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Base and precious metal deposits in the western Cascades of Oregon and southern Washington : mineralogy, fluid inclusion, and sulfur isotopes

Creator:: Summers, Cathy A.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Cy S . Field Small mining districts in the Western Cascades of Oregon and southern

The "tops" of porphyry copper deposits - mineralization and plutonism in the Western Cascades, Oregon

Creator:: Power, Sara Glen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Western Cascades which began in 1966 under the direction of Cyrus W. Field. Many of the studies in this

An Empirical Study of Work-zone Safety and Mobility Using Surveys and Anonymous User Generated Trip Information

Creator:: Fiawoyife, Kenneth K.
Abstract:: The two primary considerations for highway work-zones are its effect on commuter mobility and worker safety which are often spoken of together. However, it must be noted that they often conflict with each other. For example, traffic control plans that reduce travel speed in work-zones improve both commuter and worker...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - mous User Generated Trip Information. Abstract approved: Joseph Louis . The two primary

Simulation of transients following a turbine trip in boiling water reactors by analog techniques

Creator:: Lopez Montes de Oca, Ricardo G.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Simulation of transients following a turbine trip in

Evolution of jasperoid and hydrothermal alteration at Veteran Extension in the Robinson (Ely) porphyry copper district, Nevada

Creator:: Maher, David J., (David Joseph), 1969-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , including field and analytical expenses and summer salary, as well as for displaying some amazing patience

A study of unique factorization in quadratic integral domains

Creator:: Van Enkevort, Ronald Lee
Abstract:: This thesis studies the question of unique factorization in quadratic integral domains. In the first chapter many general theorems and definitions from algebraic number theory are introduced. The second chapter considers an integral domain in which unique factorization holds. The necessary theorems to prove unique factorization are developed. The third...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ), +, } is a field. I 2a R(NRr71). . = 6 Proof: Since R(X) is a subset of the complex numbers

Groundwater Flow Modeling at Santa Susana Field Laboratory

Creator:: Gardner, Gerrit T.
Abstract:: Understanding groundwater flow in faulted and fractured rock is an important frontier in the field of environmental remediation and in the management of water resources. One example of a site where this is particularly evident is the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) in Ventura County, CA where environmental remediation activities...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Modeling at Santa Susana Field Laboratory, California. Abstract approved

Lower and Middle Devonian carbonate-platform and outer-shelf-basin deposits flanking Railroad Valley, Nevada

Creator:: Nelson, Storr L.
Abstract:: Lower and Middle Devonian strata crop out on the former stable carbonate platform that existed in the Quinn Canyon Range, through the carbonate shelf edge in the Pancake Range, to the carbonate slope and outer-shelf basin in the Reveille Range. The strata of the Reveille Range record a transition from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: including Dr. Cyrus Field and Dr. George Moore from the Department of Geosciences for critical reviews of

Experimental determination of the temperature and compositional dependences of rare earth element, Y, and Sc partitioning between high-Ca clinopyroxene and natural mafic to intermediate silicate melts

Creator:: Gallahan, William E.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nielsen, I give my greatest thanks. I wish to extend thanks to my graduate committee members, Cyrus Field

Design data for field engineers

Creator:: De Jong, Tim
Abstract:: The author and compiler of Design Data for Field Engineers has included in his volume short cuts in design, and miscellaneous data and information used on general civil engineering projects from inception to completion. The book is intended for the engineer who may be stationed in isolated areas and who...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Authority a. Order number and date b. Date of travel c. Credentials 3. Purpose of field trip 4

Subsurface geology of the Santa Clara Avenue oil field and the Las Posas area, Ventura basin, California

Creator:: Richards, Matthew E.
Abstract:: In the Santa Clara Avenue oil field, the nonmarine Sespe Formation of Oligocene age has produced 4 million barrels of oil trapped by a Miocene mafic igneous intrusion that cuts across bedding. Throughout most of the oil field, the Miocene and older beds dip about 15° northwest. The intrusion may...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: GEOLOGY OF THE SANTA CLARA AVENUE OIL FIELD AND THE LAS POSAS AREA, VENTURA BASIN, CALIFORNIA Abstract

A branch and bound algorithm applied to field office location

Creator:: Lovro, Daryl Stanley
Abstract:: This thesis develops a model for locating field offices for the Motor Vehicles Division of Oregon. The locations are determined by minimizing the total cost to the Public. This is reasonable because the Public finances the operation and the opening of the offices through tax dollars, and it bears the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Appendix C. 34 represents one trip to the field office. This is not totally true because some drivers

The corona mechanism in the presence of a magnetic field

Creator:: Hall, Robert L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The Corona Mechanism in the Presence of a Magnetic Field

A field manual of Oregon geology for Oregon schools

Creator:: Gray, Allan Williamson
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A field manual of Oregon geology for Oregon schools AN

A field and culture study of some freshwater algae

Creator:: McLachlan, J. L. (Jack Lamont), 1930-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A field and culture study of some freshwater algae A

Hydraulic predictors and seasonal distribution of Manayunkia speciosa density in the Klamath River, CA, with implications for ceratomyxosis, a disease of salmon and trout

Creator:: Jordan, Michelle S.
Abstract:: The freshwater polychaete Manayunkia speciosa was identified as an obligate host of the salmonid parasite Ceratomyxa shasta in 1997, prompting increased research on the small benthic invertebrate. Ceratomyxa shasta infection in fish can cause mortality, and presents a disease risk for both hatchery and wild salmon and trout. Ceratomyxa shasta...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: invertebrate host of a parasite of salmon and trout, investigates several hypothesized linkages through field

