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A History of the National Pygmy Goat Association

Creator:: Coneybeer, Jane K.
Abstract:: The National Pygmy Goat Association is a hobby livestock organization founded in 1975. Over the past five decades, it has grown in size and importance, occupying a niche role as the primary breed registry and certification authority for the smallest domestic ruminant. This history attempts to capture the scope of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . James Metcalfe established what is referred to as the “Oregon Colony of Pygmy Goats” in September of

Comparing Chemical Kinetic Model Reduction Techniques Using pyMARS

Creator:: Mestas, Phillip O., III
Abstract:: Accurately modeling the chemistry of conventional and alternative liquid transportation fuels in combustion technology is vital to predicting important quantities such as the burning rate, heat release, and pollutant emissions. However, incorporating detailed chemical kinetic models into reactive-ﬂow simulations poses a signiﬁcant challenge due to the associated high computational expense...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: individual reactions. For example, Westbrook et al. [2] and Herbinet et al. [3] developed models for large n

Comparing the autoignition performance of chemical kinetic models for toluene using data extracted from the literature

Creator:: Mayer, Morgan
Abstract:: Real transportation fuels contain a wide range of hydrocarbon species, and this complexity poses challenges for modeling. Surrogates with a simpler blend of hydrocarbon reference fuels can approximate the physical and chemical characteristics of real fuels and enable practical simulation of the reacting flows that occur in engines and combustors....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , cycloalkanes, and aromatics. Gasoline surrogate models commonly include the primary reference fuels (PRFs)—n

Evaluating the mixed species feeding opportunities provided by foraging humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) across ocean ecosystems

Creator:: Ellett, Lindsey G.
Abstract:: Group foraging occurs across many ecosystems and taxa, and benefits some or all individuals in the group by optimizing feeding efficiency. The beater theory describes when individual “beaters” benefit other group members by herding prey into more accessible areas. Humpback whales feed on a variety of small patchy prey, and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Summary data by location for all feeding events and group feeding events. Sample size n = 1 for each

Patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish, sebastes spp., along the Oregon coast

Creator:: Young, Thomas
Abstract:: Rockfish of the genus Sebastes are important components of Oregon reef communities. I examined patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish across two nested spatial scales – local and regional – along the Oregon coast. Using otolith microstructural examination, I examined the relative importance of local versus regional factors...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Boutilier 1997) and structural complexity (Levin et al. 1997), predation intensity (Metcalfe et al. 1987

Science performance of United States youth on international exams : A cross-cultural meta-synthesis

Creator:: Huss, Christiana H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this meta-synthesis was to investigate why students from the U.S. receive the scores they do on the international TIMSS and PISA science exams. This work sought to shed light on the perceived disparity between science performance of U.S. students and students from other countries. To do so,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: the current state of science education in this country is in dire straits (Metcalfe, 2012; Williams

Social Context Affects Response to an Acute Stressor in Captive Red Crossbills, Loxia curvirostra

Creator:: Tsuchihashi, Natsumi
Abstract:: Sociality relies upon mechanisms that permit group living through a balance of costs and benefits. However, it is not fully known how specific social contexts influence behavioral and physiological outcomes, and more broadly, how responses to social situations contribute to social organization. A recent experiment investigating the relationship between social...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ., Metcalfe, N. B., McKenzie, D. J., & Domenici, P. (2013). Environmental stressors alter relationships

Stress and Learning in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Creator:: Moussaoui, Bushra
Abstract:: In this study, we characterize the behavioral response of larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) to the noxious chemical allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), an agonist of the nociceptive TRPA1 ion channel, and utilize AITC as an aversive stimulus in an associative learning paradigm. We find that larvae exposed to AITC in both a...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: detect a variety of thermal, chemical, and mechanical stimuli (Metcalfe et al., 1990; Sagasti et al

Surfacing Behavior of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina

Creator:: Patton, B. Wren
Abstract:: Sea turtles are endangered species that can be censused with aerial surveys, but the number of turtles in an area must be extrapolated to include animals that are submerged. Twenty-one satellite tags were attached to juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina. I analyzed surfacing and dive behavior...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Surfacing Behavior of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina

Creator:: Patton, B. Wren
Abstract:: Sea turtles are endangered species that can be censused with aerial surveys, but the number of turtles in an area must be extrapolated to include animals that are submerged. Twenty-one satellite tags were attached to juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina. I analyzed surfacing and dive behavior...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

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A History of the National Pygmy Goat Association

Comparing Chemical Kinetic Model Reduction Techniques Using pyMARS

Comparing the autoignition performance of chemical kinetic models for toluene using data extracted from the literature

Evaluating the mixed species feeding opportunities provided by foraging humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) across ocean ecosystems

Patterns of age and growth in young-of-year rockfish, sebastes spp., along the Oregon coast

Science performance of United States youth on international exams : A cross-cultural meta-synthesis

Social Context Affects Response to an Acute Stressor in Captive Red Crossbills, Loxia curvirostra

Stress and Learning in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Surfacing Behavior of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina

Surfacing Behavior of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina

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