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On his own terms : William James, identity, and the development of American Psychology

Creator:: Stoller, Kevin R.
Abstract:: William James came of age at a time of great social and intellectual change in the United States. During this period, new professional identities proliferated, and a new culture of professionalization developed with important ramifications for conceptions of individual and social identity. Professionalization was also closely related to key intellectual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: history and shaped my scholarly growth. Jeff Sklansky and Paul Farber, my other committee members, have

Energetics of the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Creator:: Vessel, Richard Douglas
Abstract:: A year-long caged study the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) combined time-budget and food-balance techniques to obtain data on daily energy consumption (DEC) throughout an annual cycle. This study tested the hypothesis that seasonal variations in DEC could be predicted as a function of temperature, photoperiod, and timed-activity data. The DEC...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , while Dr. Paul Farber and Dr. Charles Warren contributed deeply to my appreciation of the philosophical

A comparative study of visually perceived teacher nonverbal behavior and the formation of student affect among members of three different ethnic groups

Creator:: Copeland, Robert McDaniel
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: computer analysis of the data; To Dr. Glenn Clark, Dr. Paul Farber, and Dr. Robert Storm for serving as

Effects of substrate relief, light intensity and herbivory on the distribution and abundance of periphyton in laboratory streams

Creator:: DeNicola, Dean M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: experiments. Suggestions from my committee members, Mark Wilson, Jane Lubchenco and Paul Farber also improved

Pendent Usnea (Lichens; Ascomycetes; Parmeliaceae) in Western Oregon : taxonomy; morphological characters; and geographical distribution

Creator:: Pittam, Sherry K.
Abstract:: Pendent Usnea species were collected in western Oregon and examined. Character states, such as cortex-medulla-axis ratio; fibril length; papilla diameter; branching patterns; and presence or absence of fibrils, papillae, soredia, isidia; plus chemistry, were recorded and analyzed by inspection for differences. Historical names were researched in the literature. A comparison...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grateful to my committee members, Dr. William Denison, Dr. Paul Farber, Dr. Bruce McCune, and Dr. Jeff

Thresholds of uncertainty : radiation and responsibility in the fallout controversy

Creator:: Jolly, J. Christopher
Abstract:: The public controversy over possible health hazards from radioactive fallout from atomic bomb testing began in 1954, shortly after a thermonuclear test by the United States spread fallout world wide. In the dissertation, I address two of the fundamental questions of the fallout controversy: Was there a threshold of radiation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I offer heartfelt thanks to the members of my committee, Mary Jo Nye, Robert Nye, Paul Farber

Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

Creator:: Ellis, Erik
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the life of Dixy Lee Ray as it examines important developments in marine biology and biological oceanography during the mid twentieth century. In addition, Ray's key involvement in the public understanding of science movement of the 1950s and 1960s provides a larger social and cultural context...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: also thank the other members of my committee Ron Doel, Paul Farber, and Robert Nyc who willingly read

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Creator:: Jolly, J. Christopher
Abstract:: From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for privacy AKNOWLEDGEMENT I thank the members of my thesis committeeMary J0 Nye, Robert Nye, Paul

Manufactured science - the attorneys' handmaiden : the influence of industry in occupational disease research during the twentieth century

Creator:: Biegel, Craig A.
Abstract:: Since the early twentieth century, manufacturers of toxic products have attempted to discredit research linking their product with disease. At the same time they have manufactured their own science designed to minimize risks associated with their products. Much of this activity has been conducted by or through corporate attorneys, endeavors...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

'Hysterical preservationists' and 'gouge-and-run bulldozer boys' : the land-use controversy in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, 1968-1972

Creator:: Jensen, Erica (Erica Lyn)
Abstract:: Similar to other spectacular scenic areas in the American West, Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains have been a contested landscape since the beginning of the 20th century. Although, legislation was introduced in Congress as early as 1913 to protect the towering mountains of south-central Idaho as a national park, the issue...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: encouragement. Paul Farber was a sounding board when I needed it most during the first year of my masters

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On his own terms : William James, identity, and the development of American Psychology

Energetics of the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

A comparative study of visually perceived teacher nonverbal behavior and the formation of student affect among members of three different ethnic groups

Effects of substrate relief, light intensity and herbivory on the distribution and abundance of periphyton in laboratory streams

Pendent Usnea (Lichens; Ascomycetes; Parmeliaceae) in Western Oregon : taxonomy; morphological characters; and geographical distribution

Thresholds of uncertainty : radiation and responsibility in the fallout controversy

Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Manufactured science - the attorneys' handmaiden : the influence of industry in occupational disease research during the twentieth century

'Hysterical preservationists' and 'gouge-and-run bulldozer boys' : the land-use controversy in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, 1968-1972

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