Structure and evolution of the Dhurnal oil field, northern Potwar deformed zone, Pakistan

Creator:: Jaswal, Tariq Majeed
Abstract:: The North Potwar Deformed Zone (NPDZ) is part of the active foreland fold-and- thrust belt of the Salt Range and Potwar Plateau (SR/PP) in northern Pakistan. About 500 km of seismic reflection profiles are integrated with surface geologic and drilling data to examine the structure of the NPDZ, in general,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Structure and evolution of the Dhurnal oil field

Marine program marketing : The East/West Marine Biology Program

Creator:: Zetkulic, Thomas C.
Abstract:: From September, 1984 through March, 1985, I worked as a Visiting Intern for the Division of Special Programs, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeastern University (NU). My position entailed the administration and promotion of university marine related projects. The Division of Special Programs is responsible for the development, implementation and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: responsible for, a year long marine biological field study called the East/West Marine Biology Program

Single and multiple rates of nonequilibrium diffusive mass transfer at the laboratory, field, and regional scales in the Culebra Member of the Rustler Formation, New Mexico

Creator:: Fleming, Sean W.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: transfer at the laboratory, field, and regional scales in the Culebra Member of the Rustler Formation, New

Falling Into Place: Relational Perspectives on the US Creative Residency Field

Creator:: Baker, Jay A.
Abstract:: Falling Into Place: Relational Perspectives on the US Creative Residency Field is an Environmental Arts & Humanities thesis built around a research project called Creative Residencies and Expanded Senses of Community: Interviews With Artists & Residency Leaders. It’s an extended meditation on arts residencies via research, interviews, and experiential learning,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Creative Residency Field AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jay Anthony Baker for the degree of Master of Arts

The Forest Field Program : a case study in forest education for Latino youth

Creator:: Gonzalez, Emily A.
Abstract:: This study involved the development of two bilingual and inquiry-based forest education programs within the Central Willamette Valley of Oregon. The first program used the participatory research (PR) process to engage 7th and 8th grade Latino students as participatory researchers to interview members of their community to learn their perspectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: career awareness into curricula. The intervention (including a group field trip, guest speakers, and

Framework for assessing the potential safety performance of construction mechanical and electrical field employees

Creator:: Moghaddam Vahed, Ali
Abstract:: In the field of construction safety, many researchers have worked to create assessment tools. These tools focus on different aspects of construction safety, such as assessing safety climate, safety culture, etc. Although research indicates that the majority of incidents are caused by unsafe behaviors and acts, there are no comprehensive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Framework for Assessing the Potential Safety Performance of Construction Mechanical and Electrical Field

The marine air penetration of the southern Willamette Valley and its effect upon agricultural field fires

Creator:: Sielaff, Carl Ogden
Abstract:: This research consists of two related yet distinct studies: an observational study of the surface character of the penetration of marine air into the southern Willamette Valley and a climatological study of the summertime air masses of northwestern Oregon. For the observational study, temperature and estimated wind data were gathered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Penetration of the Southern Willamette Valley and its Effect upon Agricultural Field Fires Abstract approved

Mooring analysis of the Ocean Sentinel through field observation and numerical simulation

Creator:: Baker, Joshua L.
Abstract:: This study presents a mooring analysis of the Ocean Sentinel buoy, which is a mobile test platform for Wave Energy Converters. The Ocean Sentinel is owned and operated by the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) at Oregon State University (OSU). The study involved a field observation as well...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Mooring Analysis of the Ocean Sentinel through Field

A field approach to study the flight behavior of bark beetle populations (Coleoptera Scolytidae)

Creator:: Gara, R. I. (Robert Imre), 1931-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A field approach to study the flight behavior of bark

Feasibility of using community bookkeeping practices in a high school bookkeeping course: a field study

Creator:: Johnson, Alice Evangeline
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: high school bookkeeping course: a field study

Pore-scale observations of three-fluid-phase transport in porous media

Creator:: Brown, Kendra I.
Abstract:: Understanding the transport of three fluid phases through porous media has important applications in subsurface contaminant remediation, oil and gas recovery, and geological CO₂ sequestration. Existing transport models may be improved by including physical phenomena that govern fluid flow at the pore scale. In particular, thermodynamic arguments suggest that hysteresis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Field-scale multiphase flow models typically rely on extensions of Darcy’s law and empirical

A Review of Current State Department of Transportation Practice for Promoting and Documenting the Safety of Field Employees

Creator:: Barlow, Zachary Wesley
Abstract:: State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are the primary owners of roadway infrastructure in the United States. Many of the employees of state DOTs work on roadway work sites, putting them at disproportionately higher risks of injury or fatality. A review of the literature determined that a combination of policies, standards,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Practice for Promoting and Documenting the Safety of Field Employees Abstract approved

Coupled momentum and heat transport in laminar axisymmetric pipe flow of ferrofluids in non-uniform magnetic fields : theory and simulation

Creator:: Cruz-Fierro, Carlos Francisco
Abstract:: The effect of a non-uniform magnetic field on the coupled transport of momentum and heat is studied for the case of laminar pipe flow of a magnetically susceptible ferrofluid. The momentum and heat transport equations are complemented with the necessary electromagnetic terms and used to develop a computer simulation of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Theory and Simulation. Abstract approved: N. Jovanovic The effect of a non-uniform magnetic field on

