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R factor transfer among bacteria isolated from the environment

Creator:: Latimer, Joan Marie
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: organisms from among the R+ isolates (d) to test representative R+ isolates for sensitivity to the

Criteria of vitamin D deficiency in mature chickens

Creator:: Ott, Walther Henry
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: require relatively larger amounts of vitamin D than do r- t s Since then chicks have been widely used

R&D investment and productivity in the U.S. and Canadian food processing sectors

Creator:: Chan-Kang, Connie
Abstract:: Increased competition brought about by trade liberalization has raised the stakes for improving productivity in U.S. and Canadian food processing. A key element of productivity growth is technological change, which in turn results from R&D investment. The present study employs an econometric model to assess rates of technological change and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics presented on October 21M 1997. Title: R&D

Effectual Entrepreneurship and its Application to a Microfluidics R&D Startup

Creator:: Brown, Matthew E.
Abstract:: An inventor seeks to leverage his unique means in order to create and commercially exploit new technologies. Until new technologies are sufficiently developed, they have the theoretical potential for commercial exploitation in a wide range of markets. Those opportunities are limited by physical bounds that are often only discovered through...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Microfluidics R&D Startup

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Creator:: Hansen, Laura S.
Abstract:: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using the Preschool Language Scale (PLS), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) Form L, and Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD). Each child's age scores on one test were compared to his/her scores on the other two tests. As a group, the children achieved...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R Abstract approved: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using

The Clerk’s Tale : literal monstrosities and allegorical problems

Creator:: Brock, Christopher J.
Abstract:: My thesis, entitled “The Clerk’s Tale: Literal Monstrosities and Allegorical Problems,” argues that Chaucer’s Clerk is engaging both sides of a binary system. The Clerk has situated himself in a precarious position between two major schools of thought in the medieval culture, Franciscan and Dominican; the former promotes the will...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: secular works within a religious context. Ann R. Meyer, in a general discussion of the legacy of

Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion

Creator:: Tatom, Simon K.
Abstract:: My thesis, entitled "Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion," argues that J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion shares distinct similarities in style and content with Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, primarily in the lack of detail in the descriptions of characters and events, as each attempts to create a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Hydrodynamic signatures of a 2-D gas-solid fluidized bed

Creator:: Kopczynski, Sean Peter
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hydrodynamic signatures of a 2-D gas-solid fluidized bed

"Land of War and Blood" : spectacular violence, conflicting medievalisms, and chivalric legacies in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones

Creator:: Horton, Kaely
Abstract:: This thesis examines depictions of medievalism in three central texts: Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. Each of these texts provides an entry point for exploring the ways in which English and American writers have...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones

In Defense of the "Ringding Mukta" : The Later Work of J.D. Salinger

Creator:: Herb, Danielle Kristine
Abstract:: My thesis explores the later work of author J.D. Salinger, including two narratives featured in Nine Stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," and "Teddy," and Franny and Zooey, "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters," and "Seymour: an Introduction." Through my analysis I argue that the religious nature of Salinger's fiction...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Incorporation of diet information derived from Bayesian stable isotope mixing models into mass-balanced marine ecosystem models : a case study from the Marennes-Oléron Estuary, France

Creator:: Pacella, Stephen Roger
Abstract:: This thesis presents two related studies on the methodology for creating, and subsequently analyzing, an inverse food web model of an intertidal seagrass bed. The first study (Chapter 2) describes, for the first time in the literature, a method for incorporating isotopic information gained from Bayesian mixing models into an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: production/total system respiration (GPP/R), Carbon burial rate (mgC m -2 d - 1

Increased throughput by aisle zoning in end-of-aisle order picking AS/R systems

Creator:: Khan, Mohammad Younas
Abstract:: A simulation study of end-of-aisle order picking AS/R systems is made with special emphasis on improving the system throughput by introducing a zone near the home (Input/Output) location on each side of the aisle, for storing partially picked pallets. The study considered class-based-turnover assignment policies, one with a zone and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: End-of-Aisle Order Picking AS/R Systems Redacted for PrivacyAbstract Approved: r Edward D. McDowell

