Over the last few decades, new technologies in the form of observational satellites, measurement instruments, and model simulations have enabled the scientific community to make substantial strides to understand the drivers, mechanics, and impacts of climate change. This dissert…
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)/perennial bunchgrass hay is grown on marginal soils in the Central High Plains. This region has recently been experiencing frequent droughts. Information on the effects of variation in precipitation on soil nitrogen (N) cycling, greenhouse gas (GHG) …
Inland waters play an important role in the transport, transformation, loss and storage of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in the pathway between terrestrial and marine systems. Inland waters can act as both sources to the atmosphere through evasion of GHGs such as CO2, CH4 and N2O,…
The primary purpose of this thesis is to stress that there is a relationship between the texts one reads and the psychedelic experiences one may have. Reading texts has an effect on set and setting with respect to psychedelic experiences. Further, texts read—by figures like Timo…