Impact Evaluation in the Field: A Case Study on the Evaluation of an Improved Cookstove Initiative in Rural Guatemala

Creator:: Nilson, Roberta
Abstract:: Improved cookstoves (ICS) have been distributed by many in the international development community to address the dangers faced by billions of people worldwide who use traditional open-fire cooking methods. Yet, impact evaluations of these ICS interventions have not always shown positive impacts. This case study followed the ICS adoption study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Field: A Case Study on the Evaluation of an Improved Cookstove Initiative in Rural Guatemala

Integrated Evaluation of Drinking Water Purification: A Mixed-Method Laboratory and Field Assessment of a Biomass-Powered Water Treatment Technology

Creator:: Burleson, Grace Ellen
Abstract:: The global water crisis is defined as one of the major threats facing humankind over the next decade with over 1 in 10 people lacking access to clean drinking water worldwide. An estimated 1.2 million people pasteurize their drinking water by using boiling as an indicator. Pasteurization is the process...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Laboratory and Field Assessment of a Biomass-Powered Water Treatment Technology Abstract

Effects of MCNP Model Resolution on Predicting Water Equivalent Thickness of Nanocomposite Materials in High-Energy Proton Fields

Creator:: Freilich, Justina A. M.
Abstract:: Manned missions beyond low-Earth orbit present tremendous, multifaceted radiological challenges. The deep space radiation environment contains high-energy protons and heavy ions, which are not sufficiently shielded by the aluminum alloys that have historically been used in spacecraft. To address these shielding concerns, polymer-based nanocomposites have been proposed. Radiation transport simulations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: proton field at various levels of detail to correlate common geometry and physics parameters to changes

The forest and the mainframe : the dynamics of modeling and field study in the Coniferous Forest Biome, 1969-1980

Creator:: Long, Tulley A.
Abstract:: In an initial research proposal of December 1969, the scientists of the Coniferous Forest Biome (CFB), an ecosystem study centered in the Pacific Northwest and part of the larger International Biological Programme (IBP), expressed optimism that computer simulations and systems modeling could transform empirical knowledge of the carbon, water, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ma nframe: The Dynamics of Modeling and Field Study in the Coniferous Forest Biome, 1969-1980

Field verification of a mathematical model for the physical fate prediction of dredged material instantaneously disposed at sea

Creator:: Hollings, William H.
Abstract:: Dredged spoil plumes are monitored during nine hopper dredge disposal events in 186 foot water depths offshore near Coos Bay, Oregon. Position and solids volume concentration characteristics of the plumes are established. Computer simulations of the monitored events are executed using the WES modified version of the Koh-Chang instantaneous disposal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Field Verification of a Mathematical Model for the

Cultivating Connection: Successful Relationship Building Strategies for Peer Mentors

Creator:: Eng, Kayleen S.
Abstract:: While it can be said that peer mentor-mentee relationships in college can lead to meaningful connections and interpersonal support, there is a lack of literature about how exactly mentor-relationship connections are made. This study examines the relationship building strategies that peer mentors used to connect with their mentees in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: create a “mentoring guidebook” of relationship-building strategies for peer mentors to use to connect

A study comparing methods of instruction for occupation education in agriculture

Creator:: Yenne, Alan Peres
Abstract:: Occupational education in agriculture has increased in importance as job opportunities have shifted. Students require a broad scope of information about the numerous and increasing agriculture related occupations. Although there are several methods of teaching that could be employed, this study attempted to compare audio-visual aids with field trips. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: group, and a field trip group for investi- gation. Each group was given a pre-test and a post-test to

Full of his details and other essays

Creator:: Tuma, Teresa K. Easterling
Abstract:: This collection consists of autobiographical essays which center around my father, my first husband, and my backyard. All of the pieces are recollections, and most occur either from my study inside the house, or from the deck outside, looking at the yard. The Preface is the story of how I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: made, and a trip I took to Arkansas. Chapter II, "Cemetery," recalls a meteorology class field trip

Neighborhood emergency networks in Uzhhorod, Ukraine and Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A. : women's neighborhood network and Linn-Benton neighborhood emergency training

Creator:: Weidner, Naomi
Abstract:: This thesis examines two neighborhood emergency preparedness programs: the Linn-Benton Neighborhood Emergency Training (LB NET) program in Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., and the Women's Neighborhood Networking Program (WNNP) in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. In Corvallis, the LB NET began in 1996, in part out of concerns that in a large disaster the local...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Improving part load efficiency of screw air compressors

Creator:: Maxwell, Jonathan B.
Abstract:: Air compressor systems are inefficient energy transfer devices even under the best of conditions, at full load. When only part load is required, efficiency drops further. This thesis attempts to improve part load efficiency of twin rotor screw air compressors in three ways. First, a guidebook was written to help...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . First, a guidebook was written to help educate compressor users and purchasers about the significance

Foraging ecology, colony attendance, and chick provisioning of Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) in the Columbia River Estuary

Creator:: Anderson, Scott K.
Abstract:: This study was designed to enhance understanding of factors influencing foraging distribution, diet composition, and overall reproductive success of Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) nesting on East Sand Island in the Columbia River estuary. This colony of nearly 10,000 breeding pairs is of concern to regional resource managers because Caspian terns...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: daylight hours), average foraging trip duration was 40% longer (38.9 mm), and nesting success was much

