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The evolution and geographic aspects of the anti-trapping movement : a classic resource conflict

Creator:: Gentile, John Richard
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The economics of western juniper management on ranches located in the John Day Ecological Province of north-central Oregon

Creator:: Aldrich, Gwendolyn A.
Abstract:: Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook) is a species of juniper native to arid regions of the Pacific Northwest. The western juniper tree has a number of competitive strategies that, in conjunction with an almost complete removal of fire from the ecosystem, have resulted in a significant expansion of its population...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Shallow aquifer characteristics adjacent to the upper Middle Fork John Day River, eastern Oregon

Creator:: Hopson, Richard G.
Abstract:: Subsurface inputs into lotic systems are a primary mechanism for cooling streams with high ambient water temperatures. Objectives of this study include: 1) to determine the effectiveness of Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) thermal imagery to detect shallow aquifers, 2) to characterize certain physical, spatial, and temporal characteristics of the fluvial,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Creator:: Draper, John A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -historic site on the Southern Oregon Coast AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John Allen Draper for the degree

The Identification of Early Prehistoric Settlement Patterns Along the Coast of Southwest Oregon : A Survey Based Upon Amateur Artifact Collections

Creator:: Pullen, Reginald John
Abstract:: Surveys of amateur artifact collections in southwest Oregon indicate that traditional settlement pattern models for this region may be in error. Based on the distribution of major styles of projectile points, at least two distinct periods of occupation are definable. The Early period is tentatively dated between 1000 B.C. and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Reginald John Pullen for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

John Wesley Powell : science and reform in a positive context

Creator:: Zernel, John Joseph, 1945-
Abstract:: John Wesley Powell worked actively for public land system reform while a director of geographical and geological surveys in the West from 1869 to 1894. Although this has won him acclaim as a conservationist, the basis of Powell's linkage of reform with scientific work is poorly understood. A study of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: John Wesley Powell : science and reform in a positive

An economic analysis of alternative water allocations and habitat investments for anadromous fish production, John Day Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Cerda, Arcadio Alberto
Abstract:: This thesis focuses on the economic efficiency of alternative habitat, streamfiow, and land use allocations within a major drainage of the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, productivity of present habitat and streamfiow conditions is evaluated with respect to anadromous fish species (chinook salmon and steelhead trout) in the John Day River Basin,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . John Day Basin. Oregon. Abstract Approved: Richard M. Adams This thesis focuses on the economic

Genres at Play : History, Tragedy, and Comedy in Shakespeare's Richard II

Creator:: Wiley, Marie
Abstract:: This thesis examines a range of generic influences in William Shakespeare's Richard II. By exploring the play's references to conflicting interpretations of history from different generic perspectives, I hope to advance a more nuanced reading of the play's dynamic staging of history. In Chapter One, I suggest that Richard II...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presents characters who react in the heat of the moment, so that when John of Gaunt chastises Richard for

The iterative thermal emission Monte Carlo method for thermal radiative transfer

Creator:: Long, Alex R.
Abstract:: For over 30 years, the Implicit Monte Carlo (IMC) method has been used to solve challenging problems in thermal radiative transfer. These problems are typically optically thick and di ffusive, as a consequence of the high degree of "pseudo-scattering" introduced to model the absorption and reemission of photons from a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: career issues has been invaluable. Nick Gentile, my mentor at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

John Fiske's philosophy of science : the union of science and religion through the principle of evolution

Creator:: Lester, Jacob Franklin
Abstract:: Modern science was produced by a Christian society, and although science has had an effect on Christianity, it could not itself remain unaffected. In the second half of the nineteenth century, the subject of evolution was as much a religious as a scientific issue. The battle line was drawn and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: John Fiske's Philosophy of Science: The Union of Science

