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Creator:: Kasparek, Dustin
Abstract:: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is responsible for verifying the mass of elemental uranium in various forms (powders, pellets, scrap) as part of safeguards inspections at nuclear fuel fabrication facilities in support of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Current methods require in-field dissolution chemistry, which is time consuming and imposes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Safeguards PNNL-28747. I would like to thank my two advisors, Ben McDonald and Dr. Camille Palmer, for

Creator:: Mostow, Rebecca S.
Abstract:: The rates of biological introductions and invasions are increasing, driving up the associated harms to ecosystems and economies. The spread and effects of invasive organisms depend on the specifics of the introduction, the character of the invaded ecosystem, and multiple traits of the invasive organism itself. One mechanism by which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Rebecca S. Mostow for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative Biology presented

Creator:: Dekelaita, Daniella J.
Abstract:: In the western United States, bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) have suffered major die-offs in every state since the mid-1800s, and disease from domestic sheep (Ovis aries) has been a primary factor in these events. Beginning in the early 1900s, poly-factorial, poly-microbial pneumonia was identified as a major disease affecting bighorn...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Benjamin Dalziel, and Thomas Savage for critical input and ongoing support. I thank the National Park

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