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Dendrometry Field Manual

Creator:: Strimbu, Bogdan M.
Abstract:: As it was conceptualized, the manual is aligned with other field manual that are currently in use by different universities, such as Mississippi State University, Stephen F Austin, or University of British Columbia. The present manual is the first unified version of Louisiana Tech University of a Field Manual to...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: Dendrometry – Field Manual 3 6.1 Traditional method (rule of thumb

Discursive and Psychological Processes in Project MATCH Treatment Manuals and 12-Step Program Literature

Creator:: O'Hara, Margaret A.
Abstract:: Addiction is a word that represents a condition that, at best, causes minor disruptions to one’s life and, at worst, is lethal. The current definition was developed by 80 neuroscientists. It references substance use and other behaviors and includes food and sex. Addictions do not seem to be lessening but...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Many represent behavioral addictions, which in theory, were recognized in the last diagnostic manual

Collaborative Community Engagement: Experiential Learning Opportunities for College Students via Extension

Creator:: Angima, Sam and Gaebel, Katie
Abstract:: Extension is known for developing practical applications through research and demonstration of new and improved practices that positively affect end users. However, Extension has much to offer to all learners, including matriculated students, through experiential learning opportunities. A successful multidisciplinary effort involved students, faculty, and stakeholders in engaging communities as...
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Full Text:: Students via Extension JOE 56(7) ©2018 Extension Journal Inc 3

Seasonal cues induce phenotypic plasticity of Drosophila suzukii to enhance winter survival

Creator:: Shearer, Peter W., West, Jessica D., Walton, Vaughn M., Brown, Preston H., Svetec, Nicolas, and Chiu, Joanna C.
Abstract:: Background: As global climate change and exponential human population growth intensifies pressure on agricultural systems, the need to effectively manage invasive insect pests is becoming increasingly important to global food security. Drosophila suzukii is an invasive pest that drastically expanded its global range in a very short time since 2008,...
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Full Text:: (2016) 16:11 DOI 10.1186/s12898-016-0070-3 RESEARCH ARTICLE Seasonal cues induce phenotypic

Comparing Random and Nonrandom Spatial Patterns of Artifacts within Lithostratigraphic Unit 3 at Cooper’s Ferry, Idaho

Creator:: Gregory, Alex R.
Abstract:: Archaeological investigations at the Cooper's Ferry site in Western Idaho have recovered cultural remains dating to 16,000 years ago, suggesting the oldest human occupation recorded in North America. However, many archaeologists have argued the initial peopling of North America occurred no earlier than the opening of an ice-free corridor between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Nonrandom Spatial Patterns of Artifacts within Lithostratigraphic Unit 3 at Cooper’s Ferry

Organic soil amendments and mulches for blueberry : the good, the bad, and the ugly

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M.
Abstract:: A review of research conducted at OSU to determine compost value as a mulch or soil amendment for blueberry produced under conventional, transitional, or organic production systems.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: School. 16-17 Mar. 2015. OSU Extension Service, Corvallis, OR. OSU BLUEBERRY SCHOOL March 16-17

Municipal composts improve landscape plant establishment in compacted soil

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M., Bell, Neil, Owen, Jim, Kowalski, Judy, and McQueen, John
Abstract:: Urban landscape soils are often compacted by construction activities, thereby restricting plant establishment. Common approaches to improve plant establishment on compacted soils are to till soil before plant installation, to apply compost, or to choose plants that can tolerate drought. This research was undertaken to evaluate the relative importance of...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: , Corvallis, OR USA Email: Dan.Sullivan@oregonstate.edu B Oregon State University Extension, Polk/Marion

