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  • The reflection of culture in biological evolution

    Creator:
    Yates, Dean Arnold
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    Kelso's theory of Biocultural Evolution states that as culture evolves, the variation between groups diminishes while the variation within groups increases. The theory is tested with stature, cephalic index and nasal index. Means and standard deviations for these traits are examined for 237 ethnic groups. The groups are organized according...
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    to be numbered in the hundreds, and each has only a small effect. In response to environmental

  • Efficiency in Oregon's commercial salmon fisheries : a historical perspective

    Creator:
    Hatley, Thomas Alfred
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    Historic changes that have taken place on Oregon's commercial salmon fisheries are described in terms of their effects on the efficiency of fishermen. This historical analysis provides a background for comparative efficiency studies of Columbia River gillnetters and ocean trollers with the objective of determining which harvester group was more...
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    technology and the trend of management for increasing gillnetting restrictions. Con- current changes in

  • Some aspects of Western religious thought and man's use of land

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    Bryant, Robert Edman
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    This study examines a limited number of selected themes in Judeo-Christian, or Western, religious thought and their implications for man's use of land, with the objective of discovering the influence of Western religion on attitudes toward nature and land. Five themes are examined: dominion of man; stewardship; contempt for, and...
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    and environmental. crisis. After reviewing the opinions of several in- dividuals as to the validity

  • Public policy competition in water resource planning : a case study of Days Creek Dam

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    Bartel, Marvin I.
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    The Corps of Engineers is in a position to dominate the formulation and implementation of public policy at a given local level. The position is based on the Corps' capability to influence the decision-making process through the exercise of force by means of eminent domain procedures, the assumption and demonstration...
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  • The formation of capitalist market-relations in the Arab Middle-East

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    El-Ashban, Abdul Aziz
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    The formation of capitalistic market-relations in the Third World (known also as the underdeveloped world) has been an ongoing process for hundreds of years. The degree of such capitalistic formation has been mainly a function of the quantitative and qualitative nature of the contact between the industrialized metropolitan centers (basically...
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    , Inflation 92 C. Investment 97 D. Labour and Technology 99 E. Summary 102 VI. Summary and Conclusion 104

  • Man and the land : an ecological history of fire and grazing on eastern Oregon rangelands

    Creator:
    Shinn, Dean Allison
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    Ecological and historical information are combined in examining the environmental influence of fire and grazing on rangelands in eastern Oregon through time. Competitive relationships between herbaceous and woody flora in the northern Great Basin are discussed, focusing broadly on the shrubsteppe regions 'of Franklin and Dyrness (1973) but with special...
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    information are combined in examining the environmental influence of fire and grazing on rangelands in

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

    Creator:
    Couche, Stephen W.
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    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...
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  • Governmental policies and the preservation and display of Native American cultural resources in the middle Columbia Basin

    Creator:
    Michael, Elva Olson
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    Prior to advent of Europeans in the Pacific Northwest, the Middle Columbia River Basin was the location of highly developed native cultures. For centuries it was the center of very important native trade networks that extended over western North America and a site of important intertribal rituals relating to renewal...
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    falls under the heading of a science of society: it is a study dealing with social relations of human

  • An analysis of lithic tools and debitage from 35CS1 : a prehistoric site on the southern Oregon coast

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    Draper, John A.
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    The Philpott site (35CS1) is located on the north bank of the Coquille River near Bandon, Oregon. Test excavations at the site were conducted in 1978 by Oregon State University under the direction of Richard E. Ross. One artifact assemblage and one distinct component were defined during the analysis of...
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    of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Anthropology/History/General Science presented on

  • Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

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    Possiel, William John
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    The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
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    Publications.... 9 Summary 14 INTRODUCTION 15 II. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING 18 The Land 18 The Coast Range