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Response of soil microbial communities to physical and chemical disturbances: implications for soil quality and land use sustainability

Creator:: Chaer, Guilherme M.
Abstract:: The objectives of this thesis were to evaluate the responses of soil microbial communities to physical and chemical disturbances, and associate these responses with soil functional stability and changes in soil quality. The first study consisted of application of heat shocks (HS) to soils with contrasting land use history to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 3.2 Changes in CLPP (A), T-RFLP (B), and PLFA (C) profiles in response to the disturbance level

Serpentine and non-serpentine edaphic ecology and the recovery of Lomatium cookii (Apiaceae), an endangered endemic of southwest Oregon

Creator:: Silvernail, Ian S.
Abstract:: The role of unusual geologies in plant distribution and form is well-known. Serpentine (ultramafic) soils exert a particularly strong influence on plants, as evidenced by a high level of endemism and the morphological and physiological traits displayed in adaptation to the extraordinary chemistry of these substrates. Adaptation may lead to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2002; Walker 1954; Jenny 1980; Brooks 1987; Lee 1992; Cooke 1994; Proctor 1999; Brady et al. 2005

The Impact of World Literature in Secondary Schools in Oregon and Chile : A Comparative Case Study

Creator:: McFarland, Annette Catherine
Abstract:: The reading of world literature, literary works from cultures other than one’s own, offers an effective means of creating greater awareness and sensitivity towards others. Research on the subject makes it clear that world literature can help lay the groundwork for a sense of world citizenship in students. To what...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: reviewer; Dr. Rebecca Sanderson; Kyle Hearn; Dr. Kay Stephens; Dr. Federico Subervi; Alicia Fuentes y

Coolhunting : the commodification of creative expression and the alienation of youth

Creator:: Fillmore, Mark W.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I argue that the cooptation and commodification of young peoples’ creative expressions of individuality through the practice of “coolhunting” causes alienation within said young people and is, therefore, unethical. I support this claim by using Marxist theory of the Frankfort Institute, viz., Max Horkheimer and Theodor W....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: dedicate this thesis to my wife Shannon and son Kyle. Shannon has been with me during my darkest hours

Design, characterization, and application of spectrometers for determination of low-level dissolved oxygen with small-volume sampling methodology

Creator:: Cakin, Defne
Abstract:: New analytical methods and instrumentation were developed for the determination of dissolved oxygen (DO) at low concentrations in water. The methods were based on monitoring the absorbance increase due to the oxidation of reduced indigo carmine (IC) by oxygen in the sample in different types of spectrometer cells. Spectrophotometer cells...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) and a micropump (B). 77 3.18 Time dependence of Fe(II) concentration in wastewater samples

Does self-transcendence explain baby boomers' volunteer hours?

Creator:: Cox, Michelle J.
Abstract:: The goal of this study was to pursue the construct of transcendence from a psychosocial, developmental perspective to predict who will volunteer and its influence on the average number of volunteer hours worked per week. The predictor variable is the self-transcendence subscale score on the Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory (ASTI) (Levenson...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ...……………………………………………… 93 Appendix B: Informed Consent Document...……………………………… 105 Appendix C

Essays on strategic behavior in supermodular settings : lobbying, advertising and price

Creator:: Kudo, Yasushi
Abstract:: This dissertation addresses issues of strategic behavior of firms in lobbying, brand and generic advertising, and advertising-price relationships in imperfectly competitive markets. In the first study, we investigate conditions under which lobbying can improve social welfare and show that this type of lobbying will be undersupplied from society’s perspective. We...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: = + = + − , the profit function becomes ( )( ), 1 2 , ,1 1i p i p i p jp b b L p bp xπ = + + − − + − .iL The

To grow or to buy : food staples and cultural identity in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Creator:: Karnes, Daniel A.
Abstract:: In this era of free trade and globalization, food is traveling greater and greater distances to its consumers. This is causing small farms and small farmers all over the world to protest as their livelihood is being undercut by cheap agricultural commodities from outside their communities. In the Ecuadorian Andes,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: his focus when appropriate, to Kyle for his wisdom, guidance, encouragement and his hearty laugh, to

Use of MIKE SHE for estimation of evapotranspiration in the Sprague River Basin

Creator:: Shakya, Suva R.
Abstract:: MIKE SHE is a fully distributed, physically-based hydrologic model that can simulate water movement over and under the Earth's surface. Evapotranspiration (ET) is one of the components of this model. MIKE SHE uses a modification of the Kristensen -Jensen (1975) method to calculate actual ET. This method is based on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Report on Coastal Mapping and Informatics Trans-Atlantic Workshop 2: Coastal Atlas Interoperability

Creator:: Wright, Dawn J., Watson, Stephanie, Bermudez, Luis, Cummins, Valerie, Dwyer, Ned, Nyerges, Timothy, Benoit, Greg, Berman, Marcia, Helly, John, and Uhel, Ronan
Abstract:: From July 16 to 20, 2007, international partners in a trans- Atlantic workshop series on coastal mapping and informatics, held a workshop on the campus of Oregon State University entitled “Coastal Atlas Interoperability.” The workshop engaged 27 participants from 6 countries, representing 17 organizations and multiple areas of scientific and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ) ...............................................................................................................................................31 APPENDIX B: WORKSHOP PROGRAM, JULY 16-20, 2007

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Response of soil microbial communities to physical and chemical disturbances: implications for soil quality and land use sustainability

Serpentine and non-serpentine edaphic ecology and the recovery of Lomatium cookii (Apiaceae), an endangered endemic of southwest Oregon

The Impact of World Literature in Secondary Schools in Oregon and Chile : A Comparative Case Study

Coolhunting : the commodification of creative expression and the alienation of youth

Design, characterization, and application of spectrometers for determination of low-level dissolved oxygen with small-volume sampling methodology

Does self-transcendence explain baby boomers' volunteer hours?

Essays on strategic behavior in supermodular settings : lobbying, advertising and price

To grow or to buy : food staples and cultural identity in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Use of MIKE SHE for estimation of evapotranspiration in the Sprague River Basin

Report on Coastal Mapping and Informatics Trans-Atlantic Workshop 2: Coastal Atlas Interoperability

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