This experiment was designed to investigate the use of volume
estimations from aerial photography and probability proportional to
size (PPS) sample selection in the development of a practical sampling
design for timber volume estimation on small land areas of
Pacific Northwest Douglas -fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Franco).
The major problem of...
Detailed surveys of several segments of the Peru Trench show
that the region between 6° to 10⁰ S is an area of recent deformation.
Seismic reflection records across the axis of the trench show faulting,
uplift, and tilting of the sedimentary fill and the acoustic basement.
Uplift of the acoustic...
In an attempt to understand the phase equilibria and petrogenesis of MORB anorthitic plagioclase, Cr-spinel commonly hosted within anorthitic plagioclase has been investigated petrographically and compositionally. Based on spinel-anorthite relationships from three samples of plagioclase ultra-phyric basalt (PUB; Southeast Indian Ridge, Axial Seamount and West Valley Segment, Juan de Fuca...
This study examines empirically the relationship of value
orientation to meanspiritedness. Meanspiritedness (a collection of
acts, thoughts and/or attitudes which are intentionally malicious)
was defined and a scoring method was designed. The management
level of self-interest in individuals as indicated by their value
orientation and religious orientation was examined. Additionally,...
Since the 1970s, tendon-transfer surgeries have been routinely performed for a variety of conditions such as stroke, paralysis, spinal atrophy, trauma, and birth defects. The surgery involves rerouting a tendon from a disabled muscle and directly suturing it to a functioning muscle in order to partially restore hand function. This...
The quality and cost of wood particle composites are substantially
determined by how the adhesive that bonds the composite is
distributed on the particles. Distribution of the adhesive is controlled
by the method of application. Currently the adhesive is applied by
spraying it onto the particles. It was hypothesized that...
The thermodynamic history of the Earth is preserved in the trace element record created through igneous processes. The ability to interpret that record depends on the accuracy and precision of numerical models that connect igneous processes with their geochemical consequences. This project answers three major questions concerning the relationship between...