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Panorama of the Seat of War: Birds Eye View of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
(Baltimore: Jas. S. Waters, 1861)1 map, col,; 46 x 71 cm. on sheet 59 x 84 cm. -
A Chart of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays
(Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, 1862)1 map, col. 101 x 70 cm.; Scale: ca. 1:375,000. -
Carte Particuliere de Virginie, Maryland, Pennsilvanie, la Nouvelle Iarsey Orient et Occidentale.
(Amsterdam: Chez P. Mortier, 1696)1 map, fully colored, 54 x 80 cm., Scale: ca. 1:600,000. -
Carte de la Baie de Chesapeake et de la Partie Navigable des Rivieres, James, York, Patowmack, Patuxen, Patapsco, North-East, Choptank et Pokomack.
(Paris: Depot General de la Marine, 1778)1 map 58 x 86 cm.; Scale: ca. 1:425,000. -
Development of a Research Handbook: A Guide for New Researchers
(2018-12)Working at an institution with a budding Research Department necessitates the development of additional resources for the education of new researchers. Such an educational gap was noted by key research personnel at Kadlec ... -
Analysis of Asymmetric Interactions between Nonnative Brown Trout, Salmo trutta, and Native Brook Char, Salvenlinus fontinalis, as a Mechanism of Habitat Fragmentation in the Gunpowder River Watershed of Central Maryland
(2018-12)Brook char, Salvelinus fontinalis, is the only salmonid that is native to the Mid-Atlantic and South Eastern United States. Within the state of Maryland, it is estimated that brook char have been expatriated from over 60% ... -
Strengthening the U.S. Military Forces through the Immigrant Recruitment Program
(2018-12)This Capstone explores the history of non-citizens serving in the U.S. military, specifically Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) Program which is a Department of Defense recruiting program that ... -
Snow Cover Area Change in the Volcano "El Altar" in Ecuador using Landsat Images
(2018-07)In Ecuador, the loss in snow cover area, can severely affect agricultural lands, protected areas and people’s access to clean water. I investigated the changes in snow cover in the Altar volcano in Ecuador in the last ... -
Systematic Review in Vertebrate Animal Research: Best Practices for Institutions of Higher Education
(2018-12)Systematic review is the comprehensive review of an entire body of research. These reviews compare independently published results for trends such as efficacy and reproducibility. Systematic review also helps protect human ... -
School Gardens: Helping Students Understand Where Food Comes From to Break Down Barriers to Healthy Food
(2017-05)Within the United States, food insecurity is adversely affecting urban households, households with children, and minority households (Coleman-Jensen, Gregory, & Singh, 2016). To overcome these disparities and fill the ... -
Use of Drones in Avian Conservation: Exploring the Use of Commercially Available Drones in Wetlands Shorebird Population Monitoring
(2017-05)The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, can provide a highly valuable tool in a range of wildlife studies. Applications in wetlands shorebird monitoring have yet to be explored in depth; this ... -
The Influences of Local Community Knowledge and Management Styles on Mangrove Forest Health: A Case Study in Northern Senegal
(2019-01)For my capstone project, I wanted to focus my research on a socio-ecological project which would meld the science and policy knowledge that I gained while matriculating through the Environmental Sciences and Policy program ... -
Enhance Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Agriculture through Farm Bill Implementation: Implementation Recommendations for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(2019-05)Our current agronomic systems are responsible for over 8 percent of domestic greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), and the impacts of climate change are growing significantly over time. The Natural Resources Conservation Service ... -
Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Access and the Lives of Women in Tharparkar District, Sindh Province, Pakistan: A Literature Review, 1990-2018
(2019-05)This report assesses how and why women in poor, rural communities in Tharparkar District, Sindh Province, Pakistan are disproportionately impacted by and must adapt to climate change, and how the effects on these women can ... -
Effects of Road Salt Applications on Human and Ecological Health: A Risk Assessment and Risk Management for Prospective Policy Options
(2019-05)Under many winter weather conditions, the use of de-icing chemicals is deemed necessary to maintain safe traveling conditions. Salt applications are used as the most effective method for treating ice and snow. Depending ... -
Guiding Adaptation: The Use of Frameworks in Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments on an Ecosystem Scale
(2019-04)Global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius is likely to be reached by the mid-20th Century and sealevels will continue to rise through 2100, even with immediate action. In order to respond to a changing climate and its effects, ... -
Perceived Discrimination and Racial Health Disparities: The Association of Race, Health Care Coverage and General Health on Perception of Discrimination
(2017-08)Prior research acknowledges that racial health disparities are a challenge faced in public health. While the association between race, discrimination and health outcomes has been evaluated, this study explored perceived ... -
Fulfilling the Charter Promise: A Proposal to Amend the DC Public Charter School Board's High School Accountability Policy
(2019-05)Washington, DC’s public charter school movement was billed as a promising alternative to the struggling District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). The District is over twenty years into its public charter school experiment, ... -
Predictive Policing in Seattle: The Effects on Location and Type of Crime
(2017-05)Existing literature generally acknowledges that crime is not random and dispersed across different areas, but instead crimes cluster at specific locations. While there are extensive studies covering the effect predictive ...