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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

Understanding the Impact of Global Warming on Orographic Rain Shadows: Insights from a Pseudo-Global Warming Simulation over the Western United States

Creator:: Koszuta, Matthew
Abstract:: Some studies using regional climate models (RCMs) suggest a weakening of the climatological rain-shadow along the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains during the western US cool-season. To identify the possible mechanisms of rain-shadow weakening under warming, a new set of 30-year, high-resolution (6 km) pseudo-global warming (PGW) simulations were analyzed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Nicholas Siler, Justin J. Wettstein, and L. Ruby Leung—who provided guidance and support throughout the

Utilization of Renewable Energy via Thermochemistry

Creator:: Lei, Fuqiong
Abstract:: Utilization of solar energy or wind energy for electricity production is inherently challenging due to the diurnal and seasonal variations and normal intermittency. Effective, high efficiency storage methods need to be developed for further advancing renewable energy utilization. Endothermic chemical processing and thermochemical energy storage can be both employed as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -9245. 6. Weinstein, L. A.; Loomis, J.; Bhatia, B.; Bierman, D. M.; Wang, E. N.; Chen, G

Multi application small light water reactor containment analysis and design

Creator:: Haugh, Brandon Patrick
Abstract:: This thesis presents the assessment of the Multi Application Small Light Water Reactor (MASLWR) containment design during steady-state and transient conditions. The MASLWR project is a joint effort between Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory (INEEL), NEXANT Bechtel, and Oregon State University. The project is funded under a Nuclear Energy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brandon Patrick Haugh for the

Counterfactual thinking applied to multiagent systems

Creator:: Zerbel, Nicholas
Abstract:: Multiagent approaches are well suited to designing autonomous solutions for systems that feature complex interactions between many individuals such as in autonomous traffic systems and multi-robot exploration systems. However, creating autonomous agents that function effectively in these systems is a challenging task. In these complex environments, agents need informative reward...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Nicholas

A Reconstruction of Plant Species Composition at the Devil's Kitchen Site (Southern Oregon Coast) using Plant Opal Phytoliths and Charcoal Macro-remains

Creator:: Bulder, Nicholas H.
Abstract:: Although plant remains, such as opal phytolith and charcoal analyses, have been used since the beginning of the 20th century to reconstruct past environments by ecologists and botanists, only recently have these techniques been considered by archaeologists in understanding the past at the site level. This study employs opal phytolith...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nicholas H. Bulder for the

Supporting merge comprehension when resolving merge conflicts

Creator:: Nelson, Nicholas
Abstract:: Distributed version control allows developers to manage software evolution among distributed development teams. But it does not eliminate all consistency and concurrency issues, and instead introduces additional complexity when merging code. And resolving merge conflicts is nontrivial when automated merging fails. In such cases, developers are forced to inspect the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Nicholas Nelson for

Differential gene expression in the pregnant bovine corpus luteum during maternal recognition of pregnancy

Creator:: DuBay, Kristi M.
Abstract:: Interferon tau (IFN-τ) is the pregnancy recognition signal secreted by the trophectodermal cells of the developing bovine embryo that prevents luteolysis and maintains critical progesterone production. Recent evidence has suggested in addition to the mechanism of action identified in the uterus, there may be a direct effect of IFN-τ on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Menino, Jr. Interferon tau (IFN-‐τ) is the pregnancy recognition

How Behavior, Physiology, and Ontogeny of Klamath Redband Trout Shape the Functionality of Habitats in a Landscape of Temperature Extremes

Creator:: Hahlbeck, Nicholas J.
Abstract:: Climate change is a global phenomenon, but natural selection occurs within landscapes. A central tenet of landscape ecology is that mobile species depend on complementary habitats, which are insufficient in isolation, but combine to support animals through the full annual cycle. For coldwater fishes, it is widely assumed that maximum...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Toronto, Canada. Gannett, M., K. Lite Jr, J. La Marche, B. Fisher, and D. Polette. 2007. Ground-water

Susceptibility of riparian soil invertebrates to the herbicide triclopyr

Creator:: Moran, Patrick (Patrick William)
Abstract:: Riparian zones of Pacific Northwest forests have high species diversity and abundance and act as an important interface between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In addition, riparian zones comprise a significant portion of the total buffer zone established during commercial forest production to protect aquatic ecosystems from adjacent management activities....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : -------..:---""..,.....,---=-.....::--.......,------.---.---,--.,.--...,_..-- Patrick Moran for the degree ofMaster of Science in Toxicology presented on December 17, 1999. Title

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

Understanding the Impact of Global Warming on Orographic Rain Shadows: Insights from a Pseudo-Global Warming Simulation over the Western United States

Utilization of Renewable Energy via Thermochemistry

Multi application small light water reactor containment analysis and design

Counterfactual thinking applied to multiagent systems

A Reconstruction of Plant Species Composition at the Devil's Kitchen Site (Southern Oregon Coast) using Plant Opal Phytoliths and Charcoal Macro-remains

Supporting merge comprehension when resolving merge conflicts

Differential gene expression in the pregnant bovine corpus luteum during maternal recognition of pregnancy

How Behavior, Physiology, and Ontogeny of Klamath Redband Trout Shape the Functionality of Habitats in a Landscape of Temperature Extremes

Susceptibility of riparian soil invertebrates to the herbicide triclopyr

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