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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:: THESIS OF Kimberly E. Truitt for the degree of Master of Science in Geology presented on June 1

Autonomous helicopter systems: design and implementation solutions

Creator:: Nguyen, John
Abstract:: Creating intelligent robotics is at the cutting edge of technology. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are of particular interest for surveillance applications. UAVs have the potential to provide quick and cheap aerial data that would be difficult to obtain by conventional means. UAVs also have the ability to navigate without being...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract Approved: ___________________________________________________ Mario E. Magaña Creating

Physical oceanographic observations off the Oregon coast, 1975 : WISP and UP-75

Creator:: Gilbert, William E., Huyer, Adriana, Barton, E. D., and Smith, Robert L.
Abstract:: This report presents observations from two programs in 1975, WISP and UP-75 to study circulation off Oregon. WISP was a study of the transition between the winter and spring regimes, and UP-75 was designed to determine whether there is a poleward undercurrent along the continental slope during the upwellinq season....
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: the Orogen Coast, 1975: WISP and UP-75 by W. E. Gilbert, A. Hum E. D. Barton, and R. L. Smith Data

Coos Bay drainage basin : water quality report

Creator:: Glendening, Elaine A. and Jackson, John E.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Glendening John E. Jackson OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 522 S.W. Fifth Ave. (P. 0. Box 1760

Final report : environmental stresses and skeletal deformities in fish from the Willamette River, Oregon, USA

Creator:: Villeneuve, Daniel L., Curtis, Lawrence R., Jenkins, Jeffrey J., Warner, Kara E., Tilton, Fred A., Kent, Michael L., Watral, Virginia G., Cunningham, Michael E., Markle, Douglas F., Sethajintanin, Doolalai, Krissanakriangkrai, Oraphin, Johnson, Eugene R., Grove, Robert Allan, Anderson, Kim A., Oregon State University. Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University. Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The Willamette River, one of only 14 American Heritage Rivers, flows through the most densely populated and agriculturally productive region of Oregon. Previous biological monitoring of Willamette River fish detected elevated frequencies of skeletal deformities in fish from certain areas of the lower (NP [NP], rivermile [RM] 26-55) and middle...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , USA By Daniel L. Villeneuve†¥, Lawrence R. Curtis†, Jeffrey J. Jenkins†, Kara E. Warner†, Fred

Critical factors affecting the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes : A Delphi study of the opinions of community college personnel

Creator:: Somerville, Jerry A.
Abstract:: The two-fold purpose of this study was to identify critically important factors that affect the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes and study why they were critically important. A three-round Delphi process was used in both a pilot project and in a full study to solicit the opinions of individuals...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: /experience of campus leaders, (b) trust, (c) opportunities for dialogue/ collaboration, (d) leadership, (e

Willamette Valley-PugetTrough-Georgia Basin ecoregional assessment

Creator:: Floberg, J., Goering, M., Wilhere, George, MacDonald, C., Chappell, C., Rumsey, C., Ferdana, Zack, Holt, A., Skidmore, Peter, Horsman, T., Alverson, E., Tanner, C., Bryer, M., Lachetti, Pierre, Harcombe, A., McDonald, B., Cook, T., Summers, M., and Rolph, D.
Abstract:: This assessment is intended to help conservation agencies, planners and organizations direct their resources to the most important places for supporting the ecoregion's biodiversity.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Willamette Valley–Puget Trough–Georgia Basin E C O R E G I O N A L A S S E S S M E N T MARCH 2004

Constructing heroic identities : masculinity and the western film

Creator:: Foster, Brad D.
Abstract:: This thesis employs the study of gender to demonstrate how recent Hollywood western films have constructed a hero that is reflective of contemporary beliefs regarding masculinity. Beginning with a New Historicist approach at studying gender, this work first considers the construction of masculinity in post World War II America and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ultra sonic SCUBA diver tracking device hardware

