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• 1. [Article] Using web services for image processing in a desktop widgets engine

  Desktop widget engines have emerged as an alternative for completing simple tasks without the need for a full-blown application or constant user interaction. Widgets can simply display data in a compact ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Using web services for image processing in a desktop widgets engine Author: Le, Hien Desktop widget engines have emerged as an alternative for completing simple tasks without the need for a full-blown application or constant user interaction. Widgets can simply display data in a compact and visually appealing manner (such as stock tickers, weather forecasts, and news notifications), or go so far as to provide alternative interfaces to sites that expose their services via an API. This project aims to develop an image processing application where the key features are provided neither locally nor by a single host. The Yahoo! Widgets Engine is used to design a simple image processing interface where processing operations are mapped to widgets that can be connected together to create more complex operations. Actual data processing occurs remotely via calls to a REST-style Java web service to allow for a non-local and decentralized system. Title: Using web services for image processing in a desktop widgets engine Author: Le, Hien Desktop widget engines have emerged as an alternative for completing simple tasks without the need for a full-blown application or constant user interaction. Widgets can simply display data in a compact and visually appealing manner (such as stock tickers, weather forecasts, and news notifications), or go so far as to provide alternative interfaces to sites that expose their services via an API. This project aims to develop an image processing application where the key features are provided neither locally nor by a single host. The Yahoo! Widgets Engine is used to design a simple image processing interface where processing operations are mapped to widgets that can be connected together to create more complex operations. Actual data processing occurs remotely via calls to a REST-style Java web service to allow for a non-local and decentralized system. Close

• 2. [Article] BauerJennifer2012.pdf

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: BauerJennifer2012.pdf Author: Bauer, Jennifer R. Title: BauerJennifer2012.pdf Author: Bauer, Jennifer R. Close

• 3. [Article] BauerJennifer2012.pptx

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: BauerJennifer2012.pptx Author: Bauer, Jennifer R. Title: BauerJennifer2012.pptx Author: Bauer, Jennifer R. Close

• 4. [Article] Assessing the robustness of web feature services necessary to satisfy the requirements of coastal management applications

  Ever expanding pressures on the health and productivity of our oceans and coasts from threats such as coastal development and climate change are stressing the need to consider the full spectrum of factors, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Assessing the robustness of web feature services necessary to satisfy the requirements of coastal management applications Author: Bauer, Jennifer R. Ever expanding pressures on the health and productivity of our oceans and coasts from threats such as coastal development and climate change are stressing the need to consider the full spectrum of factors, scales, datasets, opinions, and trade-offs for current and future coastal management actions (Guerry 2009; McLeod and Leslie 2009; Rosenberg and Sandifer 2009). Web-based GIS tools including coastal web atlases (CWAs) and geospatial web services are being rapidly developed to assist managers, decision-makers, and scientists with the creation, implementation, and evaluation of coastal management options. Numerous CWAs are incorporating web feature service (WFS) standards into their websites to provide critical datasets on-the-fly for use in spatial decision support tools to assist with management and policy decisions. However, with this increased use of WFSs in CWAs it’s critical to understand how the various components used to create robust WFSs can affect its performance and ability to successfully execute complex spatial queries that are utilized to assess management options. A subset of county land parcel data from Wisconsin was utilized to assess how various software, hardware, and data characteristics can affect WFSs overall robustness, and how these components impact its ability to execute accurate, timely complex spatial queries consistently and their ability to meet the demands of managers, decision-makers, and scientists. Results suggest that WFSs, with varying levels of robustness, can successfully perform accurate, reliable spatial queries on datasets to extract relevant information pertaining to coastal management concerns, which could impact CWAs by increasing their functionality and range of potential applications provided to users. Title: Assessing the robustness of web feature services necessary to satisfy the requirements of coastal management applications Author: Bauer, Jennifer R. Ever expanding pressures on the health and productivity of our oceans and coasts from threats such as coastal development and climate change are stressing the need to consider the full spectrum of factors, scales, datasets, opinions, and trade-offs for current and future coastal management actions (Guerry 2009; McLeod and Leslie 2009; Rosenberg and Sandifer 2009). Web-based GIS tools including coastal web atlases (CWAs) and geospatial web services are being rapidly developed to assist managers, decision-makers, and scientists with the creation, implementation, and evaluation of coastal management options. Numerous CWAs are incorporating web feature service (WFS) standards into their websites to provide critical datasets on-the-fly for use in spatial decision support tools to assist with management and policy decisions. However, with this increased use of WFSs in CWAs it’s critical to understand how the various components used to create robust WFSs can affect its performance and ability to successfully execute complex spatial queries that are utilized to assess management options. A subset of county land parcel data from Wisconsin was utilized to assess how various software, hardware, and data characteristics can affect WFSs overall robustness, and how these components impact its ability to execute accurate, timely complex spatial queries consistently and their ability to meet the demands of managers, decision-makers, and scientists. Results suggest that WFSs, with varying levels of robustness, can successfully perform accurate, reliable spatial queries on datasets to extract relevant information pertaining to coastal management concerns, which could impact CWAs by increasing their functionality and range of potential applications provided to users. Close

• 5. [Article] code4lib Conference 2006, February 15, 2006 : morning session

  Three 20 minute presentations given on the morning of Feb. 15, 2006 at the code4lib Conference at Oregon State University in the LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: code4lib Conference 2006, February 15, 2006 : morning session Author: Rhyno, Art, Young, Jeffrey A., Chudnov, Daniel Three 20 minute presentations given on the morning of Feb. 15, 2006 at the code4lib Conference at Oregon State University in the LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, Oregon. Title: code4lib Conference 2006, February 15, 2006 : morning session Author: Rhyno, Art, Young, Jeffrey A., Chudnov, Daniel Three 20 minute presentations given on the morning of Feb. 15, 2006 at the code4lib Conference at Oregon State University in the LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, Oregon. Close

• 6. [Article] code4lib Conference 2006, February 16, 2006 : afternoon session

  These 20 minute presentations were given during the second day of the code4lib Conference held Feb. 15-17, 2006 at LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: code4lib Conference 2006, February 16, 2006 : afternoon session Author: Yee, Raymond, Tennant, Roy, Smith, Devon These 20 minute presentations were given during the second day of the code4lib Conference held Feb. 15-17, 2006 at LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Title: code4lib Conference 2006, February 16, 2006 : afternoon session Author: Yee, Raymond, Tennant, Roy, Smith, Devon These 20 minute presentations were given during the second day of the code4lib Conference held Feb. 15-17, 2006 at LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Close

• 7. [Article] OSU 360 : developing a virtual tour mapping infrastructure for Oregon State University

  Details the development of the OSU 360 virtual tour system (www.oregonstate.edu/osu360) from May 2008 to May 2009. OSU 360 is a collaboration between the Department of Geosciences, University Housing ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: OSU 360 : developing a virtual tour mapping infrastructure for Oregon State University Author: Waggoner, Scott Details the development of the OSU 360 virtual tour system (www.oregonstate.edu/osu360) from May 2008 to May 2009. OSU 360 is a collaboration between the Department of Geosciences, University Housing and Dining Services, Central Web Services, Web Communications, and Admissions/Enrollment. This article details the project development from determining goals, distinguishing locations, developing location photography and details, database development, and finally web publishing. Nearly 160 locations are included with future plans for extension of available locations, available campuses, and content for each location as multimedia allows. Details are presented by the project lead, Scott Waggoner, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science within the Geography Program. Title: OSU 360 : developing a virtual tour mapping infrastructure for Oregon State University Author: Waggoner, Scott Details the development of the OSU 360 virtual tour system (www.oregonstate.edu/osu360) from May 2008 to May 2009. OSU 360 is a collaboration between the Department of Geosciences, University Housing and Dining Services, Central Web Services, Web Communications, and Admissions/Enrollment. This article details the project development from determining goals, distinguishing locations, developing location photography and details, database development, and finally web publishing. Nearly 160 locations are included with future plans for extension of available locations, available campuses, and content for each location as multimedia allows. Details are presented by the project lead, Scott Waggoner, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science within the Geography Program. Close

• 8. [Article] Offensive Direction Inference in Real-World Football Video

  Automatic analysis of American football videos can help teams develop strategies and extract patterns with less human effort. In this work, we focus on the problem of automatically determining which team ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Offensive Direction Inference in Real-World Football Video Author: Lu, Qingkai Automatic analysis of American football videos can help teams develop strategies and extract patterns with less human effort. In this work, we focus on the problem of automatically determining which team is on offense/defense, which is an important subproblem for higher-level analysis. While seemingly mundane, this problem is quite challenging when the source of football video is relatively unconstrained, which is the situation we face. Our football videos are collected from a web-service used by more than 13, 000 high school, college, and professional football teams. The videos display huge variation in camera viewpoint, lighting conditions, football field properties, camera work, among many other factors. These factors taken together make standard off-the-shelf computer vision algorithms ineffective. The main contribution of this thesis is to design and evaluate two novel approaches for the offense/defense classification problem from raw video, which make minimal assumptions about the video properties. Our empirical evaluation on approximately 1200 videos of football plays from 10 diverse games validate the effectiveness of the approaches and highlight their differences. Title: Offensive Direction Inference in Real-World Football Video Author: Lu, Qingkai Automatic analysis of American football videos can help teams develop strategies and extract patterns with less human effort. In this work, we focus on the problem of automatically determining which team is on offense/defense, which is an important subproblem for higher-level analysis. While seemingly mundane, this problem is quite challenging when the source of football video is relatively unconstrained, which is the situation we face. Our football videos are collected from a web-service used by more than 13, 000 high school, college, and professional football teams. The videos display huge variation in camera viewpoint, lighting conditions, football field properties, camera work, among many other factors. These factors taken together make standard off-the-shelf computer vision algorithms ineffective. The main contribution of this thesis is to design and evaluate two novel approaches for the offense/defense classification problem from raw video, which make minimal assumptions about the video properties. Our empirical evaluation on approximately 1200 videos of football plays from 10 diverse games validate the effectiveness of the approaches and highlight their differences. Close

• 9. [Article] Gramene database in 2010: updates and extensions

  This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Oxford University Press. The published article can be found at: http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/....

