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A multi-scale comparative study of shape and sprawl in metropolitan regions of the United States

Creator:: Kugler, Tracy A.
Abstract:: This dissertation constitutes a multi-scale quantitative and qualitative investigation of patterns of urban development in metropolitan regions of the United States. This work has generated a comprehensive data set on spatial patterns of metropolitan development in the U.S. and an approach to the study of such patterns that can be...
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Full Text:: in Metropolitan Regions of the United States AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Tracy A

A study of the Megaloptera of the Pacific coastal region of the United States

Creator:: Evans, Elwin D.
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Full Text:: . A Study of the Megaloptera of the Pacific Coastal Region of the United States by Elwin D. Evans A

A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

Creator:: Rathburn, Arthur Cristen
Abstract:: The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The Framework...
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Full Text:: of the United States Soil Conservation Service . . . This use of the land-capability system (often

The economics of forest-dependent regions

Creator:: Biswas, Smita
Abstract:: This dissertation explores two economic phenomena involving forest-dependent areas: wage distribution and migration pattern of individuals. Are forest-dependent rural areas less desirable for workers from the standpoint of labor market returns? Are different skills (e.g. education, experience) rewarded differently in these areas? If there are interregional wage differences, would that...
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Full Text:: ........................................................................................ 1 Chapter 2 - Forest-Dependent Areas in the United States

Forest Response to Water Availability and Disturbance in the Western United States

Creator:: Berner, Logan T.
Abstract:: Earth’s atmosphere is unequivocally warming due to CO₂ and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities and this is having widespread impacts on forest ecosystems that provide important services to human societies. Forest ecosystems help regulate atmospheric CO2 concentrations by sequestering carbon in tree biomass and soils, which is...
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Full Text:: forestland from 2003-2012 for each state in the western United States ................................. 81

Investing upstream : a social-ecological systems perspective on water utility investments in ecosystem services

Creator:: Bennett, Drew E.
Abstract:: The concept of ecosystem services broadens perspectives on nature to include not only intrinsic value but also the utilitarian value it provides to society. Viewing nature through this lens informs our understanding of how particular ecological processes benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the...
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Full Text:: benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the United States are

Initial attack fire suppression, spatial resource allocation, and fire prevention policy in California, the United States, and the Republic of Korea

Creator:: Lee, Yohan
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I combined a scenario-based, standard-response optimization model with a stochastic simulation model to improve the efficiency of the deployment of initial attack firefighting resources on wildland fires in California and the Republic of Korea. The optimization model minimizes the expected number of fires that do not receive...
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Full Text:: California, the United States, and the Republic of Korea Abstract approved

Two Essays on Local Government Finances in the United States

Creator:: Jung, Jaeho
Abstract:: County governments in the United States play important roles in the tax collection and public service provisions. Thus, a better understanding of the local government finances is closely related to the welfares of residents. In this dissertation, I provide two essays: in the first essay, I examine the fiscal impacts...
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Full Text:: governments in the United States play important roles in the tax collection and public service provisions

Making Sense of the Wilderness Experience in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Creator:: Engebretson, Jesse M.
Abstract:: Federally designated wilderness areas in the United States are uniquely required to provide opportunities for particular types of recreational experiences. According to the Wilderness Act of 1964, the law that governs the management of designated wilderness in the U.S., wilderness areas are to provide “outstanding opportunities for solitude or a...
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Full Text:: National Park Service and the United States Forest Service. I want to especially thank my mentor Don

Spatial and temporal effects of atmospheric deposition, climate, and land management on forest nutrient cycling and biodiversity

Creator:: McDonnell, Todd C.
Abstract:: Emissions largely associated with the combustion of fossil fuels and agriculture has caused elevated atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) throughout much of the developed world. Increased atmospheric deposition of N and S can lead to soil and surface water acidification and affect forest soil nutrient supply. The...
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Full Text:: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service, and National Park Service

Trade costs and business dynamics in U.S. regions and industries

Creator:: Wu, Qian
Abstract:: Firms' participation in exporting or foreign direct investment is an extremely rare behavior: only 4 percent of over 5.5 million U.S. firms were exporters in 2000. Exporters are generally larger (e.g. output and employment) and more productive than firms serving only domestic markets. Such heterogeneity within a narrowly defined industry...
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Full Text:: aggregate United States. Assuming that the national ratio applies to each region (i.e. identical

Ecological thresholds, climate extremes, and tree species' distributions across the Pacific coastal United States

Creator:: Lintz, Heather E.
Abstract:: Species' distributions across the landscape are perhaps the least understood yet most conspicuous features of life on earth. Ecologists have long studied species' distributions; yet, many questions remain about why species occur where they do. Such questions persist largely because species' distributions are complex systems with challenging properties like non-linearity,...
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Full Text:: Extremes, and Tree Species’ Distributions across the Pacific Coastal United States. Abstract

An assessment of domestic market outlook and export market potentials for U.S. wood windows and doors

Creator:: Lee, Jun-Yen
Abstract:: The U.S. wood window and door industry has experienced much growth for the past decade. However, to date, little information on factors that could affect marketing strategies exists. This research represents an initial step for providing this information. A mail survey of U.S. wood window and door manufacturers was used...
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Full Text:: industry. A ten-State area in the northern and central Appalachian states was chosen due to their

