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Kinematic analysis of male olympic cross-country skiers using the open field skating technique

Creator:: Heagy, Brian S.
Abstract:: The kinematic characteristics of 17 elite male cross-country skiers competing in the 50 km race of the 1992 Winter Olympic Games were determined. Each skier used the open field skating technique, one of four skating techniques used in free technique cross-country ski races. Skiers were filmed by the use of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Brian S. Heagy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First, I would like to thank my major advisor Dr. Gerald Smith for

Heteroaggregation between citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles and hematite colloids : mechanisms and quantification of nanoparticle-colloid interactions

Creator:: Smith, Brian M.
Abstract:: Understanding the aggregation behavior of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in aqueous environments is essential to understanding their fate, transport, and toxicity. Because naturally occurring colloids will likely be present at much higher concentrations than ENMs in environmental systems, heteroaggregation and attachment with these natural colloids could significantly influence ENM fate and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brian M. Smith for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental

Tempo and Mode of Diversification in the Neotropical Fish Superfamily Anostomoidea (Ostariophysi: Characiformes)

Creator:: Frable, Benjamin W.
Abstract:: Neotropical characiform fishes form one of the most diverse freshwater ichthyofauna in the world. Knowledge of evolutionary processes that generated and maintain the immense characiform lineage and morphological diversity is still poorly understood. When did characiform lineages diversify? How have major geological and environmental changes affected diversification? Why are some...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ! ! Benjamin! W.! Frable! for! the! degree! of! Master! of! Science! in! Fisheries! Science! presented!on

Solarization in the Pacific Northwest: A Mathematical Field Model for Accumulation of Linearized Mortality from Variable Intermittent Heat

Creator:: Hill, Brian C.
Abstract:: Soil solarization trials were conducted during the growing seasons of 2016-2018 with the purpose of determining if solarization was an effective pre-planting soil disinfestation technique for tree nurseries in the Pacific Northwest. A large data set was collected on soil properties and biological indicators from 5 interdisciplinary experiments. This thesis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: collaborators: Brian Hill, Nami Wada, Clara Weidman, Dr. Carol Mallory-Smith, Dr. Jennifer Parke, Dr. Maria

Effects of early season immigration on acaricide resistance of Tetranychus urticae Koch on strawberry in the California Pajaro and Salinas valleys

Creator:: Miller, Richard W. (Richard William), 1958-
Abstract:: In the Pajaro Valley near Watsonville, California, twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) populations were surveyed in 1983 and '84 to detect the influence of immigrants from nursery plants or surrounding vegetation on subsequent resistance development to cyhexatin and formetanate in strawberry fields. Susceptible mites (cyhexatin LC50 = 0.0039 %...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF THE THESIS OF Richard W. Miller for the degree of Master of Science in Entomology presented on

Development of a Strain Gage Program for the Measurement of Strain on Prototypic, Plate-type, High Performance Research Reactor Fuels under Flow Testing

Creator:: Weiss, Aaron W.
Abstract:: A large, multi-year experimental program has been conducted to develop a strain gaging program for application to the flow testing of prototypic, plate-type fuel for high performance research reactors. This test program has resulted in the selection of appropriate strain gage construction, adhesives, and protective coatings to allow the acquisition...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Aaron W. Weiss for the degree of Master of Science in Nuclear

Monitoring insecticide resistance of the western tentiform leafminer Phyllonorycter elmaella (Doganlar and Mutuura) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in northern Oregon

Creator:: Shearer, Peter W.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Peter W. Shearer for the degree of Master of Science in Entomology

Over-wintering diet, growth, and prey available to juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the West Fork Smith River, Oregon

Creator:: Olegario, Anthony
Abstract:: Over-winter growth of juvenile salmonids may be linked to ocean survival and thus species persistence. Diet, growth, and prey available to juvenile coho, Oncorhynchus kisutch, were examined from December 2004 to April 2005 in four tributaries of the West Fork Smith River (WFSR), Oregon. Juvenile coho growth rate and condition...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the West Fork Smith River, Oregon Abstract approved