Creator:: Lindsley, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Currently, there is no accurate, low-cost method to track divers. Watching bubbles can give you an approximate xy-location, and expensive underwater radios utilizing ultrasonic waves can work if the diver knows where they are. Traditional radio waves do not work well in water due to the conductive nature of water....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
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Northern goshawk breeding habitat selection within high-elevation forests of southwestern Colorado

Creator:: Ferland, Cheron L.
Abstract:: The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is a species of concern in the western United States due to its association with mature structural stage forests. I employed a use-versus-availability study design to quantify the vegetative, physiographic, and landscape variables associated with goshawk breeding habitat selection in the San Juan Mountains of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mariah Meinhold, Henry Eichman, and C.J. Grimes. My USDA Forest Service colleagues provided critical

Design, fabrication and application of a microfluidic nanofiltration module for separation and purification of macromolecules and nanoparticles

Creator:: Rundel, Jack T.
Abstract:: A microfluidic nanofiltration module has been designed, fabricated and applied to the continuous-flow, pressure-driven, post-synthetic purification of macromolecules and nanoparticles via diafiltration using a commercially available organic solvent resistant nanofiltration membrane, STARMEM 122. This module will readily interface with other microscale components within a "nanofactory" for the rapid synthesis, purification...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Development of a field assay of iron limitation in nutrient rich lakes

Creator:: Fish, William, Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute, and Sanders-Loehr, Joann
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ._ Project Sponsored by : Water Resources Research Institut e Oregon State University - Corvallis

Issues surrounding the Biota of the Tualatin River Basin

Creator:: Li, Judith L., Gregory, Stanley V., and Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute
Abstract:: Tributaries of the Tualatin River cascade down high gradient slopes for relatively short distances, then flow into the low gradient mainstem which meanders for much of its length. The gentle, east-facing slopes of Oregon's Coast Range provide the geomorphic and climatic template for the watershed's patterns of discharge, water quality,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: with the Willamette (USA Appendix E.3). Data from 1990 and 1991 indicate that tributaries enter the

New perspectives on evolutionary relationships within Pinus (Pinaceae) and within subsection Ponderosae (subgenus Pinus)

Creator:: Willyard, Ann Nachreiner
Abstract:: A fossil-calibrated phylogenetic framework based on exemplars from each of the four taxonomic sections within Pinus was created using multiple nuclear and chloroplast loci. Calibration at the well-defined subgeneric split within Pinus with either fossil leaves and cones (ca. 45 million years ago) or fossil wood (ca. 85 million years...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: complexes. Mol Phylogenetics and Evol 21:450-468. Gerson, E. A., and R. G. Kelsey. 2004. Piperidine

Physiological and behavioral response to intra-abdominal transmitter implantation in Steller sea lions

Creator:: Mellish, Jo-Ann, Thornton, Jamie, and Horning, Markus
Abstract:: The absence of a direct, long-term measure of individual Steller sea lion survival led to the development of implanted, delayed transmission satellite tags specifically for this species (Life History Transmitter, LHX). To assess possible effects of implant procedures and LHX tags, we undertook a two-stage approach to monitor: 1) immediate...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: 99664-1329, USA. Tel.: +1 907 224 6324; fax: +1 907 224 6320. E-mail address: joannM@alaskasealife.org

Impact of weak and strong acids on the destruction of lactic acid bacteria during high pressure processing

Creator:: Sarangapani, Rama Krishna
Abstract:: High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) affects the pH of weak acids due to an increased degree of acid dissociation while under pressure. The temporary pH reduction by high pressure in such a case may influence the barotolerance of microorganisms. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of weak...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for pressure sensitivity of strain 32 and 85 (Waite and others 2006). Figure 2.2 represents the

Behavior of runoff-derived metals in a well defined paved-catchment/retention pond system

Creator:: Fish, William and Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: /RETENTION POND SYSTEM BY WILLIAM FISH WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUT E OREGON STATE UNIVERSIT Y