Animal Pointing: Changing Trends and Findings From 30 Years of Research

Creator:: Krause, Mark A., Udell, Monique A. R., Leavens, David A., and Skopos, Lyra
Abstract:: The past 30 years have witnessed a continued and growing interest in the production and comprehension of manual pointing gestures in nonhuman animals. Captive primates with diverse rearing histories have shown evidence of both pointing production and comprehension, though there certainly are individual and species differences, as well as substantive...
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Full Text:: witnessed a continued and growing interest in the production and comprehension of manual pointing gestures

A Style Analysis of Army Doctrine Publications

Creator:: Frier, Don
Abstract:: This project performs a style analysis of three sentences from three military manuals written across an 80 year time-period. I first discuss the history of style within academic discourse and how it has impacted the study of style within the field of writing and rhetoric. Using this background, I then...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: operations, Field Manual (FM) 3-57: Civil Affairs Operations, as an example. The document reframes the

Refining nitrogen management for organic broccoli production

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M., Peachey, Ed, and Donaldson, Andrew
Abstract:: Specialty organic fertilizers used in organic vegetable production are expensive. So, from environmental and economic perspectives, growers want to maximize nitrogen (N) fertilizer use efficiency by the crop. This research was conducted to (1) determine sufficient N fertilizer rates for organic broccoli, (2) evaluate the efficacy of a specialty organic...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: of a specialty organic fertilizer (feather meal; 12-0-0), and (3) confirm the effectiveness of

Refining nitrogen management for organic broccoli production

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M., Peachey, Ed, and Donaldson, Andrew
Abstract:: Specialty organic fertilizers used in organic vegetable production are expensive. So, from environmental and economic perspectives, growers want to maximize nitrogen (N) fertilizer use efficiency by the crop. This research was conducted to (1) determine sufficient N fertilizer rates for organic broccoli, (2) evaluate the efficacy of a specialty organic...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: water Days after planting 0 20 40 60 80 100 C um ul at iv e N O 3- N (k g ha -1 ) 0 10

Olives in Oregon: Grower Survey, On-Farm Propagation, and Orchard Establishment in a Non-Traditional Growing Region

Creator:: Barker, Tessa A.
Abstract:: Olive production potential in Oregon was researched in a multi-disciplinary approach, including a grower survey, a propagation greenhouse study, and a field study, from 2018 through 2020. The Oregon Olive Grower Survey was designed to collect information relating to orchard establishment and management practices, knowledge and understanding of these practices,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Extension Center. A low-input fall propagation option was evaluated at farms lacking a mist system. This

Project Happy Apples: Assisting Backyard Growers in Codling Moth Management

Creator:: Detweiler, Amy Jo and Stephan, Toni
Abstract:: Project Happy Apples began as an effort to assist backyard growers in managing codling moth in their fruit trees. We developed a process using emails and a web page to provide timely information related to the life cycle of codling moth and relevant integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. The content...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: and Commercial Horticulture Extension Faculty Oregon State University Extension Redmond, Oregon

Unmanned aerial systems for land monitoring

Creator:: Strimbu, Bogdan
Abstract:: Data acquisition is the foundation of sound decision making. Therefore, after the work of the empiricist who laid the philosophical foundation of the data driven inference (Berkeley, 2003; Hume, 1902; Locke, 1860), significant efforts were carried in developing methods aiming at acquiring representative information for describing reality. The main instrument...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: control tower is not in operation, 2) Extension to a surface area, 3) Airspace used for transition, 4) En

An optical method for rapid examination of check development in decorative plywood panels

Creator:: Burnard, Michael David, Muszynski, Lech, Leavengood, Scott, and Ganio, Lisa
Abstract:: Common methods for assessment of surface checking in decorative plywood panels rely on manual handling and visual inspection of specimens, a laborious procedure practically limiting the number of materials and variables that may be considered within one project. In this study, a new automated optical method for detection and measurement...
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Full Text:: of check development in decorative plywood panels Vol.:(0123456789)1 3 European Journal of Wood

