Evaluation of yield quantity and quality of two oil crops in the promotion of sustained deficit irrigation in the Pacific Northwest, USA

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROMULUS OKOTH OKWANY ◽  
R TROY PETERS ◽  
KERRY L RINGER ◽  
DOUGLAS B WALSH ◽  
ROBERT G STEVENS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Deficit Irrigation ◽  
Oil Crops ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals (Re)considering Squirrel––From Object of Rescue to Multispecies Kin

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Angela Molloy Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Classroom Community ◽  
Early Childhood Classroom ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Northwest Region

This is a story situated in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, where encounters with a non-native “rescue” squirrel present disequilibrium for an educator and surprises for an early childhood classroom community. Thinking with Haraway, Latour, and common world frameworks challenges the educator’s “back to nature” narrative and generates opportunities to engage with different perspectives about the intersection of nature and culture, human and nonhuman kin, and the limiting quality of anthropocentric, child-centered pedagogies in early childhood education.

Impacts of Assimilating Smartphone Pressure Observations on Forecast Skill during Two Case Studies in the Pacific Northwest

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1375-1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conor McNicholas ◽  
Clifford F. Mass
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Weather Prediction ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Android App ◽  
Global Surface ◽  
Correction Strategies

Abstract Over a half-billion smartphones are now capable of measuring atmospheric pressure, potentially providing a global surface observing network of unprecedented density and coverage. An earlier study by the authors described an Android app, uWx, that served as a test bed for advanced quality control and bias correction strategies. To evaluate the utility and quality of the resulting smartphone pressure observations, ensemble data assimilation experiments were performed for two case studies over the Pacific Northwest. In both case studies, smartphone pressures improved the analyses and forecasts of assimilated and nonassimilated variables. In case I, which considered the passage of a front across the region, cycled smartphone pressure assimilation consistently improved 1-h forecasts of the altimeter setting, 2-m temperature, and 2-m dewpoint. During a postfrontal period, cycled smartphone pressure assimilation improved mesoscale forecasts of hourly precipitation accumulation. In case II, which considered a major coastal windstorm, cycling experiments assimilating smartphone pressures improved 10-m wind forecasts as well as the predicted track and intensity. For both cases, free-forecast experiments initialized with smartphone data produced forecast improvements extending several hours, suggesting the utility of crowdsourced smartphone pressures for short-term numerical weather prediction.

scholarly journals Quality of life among injectable and oral disease-modifying therapy users in the Pacific Northwest Multiple Sclerosis Registry

BMC Neurology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamela Stuchiner ◽  
Lindsay Lucas ◽  
Elizabeth Baraban ◽  
Kateri J. Spinelli ◽  
Chiayi Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Disability Status ◽  
Disease Modifying ◽  
Paired T Test

Abstract Background Nine oral disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) have been approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United States. Few studies have examined self-reported quality of life (QoL) and functional status outcomes among patients who switch to oral medications from injectable MS therapies. This study compares self-reported QoL and disability status between participants switching from injectable to oral DMTs, to those who stay on injectable DMTs continuously for the same time period. Methods Longitudinal data were assessed from relapsing MS participants in the Pacific Northwest MS Registry completing a minimum of two surveys between 2012 and 2018 with a maximum of 36 months between surveys. Stayers were defined as those who remained on injectable DMTs continuously from Time 1 to Time 2; switchers were those who switched from injectable to either fingolimod, teriflunomide or dimethyl fumarate during the same time interval. Outcomes of interest were physical and psychological QoL, measured by the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29), and disability, measured by the Patient Determined Disease Steps (PDDS). To analyze the effect of switching to oral DMT on outcomes at Time 2, a one-to-two propensity score matching (PSM) was used to match switchers to stayers. Outcomes at Time 2 were analyzed using paired t-test for QoL scores, and Stuart Maxwell test for PDDS as a categorical variable. Results Among 2385 participants who returned consecutive yearly surveys, 413 met the inclusion criteria for stayers and 66 for switchers. After one-to-two PSM, 124 stayers were matched to 62 switchers. Paired t-test showed no differences between switchers and stayers for physical (mean difference: − 0.41; [95% confidence interval CI: − 3.3-2.4]; p = 0.78) or psychological (mean difference: − 0.23; [95% CI, − 1.6- 1.1]; p = 0.74) QoL. Additionally, no differences were seen between switchers and stayers in self-reported disability status. Conclusions MS registry participants who switched to an oral DMT from injectable showed no significant differences in QoL or self-reported disability status compared to those remaining on injectable DMT continuously in the same time period.

scholarly journals RESILIENT AGING ROUNDTABLE: AN EVALUATION OF A BRIEF COMMUNITY PSYCHOEDUCATION DISCUSSION GROUP

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S721-S722
Author(s):  
Andrea June ◽  
Meghan Marty
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Discussion Group ◽  
Clinical Psychologist ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Creating Meaning ◽  
Post Assessment

Abstract Increased aging resilience levels are associated with many positive outcomes for older adults including improved quality of life, increased coping and adaptation, and decreased depressive symptoms (Earvolino-Ramirez, 2007; Fullen & Gorby, 2016; Hicks & Conner, 2014; (Sharpley, Bitsika, Wootten, & Christie, 2014). However, very few resilience promotion programs are described in the literature. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate a brief, community-based psychoeducation group designed to enhance aging resilience. Participants were recruited through a private mental health practice focused on serving older adults in the Pacific Northwest. Nine participants (M age = 71; 78% female, 100% non-Hispanic white; 100% with some college) completed the pre- and post-assessment measures: An adapted 9 item version of the Communicative Ecology Model of Successful Aging (CEMSA; Fowler, Gasiorek, & Giles, 2015) and the Groningen Ageing Resilience Inventory (GARI; van Abbema et al., 2015). The discussion group consisted of six 90-minute meetings every-other-week, facilitated by a licensed clinical psychologist. Each meeting focused on a different topic related to psycho-social aspects of aging and included understanding ageism, embracing change, creating meaning, normal and “successful” aging, and strengthening social ties. Although not statistically significant, initial results showed lower post-assessment mean scores on the CEMSA indicating lower levels of aging uncertainty, negative attributions, and pessimism as well as higher post-assessment mean scores on the GARI indicating higher perceived resilience. Moreover, 77.7 % of the group agreed or strongly agreed that they had learned a lot from the group. Future directions will be discussed.

Mandates vs markets: addressing over-allocation of Pacific Northwest River Basins

Water Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Slaughter ◽  
Alan F. Hamlet ◽  
Daniel Huppert ◽  
Joel Hamilton ◽  
Philip W. Mote
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Water Rights ◽  
The Other ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The 19Th Century

Water has always been the key element of human development, quality of life, and transportation in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). While seemingly abundant when irrigation was first developed in the 19th Century, today many PNW rivers are fully allocated, leading to conflict in times of drought, a situation which may be exacerbated by the effects of climate change. In the PNW, water is managed by an array of Federal, State, and non-governmental entities, each with its own perspective and mission. This paper discusses the relative merits of solutions based on supporting market mechanisms through improved definition of water rights on the one hand, and authoritative mandates on the other.

Suitability of Natural Areas for Representing Ecological Change in the Pacific Northwest

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 452
Author(s):  
Margaret H. Massie ◽  
Todd M. Wilson ◽  
Anita T. Morzillo ◽  
Emilie B. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Ecological Change ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
The Pacific
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