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Creator:: Wang Guangli, Simoneit, Bernd Rolf Tatsuo, Shi Shengbao, Wang Tieguan, Zhong Ningning, and Wang Peirong
Abstract:: Heavy biodegraded crude oils have larger numbers of coeluting compounds than non- biodegraded oils, and they are typically not resolved with conventional gas chromatography (GC). This unresolved complex mixture (UCM) has been investigated using comprehensive two- dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC-ToFMS) within a set of biodegraded petroleums derived from...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: in Biodegraded Petroleum WANG Guangli1, 2, 3 *, Bernd Rolf Tatsuo SIMONEIT4, SHI Shengbao1

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
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Creator:: Bennett, Marley R.
Abstract:: The clean cookstove sector has long sought the tools and analysis methods needed to accurately quantify social, environmental, and economic impacts of projects in diverse settings. To respond to this need, Climate Solutions Consulting and Oregon State University have developed a novel integrated suite of sensors to collect fuel usage...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: developed a set of heuristics to aid in web development and usability with partner Rolf Molich. He then

Creator:: Trevarrow, Ezmie R.
Abstract:: It is well known that in-stream large wood affects river channel shape, sediment deposits, stream flow, and available habitat for aquatic species. However, less is known about how wildlife interact with this large wood. Previous research has shown that small mammals and birds utilize woody debris in river channels for...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Creator:: Miller, Donielle F.
Abstract:: Adults with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) are overrepresented in the homeless population, and Oregon’s homeless population has expanded in recent years. In the 1950s, the mentally ill were moved out of the state hospitals and into the community. However, due to a lack of support services in the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: mentally ill individuals fare in Oregon’s current mental health system

Creator:: Hoibo, Olav, Hansen, Eric, Nybakk, Erlend, and Nygaard, Marius
Abstract:: A fast-growing global population, increasing urbanization, and an increasing flow of people with different building cultural backgrounds bring material use in the housing sector into focus. The aim of this study is to identify material preferences in the building environment in cities and to determine if the building cultural background...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: would not have expected painted or stained wooden cladding to fare that well in the evaluation. The

Creator:: McMinds, Ryan C.
Abstract:: The modern world has presented many threats to the health and stability of ecosystems worldwide. One of the most biodiverse ecosystems, coral reefs, faces particularly strong pressures, and is already declining rapidly in complexity and area. Although the stressors that affect reefs are diverse, ranging from nutrient pollution to overfishing,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in predicting how the group will fare in the future, and in devising solutions to avoid their loss

Creator:: Zoch, Grant L.
Abstract:: The frontlines of climate change adaptation will occur in rural, impoverished regions of the world where households engage in climatically dependent livelihoods, such as peasant agriculture or pastoralism. As changing climate and changing markets affect the suite of household livelihood assets (environmental, social, and economic) which enable a household to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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