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Gramene database in 2010: updates and extensions Author: Casstevens, Terry, Dharmawardhana, Palitha, Youens-Clark, Ken, Buckler, Ed, et al., Jaiswal, Pankaj This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Oxford University Press. The published article can be found at: http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/. Title: Gramene database in 2010: updates and extensions Author: Casstevens, Terry, Dharmawardhana, Palitha, Youens-Clark, Ken, Buckler, Ed, et al., Jaiswal, Pankaj This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Oxford University Press. The published article can be found at: http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/. Close

• 10. [Article] The Generation Challenge Programme Platform: Semantic Standards and Workbench for Crop Science

  This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation. The published article can be found at: http://www.hindawi.com/j...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Generation Challenge Programme Platform: Semantic Standards and Workbench for Crop Science Author: Davenport, Guy, Senger, Martin, Bruskiewich, Richard, et al., Jaiswal, Pankaj This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation. The published article can be found at: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijpg/. Title: The Generation Challenge Programme Platform: Semantic Standards and Workbench for Crop Science Author: Davenport, Guy, Senger, Martin, Bruskiewich, Richard, et al., Jaiswal, Pankaj This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation. The published article can be found at: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijpg/. Close

• 11. [Article] The experiences of older students' use of web-based student services

  The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to understand the experiences of older students' use of web-based student services in a community college setting. For the purpose of this study the ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The experiences of older students' use of web-based student services Author: Ho, Katy W. The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to understand the experiences of older students' use of web-based student services in a community college setting. For the purpose of this study the term "older student" was defined as people born between the years 1943 and 1960. This group of people, often described as the Baby Boomer generation, would not have had access to computer technologies had they gone to college during their adolescent years. Web-based student services was defined as the range of student services which are placed online, allowing students to access information and services without needing to see someone in-person. There were three major reasons for this study: (a) the increase in the development and use of online student services, (b) the increase of older students in higher education, and (c) further need to understand the unique experiences of older students in higher education. The case study design used an interpretive social science philosophical approach. The study was conducted at a large multi-campus community college in a metropolitan area located in the Northwest. A combination of survey, interviews, institutional data, and student-journals were used to answer the following research questions: (a) What is the experience of older students with web-based technology in a community college setting, (b) How do the older students' overall experiences and use of web-based services affect their community college experience, and (c) How might older students' background and experiences with web-based student services inform community college policy and practice? Close examination of data revealed several major themes of older students' experiences with online student services. These themes are: • Student Assumptions • Self-Motivation • Influence of Prior Work Experiences • User Preferences • How and What Online Services are Used • User Suggestions When these themes are taken into consideration with related literature on the digital divide, technology use in student affairs, older student experiences in the community college, and older students' use of technology, this study offers implications for community college leaders and practitioners in the student affairs and technology development. The implications of this study may impact online service development, assessment of computer literacy, program enhancement or development, and technical changes. Title: The experiences of older students' use of web-based student services Author: Ho, Katy W. The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to understand the experiences of older students' use of web-based student services in a community college setting. For the purpose of this study the term "older student" was defined as people born between the years 1943 and 1960. This group of people, often described as the Baby Boomer generation, would not have had access to computer technologies had they gone to college during their adolescent years. Web-based student services was defined as the range of student services which are placed online, allowing students to access information and services without needing to see someone in-person. There were three major reasons for this study: (a) the increase in the development and use of online student services, (b) the increase of older students in higher education, and (c) further need to understand the unique experiences of older students in higher education. The case study design used an interpretive social science philosophical approach. The study was conducted at a large multi-campus community college in a metropolitan area located in the Northwest. A combination of survey, interviews, institutional data, and student-journals were used to answer the following research questions: (a) What is the experience of older students with web-based technology in a community college setting, (b) How do the older students' overall experiences and use of web-based services affect their community college experience, and (c) How might older students' background and experiences with web-based student services inform community college policy and practice? Close examination of data revealed several major themes of older students' experiences with online student services. These themes are: • Student Assumptions • Self-Motivation • Influence of Prior Work Experiences • User Preferences • How and What Online Services are Used • User Suggestions When these themes are taken into consideration with related literature on the digital divide, technology use in student affairs, older student experiences in the community college, and older students' use of technology, this study offers implications for community college leaders and practitioners in the student affairs and technology development. The implications of this study may impact online service development, assessment of computer literacy, program enhancement or development, and technical changes. Close

• 12. [Article] NEIMiner: nanomaterial environmental impact data miner

  To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: NEIMiner: nanomaterial environmental impact data miner Author: Xu, Roger, Tang, Kaizhi, Steevens, Jeffery A., Liu, Xiong, Harper, Stacey L. To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Dove Medical Press Ltd. The published article can be found at: https://www.dovepress.com/international-journal-of-nanomedicine-journal. Title: NEIMiner: nanomaterial environmental impact data miner Author: Xu, Roger, Tang, Kaizhi, Steevens, Jeffery A., Liu, Xiong, Harper, Stacey L. To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by Dove Medical Press Ltd. The published article can be found at: https://www.dovepress.com/international-journal-of-nanomedicine-journal. Close

• 13. [Article] AISO: Annotation of Image Segments with Ontologies

  This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by BioMed Central Ltd. The published article can be found at: http://www.jbiomedsem.com/.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: AISO: Annotation of Image Segments with Ontologies Author: Lingutla, Nikhil Tej, Cooper, Laurel, Preece, Justin, Jaiswal, Pankaj, Moore, Laura, Todorovic, Sinisa This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by BioMed Central Ltd. The published article can be found at: http://www.jbiomedsem.com/. Title: AISO: Annotation of Image Segments with Ontologies Author: Lingutla, Nikhil Tej, Cooper, Laurel, Preece, Justin, Jaiswal, Pankaj, Moore, Laura, Todorovic, Sinisa This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the author(s) and published by BioMed Central Ltd. The published article can be found at: http://www.jbiomedsem.com/. Close

• 14. [Article] Report on Coastal Mapping and Informatics Trans-Atlantic Workshop 2: Coastal Atlas Interoperability

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Report on Coastal Mapping and Informatics Trans-Atlantic Workshop 2: Coastal Atlas Interoperability Author: Cummins, Valerie, Wright, Dawn J., Bermudez, Luis, Berman, Marcia, Helly, John, Watson, Stephanie, Dwyer, Ned, Benoit, Greg, Uhel, Ronan, Nyerges, Timothy Workshop Proceedings Title: Report on Coastal Mapping and Informatics Trans-Atlantic Workshop 2: Coastal Atlas Interoperability Author: Cummins, Valerie, Wright, Dawn J., Bermudez, Luis, Berman, Marcia, Helly, John, Watson, Stephanie, Dwyer, Ned, Benoit, Greg, Uhel, Ronan, Nyerges, Timothy Workshop Proceedings Close

• 15. [Article] Automated web-based analysis and visualization of spatiotemporal data

  Most data are associated with a place, and many are also associated with a moment in time, a time interval, or another linked temporal component. Spatiotemporal data (i.e., data with elements of both space ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Automated web-based analysis and visualization of spatiotemporal data Author: Keon, Dylan B. Most data are associated with a place, and many are also associated with a moment in time, a time interval, or another linked temporal component. Spatiotemporal data (i.e., data with elements of both space and time) can be used to assess movement or change over time in a particular location, an approach that is useful across many disciplines. However, spatiotemporal data structures can be quite complex, and the datasets very large. Although GIS software programs are capable of processing and analyzing spatial information, most contain no (or minimal) features for handling temporal information and have limited capability to deal with large, complex multidimensional spatiotemporal data. A related problem is how to best represent spatiotemporal data to support efficient processing, analysis, and visualization. In the era of "big data," efficient methods for analyzing and visualizing large quantities of spatiotemporal data have become increasingly necessary. Automated processing approaches, when made scalable and generalizable, can result in much greater efficiency in spatiotemporal data analysis. The growing popularity of web services and server-side processing methods can be leveraged to create systems for processing spatiotemporal data on the server, with delivery of output products to the client. In many cases, the client can be a standard web browser, providing a common platform from which users can interact with complex server-side processing systems to produce specific output data and visualizations. The rise of complex JavaScript libraries for creating interactive client-side tools has enabled the development of rich internet applications (RIA) that provide interactive data exploration capabilities and an enhanced user experience within the web browser. Three projects involving time-series tsunami simulation data, potential human response in a tsunami evacuation scenario, and large sets of modeled time-series climate grids were conducted to explore automated web-based analysis, processing, and visualization of spatiotemporal data. Methods were developed for efficient handling of spatiotemporal data on the server side, as well as for interactive animation and visualization tools on the client side. The common web browser, particularly when combined with specialized server side code and client side RIA libraries, was found to be an effective platform for analysis and visualization tools that quickly interact with complex spatiotemporal data. Although specialized methods were developed to for each project, in most cases those methods can be generalized to other disciplines or computational domains where similar problem sets exist. Title: Automated web-based analysis and visualization of spatiotemporal data Author: Keon, Dylan B. Most data are associated with a place, and many are also associated with a moment in time, a time interval, or another linked temporal component. Spatiotemporal data (i.e., data with elements of both space and time) can be used to assess movement or change over time in a particular location, an approach that is useful across many disciplines. However, spatiotemporal data structures can be quite complex, and the datasets very large. Although GIS software programs are capable of processing and analyzing spatial information, most contain no (or minimal) features for handling temporal information and have limited capability to deal with large, complex multidimensional spatiotemporal data. A related problem is how to best represent spatiotemporal data to support efficient processing, analysis, and visualization. In the era of "big data," efficient methods for analyzing and visualizing large quantities of spatiotemporal data have become increasingly necessary. Automated processing approaches, when made scalable and generalizable, can result in much greater efficiency in spatiotemporal data analysis. The growing popularity of web services and server-side processing methods can be leveraged to create systems for processing spatiotemporal data on the server, with delivery of output products to the client. In many cases, the client can be a standard web browser, providing a common platform from which users can interact with complex server-side processing systems to produce specific output data and visualizations. The rise of complex JavaScript libraries for creating interactive client-side tools has enabled the development of rich internet applications (RIA) that provide interactive data exploration capabilities and an enhanced user experience within the web browser. Three projects involving time-series tsunami simulation data, potential human response in a tsunami evacuation scenario, and large sets of modeled time-series climate grids were conducted to explore automated web-based analysis, processing, and visualization of spatiotemporal data. Methods were developed for efficient handling of spatiotemporal data on the server side, as well as for interactive animation and visualization tools on the client side. The common web browser, particularly when combined with specialized server side code and client side RIA libraries, was found to be an effective platform for analysis and visualization tools that quickly interact with complex spatiotemporal data. Although specialized methods were developed to for each project, in most cases those methods can be generalized to other disciplines or computational domains where similar problem sets exist. Close

