The goal of this study was to determine if the cardiorespiratory adaptations to an eight-week circuit weight training program are better measured with a biokinetic swim-bench test versus a standard treadmill test. The working hypothesis of the study was that since standard circuit weight training programs stress the upper body...
The main objective of this research was to assess the
nutritional status of sheep and goats grazing two rangeland
types in Baluchistan, Pakistan. These types were Artemisia
maritima/Haloxylon griffithii association represented by the
Zarchi Field Station and Cymbopogon shoenanthus, found at
the Tomagh Field Station. Seasonal above ground biomass
production...
Thermal distress in asphalt concrete pavements is a widespread problem around
the world. Thermal cracking can be divided into two modes of distress: low
temperature cracking and thermal fatigue cracking. Low temperature cracking results
from extremely cold temperatures; thermal fatigue cracking results from daily
temperature cycles.
Low temperature cracking is...
The purpose of the study was to explore a needs
assessment method for suggesting target-based training
interventions for managing conflict between the resource
user/interest groups in Oregon's riparian zones. An
instrument was developed and then validated by an expert
panel. The questionnaire addressed three potential
conflict management factors: multiple-use orientation,...
This thesis presents an effective control design methodology using a one-step-ahead prediction adaptive control law and an adaptive control law based on a Lyapunov function. These control law were applied to a highly maneuverable high performance aircraft, in particular, a modified F/A-18. An adaptive controller is developed to maneuver an...
Genetic differences, extent of hybrid vigor, nature of gene
action, heritability estimates, and associations among characteristics,
and between progenies and their respective mid-parents were determined
for seed and plant characteristics in white clover (Trifolium
repens L.).
Ten seed and seedling vigor characteristics, including seed
weight, ATP content in seed, seed...
Immersion energies for an impurity in a homogeneous electron gas with a uniform positive background charge density have been calculated numerically using density functional theory. The numerical aspects of this problem are very demanding and have not been properly discussed in previous work. The numerical problems are related to approximations...
A two-dimensional numerical mesoscale model, which ic1udes
radiative and turbulent transfers, has been constructed to study the
formation, development and dissipation of coastal stratus cloud
under an inversion. In the model, the delta-Eddington and emissivity
approximations are used for the solar and thermal radiative
transfers, respectively. K-theory parameterization is adopted...
The relation of bud and cambial activity to root initiation and
elongation in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)
stem cuttings was studied through two successive growth cycles.
Stem cuttings of current season's growth were taken periodically
from field-grown Douglas-fir trees to determine: (1) origin and
development of root initials; and...