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Through passive adaptation to incidental flow, flexible aerodynamic surfaces exploit effects of increased lift, delayed stall and disturbance rejection. Wings of birds, bats, and insects exhibit these passive effects, and at the same time through...
2015-06-04 (iso8601)
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In the last 200 years there have been significant declines in the amount and structural complexity of oak-dominated forests and savannahs in the Pacific Northwest. Restoring oak systems often involves selectively thinning stands of oaks in order...
2015-06-05 (iso8601)
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As the nonstop advancement of graphics hardware continues, new features are
being added to the graphics pipeline on a regular basis. One of these advancements
is called Pixel Synchronization, which allows a graphics programmer more power
with...
2015-06-10 (iso8601)
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Vine of the Dead is part one of a novel following Daphne Oliveira, a young American woman who is coping with a failing marriage and the loss of a child while living in Brazil with her husband, a translator for the American Consulate in Recife. The...
2015-04-17 (iso8601)
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Selecting locations for large energy facilities represents a land use dilemma: The
beneficiaries of such facilities often are not the ones to suffer from adverse local impacts.
As a result, it is not uncommon for local opposition groups to form in...
2015-06-11 (iso8601)
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Wind energy has widespread public support; nevertheless, the emergence of local support or
opposition in response to siting proposals is often unpredictable. Uncertainty surrounding a
community’s response is problematic for both the company...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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Tax evasion is one of many problematic issues associated with tax systems that negatively affect
state’s ability to provide public goods and services. This study seeks to examine the impact of
tax composition on tax evasion using information about...
2015-06-09 (iso8601)
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Climate change policies present multiple quandaries to the field of public policy and science
studies. Despite the prevalent scientific consensus, approaches demonstrate great heterogeneity. With one side advocating for the facticity of climate...
2015-06-12 (iso8601)
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China suffered its biggest food-safety crisis in 2008 when it was discovered that melamine had been illegally added to the milk formula. More than 290,000 children were poisoned and at least six infants were dead. Chinese citizens and the...
2015-05-27 (iso8601)
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AIM: C₄ photosynthesis is an adaptation that maintains efficient carbon assimilation in warm and low-CO₂ conditions. Due to the importance of C₄ grasses for carbon and surface energy fluxes numerous models have been proposed to describe their...
2015-03 (iso8601)
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We conducted a case study of the process for developing ZOA created by the Blue Mountains Forest Partners (BMFP), a collaborative group established in 2006 and focused on the northern portion of the Malheur National Forest in Grant County. This...
2015-06 (iso8601)
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Understanding the effects of climate variability on growth dynamics and timing of early life history events in marine fishes can provide insights into survival, recruitment and productivity. Field collections (2005, 2007, 2009-2011) were combined...
2015-05-13 (iso8601)
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Fluorescent proteins (FPs) are luminescent biomolecules that emit characteristic hues upon
irradiation. A group of calmodulin (CaM)-green FP (GFP) chimeras have been previously
engineered to enable the optical detection of calcium ions (Ca²⁺). We...
2015-02-12 (iso8601)
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In the case of lake management for recreational use, policy makers often face a balancing act. They must maintain both the ecological quality of sites and the welfare of recreationists. In Wisconsin's Northern Highland Lake District, recreational...
2015-06-09 (iso8601)
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This dissertation examines learning driven adaptations in salmon recovery efforts and water resources management in Oregon. The case study utilizes a framework highlighting the connections between human and natural systems. Semi-structured...
2015-06-10 (iso8601)
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A bibliography of doctoral dissertations completed during the 2014-2015 academic year within OSU’s Counseling Academic Unit and accepted by the Graduate School, Oregon State University
2015 (iso8601)
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The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) has shared an intertwined existence with humans for
thousands of years, living on our city streets and in our homes. Yet, little scientific research has
focused on the cognition of the domestic cat,...
2015-07 (iso8601)
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The ability of many domesticated animals to follow human pointing gestures to locate
hidden food has led to scientific debate on the relative importance of domestication and
individual experience on the origins and development of this capacity. To...
2014-11 (iso8601)
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Previous research suggested that 16-week old dog pups, but not wolf pups, show attachment behaviour to a human caregiver. Attachment to a caregiver in dog pups has been demonstrated by differential responding to a caregiver compared to a stranger...
2015-01 (iso8601)
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The sensations of taste and smell are integral to our perception of food. Because the olfactory and gustatory systems are physiologically separate, scientists were once uncertain of whether information from these two systems interacted at the...
2015-06-03 (iso8601)
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The lower Deschutes River of northcentral Oregon has a historically uniform discharge record. Significant reductions in discharge below the seasonal norms will degrade the environment for migratory and resident salmonids by increasing siltation...
1967-11 (iso8601)
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1965-09-15 (iso8601)
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