• 16. [Article] Persona concept : system architecture and prototypes

  This project explores a security framework, called the Persona Concept, aimed at giving the user greater control over their private data in cyberspace, in particular, their electronic credentials. The ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Persona concept : system architecture and prototypes Author: Subramanium, Mahesh This project explores a security framework, called the Persona Concept, aimed at giving the user greater control over their private data in cyberspace, in particular, their electronic credentials. The background for the Persona Concept, along with the requirements identified can be found in three (3) technical publications produced by Kal Toth and myself in 2003 (see list of references [1], [2] and [3]). The Persona Concept uses a Persona Server as the secure storehouse for persona data such as credit card and bank account identifiers as well electronic credentials such as X.509 certificates. The data is secured using public key encryption. The server component interacts with the user via a Persona Client which obtains X-509 Certificates on behalf of the user from a Certification Authority (CA) service. Interaction among the various components (Persona Server, Persona Client and Certification Authority) is enabled by the use of Web Services. This project focused on managing the user data across these components including the creation, secure storage and retrieval of Persona data to and from the Persona Server using Simple Object Application Protocol (SOAP) and under the control of public key encryption schemes. SOAP is an open XML-based application-level Internet protocol for implementing distributed access to object-oriented services deployed on the Web. SOAP is designed to allow applications running on a range of platforms to access remote objects and applications on servers across a TCP/IP network. In addition to this, the project built upon the work by Ike Chen (OSU M.S. graduate project in 2004) [4] by enabling X-509 Certificate file transfer between the client and Certification Authority using SOAP (improvements were made to the mechanisms for transferring files, particularly in support of X.509 certificates). A Java-based prototype client called the Persona Client (PC) was created and used in conjunction with a small local password-based security scheme to protect the private key data on the user device. My project first implemented the upgrade to the Certification Authority services and detailed the various policies surrounding storage of data. I then implemented the Persona Client which enabled me to test the persona services in place. I then implemented the encryption schemes and the server components enabling the secure storage and transfer of Persona Data. Components to create, edit and delete data were packaged and published as services to be used by the Persona Client. Future extensions of this project could include exploring custom credential generation based on Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) which together can be used to specify XML-based credentials and access control policies for an enterprise. Other extensions include the implementation of discretionary and mandatory security policies using XACML to allow users to conduct transactions across various domains. Title: Persona concept : system architecture and prototypes Author: Subramanium, Mahesh This project explores a security framework, called the Persona Concept, aimed at giving the user greater control over their private data in cyberspace, in particular, their electronic credentials. The background for the Persona Concept, along with the requirements identified can be found in three (3) technical publications produced by Kal Toth and myself in 2003 (see list of references [1], [2] and [3]). The Persona Concept uses a Persona Server as the secure storehouse for persona data such as credit card and bank account identifiers as well electronic credentials such as X.509 certificates. The data is secured using public key encryption. The server component interacts with the user via a Persona Client which obtains X-509 Certificates on behalf of the user from a Certification Authority (CA) service. Interaction among the various components (Persona Server, Persona Client and Certification Authority) is enabled by the use of Web Services. This project focused on managing the user data across these components including the creation, secure storage and retrieval of Persona data to and from the Persona Server using Simple Object Application Protocol (SOAP) and under the control of public key encryption schemes. SOAP is an open XML-based application-level Internet protocol for implementing distributed access to object-oriented services deployed on the Web. SOAP is designed to allow applications running on a range of platforms to access remote objects and applications on servers across a TCP/IP network. In addition to this, the project built upon the work by Ike Chen (OSU M.S. graduate project in 2004) [4] by enabling X-509 Certificate file transfer between the client and Certification Authority using SOAP (improvements were made to the mechanisms for transferring files, particularly in support of X.509 certificates). A Java-based prototype client called the Persona Client (PC) was created and used in conjunction with a small local password-based security scheme to protect the private key data on the user device. My project first implemented the upgrade to the Certification Authority services and detailed the various policies surrounding storage of data. I then implemented the Persona Client which enabled me to test the persona services in place. I then implemented the encryption schemes and the server components enabling the secure storage and transfer of Persona Data. Components to create, edit and delete data were packaged and published as services to be used by the Persona Client. Future extensions of this project could include exploring custom credential generation based on Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) which together can be used to specify XML-based credentials and access control policies for an enterprise. Other extensions include the implementation of discretionary and mandatory security policies using XACML to allow users to conduct transactions across various domains. Close

• 17. [Article] Phylotastic! Making tree-of-life knowledge accessible, reusable and convenient

  This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by BioMed Central Ltd. and can be found at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Phylotastic! Making tree-of-life knowledge accessible, reusable and convenient Author: O'Meara, Brian, Rosenberg, Michael S., Pennell, Matthew W., Vaidya, Gaurav, Webb, Campbell O, Cranston, Karen, Sukumaran, Jeet, Heath, Tracy A., Stoltzfus, Arlin, Pontelli, Enrico, Vos, Rutger, Deus, Helena, Alfaro, Michael E., Lapp, Hilmar, Zmasek, Christian M., Sidlauskas, Brian, Jordan, Greg, Balhoff, James P., Harmon, Luke J., Brown, Joseph W., Matasci, Naim, Midford, Peter E., Westneat, Mark, McTavish, Emily Jane, Bik, Holly M., Mirarab, Siavash, Steele, Aaron, Pirrung, Megan This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by BioMed Central Ltd. and can be found at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/. Title: Phylotastic! Making tree-of-life knowledge accessible, reusable and convenient Author: O'Meara, Brian, Rosenberg, Michael S., Pennell, Matthew W., Vaidya, Gaurav, Webb, Campbell O, Cranston, Karen, Sukumaran, Jeet, Heath, Tracy A., Stoltzfus, Arlin, Pontelli, Enrico, Vos, Rutger, Deus, Helena, Alfaro, Michael E., Lapp, Hilmar, Zmasek, Christian M., Sidlauskas, Brian, Jordan, Greg, Balhoff, James P., Harmon, Luke J., Brown, Joseph W., Matasci, Naim, Midford, Peter E., Westneat, Mark, McTavish, Emily Jane, Bik, Holly M., Mirarab, Siavash, Steele, Aaron, Pirrung, Megan This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by BioMed Central Ltd. and can be found at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/. Close

• 18. [Article] The Possibilities are Measurable: Evaluating Innovation, Learning, and Strategic Thinking within Library Technology Units

  Presentation was for the 7th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice conference held at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon July 15-18th, 2013.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Possibilities are Measurable: Evaluating Innovation, Learning, and Strategic Thinking within Library Technology Units Author: Weinraub, Evviva, Stoddart, Richard Presentation was for the 7th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice conference held at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon July 15-18th, 2013. Title: The Possibilities are Measurable: Evaluating Innovation, Learning, and Strategic Thinking within Library Technology Units Author: Weinraub, Evviva, Stoddart, Richard Presentation was for the 7th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice conference held at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon July 15-18th, 2013. Close

• 19. [Article] Adaptive Composite Map Projections

  This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and can be found at: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=2945. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Adaptive Composite Map Projections This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and can be found at: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=2945. ©2012 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works. Title: Adaptive Composite Map Projections This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and can be found at: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=2945. ©2012 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works. Close

• 20. [Article] Quantification of Biomass Production Potentials from Trees Outside Forests—A Case Study from Central Germany

  This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Springer and can be found at: http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/plant+scien...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Quantification of Biomass Production Potentials from Trees Outside Forests—A Case Study from Central Germany Author: Kleinn, Christoph, Busch, Gerald, Krause, Benjamin, Seidel, Dominik, Fessel, Carola, Bade, Claudia This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Springer and can be found at: http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/plant+sciences/journal/12155 Title: Quantification of Biomass Production Potentials from Trees Outside Forests—A Case Study from Central Germany Author: Kleinn, Christoph, Busch, Gerald, Krause, Benjamin, Seidel, Dominik, Fessel, Carola, Bade, Claudia This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Springer and can be found at: http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/plant+sciences/journal/12155 Close

• 21. [Article] Interactive HTML

  As the World Wide Web continues to grow, people clearly want to do much more with it than just publish static pages of text and graphics. While such increased interactivity has traditionally been accomplished ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Interactive HTML Author: Hackborn, Dianne As the World Wide Web continues to grow, people clearly want to do much more with it than just publish static pages of text and graphics. While such increased interactivity has traditionally been accomplished through the use of server-side CGI scripts, much recent research on Web browsers has been on extending their capabilities through the addition of various types of client-side services. The most popular of these extensions take the form of plug-ins, applets, and "document scripts" such as Java Script. However, because these extensions have been created in a haphazard way by a variety of independent groups, they suffer greatly in terms of flexibility, uniformity, and interoperability. Interactive HTML is a system that addresses these problems by combining plug-ins, applets, and document scripts into one uniform and cohesive architecture. It is implemented as an external C library that can be used by a browser programmer to add client-side services to the browser. The IHTML services are implemented as dynamically loaded "language modules," allowing new plug-ins and language interpreters to be added to an iHTML browser without recompiling the browser itself. The system is currently integrated with NCSA's X Mosaic browser and includes language modules for a text viewer plug-in and Python language interpreter. This thesis examines the iHTML architecture in the context of the historical development of Web client-side services and presents an example of iHTML's use to collect usage information about Web documents. Title: Interactive HTML Author: Hackborn, Dianne As the World Wide Web continues to grow, people clearly want to do much more with it than just publish static pages of text and graphics. While such increased interactivity has traditionally been accomplished through the use of server-side CGI scripts, much recent research on Web browsers has been on extending their capabilities through the addition of various types of client-side services. The most popular of these extensions take the form of plug-ins, applets, and "document scripts" such as Java Script. However, because these extensions have been created in a haphazard way by a variety of independent groups, they suffer greatly in terms of flexibility, uniformity, and interoperability. Interactive HTML is a system that addresses these problems by combining plug-ins, applets, and document scripts into one uniform and cohesive architecture. It is implemented as an external C library that can be used by a browser programmer to add client-side services to the browser. The IHTML services are implemented as dynamically loaded "language modules," allowing new plug-ins and language interpreters to be added to an iHTML browser without recompiling the browser itself. The system is currently integrated with NCSA's X Mosaic browser and includes language modules for a text viewer plug-in and Python language interpreter. This thesis examines the iHTML architecture in the context of the historical development of Web client-side services and presents an example of iHTML's use to collect usage information about Web documents. Close