The optimal allocation of watershed conservation funding : a case study of the John Day River Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Skelton, Katharine
Abstract:: This study determines the optimal allocation of watershed conservation funds in the John Day River Basin, Oregon. Fund managers can use a variety of targeting schemes to allocate their limited resources. Depending on which targeting criteria is used, they may or may not be achieving the maximum environmental benefits per...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Optimal Allocation of Watershed Conservation Funding: A Case Study of the John Day River Basin Abstract

A bioeconomic analysis of altering instream flows anadromous fish production and competing demands for water in the John Day River basin, Oregon

Creator:: Johnson, Neal S.
Abstract:: The growing demand for water in the arid regions of the West increases the need for optimal allocation of water among competing uses. An efficient allocation of water between instream and out-of-stream uses has been impeded by institutional constraints and the scarcity of information regarding instream flow benefits. The objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in the John Day River Basin. Oregon. Abstract approved: Richard M. Adams The growing demand

Sound and death in John Haines's poetry

Creator:: Noble, Darren L.
Abstract:: Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry, Winter News, which was published in 1966. The book contains poems about the Alaskan landscape that surrounded Haines during his many years of living in Richardson, Alaska. The recurring motifs in his poems include hunting, trapping, the Arctic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: John Haines's Poetry. Kerry D. Ahearn Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry

The value of short run in-stream temperature forecasts : an application to salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers

Creator:: Huang, Biao
Abstract:: Water temperature is an important measure of water quality, as well as a dominant factor affecting aquatic life within the stream environment. Elevated water temperatures can decrease the survival rate of fish in each life stage. Cold water species, such as salmonids, are particularly susceptible to elevated water temperatures. For...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Temperature Forecasts: An Application to Salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers Abstract

Bacteria-phosphate interactions in Upper Klamath Lake sediments

Creator:: Harrison, Michael John
Abstract:: Interactions between sediment bacteria and available phosphate necessary for algal production in a eutrophic lake were studied. Twenty percent of the organisms isolated solubilized phosphate forms such as CaHPO₄, Ca₃(PO₄)₂, FePO₄, Mg₃(PO₄)₂ and Al₂(PO₄)₂. Solubilization of phosphates occurred under conditions of aerobic growth. Upon quantitative analysis, some isolates were capable...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF MICHAEL JOHN HARRISON for the

The geography of the apple industry of the Chelan Valley, Washington

Creator:: Detering, Floyd John
Abstract:: The Chelan Valley is one of several valleys located on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains contributing to the leadership of Washington in apple production. Since the nature of the activity in the Chelan Valley is typical of all these producing areas,it was selected as a case study of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (._ AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Floyd John Detering for

John Turberville Needham (1713-1781) and eighteenth century theories of generation

Creator:: Benson, Keith Rodney
Abstract:: There were two viable theories of generation, preformation and epigenesis, existing in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Due to their irreconcilable nature, they were often at loggerheads during this time interval. The status of these generation theories can be effectively understood in terms of Thomas Kuhn's conception of preparadigm science....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: John Turberville Needhuam (1713-1781) and eighteenth

Modeling surface water and groundwater interactions near Milton-Freewater, Oregon

Creator:: Petrides Jimenez, Aristides Crisostomos
Abstract:: The gravel aquifer of the Oregon side of Walla Walla River Basin has a strong hydrologic connection to surface water through a series of springs, unlined irrigation canals, the Walla Walla River, numerous wells and, since 2004, artificial recharge to the shallow aquifer using infiltration basins. The finite element Integrated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - Freewater, Oregon Abstract approved:____________________________________ Richard Cuenca The

Switched-current circuits for a bandpass delta-sigma modulator

Creator:: Pattamatta, Srinivas V.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Switched-Current Circuits for a Bandpass Delta-Sigma Modulator. Abstract approved: Richard Schreier Delta

Design considerations for a miniature atmospheric engine with a magnet-actuated autonomously-reciprocating in-cylinder regenerator for portable power production