Dissecting a Hidden Gene Duplication: The Arabidopsis thaliana SEC10 Locus

Creator:: Vukašinović, Nemanja, Cvrčková, Fatima, Eliáš, Marek, Cole, Rex A., Fowler, John E., Žárský, Viktor, and Synek, Lukáš
Abstract:: Repetitive sequences present a challenge for genome sequence assembly, and highly similar segmental duplications may disappear from assembled genome sequences. Having found a surprising lack of observable phenotypic deviations and non-Mendelian segregation in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants in SEC10, a gene encoding a core subunit of the exocyst tethering complex, we...
Resource Type:: Article

Building a multi-scaled geospatial temporal ecology database from disparate data sources: fostering open science and data reuse

Creator:: Soranno, Patricia A., Bissell, Edward G., Cheruvelil, Kendra S., Christel, Samuel T., Collins, Sarah M., Fergus, C. Emi, Filstrup, Christopher T., Lapierre, Jean-Francois, Lottig, Noah R., Oliver, Samantha K., Scott, Caren E., Smith, Nicole J., Stopyak, Scott, Yuan, Shuai, Bremigan, Mary Tate, Downing, John A., Gries, Corinna, Henry, Emily N., Skaff, Nick K., Stanley, Emily H., Stow, Craig A., Tan, Pang-Ning, Wagner, Tyler, and Webster, Katherine E.
Abstract:: Although there are considerable site-based data for individual or groups of ecosystems, these datasets are widely scattered, have different data formats and conventions, and often have limited accessibility. At the broader scale, national datasets exist for a large number of geospatial features of land, water, and air that are needed...
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Full Text:: metadata. Many steps of data integration need manual input from experts in diverse fields, requiring close

Hacking RFID Tags to Produce Economical Soil Moisture Sensors

Creator:: Stoddard, Brett S.
Abstract:: Currently available soil moisture sensors have intrinsic limitations that limit their adoption by industry. Depending on the technology, these limitations may include high costs, battery requirements, precice manual installation, high cost, and/or constrictive legislation that regulates their use. A passive soil moisture sensing system based around RFID technology would allay...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Depending on the technology, these limitations may include high costs, battery requirements, precice manual

The genome of the water strider Gerris buenoi reveals expansions of gene repertoires associated with adaptations to life on the water

Creator:: Armisen, David, Rajakumar, Rajendhran, Friedrich, Markus, Benoit, Joshua B., Robertson, Hugh M., Panfilio, Kristen A., Ahn, Seung-Joon, Poelchau, Monica F., Chao, Hsu, Dinh, Huyen, Doddapaneni, Harsha Vardhan, Dugan, Shannon, Gibbs, Richard A., Hughes, Daniel S. T., Han, Yi, Lee, Sandra L., Murali, Shwetha C., Muzny, Donna M., Qu, Jiaxin, Worley, Kim C., Munoz-Torres, Monica, Abouheif, Ehab, Bonneton, Francois, Chen, Travis, Chiang, Li-Mei, Childers, Christopher P., Cridge, Andrew G., Crumiere, Antonin J. J., Decaras, Amelie, Didion, Elise M., Duncan, Elizabeth J., Elpidina, Elena N., Fave, Marie-Julie, Finet, Cedric, Jacobs, Chris G. C., Jarvela, Alys M. Cheatle, Jennings, Emily C., Jones, Jeffery W., Lesoway, Maryna P., Lovegrove, Mackenzie R., Martynov, Alexander, Oppert, Brenda, Lillico-Ouachour, Angelica, Rajakumar, Arjuna, Refki, Peter Nagui, Rosendale, Andrew J., Santos, Maria Emilia, Toubiana, William, van der Zee, Maurijn, Jentzsch, Iris M. Vargas, Lowman, Aidamalia Vargas, Viala, Severine, Richards, Stephen, and Khila, Abderrahman
Abstract:: Background: Having conquered water surfaces worldwide, the semi-aquatic bugs occupy ponds, streams, lakes, mangroves, and even open oceans. The diversity of this group has inspired a range of scientific studies from ecology and evolution to developmental genetics and hydrodynamics of fluid locomotion. However, the lack of a representative water strider...
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Full Text:: : Here we report the sequencing and manual annotation of the Gerris buenoi (G. buenoi) genome; the first