A census of water bird life on upper Klamath Lake

Creator:: Coopey, Raymond Waldemar
Abstract:: A water bird census was taken at three points on Upper Klamath Lake at weekly intervals extending over a period from September 9, 1936 to May 29, 1937. A total of 24,319 birds was recorded in field records and included thirty-two species. Totals of birds by weekly field trips show...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Analysis of interacting discontinuities in microstrips by mode-matching technique

Creator:: Kapoor, Sunil
Abstract:: In this thesis a numerical technique to model general microstrip asymmetric and multiple step discontinuities is presented. The method is based on a magnetic wall waveguide model that is assumed to be valid for describing the electromagnetic fields associated with the microstrip line and in the vicinity of microstrip discontinuities....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Constructing complete electromagnetic field solution for associated boundary value problem, an exact analysis

Advocacy travel, creating social and ideological change : a comparison of travelers to Cuba and Chiapas

Creator:: Donckers, Jana L.
Abstract:: As a result of academic research into the effects of mass travel, an industry of alternative tourism has emerged. Application of this research has resulted in myriad forms of tourism, two of these being ecotourism and educational travel. Ecotourism represents a response to what is the destructive nature of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: they have acquired on their trip. I will define a new type of tourism, advocacy travel, which seeks to

Encounter norms of snorkelers and scuba divers at Molokini, Hawai'i : methodological and managerial applications

Creator:: Bell, Caitlin M.
Abstract:: Over the past few decades, tourism and recreation activities have increased in tropical marine settings, and studies have examined social and ecological impacts of these activities. Some studies have examined social impacts such as encounters, crowding, and encounter norms or standards that individuals use to evaluate encounters with others as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: are more supportive of restrictive management strategies. Data were obtained from onsite pre-trip

Get off the Couch and Move! A Rhetorical Analysis of American Idle

Creator:: Cluster, Melodee A.
Abstract:: Mary Collins composed the award-winning book American Idle in 2009 after her recovery from an awful bicycle accident. This bicycle accident inspired Mary Collins to take a trip of discovery. Mary Collins visited historical locations to see changes in peoples’ physical activity over time. Collins interviewed individuals whose professions varied...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: take a trip of discovery. Mary Collins visited historical locations to see changes in peoples

Measuring benefits of outdoor recreation services : an application of the household production function approach to the Oregon steelhead sport fishery

Creator:: Strong, Elizabeth J.
Abstract:: This study provides an empirical test of the Bockstael-McConnell (1980) household production function (HPF) framework for evaluating wildlife recreation. This is perhaps the first study in which both taste and technology parameters have been estimated with a theoretical model specification. The results suggest that for steelhead sport fishing in Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: defined as the fishing trip itself and the per trip fish catch. The major difference between this study

Development of a resource unit for teaching consumer education

Creator:: Jacobson, Annette Jane
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to develop a resource unit in consumer education. In order to plan this unit, the writer: 1. Reviewed findings in the literature. 2. Discovered, through use of student questionnaires, which concepts were most relevant to senior students at Grants Pass High School, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: field trips than any other discipline. 4. Consumer education concepts at Grants Pass High School are

Port Pricing and Cargo Handling in Port of Portland and Implications for Somalia's Port System

Creator:: Nur, Mohammed H.
Abstract:: This report is an exposition of an eleven week training internship in the Port of Portland (POP). My interest in serving an internship at POP came as a result of a field trip in the spring of 1980 during which I was fascinated by the ports operations and diversity. During...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: internship at POP came as a result of a field trip in the spring of 1980 during which I was fascinated by

Evaluating village-based tree nurseries in Senegal a comparative study of four projects

Creator:: Glowacki, Therese L.
Abstract:: Reforestation projects in Senegal are often the vehicles which administer and implement social forestry activities. Their objectives are to help people solve their wood supply problems, enhance the environment by planting trees on farms and in villages, and introduce reforestation as a self-sustaining practice in village culture. Many projects establish...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Perceptions of pack and saddle stock in wilderness: a historical and geographical review of a resource conflict

Creator:: Capozza, Togan
Abstract:: It has long been acknowledged that recreation activities can cause conflict among stakeholders with different perspectives. In 1949, Aldo Leopold, one of the earliest proponents of wilderness preservation, noted "Public policies for outdoor recreation are controversial. Equally conscientious citizens hold opposite views on what is and what should be done...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: enough to allow for a two-week pack trip (Leopold 1921). Leopold (1949) explained that "wilderness areas

Normal acceleration characteristics of the leading vehicle in a queue at signalized intersections on arterial streets

Creator:: Zhu, Hong
Abstract:: Normal acceleration characteristics of passenger cars provide valuable information for various aspects of transportation engineering, including use in the geometric designs of intersections, freeway ramps, passing lanes, acceleration lanes, turning bays, or in the development of traffic simulation or fuel consumption models. However, the data used in previous studies are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: trip data used in this study provides a better representation of real world natural driving behaviors

Macedonian women's festival dress of the areas Skopska Crna Gora and Skopska Blatija

Creator:: Reed, Julie Jirel
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the women's festival costumes of the two areas surrounding Skopje, Jugoslavia. It was also intended to preserve pertinent information for these costumes, which are disappearing. A trip was made to Macedonia, and villages were visited in search of old, traditional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , which are disappearing. A trip was made to Macedonia, and villages were visited in search of old

