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Proceedings : Aerial Pest Detection and Monitoring Workshop, April 26-29, 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada

Creator:: McConnell, Timothy J., United States. Forest Service. Northern Region. Forest Pest Management, and United States. Forest Service. Intermountain Region. Forest Insects and Diseases
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: -29, 1994 Las Vegas, Nevada Edited by Timothy J. McConnell USDA Forest Service Forest Pest

Redd site selection and spawning habitat use by fall chinook salmon

Creator:: Geist, David R.
Abstract:: The spawning habitat associated with fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) redd clusters was investigated in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River. A conceptual spawning habitat model is proposed that describes how geomorphic features of river channels create hydraulic processes, including hyporheic flows, that influence where salmon spawn in unconstrained...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: salmon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David R. Geist for the degree ofDoctor of Philosophy in Fisheries

Valuing nonmarket goods and services : a test for bias in the iterated referendum-contingent valuation format

Creator:: McLeod, Donald M.
Abstract:: Contingent valuation has been used to elicit values for changes in the quantity and quality of nonmarket amenities. Yet hypothetically trading dollars for environmental improvements is not a familiar activity for most survey respondents. A variety of response effects associated with survey collected data can potentially lead to biased contingent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Dr. David Ervin Contingent valuation has been used to elicit values for changes in the

Re-Viewing Literacy : A Language Arts Teacher's Perspective

Creator:: Van Develder, Pamela A.
Abstract:: A controversy regarding literacy lies at the heart of debates over the current state of American education. In response to the debate, this study reviews and analyzes the literacy theories of E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Walter Ong, Sylvia Scribner and Michael Cole, Shirley Brice Heath, and Paulo Freire. The author presents...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: theories of E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Walter Ong, Sylvia Scribner and Michael Cole, Shirley Brice Heath, and Paulo

Identification of a mechanism underlying heritable subfertility in roosters homozygous for the rose comb allele

Creator:: McLean, Derek J.
Abstract:: The overall objective of this research was to define the cellular basis underlying heritable subfertility in roosters homozygous for the rose comb allele (R/R). Fertilization in the hen is preceded by the ascension of motile sperm through the vagina and sperm sequestration within sperm storage tubules (SST). The objective of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: David P. Froman The overall objective of this research was to define the cellular

The value of public open space : an hedonic price approach

Creator:: Knoder, Erik
Abstract:: Public open spaces provide many benefits to individuals and society. Many of the services they provide; such as recreation, enjoyment of nature, and improving water quality; are non-exclusive and nonrival in consumption. The "public good" nature of open space services inhibits the formation of a market for open space areas....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Value of Public Open Space: An Hedonic Price Approach. Abstract approved: David E. Ervin Public open

The effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on T cell activation

Creator:: Shepherd, David M.
Abstract:: The immune system has been identified as a very sensitive target for the toxic effects of 2,3,7,S-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Exposure to TCDD has been shown to disrupt the generation of both cell-mediated and humoral T cell-dependent immunity in laboratory animals; however, the mechanism remains unknown. In this dissertation, the hypothesis is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: activation AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF David M. Shepherd for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Effects of grazing and nitrogen enrichment on the taxonomic structure of periphyton assemblages in lotic ecosystems

Creator:: Lundberg, Chris H.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Lotic Ecosystems. Abstract approved: C. David McIntire The taxonomic composition of benthic

An opportunity cost approach to land preservation in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Aliski, Leon David
Abstract:: This study estimates a range of opportunity costs associated with three land management alternatives for a site in the Oregon Coast Range. A 35,000 acre site was selected which includes a mix of federal and private land ownership and provides significant biological resources. The first alternative examines a plan for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: An Abstract of the Thesis of Leon David Aliski for the degree

Battle of Big Bend

Creator:: Applen, Jeffery A.
Abstract:: The Battle of Big Bend was the last significant battle of the Rogue River Indian Wars. The battle occurred 27-28 May 1856 in the Oregon Territory. The location of the battle was along the Rogue River at a place known as the Big Bend, approximately eight miles up river from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Geography presented on December 3, 1997. Title: Battle of Big Bend. Abstract approved: David R. Brauner

The willingness of Central Oregon irrigators to donate water rights to augment Deschutes River flow

Creator:: Barkley, David, 1972-
Abstract:: This study used contingent valuation techniques to estimate the willingness of central Oregon Irrigators to donate a portion of their water rights to increase Deschutes River flow. This study was different from previous contingent valuation studies in that it used water rights as the payment vehicles instead of dollars -...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David Barkley for the degree of

