The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of
a six week residential summer program of differential education for
gifted high school students. It was designed to determine the extent
to which participants in the program were proficient in aspects of
critical and creative thinking, and in the...
Plecoptera were collected from four sampling stations selected
to represent a range of conditions on Oak Creek, a small woodland
stream originating in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range. The
elevation of Site I was 700 ft. while the lowest site was located at 225
ft. Monthly benthos samples...
Previous research has shown that activated carbon is effective
in inactivating certain herbicides applied as a preemergence treatment.
Studies were conducted in the greenhouse to determine the
influence of various factors on the ability of activated carbon to
inactivate herbicides applied after carbon application. Field studies
were conducted to determine...
There is need for more knowledge of the naturally acquired
diseases of the laboratory rat. Respiratory diseases occurring in
the species were reviewed with special reference to an acute respiratory
disease affecting certain rats in the Oregon State University
closed Wistar rat colony which has also involved human infections.
The...
Salinity, temperature, oxygen, phosphate, nitrate and silicate
observations were taken by Oregon State University on 17 hydrographic
cruises in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean during 1966. Alkalinity, pH
and total CO2 were taken on special occasions. Nine cruises were
taken along the Newport line. The rest were special cruises made
off...