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Creator:: Xiao, Ying
Abstract:: While microbial colonization of wood is presumed to be characterized by a myriad of interactions between numerous organisms, studying these processes is often difficult owing to the opaque nature of the wood and the inability to readily distinguish among the many species colonizing the material. One method for enhancing the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Kim, Jae-Woo
Abstract:: The internal structure of natural fiber composites can be manipulated by controlling the spatial distribution of fiber orientation and internal chemical and thermodynamic conditions during their consolidation. Objects highly tailored to specific service demands may thereby be produced. Techniques to form miniature structural beams from oriented hemp and random wood...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Brown, Dr. Barbara Gartner, Dr. Bill Wames, and Dr. David Marshall for their encouragement and help

Creator:: Garcia, Carlos Manalo
Abstract:: The goal of this project was to develop an integrated pest management strategy for the control of a powder-post beetle (Dinoderus minutus F.). This species causes serious damage in Philippine bamboo. Developmental threshold and thermal constants were examined and natural enemies and ftmgi associated with beetles were investigated. Finally, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Committee, Dr. Barbara L. Gartner, Professor and Dr. John Simonsen, Associate Professor of the Department

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