Assessment of Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) for use in common forest engineering geomatic applications

Creator:: Craven, Michael B.
Abstract:: Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) has become a popular remote sensing technology to create digital terrain models and provide forest inventory information. However, little research has been done to investigate the accuracy of using airborne LiDAR to perform measurement tasks common to Forest Engineering. This thesis contains two manuscripts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: m. Road grades were estimated to within 1% slope of the value measured in the field and horizontal

Public knowledge, preferences and involvement in adaptive ecosystem management

Creator:: Williams, Robert Lawrence
Abstract:: Few studies analyze the relationship between ecological knowledge and public preferences for natural resource management options. The Central Cascades Adaptive Management Area (CCAMA) and McKenzie watershed of western Oregon provides an opportunity to examine the relationship. This research project employs a mixed model approach to explore public knowledge of forest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: public, both favored interactive methods of information transfer such as field trips, personal

Comparative Characterization of Two Nearshore Rocky Reef Areas: A high-use recreational fishing reef vs. an unfished reef

Creator:: Fox, David, Merems, Arlene, Amend, Mark, Weeks, Hal, Romsos, Chris, and Appy, Marcus
Abstract:: This project has provided the ODFW Marine Habitat Project with a unique opportunity to make a comparative examination of the habitats and fish communities of a heavily fished reef off of Siletz Bay, and a nearly unfished reef off Cape Perpetua. There are over 17,000 angler trips for groundfish out...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: of the ROV camera's field of view………..…… 13 Figure 3. Map of side scan sonar survey areas off Cape

Measuring recreational fishing benefits in a multiple site framework : a case study of the Willamette spring chinook sports fishery

Creator:: Lin, Pei-Chien
Abstract:: The management options chosen by decision makers in managing wildlife and fisheries have different effects for diverse user groups. As a result, natural resource management agencies often seek information to evaluate the effects of alternative policies on the benefits provided to different constituencies. Over the past decade, economists have developed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , per trip. For different definitions of travel costs, the aggregate welfare losses associated with

The Gospel : according to Matt

Creator:: Weber, Joshua D.
Abstract:: The Gospel: According to Matt is a novel, told in the first person, simple past tense, depicting the struggle of a young man attempting to make sense of his relationship with his estranged father as he wrestles with a growing crisis of faith. Matt is deeply sincere in his desire...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: first of these details Matt's trip across the county with his father, a rowdy truck driver. Matt's

Development and comparison of two alternate display formats for an AgendaManager interface

Creator:: Wilson, Robert B. (Robert Brian)
Abstract:: Modern commercial air travel is considered by most transportation specialists to be the safest of all forms of transportation. While safe, any loss of life is tragic and the only really acceptable state of commercial air transport safety is that of 'zero-tolerance' where no accident is acceptable. Research has demonstrated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and the equivalence of 'round-trip' scenarios. Development and Comparison of Two Alternate Display

Factors influencing trousseau selection of college women

Creator:: Fessler, Barbara Ruth
Abstract:: The trousseau, a clothing custom related to the wedding, is considered to some extent by most brides today, and the influences in the selection of these clothes are many. In order to determine those factors which are influential in the trousseau selection of the young woman and to interpret the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the clothing they would need for the wedding trip and after- wards. Additional clothing to fulfill

Development of a family clothing resource unit for high school senior girls

Creator:: Cook, Nancy Louise
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to develop a guide to teach family clothing at the twelfth grade level stressing decision-making in family concerns. An interview-questionnaire was administered to Canby Union High School senior girls to discover information about their families, to find what they believed was important to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: emotional comprehension to impress memory. In order to use a field trip or study tour to advantage, the

Citizen perspectives on hazardous fuel reduction in the Blue Mountains : findings and implications from panel research

Creator:: Toman, Eric Lee
Abstract:: Forests in the Blue Mountains region of eastern Oregon and Washington are facing a large-scale forest health crisis. Poor forest conditions have greatly increased the risk of catastrophic wildfire. Resource managers in the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, and Malheur National Forests are utilizing prescribed fire and mechanized thinning treatments to reduce hazardous...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: interactive educational programs ( e.g., personal conversations, guided field trips, school education

Trends, practices, and beliefs regarding the teaching of undergraduate home economics methods courses

Creator:: Eighme, Mary Margaret
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to discover what the present trends, practices and beliefs of home economics educators were concerning the teaching of the undergraduate special home economics methods courses. In order to accomplish this purpose it was believed desirable to discover what was being done and what home...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: methods, demonstrations, evaluation and grading, family centered teaching, field trips, laboratory

Powdery mildew (Podosphaera macularis Braun & Takamatsu) resistance in wild hop genetic resources

Creator:: Smith, Jodi M.
Abstract:: Hop powdery mildew, caused by Podosphaera macularis Braun & Takamatsu (formerly Sphaerotheca macularis (Wallr. :Fr.) Lind, syn. S. humuli (DC.)Burrill) was not observed in Pacific Northwest hop yards until 1997, when it was discovered in Washington. Within one year, it had spread to Oregon and Idaho. This emerging disease caused...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

GIS modeling of potential marine protected areas in the Northwest Atlantic via biological and socioeconomic parameters

Creator:: Keith, Charles M.
Abstract:: Overfishing of our national marine resources has degraded some of the most productive fishing regions in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, most notably the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. These regions may have shifted from productive trophic regimes to a less than optimal state therefore reducing fishers’ catches and associated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An Investigation of soil, vegetation and mycorrhizal characteristics associated with native grass re-esablishment in crested wheatgrass seedings