Oceanographic influences on rocky intertidal communities : coastal upwelling, invertebrate growth rates, and keystone predation

Creator:: Sanford, Eric (Eric David)
Abstract:: The influence of large-scale processes on natural communities has become one of the central issues of modern ecology. I combined field and laboratory studies to investigate the effects of variation in coastal upwelling on rocky intertidal communities along the central Oregon coast. I examined whether the growth of intertidal barnacles...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . ©Copyright by Eric David Sanford September 3, 1999 All Rights Reserved Oceanographic Influences on Rocky

Oxygen consumption during acclimation to increasing salinity in the freshwater euryhaline cichlid Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1757)

Creator:: Alablani, Salam A.
Abstract:: Two sets of experiments measured changes in the oxygen consumption of the euryhaline teleost Oreochromis niloticus during acclimation to progressively increased salinity. Six acrylic respirometers were constructed for this purpose. The salinities tested were 9, 18, 27 and 36 ppt, with 36 ppt considered as full strength seawater. Fish were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: revised by Lowe-McConnell (1959). The substrate spawners were placed in the genus Tilapia and the

Focus on forestry ; vol. 8, no. 3 (Fall 1995)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Magazine of the OSU College of Forestry.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Forest director David Lysne and other Research Forest staff members invited the public to discuss the

Using valuation functions to estimate changes in the quality of a recreational experience : elk hunting in Oregon

Creator:: Fried, Brett M.
Abstract:: Public agencies need information on the value of recreational activities to assist in managing fish and wildlife species. Over the past two decades economists have developed and applied techniques to measure the value of such non-marketed commodities. The contingent valuation method (CVM) is one technique used by economists to measure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: data sets and for starting me on the road towards the preparation of my thesis; Dr. David Ervin and

Focus on forestry ; vol. 3, no. 3 (Fall 1990)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus on Forestry is published three times each year (Fall, Winter, Spring) by the College of Forestry, Oregon State University.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: . Donald F. Keene '53 Mr. Thomas S. Norton '79 Qu.inault Logging Corporation Dr. David P. Paine '53 Mr

Regulation of hepatic pyruvate carboxylase in 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin treated C57BL/6J mice and their pair-fed controls

Creator:: Roy, Shukla
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: express my appreciation to my committee members: Dr. David Williams, Dr. Ian Tinsley and Dr. Valerian

Image segmentation for defect detection on veneer surfaces

Creator:: Zhong, Yuan, 1956-
Abstract:: Machine vision is widely used in scientific areas and non-wood using industries, but the extreme variability of wood has limited its adoption by forest products industries. However, it is now becoming a key factor in further automation of the forest products industry. As a very important part of machine vision,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee members, Dr. Ronald Mohler, Dr. David Butler, Dr. Charles Brunner, and Dr. Eldon Olsen who gave

Personal teaching efficacy and ethnic attributions as contributors to caucasian preservice teachers' behavior toward international children

Creator:: Burt, Linda S.
Abstract:: Two theoretical models were examined based on the contributions of preservice teachers' personal teaching efficacy, ethnic causal attributions, past teaching, and international interaction experiences to their behaviors toward international children in multicultural small group activity sessions. Path analytic results revealed that for both models, these variables together did not significantly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Mumaw for her suggestions on the survey measure of past international experiences; Dr. David Wright

Investigation of the mechanism of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced immunotoxicity in C57B1/6 mice : effects on T cell activation

Creator:: Prell, Rodney A.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . David Barnes, Dr. Christopher Bayne, Dr. Jerry Heidel, and Dr. Henry Schaup, thank you for your

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
Full Text:: other members of my graduate committee; Dr. James Moore, Dr. Edward Starkey, Dr. David Thomas, and Dr

Growth and reproductions of Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in tropical aquatic microcosms at fluctuating temperature regimes

Creator:: Rwangano, Félicien
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members of my Graduate Committee: Drs. Frederick W. Obermiller, C. David Maclntire, William J. Liss, and

Absorption and metabolism of selenite by perfused small intestine, and hepatocytes from rats

Creator:: Park, Yeong-Chul
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: extended to my committee members Dr. David W. Barnes, Dr. Annette M. Rossignol, Dr. Ian J. Tinsley, Dr

Monte Carlo study of several methods for estimating linear demand for outdoor recreation from censored and truncated data