ScholarsArchive@OSU Repository Core Trust Seal Self-Assessment: 2022

Creator:: Boock, Michael, Key, Cara, Llebot, Clara, Mellinger, Margaret, and Van Tuyl, Steve
Abstract:: The authors completed and submitted this Core Trust Seal self-assessment for the ScholarsArchive@OSU institutional repository in August 2022. The repository was awarded CoreTrustSeal certification for trustworthy data repositories. This international certification is based on a set of requirements and best practices for repositories, including data description, infrastructure, interoperability, sustainability, and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Theses and Dissertations and Extension and Experiment Station Communication publications. MetaArchive

Detecting Fish Vocalizations in American Samoa Using Machine Learning

Creator:: Munger, Jill
Abstract:: A deep neural network was developed and trained to identify the sounds of pomacentrids (damselfishes) in the National Park of American Samoa. Four years of continuous, passive acoustic data were recorded by a single stationary hydrophone. Deep neural networks enable the full utilization of such large datasets by automating laborious...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: %! Empirical testing shows an accuracy rate of 79%. The hydrophone was deployed at 3 distinct time periods

River Restoration to Achieve a Stage 0 Condition: Summary of a Workshop Held November 5-6, 2020

Creator:: Behan, Jeff, Fetcho, K., Davis, R., and Gaines, L.
Abstract:: Restoration to achieve Stage 0 is a valley-scale, process-based (hydrologic, geologic and biological) approach that aims to reestablish stream depositional environments to maximize longitudinal, lateral, and vertical connectivity at base flows and facilitate development of dynamic, self-formed and self-sustaining wetland-stream complexes. The term Stage 0 originally described complex multi-channel conditions...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
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Environmental limitation mapping of potential biomass resources across the conterminous United States

Creator:: Daly, Christopher, Halbleib, Michael D., Hannaway, David B., and Eaton, Laurence M.
Abstract:: Several crops have recently been identified as potential dedicated bioenergy feedstocks for the production of power, fuels, and bioproducts. Despite being identified as early as the 1980s, no systematic work has been undertaken to characterize the spatial distribution of their long-term production potentials in the United states. Such information is...
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Full Text:: trials of several of the most promising herbaceous and woody biomass options conducted over a 3- to 7

Acoustic monitoring reveals the times and tides of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) distribution off central Oregon, U.S.A.

Creator:: Holdman, Amanda K., Haxel, Joseph H., Klinck, Holger, and Torres, Leigh G.
Abstract:: Harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are commonly observed in Oregon's nearshore marine environment yet knowledge of their ecosystem use and behavior remains limited, generating concerns for potential impacts on this species from future coastal development. Passive acoustic monitoring was used to investigate spatial and temporal variations in the presence and foraging...
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Full Text:: (see fig. 3 in Todd et al. 2009). Porpoise detection rates were com- puted as the proportion of PPMs

Quantifying uncertainty in exposure to coastal hazards associated with both climate change and adaptation strategies : a U.S. Pacific Northwest alternative coastal futures analysis

Creator:: Mills, Alexis K., Ruggiero, Peter, Bolte, John P., Serafin, Katherine A., and Lipiec, Eva
Abstract:: Coastal communities face heightened risk to coastal flooding and erosion hazards due to sea-level rise, changing storminess patterns, and evolving human development pressures. Incorporating uncertainty associated with both climate change and the range of possible adaptation measures is essential for projecting the evolving exposure to coastal flooding and erosion, as...
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Full Text:: Futures Analysis Alexis K. Mills 1,2, Peter Ruggiero 3,* , John P. Bolte 1, Katherine A. Serafin 3,4 and