Effectiveness of paints as protective coatings for wood

Creator:: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) and Browne, F. L. (Frederick Lincoln), 1895-
Abstract:: Originally published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, revised April 1936.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Servic e FOREST PRODUCTS

Woods and mill studies of the manufacture of birch, beech, and maple lumber in the northeast

Creator:: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: stood idl e mills and factories and even more serious, from a long-range viewpoint, idle acres . Idle

A comparison of depression, stress and self-image between younger and older adolescent mothers

Creator:: Kitzrow, Martha Anne.
Abstract:: Adolescent pregnancy is a major social problem which results in negative psychological, medical, developmental, economic and educational consequences for both mother and child. A review of the literature examined psychological and sociocultural factors and negative consequences associated with adolescent pregnancy. There has been little research on age specific differences between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Soil and hydrologic factors affecting the stability of natural slopes in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Harr, R. Dennis (Robert Dennis), 1941- and Yee, Carlton S.
Abstract:: The work upon which this publication is based was supported by funds provided by the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Water Research and Technology, as authorized under the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 and by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: COAST RANGE by R. Dennis Harr and Carlton S . Ye e Department of Forest Engineerin g Oregon State

Jefferson County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Creator:: Community Wildfire Protection Plan Team
Abstract:: In March of 2005, Jefferson County decided to complete a Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The CWPP for Jefferson County covers the entire county except for the area covered by the Greater Sisters Country CWPP in the southwest corner of Jefferson County. It also includes that portion of Crooked River Ranch...
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: Review 40 Appendix D: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms 41 Appendix E: Reference Documents & Maps 42

Aircraft woods : their properties, selection, and characteristics

Creator:: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) and Markwardt, L. J. (Lorraine Joseph), 1889-
Abstract:: Reprint from National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics report 354. This report is one of a series issued to aid the nation's war program.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: (REPRINT FROM NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTE E FOR AERONAUTICS REPORT 354) October 194 1 THIS REPORT IS ONE

Variability in mesoscale circulation and its effects on zooplankton distribution in the Northern California Current

Creator:: Keister, Julie Eileen
Abstract:: In eastern boundary current upwelling ecosystems, mesoscale circulation features such as eddies and upwelling filaments play a prominent role in the transfer of water and the associated plankton from the productive nearshore to the oligotrophic deep sea. The relationship between mesoscale circulation, zooplankton distributions, and the across-shelf transport of coastal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 44.8°N, e and f) along 41.8°N, g and h) along 38.0°N

Protecting and restoring Pacific Northwest estuaries: the task before us : meeting summary

Creator:: Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study
Resource Type:: Technical Report
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Oregon biography index

Creator:: Brandt, Patricia A. and Guilford, Nancy
Abstract:: Oregon Biography Index is intended to serve primarily as a starting point in locating biographies of Oregonians. We have indexed 47 historical volumes which are either entirely devoted to biographies or have large self-contained biographical sections. The profiles in the books vary widely in accuracy and detail. Birth dates of...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: and Washington ... Portland, Ore., North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2. Hodgkin Hodgkin, Frank E

Aquatic weed survey of Oregon

Creator:: Phinney, H. K. (Harry Kenyon), 1918-, McLachlan, J. L. (Jack Lamont), 1930-, and Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published November 1956. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: The subproject was under the direction of the Weed Control Committee. Co- ordinator was Mr. R. E

The effects of multiple pathogens on amphibians in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Romansic, John M.
Abstract:: The earth is undergoing a “biodiversity crisis” characterized by loss of populations, species, genetic diversity, and ecosystem services. Part of this crisis consists of population declines, extinctions, and increased incidence of deformities in amphibians. It is unknown whether deformities contribute to these declines. Many cases of population declines in amphibians...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: execution of Chapters 2, 3, and 4. James E. Johnson performed morphological and genetic analyses of

