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Hamlet's delay : an attempt at synthesis

Creator:: Cohen, Martin, 1943-
Abstract:: The study of the question of why Shakespeare's Hamlet delays killing Claudius in revenge for his father's murder is examined in light of the major critical theories from neo-classical to modern scholarship. An expanded treatment of the works of Fredson Bowers, Eleanor Prosser, Bertram Joseph, and Roland Frye, is provided...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: enthusiasm to literary discourse. According to Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield, leading spokesmen for

Lithofacies, stratiography, and geology of the middle eocene type cowlitz formation and associated volcanic and sedimentary units, Eastern Willapa Hills, southwest Washington

Creator:: Payne, Charles William
Abstract:: Stratigraphic measurement of the 1,238-rn thick Cowlitz Formation in the southwest Washington type section along Olequa and Stillwater creeks reveals complex facies succession of wave- to tide-dominated deltaic sequences. The underlying, 625-rn thick upper member of the McIntosh Formation (as mapped by Wells, 1981) is composed of two units: a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Deposition of sub-micron and micron-sized particles from combustion of black liquor

Creator:: Sinquefield, Scott Alan
Abstract:: Black liquor recovery boilers experience significant fire-side fouling problems due to the deposition of entrained particulate matter. Increased understanding of the mechanisms by which particles deposit on these surfaces will lead to more effective management of the resultant problems. There is some evidence which suggests that the sub-micron fraction of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: combustion of black liquor AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Scott Alan Sinquefield for the degree of Doctor

Properties of a niobium-titanium multilayer thin film

Creator:: Norris, Jeffrey A., (Jeffrey Alan), 1965-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a Niobium-Titanium Multi layer Thin Film. Abstract approved: William H. Warnes A multilayer thin

A study of antimutagenicity in yogurt

Creator:: Sudarshan, Nadathur R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify antimutagens in yogurt active against the experimental colon carcinogen, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Our initial experiments showed that acetone extracts of yogurt, or milk fermented by various lactic acid bacteria were antimutagenic against MNNG and 3,2'-dimethyl-4-aminobiphenyl (DMAB) in the Ames test (Salmonella typhimurium TA...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Antimutagenicity in Yogurt Abstract Approved: ^ Alan T. Bakalinsky The purpose of this study was to identify

Breeding bird community composition in relation to riparian vegetation structure in grazed habitats

Creator:: Sanders, Todd Alan
Abstract:: Riparian zones provide habitat for breeding birds in the semiarid western United States; however, there are few data available that address the effects of livestock grazing strategies on riparian habitats and avian communities. Documenting avian community composition in different riparian vegetation communities and relating vegetation communities to livestock grazing strategies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: vegetation structure in grazed habitats AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Todd Alan Sanders for the degree

Preschoolers' hostile attribution, aggressive behavior and relationships with their mothers' attributional style, parenting behavior and affect

Creator:: Katsurada, Emiko
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to find out about the associations between hostile attributional bias and aggressive behaviors among preschool-aged children and to identify possible sources of their hostile attributional bias. Seventy-two preschoolers with an average age of 4.76 and their mothers acted as participants. Children's hostile attributional bias...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Alan I. S awara The purposes of this study were to find out about the associations between

Direct torque control for brushless doubly-fed machines

Creator:: Brassfield, William R.
Abstract:: The Brushless Doubly-Fed Machine (BDFM) has recently become an important research topic in the field of variable-speed AC drives. In recent studies, the BDFM has shown significant potential for improving the reliability and performance of AC drive systems, as well as reducing total system cost. While the BDFM offers several...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William R. Brassfield for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical

Effects of U.S. commodity programs on farm growth

Creator:: Sukume, Chrispen
Abstract:: The U.S. farm sector has undergone dramatic structural change during the past fifty years, a chief result being that the number of large farms has increased relative to the number of small farms. Numerous agricultural policies have been instituted, with the partial objective of preserving the family farm. At the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Effects of U.S. Commodity Programs on Farm Growth Abstract approved: H. Alan Love The U.S. farm sector