Grassland Arthropods Are Controlled by Direct and Indirect Interactions with Cattle but Are Largely Unaffected by Plant Provenance

Creator:: Farrell, Kelly Anne, Harpole, W. Stanley, Stein, Claudia, Suding, Katharine N., and Borer, Elizabeth T.
Abstract:: Cattle grazing and invasion by non-native plant species are globally-ubiquitous changes occurring to plant communities that are likely to reverberate through whole food webs. We used a manipulative field experiment to quantify how arthropod community structure differed in native and non-native California grassland communities in the presence and absence of...
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Full Text:: University, Ames, IA, United States of America, 3 Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis

Integration of hydrogeophysical datasets and empirical orthogonal functions for improved irrigation water management

Creator:: Finkenbiner, Catherine E., Franz, Trenton E., Gibson, Justin, Heeren, Derek M., and Luck, Joe
Abstract:: Precision agriculture offers the technologies to manage for infield variability and incorporate variability into irrigation management decisions. The major limitation of this technology often lies in the reconciliation of disparate data sources and the generation of irrigation prescription maps. Here the authors explore the utility of the cosmic-ray neutron probe...
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Full Text:: Agric https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-018-9582-5 1 3 Integration of hydrogeophysical datasets and

Structural Damage Prediction of a Reinforced Concrete Frame under Single and Multiple Seismic Events Using Machine Learning Algorithms

Creator:: Lazaridis, Petros C., Kavvadias, Ioannis E., Demertzis, Konstantinos, Iliadis, Lazaros, and Vasiliadis, Lazaros K.
Abstract:: Advanced machine learning algorithms have the potential to be successfully applied to many areas of system modelling. In the present study, the capability of ten machine learning algorithms to predict the structural damage of an 8-storey reinforced concrete frame building subjected to single and successive ground motions is examined. From...
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Full Text:: dataset of 3-dimensional RC buildings to identify the more damage-correlated set of seismic IMs. More

Remodeling of skeletal muscle mitochondrial proteome with high-fat diet involves greater changes to beta-oxidation than electron transfer proteins in mice

Creator:: Dasari, Surendra, Newsom, Sean A., Ehrlicher, Sarah E., Stierwalt, Harrison D., and Robinson, Matthew M.
Abstract:: Excess fat intake can increase lipid oxidation and expression of mitochondrial proteins, indicating remodeling of the mitochondrial proteome. Yet intermediates of lipid oxidation also accumulate, indicating a relative insufficiency to completely oxidize lipids. We investigated remodeling of the mitochondrial proteome to determine mechanisms of changes in lipid oxidation following high-fat...
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Full Text:: insulin (3, 32, 34) and dietary lipid availability (8). Alterations in the mitochondrial proteome may

Recovery of ectomycorrhizal fungus communities fifteen years after fuels reduction treatments in ponderosa pine forests of the Blue Mountains, Oregon

Creator:: Hart, Benjamin T. N., Smith, Jane E., Luoma, Daniel L., and Hatten, Jeff A.
Abstract:: Managers use restorative fire and thinning for ecological benefits and to convert fuel-heavy forests to fuel-lean landscapes that lessen the threat of stand-replacing wildfire. In this study, we evaluated the long-term impact of thinning and prescribed fire on soil biochemistry and the mycorrhizal fungi associated with ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)....
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Full Text:: about the potential for prescribed fire and manual removal of woody materials from forested areas to

Agronomic biosolids application rates for dryland wheat across a range of northwest climate zones

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M., Bary, Andrew I., Cogger, Craig G., and Shearin, Todd E.
Abstract:: Predicting agronomic rates is important to derive optimum economic and environmental benefits from biosolids fertilizer applications. We conducted this research to 1) evaluate dryland wheat response to biosolids applications over a range of climate zones in the Pacific Northwest and 2) compare agronomic application rates predicted from yield curves with...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: predicted from yield curves with those predicted from published extension guidance. We applied a range of

