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Research shows that Exercise-Associated Menstrual Dysfunction (ExMD) ranges
from 6-79% of active women, depending on the sport. The primary contributor to ExMD
is hypothesized to be low energy availability or relative energy deficiency in sport,...
2014-06-13 (iso8601)
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Three short stories and one novella of publishable quality in demonstration of my work as an MFA candidate at Oregon State University.
2014-04-11 (iso8601)
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An understanding of the factors that influence surface erosion from roads is necessary to prevent and mitigate sediment production from forest roads. This study investigated the impacts of log truck traffic and road hydrology on sediment yield...
2014-06-11 (iso8601)
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This study examines the theme of power in Naguib Mahfouz's The Cairo Trilogy (1956/57). Contrasting my analysis with earlier review of the novel that emphasized a hegemonic patriarchal power, I argue that such power was constantly subverted by the...
2014-06-13 (iso8601)
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Oregon State University conducted a series of laboratory experiments to measure and quantify the near-field wave effects caused within arrays of Wave Energy Converters (WEC). As the waves and WECs interact, the WECs generate radiated waves; these...
2014-06-12 (iso8601)
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The Islamic faith is a growing global religion; the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2011) estimates that globally the Muslim population is 1.6 billion and will increase to 2.2 billion by 2030. As the population of Muslims grows the apparent...
2014-05-23 (iso8601)
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Despite advances in the understanding of rain-on-snow storms and their resulting peak flows, little is understood about the response of snowmelt to precipitation and the relative timing of the two at multiple temporal scales within such events. To...
2014-06-13 (iso8601)
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Forty-five non-lactating, pregnant Holstein animals (18 heifers and 27 multiparous cows; BW = 561±114 kg;
BCS = 2.9±0.3; days pregnant = 110±56 d) were stratified by initial BW and BCS, and randomly assigned to receive daily (as-fed
basis) 0.50 kg...
2014-01 (iso8601)
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A systems trial was established in Oct. 2006 to evaluate management practices for
organic production of northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.). The
practices included: flat and raised planting beds; feather meal and fish emulsion...
2013-10 (iso8601)
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Limited research has analyzed how the values espoused by Western alternative food systems, such as taste and territoriality, are adopted and refashioned in post-socialist societies. Muscovites now echo the global quality turn that reconnects...
2014-05-23 (iso8601)
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Blastocystis spp. is a common intestinal parasite in humans and animals that has been
associated with acute or chronic digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome.
Serotonin mediates intestinal motility, sensation, and secretory function...
2014-06-19 (iso8601)
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A label-free, photoluminescence (PL) based biosensor for 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) detection was developed by functionalizing diatom biosiilica with a TNT-specific single-chain variable fragment (scFv). The scFv loading was estimated to be...
2014-06-16 (iso8601)
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Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the oldest known domesticated crops. Originally cultivated for human consumption, other end-uses have gained importance over the millennia. Barley is the fourth most important cereal crop in the world...
2014-06-12 (iso8601)
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In the field of natural resource policy and management, community-based collaboration is a strategy that has been growing in scope and usage over the past three decades, and often offers hope in complex, difficult conflict situations. In Oregon's...
2014-05-12 (iso8601)
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With the reauthorization of the 2013 Violence Against Women Act all Title IV higher education institutions will now be required to provide "primary prevention and awareness programs for all incoming students." Yet, more research is needed to find...
2014-06-10 (iso8601)
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With the rapid development of new computer mediated technologies, instructors have more options of the modalities of responding to student writing. Whereas traditionally, responses have been written by hand, technological developments allow...
2014-06-10 (iso8601)
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As the growth in demand for sustainable manufacturing continues, companies must begin to make conscious design decisions with regard to the sustainability of their products. This means balancing economics of production with environmental and...
2014-06-03 (iso8601)
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Population growth driven sustainability issues, including the food resource issue, are pressing problems in need of attention. The goal of the present thesis is to examine the ability of an electric non-thermal plasma based microreactor to destroy...
2014-06-12 (iso8601)
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The potential impact of projected climate warming on the terrestrial hydrologic cycle is
uncertain. This problem has evaded experimentalists due to the overwhelming challenge of measuring the
entire water budget and introducing experimental...
2014-02-18 (iso8601)
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