These (Ph.D.)--Walden University, 2007. / Title from PDF title page. Available through UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-151). Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2009. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-51).

Thesis (M.P.)--University of Wyoming, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 10, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-107).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 130-139). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1975. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography : leaves 353-355.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2007. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006.

Master of Science / Department of Agronomy / Robert M. Aiken / Doohong Min / Finding a high-value forage crop with limited water requirements to produce livestock feed is becoming increasingly important as producers adapt to restricted water supply conditions. Our objectives were to determine the forage yield, nutritive values, and crop water productivity (CWP) of teff grass (Eragrostis tef [Zucc.] Trotter) under field conditions when compared to sorghum sudangrass (SS, S. x drummondii[(Nees ex. Steud.) Millsp. & Chase]) and pearl millet (PM, P. glaucum [L.]R.Br.). Crop water productivity was determined by dividing above-ground biomass by crop water use. Crop water use was determined by the summation of soil water depletion, precipitation, and irrigation. Yield was determined by quadrat area clippings of above-ground biomass. Nutritive value was determined using wet chemical analysis. Cultivars showed significant differences in biomass production and CWP in both years. Excalibur teff grass variety had the greatest CWP (418 kg ha-1 cm-1) 40 days after planting (DAP) in 2016, and was similar to SS and PM for the rest of the season until 58 DAP. Pearl millet had the greatest overall CWP (443 kg ha-1 cm-1) at 44 DAP. In 2017, sorghum sudangrass had significantly greater CWP than teff grass and pearl millet throughout most of the season. Among the teff varieties, Haymore had the greatest CWP (239 kg ha-1 cm-1) when harvested 10 days after boot stage (DAB). Crude protein values of teff grass varieties ranged from 9.3% to 21.3%, depending on the harvest date and year. Teff grass showed equivalent or greater nitrogen use efficiency (27.8 – 88.8 kg biomass kg-1 N applied) in our study than previously reported. Teff grass demonstrated potential to provide producers with a fast-growing and competitive forage crop with less overall water use due to a shortened growing season.

Thesis (M.E.S.)--Evergreen State College, 2009. / "June, 2009." Title from title screen (viewed 4/8/2010). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 48-54).

Esta pesquisa diz respeito à proposta de usar a avaliação e gestão de risco como instrumento para controle da qualidade da água para consumo humano e operação de redes de distribuição. Em 2004 a Organização Mundial da Saúde - OMS - apresentou uma proposta abrangente para controle da qualidade da água denominada PSA, na qual foi indicado um processo sistemático para identificação de perigos e procedimentos de gestão e controle de riscos. Segundo a OMS, o maior benefício em se desenvolver planos desta natureza é a sistematização, avaliação detalhada e a priorização de perigos - além de monitoramento operacional através de múltiplas barreiras de controle. Este trabalho tem como objetivo examinar a pertinência de utilizar a avaliação de risco na operação de redes de distribuição e no controle da qualidade da água para consumo humano. Para tanto foi estudado como os conceitos de avaliação e de gestão de risco podem ser especificamente aplicados em redes de distribuição de água. Este estudo possibilitou a identificação e caracterização de variáveis relevantes, as quais possibilitaram definir critérios e parâmetros, a partir dos quais foi possível elaborar método para a avaliação de risco microbiológico em redes de distribuição de água, baseado nos estudos de Godfrey et. al. (2002) e Tibatemwa (2003). A avaliação e a validação do instrumento proposto foram feitas por meio de estudo de caso desenvolvido no sistema de abastecimento de água de Itatinga, cidade de pequeno porte situada no interior do Estado de São Paulo. O método proposto propiciou conhecer em detalhes como é feita a gestão da rede de distribuição de água, indicou situações de perigo e, principalmente, permitiu quantificar os referidos riscos. A partir da compreensão dos riscos avaliados, através do modelo foi possível observar o efeito sinérgico de determinadas intervenções, tais como a substituição de tubulações com elevada pontuação de risco. O método proposto mostrou ser eficaz na identificação e caracterização dos riscos microbiológicos que envolvem a operação e o controle da qualidade da água em redes de distribuição. / The basis of this study corresponds to using risk management and evaluation as a tool for the control of the quality of water for human consumption and operation of water distribution networks. The need for developing and implementing a new way to control the quality of water intended for human consumption is identified and debated in this research due to evident limitations of the current \"Final Product Analysis\" in assuring reliability of the water distributed to the population. In 2004, the World Health Organization - WHO presented a comprehensive proposal for water quality control denominated WSP, Water Safety Plan, in which a systematic process for identifying hazards, management procedures, and risk control is indicated. According to WHO, the greatest benefits of developing plans such as this one are systematization, detailed evaluation, and prioritizing hazards, besides the operational monitoring through the multi-barrier control. The objective of this research is to discuss the use of risk evaluation in water distribution networks and in the control of the quality of water for human consumption. The application of risk management and evaluation concepts in water distribution networks was investigated. Therefore, it was possible to identify and characterize relevant variables, which enabled to define criteria and parameters in order to develop a methodology to evaluate the microbiological risk in water distribution networks based on the studies of Godfrey et al. (2004) and Tibatemwa (2003). The assessment and validation of the measures proposed were done through the analysis of a case study conducted in a water supply station in Itatinga, a small town located in the province of São Paulo state. The methodology proposed allowed a thorough investigation of the management of water distribution networks, identified risks, and mainly it made possible to quantify those risks. Having evaluated the risks, the synergistic effect of some operations, such as the substitution of pipes associated with high risk, could be observed using the model. The methodology proved efficient at identifying and characterizing the microbiological risks involved in the operation and control of water quality in water distribution networks.