Traditional ecological knowledge to develop and maintain fire regimes in northwestern California, Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion : management and restoration of culturally significant habitats

Creator:: Lake, Frank K.
Abstract:: The use of Native American fire regimes evolved in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion over millennia. A mixture of Native American and Euro-American socio-cultural management has developed from adaptations to climate, topography, ecological processes, and land use practices. This research incorporates Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to partially examine the role of tribal...
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Full Text:: , organizations, institutions, programs, and individuals: Agencies: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest

An econometric model of hardwood lumber and stumpage markets in the United States

Creator:: Lange, William J.
Abstract:: Two econometric models were developed to forecast consumption, production, and price of hardwood lumber, and removals and price of hardwood sawlog stumpage. Four eastern U.S. regions were represented in the models. Hardwood lumber consumption by manufacturing, shipping, residential construction, and nonresidential construction industries was recognized. Hardwood sawlog stumpage removals from...
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Effects of State Policies and County Characteristics on Wind Energy Siting in the Western United States

Creator:: Golya, Tamas
Abstract:: In order to mitigate climate change and increase sustainability, many states and nations have introduced policies intended to support the growth of renewable energy sources. Among these sources, wind energy has risen most prominently in the 21st century. However, its rise has been accompanied by various constraints and by local...
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Full Text:: tariff FWS (United States) Fish and Wildlife Service GIS Geographic Information System IOU

The effect of race on the knowledge and use of health services among rural elderly

Creator:: Bodison, Chantelle
Abstract:: This study was unique in that it focused on the rural elderly of both Black and White ethnicity's, explored differences between groups by comparing use and knowledge of health services, and controlled for gender, income, educational attainment, health status, age, and health beliefs - the independent variables of the study....
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Full Text:: variance in home health care by region may reflect state Medicaid policy as well as business practices

Using soil data to enhance modeling of forest responses to climate change

Creator:: Peterman, Wendy L.
Abstract:: The over-arching theme of this work is that soil data affect the performance and realism of vegetation models with particular focus on their ability to predict or explain disturbances such as fire or disease. We tested the sensitivity of the Excel version of the 3-PG model to soil properties and...
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Full Text:: Western and Southern United States. Forest Ecology and Management 238.1-3 : 24–53. Neary, D.G

Soil genesis, classification, and nitrogen cycling in forest ecosystems of the northwestern Rif region of Morocco

Creator:: Ben Jelloun, Hassane
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Full Text:: , Classification, and Nitrogen Cycling in Forest Ecosystems of the Northwestern Rif Region of Morocco. Abstract

Soil-vegetation relationships withing the ponderosa pine type in the central Oregon pumice region

Creator:: Dyrness, C. T.
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Full Text:: understanding of the geologic past of the region. 'r.illians (102, p. 10) states that prior to the Eocene Epoch

Weathering rate, nutrient supply, and denudation in forested watersheds, southwestern Idaho batholith

Creator:: Clayton, James L. (James Lindow), 1942-
Abstract:: Biogeochemical data from four small watersheds in the Silver Creek study area, southwestern Idaho, provide the basis for: 1. An estimate of chemical and erosional denudation rates (CD and ED), 2. an estimate of plagioclase weathering rate, 3. a rational basis for estimating the rate of nutrient supply to soil...
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Full Text:: eastern United States are small water- sheds with a forest cover. Chemical denudation rates exceed ero

A Microeconomic Analysis of Wildfire Suppression Programs in the Western United States

Creator:: Rossi, David J.
Abstract:: This dissertation studies the microeconomics of forest fire suppression programs. It starts with an inquiry into the causes of increasing shares of public land management budgets devoted to wildland fire suppression in lieu of hazardous fuel reduction or other pre-fire risk mitigation programs. The first two chapters consider competing economic...
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Full Text:: State University and Dr. Jeff Kline from the U.S. Forest Service. TABLE OF

National culture and clothing values : a cross-national study of Taiwan and United States consumers

Creator:: Hsu, Hsiu-Ju
Abstract:: According to Blackwell, Miniard, and Engel (2001), "[c]ulture has a profound effect on why and how people buy and consume products and services" (p. 320). In the present study, Hofstede's classifications of national culture are used as a framework to examine the relationships among long-term orientation national culture (Taiwan and...
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Full Text:: method was a direct handout questionnaire in classes at Oregon State University in the United States and

Germination and seedling establishment of spiny hopsage (Grayia spinosa [Hook.] Moq.)

Creator:: Shaw, Nancy L. (Nancy Lynn), 1947-
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Full Text:: of financial support provided by the USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station and

Federal soil conservation policy of the United States : priorities, values, and opportunities

Creator:: Pape, Timothy
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation is to examine federally administered soil conservation policy within the United States and the broadly defined Columbia River Basin in the US Northwest. I accomplish this in five chapters. In the first chapter I provide background information for the study. In the second chapter I...
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Full Text:: States is warranted. In the 1930s millions of people in the southern plains region of the United States

How We’ve Rebuilt : Collaboration, Community, Institutions, and Adaptation Following Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States

Creator:: Fishler, Hillary K.
Abstract:: In the study of rebuilding and recovery after natural disasters in the United States, little attention is paid to understanding how and why people rebuild following recurring, small-scale events, like wildfire. Hazard and risk literature, instead, is focused on understanding how larger communities with greater resources, economics, and social capital,...
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Full Text:: Catastrophic Wildland Fire in the United States. Abstract approved

