| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| An Assessment Of Wildfire Vulnerability In Western North Carolina, USA Following The 2016 Wildfires |
2018 |
1063 |
In 2016, an intense drought occurred in the southeastern U.S. Dry conditions resulted in unprecedented wildfires throughout southern Appalachia, especially in western North Carolina (WNC). Future climate change is expected to increase temperatures, a... |
| Adolescents In Crisis: A Geographic Exploration Of Help-Seeking Behavior Using Data From Crisis Text Line |
2018 |
2635 |
Prior research has demonstrated that a variety of contextual factors, including age, gender, and socioeconomic status, influence the prevalence and severity of mental distress and help-seeking behaviors. Behavioral health research has been limited to... |
| Examining Hurricane Exposure On Neonatal Outcomes In North Carolina: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study |
2023 |
186 |
A study examining the relationship between hurricane exposure and neonatal outcomes in North Carolina using Hurricane Isabel from 2003. A variety of statistical methods were used, but the main analysis uses difference-in-differences. The geographic a... |
| Extreme Heat And Mental Health-Related Outcomes In Adolescent Populations: A Machine Learning Approach |
2023 |
311 |
There is growing evidence indicating that extreme environmental conditions in summer months have an adverse impact on mental and behavioral disorders (MBD), but there is limited research looking at adolescent populations. The objective of this study ... |
| Geographic Variations Of Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories In North Carolina |
2017 |
877 |
This study investigates methamphetamine production in North Carolina from 2004 to 2006. Using address data from the National Clandestine Laboratory Registry, provided by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, this study incorporates methods of sp... |
| An Assessment Of Social And Physical Vulnerability To Hydroclimate Extremes |
2021 |
308 |
Appalachia is a culturally and economically distinct region in the southern and central Appalachian Mountains. Although the region receives consistent precipitation throughout the year, climate projections indicate that precipitation and drought vari... |
| Examining Spatiotemporal Trends Of Drought In The Conterminous United States Using Self-Organizing Maps |
2021 |
1097 |
Droughts can inflict long-lasting devastation on natural ecosystems and socio-economic sectors. In this study, we examine the spatiotemporal trends of drought using self-organizing maps (SOM), SOMs are a competitive learning subset of artificial neur... |