• 22. [Article] Measuring the Value of Forage Fish to Recreational Fishermen

  Fisheries management has been traditionally single-species oriented. Only recently more pressure has been put on developing a holistic, science-based approach that considers the ecosystem as a whole. This ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Measuring the Value of Forage Fish to Recreational Fishermen Author: Lipton, Doug, Hutniczak, Barbara, Townsend, Howard Fisheries management has been traditionally single-species oriented. Only recently more pressure has been put on developing a holistic, science-based approach that considers the ecosystem as a whole. This approach is widely known as ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). One of the most often highlighted aspects of EBFM is the relevance of predator-prey interactions in the aquatic ecosystems. The motivation is that there are considerable trade-offs between the supporting role of forage species as energy conveyors in food webs and provisioning service as target species to fisheries. We study this aspect by looking at the Chesapeake Bay. The motivation is a recent debate on the potential impact of excessive forage base fishing. In particular, we are interested in the propagation of forage overfishing through the food web and its influence on more valuable, higher trophic species fisheries. We develop a Bayesian model of recreational harvest of striped bass where benefits are derived from stock size as well as age structure. The age structure drives the probability of catching a fish of a particular size what is of considerable importance to the fishery highly constrained by minimum catch size regulations. Then, using a dynamic multispecies framework (Ecosim) and modified random utility model, we analyze multiple scenarios varying by menhaden regulations and derive benefits changes imposed on the striped bass recreational fishery. We focus on the recreational sector as recent research indicates that the recreational fishing is becoming increasingly important and new management strategies may be necessary to address this shifting trend. Title: Measuring the Value of Forage Fish to Recreational Fishermen Author: Lipton, Doug, Hutniczak, Barbara, Townsend, Howard Fisheries management has been traditionally single-species oriented. Only recently more pressure has been put on developing a holistic, science-based approach that considers the ecosystem as a whole. This approach is widely known as ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). One of the most often highlighted aspects of EBFM is the relevance of predator-prey interactions in the aquatic ecosystems. The motivation is that there are considerable trade-offs between the supporting role of forage species as energy conveyors in food webs and provisioning service as target species to fisheries. We study this aspect by looking at the Chesapeake Bay. The motivation is a recent debate on the potential impact of excessive forage base fishing. In particular, we are interested in the propagation of forage overfishing through the food web and its influence on more valuable, higher trophic species fisheries. We develop a Bayesian model of recreational harvest of striped bass where benefits are derived from stock size as well as age structure. The age structure drives the probability of catching a fish of a particular size what is of considerable importance to the fishery highly constrained by minimum catch size regulations. Then, using a dynamic multispecies framework (Ecosim) and modified random utility model, we analyze multiple scenarios varying by menhaden regulations and derive benefits changes imposed on the striped bass recreational fishery. We focus on the recreational sector as recent research indicates that the recreational fishing is becoming increasingly important and new management strategies may be necessary to address this shifting trend. Close

• 23. [Article] Towards a Community "Playground:" Connecting CyberGIS with its Communities

  Wright, D.J., Kouyoumjian, V., and Kopp, S. Towards a community "playground:" Connecting cyberGIS with its communities, in Wang, S. and Goodchild, M.F. (eds.), CyberGIS: Fostering a New Wave of Geospatial ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Towards a Community "Playground:" Connecting CyberGIS with its Communities Author: Wright, Dawn J., Kouyoumjian, Victoria, Kopp, Steve Wright, D.J., Kouyoumjian, V., and Kopp, S. Towards a community "playground:" Connecting cyberGIS with its communities, in Wang, S. and Goodchild, M.F. (eds.), CyberGIS: Fostering a New Wave of Geospatial Discovery and Innovation, New York: Springer, in press, 2016. Title: Towards a Community "Playground:" Connecting CyberGIS with its Communities Author: Wright, Dawn J., Kouyoumjian, Victoria, Kopp, Steve Wright, D.J., Kouyoumjian, V., and Kopp, S. Towards a community "playground:" Connecting cyberGIS with its communities, in Wang, S. and Goodchild, M.F. (eds.), CyberGIS: Fostering a New Wave of Geospatial Discovery and Innovation, New York: Springer, in press, 2016. Close

• 24. [Article] Seasonal flows of international British Columbia-Alaska rivers: The nonlinear influence of ocean-atmosphere circulation patterns

  To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Seasonal flows of international British Columbia-Alaska rivers: The nonlinear influence of ocean-atmosphere circulation patterns Author: Hood, E., O'Neel, S., Dahlke, H. E., Fleming, S. W. To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/advances-in-water-resources/ Title: Seasonal flows of international British Columbia-Alaska rivers: The nonlinear influence of ocean-atmosphere circulation patterns Author: Hood, E., O'Neel, S., Dahlke, H. E., Fleming, S. W. To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/advances-in-water-resources/ Close

• 25. [Article] Forestry

  Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2004. All rights reserved.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Forestry Author: Avery, Bonnie E. Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2004. All rights reserved. Title: Forestry Author: Avery, Bonnie E. Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2004. All rights reserved. Close

• 26. [Article] Forestry

  Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2009. All rights reserved.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Forestry Author: Avery, Bonnie E. Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2009. All rights reserved. Title: Forestry Author: Avery, Bonnie E. Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2009. All rights reserved. Close

• 27. [Article] Forestry

  Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2007. All rights reserved.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Forestry Author: Avery, Bonnie E. Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2007. All rights reserved. Title: Forestry Author: Avery, Bonnie E. Posted by permission of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). (c) CSA 2007. All rights reserved. Close

• 28. [Article] Services for Graduate Students: A Review of Academic Library Web Sites

  A library’s Web site is well-recognized as the gateway to the library for the vast majority of users. Choosing the most user-friendly Web architecture to reflect the many services libraries offer is a ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Services for Graduate Students: A Review of Academic Library Web Sites Author: Rempel, Hannah Gascho A library’s Web site is well-recognized as the gateway to the library for the vast majority of users. Choosing the most user-friendly Web architecture to reflect the many services libraries offer is a complex process, and librarians are still experimenting with what works best for their users. As part of a redesign of the Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries’ Web site, entry points for specific user groups were created. One of these user groups was graduate students. The purpose of this study was to explore the ways that other academic libraries are designing their Web sites for particular user groups, specifically graduate students, in order to determine how the OSU Libraries Web site compared to peer institutions. This study analyzed 112 Association of Research Libraries’ (ARL) Web sites and 26 Oregon academic libraries’ Web sites to determine the availability of resources and services specifically promoted to graduate students. Since graduate students may view the library Web site through the lens of either new student, researcher or instructor, Web sites were also examined to see if sites were created with any or all of these roles in mind. Nearly a quarter of the ARL Web sites examined contained a link on the home page for graduate students, and another twenty percent provided graduate student information at a lower level in their Web site hierarchy. A majority of sites had events, subject or course guides for graduate students. Information for graduate students was typically framed in the context of graduate students as researchers. Ideas and examples are given for ways to improve Web site design to better serve this user group. Future studies will aim to explore what graduate students need from academic libraries, as well as the ways these students conduct themselves in their various roles of researcher, instructor and new student, in order to provide improved services to these students. Title: Services for Graduate Students: A Review of Academic Library Web Sites Author: Rempel, Hannah Gascho A library’s Web site is well-recognized as the gateway to the library for the vast majority of users. Choosing the most user-friendly Web architecture to reflect the many services libraries offer is a complex process, and librarians are still experimenting with what works best for their users. As part of a redesign of the Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries’ Web site, entry points for specific user groups were created. One of these user groups was graduate students. The purpose of this study was to explore the ways that other academic libraries are designing their Web sites for particular user groups, specifically graduate students, in order to determine how the OSU Libraries Web site compared to peer institutions. This study analyzed 112 Association of Research Libraries’ (ARL) Web sites and 26 Oregon academic libraries’ Web sites to determine the availability of resources and services specifically promoted to graduate students. Since graduate students may view the library Web site through the lens of either new student, researcher or instructor, Web sites were also examined to see if sites were created with any or all of these roles in mind. Nearly a quarter of the ARL Web sites examined contained a link on the home page for graduate students, and another twenty percent provided graduate student information at a lower level in their Web site hierarchy. A majority of sites had events, subject or course guides for graduate students. Information for graduate students was typically framed in the context of graduate students as researchers. Ideas and examples are given for ways to improve Web site design to better serve this user group. Future studies will aim to explore what graduate students need from academic libraries, as well as the ways these students conduct themselves in their various roles of researcher, instructor and new student, in order to provide improved services to these students. Close

• 29. [Article] Mediating off-site electronic reference services : human-computer interactions between librarians and web mining technology

