Automating pick-and-place operations for large steel castings in a foundry is challenging, particularly from a perception point of view. Accurately estimating the identity and orientation of a given part is an open and complex problem, especially if that part sits in a bin of very similar parts. The problem is...
Chiropractic treatment is used to reduce stiffness and pain. While more thoroughly studied in humans, it has been shown to be effective in horses, but relatively little evidence exists to quantify the benefits. To address this shortcoming, four methods were used to assess the effects of chiropractic treatment in horses...
In the area surrounding Clarno, Oregon, pre-Cretaceous metamorphics, Cretaceous marine sediments, and a varied assemblage of Tertiary volcanic rocks are known. The oldest exposures are of an homogeneously fine-grained, mildly metamorphosed, limy shale to which the term "Muddy Ranch phyllite" is applied. Non-metamorphosed, Cretaceous marine shales and graywackes, approximately 1500...
In the area surrounding Clarno, Oregon, pre-Cretaceous metamorphics, Cretaceous marine sediments, and a varied assemblage of Tertiary volcanic rocks are known. The oldest exposures are of an homogeneously fine-grained, mildly metamorphosed, limy shale to which the term "Muddy Ranch phyllite" is applied. Non-metamorphosed, Cretaceous marine shales and graywackes, approximately 1500...
Affecting an estimated 1.7 million people annually, traumatic brain injury has been labeled a major public health threat. As the leading cause of death and disability in young people, and the signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the issue is drawing increased media attention. Analyses begin by...
Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) is the sole member of the idaeovirus genus of plant viruses. It is a pollen-borne virus that economically impacts both red and black raspberries worldwide. Three strains of the bipartite RBDV have been reported. The common strain found in North America, South America, Australia, New...
Native prairies of the Willamette Valley are considered among the rarest of Oregon's ecosystems (Clark and Wilson, 2001). As a result of agriculture conversion, urban development and cessation of native burning, Willamette Valley prairies have become highly fragmented and invaded by non-native species, leaving little room for native plant diversity....
In the area surrounding Clarno, Oregon, pre-Cretaceous metamorphics, Cretaceous marine sediments, and a varied assemblage of Tertiary volcanic rocks are known. The oldest exposures are of an homogeneously fine-grained, mildly metamorphosed, limy shale to which the term "Muddy Ranch phyllite" is applied. Non-metamorphosed, Cretaceous marine shales and graywackes, approximately 1500...
A broad range of factors influence wine grape quality and manipulation of these factors has stimulated interest among grape growers, wine makers, and research scientists alike. One such factor affecting wine grape quality is crop level, particularly for Pinot noir. Since the capacity of a vine to ripen fruit depends...
