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Spatially-explicit prediction of recoverable harvesting residues

Creator:: Schmidt, Christian F. W.
Abstract:: In order to decide whether or not to develop biomass energy facilities and where to best locate them, developers and investors need accurate assessments of fuel supply. This includes information about the distribution and concentration of fuel throughout the assessment area, the quality of fuel (form, moisture content, contaminant content,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of advantages that make it an attractive energy source for the United States as well as some other

An optimization model to allocate forestry incentives funds in teak plantations of the southern-coastal region of Guatemala

Creator:: Pavez, Ricardo
Abstract:: Guatemala is internationally recognized as a country suitable to invest in the forestry industry. The first Guatemalan Forest Incentive Program – PINFOR- was implemented in 1996 to foster local forestry through cost-sharing. However, it lacks both formal land use planning processes and mechanisms to assess economic potential of projects, so...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ....................................................... 14 2.1. Principal 1970s’ public incentives programs for private forestry in the United States

Modeling biomass transport on single lane forest roads and monitoring GPS accuracy for vehicle tracking under different forest canopy conditions

Creator:: Simwanda, Matamyo
Abstract:: The transportation of wood and biomass resources from landing and other collection locations to processing and distribution sites is a substantial cost within the wood supply chain. These high costs provide a basis for research aimed at improving biomass transportation planning decisions and potentially reducing biomass transportation costs. Chip vans...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (NAVSTAR) system developed by the United States department of Defense; the Global Navigation System

Tragedy at Sandy Hook and the National Rifle Association's Propaganda Response

Creator:: Gundlach, Andrew
Abstract:: This research examines the response from the National Rifle Association (NRA) to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Specifically, the research seeks to conclude whether the NRA engaged in propaganda, and if so, what the ethical implications of such use are. Using literature from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: organization was independent from any governmental body, the United States government played an essential

The Grizzly Bear and the Deer : the history of Federal Indian Policy and its impact on the Coast Reservation tribes of Oregon, 1856-1877

Creator:: Van Laere, M. Susan
Abstract:: The Coast Reservation of Oregon was established under Executive Order of President Franklin Pierce in November, 1855, as a homeland for the southern Oregon tribes. It was an immense, isolated wilderness, parts of which had burned earlier in the century. There were some prairies where farming was possible, but because...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the tribes. This thesis lays out the background for the development of United States Indian

Cultural aims of a secondary commercial course

Creator:: Vance, Herbert Townsend
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) .1frect of /orJ.d Jar .conoiic conditions in trie united states liad taken sudi trend prior to tile

Opportunities and challenges for decision support systems in log truck scheduling and dispatching

Creator:: Kokenge, Kyler S.
Abstract:: The transportation of logs from the forest to the mill accounts for 25-50% of the delivered cost of wood, depending mostly on haul distance. Decision support systems (DSS) for log truck scheduling and dispatching have the potential to reduce transportation costs by optimally constructing routes, also known as schedules for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: have been implementations of DSS for log truck scheduling and dispatching in the United States and

A Review of Water Banking in State Legislation of the Western United States

Creator:: Brennan, Sarah E.
Abstract:: Among the suite of water resources management strategies, water banking can be a tool for water resource management in areas with high water demands or localized water scarcity. This research aims to further the understanding of water banking by conducting a review and analysis of relevant state legislation. This research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: A Review of Water Banking in State Legislation of the Western United States Abstract

Measuring costs of sequestering carbon in forest stands with different management regimes in western Oregon

Creator:: Zyrina, Olga A.
Abstract:: This project was a part of larger work that compared major factors controlling patterns of carbon dynamics in two regions of the globe, the Pacific Northwest, USA and northwestern Russia. It was funded through the NASA foundation (grant # NAG5- 6242). Human economic activity is causing the release of pollutants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and economies in transition. This treaty would commit the United States to a target of reducing GHG

Women combatants in the United States Navy : a victory for equal opportunity

Creator:: Rosenberg, Holly A.
Abstract:: The issue of Navy women in combat has been widely discussed since women first served during World War I. In this paper I intend to present the political, philosophical, and historical reasoning behind the changing of the regulations to allow women in combat. History shows that the Navy has faced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by the United States Congress under the powers granted it in Article I of the Constitution;" to

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Spatially-explicit prediction of recoverable harvesting residues

An optimization model to allocate forestry incentives funds in teak plantations of the southern-coastal region of Guatemala

Modeling biomass transport on single lane forest roads and monitoring GPS accuracy for vehicle tracking under different forest canopy conditions

Tragedy at Sandy Hook and the National Rifle Association's Propaganda Response

The Grizzly Bear and the Deer : the history of Federal Indian Policy and its impact on the Coast Reservation tribes of Oregon, 1856-1877

Cultural aims of a secondary commercial course

Opportunities and challenges for decision support systems in log truck scheduling and dispatching

A Review of Water Banking in State Legislation of the Western United States

Measuring costs of sequestering carbon in forest stands with different management regimes in western Oregon

Women combatants in the United States Navy : a victory for equal opportunity

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