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Data attacks on state estimation modify part of system
measurements such that the tempered measurements cause
incorrect system state estimates. Attack techniques proposed
in the literature often require detailed knowledge of system
parameters....
2015-03-01 (iso8601)
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We estimate the impact of strict and multiple use protected areas on forest disturbance in European Russia between 1985 and 2010. We construct a spatial panel dataset that includes five periods of change. We match protected areas to control...
2015-02-01 (iso8601)
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In 1994, with the approval of the Northwest Forest Plan, the livelihood of individuals in the surrounding communities of the Siuslaw National Forest and Siuslaw Watershed were further impacted by already diminished traditional timber practices. In...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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Since the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Core Journal List was last updated in 2008, the field of Women Studies has expanded to include Gender, Sexuality and Queer studies along with...
2015-06-27 (iso8601)
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Mixed-severity fire occurrence is increasingly recognized in Pseudotsuga forests of the Pacific Northwest, but questions remain about how tree mortality varies, and forest structure is altered, across the disturbance gradient observed in these...
2015-06-05 (iso8601)
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This is the data set used for the analysis in the paper "Dams and Population Displacement on China’s Upper Mekong River: Implications for Social Capital and Social-Ecological Resilience." In 2010, in collaboration with Chinese colleagues, we...
2015-06-29 (iso8601)
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Many jurisdictions are using the flashing yellow arrow (FYA) to control protected/permissive left turns (PPLTs). For cost and other reasons, some jurisdictions have or are considering implementing FYA with a three-section vertical head, displaying...
2014 (iso8601)
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Numerous populations of salmon and trout undergo extensive migrations, migrating from freshwater to the sea and throughout ocean basins. Years later they return to their natal streams with remarkable accuracy and precision. The outward migration...
2015-05-27 (iso8601)
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Secure multi-party computation (MPC) is a conceptual framework in cryptography. It allows distrusting parties engage in a protocol to perform a computational task while still maintain some secure properties. Most existing approaches are required...
2015-06-03 (iso8601)
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The aim of the study was to determine whether a higher correlated color temperature of the fluorescent lighting in an elementary school classroom influenced student on-task behavior as compared to fluorescent lighting with a lower correlated color...
2015-05-21 (iso8601)
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Medical Isotopes are a necessity in modern medicine for cancer treatments and medical imaging. In order to ensure that the needs and demands are met for the medical procedures, facilities are put in place to produce these isotopes. There are over...
2015-06-23 (iso8601)
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The term "Intuitive use" has become a common phrase to describe interfaces and products, however it is rarely defined. Research regarding intuitive use is in its infancy, beginning primarily in 2003. With the development of new terms in Human...
2015-06-10 (iso8601)
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Commercial fishing research often focuses on ecological (gear, stock assessment, traceability) or economic factors. Truly understanding the social-ecological system requires considering the entire "human dimension" and this includes the social,...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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In contrast with other Odocoileus species, Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) population dynamics are not well understood throughout the species’ range. Concerns over apparent long-term population declines have prompted...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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Wetland restoration mitigates effects of agricultural development on water quality, flooding, and habitat loss. Multi-objective optimization for wetland locations and sizes has not included objective functions for water quality, hydrology, and...
2015-06-11 (iso8601)
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Human development researchers consider adolescence a rich time for interest development and identity exploration. A relatively new movement in the Free-Choice Learning (FCL) arena, the Maker movement, offers learners interest-driven, experiential,...
2015-06-02 (iso8601)
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This thesis uses a series of non-fiction vignettes to explore objects, agencies, and networks, applying theories of rhetoric and composition directly to experience and vise versa. Focusing on agency--as understood through sociology's...
2015-04-14 (iso8601)
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Although age-related deficits in emotion perception have been established using photographs of individuals, the extension of these findings to dynamic displays and dyads is just beginning. Similarly, most eye-tracking research in the person...
2015-06 (iso8601)
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The study of variational typing originated from the problem of type inference for variational programs, which encode numerous different but related plain programs. In this dissertation, I present a sound and complete type inference algorithm for...
2015-07-01 (iso8601)
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