered as a 'Brown Cloud’ phenomenon restricted to industrialized urban regions. Studies in field stations and satellite observations made since the last decade revealed that it now spans continents and ocean basins world wide. The objective of this research investigation is to assess atmospheric pollutants in the troposphere and their spectral characteristic signatures by using highspectral and spatial resolution Earth Observation System (EOS) satellite imaging sensor Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data and to find correlations with ground sensor observations. Ground sensor data are imported into a geodatabase for spatial reference. Raw ASTER …
The Effects Of Access To Childcare On The Labor Force Participation Of Women In The Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area And West Virginia, Kristi Stephens
The Effects Of Access To Childcare On The Labor Force Participation Of Women In The Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area And West Virginia, Kristi Stephens
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
This paper examines the connection between access to childcare and labor force participation of women in the Huntington-Ashland MSA and in West Virginia by evaluating the connection between the number of daycare slots available and several socio-economic factors. Based on data gathered from daycare resource groups and the U.S. Census Bureau, access to childcare is connected with the ability of women with children to participate in the labor force. This effect is seen more strongly in rural West Virginia than the more urbanized Huntington- Ashland MSA and the number of childcare slots available may be influenced by, or is influencing, …
Estimation Of The Effects Of Vegetation On Local Climate Using Gis And Remote Sensing Data, Won Hoi Hwang
Estimation Of The Effects Of Vegetation On Local Climate Using Gis And Remote Sensing Data, Won Hoi Hwang
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
As one of the effective methods to control urban temperatures, the effects of trees and other vegetation have come into focus. Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing data, Digital Orthophoto Quarter-Quadrangle (DOQQ) and Landsat Thematic Mapper (Landsat TM), have been applied in this study to analyze the UHI. The effect of road-side trees on local micro-climate was examined with in-situ temperature measurement and simulated shade. Regression analyses revealed significant negative slopes for all time periods. This trend continued throughout the entire night until sunrise the next morning. The relationship between thermal patterns and vegetation distributions was investigated using the …