Creator:: Riyadi, Dedi M. M. (Dedi M. Masykur)
Abstract:: Objective of this study was to compare accuracy of several travel cost methods, by employing Monte Carlo simulations in the single site framework. Estimates from five methods were compared to the "true" travel cost coefficient and "true" consumer surplus. Each method was ranked, using the root mean squared error (RMSE)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. Thomas Maresh, Dr. Bruce Rettig, Dr. Joe B. Stevens, Dr. David Ervin, members of my graduate

Duration and rate of grain filling and subsequent grain protein content in selected winter wheat populations

Creator:: Mou, Beiquan
Abstract:: The lack of information regarding the inheritance of the duration and rate of grain filling, and the possible relationship between grain fill and grain protein content in wheat prompted this study. Early maturing Chinese cultivars, 'AI Feng 2' and 'CB 83-52', and late maturing cultivars adapted to Oregon, 'Stephens' and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: extended to Drs. Pat M. Hayes, Roger G. Petersen, David R. Thomas, Larry S. Daley, and Glenn Fisher for

Comparative metabolism of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid senecionine in rat and guinea pig

Creator:: Chung, Woon-Gye
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Tinsley and David W. Williams for their help as my committee. I would like to thank Ms. Elisabeth

Focus on forestry ; vol. 4, no. 3 (Fall 1991)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Keywords: Steve Strauss, Rick Strachan, Starker Forests, Wheeler Wood Composites Laboratory, Barbara Middleton, Joan Davies, Lisa Mattes, Larry Chapman, Iwan Ho, Jim WIlson, John Sessions, Brian Kramer, Mike Newton, Faye Stewart, Norma Erickson, Paul Adams, Gordan A. and Priscilla E. Duncan, Jim Trappe, Corey Arentz, Wang Zheng-Qi, Loran L. ("Stub")...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: . and Anita Alexander Terry G. and Salley B. Aman David S. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Anderson

Focus on forestry ; vol. 10, no. 3 (Fall 1997)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Magazine of the OSU College of Forestry.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Constance and David Bowden George and Joan Brown Elton and Margaret Brutscher Gordon Bunker

Education in business : a tool and a responsibility

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Business, Oregon State University. College of Forestry, and Bennett, Thomas G.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: aren't many like it left. There isn't a better place to raise children." BRICE FOSTER, Sawmill Grader

Focus on forestry ; vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall 1993)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Magazine of the OSU College of Forestry.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Baker, David E Baker, Thomas E Barocan, Thomas B Bell, Debbie S Bell, Paui Clayton Bellamy, Robert

Focus on forestry ; vol. 6, no. 3 (Fall 1993)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus on Forestry is published three times each year (Fall, Winter, Spring) by the College of Forestry, Oregon State University.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: $5000 to $9999 Geisinger, Marsha Radke Maitby, William E Glassman, Carol A Marshall, David Duane

Focus on forestry ; vol. 7, no. 3 (Fall 1994)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: ; Sonja M Hinckley; Margaret $50 to $99 David; Steven Sean Hopkins; Mr.&Mrs. Howard Davies; Warren G

Byron, Don Juan, and catharsis

Creator:: Greene, Wanda S.
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to explain how Lord George Gordon Byron achieves catharsis through the writing of his truth in Don Juan. In the poem the narrator expresses Byron's innermost emotion while at the same time the protagonist, Juan, relates to readers on a more conscious level. The ability that Byron...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: "ottava rima" form for Don Juan which, according to Frank D. McConnell in Byron's Poetry, is the

1989-1990 Annual Report of the Hatfield Marine Science Center

Creator:: Hatfield Marine Science Center
Abstract:: Report year ends June 30
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: . Paul Reno. He accepted the job this spring and will coming on board in the fall of 1990. Dr. David

Focus on forestry ; vol. 9, no. 3 (Fall 1996)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Magazine of the OSU College of Forestry.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Allen, Kelly James Forestry has who have given or became the agricultural Anderson, David Scott the

Focus on forestry ; vol. 5, no. 3 (Fall 1992)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Magazine of the OSU College of Forestry.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: M. and Donald W. Borglum David L. Bowden Robert Dean Boyer Brice L. Brandt Michael V. Brown

Focus on forestry ; vol. 5, no. 3 (Fall 1992)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus on Forestry is published three times each year (Fall, Winter, Spring) by the College of Forestry, Oregon State University.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Agrons Paul B. Alaback Anita G. and Lucien B. Alexander Alvin G. Anderson Russell J. Anderson David E

