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We are witnessing the rise of the data-driven science paradigm, in which massive amounts of data - much of it collected as a side-effect of ordinary human activity - can be analyzed to make sense of the data and to make useful predictions. To...
2014-07-17 (iso8601)
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2014-05-09 (iso8601)
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Amphorophora agathonica (Hottes) is the primary vector of aphid-transmitted viruses in red raspberry in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. To better understand the biology of the aphid, we estimated the lower developmental...
2014-04 (iso8601)
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Mefenoxam and fosetyl-Al are common fungicides used to supplement
disease control of Pythium damping-off and root rot in forest nurseries
of the western United States. However, it is unknown whether fungicide-resistant Pythium isolates are present...
2014-07 (iso8601)
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Policymakers seek ways to encourage fuel reduction among private forest landowners to augment similar
efforts on federal and state lands. Motivating landowners to contribute to landscape-level wildfire protection requires an
understanding of...
2013-09-23 (iso8601)
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Laboratory screening bioassays and field trapping experiments of spotted wing drosophila flies, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), were conducted to determine the attractiveness of 17 compounds as well as to compare...
2014-04 (iso8601)
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Mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, is a primary agent of forest disturbance in western North America. Episodic outbreaks occur at the convergence
of favorable forest age and size class structure and climate patterns. Recent...
2014-06-07 (iso8601)
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For the past 50 years, open-field burning has served as the main method to manage postharvest residue in grass seed fields within the Willamette Valley. Recently, farmers have implemented the full straw load and clean-nonthermal methods to remove...
2014-05-28 (iso8601)
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With changing climate conditions and human impacts on ecosystems becoming a
big focus of study, it has become even more crucial to understand how our ecosystems
work. Community structure within rocky intertidal habitats is governed by a mix of...
2014-05-27 (iso8601)
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This undergraduate honors thesis was designed to investigate the relationship between students’ appearances and their college exam performance. The hypothesis was that if a student wears clothing that causes him or her to feel fashionable,...
2014-03-05 (iso8601)
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Information regarding signalment, clinical findings, treatment, and outcome of 5 previously reported cases of anaplastic malignant melanoma of the tail in non-grey horses and of 5 additional cases are summarized. Age was recorded for 9 horses and...
2014-03 (iso8601)
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As a major biological model for biomedical research, maintaining healthy
zebrafish (Danio rerio) is imperative for accurate and consistent lab results. This
retrospective study focuses on Pseudoloma neurophilia, a microsporidium, because it is
the...
2014-05-28 (iso8601)
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The purpose of this project is to examine the effect of the slot gap spacing on a multi element rear
wing. A three element rear wing is used in order to produce maximum downforce at the relatively
low speed of Formula SAE competitions. These high...
2014-05-29 (iso8601)
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Modern electronics have created increased demand for innovative cooling solutions. Typical forced convective cooling systems consist of pumps that circulate cooling fluid. However pumps can be unwieldy for many applications. This research is a...
2014-05-19 (iso8601)
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Some evidence suggests a connection between outdoor recreation participation and
stronger environmental worldviews. This study finds little evidence supporting
participation in outdoor recreation activities and stronger environmental worldviews...
2014-03-12 (iso8601)
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A combined experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study of single-phase liquid nitrogen flow through a microscale pin-fin heat sink is presented. Such cryogenic heat sinks could find use in applications such as high performance...
2013-10-21 (iso8601)
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This study explored factors that affect acquisition and proper use of contraception
among the college-age Latina population at Oregon State University. Interviews were
conducted with eleven health care providers at OSU’s Student Health Services...
2014-05-30 (iso8601)
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The physician-patient relationship is at the core of medical practice and the medical profession. Unfortunately, patients, medical students, and physicians alike have expressed concern about a diminishment of this relationship attributable in part...
2014-04-02 (iso8601)
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The genetic structure of adult codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), populations was characterized both inside a managed apple, Malus domestica Borkdhausen, orchard and in surrounding unmanaged hosts and nonhost trees in central Chile during...
2014-04 (iso8601)
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Though previous genetic research studies performed on Caenorhabditis elegans
found that high levels of endogenous oxidative stress resulted in decreased health, and
that mitochondrial DNA deletions accumulated with age in these organisms, no...
2014-05-12 (iso8601)
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Diatoms are single celled eukaryotic microalgae that self-assemble complex SiO₂
nanostructures by sillafin proteins within their cell wall. There has been increasing
interest in mimicking the diatom’s silica self-assembly process for fabricating...
2014-05-29 (iso8601)
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SMEs with high-mix and low-volume (HMLV) operations face special challenges when implementing lean manufacturing practices due to scarcity of resources and ever changing market conditions. This is especially critical for manufacturers that need to...
2014-03-14 (iso8601)
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It is no doubt that the face of Ernesto "Che" Guevara is recognized
globally as it appears on currency, merchandise, at protest marches, and in art.
However, there is little agreement on what this handsome face represents or what
the Argentine...
2014-04-07 (iso8601)
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Coral reef health has been in severe decline around the globe in the past several
decades, in many cases due to direct human impact. Human action, such as overfishing,
habitat destruction and nutrient loading, has caused coral coverage to drop to...
2014-05-30 (iso8601)
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