Creator:: Yarger, David J.
Abstract:: Driven by the need for high energy-density power sources, demand has stimulated the development of small-scale engines. A small-scale engine with a fuel supply could replace batteries and utilize higher energy-density liquid hydrocarbon fuels; such an advance could deliver a new age of portable devices. Currently, operable small-scale engines exist;...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Regenerator for Portable Power Production. Abstract approved: Richard B. Peterson Driven by the need for

Physiological control of fine root turnover in Douglas-fir

Creator:: Marshall, John D. (John David), 1956-
Abstract:: To determine whether shading increases drought-induced root mortality by changing the chemical composition of roots, I conducted an experiment in which high and low light treatments in combination with high and low soil moisture treatments were applied to seedlings of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuqa menziesii Mirb. Franco). Because synthesis of suberin (a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Causal reasoning of wildfire damage

Creator:: Kumagai, Yoshitaka
Abstract:: Attribution studies in social psychology predict that people tend to attribute the cause of natural disasters to factors associated with humans as opposed to nature per Se. The victims of natural disaster often consider natural disaster to be the result of not only natural forces but also human actions. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Association between personality characteristics and an orientation to conflict resolution with a general systems interpretation

Creator:: Strong, John Ray
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study Redacted for Privacy J. Richard Connelly This study was to look at: (1) the orientation subjects' had toward the resolution of conflict situations, and (2) associations between personality traits, selected demographic characteristics and subjects' orientation to conflict resolution. Procedures Eighty-seven subjects, 23 male and 64 female...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: orientation to conflict resolution with a general systems interpretation AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN

John Archibald Wheeler : a study of mentoring in modern physics

Creator:: Christensen, Terry M.
Abstract:: This dissertation has two objectives. The first objective is to determine where best to situate the study of mentoring (i.e. the 'making of scientists') on the landscape of the history of science and science studies. This task is accomplished by establishing mentoring studies as a link between the robust body...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Science on April 3, 2009. Title: John Archibald Wheeler: A Study of Mentoring in Modern Physics

The effect of temperature and hydrostatic pressure on deamination of L-serine by Vibrio marinus an obligate psychrophile

Creator:: Albright, Lawrence John
Abstract:: Vibrio marinus MP-1 (ATCC 15381) deaminated nine of seventeen amino acids tested with L-glutamine being deaminated to the greatest and L-serine to the second greatest extent in one hour. The optimum pH for the L-serine deamination was 8.4. The response of washed cells to temperature on the deamination of L-serine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: JOHN ALBRIGHT for the M. S. in Microbiology (Name) Date thesis is presented (Degree) (Major

The effect of temperature and hydrostatic pressure on protein, ribonucleic acid and deoxytibo-nucleic acid synthesis by Vibrio marinus, an obligate psychrophile

Creator:: Albright, Lawrence John
Abstract:: The marine psychrophilic bacterium Vibrio marinus MP-4 possessed a maximum temperature and hydrostatic pressure of 20 C and 425 atm for growth. The effects of temperatures of 21 and 25 C and hydrostatic pressures of 200, 400, 500, and 1,000 atm on protein, RNA and DNA synthesis by V. marinus...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: John Albright r _IC -' /7(7 ,// ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I should sincerely like to thank Dr. Richard Y

Cover crops and biochemical functional diversity in relation to nitrogen availability in soil

Creator:: Burket, John Zimmerman
Abstract:: Nitrogen availability in agricultural soils from fertilizer, plant residue inputs, and soil organic matter has important implications beyond crop yield. Legume winter cover crops and one fourth the recommended N rate on sweet corn resulted in yields equivalent to those at the recommended rate in the Willamette Valley of western...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cover Crops in Sweet Corn and Broccoli Rotations John Z. Burket, Delbert D. Hemphill, and Richard P

Evaluating the relative worth of public range improvements to a cow-calf ranching operation through computer simulation