A Rhetorical Analysis of William Wilberforce's First Official Proposal for the Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Creator:: Zach, Anne M.
Abstract:: The abolition of the Atlantic slave trade was a long struggle in British Parliament between the slave trade defenders and the abolitionists. The Act of 1807 officially abolished the Atlantic slave trade, eighteen years after the initial abolition proposal to Parliament. William Wilberforce was a member of a committee that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: analyze this discourse. 8 Method This speech will be analyzed from David Kaufer and Christine

Valuing urban wetlands : a property pricing approach

Creator:: Mahan, Brent L
Abstract:: Wetlands play an important role in our social and economic well being. Many services wetlands provide, such as wildlife habitat, recreation, and aesthetics, are collective goods. Because these services are not represented in a market, an over supply of wetlands converted to other uses and an under supply of protected...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: critical reviews and helpful comments. Metro for providing GIS data and, especially, Metro's David

The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

Creator:: Berrens, Robert Patrick, 1962-
Abstract:: Despite several decades of research developments, the survey-based contingent valuation (CV) method remains one of the most controversial topics in environmental economics. As the procedure matures and more applied studies are completed, there is increasing pressure to make the results policy relevant. This research is composed of three distinct yet...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 1991b; Cooper, 1993; Loomis, 1988, 1990; McConnell, 1990; Duffield et al., 1992). One disadvantage

Teacher-Researchers in Composition Studies : Subverting Education's Political Hierarchy

Creator:: Hardin, Holly E.
Abstract:: This study focused on composition teachers in elementary and secondary schools who researched their own teaching practices. Specifically, it examined political implications of their work within the larger context of the education hierarchy. Central to this examination were teacher-researcher (t-r) perceptions of and interactions with other members of the education...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Interactions of organic input types and water quality on the production of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1757) in Rwandan ponds

Creator:: Rwangano, Félicien
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: environment. My deep appreciation extends to Dr. David McIntire, who initiated me to multivariate

Forestry theses accepted by colleges and universities in the United States : July 1981 - June 1990

Creator:: Fox, M. Anne, 1939-
Abstract:: This is a bibliography of doctoral dissertations and masters' theses in forestry and related topics issued during the period from July 1981 through June 1990. The colleges and universities included are all accredited by the Society of American Foresters. The actual listings were supplied by the individual institutions. Topics covered...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: 1986. 2. Barnett, Mark David. p'lpwood futur€s: a market prospectus. MFI 19g2. 3. Baxrett, victoria

Selected references concerning the USDA Forest Service : social, political, and historical sources of information

Creator:: Williams, Gerald W.
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: Forest Conservation: A Biography and Oral History of Edward P. Cliff.• Bloomington, IN: David A. Clary

Selected references concerning the USDA Forest Service

Creator:: Williams, Gerald W., Umpqua National Forest (Or.), and Willamette National Forest (Or.)
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: Conservation: A Biography and Oral History of Edward P. Cliff.• Bloomington, IN: David A Clary Consulting

Instructional methods for dietetic perceptors

Creator:: Overpeck, Nancy Lee
Abstract:: This study attempted to answer the following question: What instructional methods should dietetic preceptors use to help dietetic interns meet the performance requirements specified by the American Dietetic Association (ADA, 1991) for entry-level dietitians? A national sample of 170 dietetic preceptors was surveyed. Ninety provided usable information to examine both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Characterization of pyruvate carboxylase responses to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin exposure in C57BL/6J male Ah[superscript d/d] mice

Creator:: Ryu, Byung-Woo
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , hairless mice, and on rabbit ears (McConnell and Moore 1979), Although there is variation in the degree

Implicit value of water rights in rural residential properties : Deschutes County, Oregon

Creator:: Kiest, Loraine W.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Cropper, Deck and McConnell 1988). CHAPTER FOUR: SPECIFICATION OF THE MODEL 4.1 INTRODUCTION The

The culture of academia : authorizing students to read and write

Creator:: Mitchell, Danielle M.
Abstract:: Presenting and synthesizing several paradigms for the teaching of literature in American colleges, I investigate how definitions of reading, readers, texts, interpretations, and knowledge affect student acts of reading and writing. In addition, I draw upon specific examples of text-based, reader-based, and social-cultural based models for the teaching of reading...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: David Bleich, however, present reader-based strategies that focus primarily on the reader or the

Restoration and enhancement program for Tillamook Bay, Oregon : volume 1: improvement project evaluations and program strategy : draft

Creator:: The Research Group (Corvallis, Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association Or.)
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Comparative analysis of whitewater boating resources in Oregon : toward a regional model of river recreation

