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  • Multi-objective Resilience Optimization of Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Networks

    Creator:
    Tiong, Achara
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    Critical Infrastructures (CIs) such as energy, water supply, telecommunications, and transportation are highly vulnerable to cascading failures due to their interdependent operations. A resilient network is crucial to withstand the impact of functionality loss in disruptive events. This research evaluates network expansion as a proactive resilience strategy in which new...
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    , Dr. David S. Kim, Dr. Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, and Dr. John Sessions whose collective feedback has

  • A Quantitative Analysis of Simultaneous Supply and Demand Disruptions on a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain

    Creator:
    Kost, Austin R.
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    Modern supply chains have grown to be far more complex than their predecessors, as global trade and accessibility have opened avenues of trade that were previously impossible. As such, the inherent risk of internal and/or external disruptions impacting the performance of a supply chain has also grown due to the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    members Dr. Joseph Agor and Dr. John Sessions for their support in completing my thesis. I would

  • In situ Agrobiodiversity Conservation Planning in Centers of Origin: The Role of Culture

    Creator:
    Guerrero Ochoa, Isabel G.
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    Managing agricultural diversity ensures a range of public services, such as genetic resource diversity, food security for subsistence-based economies, and landscape resilience in the context of climate change, among others. These agrobiodiversity conservation services are positive externalities from agrobiodiversity conservation. Whereas their value is not captured in market transactions, management...
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    Dissertation
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    pandemic. To my committee members Susan, Yong, and John for their support. Special mention to Steven

  • Balancing Timber Production and Conservation in the Oregon Coast Range: an Examination of the Response by Birds and Bird-induced Ecosystem Services to Forest Management at Multiple Scales

    Creator:
    Harris, Scott H.
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    Society derives many critical and irreplaceable values from forests. With a growing global human population and rates of consumption, forests are under increasing pressure to provide all these values simultaneously. To meet societal demands for wood products, tree plantations are becoming increasingly common and are replacing native forests. Yet, forests...
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    Dissertation
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    and generous with their time and advice: Joan Hagar, Tom Spies, John Sessions, and Bruce McCune

  • Application of GNSS for Vertical Reference Determination

    Creator:
    Kim, Su-Kyung
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    Vertical datum is a reference system used for specifying the elevation of specific points on or near the Earth. Precise and accurate definition and realization of vertical references are, therefore, crucial to ensure consistency between height measurements. The vertical datums can be divided into two categories: 1) vertical geodetic datums...
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    Dissertation

  • Measuring Instrument Precision Estimation in Destructive Testing

    Creator:
    Sunil Raj, Sayooj
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    The variability introduced into measurements by a measuring instrument is referred to as measurement instrument precision. Experimental procedures and analysis methods exist when measurements are repeatable and can be repeated on the same item. However, when the measurements are destructive and repeated measurements are not possible, estimating measuring instrument precision...
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    Masters Thesis
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    serving as my minor professor, and Dr. John Sessions for serving as my graduate council representative

  • The Fundamental Behavior of Timber-Concrete Composite Floors in Fire

    Creator:
    Shephard, Annabel B.
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    Timber-concrete composite (TCC) floors have improved strength and stiffness when compared to timber-only floors, allowing for longer spans in buildings and improved life safety. However, North America does not have codes and standards that recognize TCC floors, particularly the improved life safety performance of these floors in fire. Therefore, alternate...
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    Masters Thesis
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    committee members, Dr. Mariapaola Riggio and Dr. John Sessions, thank you for your contributions and

  • The Team Size Paradox: Knowledge Transfer and Process Loss Effects on Team Formation

    Creator:
    Méndez-Vázquez, Yaileen M.
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    Teamwork has become a popular operational strategy applied as part of workforce management plans in manufacturing and service industries. Teamwork has been commonly used in organizations to pursue different goals such as increase business operations agility, boost company productivity, improve quality in operations, increase company flexibility, promote collaborative learning, hasten...
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    Dissertation

  • Sound and Vibration Analysis of Alternative Rumble Strips

    Creator:
    Horne, Dylan Ross
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    Roadway departure crashes accounted for 18,275 fatal crashes in 2017 across the United States (Jones et al. 2017). Rumble strips (RS) provide audible and haptic interior alert when a vehicle is departing the roadway reducing run-off-the road crashes. Although inexpensive to install, and easy to maintain, RS are not installed...
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    Dissertation
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    . John Sessions, Dr. Ben Mason, and Dr. Thomas Plant. I will carry the lessons that I learned in your

  • Soil Moisture Encodes Plant Water Use Strategies

    Creator:
    Bassiouni, Maoya
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    Resilient water, food, and energy management strategies for an ever-growing population and changing environment depends on our understanding of water and carbon cycles from local to global scales. Fluxes of water and carbon are coupled by photosynthesis and plant transpiration cycles the largest fraction of terrestrial water from the land...
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    Use Strategies Abstract approved Chad W. Higgins Stephen P. Good