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Improving the durability of second growth timbers of naturally durable species

Creator:: Cabrera Orozco, Yohanna
Abstract:: While the heartwood of many wood species exhibits excellent resistance to fungal and insect attack, this resistance is sometimes diminished in second-growth material of the same species. The reasons for the reduced durability are unclear, but they may reflect a combination of both higher proportions of sapwood as well as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: naturally durable species AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Yohanna Cabrera Orozco for the degree

Effects of biocide treatment on durability and fungal colonization of teak, western redcedar, and redwood

Creator:: Cabrera Orozco, Yohanna
Abstract:: Treating durable, second-growth or plantation-grown material with supplemental chemicals could improve durability while enhancing the uniformity of the products. To test this hypothesis, the effect of two candidate biocide treatments on the durability of teak, redwood, and western redcedar was assessed in a ground proximity field test established in Hawaii....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Yohanna Cabrera Orozco for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Parental beliefs and practices : influences of parenting in Latino/a and Caucasian children's behavioral regulation

Creator:: Diaz, Guadalupe
Abstract:: The transition to kindergarten can be challenging for many children who do not have the necessary skills to meet the demands of classroom settings such as paying attention, remembering instructions, and demonstrating self-control. Children who lack the necessary behavioral regulation skills to meet the demands in the classroom environment are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. Kate MacTavish and Dr. Rick Orozco for their contribution as committee members and for their

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Creator:: Suchite, Jose M.
Abstract:: Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the other members of my dissertation committee: Dr. Richard Orozco, Dr. Alex Sanchez, Dr. Ken

Evaluation of transgenes for stress tolerance, lignin modification, and growth enhancement in poplar

Creator:: Elias, Ani Anna
Abstract:: We evaluated genes previously identified from a large scale functional genomics screen for their potential value to help enhance carbon sequestration in planted trees. We used poplar as a model tree species because of its abundant genetic variation, ease of gene transfer, and availability of large databases for genomic, anatomical,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sincere encouragement to attain professional and personal excellence; Yohanna Cabrera Orozco, for being

Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

Creator:: Ponticelli, Jan E.
Abstract:: The original research detailed in this document recognizes that the majority of students with disabilities between 18-69 years of age will attend a community college. The literature also indicates an exponential increase for better job opportunity and earnings relative to individuals with disabilities who attain higher levels of education. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Impacts of dwarf mistletoe on the physiology of host Tsuga heterophylla trees as recorded in tree ring C and O stable isotopes

Creator:: Marias, Danielle E.
Abstract:: Dwarf mistletoes, obligate, parasitic plants with diminutive aerial shoots, have long-term effects on host tree water relations, hydraulic architecture, and photosynthetic gas exchange and can eventually lead to tree death. To investigate the long-term impacts of dwarf mistletoe on gas exchange of host western hemlock trees, I compared growth, gas...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : 623-631. 17 Flexas J, Barbour MM, Brendel O, Cabrera HM, Carriquí M, Diaz-Espejo A

The Role of Community Cultural Wealth in the Retention of Latino/a Students in the Community College Setting

Creator:: Reeder, Jane F.
Abstract:: Background. Many studies addressing the reasons why minority students fail in higher education are based on what is defined as a deficit model. A deficit model documents that a significant number of minority students fail because their culture is distinct from that of the majority population. Numerous minority students do...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Llagas & Snyder, 2003; Suarez-Orozco & Páez, 2002). The cultural deficit model contends that the

An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

Creator:: Olvera, Monica L.
Abstract:: Acculturative stress can be associated with increased conflicts between Latino parents and adolescent youth, and have negative effects on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices. Yet, the potentially deleterious effects of acculturative stress on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices may be mitigated through positive acculturative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

What says your heart: community, learning, and education in a Nahua indigenous village

Creator:: Anderson, Jessica
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to understand the experiences that Nahua children, in rural Mexico, have as they attend schools that are primarily influenced by formal Western education in relation to their own ways of learning and knowing. This research took place over the course of three months within...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Improving the durability of second growth timbers of naturally durable species

Effects of biocide treatment on durability and fungal colonization of teak, western redcedar, and redwood

Parental beliefs and practices : influences of parenting in Latino/a and Caucasian children's behavioral regulation

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Evaluation of transgenes for stress tolerance, lignin modification, and growth enhancement in poplar

Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

Impacts of dwarf mistletoe on the physiology of host Tsuga heterophylla trees as recorded in tree ring C and O stable isotopes

The Role of Community Cultural Wealth in the Retention of Latino/a Students in the Community College Setting

An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

What says your heart: community, learning, and education in a Nahua indigenous village

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