The internal morphology of Caminella peraphora Krantz and Ainscough, with descriptions of the immature stages (Acarina: Trachytidae)

Creator:: Ainscough, Brian Drew
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) by Brian Drew A1nscouh A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE in partial fulfillment of

Electrophoretic karyotypes and molecular genetic analysis of Tilletia caries and T. controversa

Creator:: Russell, Brian W.
Abstract:: Electrophoretic karyotypes were obtained from intact cells of four wild type strains of Tilletia caries and T. controversa, and 5 inter specific hybrid progeny using clamped homogeneous electric field, pulsed field gel electrophoresis (CHEF PFGE). Each karyotype was polymorphic and unique relative to the other strains. However, the relative size...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brian W. Russell for the degree

Toys in the Historical Archaeological Record of the Smith House (ORYA3).

Creator:: Kramer, Stephen Francis
Abstract:: Excavations performed at the historic Smith House (ORYA3) located in Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon, recovered a large collection of artifacts. Categories of artifacts previously analyzed include flat glass, nails, glass containers, ceramic hollowware and flatware, brick, bone, metal containers, illumination devices, currency, footwear, tobacco, and lead balls, shot, and cartridge...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presented on April 17, 2001. Title: Toys in the Historical Archaeological Record of the Smith House (ORYA3

A Study of the Demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr.

Creator:: Fillible, Rodney K.
Abstract:: This study Is a rhetorical analysis of ten documents of Joseph Smith, Jr's. early revelations spanning the period of 1829 to 1831 to determine the extent to which he used demagogic rhetoric in pursuit of his goals. A definition of demagoguery is provided and is applied in an analysis of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A study of the demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr. AN

Pressure effects on density-difference driven stratified flow : CFD model of DCC event in the HTGR

Creator:: Magnusson, Jill E.
Abstract:: In a Modular High Temperature Gas Reactor (MHTGR), the Depressurized Conduction Cooldown (DCC) event can be separated into three distinct stages: 1) depressurization, 2) air ingress and, 3) natural circulation. During normal operations, the HTGR utilizes forced convection to move the helium coolant through the reactor core. Thus, during normal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________________________ Brian G. Woods

Evaluation of the counseling program of the Hazen foundation, Pacific area conferences

Creator:: Freeman, Alice Lee
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . W. Saltier and to Dr. E. W. Warrington, the writer gives grateful acknowledg- ment for their

Evaluation of natural and synthetic preemergence herbicides used in ornamental landscapes

Creator:: Hilgert, Christopher
Abstract:: A series of field experiments conducted at the Lewis-Brown horticulture farm at Oregon State University evaluated the performance of four preemergence herbicides in simulated ornamental shrub beds. Two natural products, corn gluten meal (CGM) and meadowfoam seedmeal (MFS), were used along with two synthetic products, prodiamine purchased under the trade...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Synthetic Preemergence Herbicides used in Ornamental Landscapes Ann Marie-VanDerZanden / Thomas W. Cook A

Experimental investigation of supercritical heat transfer of carbon dioxide in parallel square microchannels with a single-wall constant heat flux boundary condition

Creator:: Zada, Kyle R.
Abstract:: In the vicinity of the pseudocritical point, supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂) undergoes a steep change in properties from “liquid-like” to “gas-like” as it is heated at a constant pressure. At the same time, there is a large spike in specific heat which can yield high heat transfer coefficients and heat...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Brian M. Fronk In

Basin-scale variation in the spatial pattern of fall movement of juvenile coho salmon in the West Fork Smith River, Oregon

Creator:: Hance, Dalton J.
Abstract:: from the summer dry season to the winter wet season. Such movement that connects summer and winter habitats may be particularly important for coho salmon, O. kisutch, because availability of overwintering habitat can limit freshwater survival for this species. Here, I describe basin-scale variability in the spatial pattern of fall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: West Fork Smith River, Oregon Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________

