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Controlling moles

Creator:: Kuhn, Lee W., Edge, W. Daniel, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Moles belong to the mammalian order Insectivora, the insect eaters. Often, however, they are lumped incorrectly with the rodents, which include mice, rats, squirrels, and other gnawing mammals in the order Rodentia.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: mixing surface and subsurface soil layers. Mole damage Moles sometimes eat or damage tulips, lilies

Enhanced Protein Homeostasis Mechanisms in Naked Mole Rats Cells

Creator:: Pride, Harrison, Coles, Alex, Mochnick, Jillian, Zhang, Yiqiang, Buffenstein, Rochelle, Hornsby, Peter J., Austad, Steve, Richardson, Arlan, and Perez, Viviana I.
Abstract:: Phylogenic studies suggest that cells from long-lived species are more resistant to a variety of stressors than short-lived species. However, there is little information on the cellular mechanisms that give rise to increased resistance to stress. Our previous studies have shown that liver proteins from a long-lived species have lower...
Resource Type:: Poster

Geographic distributions of prey of the northern spotted owl in the central western Cascades, Oregon, 1988-2009

Creator:: Smoluk, Alexis
Abstract:: Spatial variation in the diet of the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) influences owl home ranges, and understanding this relationship will aid managers in forest management prescriptions that influence spotted owl recovery. This study describes the spatial variation in owl diet based on 4183 prey collected at 114 owl...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , especially red tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus), pocket gophers (Thomomys mazama), and rabbits/hares

Recruitment and Size of Settled Juvenile Rockfish along the Oregon Coast

Creator:: Musante, Madeline
Abstract:: Keywords: juvenile rockfish; rockfish; Sebastes; settlement; recruitment; early life history; OYTB; olive rockfish; yellowtail rockfish; black rockfish; QGBC; quillback rockfish; gopher rockfish; black and yellow rockfish; copper rockfish; china rockfish; temperature; Sebastes flavidus; Sebastes melanops; Sebastes serranoides; Sebastes carnatus; Sebastes maliger; Sebastes chrysomelas; Sebastes caurinus; Sebastes nebulosus
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Kinetic studies of the oxygen requirement of some amine oxidases

Creator:: Swindell, Robert Malcolm
Abstract:: Some kinetics of the oxygen requirement of amine oxidases have been investigated using bovine plasma monoamine oxidase (PAO) and pea seedling diamine oxidase (DAO). A system is described for studying enzyme reactions under controlled oxygen tension and in an O₂-free N₂ atmosphere. O₂ Km values were determined at two different...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -4 to 10 -6 M depending on the enzyme and amine present in the reaction mixture. Ratios of moles

Comparing 26S Proteasome Efficiency Between Long-Living and Short-Living Rodents

Creator:: Bradley, Lynda M.
Abstract:: Many people die yearly worldwide due to diseases associated with aging, and if the process of aging in humans was more understood, the health of these patients could be improved. While many biochemical actions are involved with the aging process, loss of proteostasis has been called one of the most...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: proteasome between naked mole rats, a long-living species, and mice, a short-living species. It was

Using quadrats and GPS to assess the abundance of rodent holes in different habitats

Creator:: Dally, Morgan E.
Abstract:: 2018 Library Undergraduate Research Awards nomination materials, reflective learning essay, and research paper. In this study, pocket gopher and gray-tailed vole holes and hills were counted within four distinct habitats using quadrats and a gridding method over a period of five field days. The study was conducted to determine which...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Development of Sex Markers for Rockfishes, Sebastes, inhabiting the Northeast Pacific Ocean

Creator:: Aycock, Hannah
Abstract:: Rockfishes (Sebastes) are important species for commercial and recreational fishing, as well as evolutionary and ecological research. It can be impractical to identify the sex of rockfishes using visual identification or lethal dissection, and the sex-determination systems of these species have not been studied extensively. The aim of this research...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: (gopher rockfish) could be consistently and accurately sexed with the assay. Further sequencing is

Determining the Influence of Nutrition and Temperature on the Growth and Development of Camassia spp.