Summary report to assist development of ecosystem flow recommendations for the Coast Fork and Middle Fork of the Willamette River, Oregon

Creator:: Gregory, Stanley V., Ashkenas, Linda, and Nygaard, Chris
Abstract:: Introduction The Willamette River Flow Project The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are collaborating on a project to determine environmental flow requirements for the Willamette River and its tributaries and to design and test alternative flow releases from the dams that can meet...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Lower North Umpqua Watershed assessment and action plan

Creator:: Geyer, Nancy A.
Abstract:: The Lower North Umpqua Watershed assessment has two goals: 1) To describe the past, present, and potential future conditions that affect water quality and fish habitat within the Lower North Umpqua Watershed; and 2) To provide a research-based action plan that suggests voluntary activities to improve fish habitat and water...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

2003/2004 Annual report (Hatfield Marine Science Center)

Creator:: Hatfield Marine Science Center
Abstract:: Report year ends June 30
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Unrequired reading; an annotated bibliography for teachers & school administrators

Creator:: Tiedt, Iris M. and Tiedt, Sidney W.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: was right and wrong. -JOYCE CARY, Charley ls My Darling W E CAN DESCRIBE what a child, the

Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center annual report : 1999

Creator:: Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published July 2000. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: 10 5 _ E SS- in , I 0 I Unbound issue co p. a Does not

Habitat use by snag-associated species : a bibliography for species occurring in Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Weikel, Jennifer M., Hayes, John P. (John Parker), and Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory
Abstract:: Fifty-seven species of wildlife rely on or frequently use snags for breeding, roosting, or denning in Oregon and Washington. Several publications offer information on use of snags by wildlife, influence of management activities on snags and snag users, and approaches to managing snags to benefit wildlife. Because of the diverse...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: R e s e a r c h C o n t r i b u t i o n http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/pub/home/rc/rc33.htm (1 of 2

Willamette subbasin summary : draft

Creator:: Bastasch, Rick, Bilbao, Anita, and Sieglitz, Greg
Abstract:: Draft report prepared for the Northwest Power Planning Council.
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: Plan / Willamette River Basin Operational Plan Appendix E. Streamflow Restoration Prioritization

Dissolved nitrogen in surface waters and nitrogen mineralization in riparian soils within a multi-land use basin

Creator:: Evans, Daniel M.
Abstract:: The growing population of Oregon’s Willamette River Basin places an increasing demand on the basin’s surface waters. Watershed-scale research addressing spatial trends of dissolved nitrogen (DN) and its relationship with landuse and soil N dynamics, such as N mineralization, is sparse in the Willamette Basin. I measured DN along 124...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

2004/2005 Annual report (Hatfield Marine Science Center)

Creator:: Hatfield Marine Science Center
Abstract:: Report year ends June 30.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Hydrogeologic field investigation and groundwater flow model of the southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Craner, Jeremy D.
Abstract:: Elevated groundwater nitrate (NO3 -) concentrations in the Southern Willamette Valley (SWV) caused the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) to declare a Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) in Spring, 2004. To better understand direction of groundwater flow, groundwater age, and nitrate transport pathways of the SWV we developed a steady-state...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .................................................................. 187 E: Water Level Measurement Procedures

Annual report - Fishery Division : 1960

Creator:: Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: REPORT FISHERY DIVISION C.J. CAMPBELL 8 F. E. LOCKE Editors titEGON STATE —414004 GAME COMMISSION

Wetlands, best management practices, and riparian zones

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute
Abstract:: The Seventh Annual James A. Vomocil Water Quality Conference was planned after three topics had been selected as being of particular interest. Wetlands, Best Management Practices, and Riparian Zone Effectiveness were the topics. Speakers were invited who by virtue of their training, their experience, or their work assignment had insights...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: . Findlater, (eds.). Pergamon Press, Elfmsford, New York. Gray, K.R., A.J. Biddlestone, G. Job and E. Galanos

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