Oregon Biography Index is intended to serve primarily as a starting point in locating biographies of Oregonians. We have indexed 47 historical volumes which are either entirely devoted to biographies or have large self-contained biographical sections. The profiles in the books vary widely in accuracy and detail. Birth dates of...
The capabilities of the Tektronix Model J2C/7J20 Rapid Scanning
Spectrometer for the determination of molecular species resulting from
Otto cycle combustion were experimentally investigated after a literature
search of the subject area. Combustion of hydrogen-air, carbon monoxideair,
and gasoline-air mixtures in the combustion chamber of a Cooperative
Fuel Research engine...
Although employee theft is claimed by many authors to be a
significant problem in America with corrosive and damaging effects upon
business and society, very little research has been done to establish
the causes of such behavior. The purpose of this thesis was to identify,
discuss, and critically evaluate theories...
This study examined the financial management practices of a
group of middle and upper class retired couples in a period of rising
prices and relatively fixed incomes.
The objective of this study was to describe (1) financial planning
of retired couples, (2) expenditures of these couples, (3) adjustments
of their...
The purpose of this study was to test two assumptions. They
are that factors in a child's background correlate with the notion of
conservation and that additional mathematical instruction will result
in a higher level of maturity of the notion of conservation as well as
increased achievement in mathematical skills....