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Disciplining the reception of Darwin : the botanical and sociological work of Lester Frank Ward

Creator:: Zimmerman, Katharine
Abstract:: The publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, truly a synthesized work of natural history, coincided with the emergence of specialized disciplines in the 19th century. This thesis aims to explore the relationship between the specialization of knowledge, in the form of disciplinization, and the reception of new...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Work of Lester Frank Ward. Abstract approved

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:: : Mary Jo Nye L. C. Dunn (1893-1974) spent most of his scientific career conducting research

Simple sequence repeat marker development and use in European hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)

Creator:: Gürcan, Kahraman
Abstract:: New highly polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for European hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.). were developed from several sources. The markers were characterized, and segregation in a mapping population allowed to assign them to linkage groups. Their transferability across genera and species in the Betulaceae family was investigated. SSR markers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Sequence Repeat Marker Development and Use in European Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) Abstract approved

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:: Read, Richard Thomas
Abstract:: In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Springfield, Mass.: G & C Merriam Company, 1981), p. b94. 3Examples are H. M. Vollmer and Donald L. Mills

Comparison of the Characteristics and Attitudes of Dog Adopters from Three Dog Rescue Groups

Creator:: Zimmerman, Zelda L.
Abstract:: A web-based survey was conducted to investigate the relationships between adopters and the dogs they adopted from three types of rescue groups/organizations: humane societies, greyhound rescues, and pit bull rescues. The dog selected to adopt can vary for many reasons, one of which is breed preference. This study found dog...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Zelda L. Zimmerman for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

Understanding historical events through dress and costume displays in Titanic museum attractions

Creator:: Reeves-DeArmond, Genna F.
Abstract:: The sinking of the RMS Titanic has achieved a difficult feat – it has remained culturally relevant. The dedication of the general public to understanding Titanic is evident in many avenues of popular and consumer culture. For those individuals who did not get enough of the 1997 Titanic movie, there...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Elaine L. Pedersen The sinking of the RMS Titanic has achieved a difficult

Devil Dog Diplomacy and the abandonment of military tradition : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934

Creator:: Geissler, Eric L.
Abstract:: During the U.S. military interventions in Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti between 1915 and 1934, Washington equipped members of the its armed forces with civil and political powers that represented a radical departure from the North American military tradition. This abandonment of tradition decisively contributed to both the disappointments...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF Eric L. Geissler for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in History

The Science of Becoming Noble: Rationalizing Aristocracy through Diagrammatic Notations for Dance and Drill in the Age of Enlightenment

Creator:: Caulkins, Tamara L.
Abstract:: During the eighteenth century, diagrams increasingly became an important aspect of scientific inquiry. Diagrams employed simplification as a strategy for representing complex information, played a role in standardizing scientific language, and served as instruments of reason to think through and communicate problems and findings in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, natural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Katie Joel, Stephen Hay, Henry Trim, Eric Michael Johnson, Soma Bannerji, Alexey Golubev, and other

Red light ladies : settlement patterns and material culture on the frontier

Creator:: Simmons-Rogers, Alexandra L.
Abstract:: Red Light Ladies presents a perspective on prostitution in North America, within the context of the western mining frontier. A biographical profile of the frontier prostitutor is presented, along with an archaeological model of settlement patterns and material culture. Settlement patterns and demographic changes in the prostitutor population are hypothetically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexandra L. Simmons

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: NOTES 246 APPENDIX G TIMBER PATENTS 257 APPENDIX H APPLICATIONS FOR EXAMiNATION AND LISTING OF LANDS

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Disciplining the reception of Darwin : the botanical and sociological work of Lester Frank Ward

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

Simple sequence repeat marker development and use in European hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Comparison of the Characteristics and Attitudes of Dog Adopters from Three Dog Rescue Groups

Understanding historical events through dress and costume displays in Titanic museum attractions

Devil Dog Diplomacy and the abandonment of military tradition : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934

The Science of Becoming Noble: Rationalizing Aristocracy through Diagrammatic Notations for Dance and Drill in the Age of Enlightenment

Red light ladies : settlement patterns and material culture on the frontier

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

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