A preproduction prototype of the MagnaGuard Coupling, model 12.5, has been tested to evaluate its performance. The coupling was tested in both deceleration and acceleration modes, to evaluate its capability to disengage jammed or stalled loads and to provide soft-start, respectively. The unit was evaluated at three different airgap settings...
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This prioritization is designed to provide strategic focus for tidal wetland conservation and a restoration actions undertaken in partnership with willing landowners. The study highlights locations in the Siuslaw River estuary where tidal wetland restoration or conservation action may offer the biggest ecological "bang for the buck" - this is,...
Design and control of vector fields is critical for many visualization and graphics tasks such as vector field visualization, fluid simulation, and texture synthesis. The fundamental qualitative structures associated with vector fields are fixed points, periodic orbits, and separatrices. In this paper we provide a new technique that allows for...
Crocheting is one of the oldest needlework arts. To crochet means to form yarn or thread into a fabric using a hook. Its name comes from the French word “croche,” meaning “hook.” The crochet hook was one of many tools first used to make delicate lace. As time went on,...
The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) sponsored the Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Inclusivity Survey during the Spring, 2009. OSU along with several other institutions participated in the survey.
This study was undertaken in order to understand better OSU students’ perceptions related to diversity at OSU.
OSU has engaged in surveying entering first year students during the summer START sessions for seven years using the CIRP Freshman Survey. Understanding the experiences, expectations, and goals of first year students aids in planning and developing services that will better meet the needs of this ever-changing population of students....
Archival information about fish and water in the Umpqua Basin can be found in reports housed in disparate locations (e.g., offices of various State and Federal agencies and local organizations). A comprehensive bibliography of grey literature, important or uncataloged reports, and published reports is one means of recording what research...
Since 2001, librarians at Oregon State University’s Valley Library have been working to build a “teaching library” supported by a clearly articulated instruction program. From the start, we believed that we needed to assess the “teaching library’s” impact, not only to determine the success or failure of our efforts but...
The Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership Oregon State University Results contains information on the results of a leadership study conducted in the Spring of 2006. The theoretical underpinning of the study was the social change model of leadership. Results contain information on factors believed to influence the development of leadership skills...
Section I contains an introduction to the subject of Scientific Evidence Review. Section II reviews Oregon state mandates to use “best available science” in policymaking and summarizes ODF efforts to address these mandates. Section III provides an overview of Systematic Evidence Reviews and how they are conducted in the fields...
The purpose of this project was to begin to understand the effect that the first year of college had on OSU students. The Your First College Year survey was selected as the initial method to begin to gather institutional data that could help to inform conversations directed to program planning...
The Willamette Basin Conservation Project was created to help people and programs work together toward positive results in Oregon’s Willamette Basin for people, lands, communities, waters and native species.