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Component to multi-track feeder assignment and board sequencing for printed circuit board assembly

Creator:: Li, Yu-An
Abstract:: This research was motivated by the use of multi-track feeders in the printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. In a low volume, high mix production environment, setup time is usually considered more important than processing time. Implementation of multi-track feeders not only increases the capacity of the surface mount machines but...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Agronomic potential and physiological performance of synthetic hexaploid wheat-derived populations

Creator:: del Blanco, Isabel Alicia
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Assessment of impacts of Canada geese on wheat production

Creator:: Louhaichi, Mounir
Abstract:: Numbers of wild Canada geese (Branta canadensis) have increased dramatically during the past 30 years in the lower Columbia and Willamette Valley systems. The damage they cause by grazing and trampling plants can be substantial. The objectives of this research were to: 1) Develop methods that provide reliable estimates of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Pre-harvest sprouting tolerance of a synthetic hexaploid wheat (Triticum turgidum L. x Aegilops tauschii Coss.)

Creator:: Rosa, Andre Cunha
Abstract:: Pre-harvest sprouting in wheat costs farmers millions of dollars every year. Pre-harvest sprouting tolerance (PST) has minimized this problem, but improvement of PST is still necessary. Synthetic hexaploid wheats (synthetics) have been used as sources of genes coding for many useful traits. Two studies evaluated the PST of a synthetic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Production of haploid plants in selected winter wheat genotypes through anther culture and intergeneric crosses with maize

Creator:: Mendoza, Maria Graciela
Abstract:: A higher level of efficiency in the production of doubled-haploids must be achieved if this procedure is to be beneficial in plant improvement. Of equal importance is the development of protocols, which are not genotypic specific and result in progeny that represent a random sample of gametes from the parental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Confidence intervals for variance components

Creator:: Purdy, Kathleen G.
Abstract:: Measuring the source and magnitude of components of variation has important applications in industrial, environmental and biological studies. This thesis considers the problem of constructing confidence intervals for variance components in Gaussian mixed linear models. A number of methods based on the usual ANOVA mean squares have been proposed for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Interactions between the immune system, stress and thymulin

Creator:: Christian, Richard L., (Richard Leroy), 1971-
Abstract:: This study was conducted to determine the effects of shipping stress on the immune system in domestic lambs (Ovis aries) and to determine the potential of the thymic peptide, thymulin, to reduce those effects of stress on the immune system. Treatments consisted of no shipping (as unstressed controls), shipping (as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Life-history organization of herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) in the northeast Pacific

Creator:: Aleaziz, Farzad
Abstract:: The distribution of herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) in the Northeast Pacific extends from southern California to northern Alaska. Studies on variation in herring life-history are limited to local characteristics and recruitment populations or relatively restricted regions of the Northeast Pacific. In this study I assessed herring life-history patterns and recruitment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Wheat genotypes selected under optimum conditions and their response to water and heat stress

Creator:: Briceno-Felix, Guillermo Ariel
Abstract:: Concerns have been expressed that wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars selected under optimum conditions may lack adequate adaptation for stress environments. Experimental populations were grown under three environmental conditions 1) optimum, 2) reduced irrigation, and 3) high temperature. Field experiments were conducted at the Center for Northwest Experimental Station (CIANO),...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Use of livestock to improve the quality of elk winter range forage in northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Clark, Patrick Eugene
Abstract:: The effects of late spring defoliation on the winter forage quality of bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum [Pursh] Scribn. & Smith), Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis Elmer) and elk sedge (Carex geyeri Boott) and the response of wintering Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni Bailey) to changes in winter range forage quality...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Genetic potential to enhance French bread by introgessing superior pan bread quality in selected wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.)

