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The effect of prepartum anionic diets on cortisol, adiponectin, and tumour necrosis factor-α expression at varying levels of body mass index in preparturient dairy cows: implications for insulin resistance

Creator:: Puntenney, Steven B.
Abstract:: Twenty-six Holstein and 18 Jersey multiparous cows in a randomized block design were assigned by calving date and breed to a non-anionic prepartum diet (CTRL) or a treatment diet containing a commercial anionic salt supplement (Animate®). Control and treatment diets were formulated to a dietary anion-cation difference (DCAD) of 21.3...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Steven B. Puntenney for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal

Reproductive isolation and interspecific hybridization in the threatened species, Sidalcea nelsoniana

Creator:: Gisler, Steven D.
Abstract:: In addition to its longstanding recognition as an influential evolutionary process, interspecific hybridization is increasingly regarded as a potential threat to the genetic integrity and survival of rare plant species, manifested through gamete wasting, increased pest and disease pressures, outbreeding depression, competitive exclusion, and genetic assimilation. Alternatively, hybridization has also...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven D. Gisler for the

Tree species-soils relationships in old-growth forests of the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Cross, Alison
Abstract:: Tree species directly and indirectly affect soil nutrient cycles. I sought to characterize soils and foliage associated with four common canopy tree species (Douglas-fir, western hemlock, western redcedar, and bigleaf maple) in mixed-species old-growth forests of the Oregon Coast Range and to determine whether and how soils differ among the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Steven S. Perakis Tree species directly and indirectly affect soil nutrient cycles. I

Nitrogen dynamics across silvicultural canopy gaps in young forests of western Oregon

Creator:: Thiel, Aaron L.
Abstract:: Silvicultural canopy gaps are emerging as an alternative management tool to accelerate development of complex forest structure in young, even-aged forests of the Pacific Northwest. I investigated patterns of nitrogen (N) availability along transects through 0.1 and 0.4 ha silvicultural gaps in three 50-70 year old Douglas-fir forests of western...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Steven S. Perakis Silvicultural canopy gaps are emerging as an alternative management tool to

Atmospheric boundary layer coupling to midlatitude mesoscale sea surface temperature anomalies

Creator:: Thum, Nicolai
Abstract:: This thesis examines the mechanisms that couple the monthly-averaged atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) to open-ocean sea surface temperature (SST) perturbations on scales of 50-500 km. The observed positive correlation between surface wind speed anomalies and SST anomalies is successfully simulated using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. In numerical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Steven K. Esbensen This thesis examines the mechanisms that couple the monthly-averaged atmospheric

Developing a basis for characterizing precision of estimates produced from non-probability samples on continuous domains

Creator:: Cooper, Cynthia
Abstract:: This research addresses sample process variance estimation on continuous domains and for non-probability samples in particular. The motivation for the research is a scenario in which a program has collected non-probability samples for which there is interest in characterizing how much an extrapolation to the domain would vary given similarly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: response at location indicated by the 2- or 3-D vector "s" defined on the continuous 2- or 3-D domain. A

Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

Creator:: Wang, Chenggang
Abstract:: The biorevolution in the 1970’s greatly stimulated investment in life-science research. The present dissertation is aimed at evaluating the impact of US public investment on industrial investment in life-science research. The focus is on three major life-science fields: biology, medicine, and agriculture. A dynamic model of industrial R&D investment is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Steven T. Buccola Yin Xia The biorevolution in the 1970’s greatly

Non-linear nitrogen dynamics and calcium depletion along a temperate forest soil nitrogen gradient

Creator:: Sinkhorn, Emily R.
Abstract:: Understanding how N availability influences base cation stores is critical for long-term ecosystem sustainability. Indices of nitrogen (N) availability and the distribution of nutrients in plant biomass, soil, and soil water were examined across ten young, unpolluted Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stands in the Oregon Coast Range spanning a three-fold soil...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Steven S. Perakis Understanding how N availability influences base cation stores is

Four centuries of soil carbon and nitrogen change after severe fire in a Western Cascades forest landscape

Creator:: Giesen, Thomas William
Abstract:: Fire is a major disturbance process in many forests. Long-term studies of the biogeochemical effects of fires, especially on soils, are very rare. Consequently, long-term effects of fire on soils are often hypothesized from short-term effects. In a chronosequence study, I studied 24 western Cascades (Oregon) forest stands thought to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Severe Fire in a Western Cascades Forest Landscape Abstract approved: Steven S. Perakis

Giving color to Oregon's gray water market : an analysis of price determinants for water right

Creator:: Landry, Clay J.
Abstract:: Many parts of the West are experiencing substantial growth pressures that have increased the demand for water. These new demands come at a time when most of the water in the West has been fully appropriated by traditional uses such as agriculture, mining, and industry. Some attempts are being made...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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ScholarsArchive@OSU

The effect of prepartum anionic diets on cortisol, adiponectin, and tumour necrosis factor-α expression at varying levels of body mass index in preparturient dairy cows: implications for insulin resistance

Reproductive isolation and interspecific hybridization in the threatened species, Sidalcea nelsoniana

Tree species-soils relationships in old-growth forests of the Oregon Coast Range

Nitrogen dynamics across silvicultural canopy gaps in young forests of western Oregon

Atmospheric boundary layer coupling to midlatitude mesoscale sea surface temperature anomalies

Developing a basis for characterizing precision of estimates produced from non-probability samples on continuous domains

Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

Non-linear nitrogen dynamics and calcium depletion along a temperate forest soil nitrogen gradient

Four centuries of soil carbon and nitrogen change after severe fire in a Western Cascades forest landscape

Giving color to Oregon's gray water market : an analysis of price determinants for water right

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