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Biodiesel in Oregon : an agricultural perspective

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Lahmann, Emily Loren

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Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, and biodegradable diesel fuel made from agricultural feedstocks. With a vibrant agricultural industry, Oregon is positioned to play an important role in the future of this energy source. Limiting factors to widespread biodiesel production include low value of biodiesel feedstock crops, lack of infrastructure, lagging...

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Honors College Thesis

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Words: biodiesel, agriculture, Oregon, farmers, survey Corresponding e-mail address: emily.tisdale
Design for construction safety : a case study with architect's perceptions

Creator:

Christianson, Carl R.

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Designing for construction safety is a collaborative process that combines the field experience of builders with the design skills of architects to improve construction safety. Research studies have shown that the design of a project is a factor in approximately fifty percent of jobsite deaths. To reduce this problem it...

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Honors College Thesis

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Corresponding e-mail address: carl_christianson@lifetime.oregonstate.edu Design for Construction Safety: A
In search of ecological advantages : Mycorrhizal facilitation of big huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum (Doug.)

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Stocking, Peter

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Temperate evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest support big huckleberries (Vaccinium membranaceum) despite their nutrient impoverished soils. Acquisition of nitrogen and phosphorous are the major nutrients limiting V. membranaceum. The plant’s access to these resources is linked to their mycorrhizal symbiosis. To learn more about the symbionts of eriaceous plants...

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Undergraduate Thesis

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reduce water loss from the fruit. Following a burn, Hoefs and Shay (1980) observed an increase in shoot