Search Results - "Riggs, S. R."

Stratigraphy of Back-Barrier Coastal Dunes, Northern North Carolina and Southern Virginia by Havholm, K. G., Ames, D. V., Whittecar, G. R., Wenell, B. A., Riggs, S. R., Jol, H. M., Berger, G. W., Holmes, M. A.

“…Ground penetrating radar studies of four representative active back-barrier dunes, combined with radiocarbon and photon-stimulated-luminescence dating…”
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Standardizing texture and facies codes for A process-based classification of clastic sediment and rock by Farrell, Kathleen M, Harris, W. Burleigh, Mallinson, David J, Culver, Stephen J, Riggs, Stanley R, Pierson, Jessica, Self-Trail, Jean M, Lautier, Jeff C

“…Proposed here is a universally applicable, texturally based classification of clastic sediment that is independent from composition, cementation, and geologic…”
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The Concept of Shoreface Profile of Equilibrium: A Critical Review by Pilkey, Orrin H., Young, Robert S., Riggs, Stanley R., A. W. Sam Smith, Huiyan Wu, Walter D. Pilkey

“…The concept of shoreface profile of equilibrium is the basis for most models used to quantitatively describe and predict profile response on beaches. We…”
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The effectiveness of a tobacco prevention program with adolescents living in a tobacco-producing region by Noland, M P, Kryscio, R J, Riggs, R S, Linville, L H, Ford, V Y, Tucker, T C

“…This study investigated the efficacy of a social-influences tobacco prevention program conducted with adolescents living in a high tobacco production area…”
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Aminostratigraphy of surface and subsurface Quaternary sediments, North Carolina coastal plain, USA by Wehmiller, J.F., Thieler, E.R., Miller, D., Pellerito, V., Bakeman Keeney, V., Riggs, S.R., Culver, S., Mallinson, D., Farrell, K.M., York, L.L., Pierson, J., Parham, P.R.

“…The Quaternary stratigraphy and geochronology of the Albemarle Embayment of the North Carolina (NC) Coastal Plain is examined using amino acid racemization…”
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Relationship of personal tobacco-raising, parental smoking, and other factors to tobacco use among adolescents living in a tobacco-producing region by Powers Noland, Melody, Kryscio, Richard J., Hinkle, John, Riggs, Richard S., Linville, Linda H., Ford, Viki Y., Tucker, Thomas C.

“…This study examined factors related to tobacco use among youth from tobacco-raising (TRH) and nonraising households (NRH). The subjects were 3,851…”
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A field demonstration of 1.7 Gb/s coherent lightwave regenerators by Cline, T.W., Delavaux, J.-P., Dutta, N.K., Eijk, P.V., Kuo, C.Y., Owen, B., Park, Y.K., Pleiss, T.C., Riggs, R.S., Tench, R.E., Twu, Y., Tzeng, L.D., Wagner, E.J.

“…Four 1.7-Gb/s frequency-shift keying (FSK) coherent regenerators that were successfully operated in a typical field environment using installed fiber cables…”
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Use of snuff, chewing tobacco, and cigarettes among adolescents in a tobacco-producing area by Noland, M P, Kryscio, R J, Riggs, R S, Linville, L H, Perritt, L J, Tucker, T C

“…This study describes the prevalence and patterns of smokeless tobacco and cigarette use among adolescents with a specific focus on those living in a high…”
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Holocene sea-level changes along the North Carolina Coastline and their implications for glacial isostatic adjustment models by Horton, B.P., Peltier, W.R., Culver, S.J., Drummond, R., Engelhart, S.E., Kemp, A.C., Mallinson, D., Thieler, E.R., Riggs, S.R., Ames, D.V., Thomson, K.H.

“…We have synthesized new and existing relative sea-level (RSL) data to produce a quality-controlled, spatially comprehensive database from the North Carolina…”
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Saliva cotinine and thiocyanate: chemical indicators of smokeless tobacco and cigarette use in adolescents by NOLAND, M. P, KRYSCIO, R. J, RIGGS, R. S, LINVILLE, L. H, PERRITT, L. J, TUCKER, T. C

“…Recent attempts to measure smoking behavior using chemical tests may have been confounded by the use of smokeless tobacco. An objective measure of smokeless…”
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Paleoceanographic Model of Neogene Phosphorite Deposition, U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin by Riggs, Stanley R.

“…The Neogene stratigraphic section of the southeastern U.S. continental shelf-coastal plain system is characterized by (i) a series of major regional…”
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Phosphorite sedimentation in Florida; a model phosphogenic system by Riggs, S. R

“…Some phosphatic sediments occur in many places in the geologic column and form in many environments on the sea floor in response to "normal" conditions and…”
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Petrology of the Tertiary phosphorite system of Florida by Riggs, S. R

“…Four basic types of macroscopic phosphorite have been recognized within the Florida stratigraphic section. Orthochemical and allochemical phosphorite are…”
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A faster radioimmunoassay of progesterone in plasma, with use of polyethylene glycol as precipitant by Schiller, H S, Hasselbrack, R, Riggs, R S, Brammall, M A

“…We report a reliable radioimmunoassay for plasma progesterone in which polyethylene glycol ("Carbowax 6000") is used to separate antibody-bound and free…”
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Graphic logging for interpreting process-generated stratigraphic sequences and aquifer/reservoir potential; with analog shelf to shoreface examples from the Atlantic Coastal Plain Province, U.S.A by Farrell, Kathleen M, Harris, W. Burleigh, Mallinson, David J, Culver, Stephen J, Riggs, Stanley R, Wehmiller, John F, Moore, Jessica Pierson, Self-Trail, Jean M, Lautier, Jeff C

“…This paper demonstrates a process-based method of graphic logging and stratigraphic interpretation that is based on a new, texturally based classification of…”
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Humoral immunity of parasitized, malnourished children by Purtilo, D T, Riggs, R S, Evans, R, Neafie, R C

“…The nutrition, intensity of parasitism, complete blood count, and the serum immunoglobulin concentration of 63 children were studied. Hyperimmunoglobulinemia…”
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Incest: The School's Role by Riggs, Richard S

“…The responsibilities of school personnel in detecting and dealing with incest are discussed: (1) knowledge about incestuous behavior; (2) observation and…”
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Micropaleontologic record of late Pliocene and Quaternary paleoenvironments in the northern Albemarle Embayment, North Carolina, U.S.A by Culver, Stephen J., Farrell, Kathleen M., Mallinson, David J., Horton, Benjamin P., Willard, Debra A., Thieler, E. Robert, Riggs, Stanley R., Snyder, Scott W., Wehmiller, John F., Bernhardt, Christopher E., Hillier, Caroline

“…Micropaleontological data provide a strong actualistic basis for detailed interpretations of Quaternary paleoenvironmental change. The 90 m-thick Quaternary…”
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Factors Related to the Health Knowledge and Health Behavior of Disadvantaged Black Youth by Riggs, Richard S, Noland, Melody Powers

“…Disadvantaged Black adolescents were surveyed regarding health knowledge, health locus of control, and health practices. Significant differences were found for…”
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Intraclast and pellet phosphorite sedimentation in the Miocene of Florida by Riggs, Stanley R

“…The structural framework of the Florida peninsula produced an extensive system of coastal, shallow nearshore shelf and platform marine environments which…”
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