There is a growing consensus that anthropogenic warming will impact soil organic matter (SOM). Globally, soil contains 2-3 times more carbon (C) than plants, and like plants, temperature induced change of SOM could have significant climate repercussions. Although, the majority of warming experiments have increased day and night temperatures equally,...
The purpose of this study was to test, by means of
a controlled classroom experiment, the effectiveness of
an experimental method involving the introduction of
regular dictation of unpracticed material beginning with
Lesson 25 in the Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified,
Second Edition, by Gregg, Leslie, and Zoubek.
The study involved...
There is reasonable expectation that climate warming will accelerate the hydrologic cycle, resulting in greater evapotranspiration (ET) and reduced groundwater recharge (R) (or stream flow). Though qualitatively intuitive, quantifying these potential shifts in water budget partitioning is a contemporary challenge in hydrology, because the linkage between ET and R is...
The soil microbiome drives nutrient transformation in forest soils and plays a critical role in the carbon (C) cycle of these ecosystems. Wildfires cause significant disturbance to ecosystems and are known to alter C sources available to microbes in forest soils. Summer wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are of growing...
The potential impact of projected climate warming on the terrestrial hydrologic cycle is
uncertain. This problem has evaded experimentalists due to the overwhelming challenge of measuring the
entire water budget and introducing experimental warming treatments in open environmental systems. We
present new data from a mesocosm experiment that examined the...
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Hall,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331
JillianW. Gregg, Terrestrial Ecosystems
The potential impact of projected climate warming on the terrestrial hydrologic cycle is
uncertain. This problem has evaded experimentalists due to the overwhelming challenge of measuring the
entire water budget and introducing experimental warming treatments in open environmental systems. We
present new data from a mesocosm experiment that examined the...
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evapotranspiration and
groundwater recharge
Pangle, L. A., J. W. Gregg, and J. J. McDonnell (2014), Rainfall
The potential impact of projected climate warming on the terrestrial hydrologic cycle is
uncertain. This problem has evaded experimentalists due to the overwhelming challenge of measuring the
entire water budget and introducing experimental warming treatments in open environmental systems. We
present new data from a mesocosm experiment that examined the...
The potential impact of projected climate warming on the terrestrial hydrologic cycle is
uncertain. This problem has evaded experimentalists due to the overwhelming challenge of measuring the
entire water budget and introducing experimental warming treatments in open environmental systems. We
present new data from a mesocosm experiment that examined the...
Understanding how the interactions and feedbacks between plant function, climate, and soils ultimately affects the terrestrial water balance and subsurface flow processes is major challenge in scientific hydrology. This dissertation summarizes the findings of a manipulative climate warming experiment, an observational field study that utilized stable-isotope tracers, and associated modeling...
The life history traits of polygamous, non-territorial shorebirds like the Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) can make it challenging to assess their population status. There are two general approaches to statistical inference used to understand shorebird (Order: Charadriiformes) population change: design-based inference, which implements an a-priori sampling scheme with known selection...
Increased globalization has greatly increased the ability for species to travel outside of their native range and reach all parts of the world. While most species do not have an impact in new habitats, a small percentage are able to establish a new population and spread, causing ecological damage and...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a major concern in infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. There is currently no vaccine available. While it causes a significant number of hospitalizations and complications, RSV is a thermo labile virus and not very stable in the environment. This matter complicates the creation of...
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Syncytial Virus
By
Jillian Redmond
An Undergraduate Thesis Submitted to
Oregon State
As GIS becomes more prominent in academic classrooms at all levels of education, the subject of geography and its related disciplines can be approached with a geospatial technology perspective, using new tools and lesson plans. The implementation of Google Earth in classrooms is just one example of this. Research was...
This thesis examines the recent history of the teaching of argument and its implications in the face of new writing standards being implemented in K-12 classrooms under the Common Core State Standards. The new educational policies will shift the focus of writing instruction onto argument writing as part of students'...
Regression testing is a common and necessary task carried out by software practitioners to validate the quality of evolving software systems. Unfortunately, regression testing is often an expensive, time-consuming process, particularly when applied to large software systems. Consequently, practitioners may wish to prioritize the test cases in their regression test...
Recent scientific studies show strong correlations between oral and systemic disease, creating a crucial need for increased collaboration between the medical and dental professions. Interdisciplinary collaboration between medical and dental providers is emerging as a critical component to effective patient care. The role of the dental hygienist in interdisciplinary collaboration...
This paper investigates the nature of disputants'
stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes
and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three
different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified
form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of
speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of
disputants' stories: the functions...