This is the synthesis of a series of studies to evaluate perceptions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) law enforcement and investigations (LEI). Five groups were evaluated: four groups of employees ...

"Dry forests throughout the United States are fire-dependent ecosystems, and much attention has been given to restoring their ecological function. As such, land managers often are tasked with reintroducing fire via presc ...

Woody plants are the most abundant renewable resources on the earth. From the paper we consume to the house we live in, our daily lives rely heavily on woody plants. Over the past decades, enormous efforts have been expe ...

Polybenzimidazoles were synthesized from 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) and dicarboxylic acids. The polymerizations using the dicarboxylic acid monomers were carried out in polyphosphoric acid (PPA) and phosphorus pentoxide ...

This thesis is separated into two parts: the synthesis of azaspiracids-1 and -2, and the synthesis of the G-O domain of maitotoxin. The early history of the azaspiracids, from the isolation of the molecule by the Satake ...

The two naturally occurring cyclopropene fatty acids, sterculic and malvalic, have been synthesized. The cyclopropene ring was made by inserting a methylene unit into an acetylenic linkage. The synthesis of methyl ste ...

Dendrimers are nanoscale macromolecules that have highly branched, core-shell structures. Higher generation dendrimers have close-packed peripheral functional groups and a hollow interior. The chemistry of the core and t ...