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Exploring the Anaerobic Co-digestion of Food Waste, Brewery Waste, and Fats, Oils, and Greases through Biomethane Potential Testing and Response Surface Methodology

Creator:: Liberman, Madalyn R.
Abstract:: Food waste (FW), brewery waste (BW), and fats, oils, and greases (FOG), are prevalent waste streams in municipalities across the country, particularly in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Anaerobic digestion (AD), the microbial-mediated transformation of organic waste into methane-rich biogas, offers a sustainable, energy-generating, waste management solution for these wastes. Anaerobic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Northwest (PNW). Anaerobic digestion (AD), the microbial-mediated transformation of organic waste into

Evaluating Alternative Soil Amendments for Organic Northern Highbush Blueberry Cultivation in Sub-Optimal Soils

Creator:: Retano, Andrea
Abstract:: Escalating demand for organic blueberries has driven a significant expansion of northern highbush blueberry (NHB; Vaccinium corymbosum L.) production area. This expansion is particularly pronounced in regions of the Pacific Northwest where native soil conditions are sub-optimal for NHB, notably east of the Cascade Mountain Range of Oregon and Washington,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Improving Honey Bee Health: Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Oxalic Acid Vaporization Tactic for Varroa destructor Control and Understanding Factors Triggering European Foulbrood Disease

Creator:: Bozkus, Mustafa
Abstract:: Honey bees are vital for our food production and ecosystem due to their critical pollination services. The beekeepers in the United States and worldwide have reported significant colony losses for over fifteen years. Several stressors are implicated in these colony declines, including parasites, diseases, poor nutrition, and pesticide exposure. There...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Elicitors: A Novel Tool for Controlling the Colorado Potato Beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Creator:: Butcher, Alexander M.
Abstract:: Over the last several decades, potato production has increased globally as it has been recognized as an important component to improving food security. However, potato production has been continuously challenged by pests. Current pest management practices rely heavily on chemical pesticides. Unfortunately, the overuse of pesticides can be harmful to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .......................................................................................................................... 5 Potatoes in the Pacific Northwest (PNW

Multi-objective Optimization for Equitable Post-Disaster Relief Supply Distribution

Creator:: Subramaniam, Purnima
Abstract:: Humanitarian logistics in the post-disaster phase of an earthquake requires detailed planning about the relief distribution network including assigning available distribution centers (DCs) to the affected areas, distribution of the relief commodities demanded by the affected population, and efficient allocation of the available vehicle fleet for the distribution in a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pacific Northwest (PNW) in the next 50 years (Oregon Resilience Plan, 2013). Source: https

Full-Scale Experimental Investigation of the Seismic Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Column-Footing Specimens Retrofitted with Titanium Alloy Bars Considering Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on Vintage and Retrofitted Column-Footing Specimens

Creator:: McGinn, Logan
Abstract:: Reinforced concrete (RC) column-footing substructures are widely used to support bridges along critical transportation corridors in Oregon. Those built prior to 1971 were typically designed to resist only gravity loads. Therefore, they are vulnerable to damage or collapse during strong ground shaking. To prevent collapse, seismic retrofits have been developed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effects of Stage 0 treatment on spring Chinook juveniles within South Fork McKenzie River in Oregon

Creator:: Hahn, Aleah
Abstract:: Low-tech habitat restoration techniques, including Stage 0 treatments, are increasingly applied but often lack robust evaluation of their effects. In 2018, one kilometer of the South Fork McKenzie (SFMK) River, OR was modified to the Stage 0 condition for the benefit of ESA-listed Chinook by raising the incised channel to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Chinook salmon evolved sometime in the early Miocene (15-20 MA) which

Modeling hop kilning with respect to energy consumption and drying kinetics

Creator:: Thomas, Matthew W.
Abstract:: Currently, little work has been performed studying energy consumption in hop kilning. This thesis explores drying with an alternative drying schedule that extends the initially elevated drying temperature currently used by growers and examines its impact on drying time and energy use. Extending the time of the initially elevated drying...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Evaluating pollinator populations and lamb productivity from simple, diverse, and legume pastures in a dual use pasture system

Creator:: Caudillo, Mia C.
Abstract:: Dual use pasture systems, sometimes referred to as dual purpose pasture systems, take advantage of the land being used to maximize multiple outputs from a single area. Developing a system to support both production of grazing livestock as well as pollinator health is of increasing importance in pasture-based farming systems....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 2.2 Pasture Production in the PNW…………………………………………...6 2.3 Pacific Northwest Climate

Genome Resource Development for Advancement of Corylus avellana Breeding

Creator:: Talbot, Samuel Corcoran
Abstract:: The European hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) is a tree nut crop that is important in Oregon, which produces 99% of the United States’ hazelnuts but only 5% of the world’s supply. In order to maintain this market share, farmers in Oregon need cultivars that produce high quality nuts, mature early,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: scientific report of the diseases presence in the Pacific North West (PNW) (Pscheidt et al., 2022). In 1974

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Exploring the Anaerobic Co-digestion of Food Waste, Brewery Waste, and Fats, Oils, and Greases through Biomethane Potential Testing and Response Surface Methodology

Evaluating Alternative Soil Amendments for Organic Northern Highbush Blueberry Cultivation in Sub-Optimal Soils

Improving Honey Bee Health: Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Oxalic Acid Vaporization Tactic for Varroa destructor Control and Understanding Factors Triggering European Foulbrood Disease

Elicitors: A Novel Tool for Controlling the Colorado Potato Beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Multi-objective Optimization for Equitable Post-Disaster Relief Supply Distribution

Full-Scale Experimental Investigation of the Seismic Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Column-Footing Specimens Retrofitted with Titanium Alloy Bars Considering Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on Vintage and Retrofitted Column-Footing Specimens

Effects of Stage 0 treatment on spring Chinook juveniles within South Fork McKenzie River in Oregon

Modeling hop kilning with respect to energy consumption and drying kinetics

Evaluating pollinator populations and lamb productivity from simple, diverse, and legume pastures in a dual use pasture system

Genome Resource Development for Advancement of Corylus avellana Breeding

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