The effects of large-lot zoning on the single-family housing market

Creator:: Roberts, Rebecca S.
Abstract:: This study investigated the private costs to individual households of large-lot zoning policies. The study asked whether typical zoning ordinances create shortages of small lots or small structures and, if so, what the magnitude of the resultant welfare loss is. The hypotheses were suggested by a theoretical model developed to...
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Full Text:: Enabling Act by the United States Commerce Department. This act became the model for most state zoning

Measuring innovativeness in the North American softwood sawmilling industry

Creator:: Knowles, Christopher David
Abstract:: Innovativeness, or the propensity of a firm to create and/or adopt new products, process and business systems, has been measured using several methods in previous research. Examples of theses methods include current technology, self-evaluation, research and development funding, the number of new products, and intellectual property. In addition to the...
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Full Text:: United States. Four elements of firm innovativeness were measured: the firm’s realized growth

Corporate social responsibility in the forest products industry : an issues management approach

Creator:: Panwar, Rajat
Abstract:: Business is a social institution and society has always designated a role for business which has been undergoing changes with changing societal values and paradigms. Thus while business has always had some responsibilities, the modern connotation of the words corporate social responsibility commonly refers to business assuming responsibilities in economic,...
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Full Text:: , Forest Economics, Forest Ecology and Environmental Science at Oregon State University and University

Organizational climate and innovativeness in the forest products industry

Creator:: Crespell, Pablo Javier, 1968-
Abstract:: There has been an increasing realization of the value of innovativeness, the orientation toward innovation, for firms thriving to gain competitive edge. The US forest products industry is no different in this respect and many companies have active initiatives to bring about creativity from their own employees. At the same...
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Full Text:: May 1, 2007. Title: Organizational Climate and Innovativeness in the Forest Products Industry

Advances in Modeling Natural Resource Management under Uncertainty : Forest Mortality, Policy Design, and the Value of Information

Creator:: Sloggy, Matthew R.
Abstract:: Advancing the understanding of natural resource management is an important step in mitigating the effects of human activity on the environment, and ensuring efficient outcomes for many sectors of the economy. As humanity’s role in the natural world becomes better understood, the importance of interdisciplinary modeling has grown in leaps...
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Full Text:: equilibrium (PE) model of the forest sector in the western United States. The model is spatially explicit

Simulation and systems analysis of the United States softwood plywood industry

Creator:: Manetsch, Thomas Jerome
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Full Text:: Simulation and systems analysis of the United States

Agricultural export promotion and economic structure : an historical perspective

Creator:: Townsend, Terry P.
Abstract:: The United States has had a long history of promoting agricultural exports, and the return to conditions of extreme surplus in many agricultural markets in recent years has revived interest in this topic. Some products received imperial bounties during our colonial era, but the systematic collection of trade statistics for...
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Full Text:: PERSPECTIVE. Abstract approved: U Joim A. Edwards The United States has had a long history of promoting

Biology of symbiotic fungi associated with Ambrosia beetles of western United States

Creator:: Roeper, Richard Allen
Abstract:: Eight primary ambrosia fungi, Raffaelea canadensis, R. sulcati, Ambrosiella brunnea, A. ferruginea, A. gnathotrichi, A. hartigii, A. sulcati, and A. sulphurea (Fungi Imperfecti), were found in association with 11 ambrosia beetle species (Scolytidae and Platypodidae). The fungi are reported from new beetle symbionts, new tree hosts, and/or increased geographical distribution....
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Full Text:: beetles of western United States AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD ALLEN ROEPER for the DOCTOR OF

Bioterrorism : a survey of western United States hospital response readiness

Creator:: Phillips, Margaret J.
Abstract:: A study to evaluate the level of hospital preparedness to respond to a bioterrorist attack such as smallpox or anthrax, in the western United States (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington) was conducted from May to September 2000. A survey questionnaire was mailed to 300 randomly selected hospitals. A...
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Full Text:: Survey of Western United States Hospital Response Readiness Abstractapproved -- Annette M. Rossignol A

Simulation of cattle cycle demography: cohort analysis of recruitment and culling decisions in the national beef cow herd

Creator:: Nordblom, Thomas L.
Abstract:: This study expresses the hypothesis that historical patterns of national beef cow herd accumulation and liquidations (the cattle cycle) have been related to investment incentive differences across cow ages through time, resulting each year in changes in herd age structure, performance and potentials for adjustment in subsequent years. A review...
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Full Text:: Inventories in the United States, 1929-1979 . 2 1.2 Simulated Cyclic Changes in Cow Herd Age Structure

Patterns in coastal marsh vegetation of the Juneau area, Alaska

Creator:: Stone, Catherine S.
Abstract:: A vegetation study was made of four coastal marshes near Juneau, Alaska. Results confirmed earlier studies' findings in southeast Alaska that communities or assemblages of species can be identified but from marsh to marsh these assemblages appear to have no consistent relationship to each other or to environmental "factors" such...
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Full Text:: Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of

Understanding changes in forest cover and carbon storage in early successional forests of the Pacific Northwest using USDA Forest Service FIA and multi-temporal Landsat data

Creator:: Schroeder, Todd A.
Abstract:: To effectively study dynamic processes like forest succession over long time periods one must effectively integrate data collected at many different times, locations and spatial scales. The purpose of this research is to integrate forest inventory data collected by the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program with...
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Full Text:: is successful integration with ground inventory data. In the United States, the USDA Forest