Condensation of a zeotropic mixture, R-454C, and its individual components, R-1234yf and R-32, in microfin tubes

Creator:: Matty, Ethan P.
Abstract:: This work compares the condensation heat transfer and pressure drop for zeotropic refrigerant R-454C and its individual components, R-32 and R-1234yf, in horizontal microfin tubes. One microfin tube has a 4 mm outer diameter, 0.18 mm wall thickness, and a surface area ratio of 1.56. The second tube has a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: phase from B to D along the dew point line. At D′ the mole fraction of R-32 in the liquid phase is

Characterization of extracellular RNases of host dependent Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109 D

Creator:: Hazen, Ronald Eugene
Abstract:: The growth of bdellovibrios at the expense of the host organism involves the catabolism of host cell macromolecular components and the subsequent anabolistic incorporation into bdellovibrio progeny. Extracellular enzymes specific for the various substrates provided by the host cell are present. In this study the extracellular RNase of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: EXTRACELLULAR. R.NASES OF HOST DEPENDENT BDELLOVIBR.I0 BACTER.I0VOR.US 109 D Redacted for Privacy Abstract

Low-voltage pipeline A/D converter

Creator:: Wu, Lei
Abstract:: Continuous process scale-down and emerging markets for low-power/low-voltage mobile systems call for low-voltage analog integrated circuits. Switched-capacitor (SC) circuits are the building blocks for analog signal processing and will encounter severe overdrive problems when operating at low voltage conditions. There exist three techniques to solve the problem, but with their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Low-voltage pipeline A/D converter AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS

Enhanced inverse synthetic aperture radar imagery using 2-D spectral estimation

Creator:: Ohm, David R.
Abstract:: This research focused on the use of classical and modern two-dimensional spectral estimation techniques for enhancing inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) imagery. 2-D Classical spectral estimation methods and 2-D modern parametric and non-parametric spectral estimation methods are applied to simulated and real data sets in order to achieve both range...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Imagery Using 2-D Spectral Estimation by David R. Ohm A THESIS submitted to

Accounting for Transient Dynamics Improves use of Marine Protected Areas as a Reference Point for Fisheries Management

Creator:: Quennessen, Victoria I.
Abstract:: Fisheries management that is based on quantitative assessment has commonly relied on estimating the unfished biomass of a fished stock to compare current and historical population size. Developing predictive models for this requires many years of catch and abundance data. Smaller, new, or mainly recreational fisheries may not have the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Charlotte Wickham for helping me make my model into a publishable R package. Thanks also to Dr. Beth

Mercury and cadmium binding proteins in marine mammal tissues

Creator:: von der Trenck, Karl Theodor
Abstract:: The subcellular fractions of liver and kidney from three bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus nauticus) and three walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) were analyzed for cadmium and mercury content, and the results were compared with the results of subcellular fractionation of the same organs from two sea lions (Zalophus callfornianus californianus) obtained...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to Dr. D. R. Buhler for the chance he gave me to gain research experience in the field of

Some factors affecting the chemical control of Holcus lanatus in Agrostic tenuis Sibth

Creator:: Goetze, Norman R. (Norman Richard)
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: organisation of the atudy. AclmowledgMnt ie given to J. R. Conn, D. D. Hill, R. J. ll'etsger, and R. B

Low power, high performance pseudo-static D flip-flop

Creator:: Low, Tim D.
Abstract:: Digital systems, in particular microprocessor, have recently experienced phenomena growth in performance. Both technology advancement and clever design have sustained this performance growth. As clock frequency heads into the Ghz range, new circuit design, for both logic and storage, are needed. Such new circuit technology must provide needed performance with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Low power, high performance pseudo-static D flip-flop AN