Microsatellite Markers for Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus

Creator:: Saillant, E., Cizdziel, K., O'Malley, Kathleen G., Turner, T. F., Pruett, C. L., and Gold, J. R.
Abstract:: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers are reported for 68 nuclear-encoded microsatellites developed during the past several years from genomic libraries of red drum (Sciaenops ocelwtus). All68 microsatellites were tested for reproducibility and polymorphism on a sample of five to 12 red drum; 60 of the microsatellites were found to be...
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Full Text:: PCR primer sequence ( 5' -7 3') allele (base pair) AT N NA (base pair) H 0 /H, PHW Soc 9

Energy access in Small Island Developing States: Status, barriers and policy measures

Creator:: Surroop, Dinesh, Raghoo, Pravesh, Wolf, Franziska, Shah, Kalim U., and Jeetah, Pratima
Abstract:: The lack of access to modern energy services, sometimes also referred to as energy poverty, is a significant global development challenge. This paper provides an analysis of energy access in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), sheds light on current challenges and provides insights on opportunities to improve access to modern...
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Full Text:: Surroopa*, Pravesh Raghoob, Franziska Wolfc, Kalim U. Shahd, Pratima Jeetaha 3 4 aUniversity of

Ecohydrologic Connections in Semiarid Watershed Systems of Central Oregon USA

Creator:: Ochoa, Carlos G., Caruso, Phil, Ray, Grace, Deboodt, Tim, Jarvis, W. Todd, and Guldan, Steven J.
Abstract:: An improved understanding of ecohydrologic connections is critical for improving land management decisions in water-scarce regions of the western United States. For this study, conducted in a semiarid (358 mm) rangeland location in central Oregon, we evaluated precipitation-interception-soil moisture dynamics at the plot scale and characterized surface water and groundwater...
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Full Text:: Central Oregon USA Carlos G. Ochoa 1,* ID , Phil Caruso 2, Grace Ray 3, Tim Deboodt 4, W. Todd Jarvis 5

Fin whale movements in the Gulf of California, Mexico, from satellite telemetry

Creator:: Jimenez Lopez, M. Esther, Palacios, Daniel M., Jaramillo Legorreta, Armando, Urban R, Jorge, and Mate, Bruce R.
Abstract:: Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) have a global distribution, but the population inhabiting the Gulf of California (GoC) is thought to be geographically and genetically isolated. However, their distribution and movements are poorly known. The goal of this study was to describe fin whale movements for the first time from 11...
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Full Text:: States of America, 3 National Institute of Ecology. Marine Mammals Program Camper #6. Ensenada, B.C

Genomic signatures of mitonuclear coevolution across populations of Tigriopus californicus

Creator:: Barreto, Felipe S., Watson, Eric T., Lima, Thiago G., Willett, Christopher S., Edmands, Suzanne, Li, Weizhong, and Burton, Ronald S.
Abstract:: The copepod Tigriopus californicus shows extensive population divergence and is becoming a model for understanding allopatric differentiation and the early stages of speciation. Here, we report a high-quality reference genome for one population (similar to 190 megabases across 12 scaffolds, and similar to 15,500 protein-coding genes). Comparison with other arthropods...
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Full Text:: long terminal repeats composing as much as 39% of all repeats (Supplementary Table 3). The MAKER2

Cold Seep Epifaunal Communities on the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand: Composition, Succession, and Vulnerability to Human Activities

Creator:: Bowden, David A., Rowden, Ashley A., Thurber, Andrew R., Baco, Amy R., Levin, Lisa A., and Smith, Craig R.
Abstract:: Cold seep communities with distinctive chemoautotrophic fauna occur where hydrocarbon-rich fluids escape from the seabed. We describe community composition, population densities, spatial extent, and within-region variability of epifaunal communities at methane-rich cold seep sites on the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand. Using data from towed camera transects, we match observations to...
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Full Text:: States of America, 3 Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University