The impact of social capital on well-being in rural communities

Creator:: Harrison, Jane L.
Abstract:: This study seeks to explore the relationship between social capital and well-being in the rural Western United States. Mixed methods were employed to understand the concepts from multiple angles, using both profile and process indicators. An econometric approach used profile indicators and relied on data from 414 counties in the...
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Full Text:: capital and well-being in the rural Western United States. Mixed methods were employed to understand the

Yosemite region nitrogen deposition and patterns in the composition of lichen communities

Creator:: Hutten, Martin
Abstract:: This dissertation describes patterns in epiphytic macrolichen community composition along a nitrogen deposition gradient in the Yosemite region of the Sierra Nevada in California. This region is part of the largest federal air quality Class 1 designated air-shed in the western United States, covering the entire crest of the Sierra...
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Full Text:: part of the largest federal air quality Class 1 designated air-shed in the western United States

A causal study of attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics of Oregon State University undergraduate students in three academic majors

Creator:: Ruhl, Glenn David
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine and explain attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics of undergraduate students in three academic majors attending Oregon State University. The attitudes of a proportionate random sample consisting of 215 students were measured according to their responses to thirty-two Likert scale items containing six sub-scale...
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Full Text:: , sport, and athletics are, as George Sage declared, "big business" in the United States (Sage, 1984:11

The timber harvesting behavior of family forest owners

Creator:: Butler, Brett J.
Abstract:: To increase our understanding of the timber harvesting behavior of family forest owners, I developed theoretical and empirical timber harvesting models for family forest owners in the southeastern United States. An individual-choice model was the basis for the models. Family forest owners were modeled as utility-maximizers who made harvesting decisions...
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Full Text:: forest owners in the southeastern United States. An individual-choice model was the basis for the models

Carbon and energy exchange of semi-arid ecosystems with heterogeneous canopy structure

Creator:: Anthoni, Peter M.
Abstract:: Carbon and energy fluxes were measured with the eddy covariance technique above two semi-arid ecosystems, ponderosa pine and juniper/sagebrush, located in central Oregon. The two ecosystems have low LAI and a very open canopy structure. The energy closure was ~70-80% at both ecosystems, equivalent to an imbalance of 150-250 W...
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Full Text:: feedback from higher evaporative demand. Annual NEE of the ponderosa pine forest (200-3 00 gC m2) was in

Influence of interplanted and pure stands of red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) on microbial and chemical characteristics of a coastal forest soil in the Douglas-fir region

Creator:: Chen, Chi-sin
Abstract:: Chemical and microbial analyses were made at four seasonal intervals on soil horizons under red alder, conifers, and mixed alder-conifers at the Cascade Head Experimental Forest, established in 1937 by the U. S. Forest Service near Otis, Oregon. Microbial analyses showed that although plate counts of molds and bacteria fluctuated...
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Full Text:: -conifers at the Cascade Head Experimental Forest, estab- lished in 1937 by the U. S. Forest Service near

The Challenges and Opportunities of a Proactive Endangered Species Act : A Case Study of the Greater Sage Grouse

Creator:: Taylor, Casey Lynn
Abstract:: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is considered by many to be among the most powerful and most contentious environmental laws in the United States. Persistent challenges to the Act’s implementation make reaching conservation goals problematic. Most notably, the very nature of the law—providing protections for species already at...
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Full Text:: among the most powerful and most contentious environmental laws in the United States. Persistent

The Identification of Common Environmental and Demographic Associations for Tick-Borne Disease Risk and Surveillance Efforts in the United States

Creator:: Ashraf, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Ixodes scapularis (e.g. blacklegged tick) is a hard-bodied tick considered endemic to certain regions within the United States. This species is considered a primary vector of Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) and babesiosis (Babesia microti). Each of these tick-borne diseases represent a growing health concern within the nation...
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Full Text:: Associations for Tick- Borne Disease Risk and Surveillance Efforts in the United States Abstract

Student involvement and study abroad : exploring Astin's Theory in an overseas program in France

Creator:: Crust, Susan L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether Alexander Astin's Theory of Student Involvement could be applied to an academic experience in an overseas setting. Using data collected from the program evaluations of 79 students who had participated in the Oregon University System exchange program in Lyon, France during...
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Full Text:: university administrators from around the United States who had the opportunity to learn about the delivery

Intentions of US forestland owners to participate in emerging carbon markets : a behavioral modeling approach

Creator:: Thompson, Derek W.
Abstract:: Policy makers in the United States (US), following recommendations made by the international scientific community, have drafted national emissions reduction legislation in hopes of minimizing the harmful effects of global climate change. Included in this legislation is a national cap-and-trade system with provisions for carbon offsets. Specific provisions for forest...
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Full Text:: ........................................................................12 Forest Carbon Offset Potential in the United States

Becoming more Latino : the journey of an extension nutrition education program

Creator:: Hernandez, Rebecca
Abstract:: Latinos are the fastest growing minority group in the U.S. and are expected to be 25% of the population by the year 2050. Latinos also are more vulnerable and at higher risk for poor health outcomes including diabetes and other chronic health ailments than Anglos. Many of the serious effects...
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Full Text:: the state, county, supervisory and direct service levels and partner agencies indicated that

Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

Creator:: Stanton, Michael
Abstract:: This ethnographic study explores the social aspects of agricultural land-use in the Marys River region. The study seeks to understand how farmers define sustainability and how their views on agricultural issues help to define a sense of place and identity in the Marys River region, within the context of the...
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Full Text:: (Continued) Page Changing Values in the Agricultural History of the United States

Improving Region-Scale Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility Mapping

Creator:: Bunn, Michael D.
Abstract:: Landslides are a natural hazard that have major societal, economic, and environmental impacts. The understanding of landslides begins with the observation that they are a spatial problem. Spatial relationships have historically been explored with maps, and landslides are no different. Such maps range in focus from inventory maps, which identify...
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Full Text:: Department of Transportation (SPR 786) and the United States Forest Service (Grant No. 17-CS-11015600-008

Economic and social impacts of restoration : a case study of the Great Basin Region

Creator:: Satyal, Vijayanand H.
Abstract:: The last five decades of research in arid land ecology cites Invasive species as a source of imbalances in biodiversity through habitat destruction and reductions of native species through ecosystem alterations in favor of non-native species. Invasive species are known to damage not only the surrounding ecosystem but also cause...
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Full Text:: non-native species. Invasive species in the United States are ranked second only to habitat

Three essays on private landowners' response to incentives for carbon sequestration through forest management and afforestation

Creator:: Kim, Taeyoung
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of three essays on private landowners' response to incentives for carbon sequestration in forests. The first essay examines private landowner response to incentives for carbon sequestration through various combinations of intermediate management practices. The second essay focuses on agricultural landowners' willingness to participate in an incentive program...
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Full Text:: University, who motivated and encouraged me to pursue a Ph.D. education in the United States. They were

Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

Creator:: Ellis, Erik
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the life of Dixy Lee Ray as it examines important developments in marine biology and biological oceanography during the mid twentieth century. In addition, Ray's key involvement in the public understanding of science movement of the 1950s and 1960s provides a larger social and cultural context...
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Full Text:: . Marine Biology, and the Public Understanding of Science in the United States (1930-1970) Abstract

Long Term Trends and Sources of Sound in United States Waters

Creator:: Haver, Samara M.
Abstract:: Passive acoustic monitoring is a valuable tool for observing the status of marine environments. Comparisons of underwater soundscapes over temporal and spatial scales can provide data to inform marine conservation efforts, including protection of threatened and endangered species. This dissertation utilizes passive acoustic data collected via a broadly spaced array...
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Full Text:: Long Term Trends and Sources of Sound in United States Waters

Soil surface application of asphalt in afforestation in semi-arid zones of Iran

Creator:: Kowsar, Ahang
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Full Text:: transpiration of forest trees in the southern United States is 8,000 gal/acre/day, or about 7.4 mm of water. A

Linking Moral Obligations, Assumption-based Research, and Structured Decision Making to Inform Bull Trout Recovery

Creator:: Brignon, William R.
Abstract:: More than 1500 species of plants and animals in the United States are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The U.S. Departments of Interior and Commerce are required, under Section 4(f)(1) of the ESA, to develop recovery plans for ESA-listed species under the respective agency...
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Full Text:: Carl B. Schreck More than 1500 species of plants and animals in the United States are listed as

Experiencing service-learning in prison

Creator:: Kopet, Julie G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of incarcerated women who participated in a service-learning program to help the homeless. Service-learning is effective pedagogy for involving students in civic engagement, and their involvement has been shown to increase the self-esteem of participating college students....
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Full Text:: Service-Learning In Prison. Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________

Diffuse deformation patterns along the North American plate boundary zone, offshore western United States

Creator:: Chaytor, Jason D.
Abstract:: Plate boundaries are commonly regions of complex, diffuse deformation with the motion across the boundary accommodated by numerous structural systems, rather than being narrow, discrete zones of deformation. One such boundary occurs where the North American plate makes contact with Juan de Fuca, Gorda, and Pacific plates along the west...
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Full Text:: Deformation Patterns Along the North American Plate Boundary Zone, Offshore Western United States

Uncertainty, risk and forest management on the Tillamook State Forest : a case study

Creator:: Stander, Hendrik C.
Abstract:: Forest management is typically associated with a high degree of uncertainty, since it relies on predictions of natural growth processes over long periods of time. A number of methods exist for mitigating the risk associated with this uncertainty, but few have the ability to explicitly minimize risk. This study will...
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Full Text:: Tillamook State Forest A Case Study AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Hendrik C. Stander

Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

Creator:: Taylor, Ryan W
Abstract:: Since the 1890s, American federalism has been perceived as being unique in the world by having two different levels of government operating within the same jurisdiction without influencing one another. Modern scholars call into question the validity of this basic assumption, but few have published quantitative evidence to reject its...
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Full Text:: assumption of American federalism is inadequate. The United States does have two different levels of

Regional economic analysis of the U.S. wood remanufacturing industry

Creator:: Kingslien, Hal K.
Abstract:: This research provides state economic development planners and forest policy makers with new economic information about the wood remanufacturing industry. An overview describes each industry sector's employment, payroll size, and estimates of annual growth rates. This helps planners determine which sectors are likely to provide the most economic benefit to...
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Experiences and Correlates of Healthcare Discrimination Among Saudis in the United States

