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The Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM) collects, preserves, and provides public access to the scholarly output of the university. Faculty and researchers can upload research products for rapid dissemination, global visibility and impact, and long-term preservation.
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Greater Baybrook Green Network Plan: A community vision plan for increasing connectivity and enhancing green assets
(Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2022)The Green Network Plan was designed by determining ongoing investment strategies in the neighborhood, evaluating opportunities and constraints, and analyzing demographics, park equity, environmental justice, and other ... -
Recommended Vegetable Cultivars for Maryland Home Gardens
(University of Maryland Extension, 1998-01)This publication lists cultivars of vegetable crops recommended by a survey of Maryland Master Gardeners. It includes a list of seed vendors as well. -
PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS OF EXTENDED AIR HEATING BY FEMTOSECOND LASER FILAMENTATION
(2022)Femtosecond laser pulses of sufficient energy can propagate as filaments in air due to a dynamic interplay between nonlinear self-focusing and ionization-induced defocusing. A filament in air is characterized by a narrow, ... -
BIOPROSPECTING MARINE ACTINOMYCETES FOR NOVEL ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS DRUGS
(2022)Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), the causative agent of the infectious lung disease tuberculosis (TB), is estimated to infect approximately 1.7 billion people worldwide. This pathogen was responsible for more than 1.5 ... -
Follow the Leaders: Policy Presentation in the U.S. Congress
(2022)This dissertation presents a theory of policy presentation in the U.S. Congress. I define policy presentation as the strategic development and distribution of partisan information to explain major legislative decisions by ...