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  • An Electrophysiological Study of Attention Capture: Does Rarity Enable Capture?

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    Noesen, Birken
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    Several behavioral studies have suggested that rarity is critical for enabling irrelevant, salient objects to capture attention. We tested this hypothesis using the event-related potential (ERP) component, N2pc, thought to reflect attentional allocation. A cue display was followed by a target display in which participants identified the letter in a...
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    ) component, N2pc, thought to reflect attentional allocation. A cue display was followed by a target

  • Conditions in the Oregon Commercial Fishery Based on the Salmon, Crab and Shrimp Industries from 1967 to 1980

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    Lewis, Mary J
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    Changes in the Oregon salmon, crab and shrimp fisheries were documented from 1967 to 1980. The related socio-economic conditions in fishing communities were described. Trends indicated that the overall importance of fisheries to port communities has declined and ports are not planning for an increase in the fishing industry. Chinook...
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    1967 TO 1980 A1tract approved by: Professor Richard A. Thb'b Changes in the Oregon salmon, crab and

  • Building Economically Resilient Rural Communities

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    Sorte, Bruce Michael
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    Rural communities will continue to be disproportionately shocked by economic fluctuations. Market forces are likely to lead to the decline of many rural communities and they will need to be economically resilient to survive. This thesis draws on several social sciences and the natural sciences to develop ideas that communities...
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    Communities. Abstract approved Bruce A. Weber Rural communities will continue to be disproportionately

  • Modern Piracy: Regional Cooperative Security: Southeast Asia and the Middle East

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    Christensen, Adam K.
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    Over the past ten years, reports of piracy and other forms of maritime violence have been dramatically on the rise. As these reports increase, so too does international attention toward how to solve this. This thesis examines the development of cooperative maritime security efforts in both Southeast Asia and the...
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    David A. Bernell Over the past ten years, reports of piracy and other forms of maritime violence have

  • A Preliminary Archaeological Predictive Model for the US 30 Transportation Corridor, Portland, Oregon to Astoria, Oregon

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    Kachadoorian, Lydia A.
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    This thesis is a preliminary archaeological predictive model and project-planning tool created for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) as part of a statewide planning effort to enhance the agency's ability to assess the potential impacts of highway projects on archaeological resources. This model addresses the archaeological sensitivity of the...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Lydia A. Kachadoorian for the

  • Battle of Big Bend

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    Applen, Jeffery A.
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    The Battle of Big Bend was the last significant battle of the Rogue River Indian Wars. The battle occurred 27-28 May 1856 in the Oregon Territory. The location of the battle was along the Rogue River at a place known as the Big Bend, approximately eight miles up river from...
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    Battle of Big Bend AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jeffery A

  • Archeological Testing at the Willamette Mission Hospital Site

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    Bewall, Douglas A.
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    This study is an archeological testing report for the Willamette Mission Hospital Site. Landform analysis, photointerpretation and historical research were integrated with anthropological theory for this study. The site is an invaluable data base to further the study of human adaptability and cultural change. It should provide an excellent context...
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    Site AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Douglas A. Bewail for the degree of Master of Arts of

  • Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

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    Russell, John A.
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    Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a small rural study area south of Philomath Oregon (in Benton County), from first Euro-American settlement through 1930. Ranching was common but lumbering was restricted by geographical and market transportation problems until after 1900. Catalysts for change came in...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John A. Russell for the degree of

  • Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

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    Weber, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn)
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    The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
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    specific location of the Willamette or "Jason Lee" Mission had been a recurring topic among Northwest

  • Stoicism, Enkrasia, and Happiness

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    Bowman, John L.
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    Cicero wrote in Tusculan Disputations that we are born with the seeds of virtue which, if allowed to ripen, would lead us to a happy life (Cicero 227). However, as things are, we find ourselves in a world of "iniquity among a medley of wrong beliefs" that inhibits the ripening...
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    , and Happiness    by  John L. Bowman        A THESIS  Submitted to  Oregon State University