Browsing 2014-2016 - CSU Theses and Dissertations by Issue Date
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A facilitated process and online toolset to analyze complex systems and coordinate active watershed development and transformation
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) coordinates public, private, and nonprofit sectors in strategic resource development, while emphasizing holistic environmental protection. Without more integrated efforts, ... -
The nexus of farming & energy : navigating social tensions at the intersection of sustainable agriculture and unconventional O&G drilling
The purpose of this research was to examine how unconventional O&G development is interacting with small-scale sustainable and organic agriculture in Northern Colorado, particularly Boulder, Weld, and Larimer counties. The ... -
The effect of information on household water and energy use
Water and Energy Utilities are faced with growing demand at a time when supply expansion is increasingly costly, inconsistent and taxing on the environment. Given that supply expansion is limited, to meet future needs ... -
The fracturing of Rousseau's social contract
Although not without debate, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has become the primary extraction method for hard to reach natural gas trapped in shale rock around the globe. In the United States, fracking for natural gas ... -
Organocatalytic, Michael-Stetter reaction and rhodium(I)-catalyzed hydroheteroarylation of acrylates with benzoxazoles : reaction development and investigations into origins of enantioselectivity
The chapters that follow describe two independent investigations. Both relay the development of experimental methods for the catalytic, asymmetric addition of carbon-hydrogen bonds to alkenes. In the first chapter, ... -
Trends in snow water equivalent in Rocky Mountain National Park and the northern Front Range of Colorado, USA
The seasonal snowpack in Rocky Mountain National Park and the northern Front Range of Colorado, USA, within 50 km of the park, is undergoing changes that will pose challenges for water providers, natural resource managers, ... -
The evaluation of the potential for chlorine dioxide to prime plant defenses for a systemic acquired resistance in light red kidney bean plants inoculated with common bean bacterial wilt
The induction of plant defenses is a great preventative tool for greenhouse and nursery managers to protect their plants. By priming plants with abiotic or biotic measures, managers can induce systemic acquired resistance ... -
Mapping evapotranspiration at a high resolution using the surface aerodynamic temperature model and airborne multispectral remote sensing data
Irrigation is the largest single consumer of water in the world, and with the increasing population, limitation of natural resources, climate change, and global warming, the pressure on water resources has become more ... -
Design and simulation of the Colorado State University linear accelerator system
The University of Twente in the Netherlands recently donated a linear accelerator and free-electron laser system to Colorado State University. A detailed model and simulation of the system must be constructed in order to ... -
Theoretical analysis of the philosophy and practice of disciplined inquiry
This dissertation theoretically examined the process of disciplined inquiry in the social sciences from its philosophical foundations to its extensions into practice. Key to conceptualization of disciplined inquiry were ... -
Red Mountain Open Space and Soapstone Prairie Natural Area : botanical inventory, distribution maps of several species of interest, and field guide to the most common plants
I inventoried the vascular plants of two natural areas in north-central Colorado, Red Mountain Open Space (RMOS) and Soapstone Prairie Natural Area (SPNA), which encompass roughly 33,000 acres of predominantly shortgrass ... -
Vulnerability to drought in the La Paz, Mexico watershed
This study explores the relationship between drought vulnerability and migration in the ranchero community in the Sierras of the La Paz watershed in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Using household survey data, I examine how ... -
Computational advancements in the D-bar reconstruction method for 2-D electrical impedance tomography
We study the problem of reconstructing 2-D conductivities from boundary voltage and current density measurements, also known as the electrical impedance tomography (EIT) problem, using the D-bar inversion method, based on ... -
Morphological and molecular characterization of Libyan olive, Olea europaea l., cultivars (42 local and 16 wild type) in comparison to 41 introduced (world) cultivars
Olive (Olea europaea L.) consumption and production are important socially and economically in Libya. Olive cultivars that are adapted to local conditions produce olives that have high quality and quantities of oil. Many ... -
Exploiting drought tolerance traits and genetic diversity of synthetic hexaploid wheat in winter wheat breeding
As the world's most widely dispersed food crop, wheat (Triticum spp.) is produced on approximately 22% of currently cultivated land. This wide distribution of environments and the large demand for consumption requires the ... -
Riparian area invasive plant management along the Niobrara River, targeting yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus L.)
Yellow Flag Iris (YFI) (Iris pseudacorus L.) is an invasive exotic species that is causing substantial changes to the ecology of the Niobrara River and the adjacent riparian area habitat. Options for invasive plant management ... -
From traditional to equine-assisted psychotherapy : mental health practitioners' experiences
This study explored equine-assist psychotherapy (EAP) mental health practitioners' experiences with horses and EAP, examined the differences between EAP and traditional psychotherapy from these participants' perspectives, ... -
Characterizing medical and nursing student communication using verbal listening behaviors and closed loops in simulated health care delivery
Few issues are more unsettling than the persistent threats to patient safety from medical errors; communication failure among providers is among the leading causes for medical errors (The Joint Commission, 2012). Significant ... -
Methodologies to detect leakages from geological carbon storage sites
Geological carbon storage (GCS) has been proposed as a favorable technology to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the atmosphere. Candidate storage formations include abandoned oil and natural gas reservoirs, un-mineable ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of varying doses of supplemental tryptophan as a calmative in horses
Tryptophan (Trp), the amino acid precursor to serotonin, is a common ingredient in many commercial equine calming supplements. However, there is little scientific research to support the efficacy of tryptophan at modifying ...
