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  • Onset of symbiosis in a cnidarian-dinoflagellate association

    Creator:
    deBoer, Melissa L.
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    Scleractinian corals, like many other cnidarians, engage in intracellular symbiosis with dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Symbiodinium. This association makes invaluable structural and energetic contributions to the marine environment and to the coral reef ecosystem in particular. While many aspects of the cnidarian-dinoflagellate relationship have been well studied, nothing is...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Melissa L. deBoer for the

  • Determination of fluorinated alkyl substances in aqueous systems

    Creator:
    Schultz, Melissa M.
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    Fluorinated alkyl substances, which can be persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulative, have been quantitated in many densely populated and remote regions, including in air, surface waters, groundwater, and biota; however, little is known about their transport or behavior in the environment. Wastewater effluent is one of the principal routes for introducing...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Melissa M. Schultz for the

  • Analysis of diagonally cracked conventionally reinforced concrete girders in the service load range

    Creator:
    Robelo, Melissa J.
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    Performance evaluation of conventionally reinforced concrete (CRC) bridge superstructure elements with diagonal cracks is of interest to the bridge engineering community. Standardized methods to predict service-level stress magnitudes in cracked bridge girders under combined bending and shear forces are not available. An analysis procedure was developed to determine the response...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Melissa J. Robelo for the degree

  • Composition, structure, and biomass of cottonwood-dominated gallery forests along a successional gradient, Willamette River, Oregon

    Creator:
    Fierke, Melissa K.
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    Recognizing the importance of native black cottonwood-dominated riparian forests is especially important to preserve, protect, and manage for biodiversity in the Willamette River Valley. Species composition, structure, and biomass along a successional gradient from stand initiation to late succession of black cottonwood (Populus balsamfera L. subsp. trichocarpa (T. & G.)...
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    Melissa K. Fierke for the degree of Master of Science in

  • Mentoring student leaders of color

    Creator:
    White, Leann E.
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    Involvement in student leadership provides opportunities for student development (Foubert and Grainger, 2006) and is linked with higher rates of persistence (Astin, 1984), making leadership programs an important tool for increasing the retention and success of students of color. Unfortunately, traditional leadership paradigms often used in student leadership programs are...
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    Masters Thesis
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    have completed this research project. Warm thanks to all the members of my thesis committee: Melissa

  • Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

    Creator:
    Henning, Margaret Jo
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    In Zambia, there are approximately 920,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. Children are often referred to as a "window of hope" due to a low HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (UNAIDS/WHO, 2006). With growing numbers of infections and an increased strain on the social and economic structure due to HIV/AIDS there is a...
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    research process. Thank you to Dr. Melissa Cheyney, and Dr. Margaret Dolcini, for suggestions on the

  • Angular correlation measurements from the β decay of ¹⁶⁶mHo and ¹⁶⁶Tm and the properties of the gamma vibrational band in ¹⁶⁶Er

    Creator:
    Loats, Jeffrey T.
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    Angular correlations of gamma rays from excited states of ¹⁶⁶Er have been measured following the β decays of ¹⁶⁶ Ho (Jπ =7-, t 1/2 =1200y, Q= 1854 ke V) and ¹⁶⁶Tm (Jπ = 2+, t 1/2, = 7.7h, Q=3040 keV). Data was collected using the 8π spectrometer, an array of...
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    following the /3 decays of ló6mHO (J = 7, t, = 1200 y, Q = 1854 keV) and '66Tm = 2, , = 7.7 h, Q = 3040 keV

  • High resolution spectroscopy of sulfur trioxide and carbon suboxide

    Creator:
    Masiello, Tony
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    High resolution spectroscopy was used to study the properties of two simple polyatomic molecules, sulfur trioxide, SO₃, and carbon suboxide, C₃O₂. The fundamental modes and several hot bands of the ¹⁸O isotopic fonns of SO₃ (³²S¹⁸O₃ and ³⁴S¹⁸O₃) have been investigated using both infrared spectroscopy and coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering...
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    Dissertation
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    scattering spectroscopy (CARS). The Raman- active symmetric stretching mode, v1, shows complex Q-branch

  • Orthobaric Density: A Thermodynamic Variable for Ocean Circulation Studies

    Creator:
    de Szoeke, Roland A., Springer, Scott R., and Oxilia, David M.
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    A new density variable, empirically corrected for pressure, is constructed. This is done by first fitting compressibility (or sound speed) computed from global ocean datasets to an empirical function of pressure and in situ density (or specific volume). Then, by replacing true compressibility by this best-fit virtual compressibility in the...
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    Article
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    L O C E A N O G R A P H Y q 2000 American Meteorological Society Orthobaric Density: A

  • The marine geomorphology of American Samoa : shapes and distributions of deep sea volcanics

    Creator:
    Roberts, Jed T.
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    The geologic processes at work in American Samoa have long been a point of scientific debate. Of its numerous volcanic formations, few breach sea level, leaving an enormous proportion of their mass unavailable to traditional observation. This study aims to describe the deep sea geomorphology of American Samoa through compilation,...
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    Masters Thesis
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      Trench, Mimi  Dailey, Melissa Brazeale, Nate Shaub, Wiley Thompson, Sarah Mikulak, Celeste Barthel, Kyle