Creator:: Davis, Matthew C.
Abstract:: As a key historic component of prairies in the Pacific Northwest, Camassia spp. should play a role in the restoration of these ecosystems. To do so effectively, further study of Camassia spp. propagation is warranted. Thus, the growth, N uptake and allocation, and seasonal thermoperiodicity of Camassia spp. was examined....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pocket gophers (including the aptly named camas gopher) are known to eat and larder hoard the bulbs

Photochemical reduction of carbon dioxide in aqueous and ionic liquid solutions in a microreactor with TiO₂ catalyst; experiment and modeling

Creator:: Campbell, Travis J.
Abstract:: Microtechnology was used to study the chemical reduction of dissolved carbon dioxide into useful products. A novel TiO₂ photocatalyst was used to activate the reaction under ultraviolet irradiation. CO₂ was dissolved in aqueous and 50% BMIM-BF₄ (ionic liquid) solutions. The introduction of an ionic liquid increased the solubility of CO₂...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2011 Title: Photochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous and Ionic Liquid Solutions in a

A Comparative Analysis of Rodent Species Shows Oxidative Stress Resilience and HSP70 Expression Levels Correlate with Species Longevity

Creator:: Sarker, Minhazur R.
Abstract:: Researchers of healthy aging have determined trends between a species’ body mass and its maximal life span (MLSP). Actual MLSPs are then compared to predicted MLSPs and reported as a longevity quotient (LQ). Long-lived mammals, such as humans and naked mole rats (NMR), have LQs ranging from 5.0 to 10.0,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , such as humans and naked mole rats (NMR), have LQs ranging from

Wildlife interactions with domestic animals and forests

Creator:: Longhurst, William M.
Abstract:: The International Hill Land Symposium was held at Oregon State University in April 1983.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: as ground squirrels, pocket gophers, jack- rabbits, seed-eating cricetid mice, and various passerine

Henry's Law constants for pollutants from the wood industry in room temperature ionic liquids

Creator:: Wang, Fujun
Abstract:: The emission of organic compounds from wood manufacturing facilities is an important regulatory concern due to their effects on ambient air quality. Control technologies, such as oxidizers and biofiltration, are used to remove organics from air streams; however, most removal technologies have high costs or cause additional negative environmental impact....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: regulatory concern due to their effects on ambient air quality. Control technologies, such as oxidizers and

Biochemical, molecular and physiological characterization of 1-butanol dehydrogenases of Pseudomonas butanovora in butane and 1-butanol metabolism

Creator:: Vangnai, Alisa S.
Abstract:: Butane-grown Pseudomonas butanovora oxidized butane by a soluble butane monooxygenase through the terminal pathway yielding 1 -butanol as the predominant product. Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) involved in butane oxidation in P. butanovora were purified and characterized at the biochemical, genetic and physiological levels. Butane-grown P. butanovora expressed a type I soluble...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: purified to near homogeneity and characterized. BDH is a monomer of 66 kDa consisting of one mole of

Cherry phytochemicals

Creator:: Chaovanalikit, Arusa, 1974-
Abstract:: The distribution of anthocyanin pigments and polyphenolics of sweet (Prunus avium) and sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) were determined by Ultraviolet- Visible (UV-Visible) spectrophotometry and High Performance Liquid Chromatography with photodiode array detector (HPLC-DAD). Their antioxidant properties were determined by Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP)....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (18.5 jimoles TE/g), peaches (7.6 ^moles TE/g), pears (5.9 (imoles TE/g), and apples (5.6 ^moles TE/g

Sodium-NaK engineering handbook. Volume II. Sodium flow, heat transfer, intermediate heat exchangers, and steam generators