The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

Creator:: Stone, Helen Delight
Abstract:: Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon. David Brauner Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton

Dilute solution molecular characterization and drag reducation studies of high molecular weight polyethylene oxide

Creator:: Jones, Brian Dion
Abstract:: The molecular weight distributions of two high molecular weight (M[subscript w]>>1 million) polyethylene polymers, WSR-308 and WSR-301, were characterized with gel permeation chromatography (GPC) coupled with a multi-angle laser light scattering detector (MALLS). The M[subscript w] of the WSR-308 was found to be 5.10x10⁶ g/mol with a molecular weight range...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brian D. Jones for the degree of

The Feasibility of Process Intensification of the Water-Gas Shift Reaction using Differential Temperature Microreactors

Creator:: Tolley, Thomas E.
Abstract:: Hydrogen is an increasingly attractive low-carbon energy carrier for a variety of stationary and mobile applications. Currently, the vast majority of hydrogen in the United States is produced via the energy intensive steam reforming of natural gas. The cost and carbon emissions associated with hydrogen production can be reduced by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Microreactors Abstract approved: Brian M. Fronk Hydrogen is an increasingly attractive low-carbon energy

Force Prediction in the Compression Sealing of an Ultra-thin Elastoviscoplastic Membrane

Creator:: McNeff, Patrick Scot
Abstract:: The objective of this paper is to demonstrate a method for mechanically characterizing a 25 μm thick elastoviscoplastic hemodialysis membrane and for quantifying the force required to use that membrane in compression sealing. First, methods are developed for mechanically characterizing the thin elastoviscoplastic membrane. Then, a finite element model is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . 2007. [5] F. Xiang, Y. Lin, J. Wen, D. W. Matson, and R. D. Smith, “An integrated microfabricated

Investigation of transport phenomena in a highly heterogeneous porous medium

Creator:: Vogler, Daniel
Abstract:: This work focuses on solute mass transport in a highly heterogeneous two-region porous medium consisting of spherical low-hydraulic conductivity inclusions, embedded in a high-hydraulic conductivity matrix. The transport processes occuring in the system are described by three distinct time scales. The first time scale reflects the characteristic time for convective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Phenomena in a Highly Heterogeneous Porous Medium Abstract approved: Brian D. Wood This work focuses on

Establishing Thermally-Enhanced Edge Registration (TEER) as a feasible alignment technique for metallic microlaminated devices

Creator:: Thomas, Joseph S.
Abstract:: The paper describes a Thermally-Enhanced Edge Registration (TEER) technique for precision aligning large numbers of laminae in diffusion bonding processes. This technique is particularly relevant for the formation of micro heat exchangers and microreactors requiring highly paralleled microchannel arrays but is also being used to register other laminated devices with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Devices Abstract approved: Brian K. Paul The paper describes a Thermally-Enhanced Edge Registration

Preasymptotic Dispersion : A Theory that Includes Evolution from the Initial Condition

Creator:: Taghizadeh, Ehsan
Abstract:: The objective of this study is to investigate the dispersion of solute matter introduced into a fully developed laminar flow in a circular capillary tube under preasymptotic regimes. For this purpose, we have used the method of volume averaging to upscale microscale balance equations for the case of diffusion-convection transport...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dispersion: A Theory that Includes Evolution from the Initial Condition Abstract approved: Brian D. Wood

Quantification of total and plastic 3D strain fields within micro-damaged polyurethane foam

Creator:: Sutton, Matthew T.
Abstract:: Local material damage that occurs within cellular solids, such as polymer foams and trabecular bone, and precedes local fractures of the cell struts or walls is called micro-damage. The accumulation of micro-damage within cellular solids is often undesirable, although it is thought to be vital to the development and health...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pursue this degree. • Dr. Brian Bay: for allowing me to work in his lab, funding my work, and

The SELCTV database : the susceptibility of arthropod natural enemies to agricultural pests to pesticides