The Atlantic, the Amazon, and the Andes : neogene climate and tectonics viewed from Ceara Rise, western tropical Atlantic

Creator:: Harris, Sara E.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Alan C. Mix High resolution proxy estimates of western tropical Atlantic sediment composition

Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

Creator:: Hansen, Alan R.
Abstract:: This paper investigates the nature of disputants' stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of disputants' stories: the functions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF Alan Hansen for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in

Ultralight fabric reflux tube thermal vacuum testing

Creator:: Pauley, Keith Alan
Abstract:: Five Ultra light Fabric Reflux Tubes (UFRTs) were tested in a thermal vacuum chamber at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Johnson Space Center in September 1994. These test articles were design and fabricated by staff at the Pacific Northwest Laboratory, operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the United States...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ultra light Fabric Reflux Tube Thermal Vacuum Testing by Keith Alan Pau ley A THESIS

A theory of product design process measurement

Creator:: Wright, Alan Louis
Abstract:: This dissertation approaches the problem of how to design process measurements by identifying process attributes which are common to all product development processes. By classifying the generic attributes of a product development process and their relationships, a framework is established which gives definition and context to individual measurements. At the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF THE DISSERTATION OF Alan Louis Wright for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical

Monte Carlo study of several methods for estimating linear demand for outdoor recreation from censored and truncated data

Creator:: Riyadi, Dedi M. M. (Dedi M. Masykur)
Abstract:: Objective of this study was to compare accuracy of several travel cost methods, by employing Monte Carlo simulations in the single site framework. Estimates from five methods were compared to the "true" travel cost coefficient and "true" consumer surplus. Each method was ranked, using the root mean squared error (RMSE)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Censored and Truncated Data. Abstract approved: William G. Brown Objective of this study was to compare

Focus on forestry ; vol. 10, no. 2 (Spring 1997)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Magazine of the OSU College of Forestry.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: successful business. But Alan Delong knows a good career is waiting for him wher.i he finishes his

The Art of Noticing : An Essay on Contemporary Ecological Writing

Creator:: West, Rex Alan, 1967-
Abstract:: A number of thinkers are becoming increasingly persuaded that our anthropocentric view of nature is inadequate, that we need a "new morality" with regard to the environment. In this essay, I argue that an alternative to anthropocentricism is available to us now-and has been since at least 1836. I look...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: writing AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rex Alan West for the degree of Master of Arts in

Predicting growth response of shrubs to clear-cutting and site preparation in coastal Oregon forests

Creator:: Knowe, Steven A. (Steven Alan), 1954-, Stein, William I., and Shainsky, L. J.
Abstract:: Cover-projection models were developed based on algebraic difference formulations of an exponential-power function to describe shrub recovery and development patterns after clear-cutting and site preparation. We tested the effect of six treatments on shrub growth patterns by incorporating indicator variables into the rate and shape parameters of the models for...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: preparation in coastal Oregon forests1 Steven A. Knowe, William I. Stein, and L.J. Shainsky Abstract: Cover

Voltage analysis of PWM inverter fed induction motors

Creator:: Al-Ghubari, Fahad H.
Abstract:: Adjustable Speed Drive (ASD) systems are widely used in industry to effectively improve process efficiency and control. Typically, an ASD system consists of a motor with its speed controlled by a power electronics converter via varying the amplitude and frequency of the input voltage. However, several abnormal insulation failures of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Motors. Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Wallace, Alan K. Abstract approved: Redacted for

Selected references concerning the USDA Forest Service : social, political, and historical sources of information

Creator:: Williams, Gerald W.
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: . Bergoffen, William W. 1976 100 Years of Federal Forestry. USDA Forest Service, Agriculture Information

Selected references concerning the USDA Forest Service

Creator:: Williams, Gerald W., Umpqua National Forest (Or.), and Willamette National Forest (Or.)
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: Responsive Law. Bergoffen, William W. 1976 100 Years of Federal Forestry. USDA Forest Service, Agriculture

