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  • Distribution of bioavailable metals and a human health risk assessment from fish and crayfish in the lower Willamette River, Oregon

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    Krissanakriangkrai, Oraphin
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    In this study the impact of episodic events on levels of bioavailable trace metals Zn, Cu, Cr, Cd, Pb, and As (III) were determined for the lower Willamette River in Oregon. In addition, a comparison among three alternative methods for estuary sampling was conducted. Potential adverse human health risk associated...
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    : Distribution of Bioavailable Metals and a Human Health Risk Assessment from Fish and Crayfish in the Lower

  • Sustainable construction safety and health rating system

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    Rajendran, Sathyanarayanan
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    The main objective of this research study is to incorporate construction worker safety and health into sustainable design and construction practices. This can be fulfilled by the development of an innovative construction worker safety and health planning tool, called Sustainable Construction Safety and Health (SCSH) Rating System that will: •...
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    _____________________________________________ John A. Gambatese The main objective of this research study is to incorporate

  • The Kilauea Volcano adult health study, Hawai'i, USA

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    Longo, Bernadette Mae
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    After 22 years of eruption at Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i, an environmental, epidemiological, and ethnographic study was conducted to assess for adverse health effects from chronic exposure to volcanogernc air pollution. Environmental data from 2003 indicated that Kau District, from 37 to 74 km downwind from the eruption, was being exposed...
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    inspired me in this challenge. Professor Cathy Neumann is a teacher who develops her students to not only

  • Hispanic community college student empowerment : developmental English participants describe their educational experiences

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    Lawrenson, Lisa Aguilera
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    The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of Generation 1.5 Hispanics in developmental English in community college. A qualitative comparative case study design was used for this social critical study. The key findings fell into three categories: road blocks, motivators, and actions. The road blocks included:...
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    approved: ______________________________________________________________________ Alex A. Sanchez

  • Nearshore distribution of barnacle and mussel larvae and oceanographic mechanisms of onshore transport and delivery

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    Tyburczy, Joe A.
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    Recruitment of larvae from the plankton is an important determinant of community structure in marine systems. In populations of many marine species, recruitment determines the basic demographic parameters of immigration, emigration, and reproduction. Moreover, the effect of recruitment as an "ecological subsidy" can determine the strength of interactions among species...
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    DISSERTATION OF Joe A. Tyburczy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on

  • Evaluating Industrialization Rate in Construction: A Quantification Model

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    Liu, Ding
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    The concept of construction industrialization, first raised in the 1960s, refers to the transfer of on-site construction work to an off-site factory to improve quality and reduce cost, time, and safety issues. In some countries, industrialization of construction projects is highly recommended and promoted by governments and local construction institutions...
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    : Evaluating Industrialization Rate in Construction: A Quantification Model Abstract approved

  • In situ Agrobiodiversity Conservation Planning in Centers of Origin: The Role of Culture

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    Guerrero Ochoa, Isabel G.
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    Managing agricultural diversity ensures a range of public services, such as genetic resource diversity, food security for subsistence-based economies, and landscape resilience in the context of climate change, among others. These agrobiodiversity conservation services are positive externalities from agrobiodiversity conservation. Whereas their value is not captured in market transactions, management...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Christian A. Langpap Managing agricultural diversity ensures a range of

  • Citizen-agency interactions : an investigation of postfire environments

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    Olsen, Christine Shaw
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    Wildfire management has grown increasingly complex in recent years, particularly in the West and in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) where a steady population growth has resulted in greater risk to people and property. Recent trends suggest the process of recovering from large fires (>100,000 acres) will become increasingly important to...
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    Abstract approved: Bruce A. Shindler Wildfire management has grown increasingly complex in

  • The Ecophysiology of Thiamine Deficiency Complex : Evaluating Sources of Thiaminase in Great Lakes Food Webs

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    Evans, Allison N.
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    Thiamine (vitamin B₁) is required by all living organisms for carbohydrate metabolism and synthesis of amino acids. Thiamine deficiency is responsible for several related classes of early life stage mortality disorders in salmonines, including Thiamine Deficiency Complex (TDC) in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Cayuga Syndrome in the Finger Lakes, and...
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    : ___________________________________________________________________ Scott A. Heppell Thiamine (vitamin B1) is required by all living organisms for carbohydrate

  • Risk and Reward Perception and Risk-Taking: Applicability, Relationship, and Implication in Construction Safety

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    Azeez, Mohammed N.
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    While safety improvements have been made in the construction industry, construction still experiences one of the highest numbers of fatalities annually compared to other industries in the United States with over 970 fatalities in 2016 alone. This number of fatalities drives researchers and safety managers to improve safety measures and...
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    : ___________________________________________________ John A. Gambatese While safety improvements have been made in the construction industry