  The Internet enables global dissemination and retrieval of information at any time, as a result, it has a tremendous impact on how libraries provide reference services to this new web-based clientele. One ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Mediating off-site electronic reference services : human-computer interactions between librarians and web mining technology Author: Chau, May The Internet enables global dissemination and retrieval of information at any time, as a result, it has a tremendous impact on how libraries provide reference services to this new web-based clientele. One impact is the increase in off-site library users who make in-person reference interviews impossible. To serve this new 'cntele, academic libraries are setting up electronic reference services to meet offsite information needs. This new approach is not without challenges. It requires effective humanmachine connections to provide smooth reference transactions since librarian-patron contact happens solely through computers. The most challenging aspect of providing electronic reference services to off-site users is deciding when patrons need help. If their needs are not detected, many unsuccessful searches will go undiscovered and end-users may never fmd the information they were seeking. To meet this challenge, pertinent information technology is needed to track web traffic patterns and user behavior (e.g. web mining), addressing immediately the difficulties encountered by end-users. The machine's capability to track potentially unsuccessful searches depends on human experts' ability to identify trouble signs, and add value to the electronic transaction experience with their experiences and skills. This paper's emphasis is on human-computer connections relating to reference librarians' application of web mining technology to transfer their experiences and skills from the reference desk to the web environment. It examines web mining techniques and their potential to assist different library functions. A scenario is used to conceptualize a model that can effectively apply web mining technology to perform various functions of electronic reference services. It also proposes a methodology that librarian can adapt in offering mediation during the search at patrons' discretion. The main goal is to provide more seamless electronic reference transactions. Discussion of library professionals' roles in human-computer interactions in the electronic world follows. Title: Mediating off-site electronic reference services : human-computer interactions between librarians and web mining technology Author: Chau, May The Internet enables global dissemination and retrieval of information at any time, as a result, it has a tremendous impact on how libraries provide reference services to this new web-based clientele. One impact is the increase in off-site library users who make in-person reference interviews impossible. To serve this new 'cntele, academic libraries are setting up electronic reference services to meet offsite information needs. This new approach is not without challenges. It requires effective humanmachine connections to provide smooth reference transactions since librarian-patron contact happens solely through computers. The most challenging aspect of providing electronic reference services to off-site users is deciding when patrons need help. If their needs are not detected, many unsuccessful searches will go undiscovered and end-users may never fmd the information they were seeking. To meet this challenge, pertinent information technology is needed to track web traffic patterns and user behavior (e.g. web mining), addressing immediately the difficulties encountered by end-users. The machine's capability to track potentially unsuccessful searches depends on human experts' ability to identify trouble signs, and add value to the electronic transaction experience with their experiences and skills. This paper's emphasis is on human-computer connections relating to reference librarians' application of web mining technology to transfer their experiences and skills from the reference desk to the web environment. It examines web mining techniques and their potential to assist different library functions. A scenario is used to conceptualize a model that can effectively apply web mining technology to perform various functions of electronic reference services. It also proposes a methodology that librarian can adapt in offering mediation during the search at patrons' discretion. The main goal is to provide more seamless electronic reference transactions. Discussion of library professionals' roles in human-computer interactions in the electronic world follows. Close

• 30. [Article] Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : additional tests of box beams and I-beams to substantiate further the design curves for plywood webs in box beams -- tests of plywood webs in the tension field

  Information reviewed and reaffirmed, June 1960. Original report dated August 1944.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : additional tests of box beams and I-beams to substantiate further the design curves for plywood webs in box beams -- tests of plywood webs in the tension field Author: Heebink, T. B. (Thomas Bruce), 1914-, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Cottingham, Willard Sherwin, Lewis, Wayne C., 1914-, Dawley, E. R. Information reviewed and reaffirmed, June 1960. Original report dated August 1944. Title: Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : additional tests of box beams and I-beams to substantiate further the design curves for plywood webs in box beams -- tests of plywood webs in the tension field Author: Heebink, T. B. (Thomas Bruce), 1914-, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Cottingham, Willard Sherwin, Lewis, Wayne C., 1914-, Dawley, E. R. Information reviewed and reaffirmed, June 1960. Original report dated August 1944. Close

• 31. [Article] The effect of reputation systems and on-line chat services on consumers' responses towards unfamiliar retailers

  Creating effective functions in website designs that reduce consumers' anxiety in shopping online is a challenge common to most e-retailers. The present study investigated the roles of online reputation ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The effect of reputation systems and on-line chat services on consumers' responses towards unfamiliar retailers Author: Zhang, Ruirui Creating effective functions in website designs that reduce consumers' anxiety in shopping online is a challenge common to most e-retailers. The present study investigated the roles of online reputation systems and instant chat services in decreasing customer perceived risk and increasing initial trust in unfamiliar e-retailers. Therefore, the reputation system when coupled with live chat service may be an effective external mechanism for providing potential consumers with critical decision making information. The present research focused on examining the respective value of live chat services and reputation systems in reducing potential consumers' perceived risk and simultaneously increasing their initial trust towards an unfamiliar e-retailer. The present research tested an e-retailing trust model based on the consumer decision making process. The model incorporated the following variables: (1) live chat service, and (2) reputation system, and explanatory variables: (1) perceived risk and (2) an initial trust. Customer prediction of purchasing is the response variable. The moderating role of interdependent and independent self-construal on online consumers’ behavior was also examined. Based on the review of literature, the following hypotheses were developed: (H1) Perceived risk associated with an unfamiliar web retailer will vary as a feature of the reputation system feature of a web retailer; where the reputation is positive, perceived risk will decrease. (H2) Perceived risk associated with an unfamiliar web retailer will vary as a feature of the instant chat feature of a web retailer; the mere presence of a live chat feature will decrease perceived risk. (H3) Initial trust associated with an unfamiliar web retailer will vary as a feature of the reputation system feature of a web retailer; where the reputation is viewed as negative, perceived risk will increase. (H4) Initial trust associated with an unfamiliar web retailer will very as a feature of the instant chat feature of a web retailer; the mere absence of a live chat feature will result in an increase in perceived risk. (H5) Purchase Intention will be influenced by the live chat function in the e-retailing website. (H6) Purchase Intention will be influenced by the evaluation system presented in the website. (H7) Purchase Intention will be influenced by the customers' perceived risk. (H8) Purchase intention will be influenced by the customers' initial trust. (H9) There is no interaction effect between the perceived risk and initial trust. (H10) Self-construal will moderate the effects on initial trust and perceived risk. A two by two factorial between-subjects experiment was conducted using a mock retail website design to examine the effect of reputation system and live chat service on customers. The findings demonstrated that the evaluation system significantly influences customers' perceived risk and initial trust, and directly influences customers' purchase intention. Perceived risk and initial trust influence customers' purchase intention independently. For future marketing implications, this research suggests that positive customer reviews, transaction history or other evaluation details in the web presentation is crucial for a starting e-retailer. Although there is no significant direct effect of self-construal on the perceived risk and initial trust, this research demonstrated that female and male have different self-construal and self-construal can be a good mediator to observe its effects on the customers' attitude and behavior. Furthermore, customers' initial trust and perceived risk determine their behavior separately which indicates that customers' initial trust increase doesn’t mean their perceived risk will decrease. Title: The effect of reputation systems and on-line chat services on consumers' responses towards unfamiliar retailers Author: Zhang, Ruirui Creating effective functions in website designs that reduce consumers' anxiety in shopping online is a challenge common to most e-retailers. The present study investigated the roles of online reputation systems and instant chat services in decreasing customer perceived risk and increasing initial trust in unfamiliar e-retailers. Therefore, the reputation system when coupled with live chat service may be an effective external mechanism for providing potential consumers with critical decision making information. The present research focused on examining the respective value of live chat services and reputation systems in reducing potential consumers' perceived risk and simultaneously increasing their initial trust towards an unfamiliar e-retailer. The present research tested an e-retailing trust model based on the consumer decision making process. The model incorporated the following variables: (1) live chat service, and (2) reputation system, and explanatory variables: (1) perceived risk and (2) an initial trust. Customer prediction of purchasing is the response variable. The moderating role of interdependent and independent self-construal on online consumers’ behavior was also examined. Based on the review of literature, the following hypotheses were developed: (H1) Perceived risk associated with an unfamiliar web retailer will vary as a feature of the reputation system feature of a web retailer; where the reputation is positive, perceived risk will decrease. (H2) Perceived risk associated with an unfamiliar web retailer will vary as a feature of the instant chat feature of a web retailer; the mere presence of a live chat feature will decrease perceived risk. (H3) Initial trust associated with an unfamiliar web retailer will vary as a feature of the reputation system feature of a web retailer; where the reputation is viewed as negative, perceived risk will increase. (H4) Initial trust associated with an unfamiliar web retailer will very as a feature of the instant chat feature of a web retailer; the mere absence of a live chat feature will result in an increase in perceived risk. (H5) Purchase Intention will be influenced by the live chat function in the e-retailing website. (H6) Purchase Intention will be influenced by the evaluation system presented in the website. (H7) Purchase Intention will be influenced by the customers' perceived risk. (H8) Purchase intention will be influenced by the customers' initial trust. (H9) There is no interaction effect between the perceived risk and initial trust. (H10) Self-construal will moderate the effects on initial trust and perceived risk. A two by two factorial between-subjects experiment was conducted using a mock retail website design to examine the effect of reputation system and live chat service on customers. The findings demonstrated that the evaluation system significantly influences customers' perceived risk and initial trust, and directly influences customers' purchase intention. Perceived risk and initial trust influence customers' purchase intention independently. For future marketing implications, this research suggests that positive customer reviews, transaction history or other evaluation details in the web presentation is crucial for a starting e-retailer. Although there is no significant direct effect of self-construal on the perceived risk and initial trust, this research demonstrated that female and male have different self-construal and self-construal can be a good mediator to observe its effects on the customers' attitude and behavior. Furthermore, customers' initial trust and perceived risk determine their behavior separately which indicates that customers' initial trust increase doesn’t mean their perceived risk will decrease. Close

• 32. [Article] Monitoring Research Publications at Oregon State University Libraries: The “Web of Science” Project 2012-2013

