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  • Improving wood strength and stiffness through viscoelastic thermal compression

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    O'Connor, John P.
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    The objective of this research project was to increase the density, strength, and stiffness of two low to medium-density diffuse-porous hardwood species. Wood used in this study was processed using a method of wood densification known as “Viscoelastic Thermal Compression” (VTC). The VTC process is a three phase treatment which...
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    : Frederick A. Kamke The objective of this research project was to increase the density, strength

  • Wide band gap semiconductors and insulators : synthesis, processing and characterization

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    Hersh, Peter A.
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    The work presented here is focused on applying basic principles of solid-state chemistry to the study and development of new wide band-gap semiconductors and insulators for photovoltaic and electronic-device applications. Analysis of crystal structure, band structure, optical band gap, morphology and transport properties provides fundamental insight into materials performance as...
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    Dissertation
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    Photovoltaic and Semiconductor Processes AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Peter A. Hersh for the

  • The link between nitrogen cycling and soil microbial community composition in forest soils of western Oregon

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    Boyle, Stephanie A.
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    The objectives of this thesis were to examine the links between soil microbial community composition and function using the nitrogen (N) cycle as a model for these interactions and to assess the impact of environmental factors such as microclimate, vegetation type, and nutrient availability on microbial diversity and N transformations...
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    , F., Kasimir-Klemedtsson, Å., Persson, T., Weslien, P., Klemedtsson, L., 2004. Nitrous oxide

  • Ultraviolet radiation as an environmental stressor of amphibians

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    Bancroft, Betsy A.
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    My thesis explored the effects of and potential mediating mechanisms for an important environmental stressor, ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation. UVB radiation has negative effects on organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. I used meta-analysis to quantify the effects of UVB radiation on a diversity of aquatic organisms (Chapter 2). UVB...
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    OF THE DISSERTATION OF Betsy A. Bancroft for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology

  • Indirect effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on larval amphibians as mediated by food quality and trophic interactions

    Creator:
    Scheessele, Erin A.
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    Ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) is an abiotic stressor in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. The stratospheric ozone layer, depleted due to anthropogenic activities and the cause of elevated UVB at earth's surface over the last four decades, is predicted to recover by 2065. However, UVB levels in aquatic systems may continue...
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    DISSERTATION OF Erin A. Scheessele for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology presented on November

  • Essays on the economics of wildlife management

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    Rashford, Benjamin S.
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    Wildlife managers are on the front lines of the effort to conserve wildlife and are required to do so cost-effectively. This dissertation consists of three manuscripts that integrate economics and ecology to inform cost-effective wildlife management. The first and second manuscripts focus on identifying cost-effective wildlife management plans. The third...
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    by Benjamin S. Rashford A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University

  • Inorganic thin-film solar cells

    Creator:
    Spies, Jack Alexander
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    The primary objective of this thesis is to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A new thin-film electron beam deposition system has been installed, is now operational, and has been used to deposit several types of solar cell absorber layers. Material investigations include...
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    Masters Thesis
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    to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A

  • Seasonal dynamics of a riparian food web in the Oregon Coast Range mountains

    Creator:
    Robillard, Amanda Lynn
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    Riparian areas are eco-tones where aquatically- and terrestrially-derived insect biomass is exchanged between habitats, presenting consumers with new sources of energy, and resulting in a reciprocal subsidy. The relative contribution of energy exchange and the resulting impacts on vertebrate riparian consumers, such as fish or birds, remains poorly understood. We...
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    Science presented on May 3, 2006. Title: Seasonal Dynamics of a Riparian Food Web in the Oregon Coast

  • Persistence of spatial distribution patterns of coastal cutthroat trout in a Cascade mountain stream

    Creator:
    Novick, Marc S.
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    Previous research in South Fork Hinkle Creek suggested that coastal cutthroat trout exhibit an aggregated spatial pattern across multiple spatial scales. To evaluate the persistence of the observed abundance patterns and identify factors that affect those patterns, half-duplex passive integrated transponders (PIT-tags) were implanted in 320 coastal cutthroat trout (>...
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    : Persistence of Spatial Distribution Patterns of Coastal Cutthroat Trout in a Cascade Mountain Stream

  • Fatty acid profiling of soil microbial communities : a comparison of extraction methods and temporal dynamics in plant residue amended soils

    Creator:
    Fernandes, Marcelo Ferreira
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    A method based on fatty acid (FA) analysis is used to profile microbial community structure (MCS). Various extraction protocols are available, which alter the types of FAs extracted from soils. The more time consuming but widely used protocol extracts only FAs from phospholipids (PLFA). This technique is desirable because PLFAs...
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    Fatty Acid Profiling of Soil Microbial Communities: A