PIT traveler : Passport in Time newsletter ; Vol. 5 No. 2 (Winter 1994 / Spring 1995)

Creator:: United States. Forest Service
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: ... Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, 1994 By: Alan Dorian, Forest Archaeologist an archaeologist? Well

Natural Resource agenda : pathway to the future

Creator:: United States. Forest Service
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book

Remembering the centennial

Creator:: United States. Forest Service
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: Shiverdecker, Linda Lux, Norm Hesseldahl, R. Steiger, Kent Schneider, William Carothers, Lindalou Hohmeier

Utilization of lignocellulosic polysaccharides

Creator:: Fenske, John J.
Abstract:: Lignocellulosic biomass represents a vast supply of fermentable carbohydrates and functional aromatic compounds. Conversion of lignocellulosics to ethanol and other useful products would be of widespread economical and environmental benefit. Better understanding of the behavior of different lignicellulosic feedstocks in fermentation protocols as well as catalytic activities involved in lignocellulosic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thank my committee members, Professors Alan Bakalinsky, John Bolte, David Williams and Bill Braunworth

Lane County historian ; Vol. 40 No. 3 (Fall 1995)

Creator:: Lane County Historical Society (Or.)
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: . I've wondered if it could be brought back." Alan D. Powers of Anchorage, Alaska, writes: "George

Mechanical properties of Nb-Ti composite superconducting wires

Creator:: Liu, He
Abstract:: Mechanical properties of Nb-Ti composite superconducting wires were tested at room temperature. The results were analysed using simple composite theory, the rule of mixtures. The objective is to predict the mechanical properties of Nb-Ti superconducting composite wires as a function of volume ratio and geometry of the components, the composite...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Wires. /i/ Ai /, Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy William H. Warnes Mechanical properties of Nb

NMR study of heavily doped Si:B

Creator:: Fuller, Scott E.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved- William W. Warren, Jr. Pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has been used to study

Structural and biosynthetic studies on marine eicosanoids and other oxylipins

Creator:: Moghaddam, Mehran Fallah
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Studies on Marine Eicosanoids and Other Oxylipins Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. William H

Mechanics of Nb-Ti superconducting composites

Creator:: Guo, Zhiqiang
Abstract:: Mechanical behavior of Nb-Ti superconducting composites with copper matrices have been studied experimentally and theoretically. Experimental work includes extensive measurements of Cu/Nb-Ti composite system. Techniques for fine fiber testing and composite wire measurement have been developed. Experimental parameters examined in this research include geometry, hardness, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, yield...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ,oercond cting Composi s William H. Warnes Mechanical behavior of Nb-Ti

Novel oxylipins and heterocycles from the Rhodophyta and Cyanophyta

Creator:: Jiang, Zhi-dong
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy vim, William H. Gerwid The natural products of four temperate

Identification and characterization of flavin-containing monooxygenase isoform 2 (FMO2) in Rhesus monkey and examination of a human FMO2 polymorphism

Creator:: Yueh, Mei-Fei
Abstract:: Flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO, EC1.14.13.8) comprises a family of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes that catalyze the oxygenation of a wide variety of xenobiotics, most commonly nitrogen and sulfur. Mammals express five different FMOs in a species- and tissue- specific manner. FMO2, is expressed predominantly in lung and differs from other FMOs in that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Gender differences in the perceptions of sexual abuse

Creator:: Sandras, Eric
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore gender differences in adult perceptions of sexual abuse encounters between an adult male and children of both genders and of various ages. Subjects were four hundred and fifty three students from a northwestern university. They were recruited from a lower-level human development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Patricia Moran, Dr. Alan Acock, Dr. Alan Sugawara, Dr. Anisa Zvonkovic and Dr. Sam Vuchinich for their

