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Optimal irrigation management : a framework, model, and application for optimizing irrigation when supplies are limited

Creator:: Hillyer, Charles C.
Abstract:: Many regions in North America are experiencing water shortages, and these conditions are expected to worsen. The next generation of irrigation scheduling applications must therefore be capable of providing operational advice in support of deficit irrigation strategies. However, the theoretical, technical, and practical challenges associated with deficit irrigation scheduling are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Charles C. Hillyer A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University In partial

Optimization of feeding schedules for coho salmon in the hatchery environment

Creator:: Corey, Philip David
Abstract:: A growth model is developed for coho salmon which accounts for temperatures and feeding rates typically encountered in fish hatchery operation. Feeding rates utilized by the model ranged from maintenance to maximum utilizable rations. The model is derived from an empirical equation for maximum growth rate, and a theoretical equation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Salmon in the Hatchery Environment Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: David A. Bella A growth

Charles Babbage, philosopher, reformer, inventor : a history of his contributions to science

Creator:: Bell, Walter Lyle
Abstract:: This history concerns the scientific contributions of Charles Babbage (1791-1871) to mathematics, to the invention of calculating machines, and machine tools, to the development of scientific ideas through a wide variety of scientific investigations and his involvement in several different scientific reforms. Babbage considered himself a philosopher in the broadest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Charles Babbage, philosopher, reformer, inventor : a

A comparative study of two instructional methods employed in teaching nutrition among culturally diverse adolescents : teacher-oriented lecture and student-oriented instructional design

Creator:: Marshall, Joyce M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the effectiveness of two approaches in nutrition education instruction among culturally diverse adolescents: the teacher-oriented lecture approach and the student-oriented instructional design approach. The study was designed to help culturally diverse students gain a basic understanding of practices that promote...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Joyce M. Marshall A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

Creator:: Hickcox, Leslie K. (Leslie Kay), 1951-
Abstract:: The central purposes of this study were to review the historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory, and to determine the effect and application of Kolb's theory and Learning Style Inventory as reflected in the literature between 1971 and 1990. It was found that Kolb based his...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . A majority (61.7%) of the studies examined found that Koib's theory and LSI were useful in five

Improving soil water determination in spatially variable field using fiber optic technology and Bayesian decision theory

Creator:: Sayde, Chadi
Abstract:: Achieving and maintaining sustainability in irrigated agriculture production in the era of rapidly increasing stress on our natural resources require, among other essential actions, optimum control and management of the applied water. Thus, a significant upgrade of the currently available soil water monitoring technologies is needed. The primary goal of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A special word of sincere appreciation is extended to my major professors Prof. Marshall

A comparative evaluation of residual energy balance, Penman, and Penman-Monteith estimates of daytime variation of evapotranspiration

Creator:: Ortega-Farias, Samuel Orlando
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A comparative evaluation of residual energy balance

Black parental and primary guardian attitudes toward their involvement in desegregation

Creator:: Griffin, Betty Sue
Abstract:: School districts and educational policymakers need current information on Black parental and primary guardian responses toward the issue of desegregation. This research focused primarily on the attitudes of Black parents and primary guardians toward their involvement in elementary desegregated schools. The study attempted to determine if: (1) Educational background has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Redacted for Privacy Charles A. Stamps School districts and educational policymakers need

Building capacity for systemic change : episodes of learning in the first year of a grant-funded change project at a land grant university

Creator:: McMurray, Janice K.
Abstract:: Demands for increasingly more responsive education systems have caused some higher education institutions to reconsider their original missions and envision new futures. This is particularly true with land grant institutions whose mandate it is to be the people's university. The purpose of this study was to explore the first year...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Grant-Funded Change Project at a Land Grant University. Abstract approved: Charles Carpenter

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Area of Montana ; a study in land use

Creator:: Merriam, Lawrence C.
Abstract:: A wilderness area, as administered by the U. S. Forest Service, is a tract of undeveloped land over 100,000 acres in size with no roads or provision for motorized transportation. Commercial timber cutting, hotels, stores, and similar developments are prohibited. While there are some exceptions for private holdings and administrative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Optimal irrigation management : a framework, model, and application for optimizing irrigation when supplies are limited

Optimization of feeding schedules for coho salmon in the hatchery environment

Charles Babbage, philosopher, reformer, inventor : a history of his contributions to science

A comparative study of two instructional methods employed in teaching nutrition among culturally diverse adolescents : teacher-oriented lecture and student-oriented instructional design

An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

Improving soil water determination in spatially variable field using fiber optic technology and Bayesian decision theory

A comparative evaluation of residual energy balance, Penman, and Penman-Monteith estimates of daytime variation of evapotranspiration

Black parental and primary guardian attitudes toward their involvement in desegregation

Building capacity for systemic change : episodes of learning in the first year of a grant-funded change project at a land grant university

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Area of Montana ; a study in land use

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