Creator:: Sinky, Tassnym Hussein
Abstract:: Healthcare discrimination is associated with various health-related attitudes, behaviors, intentions, and outcomes including provider avoidance, underutilization or increased use of healthcare services, use of alternative means of healthcare, delays in medical care, less satisfaction with care, poor health behaviors, and poorer health outcomes. Since 2001, Muslims and Arabs in the...
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Full Text:: Discrimination Among Saudis in the United States Abstract approved

Education of American research astronomers, 1876-1941

Creator:: Hall, Robert Dale, 1947-
Abstract:: The education (particularly graduate education) of Americans who were active in astronomical research between 1876 and 1941 is assessed for its effectiveness in preparing the astronomers for careers in research. This period contains three dynamic changes: the growth of American astronomy in becoming the world's leading community of astronomers, the...
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Full Text:: ," as used in this study, refers specifically to citizens or long- term residents of the United States

An environmental history of Euphoria Ridge, Oregon : a case study for ethnobotany in traditional resource management

Creator:: Fluharty, Suzanne M.
Abstract:: This dissertation looks at one landscape component of the Coquille Indian Tribe's ancestral lands in order to understand the place meaning created and assigned to Euphoria Ridge, Oregon. I focus on three cultural overlays across time that together with the unique biophysical components, generate an importance for the locale to...
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Full Text:: individual, enrolled 6 members. This caused untold damage to many tribes across the United States who

Academic libraries at the center of instructional change : Faculty and librarian experience of library leadership in the transformation of teaching and learning

Creator:: Gilchrist, Debra L.
Abstract:: This phenomenological inquiry explored the experiences of library leaders and discipline faculty members engaging in a collaborative instructional change initiative focused on a process-based learning pedagogy and led by an academic library. The investigation’s purpose was providing insight and understanding concerning the: (a) library’s role in instructional leadership; (b) experience...
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Full Text:: A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment

An analysis of differences in the marginal propensity to consume of farm, rural nonfarm, and urban families in the United States

Creator:: Liao, Sheng-hui
Abstract:: The study was conducted to obtain information concerning the factors affecting the differences in the marginal propensities to consume of farm and nonfarm families observed by Friedman and Lee and Phillips. As a first step a theoretical framework was developed which indicated the factors affecting the marginal propensity to consume....
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Full Text:: Consume of Farm, Rural Nonfarm, and Urban Families in the United States, 1961 by Sheng Hui Liao A

Uncovering the Cultural Narratives and Environmental Identities of Latina/o Environmental Professionals and Beyond

Creator:: de la Hoz, Jenny F.
Abstract:: The environmental movement needs people from communities of color and the differing perspectives they provide. Latinas/os are one of the largest communities of color in the US, and their numbers continue to grow. However, mainstream environmental organizations have failed to engage this community in authentic ways. The lack of meaningful...
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Full Text:: Environmental Identity of Latinos in the Pacific Northwestern United States …………………………………………………………………… 96

Examining Hypertension Prevalence and Health Behavior Practices of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

Creator:: Nikuze, Scholastique
Abstract:: African-born population is one of the fastest growing group in the United States. Very little is known about their socio-demographic characteristics, health behavior practices and long-term health. The purpose of this study was to examine hypertension prevalence, health behavior practices and the impact socio-demographic factors have on these outcomes among...
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Full Text:: Hypertension Prevalence and Health Behavior Practices of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

Balancing Timber Production and Conservation in the Oregon Coast Range: an Examination of the Response by Birds and Bird-induced Ecosystem Services to Forest Management at Multiple Scales

Creator:: Harris, Scott H.
Abstract:: Society derives many critical and irreplaceable values from forests. With a growing global human population and rates of consumption, forests are under increasing pressure to provide all these values simultaneously. To meet societal demands for wood products, tree plantations are becoming increasingly common and are replacing native forests. Yet, forests...
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Full Text:: and a prominent timber producing region in the United States (Adams and Latta 2007). The climate

Analysis of U.S. interstate variation in changes in poverty incidence and income inequality (1969-1979)

Creator:: Tay, Winnie K.
Abstract:: In spite of the rapid economic growth of the post-war era, there has not been significant improvement in the incidence of poverty, nor in the inequality of income distribution around the world, and particularly in the developing countries. A reason for the apparent failure of the poor to benefit from...
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Full Text:: supported a hypothesis postulated by Gaibraith in 1958 that there existed in the United States a new form

Advancing Understanding of Changes in the Cryosphere of the Western United States and Alaska: A Case for the Importance of Spatial and Temporal Scaling

Creator:: Roberts-Pierel, Benjamin M.
Abstract:: The global cryosphere, defined as the world’s ice and snow covered regions, is a crucial water source for society and ecosystem functions, as well as an important regulator of the earth’s energy budget. Melt from glaciers and seasonal snow cover provides water for more than a sixth of the world’s...
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Full Text:: cover change in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region of the United States over the period 1991-2020

The Mental Health of Latinos/as in the United States : A Multisystemic Examination

Creator:: Rodriguez, Alham F.
Abstract:: Previous reports on the state of the Latino/a-focused mental health literature suggest that the quantity of Latino/a-focused articles within the mental health field continued to be disproportionate to the growing percentage of Latino/as in the United States (Liang, Salcedo, Rivera, & Lopez, 2009). As such, Latino/a mental health experiences, needs,...
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Full Text:: Mental Health of Latinos/as in the United States: A Multisystemic Examination. Abstract approved

