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  • Simulated response of ecosystem processes to climate change in northern California and western Nevada

    Creator:
    McGlinchy, Maureen C.
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    In order to investigate potential climate impacts on landscape-scale ecosystem processes, I implemented a dynamic general vegetation model (DGVM) over a large domain in northern California and western Nevada on a rectangular grid of ca. 800-meter spatial resolution. I used 100 years of observed, monthly climate and nine future climate...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Abstract approved: Ronald P. Neilson Beverly E. Law In order to investigate potential

  • Spatial and age class analysis of managed western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) woodlands in central Oregon

    Creator:
    Zophy, Kelley T.
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    Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to wildlife when it is at savannah and transitional densities. Its range and extent have fluctuated with climatic change, but the current range expansion is unprecedented in its extent. The range expansion has been associated with the degradation of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Ronald J. Reuter Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to

  • A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

    Creator:
    Leland, Ronald Wayne
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    Obesity affects one out of every four Americans and represents a serious health hazard in the United States. Serious chronic diseases associated with obesity include heart disease, cancer, and adult-onset diabetes mellitus. There has been a rapid expansion in the number of weight control centers since the 1970s, yet there...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THESIS OF Ronald Wayne Leland for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Exercise

  • Interactive visualization of diversity in multivariate data sets unified across fields of study

    Creator:
    Pham, Tuan N. T.
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    The study of the diversity of multivariate objects shares common characteristics across disciplines, including ecology and organizational management. Nevertheless, experts in these two disciplines have adopted somewhat separate diversity concepts and analysis techniques, limiting the ability of potentially sharing and cross comparing these concerns. Moreover, while complex diversity data may...
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    Dissertation
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    Visualization of Diversity in Multivariate Data Sets Unified across Fields of Study Abstract approved: Ronald

  • Visual Analysis of Attorney Case Portfolios Over Time

    Creator:
    Nambirajan, Surendar
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    While individual portfolio diversity analysis is a well-studied problem in visualization, the visual analysis of individual or groups of portfolios, over time, has received little attention. Such analysis, however, is important to researchers who are interested in better understanding portfolio management behavior of experts as well as novices. We conducted...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Ronald A. Metoyer

  • Evolving character controllers for collision preparation

    Creator:
    Rose, Robert W.
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    Full dynamic control of physically simulated characters is the holy grail of video games and other interactive applications. Recent advances in the field have presented controllers that can handle the balance and fall response after a collision. This thesis addresses the development of a controller that handles the response before...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Evolving Character Controllers for Collision Preparation Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer Full

  • Perceptual thresholds for foot slipping in animated characters

    Creator:
    Strawn, Jordan J.
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    The computer game industry continues to progress toward realistic-looking character motion. However, even in state-of-the-art games, the use of motion capture data in character animation may result in errors such as “foot slipping,” where the feet do not match up with the floor properly during translation. Various algorithms have been...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Animated Characters. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________ Ronald

  • Detecting bad smells in spreadsheets

    Creator:
    Asavametha, Atipol
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    Spreadsheets are a widely used end-user programming tool. Field audits have found that 80-90% of spreadsheets created by end users contain textual and formula errors in spreadsheets. Such errors may have severe negative consequences for users in terms of productivity, credibility, or profits. To solve the problem of spreadsheet errors,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Christopher P Scaffidi Spreadsheets are a widely used end-user programming tool

  • Potential impacts of climate change on vegetation distributions, carbon stocks, and fire regimes in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

    Creator:
    Rogers, Brendan M.
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    The U.S Pacific Northwest contains a wide variety of ecosystems, all subject to relatively dry summers and wet winters. As has been shown with paleoclimatic and paleoecological data, the region is vulnerable to changes in climate. We assessed the sensitivities of vegetation distributions, carbon stocks, and fire regimes to 21st...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Ronald P. Neilson Beverly E. Law The U.S Pacific Northwest contains a wide variety of ecosystems

  • Fluorimetric analysis of intracellular calcium in high and low mobility fowl sperm

    Creator:
    Olson, Jill Wardell
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    Sperm mobility is defined as the net movement of a sperm population against resistance. Previous research demonstrated that the cell-permeant Ca2+ indicator rhod-2 AM gave a fluorescent signal predominantly in the head region of fowl sperm that differed between sperm mobility phenotypes. This thesis served to explore the role of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Sperm Abstract approved: David P. Froman Sperm mobility is defined as the net movement of