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Assessment of Feedstock Materials for Producing a Suitable and Cost-Effective Biochar to Use as a Soil Amendment for Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Creator:: Kumari, Pooja
Abstract:: Biochar is a highly porous, carbon-rich residue produced by thermochemical conversion (pyrolysis) of plant biomass and carbonaceous organic materials under oxygen-controlled conditions. Chars produced by this process tend to have high ion-exchange capacities and, when added to soil, increase retention of water and nutrients and improve soil aggregation, porosity, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Scott Lukas Biochar is a highly porous, carbon-rich residue produced by thermochemical

Comparing organizational theory to practice : using communication to describe a consensual organization

Creator:: Lang, Sabrina A.
Abstract:: The overarching purpose of this study is to examine the communication implications of a self-proclaimed consensual organization (IT) within a classical organizational environment. The literature review of relevant theory and research covers both hierarchical and consensual organizations viewed via the classical, human relations, and system perspectives. The researcher compares organizational...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Communication to Describe a Consensual Organization. Abstract approved: Scott Chadwick The overarching

The Disclosure of Gay and Lesbian Sexual Identities and Relational Outcome Uncertainties

Creator:: Smith, Karen Nimitz
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze the change in gay/lesbian friendships after the disclosure of their sexual identity. Six specific areas were examined: (1) what are the circumstances under which persons find out their close friends are gay/lesbian (hereafter referred to as the event), (2) do relationships change...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Uncertainties. Abstract approved: Scott Chadwick The purpose of this study was to analyze the change in gay

The identification and division of Steve Jobs

Creator:: Anderson, Scott M. (Scott Matthew)
Abstract:: On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak entered into a partnership agreement to found Apple Computer. In the decade that followed, Apple experienced remarkable growth and success, as Jobs catapulted Apple to the Fortune 500 list of top‐flight companies faster than any other company in history. Under direction...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text::  OF        Scott M. Anderson for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in

American ideology and the atomic bomb

Creator:: Swartz, Scott E.
Abstract:: On August 6, 1945 the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The events that led up to the United States' decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japanese...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Scott E. Swartz for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Speech

Al Gore Jr. and the Rhetoric of Self-Disclosure

Creator:: Palmer, Scott Aaron
Abstract:: Senator Al Gore Jr. was elected Vice-President of the United States on November 3, 1992. During many of his public speeches, Gore utilized a speaking style that differed radically from the style he used in other political campaigns of his life. This style, which will be called the "rhetoric of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: t School Date thesis is presented June 2, 1993 Typed by researcher for Scott Aaron Palmer

The Influence of Wilderness Activity Portrayals on Individual Participation

Creator:: Kelley, Crystal Chorlton
Abstract:: Individuals in and around a small college town were asked to take part in an interview to study their perception of wilderness activities depicted on television and other forms of media and the potential impact of these depictions on an individual's willingness to participate in wilderness activities. This study linked...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

AI, Robot: A Rhetorical Analysis of Jeopardy! Matches Featuring IBM’s Artificial Intelligence

Creator:: Steele, Evan T.
Abstract:: The relationship between the public and new technologies has historically been a tumultuous one, with public perceptions ranging from excited rapid adoption to standoffish pessimism. In 2011, IBM tried to use competition as a means of showcasing a new technology to the public. This thesis is a work of rhetorical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Evan T. Steele, for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

Applicability of Public Participation for the Finnish Forest and Park Service

Creator:: Loikkanen, Teppo T. J.
Abstract:: Under what circumstances and in what ways can public participation be utilized in managing Finland's national forests? In the first chapter, a framework for answering this question is set by analyzing Finnish legal, cultural, historical and political background. The frame defines the Finnish Forest and Park Service's (FPS) decision making...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Peavy Arboretum : an archaeological and historical investigation of a Willamette Valley landscape

Creator:: Hylton, Lindon B.
Abstract:: This thesis documents a period of ecological and cultural change on a Willamette Valley, Oregon landscape. In particular, this study examines the Peavy Arboretum area and the cultural changes that accompanied the transformation of the landscape from an oak savannah in the mid-nineteenth century to a dense Douglas-fir forest in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: California Trail, the Southern Route (Scott-Applegate Trail), and the Territorial Road. The objective of

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Assessment of Feedstock Materials for Producing a Suitable and Cost-Effective Biochar to Use as a Soil Amendment for Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Comparing organizational theory to practice : using communication to describe a consensual organization

The Disclosure of Gay and Lesbian Sexual Identities and Relational Outcome Uncertainties

The identification and division of Steve Jobs

American ideology and the atomic bomb

Al Gore Jr. and the Rhetoric of Self-Disclosure

The Influence of Wilderness Activity Portrayals on Individual Participation

AI, Robot: A Rhetorical Analysis of Jeopardy! Matches Featuring IBM’s Artificial Intelligence

Applicability of Public Participation for the Finnish Forest and Park Service

Peavy Arboretum : an archaeological and historical investigation of a Willamette Valley landscape

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