Creator:: Foust, O. J.
Abstract:: The second volume of a five-volume series is presented. The contents are arranged under the following chapter headings: (1) Fluid Mechanics of Liquid Metals, (2) Liquid-Metal Heat Transfer, (3) Intermediate Heat Exchangers, and (4) Steam Generators.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: -NaK ENGINEERING HANDBOOK VOLUME I SODIUM CHEMISTRY and PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Chap. 1 Physical

Drought response in herbaceous plants: A test of the integrated framework of plant form and function

Creator:: Funk, Jennifer L., Larson, Julie E., Blair, Megan D., Nguyen, Monica A., and Rivera, Ben J.
Abstract:: 1. Multidimensional trait frameworks are increasingly used to understand plant strategies for growth and survival. However, it is unclear if frameworks developed at a global level can be applied in local communities and how well these frameworks—based largely on plant morphological traits—align with plant physiology and response to stress. 2....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: test of the integrated framework of plant form and function Functional Ecology. 2024;00:1–13

An investigation of the crystal growth of the heavy metal sulfides in supercritical hydrogen sulfide

Creator:: Lewis, Leroy Crawford
Abstract:: Solubility studies on the heavy metal sulfides in liquid hydrogen sulfide at room temperature were carried out using the isopiestic method. The results were compared with earlier work and with a theoretical result based on Raoult's Law. A relative order for the solubilities of sulfur and the sulfides of tin,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: number of moles of A that will saturate one mole of solvent and SB be the number of moles of B that

Growing hazelnuts in the Pacific Northwest : integrated pest management

Creator:: Olsen, Jeff L., Pscheidt, Jay W., Walton, Vaughn M., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: This publication provides an overview of insect, disease, and vertebrate pest management in hazelnut.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: trees grow, repeat sprays are needed to protect new foliage. Gophers and Moles A single gopher can

Preparation and laboratory evaluation of stationary-phase iron-oxide-based adsorbents for removal of metals from waste waters

Creator:: May, Michael Lee
Abstract:: Several potential sorbent materials containing iron oxides were prepared and evaluated for potential to remove divalent metals from waste waters. These included a ferrihydrite-coated sand, maghemite incorporated in Dowex[Trademark] ion exchange resin, gothite and two thermally activated ferrihydrites. Attempts to prepare sorbents from steel shot by coating with ferrihydrite or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ferrihydritecoated sand and 4.1x10-5 moles per gram of White. Maghemite in Dowex did not provide any additonal zinc

Neutron Capture Cross Sections of Cadmium Isotopes

Creator:: Gicking, Allison
Abstract:: The neutron capture cross sections of ¹⁰⁶Cd, ¹⁰⁸Cd, ¹¹⁰Cd, ¹¹²Cd, ¹¹⁴Cd and ¹¹⁶Cd were determined in the present project. Four different OSU TRIGA reactor facilities were used to produce redundancy in the results and to measure the thermal cross section and resonance integral separately. When the present values were compared...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: sample. The atomic density can be estimated by determining the number of moles per unit volume, and

Reasserting moral boundaries : representations of fame in George Eliot's Daniel Deronda

Creator:: Foster, Emily S.
Abstract:: Celebrity culture is part of a long history of fame, but the modern celebrity individual came into focus in the nineteenth century. The first part of this thesis distinguishes modern celebrity – including its morality – from other types of fame, explores the intersection of celebrity and gender through the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Industrial Culture and the Hermeneutic of Intimacy (2007), Tom Mole presents his book as “one case study in

Conversion of glucose to hydrogen gas by supercritical water in a microchannel reactor

Creator:: Goodwin, Aaron K.
Abstract:: Glucose was gasified in supercritical water within a microchannel reactor at 650°C 750°C, and 250 bar to yield H2 rich gas with a low concentration of CO. The feed glucose concentration was 0.1 M. Two microchannel reactor configurations were tested at fluid residence times ranging from 0.5 sec to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: techniques. Hydrogen yields averaged 5.7 ± 0.29 and peaked at 6.3 moles of hydrogen gas produced per mole

