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Using Weather to Explain Variation in State-level Food Insecurity: A Panel Data Approach

Creator:: Chatfield, Kristin
Abstract:: Most research on U.S. hunger and food insecurity is at the household level, where it occurs. Because policy to address food insecurity is created and implemented at the national and state level, hunger research at the state level provides important contextual information. By including weather data with state level economic...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: important contextual information. By including weather data with state level economic and demographic

Data Classification and Extraction of Weather Reports

Creator:: Qin, Rui
Abstract:: Severe weather in the United States causes huge insured losses to crop and property frequently.It creates major impact and elicit diverse response in the weather insurance industry. Events like hail, storm, hurricane etc. are more likely to cause catastrophe losses. So it becomes crucial to collect and analyze these extreme...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Frequent and extremely damaging severe weather conditions in the United States cause huge insured losses

Offshore Wind Energy's Role in the United States' Energy Transition

Creator:: Erdesz, Krisa (Muller)
Abstract:: As the human population grows, the need for alternative and clean forms of energy is greater. The installation of offshore wind energy has been on the rise over the past decade, however the fossil fuel energy generation sectors, such as coal and natural gas, are still major players in the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ROLE IN THE UNITED STATES’ ENERGY TRANSITION MNR Capstone 1 Table of Contents I. Abstract

Using Community Gardens To Help Solve the Hunger Crisis in San Diego County, CA

Creator:: Dusek, Daniel
Abstract:: The World Health Organization defines food security as “all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” The reality is that one in six Americans are not food secure, even though the US produces enough food to feed its national...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ..................................................................................................... 4 II. History of Community Gardening in the United States

Tribal Tourism Development on American Indian Reservations in the Western United States

Creator:: Browne, Rita-Jean
Abstract:: In their search for viable economic development opportunities, many American Indian tribes have focused their attention toward tourism development on their reservation lands. In many cases, the greatest potential for economic development and attracting income to the reservations lies in tourist trade. Although tourism may not be a tribe's primary...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , United States Park Service, Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management and the various state

An overview of natural gas well pad surface disturbances and techniques used to increase reclamation success within the Vermillion Basin, Wyoming

Creator:: Inman, Theodore
Abstract:: The Vermillion Basin, located in southwest Wyoming is an inhospitable, high altitude desert with unique biota and environmental conditions. The area has a long history of usages by humans including recreation, livestock grazing and mineral development. The natural gas industry has had a strong presence in the area since the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: United States passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which substantially changed how the

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation - Invasive Plant Species Management Plan

Creator:: Patterson, Mark Andre
Abstract:: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Invasive species are one of the most significant threats to native ecosystems in the nation (Mooney, 2001). As defined by Federal Executive Order 13112, a species is considered invasive if it is not native to the ecosystem under consideration, and its establishment causes or is likely to cause...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: was introduced in the United States in 1852 as an ornamental plant. It is commonly used as an

Infant mortality and socio-economic conditions in the United States

Creator:: Vanselow, Glenn William
Abstract:: The relationships between infant mortality and four socio-economic factors were determined for the United States using visual comparisons of isopleth maps and linear regression analysis. The four socioeconomic factors were per capita income, the percent of the population that is Negro, the per cent of the population that has a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: 14 18 21 23 INFANT MORTALITY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES' ABSTRACT

A point-data analysis of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and its relationship to seasonal precipitation in the northwest United States

Creator:: Worley, Timothy J.
Abstract:: El Niflo and La Nifia are oceanographic and atmospheric phenomena that have been catalogued for well over a centuly. In El Nifio years, Peru's otherwise thy west coast is subjected to torrential rainfall. Higher ocean temperatures off the coast are deemed the culprit. Attempts to quantify this began in the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ) AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SEASONAL PRECIPITATION IN THE NORTHWEST UNITED STATES by Timothy J. Worley

Gender Inequality in Food Insecurity: An Examination of Single Adults without Children in the United States

Creator:: Osborne, Megan
Abstract:: Using Current Population Survey data from 2008, 2009 and 2010 this paper explores the extent to which there is gender inequality in food insecurity among employed single adults without children. Gender inequality in the U.S. is well documented in a wide variety of spheres from the home to the world...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: States By Megan Osborne MPP Essay Submitted to: Oregon State University In

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Using Weather to Explain Variation in State-level Food Insecurity: A Panel Data Approach

Data Classification and Extraction of Weather Reports

Offshore Wind Energy's Role in the United States' Energy Transition

Using Community Gardens To Help Solve the Hunger Crisis in San Diego County, CA

Tribal Tourism Development on American Indian Reservations in the Western United States

An overview of natural gas well pad surface disturbances and techniques used to increase reclamation success within the Vermillion Basin, Wyoming

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation - Invasive Plant Species Management Plan

Infant mortality and socio-economic conditions in the United States

A point-data analysis of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and its relationship to seasonal precipitation in the northwest United States

Gender Inequality in Food Insecurity: An Examination of Single Adults without Children in the United States

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