Creator:: Jobet Fornazzari, Claudio Roberto
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Tablet machine instrumentation to study tablet compaction and compression of polymer-coated beads into tablets

Creator:: Altaf, Syed Azhar
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Responses of males to a pheromone blend of female Oriental fruit moth with and without E8, E10-dodecadien-1-ol, a pheromone component of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Creator:: Allred, Darin B.
Abstract:: E8,E10-dodecadien-1-ol, the primary component of the female sex pheromone of codling moth, Cydia pomonella L., has no attraction to male Oriental fruit moth (OFM), C. molesta (Busck). However, this compound when added to the OFM pheromone blend of Z8-dodecenyl acetate (85.5%), E8-dodecenyl acetate (5.5%), and Z8- dodecen -1 -ol (9.0%),...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Determining the essential elements of golf swings used by elite golfers

Creator:: Fujimoto-Kanatani, Koichiro
Abstract:: The golf swing involves a complex sequence of body movements which adjust according to the demands of a given shot. The purpose of this study was to determine common characteristics and essential elements of the golf swing under various conditions. The swing patterns of thirteen elite professional golfers were analyzed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Fish oral antigen delivery system development and optimization

Creator:: Zhang, Jia Ai (Allen)
Abstract:: Oral administration is the most practical way of vaccination of fish. It has advantages over intraperitoneal injection and immersion methods that include no stressful handling, no interference with routine fish husbandry and antigens can be delivered to the fish in their feed. An oral antigen delivery system was developed for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Identification of restoration potential on southwestern Oregon rangelands

Creator:: Barrington, Mack R.
Abstract:: The objectives of this research were to 1) evaluate the establishment and peak standing crop of Berber Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata var. "Berber"), Palestine Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata var. "Palestine"), and Sheep Fescue (Festuca ovina var. "Covar") ; 2) to assess establishment and production changes resulting from environmental gradients (elevation, slope, aspect,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Flowering, seed maturation, and harvest timing for turf-type tall fescue

Creator:: Andrade, Ronaldo Pereira de
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Multiple comparisons for the balanced two-way factorial : an applied Bayes rule (k-ratio) approach

Creator:: Pennello, Gene A.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Estimates of genetic variability and efficiency of early generation selection for grain yield and protein content in durum wheat crosses (Triticum turgidum. L. var. durum)

Creator:: Rezgui, Salah
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Factors affecting bird counts and their influence on density estimates

Creator:: McCracken, Marti L.
Abstract:: Variable area surveys are used in large geographic regions to estimate the density of birds distributed over a region. If some birds go undetected, a measure of the effective area surveyed, the amount of area occupied by the birds detected, is needed. The effective area surveyed is determined by observational,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Population ecology of the dusky Canada goose (Branata candensis occidentalis Baird)

Creator:: Sheaffer, Susan E.
Abstract:: Adult dusky Canada geese (Branta canadensis occidentalis Baird) were banded with plastic neck bands and observed on the winter range during 1985-92. Annual survival rates of adult geese estimated from observation data ranged from 76% to 85%. A model of Canada goose population dynamics was developed to illustrate relationships between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Flavor properties and stability of a corn-based snack : aroma profiles by gas chromatography (GC), GC-olfactometry, mass spectrometry, and descriptive sensory analysis

Creator:: Silva, Maria Aparecida Azevedo Pereira da
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Experimental and mathematical procedures for the estimation of shelf-life : application to temperature-abused chilled seafood

Creator:: Almonacid-Merino, Sergio Felipe
Abstract:: The validation and potential use of mathematical models to estimate the shelf-life of refrigerated food exposed to temperature abuse and basing such estimations on microbial growth was analyzed. Combined heat transfer, microbial growth models, and non-parametric statistical procedures formed a computer-based predictive tool to assess shelf-life and estimate the accuracy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Food preferences of Thai adolescents and their mothers' attitudes and knowledge about foods and nutrition

Creator:: Sananmuang, Ratana
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between adolescents' food preferences and their mothers' attitudes and knowledge about foods and nutrition in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. Subjects included 30 boys and 35 girls randomly selected from 11th grade classrooms at two high schools in Phitsanulok, and their mothers....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Genetic variability for kernel hardness in two soft winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivators

Creator:: Albahouh, Muhammed S.
Abstract:: To remain competitive in the international marketplace, soft white wheat cultivars grown in the Pacific Northwest must have consistent and predictable flour properties including kernel texture. As a consequence, there is a need to develop wheat cultivars for specific end uses. Wheat cultivars with very soft kernels are used largely...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Temporal and spatial variability of methane emissions from Alaskan Arctic tundra

Creator:: Morrissey, L. A.
Abstract:: Methane flux was measured from northern Alaska Arctic Coastal Plain wetlands to assess the spatial and temporal variability of Arctic tundra emissions during the summers of 1987 through 1990. Initially, the role of vegetation in the release of methane from substrate to atmosphere was assessed. Methane emissions were shown to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Determination of α-Amylase activity and soluble starch content in normal and cork spotted D̀'Anjou' pear fruit

Creator:: Li, Shiao Jing
Abstract:: There was a linear relationship of [alpha]-amylase activity from 2 to 12 hours incubation in both freeze-dried and fresh 'd'Anjou' pear fruit tissue. Activity was greater, however, in fresh as compared with freeze-dried tissues. [alpha]-Amylase activity from both types of samples was not detected until 60 minutes incubation. After 90...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Possible association of grain protein content, harvest index and biological yield in winter wheat populations

Creator:: Costa, Jose Maria
Abstract:: A negative relation between grain protein content and grain yield is frequently observed in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell) i.e. as grain yield increases, grain protein decreases. It has been suggested that the inverse relation between grain yield and protein is in part the result of developing high yielding...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Influence of planting density on spike size and grain yield in five winter wheat cultivars

Creator:: Wang, Shi Ping, 1956-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Schedule-based material requirements planning : an artificial intelligence approach

Creator:: Kim, Sunuk
Abstract:: The objective of this research project was to identify the limitations associated with schedule-based Material Requirements Planning (SBMRP) and to present a knowledge-based expert system (KBES) approach to solve these problems. In SBMRP, the basic strategy is to use backward or forward scheduling based on an arbitrary dispatching rule, such...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Multivariate geostatistical analysis of evapotranspiration and elevation for various climatic regimes in Oregon

Creator:: Martinez-Cob, Antonio
Resource Type:: Dissertation

New acetaminophen products : formulation development and bioavailability

Creator:: Mansell, Libbie J.
Abstract:: Development of a novel, useful, orally administered dosage form providing controlled, sustained release of an active ingredient was desired. Film layers of Aquacoat and Eudragit L-30D (commercially available coating materials) were applied to acetaminophen cores. Amount of coating material, number of polymer layers, and order of application were varied. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Analysis methods for modeling tree and stand growth responses to fertilization and thinning

Creator:: Wang, Chao-huan
Abstract:: This paper describes methods that can be used to evaluate stand and tree growth response to a single application of fertilization and/or thinning with data collected from multiple installations. Two kinds of methods were proposed: (1) structure analysis which applies covariance analysis in a blocked design with and without sampling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Development of a mechanistic overlay design procedure for flexible pavements

Creator:: Zhou, Haiping
Abstract:: This dissertation describes the development of a mechanistic overlay design procedure. The mechanistic analysis represents a new trend in both new pavement and overlay design. The greatest advantage of the mechanistic pavement analysis is that it considers the fundamental characteristics of materials to be used, is capable of considering changes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Examining bias in estimating the response variable and assessing the effect of using alternative plot designs to measure predictor variables in diameter growth modeling

Creator:: Zumrawi, Abdel Azim M. A.
Abstract:: Diameter growth of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuqa menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) estimated from increment cores was compared with that obtained from repeated measurements of tree diameter on permanent plots located in two Douglas-fir study areas in the central Coast Range of Oregon. Growth was measured for a 6-year period (1979- 1985). Diameter growth...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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