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The Gamification of Code
Teaching an introductory web design course is already a blended environment. Students meet face-to-face, yet have access to a myriad of online resources, YouTube videos, blogs, and forums to support their learning. However, the...
Carolina Values Summit to Host Ted Cruz, Ben Carson and Rick Santorum
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
The Reconciled Church Movement will hold the "Carolina Values Summit," a presidential forum, at 6 p.m. on Feb. 11 at Byrnes Auditorium. The forum will feature GOP presidential candidates, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and...
Published by: Winthrop University
Perceptual Learning, Long-Range Horizontal Connections And Top-Down Influences In Primary Visual Cortex
Valentin Piëch
Jan 01, 0001
The earliest cortical stage of visual processing, the primary visual cortex, has long been seen as a static preprocessor that finds local edges and their orientation like a linear filter bank, and passes this information on to...
Published by: Rockefeller University
Capability Analysis of Suitable Natural Habitat for Wild American Ginseng
This article presents a sensitivity analysis of the main growing factors for wild American ginseng in North Carolina, USA. This study examines the influence and importance of ginseng's natural growing factors in the predictive...
A Model for Selecting Viticultural Sites in the Piedmont Triad Region of North Carolina
The North Carolina wine industry is growing at a fast pace. Many new vineyards are being planted with European varieties. Vitis vinifera varieties in general are the most challenging species of grape grown, requiring...
Recovering World-Welcoming Words
Valentin Gerlier
Jul 07, 2021
This article presents a theological–literary response to a concern in contemporary theory with heeding and articulating the speech of nonhuman things. Drawing from Rowan Williams’ metaphysics of poetic addition, I argue...
Modeling Migratory Patterns of the Eastern Monarch Butterfly
The purpose of this research was to relate the influence of specific site suitability variables to eastern monarch butterfly migratory patterns and behavior. Elevation, temperature, precipitation, and land use data layers were...
Mapping the Migration
Monarch butterfly populations have been declining at an accelerating rate. While local mitigative measures can provide some relief, the larger scale loss of habitat and lack of flyway continuity must also be addressed. This...
Assessing international alcohol consumption patterns during isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic using an online survey
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has required drastic safety measures to control virus spread, including an extended self-isolation period. Stressful situations increase alcohol craving and consumption in alcohol use disorder...
Use of Semantic Technologies to Inform Progress Toward Zero-Carbon Economy
To investigate the effect of possible changes to decarbonise the economy, a detailed picture of the current production system is needed. Material/energy flow analysis (MEFA) allows for building such a model. There are, however...
Physical activity and the environment
BACKGROUND: Changing the physical environment is one way to promote physical activity and improve health, but evidence on intervention effectiveness is mixed. The theoretical perspectives and conceptual issues discussed or used...
Influence of pile driving on the clearance rate of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)

Underwater pile driving is typically undertaken during construction of offshore oil and gas platforms and wind farms and harbours. These structures generally need solid foundations - provided by large steel piles - that are...

The Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care produces measurements along a single dimension
BACKGROUND: As the worldwide prevalence of chronic illness increases so too does the demand for novel treatments to improve chronic illness care. Quantifying improvement in chronic illness care from the patient perspective...
Timely evaluation in international development
Impact and process evaluations are increasingly used in international development; however they are generally retrospective in outlook. A more timely approach to evaluation aims to identify necessary, feasible and effective...
Use of Semantic Technologies to Inform Progress Toward Zero-Carbon Economy
To investigate the effect of possible changes to decarbonise the economy, a detailed picture of the current production system is needed. Material/energy flow analysis (MEFA) allows for building such a model. There are, however...
Influence of pile driving on the clearance rate of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)

Underwater pile driving is typically undertaken during construction of offshore oil and gas platforms and wind farms and harbours. These structures generally need solid foundations - provided by large steel piles - that are...

Timely evaluation in international development
Impact and process evaluations are increasingly used in international development; however they are generally retrospective in outlook. A more timely approach to evaluation aims to identify necessary, feasible and effective...

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