  Short report on OSU Libraries' "Web of Science" project. Started in 2012 the research output from Oregon State University (as represented in peer reviewed journal articles) was monitored weekly using ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Monitoring Research Publications at Oregon State University Libraries: The “Web of Science” Project 2012-2013 Author: Avery, Bonnie E. Short report on OSU Libraries' "Web of Science" project. Started in 2012 the research output from Oregon State University (as represented in peer reviewed journal articles) was monitored weekly using an RSS feed from the Web of Science database. When available and where consistent with retained author rights, these articles were added to the ScholarsArchive@OSU, Oregon State University's open access institutional repository. This was originally written for the Libraries' newsletter, The Messenger, but was not published. Title: Monitoring Research Publications at Oregon State University Libraries: The “Web of Science” Project 2012-2013 Author: Avery, Bonnie E. Short report on OSU Libraries' "Web of Science" project. Started in 2012 the research output from Oregon State University (as represented in peer reviewed journal articles) was monitored weekly using an RSS feed from the Web of Science database. When available and where consistent with retained author rights, these articles were added to the ScholarsArchive@OSU, Oregon State University's open access institutional repository. This was originally written for the Libraries' newsletter, The Messenger, but was not published. Close

• 33. [Article] Load testing of loan search : project report

  "The purpose of this project is to load test, and fine tune the loan search functionality of the Broker Blueprint web application, an innovative Business-to-Business (B2B) online service aiding mortgage ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Load testing of loan search : project report Author: Pai, Jiten "The purpose of this project is to load test, and fine tune the loan search functionality of the Broker Blueprint web application, an innovative Business-to-Business (B2B) online service aiding mortgage lenders and brokers in today's highly competitive mortgage market. Broker Blueprint enables brokers to search for suitable mortgage loans across various participating lenders by entering their borrowers’ loan parameters on a single page. The Broker Blueprint portal also expands the exposure of lending institutions’ loan programs into untapped markets and gives participating lenders an edge over competing institutions."--Preface Title: Load testing of loan search : project report Author: Pai, Jiten "The purpose of this project is to load test, and fine tune the loan search functionality of the Broker Blueprint web application, an innovative Business-to-Business (B2B) online service aiding mortgage lenders and brokers in today's highly competitive mortgage market. Broker Blueprint enables brokers to search for suitable mortgage loans across various participating lenders by entering their borrowers’ loan parameters on a single page. The Broker Blueprint portal also expands the exposure of lending institutions’ loan programs into untapped markets and gives participating lenders an edge over competing institutions."--Preface Close

• 34. [Article] Incorporation of diet information derived from Bayesian stable isotope mixing models into mass-balanced marine ecosystem models : a case study from the Marennes-Oléron Estuary, France

  This thesis presents two related studies on the methodology for creating, and subsequently analyzing, an inverse food web model of an intertidal seagrass bed. The first study (Chapter 2) describes, for ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Incorporation of diet information derived from Bayesian stable isotope mixing models into mass-balanced marine ecosystem models : a case study from the Marennes-Oléron Estuary, France Author: Pacella, Stephen Roger This thesis presents two related studies on the methodology for creating, and subsequently analyzing, an inverse food web model of an intertidal seagrass bed. The first study (Chapter 2) describes, for the first time in the literature, a method for incorporating isotopic information gained from Bayesian mixing models into an inverse food web model. The second study (Chapter 3) analyzes the results of this food web model from an ecological perspective, which includes the first complete description of the carbon budget of an intertidal seagrass food web incorporating isotopic information. Linear inverse modeling (LIM) is a technique that estimates a complete network of flows in an under-determined system (e.g., a food web) using a combination of site-specific data and previously published data. This estimation of complete flow networks of food webs in marine ecosystems is becoming more recognized as a powerful tool for understanding ecosystem functioning. However, diets and consumption rates of organisms are often difficult or impossible to accurately and reliably measure in the field, resulting in a large amount of uncertainty in the magnitude of consumption flows and resource partitioning in food web models. In order to address this issue, Chapter 2 utilized stable isotope data to help aid in estimating these unknown flows. δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N isotope data of consumers and producers in the Marennes-Oleron seagrass system were used in Bayesian mixing models; the output of which were then used to constrain consumption flows in an inverse analysis food web model of the seagrass ecosystem. We hypothesized that incorporating the diet information gained from the stable isotope mixing models would result in a more constrained food web model. In order to test this, two inverse food web models were built to track the flow of carbon through the seagrass food web on an annual basis, with units of mg C m⁻² d⁻¹. The first model (Traditional LIM) included all available data, with the exception of the diet constraints formed from the stable isotope mixing models. The second model (Isotope LIM) was identical to the Traditional LIM, but included the SIAR diet constraints. Both models were identical in structure, and intended to model the same Marennes- Oleron intertidal seagrass bed. Each model consisted of 27 compartments (24 living, 3 detrital) and 175 flows. Comparisons between the outputs of the models showed the addition of the SIAR-derived isotopic diet constraints further constrained the solution range of all food web flows on average by 26%. Flows that were directly affected by an isotopic diet constraint were 45% further constrained on average. These results confirmed our hypothesis that incorporation of the isotope information would result in a more constrained food web model, and demonstrated the benefit of utilizing multi-tracer stable isotope information in ecosystem models. In Chapter 3, Ecological Network Analysis (ENA) was used to investigate the functional ecology of the system. The majority of seagrass food web studies thus far have relied on trophic marker analyses (i.e. stable isotopes, fatty acids) to investigate food sources and trophic positions, and as a result, few studies have examined seagrass beds from a perspective of whole-ecosystem functioning. By quantifying the Marennes- Oleron seagrass food web using linear inverse modeling coupled with results from isotopic mixing models, this study investigated the relative trophic importance of primary producers in the system, the trophic structure of the seagrass bed flora and fauna, the relative importance of allochthonous versus autochthonous carbon, and both the sequestration and export of organic carbon to the surrounding environment. Additionally, results of these analyses were compared with other coastal systems, including a neighboring bare mudflat located in the Marennes-Oleron estuary. Grazing rates indicated that microphytobenthos was directly consumed about 7 times more than Zostera, while a novel metric of total food web dependency derived from network analysis showed the consumer compartments relied upon microphytobenthos 22 time more than on Z. noltii via direct and indirect pathways. Meiofauna was found to provide an important link between primary production and detritus with upper trophic levels (i.e. fish). Autochthonous carbon was utilized over 4 times more than allochthonous carbon by the seagrass food web in total, and the system was shown to be a net carbon sink. Our analysis supported the concept that seagrass meadows have a high metabolic capacity and the ability to accumulate large sedimentary carbon pools (e.g., carbon sequestration), which are important climate-regulating ecosystem services. ENA revealed the Oleron seagrass bed to be a relatively mature, stable system internally, with strong connections via energy transport to and from surrounding environments. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study was the first to fully characterize the carbon budget of an intertidal seagrass food web utilizing probabilistic methods. Title: Incorporation of diet information derived from Bayesian stable isotope mixing models into mass-balanced marine ecosystem models : a case study from the Marennes-Oléron Estuary, France Author: Pacella, Stephen Roger This thesis presents two related studies on the methodology for creating, and subsequently analyzing, an inverse food web model of an intertidal seagrass bed. The first study (Chapter 2) describes, for the first time in the literature, a method for incorporating isotopic information gained from Bayesian mixing models into an inverse food web model. The second study (Chapter 3) analyzes the results of this food web model from an ecological perspective, which includes the first complete description of the carbon budget of an intertidal seagrass food web incorporating isotopic information. Linear inverse modeling (LIM) is a technique that estimates a complete network of flows in an under-determined system (e.g., a food web) using a combination of site-specific data and previously published data. This estimation of complete flow networks of food webs in marine ecosystems is becoming more recognized as a powerful tool for understanding ecosystem functioning. However, diets and consumption rates of organisms are often difficult or impossible to accurately and reliably measure in the field, resulting in a large amount of uncertainty in the magnitude of consumption flows and resource partitioning in food web models. In order to address this issue, Chapter 2 utilized stable isotope data to help aid in estimating these unknown flows. δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N isotope data of consumers and producers in the Marennes-Oleron seagrass system were used in Bayesian mixing models; the output of which were then used to constrain consumption flows in an inverse analysis food web model of the seagrass ecosystem. We hypothesized that incorporating the diet information gained from the stable isotope mixing models would result in a more constrained food web model. In order to test this, two inverse food web models were built to track the flow of carbon through the seagrass food web on an annual basis, with units of mg C m⁻² d⁻¹. The first model (Traditional LIM) included all available data, with the exception of the diet constraints formed from the stable isotope mixing models. The second model (Isotope LIM) was identical to the Traditional LIM, but included the SIAR diet constraints. Both models were identical in structure, and intended to model the same Marennes- Oleron intertidal seagrass bed. Each model consisted of 27 compartments (24 living, 3 detrital) and 175 flows. Comparisons between the outputs of the models showed the addition of the SIAR-derived isotopic diet constraints further constrained the solution range of all food web flows on average by 26%. Flows that were directly affected by an isotopic diet constraint were 45% further constrained on average. These results confirmed our hypothesis that incorporation of the isotope information would result in a more constrained food web model, and demonstrated the benefit of utilizing multi-tracer stable isotope information in ecosystem models. In Chapter 3, Ecological Network Analysis (ENA) was used to investigate the functional ecology of the system. The majority of seagrass food web studies thus far have relied on trophic marker analyses (i.e. stable isotopes, fatty acids) to investigate food sources and trophic positions, and as a result, few studies have examined seagrass beds from a perspective of whole-ecosystem functioning. By quantifying the Marennes- Oleron seagrass food web using linear inverse modeling coupled with results from isotopic mixing models, this study investigated the relative trophic importance of primary producers in the system, the trophic structure of the seagrass bed flora and fauna, the relative importance of allochthonous versus autochthonous carbon, and both the sequestration and export of organic carbon to the surrounding environment. Additionally, results of these analyses were compared with other coastal systems, including a neighboring bare mudflat located in the Marennes-Oleron estuary. Grazing rates indicated that microphytobenthos was directly consumed about 7 times more than Zostera, while a novel metric of total food web dependency derived from network analysis showed the consumer compartments relied upon microphytobenthos 22 time more than on Z. noltii via direct and indirect pathways. Meiofauna was found to provide an important link between primary production and detritus with upper trophic levels (i.e. fish). Autochthonous carbon was utilized over 4 times more than allochthonous carbon by the seagrass food web in total, and the system was shown to be a net carbon sink. Our analysis supported the concept that seagrass meadows have a high metabolic capacity and the ability to accumulate large sedimentary carbon pools (e.g., carbon sequestration), which are important climate-regulating ecosystem services. ENA revealed the Oleron seagrass bed to be a relatively mature, stable system internally, with strong connections via energy transport to and from surrounding environments. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study was the first to fully characterize the carbon budget of an intertidal seagrass food web utilizing probabilistic methods. Close