Creator:: Shelby, Bo, 1948-, Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute, Johnson, Rebecca L., 1955-, and Brunson, Mark W.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: vehicle . The opportunity cost of time was set at 23 .9 percent of the wage rate usin g McConnell and

Using GIS to analyze the relationships between open space and property values

Creator:: Pavich, Steve M.
Abstract:: The conservation of open space will become increasingly important as populations expand and undeveloped land is converted to urban uses. The benefits derived from open space conservation include protecting and improving water quality, providing wildlife habitat, maintaining scenic amenities and rural character, and supplying certain recreational opportunities. This study utilizes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: guidance in my understanding of GIS and always being available to answer questions. Thanks to David Atkins

Object oriented simulation tools for discrete-continuous, stochastic-deterministic simulation models

Creator:: Fisher, Joseph A.
Abstract:: In this thesis an introduction to simulation and object oriented programming discusses the need for the creation of several classes which directly support object oriented simulation. The author places no restrictions on the type of simulations that can be conducted and simulation practitioners will find that the classes provided lay...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Sweet corn germ lipoxygenase : isolation, purification, characterization and involvement in off-aroma formation

Creator:: Theerakulkait, Chockchai
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Biochem. & Biophys., Dr. David Thomas, Dept. of Statistics, MS. Gail Nickerson, Dept. of Agricultural

Vitellogenesis : a biomarker for estrogenic and antiestrogenic effects of organochlorines in rainbow trout

Creator:: Donohoe, Regina M.
Abstract:: Persistent organochlorines (OCs) bioaccumulate in aquatic biota and potentially impair reproduction via endocrine disruption. The present research evaluated estrogenic effects of the OCs, chlordecone (CD) and o,p'-DDT/DDE, and the antiestrogenicity of 3,4,5,3',4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (345-HCB) in juvenile rainbow trout, utilizing vitellogenesis as a biomarker. Vitellogenesis, estrogen regulated hepatic production of the yolk...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: cooperation of Dr. David E. Williams, Dr. Donald R. Buhler, Dr. Carl B. Schreck, Dr. Steven L. Davis and the

Structural and biosynthetic studies on marine eicosanoids and other oxylipins

Creator:: Moghaddam, Mehran Fallah
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: graduate committee, Drs. David Ballantine, Gayle Hansen, and Kathy Miller for their collaborative work

Middle school change : a process for restructuring in a large school district

Creator:: Hanneman, Kathleen D.
Abstract:: This qualitative study examined organizational change including the necessary steps that a large school district took in planning and implementing a reform effort. This project told a story of one school district's experience. The study covered a five year period from 1990 to 1995 in the 30,000 student Salem-Keizer School...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B(SEB)-induced alterations in T-cell activation and cytokine production

Creator:: Huang, Wentian
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Lawrence, Dr. Jefferson Fowles, Dr. Gregory DeKrey, Linda Steppan, Julie Oughton, Rodney Prell, David

Java style guide and pretty-printer

Creator:: Speton, Jean-Guy
Abstract:: The Java programming language is a recent entry in the family of object-oriented languages and like all new languages has yet to achieve widespread standardization of coding styles for the unique aspects it possesses. This paper and project address this issue by presenting a complete and rationalized style guide for...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Playwriting and Authority : Collaborative Art and Feminine Production

Creator:: Brown, Colleen Karen
Abstract:: In that the concept of authority in terms of the creation of a literary work of art indicates a single creator or controller of a literary work, a delineated inscriber of the text who initiates the act of communication, writing for theatrical production can be described as a feminized art...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . -Edwards Frank McConnell Paradoxical mixture of culture and violence we call the Renaissance -Donnington

The effects of farm and operator characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes on farm-level improvements in irrigation efficiency in the central Willamette Valley

Creator:: Stoff, Mary Cora
Abstract:: A study was conducted using data collected from a sample of mint and vegetable farmers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The study identifies the influence of demographic differences, economic factors and irrigator attitudes on irrigation efficiency. Only two of the 19 characteristics theorized to influence irrigation efficiency proved to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Sudbury Neutrino Observatory energy calibration using gamma-ray sources

Creator:: Dragowsky, Michael Raymond
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Patricia, for their love and support, and my brother, David, for being my brother. I thank

