Task Management (TM) refers to the function in which the human operator
manages his/her available sensory and mental resources in a dynamic, complex, safety-critical
environment in order to accomplish the multiple tasks competing for a limited
quantity of attention. There is reason to believe that the level of automation on...
California and Steller sea lions (Zalophus californianus, Eumetopias jubatus, respectively) are considered sentinel species because they have long life spans, are long-term coastal residents, feed at high trophic levels, and have large blubber stores that serve as depots for anthropogenic toxicants. There are few studies on sea lion health and...
Reducing the cover of non-native species is one of the challenges of ecosystem restoration. The goal of this study is to identify native species traits that will increase native species cover and reduce non-native species cover in the first growing season at upland and wetland prairie restoration sites. Native and...
With congressional passage of the BEACH Act in October of 2000, Coastal and Great Lakes states were mandated to assess coastal recreation waters for the application of ambient water quality standards. This research encompasses two components involved in applying the BEACH Act statues to Oregon. The first component was to...
Eighteen multiparous, high producing (7,836 kg 4%
FCM) Holstein dairy cows were assigned randomly to iso-
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caloric rations containing either 12 or 23% crude protein
(CP) on day 40 postpartum. After a 10-day adaptation
period, uterine secretion and blood samples were collected
on the day of estrus (day 0-1),...
Although there is abundant scientific information regarding vitamin E and selenium deficiency disease in domestic poultry, there is only scant information on exotic species, such as ratites. Several necropsy cases involving ostriches, emus and rheas were presented to the Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory with gross and/or histologic lesions...
Family Child Care Homes (FCCHs) are the second largest provider of non-relative care in the U.S. However, despite providing care for nearly 1.9 million children under the age of 5, little is known about the physical activity levels of children attending FCCHs. This dissertation sought to provide new information with...
A variety of stakeholders require information about marine systems. In the open ocean, pilots of marine vessels require knowledge about environmental conditions for safe passage and route planning. On the coastline, communities rely on information about nearshore dynamics to increase safety from coastal hazards such as nearshore pollutants, coastal erosion,...