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The abundance, distribution, and diversity of ichthyoplankton in the Puget Sound estuary and San Juan Islands during early spring
(2007-05)This study examined the diversity of fish species using Puget Sound as a nursery. Five locations in Puget Sound were sampled, and the resulting ichthyoplankton were identified. The significance of the findings for the value ... -
The Abundance, Distribution, and Interaction of Rhinoceros Auklets, Cerorhinca monocerata and Gulls, Laridae In San Juan Channel, WA
(Friday Harbor Labs, 2011-09)Rhinoceros Auklets and gulls use the San Juan Channel as foraging grounds. They have shown complementary roles in feeding activity; a kleptoparasitism interaction. Few studies have characterized the Rhinoceros Auklets ... -
Accommodating Public Space to Uphold Rape Myths: The Danger of Using Environmental Design to Prevent Sexual Violence
(University of Washington Libraries, 5/7/2018)This paper investigates the ways environmental design perpetuates rape myths through critiquing of the use Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design strategies as a preventative measure against sexual assault in public ... -
Accuracy assessment of depth estimates from variation in pre- and post-processing of multi-beam SONAR surveys in a fjord environment
(2015-06)[author abstract] The demand for accurate, high resolution bathymetric maps has risen with increases in utilization of offshore resources. This demand has been met with advances in technology. However, surveyors must ... -
Acoustic characteristics of Deg Xinag fricatives
(2021-03-31)This article presents an acoustic study of the contrast between seven fricatives in two positions (before [a], after [a]) using data from 8 speakers of Deg Xinag, an Athabaskan language of Alaska. An initial set of 52 ... -
Additive manufacturing applications in the medical industry
(URMSE, 8/20/2020)Additive manufacturing techniques have been introduced in the medical field and can be considered the field of biofabrication or bioprinting. Some applications of additive techniques have included the enhancement of medical ... -
Adult female Pseudocalanus abundance, size, and egg production during the winter in Glacier Bay, Alaska
(School of Oceanography, University of Washington, 2008-06-19)Pseudocalanus sp. were measured in Glacier Bay before the spring phytoplankton bloom. Low chlorophyll was present, as well as low numbers of the zooplankton. Pseudocalanus sp. were widely distributed throughout Glacier Bay. -
Advances in ion injection in organic electrochemical transistors
(URMSE, 8/31/2020)Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) utilize conjugated polymer’s ability to conduct both ions and electronic holes to create devices that can interface with biology along with being used in neuromorphic and memory ... -
Advances in lead-free perovskite phototransistors
(URMSE, 8/28/2020)Perovskites have been a popular research focus in the solar cell industry for the previous two decades for its high efficiency and low cost. Recently, the interest in perovskites have expanded into other electrical devices ... -
The Affect of Ontogeny on Structure and Function of Preopercular Spines in Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
(Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2014-07)I investigated the affect of ontogeny on the structure and function of pre-opercular spines. By measuring how these spines matched up against the standard length of the animal. Spines were surgically removed from ... -
The Affect of Ontogeny on Structure and Function of Preopercular Spines in Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
(Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2014-07)I investigated the affect of ontogeny on the structure and function of pre-°©‐opercular spines. By measuring how these spines matched up against the standard length of the animal. Spines were surgically removed from ... -
“After All This Becomes Lit”: “Becoming” and Performativity in Contemporary Native Poetry
(University of Washington Undergraduate Research Program, 2014)In contemporary struggles for Indigenous sovereignty, language use is a consistent point of contention. The technology of writing is currently being used as a weapon to erase Indigenous peoples from dominant narratives and ... -
Against the “Hun”: Anti-Germanism at the Seattle Public Schools and the University of Washington, 1917-1918
(2006-05-21)In 1917-1918, during World War I, anti-German feelings swept the United States. Educational institutions were not immune. This paper describes in detail events at the University of Washington and the Seattle Public Schools ... -
Air-sea CO2 exchange in the Kuroshio and its importance to the global CO2 uptake
(2013-06)[author abstract] The Kuroshio Extension in the western North Pacific is a very significant region in the global CO2 flux estimates. Measurements of surface concentrations of CO2 during a 22-day cruise off the coast of ... -
Albanian Sworn Virgins: A Visual Representation of their Transformation
(University of Washington Libraries, 2016)This piece of art is a flipbook, analogous to the ones children play with as they make cartoon balls bounce with the quick flipping of pages between their thumb and index finger. However, instead of a playful scene, this ... -
Alcibiades and Socrates: A critical analysis of the socio-political atmosphere of Athens, and how it condemned them both
(University of Washington, 2011-5-13)This paper explores the complex conditions that surrounded the demise of the Socrates placing the Athenian philosopher firmly in the socio-political setting of 5th century BCE Athens. Alcibiades, one of Socrates' confidantes ... -
Alexandrium cyst abundance in Nootka Sound aquaculture and towns
(2016-06)[author abstract] This study measures the number of Alexandrium cysts from samples collected near fish farms found in Nootka Sound in December of 2015. This measurement can indicate the health of the marine environment and ... -
Alkalinity Increase in the Arabian Gulf
(2019)Ocean acidification is an issue that is becoming of increasing global concern due to the dramatic impact it has on marine life wellness as well as economy. The Arabian Gulf uses pearl oysters and coral reefs as a major ... -
‘All of this Belongs to Us’: Land, Horses, and Indigenous Resistance on the Yakama Indian Reservation, 1900-1950
(University of Washington Libraries, 2016)In the early 1900s, the Yakima Indian Agency welcomed non-Native ranching operations onto Yakama tribal lands, taxing rangelands, and resulting in widespread overgrazing. By the 1920s, agency concern for the welfare of ... -
All the President's Women: Barbara Hackman Franklin's Women Power in the Nixon White House 1971-1973
(University of Washington Libraries, 2015)In April 1971, President Richard M. Nixon appointed Barbara Hackman Franklin, the first ever White House women’s recruiter, as Staff Assistant to the President in the White House Personnel Office. Her recruiting efforts ...