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Global Ensemble Streamflow and Flood Modeling with Application of Large Data Analytics, Deep learning and GIS
(2019)ABSTRACTFlooding is one of the most dangerous natural disasters that repeatedly occur globally, and flooding frequently leads to major urban, financial, anthropogenic, and environmental impacts in the subjected area. ... -
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Influence of Vertical Ground Motion on Bridges Isolated with Friction Pendulum Bearings
(2019)AbstractInfluence of Vertical Ground Motion on Bridges Isolated with FrictionPendulum BearingsThe motivation for this project comes from test of a full scale building isolated withtriple friction pendulum bearings on ... -
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Deposition of light-absorbing aerosols on snow: method development and changes to snow optical and radiative properties
(2019)Snow and ice cover a significant portion of the Earth’s surface, and not only provide fresh water to billions of people, but also contribute to the Earth’s energy balance through a high surface albedo, reflecting most ... -
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Winter dynamics in mountain lakes and impacts of an introduced species to the endangered Devils Hole pupfish
(2019)Having intrinsic knowledge of our aquatic ecosystems lets us predict how they will respond to change and allows us to make better management decisions. Changes in climate and introduced species are two major threats to ... -
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Above and belowground carbon stocks differ among meadow vegetation communities in the northern Sierra Nevada, California USA
(2019)AbstractWhile they cover a relatively small geographic area, montane meadows are hotspots of soil carbon (C) and are characterized by diverse vegetation communities. Estimates of C stocks in meadows could be improved by ... -
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Aerosol particle statistics during wildfire events and their impact on air quality in Reno, NV
(2019)Ambient aerosol examination is an important task for a number of reasons, including air pollution, public health impacts, visibility and climate change. While there are numerous studies relating the direct impact of small ... -
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A Study of Relationships among Academic Pathways, Selected Variables, and ACT Scores
(2019)The study examined the relationships among ACT subject scale scores and selected independent variables, specifically, course pathways. Carson High School (CHS) has attempted to provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum ... -
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Discerning Agronomic Best Management Practices for the Bioenergy Crop Camelina: A Focus on Water Requirements, Sowing Date and Method, and Nitrogen Application Rate in the Semiarid Environment of Northern Nevada
(2019)The increasing global demand for food and energy has stimulated multiple innovations and adaptive strategies to optimize agricultural productivity in semiarid regions of the world. However, water availability for agricultural ... -
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Use of Biochar and Aquaponics: Augmentation of Agricultural Systems to Increase Available Food Supply
(2019)The augmentation of agricultural systems refers to enhancing the ability of agricultural systems to produce increasing yields to sustain the earth’s growing population. With the successes experienced by modern agriculture, ... -
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Camelina sativa: a promising oilseed for producing biofuels on marginal lands: Field production and characterization of a low-pectin seed mutant
(2019)Camelina sativa L. Crantz (large-seeded false flax) (Camelina) is a promising oilseed crop for production of edible oil, seed meal for animal feed rations, and/or biodiesel feedstock. Because Camelina does not require ... -
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Shake Table Studies of a Steel Girder Bridge System with ABC Connections
(2019)Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) reduces the onsite construction time by utilizing prefabricated elements. Connections between prefabricated elements are critical in high seismic areas to maintain the integrity of ... -
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Evaluation of ten genotypes for leaf physiological performance under a simulated heat wave
(2019)Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) sensitivity to high temperatures is an impediment to adoption in regions prone to heat waves, despite quinoa being a highly resilient crop to a wide range of abiotic stresses. Although ... -
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Probing exotic fields with networks of atomic clocks
(2019)An exotic light field (ELF) is a class of field beyond the standard model that could be produced in high-energy astrophysical events with enough amplitude to be detected with precision measurement sensors. A model that ... -
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Quantification of internal system dynamics and external forcing in bedrock river networks
(2019)Landscapes evolve in response to tectonic and climatic boundary conditions towards an equilibrium state in which rock uplift is balanced by erosion. In unglaciated mountainous terrain, bedrock rivers transmit tectonic and ... -
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Watching Women Eat: A Critique of Magical Eating and Mukbang Videos
(2020)AbstractThis project interrogates how Mukbang shows in online spaces both function to rebel while simultaneously reinscribe hegemonic thinness culture. Through the audience’s discourse and the way viewers discuss women ... -
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Synthesis and Photoelectrochemical Characterization of Tantalum Oxide Nanoparticles and their Nitrogen Derivatives
(2019)This work presents a surfactant-mediated approach for the synthesis of Ta2O5 nanoparticles with a very high surface area (41 meter squared per gram vs. 1.6 meter squared per gram for commercial equivalent), and their ... -
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Development of SD-1 into a non-hormonal male contraceptive drug
(2019)The rapidly growing world population and high rate of unintended pregnancy worldwide (~50%) suggest that currently available contraceptive measures are insufficient to meet the needs of people at different stages of their ... -
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An fMRI study of object recognition and cerebral laterality
(2019)The ventral visual cortex houses a hierarchical system for object processing and exhibits category-specific processing, especially for fine-grained discrimination of words and faces. The degree to which different regions ... -
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Protecting File Transfers Against Silent Data Corruption with Robust End-to-End Integrity Verification
(2019)Scientific applications generate large volumes of data that often needs to be moved between geographically distributed sites which has led to a significant increase in data transfer rates. As an increasing number of ... -
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Statistical Validation Implementation in Pavement Construction Projects
(2019)In the development of a Quality Assurance (QA) program, a state highway agency (SHA) must make several important decisions regarding policies and procedures for assessing how well the materials and construction used by a ...
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