The preparation of common prebiotic oligosaccharides with defined degree of polymerization

Creator:: Ooi, Megan C. Y.
Abstract:: Prebiotics are a subset of dietary fiber that is growing in demand within the food industry. The health benefits of prebiotics have been well established, leading to the increase in its incorporation into various food products. Given the importance of prebiotics as functional ingredients, it is important to understand their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: weight basis. Results from the moles quantification experiment and NMR analysis confirmed that the DP

High-frequency measurement of partial pressure and total concentration of carbon dioxide in seawater using microporous hydrophobic membrane contractors

Creator:: Hales, Burke, Chipman, David, and Takahashi, Taro
Abstract:: To investigate CO₂ chemistry in ocean water with greater time-space resolutions, we systems, which have state-of-the-art precision but an order of magnitude or better analysis, for carbon dioxide partial pressures (Pco₂) and total carbon dioxide Pco₂ system was based on equilibration of a CO₂-free carrier gas stream with seawater sample...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: measurement of partial pressure and total concentration of carbon dioxide in seawater using microporous

DOH-2013-Harrison.pptx

Creator:: Pride, Harrison, Coles, Alex, Mochnick, Jillian, Zhang, Yiqiang, Buffenstein, Rochelle, Hornsby, Peter J., Austad, Steve, Richardson, Arlan, and Perez, Viviana I.
Abstract:: Phylogenic studies suggest that cells from long-lived species are more resistant to a variety of stressors than short-lived species. However, there is little information on the cellular mechanisms that give rise to increased resistance to stress. Our previous studies have shown that liver proteins from a long-lived species have lower...
Full Text:: skin fibroblast from two clades, i.e., short- and long-lived rodents [mice and naked mole rats (MRs

DOH-2013-Harrison-2.pdf

Creator:: Pride, Harrison, Coles, Alex, Mochnick, Jillian, Zhang, Yiqiang, Buffenstein, Rochelle, Hornsby, Peter J., Austad, Steve, Richardson, Arlan, and Perez, Viviana I.
Abstract:: Phylogenic studies suggest that cells from long-lived species are more resistant to a variety of stressors than short-lived species. However, there is little information on the cellular mechanisms that give rise to increased resistance to stress. Our previous studies have shown that liver proteins from a long-lived species have lower...
Full Text:: isolated from mice and naked mole rats (NMR); two species that are similar in body size but differ almost

Oxidation of hydrocarbon in a carbon nanotube supported corona discharge in micoreactor : oxidation of ethylene

Creator:: Alanazi, Yousef M.
Abstract:: Population growth driven sustainability issues, including the food resource issue, are pressing problems in need of attention. The goal of the present thesis is to examine the ability of an electric non-thermal plasma based microreactor to destroy ethylene, a known plant hormone responsible for losses in the range of 20%...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ethylene, and this is reflected in the energetic efficiency of the system, with about 3x10-10 moles

Multidisciplinary Approach to Evaluate the Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) on Soil Microbiota and Quality of Strawberries

Creator:: Nam, Jun Haeng
Abstract:: Oregon strawberries are known for their high quality, intense flavor, sweetness, and rich red color. With optimal weather conditions, including rainy and mild seasons, Oregon has one of the best strawberry farming environments. Amongst the factors for a suitable strawberry farming environment, soil significantly influences strawberry growth and quality. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Science in Food Science and Technology presented on December 10, 2021

Study of Garnet Type Electrolyte Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ Structure and Electrochemical Performance

Creator:: Wang, Yan
Abstract:: Cubic phase Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ (LLZO) is a promising solid electrolyte for all solid-state lithium-ion battery, due to its reasonable ionic conductivity, stable against metallic Li, wide chemical window, and thermal and chemical stability. The main aim of this thesis is to investigate the influences of different synthesis methods on the structure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Type Electrolyte Li7La3Zr2O12 Structure and Electrochemical Performance. Abstract approved

