1980-2010 - CSU Theses and Dissertations

Dangerous message : the material effects of Enough, A

Contributor:Richards, Joseph P.;
Date Submitted:2006

Domestic violence is a cultural epidemic in U.S. society. How we define, perceive, and treat domestic violence is a product of the material rhetorics about it. Since film is a prominent mode of rhetorical discourse, I ...

Flood frequency derivation technique based on kinematic wave approach, A

Contributor:Cadavid, Luis Guillermo;
Date Submitted:1987

The present study deals with the derivation of a methodology to obtain a flood frequency distribution, for small ungaged watersheds, where the overland flow phase is considered to be an important timing component. In the ...

Disaggregation of precipitation records

Contributor:Cadavid, Luis Guillermo;
Date Submitted:1991

This investigation is related to temporal disaggregation of precipitation records. The objective is to formulate algorithms to disaggregate precipitation defined at a given time scale into precipitation of smaller time ...

Llama use on public lands

Contributor:Arndt, Cheryl Anne
Date Submitted:1988

Interest in utilizing llamas as packstock is affecting natural resource managers as requests to use llamas on federally-owned lands increases. To adopt effective management practices related to issues raised by this ...

Time and scale effects in laboratory permeability testing of compacted clay soil

Contributor:Javed, Farhat;
Date Submitted:1989

Permeability (hydraulic conductivity) testing of clays in the laboratory typically requires a significant amount of time. It is hypothesized that the time required for clay permeability test can be reduced substantially ...

Hydrothermal mineralization and alteration at the Globe Hill deposit, Cripple Creek district, Colorado

Contributor:Trippel, Alan D.;
Date Submitted:1985

The Globe Hill deposit is hosted by a porphyritic, subvolcanic intrusive which is composed of pyroxene-bearing alkali trachyte. It is emplaced within the Oligocene-age Cripple Creek diatreme-intrusive complex, which may ...

Geology, mineralization, and fluid inclusion analysis of the Ajax vein system, Cripple Creek, Colorado

Contributor:Dwelley, Peter C.
Date Submitted:1984

The Ajax mine is located in the Cripple Creek mining district. Teller County, Colorado. Mine workings extend through a vertical range of 3363 feet (1025 m), from 10,105 feet (3081 m) to 6742 feet (2055 m) elevation. ...

Structural geology and tectonic setting of the Cherry Creek Metamorphic Suite, Southern Madison Range

Contributor:Sumner, Wendolyn Rivers;
Date Submitted:1988

The Cherry Creek Metamorphic Suite, exposed in the core of the southern Madison Range in the northwestern Wyoming province, is a well-preserved, carbonate-quartzite-pelite shelf association of Archean age containing a ...

Geology of the Taylor Silver deposit, White Pine County, Nevada

Contributor:Edwards, Jeffrey M.;
Date Submitted:1988

The Taylor silver mine is located 15 miles southeast of Ely, Nevada, on the western flank of the Southern Schell Creek Range. The 1200 ton per day open pit mine produces up to 1,200,000 ounces silver and 1000 ounces gold ...

Germination, emergence, and seed persistence of Panicum miliaceum L.

Contributor:Stump, William L. (William Loyd);
Date Submitted:1984

The effects of varying levels of temperature, moisture, and seed depth on wild proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) emergence were observed. The effects of depth and duration of seed burial and the effects of seed overwintering ...

Dairy farm phosphorus recovery and re-use to reduce water quality risk and improve phosphorus cycling in agriculture

Contributor:Massey, Michael Stanley;
Date Submitted:2008

Phosphorus (P) is a limited natural resource, and its efficient use and cycling are important for the long-term sustainability of agricultural and industrial production. The over-application of P in dairy wastewater to ...

Validity and reliability of a test of environmental supportiveness

Contributor:Harding, Pamela S.;
Date Submitted:1997

Through playful interactions with people and objects an individual gains valuable knowledge about the world around them. These interactions are also crucial to nurturing play. Research shows the most prominent features of ...

Use of remote sensing to estimate soil salinity and evapotranspiration in agricultural fields

Contributor:Elhaddad, Aymn;
Date Submitted:2007

In recent years, methods for detecting soil salinity have improved greatly. This research describes methods to detect soil salinity levels in agricultural lands based on crop conditions and evapotranspiration (ET) using ...

Factors controlling soil spatial variability in a native range landscape

Contributor:Paroussis, E. (Elias);
Date Submitted:1984

Soils were characterized along three transects of the same catenary sequence within the semi-arid shortgrass (Bouteloua gracilis) steppe of north central Colorado. The objectives of the study were to: 1. Evaluate which ...

Multi-level code comprehension model for large scale software, A

Contributor:Vans, A. Marie;
Date Submitted:1996

For the past 20 years researchers have studied how programmers understand code they did not write. Most of this research has concentrated on small-scale code understanding. We consider it necessary to design studies that ...

Rater goals as a function of appraisal purpose and ratee performance level

Contributor:Kerst, Melinda E.;
Date Submitted:1994

The goals raters have in mind when evaluating employee performance has not been a central area of focus in traditional performance appraisal literature (Cleveland & Murphy, 1992; Murphy and Cleveland , 1991). The purpose ...

Phylogeography and character congruence within the Hoplias malabaricus Bloch, 1794 (Erythrinidae, Characiformes, Ostariophysi) species complex

Contributor:Dergam, Jorge A.;
Date Submitted:1996