Creator:: Raven, Karen A.
Abstract:: Since the 1930's, many fields on the Crooked River National grasslands have been seeded to crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum). While some of these fields remain dominated by crested wheatgrass others had a greater presence of deep rooted native perennial grasses such as bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata). Twenty eight fields previously...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: methods. Results indicated that the two field types were different with respect to species composition

The Miridae (Hemiptera : Heteroptera) associated with noble fir, Abies procera Rehd

Creator:: Cooper, G. M.
Abstract:: The Miridae, or plant bugs, associated with noble fir, Abies procera Rehd., are discussed. Thirty six species of the Miridae were collected from noble fir. Twenty five of these species are considered only "visitors" to noble fir. The study does not deal with these species. Noble fir is a host...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and was a great collecting partner on many field trips. I appreciated the help that Gary, Mr

Factors affecting colony size, reproductive success, and foraging patterns of double-crested cormorants nesting on East Sand Island in the Columbia River Estuary

Creator:: Anderson, Cynthia D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the primary factors affecting colony size, reproductive success, and foraging patterns of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus) nesting at East Sand Island in the Columbia River estuary, the largest colony of this species on the Pacific Coast of North America. This colony...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for their efforts and enthusiasm in the field. Cormorant data collection was assisted by: Michelle

Boating in Alaska's Prince William Sound : modeling and assessment of recreational use

Creator:: Wolfe, Phillip E.
Abstract:: This study measures the recreational boating use in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Improved access conditions to the Sound over the last decade coupled with a statewide increase in outdoor recreation participation among both resident and out of state tourists have made the Sound a focal point for recreational boating in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: participants’ general use history and patterns, and a trip/diary portion, which focused on the spatial

Northern fur seal reproductive rates and early maternal care

Creator:: Kunisch, E. (Erin)
Abstract:: The majority of the world's breeding population of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) is found on the Pribilof Islands (St. Paul and St. George) in the Bering Sea, Alaska. Pup production on these islands experienced an irregular but overall decline since the early 1970's. Between 1998 and 2010, pup production...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: corrected for reduced detection probabilities resulting from increased maternal foraging trip durations

Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) foraging ecology and predation on juvenile salmonids in San Francisco Bay, California

Creator:: Adrean, Lindsay J.
Abstract:: Brooks Island, located in central San Francisco Bay, California, currently supports the largest breeding colony of Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in the Bay Area, and is one of several proposed relocation sites for some Caspian terns from the world's largest colony in the Columbia River estuary of Oregon. Juvenile salmonids...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: worked for him as a field technician, and I am very grateful for the numerous learning opportunities he

Interstitial fluid mixing in estuarine benthic sediments

Creator:: Boyce, Allen R.
Abstract:: A method of measuring interstitial fluid mixing rates for evaluation of exchange between pore water of estuarine benthic sediments and the overlying water in a bay is presented. Pore water movement is monitored by reducing conductivity of the interstitial fluid within a zone of the benthic sediment to a depth...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: interstitial water. The probe developed measures interstitial fluid motion in the field at rates as low as 10

Meal management practices used in the homes of Oregon State University home economics graduates

Creator:: Hill, Marlene Evans
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the meal management practices used in the homes of selected home economics graduates. A total of 296 questionnaires were mailed to Oregon State University home economics graduates for the years 1945, 1950, 1955, and 1960. Forty-nine percent (146) of the questionnaires were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for food once per week, while 39 percent made a major shopping trip and addi- tional trips as needed

Post-wildfire Investigation of Civil Infrastructure Following the 2018 Camp Fire

Creator:: Schulze, Stefanie S.
Abstract:: Wildland-urban interface (WUI) communities, where forested land boundaries or intermixes with infrastructure, are quickly growing in the US. WUI communities have grown substantially from 1990 to 2010, with an increase of 12.7 million houses and 25 million people. Wildfires encroaching on WUI communities can cause damage to both above ground...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: with an example of a strong female role model in the structural engineering field, for helping me

An Analysis of Visitor Awareness of Avalanche Danger at Three Areas - Mt. Hood, Oregon

Creator:: Couche, Stephen W.
Abstract:: Use of backcountry areas in winter by crosscountry skiers, snowshoers, climbers, snowmobilers and others has increased rapidly in the Mt. Hood area of Oregon in recent years. With this increase in use a larger segment of the user population is being exposed to potential a.,pl.H11 Winger. purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: field of signing and gives a slightly differ- ent approach to designing the effective sign. The first

Breeding and foraging ecology of Caspian terns nesting on artificial islands in the Upper Klamath Basin, California

Creator:: Patterson, Allison (Allison Glider)
Abstract:: Availability of suitable nesting habitat that is free of nest predators and provides access to adequate prey resources within commuting distance is a major factor limiting seabird populations. Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in western North America have shifted their breeding habitat from naturally occurring habitats in interior wetlands, lakes, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: encouragement and support in the field. Thank you to the many people who provided field assistance and

The lower Rogue River : recreation resources : development and potential

Creator:: Davis, Roger Keith
Abstract:: The increased use of outdoor recreation as a part of the American way of life has focused attention on the diminishing ratio of suitable land available to meet the recreational demands. In Oregon, where the demand is greatest, there is still ample undeveloped land for recreation use. There exists, therefore...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: not want to spend their day making the round trip, nor do they expect to spend the night just to

