Growing urbanization, shifting water uses, and a focus on ecosystem health in the Deschutes River Basin in Central Oregon led to experimentation with new voluntary market-based approaches to water management in the last decade. To meet groundwater demands while maintaining instream flows and upholding prior water allocations, the Oregon Water...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental contaminants produced mainly from the incomplete combustion and pyrolysis of organic matter. PAHs are among the major contaminants at over 800 Superfund sites, nationwide. Thermal remediation is used as a method to remediate soils contaminated with PAHs through the use of heat to mobilize...
This paper continues exploration in the area of
programming for parallel computers. The appendix to the
paper contains an extensive survey of the literature related
to parallel computers and parallel programming techniques.
The paper itself presents a new approach to solving
the Laplace equation on a. parallel computer. A new...
Little is known about how people living with HIV in low prevalence contexts face the challenges of stigma and
discrimination. Low prevalence and rural communities are unique environments in which HIV-related stigma
and discrimination may be intensified due to lower tolerance of differences among people and greater fear of
HIV....
BACKGROUND: Parents play a significant role in shaping youth physical activity (PA). However, interventions targeting PA
parenting have been ineffective. Methodological inconsistencies related to the measurement of parental influences may be a
contributing factor. The purpose of this article is to review the extant peer-reviewed literature related to the measurement...