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  • West UHC, BRR, seminar Presentation, Nick West.pdf

    Creator:
    West, Nick
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    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease where paralysis of the body is the result of motor neuron function loss. A potential cause of ALS is the loss of zinc from Superoxide Dismutase (SOD). SOD’s cellular responsibility is to enzymatically react with the superoxide anion forming oxygen and the...
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    Bioresource Research Thesis Undergraduate Researcher: Nick B. West Principle Invest igator: Dr

  • West, Nick-Thesis-Final Submission.pdf

    Creator:
    West, Nick
    Abstract:
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease where paralysis of the body is the result of motor neuron function loss. A potential cause of ALS is the loss of zinc from Superoxide Dismutase (SOD). SOD’s cellular responsibility is to enzymatically react with the superoxide anion forming oxygen and the...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nick West for the degree of Honors Associate Baccalaureate of Science in

  • Assessing the Economic Impacts of Food Assistance Policy Using a Computable General Equilibrium Approach

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    West, Tyler T.
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    Over the past several years, increases in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have coincided with the 2007-2008 recession and the higher rates of unemployment in the U.S. With SNAP being the largest program, in terms of spending embedded in the farm bill, it is likely to see some spending...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tyler T. West for the

  • The feasibility of utilizing financial futures hedging by the agricultural borrower

    Creator:
    West, Peter
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    Borrowed funds finance a majority of equipment purchases and production costs in agriculture. The costs of borrowing, however, have not been stable nor has the determination of interest payments remained the same in recent years. As interest rates become increasingly volatile and variable rate loans replaced constant rate loans, the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Peter West for the degree of Master of Science Abstract

  • An investment valuation and risk assessment of high-density sweet cherry orchards

    Creator:
    West, Tyler T.
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    A supply and demand model for the sweet cherry industry in Wasco County, Oregon and two investment valuation models are used to value and assess the risk of investments in high-density sweet cherry orchard establishment and production from the producer perspective. The supply and demand estimation finds the cherry price...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tyler T. West for the degree of Master of Science in Applied

  • An integrated approach to the evaluation of multiattributed alternatives in facility siting studies

    Creator:
    West, Thomas Moore
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    Facility location studies involve the selection of a preferred course of action from an array of multiattributed alternatives. The factors affecting this selection are defined in both quantifiable and qualifiable terms. The former comprises primarily monetary or operational data, and the latter consists of nonmonetary and environmental parameters; where the...
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    Dissertation
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    multiattributed alternatives in facility siting studies AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF THOMAS MOORE WEST for the

  • Factors influencing barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) control with diclofop

    Creator:
    West, Lynn Douglas
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    Diclofop (2- [4 -(2, 4-dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy] propanoic acid), formulated as the methyl ester, selectively kills barnyardgrass [Echinochloa crus -galli (L.) Beauv.] in several crops when applied postemergence. Studies were conducted to determine the effect of soil moisture, barnyardgrass age, and site of exposure on control of barnyardgrass with diclofop. Soil moisture...
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    Dissertation
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    -galli) control with diclofop AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF LYNN DOUGLAS WEST for the degree of DOCTOR

  • Wind tunnel simulation and field measurements of flow over a coastal headland

    Creator:
    Brownlow, Roger West
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    An experimental study was made of the average and turbulent wind characteristics of the flow over a model of a coastal headland. The scale of the model was 300:1, corresponding to a prototype size of 500 m. The data for validation of the model study was obtained from instruments mounted...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Roger West Brown low for the

  • Foliar vs. root uptake of the herbicide Hoe 23408 in Italian ryegrass and wild oats

    Creator:
    West, Geralyn Marie
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    HOE 23408 [methyl 2-[ 4-( 2, 4- dichlorophenoxy )phenoxy]propanoate] is a herbicide used to selectively-control Italian ryegrass (Lolium muitiflorum Lam.) and wild oats (Avena fatua L.) in wheat. The objective of this research was to compare the relative importance of foliar and root uptake of the herbicide in these two...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF GERALYN MARIE WEST for the

  • Productivity analysis of adult basic education programs : an analytic model

    Creator:
    West, Ellen Louise
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    The central purpose of this study was to develop a model for the examination of productivity in Adult Basic Education. To that end, an instrument developed for use in the field of business was adapted for use with an educational audience. It examined the relationship of adult education staff decision...
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    Dissertation
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    : an analytic model AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ellen Louise West for the degree of Doctor of