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Second nature : domestication as experiment and metaphor in 20th century American psychobiology

Creator:: Blanchard, Nicholas
Abstract:: By 1900 domestication was a promising, if somewhat vexed, subject in biology. Volumes had been written about domestication, but little serious scientific inquiry was directed toward the phenomenon. Expertise lay with practical men, primarily breeders and fanciers. The bulk of scientific commentary on domestication came from anthropologists who derived theories...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: arrived on campus absolutely green in the work of history. Ron Doel and Mary Jo Nye gave me an

Going somewhere or getting stuck : transitions to adulthood in rural Oregon

Creator:: Cunningham, Sarah E.
Abstract:: This dissertation explores the real world problem of rural youth out-migration and finds that the central problem is one of persistent class difference in this rural Oregon town. The research that informs this dissertation was conducted in a rural community of approximately 2300 residents in Eastern Oregon, here called Talltown....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: McDowell 2004) because of its association with upward social mobility and success in the modern world

Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

Creator:: Richards, Linda Marie
Abstract:: The atomic age was enacted by many scientists as a way to realize health and human rights. Human rights were conceived in this context as rights to economic development, science education, and nuclear medicine. The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) acted hand in hand with UN agencies and educators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Nye, for giving me this chance of a lifetime to study History of Science at OSU with her and in the

Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

Creator:: Ellis, Erik
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the life of Dixy Lee Ray as it examines important developments in marine biology and biological oceanography during the mid twentieth century. In addition, Ray's key involvement in the public understanding of science movement of the 1950s and 1960s provides a larger social and cultural context...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Comparative Zoology, Mollusk Department. Harvard University, Cambridge MA. (As of July 2004, Turner's

Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

Creator:: Gormley, Melinda (Melinda Brooke)
Abstract:: L. C. Dunn (1893-1974) spent most of his scientific career conducting research in developmental genetics as a member of the Zoology Department at Columbia University in the City of New York. He had an accomplished scientific career researching mutations in mice, which earned him respect from other geneticists and scientists....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: during its initial stages. Tulley’s great! All of the other OSU history graduate students have been

Candidate Genes Associated with Blister Rust Resistance in Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) Revealed through de novo Transcriptome Assembly and Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Creator:: Bair, Zolton J.
Abstract:: Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is an iconic North American high-elevation tree species currently threatened by climate change, mountain pine beetle, and white pine blister rust (WPBR), a lethal disease caused by the non-native fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola. In collaboration with the USDA Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center, germplasm was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: habit of Pinus albicaulis at Crater Lake, Oregon, USA in the Cascade Range

Analysis of hydrology and erosion in small, paired watersheds in a juniper-sagebrush area of central Oregon

Creator:: Fisher, Michael, (Michael Patrick), 1966-
Abstract:: Current research indicates that the expansion of western juniper can inhibit soil water retention, storage and prolonged releases from watersheds. This phenomenon is of great importance in eastern Oregon, as western juniper is encroaching into sagebrush/grass communities with a correlated reduction in herbaceous ground cover, resulting in reduced infiltration rates...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Rangeland Resources presented on September 22, 2004. Title: Analysis

Seedling recruitment of hairy nightshade and other summer annual weeds in irrigated row crops

Creator:: Peachey, Ronald Edward
Abstract:: This study evaluated the effects of tillage system, rotational tillage sequences, and winter seed burial depth on weed seedling recruitment in irrigated cropping systems. Notill (NT) planting of vegetable crops reduced emergence of hairy nightshade by 77 to 99% and Powell amaranth emergence from 50 to 87% compared to conventional...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Science presented on July 20, 2004. Title: Seedling

Cybersupervision of Counselors : Implications for the Enhancement of Social Presence

Creator:: Causey, Jeffrey L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to add to the professional literature in counselor education and supervision through inquiry and synthesis of research among online teaching, online counseling, and online communities of practice through the supervision lens of the Discrimination Model. A unique, research-informed framework for synchronous online supervision (i.e.,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: university (i.e., more tuition revenue without the costs of using on-campus facilities); (c) flexible

Latina student perceptions of learning communities

Creator:: Yaqub, Samia
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine the learning that occurs in Latina students who enroll in learning communities designed for underprepared community college students. The research question guiding this study is: What are the experiences of Latina students enrolled in developmental learning community courses which have the greatest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: learning community classes and other classes; and, finally, student perceptions of learning that took

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Second nature : domestication as experiment and metaphor in 20th century American psychobiology

Going somewhere or getting stuck : transitions to adulthood in rural Oregon

Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

Candidate Genes Associated with Blister Rust Resistance in Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) Revealed through de novo Transcriptome Assembly and Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Analysis of hydrology and erosion in small, paired watersheds in a juniper-sagebrush area of central Oregon

Seedling recruitment of hairy nightshade and other summer annual weeds in irrigated row crops

Cybersupervision of Counselors : Implications for the Enhancement of Social Presence

Latina student perceptions of learning communities

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