Vertebrates, arthropods, and invasive plants : an investigation of the top-down and bottom-up interactions of multiple herbivore guilds in a grassland system

Creator:: Farrell, Kelly Anne
Abstract:: Humans are increasing the scale and frequency of many natural disturbances, as well as adding novel disturbances to ecosystems. This thesis uses the arthropod community as a metric to examine the multi-trophic responses to disturbances in California grasslands. Chapter 2 explores how the long-term exclusion of native vertebrate herbivores has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: herbivore and detritivore arthropods. Burrowing vertebrates such as gophers reduced the predatory

Nonthermal Plasma Microreaction Engineering for Gas and Liquid Processing

Creator:: Pommerenck, Justin
Abstract:: Atmospheric pressure plasma is non-thermal at millimeter to micrometer separations. It represents an alternative low exergy initiator of many chemical reactions. In many instances heat, light or sound are not efficient providers of the necessary energy to overcome chemical activation barriers. The focus of this research is applying dc nonthermal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Title: Nonthermal Plasma Microreaction Engineering for Gas and Liquid Processing. Abstract

Biochemistry Free and Easy

Creator:: Ahern, Kevin and Rajagopal, Indira
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: + and 0.1 moles of Cl-. There will be no remaining HCl when this happens. A strong base like NaOH

Generalized Preconditioning to Accelerate Simulations with Large Multiphase Chemical Kinetics Models

Creator:: Walker, Anthony S.
Abstract:: Combustion emissions produced from burning real transportation fuels have many environmental impacts. However, detailed chemistry across multiple phases, time scales, and thermodynamic conditions make predicting combustion emissions challenging. Detailed modeling of the gas phase alone is prohibitively expensive, due to the large size and stiffness of the kinetic models. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of diatomic hydrogen and water in the well-stirred reactor over time. 42 3.3 Moles of diatomic

Influence of processing parameters on diffusion of divalent nickel in wet silica sol-gel monoliths

Creator:: Dickson, David J.
Abstract:: The diffusion of divalent nickel (Ni²⁺) from wet silica gels was investigated. Silica gel is gaining interest as an encapsulation matrix for biological components. The transport of biologically relevant species within the gel is determined by the structural characteristics of the gel, which are in turn governed by synthesis parameters....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of two moles of water per mole silica. Temporally separating hydrolysis and condensation also

Promoting regeneration of native species In Willamette Valley upland prairies

Creator:: Clark, Deborah Louise, 1950- and Wilson, Mark V.
Abstract:: Prepared for US Fish and Wildlife Service Western Oregon NWR Complex and Oregon Natural Heritage Program Portland, Oregon.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: and cover of litter, depth and cover of moss, cover of bare ground, cover of disturbance by gophers

The Conduction Properties of Heavily Acceptor Doped Lead Zirconate Titanate Ceramics

Creator:: Sangwan, Vyomika
Abstract:: Heavily acceptor doped Pb1.02Dx(Zr0.5Ti0.5)1-xO3 ceramics, where A is the dopant, were investigated in this research. Dopants studied included iron, magnesium and manganese at mole concentrations x ≤ 0.20. X-ray diffraction data along with scanning electron microscopy images revealed the solubility limits of these ceramics. All doped compositions exhibited a shift...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this research. Dopants studied included iron, magnesium and manganese at mole concentrations x ≤ 0.20

Numerical simulation of micro/mini-channel based methane-steam reformer

Creator:: Peterson, Daniel Alan
Abstract:: Numerical modeling of methane-steam reforming is performed in a micro/mini-channel with heat input through catalytic channel walls. The low-Mach number, variable density Navier-Stokes equations together with multicomponent reactions are solved using a parallel numerical framework. Methane-steam reforming is modeled by three reduced-order reactions occurring on the reactor walls. The surface...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ; and the constant wall temperature is 973 K . . 69 6.7 Chemical species mole fraction along the

