Detection systems used to monitor reactor operations are of significant interest as tools for verification of operator declarations. Current reactor site safeguards are limited to visual inspections and intrusive monitoring systems. The recent development of antineutrino detectors may soon allow real-time monitoring from an unobtrusive location. Antineutrinos are produced through...
There are several grape disorders that reduce fruit
set. One, millerandage, is from poor fertilization to
produce "hen and chicken" or small seedless berries; while
another, Coulure, is the failure of grape flowers to
develop into berries. A third one, inflorescence necrosis
(INec), is a disorder that should be in...
The social sciences are increasingly used in conservation to describe interactions and relationships between humans, wildlife, and ecosystems. Scientists and policy-makers have concluded that promoting human tolerance for wildlife is critical to the success of conservation efforts. Yet, the concept of tolerance is relatively new in the context of human-wildlife...
A method by which barrier heights in potential functions
hindering internal rotation in organic molecules can be obtained solely
from thermal data for the solid phase is studied. The observed
heat capacities are analyzed in terms of contributions from the lattice
vibrations, the intramolecular vibrations, the expansion of the lattice,...
The mechanisms by which the activities of phospholipase C-β (PLC-β) enzymes are negatively regulated have not been well defined. We used cardiac-derived ratmyoblast H9c2 cells to investigate possible modes of regulation of PLC-β3 enzymes,the only endogenous β isoform abundantly found in these cells. The PLC-β3population in these cells was detected...
The concept of a process is often used in connection with operations
of parts of a computer system. This thesis discusses processes
in terms of their use as representations of a physical object or system.
Five primitives are introduced as operators for allowing processes
to be run in a piecemeal...
Benton County, Oregon is presently experiencing a crisis level of police contacts with mentally ill suspects. The cause of this sudden increase is currently unknown and local law enforcement is not adequately equipped or funded to respond to this development. This report summarizes the recent literature on law enforcement encounters...
The use of grass cover crops is a recommended practice in
nonirrigated vineyards in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Two
studies were initiated to investigate the competitive and
noncompetitive effects of grass cover crops on the growth and
development of Pinot noir grapevines. Two greenhouse pot culture
experiments were performed to...
Contemporary circuit design involves significant computer-based simulation, calling for a balance between circuit model accuracy and simulation run time. Traditionally, circuit modelers concentrated on producing either (1) physically-based models, where each element in the model correlates to a physically meaningful aspect of the device being modeled or (2) mathematically-based "macromodels,"...