The purposes of this investigation were to measure the relative
levels of enzymatic and respiratory metabolism of some vertically
migrating mesopelagic fishes collected from the ocean waters off
Oregon and to modify and adapt an enzyme method for use as a measure
of metabolic activity at sea with a minimum...
The methanolysis of phosphorus trichloride coordinated to nickel
(0) has been studied. Free phosphorus trichloride reacts with methanol
to give dimethyl hydrogen phosphonate, methyl chloride, and hydrogen
chloride. The reaction involves a rearrangement on phosphorus using
the lone pair, in which the coordination number increases from three
to four. In...
The critical buckling load for round tapered columns with variable
end fixity is presented. The theory used is presented together
with the general solution for the resulting differential equation. This
general solution is solved by use of a computer. The computer program
written specifically for this thesis, the flow chart,...
The effect of competition on the brood survival of the Douglas fir
beetle Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins, in down or windthrown
Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco was studied in the
field and the laboratory. The investigation of the role of competition
in the population dynamics of the beetle had four objectives:...
The United States Air Force uses a test constructed by Air
Force personnel to test all individuals seeking entrance into Air
Force officer training programs. This test is titled "The Air Force
Officer Qualifying Test" (AFOQT). There are two major classes of
candidates who are required to take the test:...
Colleges and universities must be continually seeking means to
improve their financial management. One improvement would be to
lessen the amount of monies the state-owned university reverts to
the state at the end of the fiscal year. Such reversion is caused by
numerous departments, each with financial autonomy, incurring
greater...
The Problem
The general purpose of this study was to determine the
completeness and adequacy of student personnel services in
Negro colleges of the South Atlantic States. Specifically,
the problem was (1) to identify and analyze the nature of
student personnel practices in Negro colleges of the South
Atlantic States;...
This study of Oregon secondary school teachers was designed
to find why individuals had chosen this particular career, what
they think of their positions, what time of their lives they chose
teaching as a career, and what their career plans are for the
future. The respondents were full-time Oregon secondary...
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the formal
preparation currently required and desired for teachers of lower-division collegiate courses in public community colleges in the western
United States and to make recommendations for the preparation of
such teachers in Oregon. The identification of the functions of institutions...
The primary objective of this study was to develop a prototype
instrument of procedures and criteria to be used by community college
s for self-analysis and evaluation purposes. The study grew out of
the recognized need to assess and improve the effectiveness and pertinence
of community college philosophies, roles and...