Creator:: Theiling, Karen M.
Abstract:: Documentation of the side effects of pesticides on arthropod natural enemies has expanded rapidly since the 1950's as part of an increase in non-target side effects literature. Most reviews have been based on empirical analysis of selected literature. The SELCTV database was developed to make a larger information base accessible...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ), B. R. Bartlett (535), S. A. Hassan (406), A. W. MacPhee (339) and W. E. Ripper (282). The latter

Fabrication of precipitation-hardened aluminum microchannel cooling plates for adsorption-based hydrogen storage systems

Creator:: Pawar, Supriya V.
Abstract:: The need for clean and renewable fuel such as hydrogen is driven by a growing worldwide population and increasing air pollution from fossil fuels. One of the major barriers for the use of hydrogen in automotive industry is the storage of hydrogen. Physisorption is the most promising storage technique due...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Storage Systems Abstract Approved: _______________________________________________________ Brian K

Quantitative comparison of full field strains experimentally measured and analytically predicted for aluminum foams

Creator:: Rutschman, Scott A.
Abstract:: Metallic foams have become widely available and have unique properties that make them attractive for use in a variety of engineering applications. Due to their complex structure, the behavior of foams under complex loading conditions is a subject of continued research. Digital volume correlation is a technique wherein full-field strains...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Brian K. Bay Metallic foams have become widely available and have unique properties that make them

Development of a passive micro-ball valve

Creator:: Wangwatcharakul, Worawut
Abstract:: A novel design, material, and fabrication method are presented to fabricate a passive micro-ball valve. Microvalves are critical components in microflow control devices used to control the fluid flows in microchannels. These microflow control devices can be integrated with microsensors to form micro analysis systems. Glass/silicon-based fabrication is complicated and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of a Passive Micro-ball Valve. Abstract approved. Brian K. Paul A novel design, material, and

Elastic, plastic, and total strains in human and porcine pedicle trabecular bone and PU-foam after pedicle screw insertion by utilizing functional micro-CT imaging

Creator:: Moran, Sean T.
Abstract:: Pedicle screw breakage and loosening remain as clinical complications of short segment instrumentation procedures for spinal stabilization. This study has directly visualized and measured elastic, plastic and total vertebral pedicle trabecular bone full-field strains in the regions immediately surrounding the pedicle screw during pedicle screw insertion by utilizing functional microCT...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Utilizing Functional Micro-CT Imaging. Abstract approved: Brian K. Bay Pedicle screw breakage and

Uniform residence time in microreactor-assisted solution deposition of CdS thin-films for CIGS photovoltaic cells

Creator:: Hires, Clayton Lamar
Abstract:: Photovoltaic (PV) cells have long been an attractive alternative for the consumption of fossil fuels but current manufacturing practices suffer from poor energy efficiency, large carbon footprints, low material utilization, high processing temperatures and high solvent usage. A critical step in PV production is the deposition of CdS as a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Brian K. Paul Photovoltaic (PV) cells have long been an attractive alternative

Functional imaging reveals modest strain concentrations associated with implant micromotion using modified BAK interbody cages

Creator:: Berry, Daniel J.
Abstract:: Interbody fusion cages are increasingly used in the treatment of spinal disease and injury in order to stabilize movement and promote arthrodesis of the vertebral bodies, but the micro-mechanics of the interaction between the cage and the adjacent host bone is not fully understood. This information has bearing on post-surgical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract Brian K. Bay Interbody fusion cages are increasingly used in the treatment of spinal disease and

An investigation of the feasibility of a process-intensified differential temperature water-gas shift reactor with integrated Pt/Al2O3 catalyst

Creator:: Hu, Kathy Q.
Abstract:: There has been serious interest in hydrogen as a source of energy in the United States due to its capability of delivering a sustainable, carbon-free energy future. Currently, most hydrogen in the United States is produced via the steam methane reforming of natural gas, which converts methane to hydrogen through...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Integrated Pt/Al2O3 Catalyst Abstract approved: Brian M. Fronk There has been serious interest in hydrogen

Development of an economical high temperature microchannel recuperator for solid oxide fuel cells