Soviet Atheism and Russian Orthodox Strategies of Resistance, 1917–1932

Creator:: Husband, William B.
Abstract:: When the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia in 1917, party leaders under-stood well that a thorough social transformation lay between them and the full realization of long-term revolutionary objectives. The seizure of political authority and even a proposed redistribution of economic goods and services would not themselves create citizens...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: History 1998 Husband, William B

Mechanisms of accessory cell function in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Creator:: Ortega, Henry William
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Oncorhynchus mykiss) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Henry William Ortega for the degree of Master of Science

A model for waterside oxidation of zircaloy fuel cladding in pressurized water reactors

Creator:: Almarshad, Abdullah I. A.
Abstract:: A model has been developed to predict the long-term oxidation rate of Zircaloy-4 for ex-reactor (autoclave) and in-reactor (PWR) environments and operating conditions. A computer program has been written to solve the oxygen diffusion equation by employing a fully implicit finite difference method for a one dimensional cylindrical geometry. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: extended to the members of my doctoral committee: Dr. Alan H. Robinson, Dr. Jonathan Istok, Dr. Jose N

An evaluation of Oregon Youth Conservation Corps 1996 summer programs

Creator:: Miller, Marc S.
Abstract:: The Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (OYCC) is a youth work program created by the Oregon Legislature in 1987. The OYCC provides both summer and year-round employment programs primarily for disadvantaged and at-risk youth. The legislatively defined purpose of the OYCC is to protect, conserve, and improve the natural, historical, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members, Alan Sugawara, Susan Prows, and Lizbeth Gray for their support and contributions to my graduate

Finite element based rotor design optimization for the brushless doubly-fed machine

Creator:: Salim, Mohamed Ali, 1968-
Abstract:: Brushless Doubly-Fed Machines have potential benefits in variable speed generation and adjustable speed drive applications by combining a robust machine structure with a reduced power converter rating. While recent work has demonstrated feasibility, steady-state performance has not been optimized. The nature of doubly-fed operation causes rotor currents of varying, relatively...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: privileged to have had him as my advisor. I would also like to thank Dr. Alan Wallace and Dr. G. C

Ecology of the predatory mite, Pergamasus quisquiliarum Canestrini (Acari: Mesostigmata)

Creator:: Groth, Eric M.
Abstract:: Pergamasus quisquiliarum Canestini is a polyphagous predatory mite that has been shown to feed on the economically important arthropod, Scutigerella immaculata Newport (Symphyla: Scutigerellidae), Collembola, Diptera larvae, Enchytraeid worms, and miscellaneous other soil organisms. This study examined the feeding behavior of P. quisquiliarum, the effects of cover cropping and tillage...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my committee members, Drs. Ralph Berry, Jeffery Miller, and John Luna, and Alan Bakalinsky. I would

Children and the communication of values through significant emotional events

Creator:: Biddle, Ronald Lon
Abstract:: This study addresses how parents communicate with their children about Significant Emotional Events (SEEs). A SEE is an experience that is so mentally engaging as to cause an individual to consider, examine, and possibly change one's initial values or value system. It examines parent's goals, concerns, and values related to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this thesis. Additionally, I am grateful to Dr. Robert Iltis, Dr. Alan Sugawara, and Andrea Marks for

Oxygenated natural products in tropospheric aerosols-sources and transport

Creator:: Chen, Xiaojing
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: suggestions and providing the latroscan, and to Dr. Alan C. Mix and Dr. Donald R. Buhier for serving on my

Data report : spectral reflectance observations from recovered sediments

Creator:: Ortiz, Joseph D., O'Connell, Suzanne, and Mix, Alan C.
Abstract:: Sediment spectral reflectance measurements were generated aboard the JOIDES Resolution during Ocean Drilling Program Leg 162 shipboard operations. The large size of the raw data set (over 1.3 gigabytes) and limited computer hard disk storage space precluded detailed analysis of the data at sea, although broad band averages were used...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: FROM RECOVERED SEDIMENTS1 Joseph D. Ortiz,2 Suzanne O’Connell,3 and Alan Mix4 ABSTRACT Sediment

