Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Systematic studies of the genus Siphateles (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) from western North America

Creator:: Harris, Phillip M.
Abstract:: The minnow genus Siphateles is distributed throughout the Great Basin and adjacent drainages of western North America. Three species are currently recognized in the genus: S. alvordensis, Alvord chub, S. boraxobius, Borax Lake chub, and S. bicolor, the tui chub. S. bicolor has long been recognized as a widespread species...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Shrub epiphyte communities in relation to stand management in forests of western Oregon

Creator:: Rosso, Abbey L.
Abstract:: This dissertation describes the epiphyte communities on tall shrubs in forests of western Oregon, with a focus on potential effects of management practices on these communities. Shrubs and other hardwoods have recently gained recognition as hotspots of diversity for epiphytes in young conifer forests of the region. Yet little is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Relation to Stand Management in Forests of Western Oregon. Abstra Abstract Approved Patricia S. Muir

Implications of cougar prey selection and demography on population dynamics of elk in northeast Oregon

Creator:: Clark, Darren A.
Abstract:: Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni; hereafter elk) populations in northeast Oregon have declined in the past 10 to 20 years. Concurrent with these declines, cougar (Puma concolor) populations have apparently increased, leading to speculation that predation by cougars may be responsible for declining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ________________________________________________________ Patricia L. Kennedy

A content analysis of court opinions about grandparent visitation rights

Creator:: Henderson, Tammy L.
Abstract:: The current study was a content analysis of court opinions on grandparent visitation rights using the method of grounded theory. The research questions addressed in this study were: (a) On what bases were grandparents granted legal standing to petition for visitation with their grandchildren? (b) What was the legal reasoning...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Court Opinions About Grandparent Visitation Rights. Abstract approved: Patricia B. Moran The current

Direct and indirect effects of livestock grazing intensity on processes regulating grassland bird populations

Creator:: Johnson, Tracey N.
Abstract:: In grasslands, grazing by large ungulates can influence vegetation structure, composition, primary productivity, and ultimately, ecosystem functioning. While grazing represents a complex disturbance, grazing intensity largely determines the effects of grazing on vegetation. Structural and compositional changes in the plant community caused by grazing could have bottom-up effects on species...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Patricia L. Kennedy In grasslands, grazing by large ungulates can influence vegetation

A study of a counseling practicum in facilitating the self-actualizing process

Creator:: Phillips, John MacKenzie
Abstract:: The problem of this study was to determine whether graduate students in education (the experimentals) participating in a counseling practicum would demonstrate a change in self-actualization which would be significantly different when compared with other graduate students in education (the comparisons) who were not participating in the above program. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: self-actualizing process AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John MacKenzie Phillips for the DOCTOR OF

Attitudes toward and basic understanding of mathematics of prospective elementary teachers and the factors influencing attitudes and basic understanding of mathematics

Creator:: Wall, Patricia J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to investigate the attitudes toward mathematics of prospective elementary teachers and their basic understanding of mathematics. Two hundred fourteen subjects, representing prospective teachers from Oregon State University and Western Oregon State College participated in this study. The responses of this total population to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patricia J. Wall for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education

The development and analysis of future agricultural landscapes

Creator:: Berger, Patricia A.
Abstract:: Alternative futures studies provide a way for policy-makers and stakeholders to investigate the future impacts of different management strategies by providing representations of possible outcomes. An alternative futures study was undertaken by the Pacific Northwest-Ecosystem Research Consortium for the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, USA, to determine how this regional system...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Patricia A. Berger for the

The staff development needs of full-time instructional faculty as reported by professional staff members in Oregon community college

Creator:: Justice, Patricia Kallberg
Abstract:: PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The study examined administrator and faculty perceptions toward staff development needs and ascertained the differences which exist between the reported staff development needs of full-time community college instructors within the state of Oregon. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: The three objectives identified for this study were: 1....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Patricia K. Justice for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on December

Analyses of noncanonical DNA structures

Creator:: Khuu, Patricia A.
Abstract:: The structural polymorphic nature of DNA has been long been recognized since the model of the right-handed B-DNA duplex proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick was accepted. Its malleability is thought to be critical in protein recognition and manipulation. In particular, it can form Holliday junctions, four-way DNA structural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Patricia A. Khuu for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Biophysics presented on June

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Systematic studies of the genus Siphateles (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) from western North America

Shrub epiphyte communities in relation to stand management in forests of western Oregon

Implications of cougar prey selection and demography on population dynamics of elk in northeast Oregon

A content analysis of court opinions about grandparent visitation rights

Direct and indirect effects of livestock grazing intensity on processes regulating grassland bird populations

A study of a counseling practicum in facilitating the self-actualizing process

Attitudes toward and basic understanding of mathematics of prospective elementary teachers and the factors influencing attitudes and basic understanding of mathematics

The development and analysis of future agricultural landscapes

The staff development needs of full-time instructional faculty as reported by professional staff members in Oregon community college

Analyses of noncanonical DNA structures

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Creator

Contributor

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search