First Direct Evidence for Natal Wintering Ground Fidelity and Estimate of Juvenile Survival in the New Zealand Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis

Creator:: Carroll, E. L., Fewster, R. M., Childerhouse, S. J., Patenaude, N. J., Boren, L., and Baker, C. S.
Abstract:: Juvenile survival and recruitment can be more sensitive to environmental, ecological and anthropogenic factors than adult survival, influencing population-level processes like recruitment and growth rate in long-lived, iteroparous species such as southern right whales. Conventionally, Southern right whales are individually identified using callosity patterns, which do not stabilise until 6–12...
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Full Text:: Sands, St Andrews, Scotland, 3 Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

The Willamette Valley (Oregon) Prairie Plant Trait Dataset

Creator:: Clark, Deborah and Wilson, Mark V.
Abstract:: The Willamette Valley (Oregon) Prairie Plant Trait Dataset is a compilation of plant traits of species important in upland prairies, wetland prairies, vernal pools, and emergent wetlands, and in the restoration of prairies and wetlands of the Willamette Valley of Oregon. These species are also found widely throughout the Pacific...
Resource Type:: Dataset
Full Text:: Grime, J.P. (eds) 1993. Methods in Comparative Plant Ecology: A Laboratory Manual. Chapman and Hall

Crustal inheritance and a top-down control on arc magmatism at Mount St. Helens

Creator:: Bedrosian, Paul A., Peacock, Jared R., Bowles-Martinez, Esteban, Schultz, Adam, and Hill, Graham
Abstract:: In a subduction zone, the volcanic arc marks the location where magma, generated via flux melting in the mantle wedge, migrates through the crust and erupts. While the location of deep magma broadly defines the arc position, here we argue that crustal structures, identified in geophysical data from the Washington...
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Full Text:: , Adam Schultz3, Graham J. 3 Hill4 4 5 1United States Geological Survey, Denver, CO, USA 6

Toxicity Minimized Cryoprotectant Addition and Removal Procedures for Adherent Endothelial Cells

Creator:: Davidson, Allyson Fry, Glasscock, Cameron, McClanahan, Danielle R., Benson, James D., and Higgins, Adam Z.
Abstract:: Ice-free cryopreservation, known as vitrification, is an appealing approach for banking of adherent cells and tissues because it prevents dissociation and morphological damage that may result from ice crystal formation. However, current vitrification methods are often limited by the cytotoxicity of the concentrated cryoprotective agent (CPA) solutions that are required...
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Bottleneck detection in modular construction factories using computer vision

Creator:: Panahi, Roshan, Louis, Joseph, Podder, Ankur, Swanson, Colby, and Pless, Shanti
Abstract:: The construction industry is increasingly adopting off-site and modular construction methods due to the advantages offered in terms of safety, quality, and productivity for construction projects. Despite the advantages promised by this method of construction, modular construction factories still rely on manually-intensive work, which can lead to highly variable cycle...
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Full Text:: are built off-site [3]. Despite these advantages, modular factories are heavily reliant on manual

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Truck Seat Intervention: Part 2-Associations Between Whole-Body Vibration Exposures and Health Outcomes

Creator:: Kim, Jeong Ho, Zigman, Monica, Dennerlein, Jack T., and Johnson, Peter W.
Abstract:: This randomized controlled trial study was conducted to determine whether two different seating interventions would reduce exposure to whole-body vibration (WBV) and improve associated health outcomes. Forty professional truck drivers were randomly assigned to two groups: (i) a control group of 20 drivers who received a new, industry-standard air-suspension seat,...
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Full Text:: Survey (SF-12)], and work limitations [Work Limitation Questionnaire (WLQ)] before and 3, 6, and 12

Flow rate of depuration system has minimal impact on Vibrio parahaemolyticus decontamination in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas)

