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  • PCR-based Sequencing System across Chlamydia trachomatis

    Creator:
    Roetcisoender, Jake
    Abstract:
    Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen that affects millions of people worldwide via ocular or reproductive tract infection. Despite obvious differences in site of infection, there has been shown to be high levels of sequence conservation across C. trachomatis. This high level of sequence conservation is hindered with a...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Steven Carrell, Committee Member, Representing Center Excellence Genome Resident

  • Human bitterness detection thresholds of hop acids in beer and honey

    Creator:
    Kolpin, Kathryn M.
    Abstract:
    Alpha acids are found in the lupulin glands of hops cones. These acids have no bitterness of their own, but can be isomerized and subsequently hydrogenated to form bitter iso-α-acids and tetrahydroiso-α-acids respectively. Current literature values for the detection thresholds of iso-α-acid and tetrahydroiso-α-acid in lager beer have been reported...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    R-index to find sensory thresholds (55). The R-index was first used in 1974 by J. Brown when it

  • Estimating the Value of Water for Irrigation in Deschutes County, Oregon Utilizing a Hedonic Pricing Model

    Creator:
    Zimmerman, Grant J.
    Abstract:
    This thesis uses a hedonic price model to estimate the value of water for irrigation in Deschutes County, Oregon. The analysis uses a dataset comprising information on 2,274 agricultural parcels across the County. Uniquely, the analysis successfully utilizes assessor-determined real market values in the place of actual land sales. A...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Grant J

  • Three Essays on the Economics of Habitat and Landscape Restoration

    Creator:
    Nguyen, Tu
    Abstract:
    Natural landscapes around the world have experienced serious loss and degradation, which negatively impacts ecosystem service provision by these landscapes. As a result, there have been serious investments to restore natural capital. However, restoration faces complex trade-offs, such as that between restoration quality, or how closely the restored landscapes resembles...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    dissertation. In Chapter 2 and 3, Dr David M. Kling, Dr. Steven J. Dundas, Dr. Sally D. Hacker, Dr. Daniel K

  • Empirical Analyses of Forestry Interactions with Climate Uncertainty and Threatened Species

    Creator:
    Johnson, Kelsey K.
    Abstract:
    Forests are highly valuable resources providing both timber as well as many non-use values like habitat for various endangered and threatened species, carbon sequestration, and recreation, to name a few. Given that there are 765 million acres of forestland in the United States, almost 60% of which are privately owned,...
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    Dissertation
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ David J. Lewis

  • Value of Prior and Novel Information in Managing a Mixed-Stock Recreational Chinook Salmon Fishery

    Creator:
    Jensen, Alexander J.
    Abstract:
    Many economically important Pacific salmon fisheries along the west coast of North America are mixed-stock, recreational systems, in which managers strive to account for interactions between fish, anglers, and management policy while balancing fishery access against conservation of vulnerable stocks. Specific challenges facing fisheries managers include limited control over angling...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Alexander J

  • Planning for Failure? Addressing Outside Stakeholders in Collaborative Basin Planning

    Creator:
    Henkels, Max P.
    Abstract:
    In recent decades, watershed managers have increasingly turned to collaborative models of governance for water resource planning in the Western United States. By involving a wide array of stakeholders in decision-making, these place-based partnerships promise many benefits: better understanding of local needs, increased public support, and reduced conflict. Yet, many...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • The Deep Sea and Me: A Design-Based Research Study to Advance Public Literacy of the Deep Sea Using an Exhibit at a Public Marine Science Center

    Creator:
    Darr, Katherine D.
    Abstract:
    With growing populations and consumer demand, there has been a turn to the deep sea to meet our natural resource needs. The deep sea provides a range of benefits to humans—called ecosystem services—including carbon sequestration, fisheries, waste absorption and detoxification, and nutrient cycling, all of which are vital to life...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ), 465-476. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467- 2979.2011.00452.x Brown, A. L. (1992). Design experiments

  • ESPN and the Construction of Gay Identity

    Creator:
    Cook, Alexandra Cleo
    Abstract:
    On February 9th, 2014 Michael Sam stated in an interview with ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that he is gay. Since he was drafted, Sam will become the first ever openly gay player in NFL history. The following study aims to explore ESPN's coverage of Michael Sam, with a goal of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Response of avian communities to herbicide-induced vegetation changes, western Oregon

    Creator:
    Morrison, Michael L.
    Abstract:
    The relationships between avian community structure and herbicide modification of vegetation were analyzed on early-growth clearcuts in western Oregon that had received phenoxy herbicide treatment 1 or 4 years previously. Only minor effects of herbicide treatment were evident 1-year after spraying, except for red adler (Alnus rubra), which still exhibited...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . Members of my doctoral committee D.S. deCalesta, G. Matzke, M. Newton, and J. Stevens -- offered