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Traditional Agriculture in Transition: Continuity and Change in Southwest China

Creator:: Li, Xiaoyue
Abstract:: This dissertation seeks to understand Yi farmers’ livelihoods in the midst of an agricultural transition in Yunnan, Southwest China. This dissertation examines a community’s traditional knowledge related to wild edible plants (WEPs), analyzes socio-ecological vulnerability and resilience in the face of agricultural transition from subsistence farming to cash cropping, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: China. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Bryan D. Tilt

"Instead of tumbleweed, we have mitigation systems" : an ethnography of toxics risk, mitigation, and advocacy in IBM's deindustrialized birthplace

Creator:: Little, Peter C.
Abstract:: This dissertation draws on ethnographic data and political ecological theory to analyze the experience of residents living in the IBM-Endicott Superfund site in Endicott, New York. Combining in-depth narratives and quantitative measures from a household survey, it highlights residents' perceptions of 1) environmental health risk, 2) risk mitigation, 3) deindustrialization...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Bryan Tilt This dissertation draws on ethnographic data and political ecological theory to

Management of variegated cutworm in peppermint

Creator:: Coop, Leonard Bryan
Abstract:: A pest management program for variegated cutworm (VC), Peridroma saucia (Hubner), in Oregon peppermint was developed based on studies of pheromone trapping, sampling methods, and economic thresholds. Pheromone traps effectively trapped VC males and were used to reflect development and oviposition trends. Trap height was linearly correlated to moth catch...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Leonard Bryan Coop for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology

Serum T₄ and liver NAD and NADP as performance indicators in beef cattle

Creator:: Brokaw, Bryan Edward
Abstract:: The relationships of serum T₄ (thyroxine) levels and liver nicotinamide nucleotide coenzyme (NAD and NADP) levels with production of traits of beef cattle were investigated at both weaning (182 kg) and following performance testing (363 kg). In addition, the value of these parameters as selection criteria for improved performance was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Bryan Edward Brokaw for the

An assessment of community-based adaptive watershed management in three Umpqua Basin Watersheds

Creator:: Habron, Geoffrey Bryan
Abstract:: The dissertation introduces community-based adaptive watershed management (CAWM) as a holistic conservation framework. The CAWM framework integrates social and ecological suitability to achieve conservation outcomes. The core theoretical concepts consist of adaptive management, adoption-diffusion, symbolic interactionism, community-based conservation, spatial analysis and watershed management. The CAWM framework is applied to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Geoffrey Bryan

Comparison of self-perceived leadership styles of women in higher education and non-education management positions

Creator:: Dean, Diana L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the self-perceived leadership styles, range and adaptability of women managers in higher education and non-education management positions. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the: (1) self-perceived leadership styles and adaptability of women managers in higher education and non-education, (2) self-perceived leadership styles...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: School(r Date thesis is presented April 17, 1985 Typed by Molly Beckley of Word Works for Diana L. Dean

Effects of Biochar and Nitrogen-Enriched Soil Amendments on Plant Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Early Fruit Production in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)

Creator:: Sales, Bryan K.
Abstract:: The goal of the work in this dissertation was to identify alternative soil amendments to improve plant growth and yield during establishment of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium hybrid). Woody materials, such as sawdust and wood chips, have a high carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio and low water holding capacity, which can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Bryan K. Sales for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture

A comparison of work values of emotionally disturbed adolescents and normal adolescents

Creator:: King, Reed Lewis
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the work values of the emotionally disturbed adolescents and to compare these values with those indicated by adolescents of the same age level from a regular public school. A secondary objective was to compare the work values of the age levels,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF REED LEWIS KING for the

The role of the paraeducator in the general physical education environment

Creator:: Bryan, Rebecca R.
Abstract:: The use of paraeducators has increased as a main mechanism to include more students with disabilities in multiple settings in the public schools in the U.S. Research has examined the use of paraeducators in typical classroom settings but little is known about their role in physical education. Although the utilization...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Rebecca R. Bryan for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science

Chemical and physical influences of the atmosphere upon the spatial and temporal characteristics of atomic fluorescence in laser microprobe plumes

Creator:: Lewis, Arnold Leroy
Abstract:: The temporal and spatial characteristics of the plume produced by a laser microprobe, are dependent upon the composition and pressure of the atmosphere surrounding it. It has been shown that certain atmospheres can enhance the analytical signal by increasing the free atom lifetime. Improvements were made to the existing laser...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Arnold Leroy Lewis II for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Traditional Agriculture in Transition: Continuity and Change in Southwest China

"Instead of tumbleweed, we have mitigation systems" : an ethnography of toxics risk, mitigation, and advocacy in IBM's deindustrialized birthplace

Management of variegated cutworm in peppermint

Serum T₄ and liver NAD and NADP as performance indicators in beef cattle

An assessment of community-based adaptive watershed management in three Umpqua Basin Watersheds

Comparison of self-perceived leadership styles of women in higher education and non-education management positions

Effects of Biochar and Nitrogen-Enriched Soil Amendments on Plant Growth, Mineral Nutrition, and Early Fruit Production in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)

A comparison of work values of emotionally disturbed adolescents and normal adolescents

The role of the paraeducator in the general physical education environment

Chemical and physical influences of the atmosphere upon the spatial and temporal characteristics of atomic fluorescence in laser microprobe plumes

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