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  • Site specific reference person parameters and derived concentration standards for the Savannah River site

    Creator:
    Stone, Daniel K.
    Abstract:
    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Order 458.1 states that the compliance with the DOE annual dose limit of 1 mSv (100 mrem) to a member of the public may be demonstrated by calculating dose to the maximally exposed individual (MEI) or to a representative person. Historically, the MEI concept...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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          AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Daniel K. Stone for the degree of Master of Science in Radiation

  • Essays on behavioral economics

    Creator:
    Cao, Zheng
    Abstract:
    This dissertation consists of two essays that address behavioral economics issues. In first chapter we analyze the effects of psychological pressure on performance using National Basketball Association (NBA) free throw data from the 2002-2003 through 2009-2010 seasons. We find evidence that players choke under pressure – they shoot on average...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : Daniel F. Stone This dissertation consists of two essays that address behavioral economics issues

  • Measurement error and the hot hand

    Creator:
    Stone, Daniel F.
    Abstract:
    This paper shows the first autocorrelation of basketball shot results is a highly biased and inconsistent estimator of the first autocorrelation of the ex ante probabilities the shots are made. Shot result autocorrelation is close to zero even when shot probability autocorrelation is close to one. The bias is caused...
    Resource Type:
    Article
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    Measurement error and the hot hand Daniel F. Stone∗ Oregon State University February 2012 Abstract This

  • Physiological impacts of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir

    Creator:
    Manter, Daniel K.
    Abstract:
    A series of studies, in three western Oregon Douglas-fir plantations, was conducted to understand the physiological impacts of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir physiology. Four aspects of the disease complex were investigated: fungal colonization and assessment, plant-water relations, carbon assimilation and interaction with climate. Several techniques were developed and used...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Full of his details and other essays

    Creator:
    Tuma, Teresa K. Easterling
    Abstract:
    This collection consists of autobiographical essays which center around my father, my first husband, and my backyard. All of the pieces are recollections, and most occur either from my study inside the house, or from the deck outside, looking at the yard. The Preface is the story of how I...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    THESIS OF Teresa K. Easterling Tuma for the degree of Master of Arts in English presented on May 19

  • Media Proliferation and Partisan Selective Exposure

    Creator:
    Chan, Jimmy and Stone, Daniel F.
    Abstract:
    The number of Internet news media outlets has skyrocketed in recent years. We analyze the effects of media proliferation on electoral outcomes assuming voters may choose news that is too partisan, from an informational perspective, i.e. engage in partisan selective exposure. We find that if voters who prefer highly partisan...
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    Article
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    Exposure∗ Jimmy Chan† Daniel F. Stone‡ December 2011 Forthcoming, Public Choice Abstract The number

  • Assessing Truth in the Information Age: Evidence from Politifact

    Creator:
    Nash, Michael
    Abstract:
    Despite unprecedented access to information, the American public has been shown to have difficulty distinguishing factually correct information from misinformation. Misinformation can, and does, alter voting patterns and policy preferences which impact the range of policy solutions available to policymakers. In recent years, media organizations have begun specialized ‘fact-­‐checking’ operations...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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     like  to  thank  Daniel  Stone,  Robert  Sahr,  and  Alison  Johnston  for

  • Disease resistance and spring phenological characteristics of Ribes L. germplasm

    Creator:
    Dalton, Daniel T.
    Abstract:
    North American cultivation of Ribes L. may expand as small fruit growers seek species to diversify horticultural crops. The Ribes industry was suppressed for decades out of fear that cultivated black currants and gooseberries would intensify the fungal disease white pine blister rust (WPBR) on five-needle pine (Pinus L. section...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Daniel T

  • Spray program for Oregon stone fruits [1938]

    Creator:
    Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service
    Abstract:
    Published January 1938. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
    Resource Type:
    Technical Report
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    Oregon Stone Fruits • Prepared b y Repr ese ntativ e of the Oregon Agricultura l Experimen t Stati

  • The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

    Creator:
    Stone, Helen Delight
    Abstract:
    Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Helen Delight Stone for the degree