Her choice : identity formation and dress among Iranian, Muslim women living in the United States

Creator:: Howell, Alexandra L.
Abstract:: The Islamic faith is a growing global religion; the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2011) estimates that globally the Muslim population is 1.6 billion and will increase to 2.2 billion by 2030. As the population of Muslims grows the apparent misunderstandings of the faith among Western societies are...
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Full Text:: general public in the United States and propagated as a synonym for oppression. What is often overlooked

Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction among Foreign-Born Faculty at Community Colleges within the United States

Creator:: Moore, Marian
Abstract:: Job satisfaction has received considerable attention within the community college sector, but there is limited research focused solely on the job satisfaction of foreign-born faculty members employed at community colleges. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with job satisfaction among foreign-born faculty members employed at U.S....
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Full Text:: Associated with Job Satisfaction among Foreign-Born Faculty at Community Colleges within the United States

Large Ensembles of Regional Climate Simulations over the western United States

Creator:: Li, Sihan
Abstract:: Large ensembles of regional climate simulations were generated from the weather@home distributed volunteer computing project over the western US domain. Weather@home uses the U.K. Met Office Hadley Centre’s regional climate model HadRM3P (~0.22°) nested within the atmospheric global model HadAM3P (1.875 longitude° by 1.25 latitude°). Simulations from HadRM3P were evaluated...
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Full Text:: , 2017. Title: Large Ensembles of Regional Climate Simulations over the western United States

Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

Creator:: Shirazi, Mehra A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe Iranian immigrant women's knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards breast cancer, and their breast cancer screening behaviors. Specifically, this research examined the predictors of age-specific breast cancer screening participation among this population. The participants in this study consisted (n=34 1) of self-identified first...
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Full Text:: United States by Mehra Shirazi A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial

Current Drug Policies in the United States : Using Research to Inform Policy

Creator:: Beathard, Candice
Abstract:: Drug policies in the United States are rapidly changing at the state and national level paralleling a shift in drug culture from a societal perspective. This dissertation addresses current public health policy topics with a focus on three recent drug policies. As of 2015, medical cannabis is legal in 23...
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Full Text:: Current Drug Policies in the United States: Using Research to

Microgrids and the Transition Toward Decentralized Energy Systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective

Creator:: Ajaz, Warda
Abstract:: The last decade has seen a drastic interest in microgrids throughout the world. Even though this trend might seem to be just another technological solution in the energy sector, it is a part of a greater transition from a centralized energy system to a more decentralized one. However, unlike most...
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Full Text:: energy sacrifice zones in the United States is the Appalachia region. The coal industry in Appalachia

A perceptual study regarding the importance of identified university cooperative education coordinator tasks and preferred organizational formats

Creator:: Foertsch, Richard
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of university cooperative education coordinators regarding the importance of tasks identified by cooperative education experts as being critical to the operation of university programs. The study was also concerned with coordinators' preferences regarding the organizational formats...
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Full Text:: coordinators representing 28 universities from seven identified geographic regions of the United States. The

Bopyridian (Crustacea, Isopoda) parasites found in the eastern Pacific of the United States

Creator:: Danforth, Charles Garrison
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Full Text:: eastern Pacific of the United States AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Charles Garrison Danforth for the

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Creator:: Everson, Courtney L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
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Full Text:: among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Alpine glacier and pluvial lake records of late pleistocene climate variability in the western United States

Creator:: Licciardi, Joseph M.
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Full Text:: the Western United States by Joseph M. Licciardi A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State

Sedimentation in small active-margin estuaries of the northwestern United States

Creator:: Peterson, Curt D.
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Full Text:: -margin Estuaries of the Northwestern United States Abstract approved: Kenneth F. Scheideggér Modern

Impacts of Tree-species Composition and Diversity on Ecosystem Services in Plantations of the Coastal Pacific Northwest: Assessing Values, Trade-offs, and Synergies

Creator:: Himes, Austin
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation was to examine trade-offs and synergies between multiple ecosystem services derived from plantation forests in the coastal Pacific Northwest. I accomplished this in five chapters. In the first chapter I provided background information for the study. In the next chapter I set the context for...
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Full Text:: SERVICES Austin Himesa and Barbara Muracab aDepartment of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State

Boundaries of research : civilian leadership, military funding, and the international network surrounding the development of numerical weather prediction in the United States

Creator:: Harper, Kristine C.
Abstract:: American meteorology was synonymous with subjective weather forecasting in the early twentieth century. Controlled by the Weather Bureau and with no academic programs of its own, the few hundred extant meteorologists had no standing in the scientific community. Until the American Meteorological Society was founded in 1919, meteorologists had no...
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Full Text:: United States by Kristine C. Harper A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial

The silviculture institute : an assessment of impact

Creator:: Jensen, Edward C.
Abstract:: The goal of this study was to determine the extent to which the Silviculture Institute, a 12-week continuing education program for mid-career silviculturists, has influenced the practice of silviculture in the Pacific Northwest. Desired impacts were determined in conjunction with the three major stakeholders in the Institute: program leaders charged...
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Examination of imputation methods to estimate status and change of forest attributes from paneled inventory data

Creator:: Eskelson, Bianca N. I.
Abstract:: The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program conducts an annual inventory throughout the United States. In the western United States, 10% of all plots (one panel) are measured annually, and a moving average is used for estimating current condition and change of forest attributes while alternative methods are sought in...
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Full Text:: decisions. Since the 1930s the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the United States

