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How to Recognize Peer-reviewed (Refereed) Journals
In many cases professors will require that students utilize articles from “peer-reviewed” journals. Sometimes the phrases “refereed journals” or “scholarly journals” are used to describe the same type of journals. But what are peer-reviewed (or refereed or scholarly) journal articles, and why do faculty require their use? Three categories of information resources: Newspapers and magazines…
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Analysis of Farm Productivity in Kentucky
Analysis of Farm Productivity in Kentucky using Linear Regression Model Bijesh Mishra, Buddhi R. Gyawali, Kentucky State University Paper Presented in Kentucky Academy of Science, 2015 Annual Conference held in Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Newport, Kentucky. Abstract: Agriculture in Kentucky has undergone through major changes in last few decades. The number of farms are decreasing…
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Mapping Geo-spatial Impacts of Recent Earthquake in Nepal
Mapping of Recent Earthquake in Nepal and Its Geo-spatial Impacts. Bijesh Mishra, Buddhi Raj Gyawali, Kentucky State Univeristy Abstract: Nepal is located in tectonically active zone in-between three main fault lines: The Main Central Thrust, The Main Boundary Fault and The Siwaliks and The Himalayan Frontal Fault running parallel through the country resulting Indian Plate…
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#KSU Graduate Student Asks Community For Help To Raise Money for #Nepal.
These are questions that I answered for this news: Where in Nepal are you from? I am from XXXXXXX Nepal which lies in Western Development Region. It is west to Capital city, Kathmandu and east from the epi-center (Barpak Village) of first earthquake of magnitude 7.8 in April 25, 2015. How long did you live…
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Tobacco Buyout Program in Farm Retention and Diversification in Kentucky.
Kentucky was dependent upon tobacco production before the tobacco buyout program since second word war, as it was the most productive crop as well as most profitable business in southern states. The program’s goal was to end tobacco allotment and transiting to free and competitive market. This pushed farmers to alternative business, retire from agriculture, or diversify their…
