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Context and Scale Mediate the Impact of Climate on a Widespread Avian Predator

Creator:: Brawner, Michael D.
Abstract:: Anthropogenic climate change is threatening biodiversity as I currently understand it. There is now a large body of work highlighting species responses, globally, to this threat. Importantly, responses at the species level emerge from responses at lower levels of biological organization (individuals and populations) across a species’ geographic range. For...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Rebecca C. Terry

Investigating the Role of Dune Grasses, Carbon Storage, and Marine Nutrient Subsidies to the Functions and Services of U.S. Central Atlantic Coastal Dune Ecosystems

Creator:: Jay, Katya R.
Abstract:: Sandy beaches and dunes cover approximately one-third of the world’s ice-free coastlines and provide ecosystem services including coastal protection, recreation, wildlife habitat, and carbon sequestration. These dynamic interface habitats are variably shaped by wind, waves, sedimentary processes, and vegetation feedbacks. Positive biophysical feedbacks lead to the formation of vegetated coastal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the formulation of my dissertation research. Thanks to Rebecca Terry for her scientific mentorship

Structure and Dynamics of the Canine (Canis familiaris) Nasal Microbiome

Creator:: Knorr, Elizabeth
Abstract:: The diverse community of bacteria living within and on host organisms, known as the microbiome, has an important role in maintaining host health. Dysbiosis, known as a change in the healthy community of the microbiome, has been associated with a number of diseases across host organisms and body sites including...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee members Becca Terry, Clint Epps, Anna Jolles, and Bree Beechler. I appreciate all your feedback

Stags of the Sea or Hedgehogs of the Harbor? Inferring the Point of Sculpin Cranial Weaponry

Creator:: Buser, Thaddaeus J.
Abstract:: Animal weapons are thought to have evolved to compete for reproductive opportunities within a species. Across the diverse weapon-bearing taxa, several evolutionary trends have emerged: (1) increasing complexity and relative size across ontogeny, (2) sexual dimorphism, and (3) higher levels of random deviations from symmetry (i.e., fluctuating asymmetry) than non-weaponized...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: throughout my dissertation: Drs. Rebecca Terry, Tiffany Garcia, and Doug Maquire. I couldn’t have made

Demystifying the Sensationalism of Human Trafficking: an Anthropological Study on the Systemic Exploitation of Migrant Labor in Tuscany, Italy

Creator:: Marconi, Veronica
Abstract:: In the last twenty years, human trafficking has gained attention in government agendas and media coverage, while anti-trafficking projects have burgeoned worldwide. Anti-trafficking efforts, however, have almost exclusively addressed the issue of sex trafficking with a focus on rescuing women, while overlooking other types of exploitation. This is noteworthy, given...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Lisa M. L. Price In the last twenty years, human trafficking has

Genomic Resource Development and Studies of Thermal Tolerance in Symbiotic Cnidarians

Creator:: Elder, Holland L.
Abstract:: Reef building corals are the foundation of an entire ecosystem, but they are threatened primarily by rising ocean temperatures due to climate change. Corals depend on a thermally sensitive symbiosis with intracellular dinoflagellates. As oceans warm, this symbiosis is disrupted and results in coral mortality, declining populations and degraded reefs....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: daedalea. Following the observations of the Virginia M. Weis second chapter, in the final chapter, I

Investigation of the Patterns and Transcriptional Regulators from Gene Expression Profiles of Adult Murine Soleus and Tibialis Anterior Skeletal Muscles

Creator:: Alto, Sarah I.
Abstract:: Skeletal muscles provide several functions, including, yet not limited to, voluntary body movement and locomotion, posture and body position, and soft tissue support. Skeletal muscles also play a role in metabolism, requiring energy to facilitate contraction. Each skeletal muscle serves a different purpose despite seeming to perform the same task....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Theresa M. Filtz ______________________________________________________ Kevin Brown

Explanations and Processes to Enable Humans to Assess AI with Respect to Manipulable Properties

Creator:: Dodge, Jonathan E.
Abstract:: Assessing AI systems is difficult. Humans rely on AI systems in increasing ways, both visible and invisible, meaning a variety of stakeholders need a variety of assessment tools (e.g., a professional auditor, a developer, and an end user all have different needs). We posit that it is possible to provide...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 M Data Appendix - CNNs poisoned by perception/action . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 TABLE OF

Aerial Laser Scanning for Forest Inventories: Estimation and Uncertainty at Multiple Scales

Creator:: Frank, Bryce M.
Abstract:: As remote sensing data continues to proliferate, development and assessment of methods that generate predictions of forest attributes is needed to inform operational use. For several decades, lidar data collected from aerial platforms has informed assessments of forest resources, but many opportunities remain for the technology. We examine and develop...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: conducted the assessment for a 2,580 ha study area in western Oregon that contained a sample of 78 16 m

Exploring Silicone Wristbands as Personal Passive Sampling Devices in a Disaster Scenario

Creator:: Samon, Samantha M.
Abstract:: Exposure assessment is necessary to determine the frequency and magnitude of environmental contaminants, especially since exposure may lead to adverse health outcomes. Traditional personal exposure assessment tools such as biological samples are limited in their ability to capture a wide range of chemical exposures from a single sample, and others...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Samantha M. Samon for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Toxicology presented on April

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Context and Scale Mediate the Impact of Climate on a Widespread Avian Predator

Investigating the Role of Dune Grasses, Carbon Storage, and Marine Nutrient Subsidies to the Functions and Services of U.S. Central Atlantic Coastal Dune Ecosystems

Structure and Dynamics of the Canine (Canis familiaris) Nasal Microbiome

Stags of the Sea or Hedgehogs of the Harbor? Inferring the Point of Sculpin Cranial Weaponry

Demystifying the Sensationalism of Human Trafficking: an Anthropological Study on the Systemic Exploitation of Migrant Labor in Tuscany, Italy

Genomic Resource Development and Studies of Thermal Tolerance in Symbiotic Cnidarians

Investigation of the Patterns and Transcriptional Regulators from Gene Expression Profiles of Adult Murine Soleus and Tibialis Anterior Skeletal Muscles

Explanations and Processes to Enable Humans to Assess AI with Respect to Manipulable Properties

Aerial Laser Scanning for Forest Inventories: Estimation and Uncertainty at Multiple Scales

Exploring Silicone Wristbands as Personal Passive Sampling Devices in a Disaster Scenario

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