Increasing Vitamin D Levels to Improve Fertilization Rates in Cattle

Creator:: Peixoto de Souza, Vanessa
Abstract:: Recently, an interest in supplementation of vitamin D to improve aspects of health, especially in human fertility, has emerged. However, supplementation of Vitamin D above the minimum required levels to prevent deficiency has yet to be explored in cattle despite evidence for vitamin D receptors in reproductive tissues. The objective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sciences presented on June 4, 2021. Title: Increasing Vitamin D Levels to Improve Fertilization Rates

Analysis and design of bandpass delta-sigma A/D converters

Creator:: Zhai, Dalun
Abstract:: A new approach to oversampled delta-sigma A/D converters ( AZ modulators ) is introduced, where a differential pseudo-Npath filter stage is used as a basic cell. In this band-pass application, the z to -zN transformation is employed to realize a RAM-type pseudo-2-path lossless integrator. The bandpass second-order and 4th-order delta-sigma...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: *general linear feedback encoder *delta modulator X —r-c;) am I Hp P' I A/D D/A (b) noise

A 10 bit algorithmic A/D converter for a biosensor

Creator:: Rengachari, Thirumalai
Abstract:: This thesis presents a novel algorithmic A/D converter to be used in a biosensor. The converter is capable of a conversion rate of 1.5 bits/phase and hence the required conversion time is reduced. The proposed architecture is analyzed for non-ideal effects and compared with existing algorithmic A/D architectures. The converter...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: A 10 Bit Algorithmic A/D Converter for a Bio-sensor Abstract approved: Gabor C. Temes and Un-Ku

Low level D-C detection using a photoconductive modulator

Creator:: Teien, Aage
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: differentiating G with respect to R8, the optimum value of R0 can be found. 41 dG d R0ff R -e -( - )E8=O (5

Area efficient D/A converters for accurate DC operation

Creator:: Greenley, Brandon Royce
Abstract:: The design of mixed-signal integrated circuits has evolved from simple analog and digital circuits operating on the same silicon substrate to the point that now we have complete system on a chip solutions for communication systems. The levels of integration needed to remain cost effective in today's integrated circuit (IC)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Efficient D/A Converters For Accurate DC Operation. Abstract approved: Un-Ku Moon The design of mixed

Adaptive correction techniques for delta-sigma A/D converters

Creator:: Abdennadher, Salem
Abstract:: Oversampling analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters are gaining more popularity in many signal processing applications. Delta-sigma modulators are used in practical applications of oversampling systems because of their apparent practical advantage over other oversampling converters in terms of insensitivity to the inevitable imperfection of the analog circuitry. In Δ∑ modulators, analog...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Adaptive correction techniques for delta-sigma A/D

The preparation of d-arginine hydrochloride from salmon testes

Creator:: Ruggles, Judson Gilbert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The preparation of d-arginine hydrochloride from salmon

Synthesis of 2-substituted-5, 8-dihydroxypyrimido (4,5-d) pyridazines

Creator:: McMahill, Paul Edward
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Synthesis of 2-Substituted-5,8-Dihydropyrimido (4,5-d

Evaluation of Materials for Use in Open-Cycle Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation

Creator:: Bowen, Michael S.
Abstract:: Recent interest in oxy-fuel combustion for carbon capture, as well as advancements in technologies such as magnetics, materials, and computational modeling has sparked renewed interest in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation. The increased temperatures of oxy-fuel combustion versus air-fuel combustion poses a challenge in the selection of materials for plasma exposed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Soil pH and calcium effects on nodulation of nursery grown red alder

Creator:: Crannell, Wanda K.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: CALCIUM EFFECTS ON NODULATION OF NURSERY GROWN RED ALDER. Abstract approved: Ht49414' David D. My ld

A study of the interrelationships and effects of certain factors and cultural treatments affecting the quality of hops

Creator:: Fortmann, H. R. (Henry Raymond), 1919-1981
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . R. E. Fore in supplying samples; Hr. D. E. Tllis for supervising the chemical analysis; Mr. R

