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Creator:: Keppen, Jackson D.
Abstract:: This thesis presents a feasibility study of a thorium fueled thermal spectrum breeder-burner reactor that operates without chemical reprocessing. Materials were evaluated for their potential as moderators using standard analytical methods. These materials were then used as moderators to evaluate criticality and enrichment in an infinite fuel pin lattice. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the ‘breeding gain’, G, defined as G = C − 1 which represents the net increase in the number of

Creator:: Pasewark, George D.
Abstract:: Pacific whiting (Merluccius productus) is one of the most abundant fisheries on the American west coast. However, these fish are historically underutilized due to quality issues resulting from fillet softening that occurs as a result of both endogenous and exogenous (Myxosporidian parasite infection) cathepsin protease action during either storage (cathepsin...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF G. Duncan

Creator:: Frank, Graham S.
Abstract:: Early seral forests regenerating from stand-replacing disturbances provide unique habitat for many species in productive, temperate forest landscapes and contribute to supporting biodiversity. Population declines in some species associated with early seral forests have prompted concerns about the conservation of these habitats, particularly the characteristic structural and compositional complexity associated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Matthew G. Betts, Meg A. Krawchuk, Andrew J. Kroll, James W. Rivers, Mark E. Swanson

Creator:: Park, Kyoo Rok
Abstract:: Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is a serious pest in soft and stone fruit industries worldwide. The unique serrated ovipositor of female Drosophila suzukii allowed the species to reproduce in intact, ripening fruit before the harvest. Current control methods rely heavily on insecticide application, only becoming less profitable due to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: vegetation and (b) crop, from 22 February 2018 through 24 April 2019. A 10 g of soil was mixed per sample

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