Effects of Dilution on Turbulent Consumption Speeds of Jet Fuel

Creator:: Walters, Ian
Abstract:: Combustion systems for transportation applications typically use large hydrocarbon fuels in turbulent premixed or partially premixed environments. Combustion products can enter the reaction region through natural recirculation or combustion control mechanisms. The objective of this study is to characterize how dilution by combustion products affects the turbulent consumption speed for...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , �̇�𝑁2 ∙ 𝑐�̅�,𝑁2 = �̇�𝐶𝑂2 ∙ 𝑐�̅�,𝐶𝑂2, (4) where �̇�𝑖 is the mole flow rate and 𝑐�̅�,𝑖 is the

Using home remedies to control garden pests

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Rondon, Silvia I., Corp, Mary K., and Horneck, Donald Arthur
Abstract:: Homeowners have a multitude of options for pest control. This guide suggests ways to control garden pests using safe and ordinary household chemicals. The good news is that the ingredients needed can be found in your kitchen or medicine cabinet. Examples include baking soda, beer, vegetable oil, chile peppers, vinegar,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , sowbugs, pillbugs, moles, gophers, ground squirrels, and marmots also cause damage in gardens. Earwigs

Function of Oregon Estuaries to Juvenile Fishes, with Focus on Juvenile Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) in Yaquina Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Schwartzkopf, Brittany D.
Abstract:: The role that anthropogenic and natural habitats in estuaries play in long-term population trends for Oregon’s nearshore marine fishes is poorly understood, in part due to limited temporal sampling. One important nearshore marine group is northeastern Pacific rockfishes (Sebastes spp.), which are highly diverse, with around 96 documented species, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Copper, Gopher, Grass, Quillback, and Yellowtail. The largest number of individuals was found at

Evaluation of Materials for Use in Open-Cycle Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation

Creator:: Bowen, Michael S.
Abstract:: Recent interest in oxy-fuel combustion for carbon capture, as well as advancements in technologies such as magnetics, materials, and computational modeling has sparked renewed interest in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation. The increased temperatures of oxy-fuel combustion versus air-fuel combustion poses a challenge in the selection of materials for plasma exposed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 51 Figure 3.4) Mole fractions of potassium vapor and potassium hydroxide vapor in an argon

Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation

Creator:: Borer, Elizabeth T., Seabloom, Eric W., Gruner, Daniel S., O'Halloran, Lydia R., Gruner, Daniel S., Harpole, W. Stanley, Hillebrand, Helmut, Lind, Eric M., Alder, Peter B., Alberti, Juan, Anderson, T. Michael, Bakker, Jonathan D., Biederman, Lori, Blumenthal, Dana, Brown, Cynthia S., Brudvig, Lars A., Buckley, Yvonne M., Cadotte, Marc, Chu, Chengjin, Cleland, Elsa E., Crawley, Michael J., Daleo, Pedro, Damschen, Ellen I., Davies, Kendi F., Decrappeo, Nicole M., Du, Guozhen, Firn, Jennifer, Hautier, Yann, Heckman, Robert W., Hector, Andy, HelleRisLambers, Janneke, Iribarne, Oscar, Klein, Julia A., Knops, Johannes M. H., La Pierre, Kimbery J., Leakey, Andrew D. B., Li, Wei, MacDougall, Andrew S., McCulley, Rebecca L., Melbourne, Brett A., Mitchell, Charles E., Moore, Joslin L., Mortensen, Brent, Orrock, John L., Pascual, Jesus, Prober, Suzanne M., Pyke, David A., Risch, Anita C., Schuetz, Martin, Smith, Melinda D., Stevens, Carly J., Sullivan, Lauren L., Williams, Ryan J., Wragg, Peter D., Wright, Justin P., and Yang, Louie H.
Abstract:: Human alterations to nutrient cycles[superscript 1,2] and herbivore communities³⁻⁷ are affecting global biodiversity dramatically². Ecological theory predicts these changes should be strongly counteractive: nutrient addition drives plant species loss through intensified competition for light, whereas herbivores prevent competitive exclusion by increasing ground-level light, particularly in productive systems[superscript 8,9]. Here we...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity

2017 Oregon Marine Debris Action Plan

Creator:: Barnea, Nir
Abstract:: In the United States, marine debris is defined as “any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment or the Great Lakes.” Oregon State law defines marine debris similarly. Marine debris is a growing global...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: productive and collaborative effort. Many thanks go to the participants of the two workshops, who provided

Foraging ecology of barred owls where they are outcompeting the threatened northern spotted owl

Creator:: Baumbusch, Ryan C.
Abstract:: Following European-American colonization of North America and associated landscape changes, barred owls (Strix varia) underwent a dramatic expansion of their historical range. The barred owl expanded across the previously tree-less Great Plains that had limited their distribution, and into the forests along the west coast. In these western forests they...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Neurotrichus gibbsii), and moles (Scapanus spp.) – along with salamanders were consumed at a high frequency

Human Taste Perception of Starch Hydrolysis Products : Target Substrates, Potential Mechanism, Quality, and Factors of Influence

Creator:: Lapis, Trina J.
Abstract:: When it comes to carbohydrate, it has been assumed that only mono- and disaccharides, but not oligo- and polysaccharides, can be tasted. However, because of its importance in the human diet, oral detection of starch or its hydrolysis products would be beneficial. The main goal of this study was to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Lapis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science and Technology presented on May 3, 2016

Single- and multi-functional arrayed microchannel fluidic devices

Creator:: Fisher, Luke W.
Abstract:: Novel fluidic devices that utilize an array of microchannels to achieve their designed purpose are discussed. Examples of devices include: fuel reforming using Microreactors, chip cooling using microchannel heat sinks, and microchannel devices used for biological applications. The devices that have directly contributed to this research include: a microchannel water...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: reform the fuel to extract all 3 moles of hydrogen (per mole methanol) and ensure a clean source (i.e

CdS nanocrystalline thin films deposited by the continuous microreactor-assisted solution deposition (MASD) process : growth mechanisms and film characterizations

Creator:: Su, Yu-Wei
Abstract:: The continuous microreactor-assisted solution deposition (MASD) process was used for the deposition of CdS thin films on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass. The MASD system, including a T-junction micromixer and a microchannel heat exchanger is capable of isolating the homogeneous particle precipitation from the heterogeneous surface reaction. The results show...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Mw = 53.49 g/mole), and 4.16 ml of 14.82 M (28 wt%) NH4OH in DI water. The total volumn was added

Detailed analysis of the hydrogen sulfide production step in a sulfur-sulfur thermochemical water splitting cycle

Creator:: Caple, Kevin R.
Abstract:: The production of hydrogen has been one of the most heavily studied, energy related fields over the past half century, yet few methods are commercially or economically viable and none are currently sustainable. Of those aiming at the sustainable production of hydrogen using renewable resources, perhaps the most widely studied...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ( ) of 7.65E+14 min -1, while for the HSP reaction, they were determined to be 117.09 kJ/mole and 7.73E

Living with nuisance wildlife

Creator:: Ziegenhagen, Scott, Tuck, Brian V., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Skunks, opossum, raccoons, coyotes, deer, and elk often are lumped into the unofficial taxonomic family “nuisance wildlife.” Actually, any kind of wildlife can fit this description, from rattlesnakes to woodpeckers, and even beavers. Most often, however, problems caused by nuisance wildlife can be managed or avoided altogether.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: when using poison baits. Traps work well for mice, gophers, and moles, but they must be checked and

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