Transport of chloride ions during accelerated cathodic protection of reinforced concrete structures

Creator:: Rehani, Manu
Abstract:: Chloride ion migration was studied under accelerated cathodic protection conditions using 6" x 6" x 6" mortar blocks of varying initial chloride content and water to cement ratios. An iron mesh embedded parallel to one face in the blocks acted as the cathode and zinc was thermally sprayed on the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: During Accelerated Cathodic Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures Abstract approved: Milo D

Proofs of the a (divided by) b theorem based on Mann's transformation

Creator:: Damewood, Leroy Mitchell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) + d(B) • ¢l'(A)d(B) • . He then der1Te4 the r•ault that e'f'el~Y sot. or poa1t1T• 4ea. s1tr 1fh1oh

Trade-offs between geometric design standards and safety for low volume roads

Creator:: Kornsombut, Aram
Abstract:: Geometric design standards have not been developed specifically for low volume roads. Design standards and criteria are extrapolated from higher standard roadways that are often not relevant to low volume roads. Safety is a primary criterion used for selection of design standards along with economic, financial, social and environment factors....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Geometric Design Standards and Safety for Low Volume Roads Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. R

On the Cauchy-Davenport inequality for the sum of subsets of a cyclic group

Creator:: Chisum, Clayton Herbert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: every d, C consists of the union of arithmetic progressions of the form Ck + rd where ck C, r = O, 1

Cloudiness in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:: Heinsohn, Frank Peter
Abstract:: Temporal and spatial patterns of daytime cloudiness in the Willamette Valley of Oregon were studied by utilizing monthly and daily sky cover data published by the U. S. Weather Bureau for the Portland, Salem, and Eugene stations. The 15-year period, 1949 through 1963, was selected as the maximum reliable period...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dr. R. D. Rudd who carefully reviewed the manuscript and offered many helpful suggestions

Relationships of sweet corn (Zea mays L.) and cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata L.) growing in mixed stands using the addition series approach

Creator:: Chilanga, Thomson G.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: USING THE ADDITION SERIES APPROACH Abstract approved: R. D. William A sweet corn (Zea mays L.) and

A sampling procedure to detect alternative actions in a decision model for choosing among apple harvesting systems

Creator:: Rudkin, Terry Harrold
Abstract:: Numerous analytical aids are available to apple producers to assist them in the decision problem of choosing among alternative apple harvesting systems. However, a majority of these techniques fail to recognize the effect of apple orchard yield variability on system performance and economic efficiency. Furthermore, many of the suggested procedures...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: CHOOSING AMONG APPLE HARVESTING SYSTEMS Abstract approved: R. D. L,gmo Numerous analytical aids are

The design of a mechanism for tensile testing in a liquid helium Dewar

Creator:: Fullman, Carl Harvey
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the School of Mechanical Enineerinf2 for their much needed assistance and eseciaily to Professor R

Computerized safety analysis technique for secondary highways

Creator:: Nichols, Kevin Scott
Abstract:: Evaluation of the safety hazards along a highway is usually performed at specific locations and on known hazards. But, it is also important to find any unrecognized hazards and their locations. Many factors contribute to accident potential, and the combined effect of several of them could produce a hazard that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). 3. The distance of the obstacle from the edge of the pavement (d) - The probability that a vehicle

A method for programming maintenance on paved forest roads

Creator:: Chastain, Edward Oran
Abstract:: The development of a pavement management system for low-volume roads is a difficult task. There are many interrelated activities that must be considered, such as planning, design, construction, maintenance, and pavement evaluation. This paper addresses the evaluation and maintenance components of a pavement management system for low-volume roadways and provides...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Dr. R. D. La'on The development of a pavement management system

Weed suppression in vegetables with residues of 'micah' barley (Horedeum vulgare L.) and other spring cereals