Creator:: Brannon, Samuel T.
Abstract:: To improve the performance of solid oxide fuel cells, a secondary power cycle can be driven by the recuperation of exhaust gas heat. Microchannel recuperators are attractive for waste heat recuperation due to compact form factors which also minimize the mass of the expensive superalloys required. This paper introduces a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________________________ Brian K. Paul To improve the performance of solid oxide fuel cells, a secondary power

Forest ant composition, relative abundances, and foraging following aerial spraying of carbaryl to suppress Western Spruce budworm

Creator:: Murphy, Christopher F.
Abstract:: An outbreak of western spruce budworm Choristoneura occidentalis in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon in 1983 was treated with helicopter applied carbaryl. Effects of the spraying on forest ants were determined from pre- and postspray samples taken from two carbaryl sprayed and two unsprayed plots. In each 0.75-ha plot,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , suggestions, and timely reviews of my thesis. I especially thank my major professor, Dr. Brian Croft, for his

Influence of subset size, shape and orientation on texture based digital image correlation

Creator:: Cui, Jianqing
Abstract:: Digital Image Correlation(DIC) is one of full-field strain measurement techniques devel- oped in recent decades, which has been well-demonstrated to conduct the mechanical properties study of solid materials, by collecting data using digital cameras. X-ray to- mography(CT) imaging helps the correlation techniques expanded to three dimensional investigation of materials, known...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Smith et al., 2002; Verhulp et al., 2006)[11]. 13 (a) Example of Local Minimal Area (b) Example of

Metabolic uncoupling of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, under the presence of excess substrate and 3,3’,4’,5 tetrachlorosalicylanilide

Creator:: Saini, Gaurav
Abstract:: Dissociation between catabolism and anabolism, generically termed “metabolic uncoupling”, has been studied for aerobic cultures of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Under conditions promoting metabolic uncoupling, the cell yield diminishes while the substrate utilization rate remains largely unchanged. The effects of excess substrate conditions and TCS addition on the metabolism of pyruvate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: excess substrate and 3,3’,4’,5 Tetrachlorosalicylanilide. Abstract Approved: Brian D

RELAP5-3D modeling of ADS blowdown of MASLWR facility

Creator:: Bowser, Christopher Jordan
Abstract:: Oregon State University has hosted an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Collaborative Standard Problem (ICSP) through testing conducted on the Multi-Application Small Light Water (MASLWR) facility. The MASLWR facility features a full-time natural circulation loop in the primary vessel and a unique pressure suppression device for accident scenarios. Automatic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Modeling of ADS Blowdown of MASLWR Facility Abstract approved: Brian G. Woods Oregon State University

Determining the dimensional requirements of a reliable compression sealing method for use in microchannel hemodialysers

Creator:: Ward, Dustin K.
Abstract:: Almost 600,000 people in the United States were treated for End Stage Renal Disease in 2010. A majority of those people received hemodialysis from central medical facilities. It has been reported a better treatment option for these patients would be realized if the patients had more frequent hemodialysis treatments. A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________ Brian K. Paul Almost 600,000 people in the United States were treated for End Stage Renal

A phytochemical study of Achlys triphylla (Smith) DC., (Berberidaceae)

Creator:: Born, Alvin Edmund
Abstract:: Achlys triphylla, a member of a medicinally active family containing alkaloids, was examined phytochemically to determine its possible value as a source of medicinal agents. Pharmacological testing of the crude ethanol extract exhibited a competitive inhibition of acetylcholine and histamine. Purification of alkaloid 'A' from the crude ethanol extract and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A Phytochemical Study of Achlys Triphylla (Smith) DC

Chemotherapeutic and nontarget side-effects of benomyl to the orange tortrix (Argyrotaenia citrana) and the braconid endoparasite Apanteles aristotelia