Evaluation of a U.S. West coast groundfish habitat conservation regulation via analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of trawl fishing efforts

Creator:: Bellman, Marlene A.
Abstract:: Recent emphasis on linkages between essential fish habitat and fish stock productivity has raised concerns about the management of fishing activities such as trawling, which have the potential to impact fish habitat. Knowing specifically where and how intensively trawl effort has occurred over time provides ecologists with the necessary background...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: changes continue in this fishery, with trip limits and gear restrictions continuously adjusted. Continued

Motor vehicle operations of Pacific Northwest agricultural cooperatives

Creator:: Utterback, Robert L.
Abstract:: The major objective of this research was to develop a general descriptive and statistical base of information concerning agricultural cooperatives private motor vehicle operations in the Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The specific objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the number, sizes, types, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . The average interstate trip was approximately 268 miles, but less than 11 percent had loaded

Interpreting a weird and scenic landscape to park visitors : tectonic and volcanic processes of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho

Creator:: Truitt, Kimberly E.
Abstract:: This thesis develops a geology training manual for the Interpretation staff of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO) in southern Idaho. The manual will help the staff convey geologic principles to park visitors who are experiencing a landscape formed by volcanic processes. Basic geology and the most...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presents the geology of the Great Rift Zone and the Craters of the Moon (COM) lava field and their

Aerial forest operations : mineral amendment project

Creator:: Cornell, Jennie L.
Abstract:: A helicopter operations problem was studied for a private forest landowner testing an experimental application of minerals on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesil) in the Coast Range of Oregon to offset growth reductions from Swiss needle cast disease. A planning approach was needed to minimize costs for transportation and aerial application of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: were modeled for a simplified field application version (i.e. two application units in the case study

Castilleja and Pedicularis are confirmed as telial hosts for white pine blister rust in whitebark pine ecosystems of Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Mulvey, Robin L.
Abstract:: The primary objective of this research was to determine if native species within the genera Castilleja and Pedicularis are naturally infected by white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola) in whitebark pine ecosystems of the Oregon and Washington Cascade Range. Secondary objectives were to monitor the phenology of aecial and telial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: hosts within these genera through field and growth chamber inoculation. These objectives were

Finite difference wavefield modeling of large-aperture data from the 1993 Mendocino Triple Junction Seismic Experiment

Creator:: Lendl, Christof
Abstract:: This thesis presents elastic finite difference simulations of two dimensional wavefield propagation for line-9, recorded during the 1993 part of the multi-institutional, multi-year Mendocino Triple Junction (MTJ) Seismic Experiment. Line-9 is a high-resolution, large-aperture seismic profile oriented in north-south direction, extending from the subduction regime north of the MTJ to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: traveltime and amplitude fit. Also, some characteristics of the wavefield observed in the field data (e.g

An investigation of the feeding pattern of caged white-crowned sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelli (Nuttall), in relationship to vernal fat deposition

Creator:: Moldenhauer, Ralph Roy
Abstract:: Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii is a strongly migratory race of white-crowned sparrow that exhibits a marked deposition of fat during the vernal migratory period. The physiological basis for fat deposition is a positive energy balance which results from a photo-periodically induced hyperphagia. Simultaneously with the increased caloric intake there is an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Using Satellite Imagery to Count Nesting Albatross from Space

Creator:: Dolliver, Jane E.
Abstract:: One fundamental concern in conservation biology is species abundance. For many taxa, however, these data are costly to obtain via direct observation and thus limited in geographic or temporal scope. Very high-resolution satellite imagery provides a means to address these limitations and provide remotely-sensed counts of large, colonial species. We...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: satellite imagery paired with field counts of three species of nesting albatrosses (Phoebastria

Slippery paths : connections and divergences between historic preservation and tourism in Micronesia

Creator:: Krause, Elizabeth L.
Abstract:: Micronesians are in the process of becoming independent nation-states after nearly a century of colonial rule, including four decades of U.S. administration as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Pressures to attain self-sufficiency have led many of these island nations to embrace tourism as an economic development strategy. Meanwhile,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: field experiences in opposite regions of Micronesiathe Marshall Islands and Palauto examine the

Recreational mountain biking: A case study of sustainable trail development at Boggs Demonstration State Forest, Cobb, California

Creator:: Claussen, Lauren N.
Abstract:: This study identifies contemporary research in the field of recreation ecology focusing on ecological impacts of mountain biking and establishing best management practices for sustainable trail development and management. A site analysis at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest (BMDSF) takes existing knowledge and research on sustainable trail development and applies...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: me through this process. Dr. Ashley D’Antonio, thank you for opening my eyes to the field of

The effects of pulsing and blowing ratio on a 45° inclined jet in cross flow

Creator:: Stander, Arjan
Abstract:: The effect of jet flow pulsing and blowing ratio on a jet in cross flow has been investigated. Preliminary jet flow studies were performed without cross flow and an extensive study of jet with cross flow was done for a total of nine test cases. The effect of velocities ratios...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pulsing the jet flow at 20Hz, was investigated in the near and far field of the jet. A comparison

Assessment of Water Quality Monitoring in Oregon’s Estuaries : Case Study of a Watershed Council Volunteer Monitoring Program