Creator:: Chongwe, Edgar Happy
Abstract:: Three experiments whose objectives were to investigate cover crop kill by winter freeze, weed suppression by 'Micah' barley and other spring cereals, and allelopathic potential of cereal covers were conducted at the Vegetable Research Farm and in the greenhouse and growth chamber facilities at OSU in 1989/90. Kill by winter...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Drs. Ray D. William, Russell S. Karow and N.S. Mansour for their assistance and guidance in this

A Comparative Study of Foraging Behavior and Disturbance Regimes in Urban Versus Agricultural Habitats used by Cackling Geese Wintering in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Harrington, Erin R.
Abstract:: The Cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii minima) population has increased from a low of 20,000 in 1984 to the current population of 220,000-300,000 (Stehn 2012, Sanders 2013). As the Cackling goose population began to recover in the late 1990s, the majority of the population relocated from wintering in California to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Erin R. Harrington for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife

Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and their Sense of Belonging on U.S College Campuses

Creator:: Elsheikh, Weam R.
Abstract:: Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are a rapidly emerging student population within colleges and universities. TCKs must balance the myriad of experiences of growing up among worlds with the amplified implications that it entails as college students (Van Reken & Pollock, 2010). This study attempts to fill the gap between the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Larry D. Roper Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are a rapidly emerging student population within

Development of a High Throughput Method for Screening of Clean-Label Mold Inhibitors in Cheddar Cheese

Creator:: Kornberg, Kaitlyn R.
Abstract:: Mold growth on cheddar-style cheese, though not a food safety issue, causes significant loss to the industry due to consumer rejection. For this reason, it is common for at-risk products, such as cheese shreds, to be coated with the mold inhibitor natamycin. While highly effective at extending shelf-life, preferences for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Christopher D. Curtin Mold

Constraints to urban park visitation : Conceptual connections and spatial attributes for traditionally well-served and underserved residents

Creator:: Rushing, Jaclyn R.
Abstract:: Connecting with nature is associated with social, physical, and emotional benefits such as stress relief, improved physical health, and lower crime. Parks and other natural areas offer spaces in which to connect with nature and reap these and other benefits (e.g., family bonding, social events, learning). Despite increasing populations of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Plenum Press. Brooks, J. J., Wallace, G. N., & Williams, D. R. ; (2007). Is this a one-night stand or

Wild Waters : Perspectives on Oregon’s Marine Reserves as Marine Wilderness Areas

Creator:: Johnston, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: Designation of areas as marine wilderness has been proposed as a strategy for managing the increasing threats facing the world’s oceans. Although social factors influence marine protected area success, the human dimensions of marine wilderness remain minimally explored. This thesis examines views of marine wilderness expressed by a representative sample...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Thomas, H. L., MacSharry, B., Morgan, L., Kingston, N., Moffitt, R., Stanwell-Smith, D., & Wood, L

The volatility of clomazone as affected by soil moisture and temperature

Creator:: Eskelsen, Steven R.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Clomazone as Affected by Soil Moisture and Temperature Steven R. Eskelsen and Garvin D

Efficacy of Cultural Practices for Mitigating the Negative Impacts of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus on Vine Physiology and Fruit Composition in Oregon Pinot Noir

Creator:: Copp, Cody R.
Abstract:: The recently emerged Grapevine Red Botch Virus (GRBV) impedes proper berry ripening primarily by reducing sugar accumulation and color development in red-fruited Vitis vinifera L. cultivars. To date, there is no recommended management strategy for virus spread or the impacts of the disease beyond removal and replacement of infected vines....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cody R. Copp for the

Commercialization potential of viscoelastic thermal compressed (VTC) wood

Creator:: Macias, Natalie R.
Abstract:: The increasing demand for forest products and restricted use of natural forests has resulted in a shortage of high-strength wood fiber. The area covered by plantation forests is steadily rising, but the fiber produced by these forests is often unsuitable for high-strength applications. One attempt to combat this problem is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Natalie R. Macias for the degree of Master of Science in Wood Science presented on

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