Native Bee and Spider Community Responses to Grassland Restoration and Wildfire

Creator:: Smith DiCarlo, Lauren A.
Abstract:: Up to 99.9% of native North American grasslands have been degraded since European settlement, primarily due to agricultural conversion. Today, grasslands are a top priority for restoration as they provide essential habitat for many rare and endangered species; however, the majority of studies in grasslands have focused on vegetation or...
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Full Text:: cover. Wildfire frequency has increased across the western United States, yet it is unclear how

The Influence of Wildfire and Invasive Vegetation on Mule Deer

Creator:: Schuyler, Elizabeth
Abstract:: The western United States has experienced large-scale degradation due to land use and land cover changes, invasion of annual grasses, and expansion of woody plants into grass and shrublands and the resultant altered fire regimes. These landscape-scale changes have coincided with declining mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) populations, making habitat loss...
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Full Text:: by the Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service (21%) with state (6%) and private

An investigation of the problems experienced by Saudi students while enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States

Creator:: Al-Shedokhi, Saad Abdul-Karim
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Full Text:: Higher Education in the United States Abstract approved: Frank Cross The objective of this study was

Abrupt deglacial climate changes in the North Pacific and implications for climate tipping points

Creator:: Praetorius, Summer Kate
Abstract:: Paleoclimate archives have revealed abrupt climate events that are superimposed on more gradual climate changes throughout the last glacial and deglacial periods. The underlying causes of such rapid climate changes are still poorly understood, but the strong expression of these events in northern hemisphere records likely points to climatic mechanisms...
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Full Text:: the deglacial climate changes that are both predicted and observed to have occurred in this region

An Econometric analysis of the U.S.-Japan-Korea market for U.S. white wheat

Creator:: Gonarsyah, Isang
Abstract:: The U.S. white wheat industry relies heavily on export markets. Since the early 1960s these markets have been geographically concentrated in a few countries in Asia. This suggests that developments in a few Asian countries may significantly affect the prospects for U.S. white wheat exports and thereby the economic well...
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Full Text:: different regions of the United states [32]. The largest white wheat producing region in the U.S. is the

Working together for student success: cross-functional collaboration at community colleges

Creator:: Loveday, Joyce E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the underlying mechanisms within community colleges that influence cross-functional collaboration. The study also explored the role of community college leadership in fostering internal collaboration. The following questions guided the research: (1) What does cross-functional collaboration look like at a community...
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Full Text:: . Loveday A DISSERTATION Submitted to Oregon State University in

Diversity and Evolution of Sexual Traits in Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)

Creator:: Gomez, R. Antonio
Abstract:: Biologists have long been fascinated with reproductive traits, in part because they are frequently exaggerated or showy, and they commonly vary among closely related species. Exaggerated sexual traits, in particular, have been the focus of intense empirical and theoretical research, but most of this work has focused on traits involved...
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Full Text:: convergence across this diverse assemblage of terrestrial insects. Ancestral state reconstruction of sperm

Awareness of Aging in Taiwan and the United States : An Examination of Ageism among College Students using Stereotypes and Future Self-views

Creator:: Allen, Pamela M.
Abstract:: Ageism in the context of global population aging could lead to increasing human and economic costs. Age stereotypes tend to be negative (Hummert, 1990) and ubiquitous (Nelson, 2002) there are a variety of well documented detrimental consequences of negative age stereotypes on older adults' physical, cognitive and psychological outcomes (Hummert,...
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Full Text:: 2, 2015. Title: Awareness of Aging in Taiwan and the United States: An Examination of Ageism

A study of the effects of a pre-retirement workshop on the measured level of self-actualization of university civil service employees

Creator:: Meyer, Sheldon Lee
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine whether University of Oregon civil service classified staff pre-retirees participating in a pre-retirement workshop would demonstrate a significant increase in self-actualization when compared with a similar group of University of Oregon civil service classified staff pre-retirees who did not participate in the above mentioned...
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Full Text:: UNIVERSITY CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES by SHELDON LEE MEYER A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

Creator:: Fischer, Alexandra Paige
Abstract:: In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the hallmark habitat type, Oregon white oak woodland and savanna, is imperiled. Almost exclusively found on private land, Oregon white oak is threatened...
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Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Dr. John C. Bliss In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts

Biogeochemical signals of mountainous forested watersheds' response to disturbance

Creator:: Guerrero-Bolaño Francisco J.
Abstract:: Small mountainous watersheds are disproportionate sources of land-derived particulate organic matter (POM) to long-term sinks like lake bottoms and the ocean. As such, these ecosystems are an essential component of the global carbon cycle. The burial of POM in lacustrine and marine sediments contributes to the drawdown of atmospheric CO2...
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Full Text:: Francisco Jose Guerrero Bolaño for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Forest Management and

Livestock, deer and logging interactions in the lodgepole pine/pumice region of central Oregon

Creator:: Stuth, Jerry W.
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to: 1) determine production of plant species and utilization by cattle, sheep and deer as related to plant communities and timber management practices and 2) evaluate the interaction of range use between cattle and deer and between sheep and deer as affected by site...
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Full Text:: . Berg for their critical review of this manuscript. I wish to thank the U.S. Forest Service personnel

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