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  • Lasers in the Sky : Distributed Temperature Sensing and a Micro-Meteorological Approach to Quantifying Evapotranspiration

    Creator:
    Predosa, Robert
    Abstract:
    Lower atmospheric flux measurements are a difficult subset of atmospheric data to accurately collect. The interplay of cost, precision, specialty, resolution and repeatability compound an already difficult experimental problem. In response to this, a new, novel instrumentation approach to measuring within the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is introduced. The combination...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Evapotranspiration Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________________ Dr. Chad W

  • Evaluation of genetic diversity in wild populations of black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.)

    Creator:
    Dossett, Michael
    Abstract:
    In recent years, there has been renewed interest in black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.) breeding. This has been spurred, in part, by an increase in black raspberry consumption due to studies that have shown them to be particularly high in anthocyanin content indicating high levels of antioxidants. Present cultivars are...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    (Pennsylvania), C. Brown (New Jersey), P. Byers (Missouri), T. Cuff (Wisconsin), A. Dale (Ontario), R. Davis

  • Addressing Data Resolution in Precision Agriculture

    Creator:
    Kelley, Jason
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    Irrigated agriculture constitutes the greatest consumptive water use globally, so that irrigation efficiency measures are an important part of global efforts to best utilize this limited resource. However, greater irrigation efficiency must be achieved while simultaneously maintaining or increasing crop yields and farming profitability. Incremental water use decisions are made...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Chad W. Higgins Irrigated agriculture constitutes the greatest consumptive water use

  • Leveraging the Food-Energy-Water Nexus for Planet Resilience

    Creator:
    Steadman, Casey L.
    Abstract:
    We have sufficient evidence that our historical management of natural resources is not sustainable. Food production is stagnating or declining. Nonrenewable energy sources on which the energy sector has historically depended are being rapidly depleted. Water resources, for which the energy and food sectors compete, are being depleted and impaired....
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    Dissertation
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    Chad W. Higgins We have sufficient evidence that our historical management of natural resources

  • Hydraulic Conductivity of The Hemp Stems Under Water Stress

    Creator:
    Yuksel, Mehmet
    Abstract:
    Hydraulic conductivity of hemp stems under water-stress conditions was investigated. When plants face with water-stress conditions, embolies (cavitation) are triggered in xylem channels and water transport from the root to the leaves is affected. The relation between percentage loss of water transfer ability within the xylem channels can be described...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Chad W. Higgins Hydraulic conductivity of hemp stems under water-stress conditions was

  • Effects of conjugated linoleic acids on PGE₂, PGF₂α and progesterone production by bovine luteal cells in vitro

    Creator:
    May, Katherine C. P.
    Abstract:
    Feeding conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) improves reproductive performance in dairy cows; however, the molecular mechanisms by which CLA improves reproduction are not well understood. Therefore, we evaluated whether the CLA isomers, trans-10, cis-12 CLA and cis-9, trans-11 CLA altered synthesis of steroidogenic hormones in bovine luteal cells by measuring concentrations...
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    Masters Thesis
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    :_______________________________________________ Chad J. Mueller Feeding conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) improves reproductive

  • Phenotyping diverse strawberry (Fragaria spp.) germplasm for aid in marker- assisted breeding, and marker-trait association for red stele (Phytophthora fragariae) resistance marker Rpf1

    Creator:
    Mathey, Megan M.
    Abstract:
    Strawberry is one of four crops included in the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative-funded RosBREED project along with apple, peach, and cherry. Phenotyping strawberry for specific horticultural and commercial traits is important to identify associations with genotypic marker(s). This process is the first step in translating genomic knowledge into enhanced...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Abstract Approved: Chad E. Finn Strawberry is one of four crops included in the USDA-NIFA

  • Estimation of Population Age Structure, Detection Probability, and Density of Red Tree Voles in Oregon

    Creator:
    Marks-Fife, Chad A.
    Abstract:
    Red tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus) are a unique species of Arvicoline rodent found in western Oregon and northwest California. Their preferred habitat is mature and old-growth coniferous forest dominated by Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Tree voles are an important prey item for northern spotted owls and many other predators, but are...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Chad A. Marks-Fife

  • Understanding Public Perceptions of Post-Wildfire Landscape Recovery

    Creator:
    Kooistra, Chad M.
    Abstract:
    Forest disturbances, such as wildfires, pine beetle outbreaks, and floods are important features of many landscapes and ecosystems. Many disturbances are increasing in size, frequency, and intensity due to changing climates and land management decisions. The changing ecological and aesthetic conditions following a disturbance can lead to negative short- and...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    ., Jenkins, P., Laska, S., & Davis, T. (2007). Place attachment and environmental change in coastal

  • Classified bodies : disability, identity, and the technological classroom

    Creator:
    Iwertz, Chad E.
    Abstract:
    This thesis pursues a flexible understanding and definition of dis/ability as a broadly and liberally applied mark of stigma. It asks questions that develop a deeper understanding of how disability influences mētis, a knowledge or cunning use of the body. Through this framework of mētis, this thesis explores technologies as...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Chad E. Iwertz for the degree of Master of Arts in English presented