During his lifetime C. S. Lewis chose to speak to Christians in plain and simple language that they could understand. Lewis taught and defended truths that he felt were discernible through reason. Morality, free will, and the divinity of Jesus Christ were fundamental to his core beliefs and teachings. His...
The phenomenon of phantom limb pain has been well documented for centuries, but little clinical work has been done to alleviate it. Physician and neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran began researching this condition nearly two decades ago, and has discovered a promising alternative treatment: mirror-box therapy. This therapy is not yet...
The goals of this dissertation are centered on understanding changes in Earth surface and climate systems through the use of geologic proxies as records of past changes in these systems. Specifically, this dissertation (1) establishes a new chronology for retreat of the Ross Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice...
I conducted field studies to determine the effect of insect herbivory and
intraspecific plant competition on ragwort Senecio jacobaea. The objectives were to
determine the patterns and causes in the distribution of the ragwort flea beetle
Longitarsus jacobaeae foraging among varying densities of ragwort, to measure the
behavioral and numerical...
Previous research had identified four serogroups of Rhizobium trifolii
indigenous to Abiqua soil (fine, mixed, mesic, Cumulic Ultic Haploxerolls).
Nodulation of subterranean clover (Trifolium, subterraneum L.) by two of the
serogroups, 6 and 36, was influenced by the application of CaC0₃ to the soil.
The studies described in this thesis...
The calibration factor of LaCoste-Romberg , surface-ship gravity
meter 5-9 was checked against a 1200 mgal range of land base stations
along the West Coast of the United States. Previous checks at other
base stations provided conflicting results as to the accuracy of this
meter's calibration factor supplied by the...
El chinche apestoso marrón marmolado (Halyomorpha halys) es un insecto invasor y una amenaza muy grave para la agricultura de Oregon. Se alimenta de más de 100 plantas incluyendo plantas agrícolas y ornamentales de importancia económica. Esta tarjeta presenta con fotos y descripciones para ayudar a identificar el chinche apestoso...
Tyria jacobaeae was introduced as a biological control agent to control the noxious weed Jacobea vulgaris. Eventually introduced to the Cascade mountain range of Oregon, T. jacobaeae has been found to feed on Senecio triangularis, a native plant closely related to J. vulgaris. Nosema tyriae is a parasitic fungus under...
The behavior of a stream upon entering a field reservoir was
studied at various stages of stratification. The principal field techniques
included fluorometric and temperature surveys. General
relationships were obtained, between dimensional and locational characteristics
of the inflow current and the thermal structure of the
impoundment. As predicted by analytical...