Creator:: Ming, Ziwen, Su, Yi-Cheng, DeWitt, Christina M., and Waite-Cusic, Joy
Abstract:: Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in the United States have been linked to consumption of raw oysters. Depuration has the potential to reduce contamination in live oysters after harvest. This study investigated the impact of depuration flow rate to reduce V. parahaemolyticus in raw oysters. Pacific oysters (n = 35 per trial)...
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Full Text:: demonstrated the ability of V. parahaemolyticus to grow (up to 3 log cfu/g increase in 24 hr) in oysters

Numerical Simulation and Large-Scale Physical Modelling of Coastal Sand Dune Erosion

Creator:: Do, Kideok, Shin, Sungwon, Cox, Daniel, and Yoo, Jeseon
Abstract:: Coastal sand dune system is important in the nearshore environment for sand supply, ecosystem, and hazard mitigation. In this study, a process-based morphological model was performed and the results were compared with large-scale laboratory experimental data. Two-dimensional large-scale laboratory experiments were conducted with 1:6 geometric scale in the large wave...
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Full Text:: and 𝑇𝑇𝑝𝑝 at the offshore boundary in water depth of approximately 3 m. The wave boundary was then

Field microplot estimates of soil N mineralization for manured and non-manured soils

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M., Cogger, Craig G., Bary, Andrew I., and Myhre, Elizabeth
Abstract:: Credits for available N from past manure applications are often used in nutrient management planning. However, it is difficult to verify the accuracy of these credits. The major objective of this study was to estimate long-term effects of manure application on soil N mineralization. Specific objectives were to: 1) estimate...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding and Presentation
Full Text:: . A. Myhre, Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA 98371

Modeling the Financial Potential of Silvopasture Agroforestry in Eastern North Carolina and Northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Bruck, Sonia R., Bishaw, Badege, Cushing, Tamara L., and Cubbage, Frederick W.
Abstract:: Silvopasture is the planned and managed agroecosystem in which forage, livestock, and woody perennials are integrated "either simultaneously or sequentially on the same parcel of land." Silvopasture can help mitigate anthropogenic climate change through carbon sequestration in perennial vegetation. We examined silvopasture, forest, and pasture systems in eastern North Carolina...
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Full Text:: . Acknowledgments: We would like to acknowledge the faculty and extension at North Carolina State University and

Open-ing the library : evaluating the scholarly publishing landscape and shaping future open services and organizational structures at Oregon State University Libraries and Press

Creator:: Boock, Michael, Castillo, Diana J., Key, Cara, and Ralph, Taylor
Abstract:: The shift to open, and away from subscriptions, will require changes to many OSULP services, and OSULP’s reporting structure can be expected to evolve to accommodate such changes. This position paper recommends starting points for thinking about how OSULP could take on new roles and responsibilities that relate to the...
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Full Text:: open is a lack of open access policies at institutions (ibid). This lack of 3 https

Shelf life of wholewheat bread: effects of sourdough and sweeteners

Creator:: Ross, Andrew S., Kongraksawech, Teepakorn, Chen, Daisy, and Kunitomo, Kellen Ka'imipono Takeharu
Abstract:: Acidifying the dough had the largest impact on the mold-free shelf life in these versions of the approachable loaf. Breads made from microbially acidified doughs with 12% of the flour prefermented remained mold-free, on average, for six to nine days. Breads made from yeast-risen doughs had, on average, only five...
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Coal-Bed Methane Water Effects on Dill and Its Essential Oils

Creator:: Poudyal, Shital, Zheljazkov, Valtcho D., Cantrell, Charles L., and Kelleners, Thijs
Abstract:: Pumping water from coal seams decreases the pressure in the seam and in turn releases trapped methane; this is the most common and economic method of methane extraction. The water that is pumped out is known as "coal-bed methane water" (CBMW), which is high in sodium and other salts. In...
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