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Charles Babbage, philosopher, reformer, inventor : a history of his contributions to science

Creator:: Bell, Walter Lyle
Abstract:: This history concerns the scientific contributions of Charles Babbage (1791-1871) to mathematics, to the invention of calculating machines, and machine tools, to the development of scientific ideas through a wide variety of scientific investigations and his involvement in several different scientific reforms. Babbage considered himself a philosopher in the broadest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) : a case study in morphology and the development of American biology

Creator:: Benson, Keith Rodney
Abstract:: The major historical studies that have examined American biology have emphasized the development of experimental biology at the end of the nineteenth century. In this characterization, the descriptive branch of biology has often been treated as less than important and, in several cases, as a hindrance in the application of...
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Mechanisms of orientation in the leaf-cutter bee Megachile rotundata (Fabricius)

Creator:: Osgood, Charles Edgar
Abstract:: The leaf- cutter bee Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) is an important alfalfa pollinator in western North America. This study was designed to provide information on methods of orientation used by M. rotundata in order to make recommendations regarding the parameters within which adult nesting populations may be relocated. Preliminary studies suggest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: rotundata (Fabricius) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Charles Edgar Osgood for the (Name of student) in

The structure and dynamics of old-growth Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forest of the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Quaye, Eric Charles
Abstract:: The objectives of this study are to: 1) study the variations among stands of old-growth Sitka spruce forest located within a relatively restricted geographical area, 2) determine the relationship between species distribution, vegetational pattern, and such site factors as slope and aspect, and 3) ascertain the abruptness of phytosociological change...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Picea sitchensis) Forest of the Oregon Coast Range AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Eric Charles Quaye

The coniferous ecotone of the east slope of the northern Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Swedberg, Kenneth Charles
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Cardiovascular disease risk in adults with mental retardation and Down syndrome

Creator:: Draheim, Christopher Charles
Abstract:: Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have less atherosclerosis than others with and without mental retardation (MR). Why individuals with DS do not develop atherosclerosis similarly to others is not known. The insulin resistance syndrome (IRS), a common neuroendocrine disorder underlying cardiovascular disease, has not been investigated in adults with DS...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effects of sewage on the distribution and abundance of benthic animals in a Puget Sound bay

Creator:: Shapeero, William L.
Abstract:: The effects of discharged sewage on physico-chemical conditions and the distribution and abundance of marine benthic animals were studied in Shilshole Bay, a part of Puget Sound, off Seattle, Washington. For over 50 years prior to 1965, when this study was initiated, 87,300 pounds (32,400 pounds BOD) per day of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of benthic animals in a Puget Sound bay AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William L. Shapeero for the

Life history and ecology of Calanus marshallae Frost in the Oregon upwelling zone

Creator:: Peterson, William T.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William Thornton Peterson for the

Factors affecting the fecundity of the root weevils, Brachyrhinus sulcatus (F.), and Sciopithes obscurus Horn

Creator:: Cram, William Thomas
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Bird populations and vegetation characteristics in managed and old-growth forests, northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Mannan, R. William
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Charles Babbage, philosopher, reformer, inventor : a history of his contributions to science

William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) : a case study in morphology and the development of American biology

Mechanisms of orientation in the leaf-cutter bee Megachile rotundata (Fabricius)

The structure and dynamics of old-growth Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forest of the Oregon Coast Range

The coniferous ecotone of the east slope of the northern Oregon Cascades

Cardiovascular disease risk in adults with mental retardation and Down syndrome

The effects of sewage on the distribution and abundance of benthic animals in a Puget Sound bay

Life history and ecology of Calanus marshallae Frost in the Oregon upwelling zone

Factors affecting the fecundity of the root weevils, Brachyrhinus sulcatus (F.), and Sciopithes obscurus Horn

Bird populations and vegetation characteristics in managed and old-growth forests, northeastern Oregon

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