Creator:: Sewall, David K.
Abstract:: Benomyl, a systemic benzimidazole fungicide was incorporated into artificial diet and evaluated for its oral toxicity to nonparasitized and parasitized third instar orange tortrix larvae, Argyrotaeniae citrana (Fernald) and its food chain toxicity via the host to the solitary braconid endoparasite Apanteles aristoteliae Vierek. Concentrations of benomyl ≤ 300 ppm...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Choristonuera fumerifera (Clem), and the strawberry leaf roller, Anncytus comptana frageria (W&R). In Oregon

CFD analysis of pressure differentials in a plate-type fuel assembly

Creator:: Roth, Gable D.
Abstract:: The Hydro-Mechanical Fuel Test Facility (HMFTF) is being built at Oregon State University to evaluate fluid flow through plate-type fuel assemblies. The first plate assembly that will be examined in the facility is the Generic Test Plate Assembly (GTPA). The GTPA consists of an array of six parallel flat plates,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________________________ Brian G. Woods

Connecting Tidal-fluvial Life Histories to Survival of McKenzie River Spring Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Creator:: Rose, Gordon W.
Abstract:: Chinook salmon returns to the Columbia River basin have declined due to impacts of a growing human population, despite significant mitigation expenditures. Consequently, fisheries managers have become focused on recovery and long-term viability of at-risk populations. A viable population depends, in part, on the connectivity and quality of diverse habitat...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Candy, J. C. Garza, J. E. Hess, S. R. Narum, L. W. Seeb, W. D. Templin, C. G. Wallace, C. T. Smith

Midlife pregnancy, a comparative study of the parental attitudes of the mature primigravida and the younger primigravida

Creator:: Beeson, Luana J.
Abstract:: This study compared the parental attitudes of mothers under 35 years of age, who are having their first child, called primigravidas, with the parental attitudes of mothers 35 years old and older, called mature primigravidas, who are having their first child. Historically, most women in America had to choose between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Younger Primigravida Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy MQrgaret M. Smith This study compared the

Local resilience, canola cropping, and biodiesel production

Creator:: Bates, Christopher Allen
Abstract:: New technology may have negative, as well as positive, effects on a sociocultural system. Biodiesel is growing in popularity as a fuel alternative that addresses global warming and reduces dependency on petroleum. The biodiesel innovation fits well into the existing behavioral infrastructure of Linn and Benton Counties, Oregon. The introduction...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Canola Cropping. and Biodiesel Production Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith New technology may

Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) Cultivar Response to a Postemergence Application of Mesotrione

Creator:: Hinds-Cook, Barbara J.
Abstract:: Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is a widely grown cool season, bunch type, short lived perennial grass that is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but has been adapted globally. Perennial ryegrass is quick to establish, has a long growing season, and produces high seed yield and forage or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Carol A. Mallory-Smith

Breast support for the active woman : relationship to 3D kinematics of running

Creator:: Boschma, Anne L. C.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Support for the Active Woman Relationship to 3D Kinematics ofRimning Abstract approved: Gerald A. Smith

Where Old West meets New West : confronting conservation, conflict and change on Utah's last frontier

Creator:: Leaver, Jennifer Jensen
Abstract:: In the United States during the last 30 years there has been a shift from extractive natural resource-based economies of the Old West to a New West defined by environmental protection. Over the past century, a growing national support for environmental protection has influenced a lengthening list of national and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Smith In the United States during the last 30 years there has been a shift from extractive natural

An advanced inventory method for forest roads

Creator:: Gorsevski, Peter (Pece) V.
Abstract:: This thesis presents the idea for FORIN (Forest Roads Inventory), a computerized forest roads inventory system. FORIN is a tool to more efficiently inventory and manage information of forest roads. FORIN is intended for use by field personnel, who will use pen-based computers to improve productivity, accuracy of inventories, to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Evaluation of culvert condition and road closure methods in southern Southeast Alaska

Creator:: Levesque, Stephen P.
Abstract:: Because of their potential for adversely affecting aquatic resources, increased rates of erosion and sedimentation associated with low-volume forest roads have recently gained the attention of land managers in the Pacific Northwest. For example, on the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, there is an urgent need to explore the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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