• 35. [Article] Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : buckling in shear webs of box and I-beams and the effect upon design criteria

  Information reviewed and reaffirmed, April 1960. Original report dated October 1943.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : buckling in shear webs of box and I-beams and the effect upon design criteria Author: Heebink, T. B. (Thomas Bruce), 1914-, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Cottingham, Willard Sherwin, Lewis, Wayne C., 1914-, Dawley, E. R. Information reviewed and reaffirmed, April 1960. Original report dated October 1943. Title: Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : buckling in shear webs of box and I-beams and the effect upon design criteria Author: Heebink, T. B. (Thomas Bruce), 1914-, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Cottingham, Willard Sherwin, Lewis, Wayne C., 1914-, Dawley, E. R. Information reviewed and reaffirmed, April 1960. Original report dated October 1943. Close

• 36. [Article] Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : buckling and ultimate strengths of shear webs of box beams having plywood face grain direction parallel or perpendicular to the axis of the beams

  Information reviewed and reaffirmed, January 1959. Report originally issued October 1944.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : buckling and ultimate strengths of shear webs of box beams having plywood face grain direction parallel or perpendicular to the axis of the beams Author: Heebink, T. B. (Thomas Bruce), 1914-, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Cottingham, Willard Sherwin, Lewis, Wayne C., 1914- Information reviewed and reaffirmed, January 1959. Report originally issued October 1944. Title: Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : buckling and ultimate strengths of shear webs of box beams having plywood face grain direction parallel or perpendicular to the axis of the beams Author: Heebink, T. B. (Thomas Bruce), 1914-, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Cottingham, Willard Sherwin, Lewis, Wayne C., 1914- Information reviewed and reaffirmed, January 1959. Report originally issued October 1944. Close

• 37. [Article] Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : the effect of repeated buckling on the ultimate strengths of box beams with shear webs in the inelastic buckle range

  Information reviewed and reaffirmed, January 1959. Orignal report published December 1944.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : the effect of repeated buckling on the ultimate strengths of box beams with shear webs in the inelastic buckle range Author: Heebink, T. B. (Thomas Bruce), 1914-, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Cottingham, Willard Sherwin, Lewis, Wayne C., 1914- Information reviewed and reaffirmed, January 1959. Orignal report published December 1944. Title: Supplement to design of plywood webs in box beams : the effect of repeated buckling on the ultimate strengths of box beams with shear webs in the inelastic buckle range Author: Heebink, T. B. (Thomas Bruce), 1914-, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Cottingham, Willard Sherwin, Lewis, Wayne C., 1914- Information reviewed and reaffirmed, January 1959. Orignal report published December 1944. Close

• 38. [Article] FAR : an end-user language to support cottage e-services

  E-commerce has begun to evolve beyond simple web pages to more sophisticated ways of conducting e-business transactions, such as through electronic advertising, negotiation, and delivery. However, to participate ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: FAR : an end-user language to support cottage e-services Author: Chekka, Sudheer Kumar E-commerce has begun to evolve beyond simple web pages to more sophisticated ways of conducting e-business transactions, such as through electronic advertising, negotiation, and delivery. However, to participate in these advances requires the skills of professional programmers, and end-user owners of small businesses often cannot justify this expense. In this thesis, we present FAR, an end-user language to offer and deliver e-services. The novel aspects of FAR are its support of small e-services and its multiparadigm approach to combining ideas from spreadsheets and rule-based programming with drag-and-drop web page layout devices. Title: FAR : an end-user language to support cottage e-services Author: Chekka, Sudheer Kumar E-commerce has begun to evolve beyond simple web pages to more sophisticated ways of conducting e-business transactions, such as through electronic advertising, negotiation, and delivery. However, to participate in these advances requires the skills of professional programmers, and end-user owners of small businesses often cannot justify this expense. In this thesis, we present FAR, an end-user language to offer and deliver e-services. The novel aspects of FAR are its support of small e-services and its multiparadigm approach to combining ideas from spreadsheets and rule-based programming with drag-and-drop web page layout devices. Close

• 39. [Article] Design of plywood webs in box beams

  Information reviewed and reaffirmed, 1958.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Design of plywood webs in box beams Author: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) Information reviewed and reaffirmed, 1958. Title: Design of plywood webs in box beams Author: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) Information reviewed and reaffirmed, 1958. Close

• 40. [Article] Box handles of webbing instead of rope save shipping space.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Box handles of webbing instead of rope save shipping space. Author: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) Title: Box handles of webbing instead of rope save shipping space. Author: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) Close

• 41. [Article] Making the case for a fully mobile library web site: from floor maps to the catalog

  Originally published in Reference Services Review (Emerald Group Publishing Limited) and can be accessed at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0090-7324

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Making the case for a fully mobile library web site: from floor maps to the catalog Author: Griggs, Kimberly, Gascho Rempel, Hannah, Bridges, Laurie Originally published in Reference Services Review (Emerald Group Publishing Limited) and can be accessed at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0090-7324 Title: Making the case for a fully mobile library web site: from floor maps to the catalog Author: Griggs, Kimberly, Gascho Rempel, Hannah, Bridges, Laurie Originally published in Reference Services Review (Emerald Group Publishing Limited) and can be accessed at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0090-7324 Close

• 42. [Article] The Impact of Serial Solutions’ Summon™ on Information Literacy Instruction: Librarian Perceptions

  This is the author's peer reviewed manuscript. The final article can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wirs20/16/4.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Impact of Serial Solutions’ Summon™ on Information Literacy Instruction: Librarian Perceptions Author: Buck, Stefanie, Mellinger, Margaret This is the author's peer reviewed manuscript. The final article can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wirs20/16/4. Title: The Impact of Serial Solutions’ Summon™ on Information Literacy Instruction: Librarian Perceptions Author: Buck, Stefanie, Mellinger, Margaret This is the author's peer reviewed manuscript. The final article can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wirs20/16/4. Close

• 43. [Article] Mothballs: proper use and alternative controls for clothes moths

  Published May 2008. Reviewed July 2013. Please check for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Service Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Mothballs: proper use and alternative controls for clothes moths Author: Washington State University. Extension, Stone, David L. (David Louis), Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension, Stock, T. (Tim), University of Idaho. Extension, Oregon State University. Extension Service Published May 2008. Reviewed July 2013. Please check for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Service Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Title: Mothballs: proper use and alternative controls for clothes moths Author: Washington State University. Extension, Stone, David L. (David Louis), Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension, Stock, T. (Tim), University of Idaho. Extension, Oregon State University. Extension Service Published May 2008. Reviewed July 2013. Please check for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Service Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Close

• 44. [Article] Information discovery for librarians : keeping up with Web 2.0

  Librarians often lament the difficult nature of keeping up with new online tools and trends in the face of shrinking staff and increasing duties. When the writers of infodoodads began blogging in December ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Information discovery for librarians : keeping up with Web 2.0 Author: Baird, Michael, Rempel, Hannah Gascho, Bridges, Laurie M. Librarians often lament the difficult nature of keeping up with new online tools and trends in the face of shrinking staff and increasing duties. When the writers of infodoodads began blogging in December 2006 they hoped to pool their collective intelligence and make keeping up a little bit easier. The intended audience was one another, fellow librarians, and anyone else looking for irreverent, easy-to-read reviews of established and emerging web 2.0 tools. The result: a successful group-authored blog, infodoodads, where the writers review and discuss new and existing tools, services, and technology for finding and using information on the internet. Three of the six authors behind infodoodads will share lessons they've learned over the past year by giving a behind-the-scenes look at infodoodads and blog post creation, which will be especially useful for new or soon-to-be bloggers interested in seeing how an established blog operates. This session will also cover a brief history of infodoodads, how the authors find, select, and evaluate new tools, how they manage a collaborative partnership of six writers, how the blog has evolved based on reader preferences, and how they promote and increase readership. In addition the writers will cover valuable information about choosing a blog platform, starting a blog, and helpful tips on effective blog writing. The authors will conclude with a discussion about favorite web 2.0 tools. Title: Information discovery for librarians : keeping up with Web 2.0 Author: Baird, Michael, Rempel, Hannah Gascho, Bridges, Laurie M. Librarians often lament the difficult nature of keeping up with new online tools and trends in the face of shrinking staff and increasing duties. When the writers of infodoodads began blogging in December 2006 they hoped to pool their collective intelligence and make keeping up a little bit easier. The intended audience was one another, fellow librarians, and anyone else looking for irreverent, easy-to-read reviews of established and emerging web 2.0 tools. The result: a successful group-authored blog, infodoodads, where the writers review and discuss new and existing tools, services, and technology for finding and using information on the internet. Three of the six authors behind infodoodads will share lessons they've learned over the past year by giving a behind-the-scenes look at infodoodads and blog post creation, which will be especially useful for new or soon-to-be bloggers interested in seeing how an established blog operates. This session will also cover a brief history of infodoodads, how the authors find, select, and evaluate new tools, how they manage a collaborative partnership of six writers, how the blog has evolved based on reader preferences, and how they promote and increase readership. In addition the writers will cover valuable information about choosing a blog platform, starting a blog, and helpful tips on effective blog writing. The authors will conclude with a discussion about favorite web 2.0 tools. Close

• 45. [Article] The green fuse : using plants to provide ecosystem services

  This literature review is the result of numerous searches via academic, and both governmental and non-governmental avenues including ISI Web of Science, the National Agricultural Library of the Agricultural ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The green fuse : using plants to provide ecosystem services Author: SPROUT, Kane, Rene This literature review is the result of numerous searches via academic, and both governmental and non-governmental avenues including ISI Web of Science, the National Agricultural Library of the Agricultural Research Service (USDA), website of the Environmental Protection Agency, The U.S. Department of Energy, Agricola, J-stor, ArticleFirst, Academic Elite, National Academies of Sciences website, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, and others. Title: The green fuse : using plants to provide ecosystem services Author: SPROUT, Kane, Rene This literature review is the result of numerous searches via academic, and both governmental and non-governmental avenues including ISI Web of Science, the National Agricultural Library of the Agricultural Research Service (USDA), website of the Environmental Protection Agency, The U.S. Department of Energy, Agricola, J-stor, ArticleFirst, Academic Elite, National Academies of Sciences website, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, and others. Close