Biogenic and terrigenous sedimetations at Ceara rise, western tropical Altantic, supports Pliocene - Pleistocene deep - water linkage between hemispheres

Creator:: Harris, Sara E., Mix, Alan C., and King, Terri
Abstract:: Calcium carbonate percentages at five Ceara Rise sites were estimated at 1- to 2-k.y. intervals over the past 5 m.y., using reflectance spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility proxies. From these estimates and detailed correlations between sites, gradients of calcite and terrigenous sediment accumulation rates in a depth transect of sites reveal...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: PLIOCENEÐPLEISTOCENE DEEP-WATER LINKAGE BETWEEN HEMISPHERES1 Sara E. Harris,2 Alan C. Mix,2 and Terri King3

The use of foraminiferal uranium/calcium ratios as an indicator of changes in seawater uranium content

Creator:: Russell, Ann D., Emerson, Steven, Mix, Alan C., and Peterson, Larry C.
Abstract:: We examine the utility of the uranium (U) content of planktonic foraminifera tests as an indicator of past changes in seawater U content. The U/Ca ratio in foraminifera from Atlantic and Caribbean cores in constant in the Holocene and decreases by ~25% during the last glacial period. Magnesium/calcium (Mg/Ca) ratios...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Alan C. Mix College of Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis Larry C. Peterson

Relationships between vegetative structure and predation rates of artificial sage grouse nests

Creator:: DeLong, Anita Kang
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: students and attribute much of my positive educational experience to him. I am grateful to Dr. William

Exploration of Japanese women's patterns of educational attainment : the effect of gender of siblings

Creator:: Michinobu, Toshiyuki
Abstract:: Guided by the emerging interest in gender of siblings as one important sociological component in American family studies, the major objective of this study was to examine the effect of sex composition of siblings on women's levels of educational attainment in the Japanese setting. The present study hypothesized that the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: guidance of the members of my committee, Dr. William Jenne and Dr. Nancy Rosenberger and the graduate

Expansion, apoplastic solutes, and sugar uptake in developing strawberry fruit

Creator:: Pomper, Kirk W. (Kirk William)
Abstract:: Identification of factors that affect water and sugar transport in strawberry could aid in attempts to influence fruit size and quality. Apoplastic water potential (Ψaw) gradients within the strawberry plant, that could influence water and assimilate transport, were identified. Fruit expansion was very sensitive to water stress and occurred when...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Cost function analysis of fruit and vegetable processing in an Oregon cooperative

Creator:: Sil, Jayashree
Abstract:: A cost function characterizes a firm's cost-minimizing behavior. It is defined as a function of the level of outputs produced and the prices of factors which enter the production process. Econometric estimation of a cost function allows one to test hypotheses regarding the structure of cost and the structure of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: benefitted from comments given by committee members: H. Alan Love, Gregory M. Perry, and Thomas J. Maresh

Effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program on practitioner systemic thinking : a follow-up study

Creator:: Peterson, Raymond W.
Abstract:: This follow-up study investigated the effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program upon system thinking among practitioners who had completed training, using a post-test only, treatment-comparison group design. The subjects consisted of practitioners matriculated through two counselor-related programs at a medium-sized college in the Northwest during the years 1985-1991. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Klemke, and Alan Sugawara, for their helpful suggestions, criticism, and dialogue and for the extra

Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

Creator:: Bailey, Sandra J.
Abstract:: Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education component....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee, Dr. Alan Sugawara, Dr. Susan Doescher, Dr. Anisa Zvonkovic, and Dr. Thomas Evans for their

A study to determine the media competencies recommended by inservice teachers from specific teaching disciplines

Creator:: Jensen, Edward A.
Abstract:: This study was an investigation to determine the instructional media competencies that inservice teachers of secondary education teaching disciplines recommend for pre-service teachers in their discipline. A literature review focused on four main questions: 1. What historical events mark the development of the field of instructional media? 2. What are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: continued assistance and direction given by his Doctoral Committee; Dr. Ed Strowbridge, Dr. Alan Sugawara

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