Computer-aided model generation and validation for dynamic systems

Creator:: Brisbine, Brian P.
Abstract:: The primary goal of any model is to emulate, as closely as possible, the desired behavioral phenomena of the real system but still maintain some tangible qualities between the parameters of the model and the system response. In keeping with this directive, models by their very nature migrate towards increasing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: indebted to my Mother Donna Houston, Grandmother Ruth Brisbine, and Brother David Brisbine, whose

Language and learning : a case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting

Creator:: Davis, Kay Mathews
Abstract:: This study was an ethnographic case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting. There were two guiding questions for the study: (1) How does the subject perceive language as it relates to educational experience? (2) What kinds of observable personality, cognitive, or affective factors have contributed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: transfer to the outside, secondary culture, high school. As Shirley Brice Heath has pointed out in Ways

Clinical nutrition managers' responsibilities and professional development strategies

Creator:: Witte, Sandra Sue
Abstract:: Dietetic professionals integrate knowledge and expertise in food, nutrition, management and people and apply their skills in a variety of settings. As the changing scene in health care has necessitated enhanced management of resources, the clinical nutrition manager (CNM) has emerged as a dietetic professional in hospitals applying sound management...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: education. 18 McConnell stated that health care career ladders do not allow for long-term career

Development of a decision support system for pond aquaculture

Creator:: Nath, Shree S.
Abstract:: Decision support systems (DSS) have been used to a very limited extent in pond aquaculture. This study documents the development of a DSS (POND) which allows representation of an entire pond aquaculture facility, and provides analysis capabilities in the form of simulation models and an economics package. Simulation tools in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Piedrahita, Jim Szyper, Kwei Lin, Kevin Hopkins, Yang Yi, Bart Green, David Teichert-Coddington, Steve

An evaluation of chlorine as a disinfectant for potable water supplies in the United States : weighing the human health risks

Creator:: Monaghan, Pegeen
Abstract:: The removal of microbial populations from potable water has been a practice with great importance towards public health, as it has resulted in the reduction of literally millions of cases of infectious disease. In the United States, pathogenic organisms are most commonly removed from drinking water through the application of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Understory vegetation response and nitrogen cycling following cutting of western juniper

Creator:: Bates, Jonathan D.
Abstract:: Since the late 1880's western juniper has expanded in range and increased in density in sagebrush-bunchgrass, riparian, and forested plant communities of the Pacific Northwest. Succession to western juniper woodland has been shown to reduce the productivity and diversity of the understory component, result in concentration of soil nutrients beneath...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: amount of thanks to my parents, David and Jane Bates, for their love, support, and many great visits to

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl

Creator:: United States. Forest Service and United States. Bureau of Land Management
Abstract:: The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management propose to adopt coordinated ecosystem management direction for the lands they administer within the range of the northern spotted owl. This Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SETS) presents as alternatives the options, with slight modifications, developed by the Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Pragmatics of parallel suffix tree construction

Creator:: Miller, Bryan
Abstract:: Suffix trees are a well known data structure for facilitating a variety of queries on strings. Construction of the trees requires a considerable number of choices concerning the implementation. Several of those choices are examined in this paper. Performance studies are presented that reveal the consequences of these choices. The...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Microstructural characterization of YBa₂Cu₃O₇₋₈ thin films with time differential perturbed angular correlation

Creator:: Tom, Dennis W.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Geochronology and geochemistry of low temperature hydrothermal alteration in oceanic crust : an investigation of celadonite in the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus

Creator:: Gallahan, William E.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: taken to complete this thesi& To him, I extend my deepest gratitude. Roger Nielsen and David Graham

The devlopment and implementation of a structured on-the-job training (SOJT) model in one healthcare foodservice operation

Creator:: Cluskey, Mary M.
Abstract:: This study involved the development and implementation of a model for providing structured on-the-job training (SOJT) in a healthcare foodservice operation. The model was developed to provide a structured method for conducting SOJT Events, the process when an incumbent employee trainer teaches another employee to perform his/her job. The model...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Nutritional and managerial considerations for wintering beef cattle in the northern Great Basin

Creator:: Brandyberry, Steven D.
Abstract:: A study was conducted to determine effects of year and season on diet quality of beef cattle grazing northern Great Basin rangelands from 1990 to 1993. Forage quality was high early in the growing season, then declined as seasons progressed (P<.05). Plant chemical composition was higher early in the growing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Managing multiple uses on National Forests, 1905-1995 : a 90-year learning experience and it isn't finished yet

Creator:: Fedkiw, John and United States. Forest Service
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: David R. Darr Laurie Fenwood . Richard F. Fowler Warren Harper Rex Hartgraves Clifford Hickman

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