• 46. [Article] Supplement to Design on plywood webs in box beams : stiffeners in box beams and details of design

  Information reviewed and reaffirmed, 1958. This report is one of a series issued in Cooperation with the Army-Navy-Civil Committee on Aircraft Design Criteria under the supervision of the Aeronautical ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Supplement to Design on plywood webs in box beams : stiffeners in box beams and details of design Author: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Lewis, Wayne C., 1914-, Dawley, E. R. Information reviewed and reaffirmed, 1958. This report is one of a series issued in Cooperation with the Army-Navy-Civil Committee on Aircraft Design Criteria under the supervision of the Aeronautical Board. Title: Supplement to Design on plywood webs in box beams : stiffeners in box beams and details of design Author: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Lewis, Wayne C., 1914-, Dawley, E. R. Information reviewed and reaffirmed, 1958. This report is one of a series issued in Cooperation with the Army-Navy-Civil Committee on Aircraft Design Criteria under the supervision of the Aeronautical Board. Close

• 47. [Article] Cybersupervision of counselors : perceptions and impact

  Clinical supervision serves a key component in ensuring practitioners' competency and professional identity. This practice also allows more skilled clinicians to serve as gatekeepers to the field, which ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Cybersupervision of counselors : perceptions and impact Author: Bender, Sara C. Clinical supervision serves a key component in ensuring practitioners' competency and professional identity. This practice also allows more skilled clinicians to serve as gatekeepers to the field, which helps protect clients and the profession. As the use of the Internet increases, many clinical services, including supervision, are more common in this environment. The purpose of this dissertation is to produce two manuscripts, each summarizing a study related to the use of web-based clinical supervision of counselors (i.e., cybersupervision). Using a t test, the first study compared supervisees' perceptions of the effectiveness of supervision when participating in online, full-spectrum, synchronous cybersupervision as compared to engaging in traditional, face-to-face clinical supervision. The results indicated no significant difference in either condition. This suggests that the practice of cybersupervision may be as effective as that of traditional, face-to-face supervision. The second study examined how supervisees experience cybersupervision. The data revealed that supervisees tend to focus most of their energy on establishing an authentic relationship with their clinical supervisors. The quest to attain such authenticity is impacted by an amalgamation of environmental, interpersonal, and intrapsychic factors. Of these, the supervisee's feelings of anxiety and the supervisor's ability to establish rapport were most notable. Title: Cybersupervision of counselors : perceptions and impact Author: Bender, Sara C. Clinical supervision serves a key component in ensuring practitioners' competency and professional identity. This practice also allows more skilled clinicians to serve as gatekeepers to the field, which helps protect clients and the profession. As the use of the Internet increases, many clinical services, including supervision, are more common in this environment. The purpose of this dissertation is to produce two manuscripts, each summarizing a study related to the use of web-based clinical supervision of counselors (i.e., cybersupervision). Using a t test, the first study compared supervisees' perceptions of the effectiveness of supervision when participating in online, full-spectrum, synchronous cybersupervision as compared to engaging in traditional, face-to-face clinical supervision. The results indicated no significant difference in either condition. This suggests that the practice of cybersupervision may be as effective as that of traditional, face-to-face supervision. The second study examined how supervisees experience cybersupervision. The data revealed that supervisees tend to focus most of their energy on establishing an authentic relationship with their clinical supervisors. The quest to attain such authenticity is impacted by an amalgamation of environmental, interpersonal, and intrapsychic factors. Of these, the supervisee's feelings of anxiety and the supervisor's ability to establish rapport were most notable. Close

• 48. [Article] Tracking Oregon’s Water Resources: An Overview of Available Data and a Pitch for a United Network

  Presented at The Oregon Water Conference, May 24-25, 2011, Corvallis, OR.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Tracking Oregon’s Water Resources: An Overview of Available Data and a Pitch for a United Network Author: VanGordon, Lloyd, Marvin, Richard K. Presented at The Oregon Water Conference, May 24-25, 2011, Corvallis, OR. Title: Tracking Oregon’s Water Resources: An Overview of Available Data and a Pitch for a United Network Author: VanGordon, Lloyd, Marvin, Richard K. Presented at The Oregon Water Conference, May 24-25, 2011, Corvallis, OR. Close

• 49. [Article] Experimental and analytical evaluation of conventionally reinforced deck-girder bridge bent caps with vintage details

  Many conventionally reinforced concrete deck girder (RCDG) bridges were built in the US during the 1950s, throughout the expansion of the Interstate System. Designs followed the AASHO standard of the time, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Experimental and analytical evaluation of conventionally reinforced deck-girder bridge bent caps with vintage details Author: Senturk, Ahmet Ekin Many conventionally reinforced concrete deck girder (RCDG) bridges were built in the US during the 1950s, throughout the expansion of the Interstate System. Designs followed the AASHO standard of the time, which permitted higher shear stress in concrete and reduced detailing requirements than permitted by current specifications. Many of these bridges exhibit diagonal cracking of the main girders and bent caps that has been attributed to the design as well as increased traffic volume and truck load magnitudes, and temperature and shrinking effects. While these RCDG bridges are nearing the end of their design lives, wholesale replacements or renewals are not possible due to the large numbers of bridges, and many remain in service. In order to develop a methodology for assessment of vintage RCDG bridge bent caps, a total of six realistic full-scale replicas of in-service bent caps with 1950s vintage details, including the overall geometry, reinforcement configuration, and material properties were constructed for laboratory tests. The test specimens were a subassemblage of the pertinent bridge components at the bent cap region including the integral columns, cap beam, and portions of the monolithic internal girders that frame into the cap. Test variables included shear span-to-depth (a/d) ratio, number of flexural bars anchored in the columns, flexural reinforcement cut-off locations, web reinforcement size and grade, and loading type (static and fatigue loading). The bent caps were loaded indirectly, similar to their in-field counterparts, via portions of the integral girders. The specimens were loaded to failure using an incremental cyclic load protocol. To simulate the effect of 50 years of ambient traffic loading, 1,000,000 cycles of fatigue loading, based on a unique load protocol derived from in-situ measured stress ranges from three in-service bridges, was applied to one of the specimens prior to failure testing. Various analytical methods were applied to the laboratory specimens for capacity prediction, including ACI 318 shear design methods, the Modified Compression Field Theory (MCFT) sectional analysis approach, strut-and-tie models, mechanical models, and non-linear finite element analysis. The embedded reinforcement at the anchorage zone, the web reinforcement, and the a/d ratio were all found to be pertinent parameters which affect the strength of bent cap specimens. High cycle fatigue did not cause a significant degradation in the ultimate capacity for a specimen with light web reinforcement, although debonding of the stirrups was observed at the characteristic diagonal crack vicinity. Best results for capacity prediction were achieved with non-linear finite element analysis and with The Modified Zararis Mechanical Model. Further finite element analyses showed that strength of specimens with heavy web reinforcement may be more sensitive to the effects of bond fatigue. Title: Experimental and analytical evaluation of conventionally reinforced deck-girder bridge bent caps with vintage details Author: Senturk, Ahmet Ekin Many conventionally reinforced concrete deck girder (RCDG) bridges were built in the US during the 1950s, throughout the expansion of the Interstate System. Designs followed the AASHO standard of the time, which permitted higher shear stress in concrete and reduced detailing requirements than permitted by current specifications. Many of these bridges exhibit diagonal cracking of the main girders and bent caps that has been attributed to the design as well as increased traffic volume and truck load magnitudes, and temperature and shrinking effects. While these RCDG bridges are nearing the end of their design lives, wholesale replacements or renewals are not possible due to the large numbers of bridges, and many remain in service. In order to develop a methodology for assessment of vintage RCDG bridge bent caps, a total of six realistic full-scale replicas of in-service bent caps with 1950s vintage details, including the overall geometry, reinforcement configuration, and material properties were constructed for laboratory tests. The test specimens were a subassemblage of the pertinent bridge components at the bent cap region including the integral columns, cap beam, and portions of the monolithic internal girders that frame into the cap. Test variables included shear span-to-depth (a/d) ratio, number of flexural bars anchored in the columns, flexural reinforcement cut-off locations, web reinforcement size and grade, and loading type (static and fatigue loading). The bent caps were loaded indirectly, similar to their in-field counterparts, via portions of the integral girders. The specimens were loaded to failure using an incremental cyclic load protocol. To simulate the effect of 50 years of ambient traffic loading, 1,000,000 cycles of fatigue loading, based on a unique load protocol derived from in-situ measured stress ranges from three in-service bridges, was applied to one of the specimens prior to failure testing. Various analytical methods were applied to the laboratory specimens for capacity prediction, including ACI 318 shear design methods, the Modified Compression Field Theory (MCFT) sectional analysis approach, strut-and-tie models, mechanical models, and non-linear finite element analysis. The embedded reinforcement at the anchorage zone, the web reinforcement, and the a/d ratio were all found to be pertinent parameters which affect the strength of bent cap specimens. High cycle fatigue did not cause a significant degradation in the ultimate capacity for a specimen with light web reinforcement, although debonding of the stirrups was observed at the characteristic diagonal crack vicinity. Best results for capacity prediction were achieved with non-linear finite element analysis and with The Modified Zararis Mechanical Model. Further finite element analyses showed that strength of specimens with heavy web reinforcement may be more sensitive to the effects of bond fatigue. Close

• 50. [Article] 4-H adventures familly fun and family connections newsletters

  Published May 2003. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: 4-H adventures familly fun and family connections newsletters Author: McGraw, Lori A., Oregon State University. Extension Service, Ozretich, Rachel Published May 2003. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Title: 4-H adventures familly fun and family connections newsletters Author: McGraw, Lori A., Oregon State University. Extension Service, Ozretich, Rachel Published May 2003. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Close