Creator:: Kolkemo, Emily
Abstract:: This project examined a watershed council sponsored volunteer estuary water quality monitoring program, from initial implementation to program status five years later. In addition, literature research and interviews with estuarine experts were conducted in an attempt to devise strategies to strengthen estuary water quality monitoring programs within the state of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: groups, such as watershed councils, should and can conduct actual field monitoring activities

Dig Sites and Domesticity: Jessie Camp and the 1947 University of California Africa Expedition

Creator:: Fraas, Picabo K.
Abstract:: In 1947, scientists from the University of California departed for a fifteen-month expedition to Africa. Jessie Camp, wife of the head paleontologist Dr. Charles L. Camp, had no official position on the expedition. Yet in performing her traditional domestic duties, she greatly contributed to the overall success of the expedition....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contributed to the overall success of the expedition. I argue that the wives of field scientists offered a

Covariance function of the acoustic backscatter from a school of fish

Creator:: Swarts, Robert Leroy
Abstract:: A recently developed statistical model for first-order scattered fields is used to predict the normalized covariance function of an underwater acoustic signal backscattered by a hypothetical school of fish. The fish school is configured as an oblate spheroid with the individual fish Poisson distributed within the school. Empirical covariance functions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of a second research vessel, the MV Neper, also along on this field trip. At approximately 1300

Chetco River tidal hydrodynamics and associated marina flushing

Creator:: Tang, Shing Shirly
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to provide an understanding of the interrelationships between fresh and salt water Circulation, tidal transport and flushing patterns in the Chetco River estuary and its boat basins. Field work and water quality measurements were conducted at the entrance of the Chetco River during 1975...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: River estuary and its boat basins. Field work and water quality measurements were conducted at the

A simulation based decision support system for resouce planning

Creator:: Mechling, Ann M.
Abstract:: The problem of resource planning has long been a topic of interest for operations managers in both production and service industries. Inputs such as raw materials, energy, and capital are limited resources; therefore, managers must make informed decisions regarding the use of these inputs. This thesis addresses the area of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: conducted a study of field offices in the summer of 1987 in a continuing effort to improve customer

Is the past present? Historical splash-dam mapping and stream disturbance detection in the Oregon Coastal Province

Creator:: Miller, Rebecca R.
Abstract:: Severe scouring from splash damming was one of the earliest reported forms of widespread anthropogenic disturbance in streams of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Splash damming was a common method of log transport in western Oregon from the 1880s through the 1950s. Before being released in large freshets to downstream lumber...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: through intense archival, historical aerial photograph and field searches. The final splash-dam map was

Gravity anomalies and their structural implications for the southern Oregon Cascade Mountains and adjoining Basin and Range province

Creator:: Veen, Cynthia A.
Abstract:: Gravity measurements made during 1979 and 1980, combined with existing gravity measurements, provide data for the interpretation of upper crustal structures relevant to the assessment of the geothermal potential of south-central Oregon. West of Upper Klamath Lake, free-air gravity anomalies trend north-south and average near 35 mgals. East of Upper...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: anomalies trend west to northwest, and average near ten mgals. The complete Bouguer anomaly field exhibits

Estimating highlead logging performance through statistical models

Creator:: Chamberlain, Howard Emil
Abstract:: The study of highlead logging operations through the use of statistical models is investigated, and their potential use for estimating and control of operations examined. During the preliminary phases of the study 16 work elements and 26 influencing variables are identified and measurement criteria developed for each. A coding system...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , data sheets and field procedures are de- veloped and tested. It was proven necessary to use a two man

Impact of Ecotourism on the Sanitation of Local Communities

Creator:: Pant, Suman
Abstract:: Ecotourism is recognized for its economic potential to reduce poverty in least developed countries. There is a general belief that ecotourism will benefit local development, but previous research has found mixed results. This paper explores the idea of ecotourism and its impact on local sanitation in Nepal’s Annapurna Conservation Area....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: local communities and how ecotourism plays a role in local sanitation. Using household field surveys

The Alexander polynomial

Creator:: Scherich, Nancy
Abstract:: The Alexander polynomial is a well understood classical knot invariant with interesting symmetry properties and recent applications in knot Floer homology. There are many different ways to compute the Alexander polynomial, some involving algebraic techniques and others more geometric or combinatorial approaches. This is an interesting example of how different...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Developing a Strategic Conservation Project for the Oregon Coast Aquarium

Creator:: Prendergast, Lisa D.
Abstract:: This study developed a strategic conservation project for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon focusing on a signature species and this aquarium’s conservation focus areas (i.e., marine debris, sustainable fisheries, water quality, climate change). This study also examined the potential for incorporating an ecotourism or wildlife tourism component to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: unique field experience. The first phase involved species identification using database analysis and

Hardware design and protection issues in an AC/AC converter

Creator:: Faveluke, Alex
Abstract:: An AC/AC converter has been designed and implemented for the purpose of providing a modular drive system with a Brushless Doubly-Fed Machine (BDFM.) This converter is to be used in laboratory testing and also as part of a demonstration system in the field. All hardware needed to start and run...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: converter is to be used in laboratory testing and also as part of a demonstration system in the field. All

The effectiveness of a static and dynamic balance training program for children with cerebral palsy

Creator:: Senisi, Michael
Abstract:: Balance is the ability to establish an equilibrium between the body and its environment. Balance is a key component which is associated with a variety of movements and postural control. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have difficulties with movement and postural control due to physical and neurological limitations. The purpose...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: assessed on four valid field test measures (two static; two dynamic balances). Testing sessions were

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