Under the Paris Agreement, parties submitted documents outlining their commitments to climate change mitigation and adaptation, called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are set to be updated to increase ambition by 2020. Costa Rica and México are known for their significant national actions on climate change, so comparing these two...
Drones are being used increasingly in the transportation sector for roadside applications such as surveying, structural inspection, and traffic monitoring, which raises distraction concerns for drivers. This study examines the visual attention of a group of Oregon drivers to determine drones’ potential as distracting roadside elements. Eye tracking data was...
Relationships between the structure and composition of riparian vegetation
with channel morphology were examined in three montane meadow streams in the
headwaters of the Upper Grande Ronde River and North Fork John Day River in the
Blue Mountains, northeast Oregon. Vegetation composition, root biomass, and
channel morphology cross-sections were sampled...
I conducted a field study using gray wolf and mountain lion urine to investigate white-tailed deer and mesopredator behavioral responses to novel predator cues in a natural setting and to see if any changes in wildlife activity correspond to changes in the local biodiversity of a wetland environment. I created...
Soils are the largest terrestrial pool of carbon, therefore it is critical to understand
what controls soil carbon efflux to the atmosphere in light of current climate uncertainty.
The primary efflux of carbon from soil is soil respiration which is typically categorized
into autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration. These two components...
Historically, the difficulty of obtaining pure cultures of abundant marine
microbial plankton has an obstacle to reconstructing the underlying
mechanisms of biogeochemistry in the ocean. While a number of dominant
marine species from the ocean surface have been cultured, the dominant
microbial plankton of the dark ocean proved far more...
Work engagement is demonstrated when employees are involved with, committed to,
enthusiastic, and passionate about their work. The goal of this study was to summarize
relevant information on work engagement, produce a working coding system to identify
evidence of work engagement, and discuss the implications of work engagement on an...
The Tobin Range of central Nevada lies in the Basin and Range extensional
province near the transition between more extended terrane (>50%) to the south and
east, and generally less extended terrane to the north and west. Geologic mapping,
40Ar/39Ar dating and whole-rock geochemical analysis were employed to establish the...
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ZacharyJ. Gonsior for the degree of Master of Science in Geology presented on
March 13
In the U.S. there are increasing energy demands that require an ever-increasing need for the large-scale use of new energy resources. Specifically, sporadic renewable energy sources are being incorporated into utility energy portfolios. Thus, supporting stationary energy storage technologies are needed to make these renewable sources reliable and feasible for...
The Tobin Range of central Nevada lies in the Basin and Range extensional
province near the transition between more extended terrane (>50%) to the south and
east, and generally less extended terrane to the north and west. Geologic mapping,
40Ar/39Ar dating and whole-rock geochemical analysis were employed to establish the...
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Temp Standard %1s J %1s Fract %1s Volume
Ratio Sensitivity Day Month Year Hour Min Resist Irradiation