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Episodic dynamics of microbial communities associated with the birth and death of ectomycorrhizal mats in old-growth Douglas-fir stands

Creator:: Blanchard, Joseph H.
Abstract:: Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi of the genera Piloderma and Ramaria form dense hyphal mats in the organic and upper mineral soil layers, respectively, in coniferous forest floors of the Pacific Northwest. Previous studies have determined that fungal mats change the chemical, physical, and biological properties of the soil within. Little information...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF Joseph H. Blanchard for the degree of Master of Science in Soil Science on November

Second nature : domestication as experiment and metaphor in 20th century American psychobiology

Creator:: Blanchard, Nicholas
Abstract:: By 1900 domestication was a promising, if somewhat vexed, subject in biology. Volumes had been written about domestication, but little serious scientific inquiry was directed toward the phenomenon. Expertise lay with practical men, primarily breeders and fanciers. The bulk of scientific commentary on domestication came from anthropologists who derived theories...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - BlanchardDissertationCompleteMike'sRevisions.docx AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Nicholas Blanchard for the degree of Doctor of

The dynamic speculation and performance prediction of parallel loops

Creator:: Zier, David A.
Abstract:: General purpose computer systems have seen increased performance potential through the parallel processing capabilities of multicore processors. Yet this potential performance can only be attained through parallel applications, thus forcing software developers to rethink how everyday applications are designed. The most readily form of Thread Level Parallelism (TLP) within any...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cascadia Architecture David A. Zier and Ben Lee IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems

Designing multimedia extensions for configurable processors

Creator:: Zier, David A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the design of a multimedia extension Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) for a reconfigurable processor. An Extendable Multimedia Module (EM3) was designed as an optional module for X32V. X32V is a prototype configurable processor simulator developed at Oregon State University by John Mark...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David A. Zier for the degree of

Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of carbon-based and semiconductor nanostructures

Creator:: Tomaino, Joseph L.
Abstract:: This thesis will cover work that I have completed relating to the field of terahertz (THz) science. My work has consisted of generating tunable, narrowband THz pulses in a table-top optical setup and using both narrow- and broadband THz pulses to study various material systems. Broadband THz pulses were used...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Joseph L. Tomaino for the

Quantification of vegetation diversity and variation on intact and degraded rangelands

Creator:: Dysart, Patricia L.
Abstract:: Vegetation diversity in the Wyoming big sagebrush/Thurber needlegrass (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. wyomingensis Beetle & Young/Achnatherum thurberianum (Piper) Barkworth. syn. Stipa thurberiana Piper) plant association was studied across a condition class gradient in southeastern Oregon. All observable vascular plant species were counted during 6 seasons and 2 years and diversity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patricia L. Dysart for the degree

Design considerations for a miniature atmospheric engine with a magnet-actuated autonomously-reciprocating in-cylinder regenerator for portable power production

Creator:: Yarger, David J.
Abstract:: Driven by the need for high energy-density power sources, demand has stimulated the development of small-scale engines. A small-scale engine with a fuel supply could replace batteries and utilize higher energy-density liquid hydrocarbon fuels; such an advance could deliver a new age of portable devices. Currently, operable small-scale engines exist;...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: An Abstract of the Thesis of David J. Yarger for the degree

"Born of ourselves" : gendered doubling and the femme fatale in Vernon Lee's ghost stories

Creator:: Delf, Liz
Abstract:: This thesis examines the characterization of the femme fatale and the implications of this trope for late-Victorian gender and sexuality in the ghost stories of female aesthete Vernon Lee. In her treatment of the femme fatale figure, Lee both reinforces and complicates the image of the sexualized, often bestialized woman...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ghost stories of female aesthete Vernon Lee. In her treatment of the femme fatale figure, Lee both

High-Field Terahertz Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials

Creator:: Mousavian, Ali
Abstract:: This dissertation covers my work relating to the application of strong terahertz (THz) radiation to study the nonlinear properties of nano-scale material. It presents experimental and numerical studies on the optical and electronic properties of various material system including single-layer graphene, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), nanoantenna-patterned gallium arsenide (GaAs) and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________ Yun-Shik Lee This dissertation covers my work relating to the application of strong

Devil Dog Diplomacy and the abandonment of military tradition : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934

Creator:: Geissler, Eric L.
Abstract:: During the U.S. military interventions in Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti between 1915 and 1934, Washington equipped members of the its armed forces with civil and political powers that represented a radical departure from the North American military tradition. This abandonment of tradition decisively contributed to both the disappointments...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF Eric L. Geissler for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in History

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Episodic dynamics of microbial communities associated with the birth and death of ectomycorrhizal mats in old-growth Douglas-fir stands

Second nature : domestication as experiment and metaphor in 20th century American psychobiology

The dynamic speculation and performance prediction of parallel loops

Designing multimedia extensions for configurable processors

Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy of carbon-based and semiconductor nanostructures

Quantification of vegetation diversity and variation on intact and degraded rangelands

Design considerations for a miniature atmospheric engine with a magnet-actuated autonomously-reciprocating in-cylinder regenerator for portable power production

"Born of ourselves" : gendered doubling and the femme fatale in Vernon Lee's ghost stories

High-Field Terahertz Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Materials

Devil Dog Diplomacy and the abandonment of military tradition : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934

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