Creator:: Tanaka, John Augustus
Abstract:: A computerized ranch simulation model of an eastern Oregon cattle ranch was tested for its ability to evaluate the economics of public rangeland improvement practices. The model was used to estimate likely impacts of various public policy alternatives for rangeland improvement on the relative profitability of a 400 mother cow...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to a cow-calf ranching operation through computer simulation AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John

Effects of bark debris on benthic macro-fauna of Yaquina Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Walker, John David
Abstract:: Benthic samples were collected during the summer, winter and spring seasons from upper Yaquina Estuary, a region used by Georgia- Pacific Corporation for log dumping and storage. Samples came from an active log dump and storage areas as well as areas not associated with log handling activity. The samples were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Bay, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John David Walker for the Master of Science (Name) (Degree

Direct-sampling optical techniques for the study of transient combustion events

Creator:: Herron, John R.
Abstract:: Techniques have been developed for measuring the temperature, stable species concentrations, and atomic radical concentrations during a transient combustion event. They combine the features of direct sampling with two spectroscopic techniques to produce relatively simple diagnostic techniques to obtain time-resolved measurements. In this study, a transient event was provided by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: transient combustion events AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John R. Herron for the degree of Doctor of

Synthesis of large-ring analogs of estrone

Creator:: Pierce, John Robert
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF John Robert Pierce for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistr presented on

Temporal scale, cover type and climate effects on surface energy and mass exchange

Creator:: Kimball, John S.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John S. Kimball for the degree of

The effects of various pre-weighing procedures on the reported weights of air pollutants collected by filtration

Creator:: Kowalczyk, John F.
Abstract:: A study was conducted to determine what effects the type of pollutants, storage conditions, storage time, and method of sample conditioning have on the reported weight of an air pollutant collected by filtration. Samples were collected from a refuse dump, an arc furnace smelting nickel ore, and a rotary kiln...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Reported Weights of Air Pollutants Collected By Filtration AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John Francis

Participation of farm operators in public land conservation programs in the Cypress Creek Basin of Crockett County, Tennessee

Creator:: Emison, John Avery
Abstract:: This research deals with the problem of soil erosion in Cypress Creek basin in West Tennessee and farmer participation in public conservation programs. The study area is marginal to the Tennessee Valley, a region identified in the 1930's as having a serious agricultural soil erosion problem. The four voluntary programs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Freezing resistance of tissues in the twig of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)

Creator:: Alden, John Norman
Abstract:: The relative freezing resistance of tissues in the stem, foliage and buds of terminal twigs from Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) was investigated at about ten-day intervals from summer until the following spring. Tissues from growing twigs collected before development of dormancy had no freezing resistance and were killed immediately...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact of National Interstate Route 5 on adjacent non-agricultural land uses in the Willamette Valley, from Salem to Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Preston, John Phillip
Abstract:: The impacts of modern limited-access highways on the spatial distribution of non-agricultural development, and their influence in the shaping of occupancy patterns, are far-reaching and should be of eminent concern to all Americans. The location of the Interstate routes, with 80 percent of their 41,000 miles crossing rural localities, renders...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Synchronization in a CMOS technology

Creator:: Flannagan, Stephen T.
Abstract:: The problem of synchronization arises in the interaction among digital systems not sharing a common clock reference. The reliability of synchronizers is related to metastable operation of bistable elements. Because of its subtle nature, the phenomenon until recently was not widely researched. However, the literature now contains a sound theoretical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The advisory committee consisted of professor John Owen and professor Richard Adams of Oregon

A history of intercollegiate wrestling at Oregon State University (1909-1974)

Creator:: Nelson, Richard C. (Richard Cornelius), 1932-
Abstract:: Intercollegiate wrestling at Oregon State University had its inception on March 20, 1909. On that day, the Oregon Agricultural College wrestling team wrestled in a home meet against the team from Washington State College. The Beavers, under the tutelage of their first coach Eddie O'Connell, won their first intercollegiate meet,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard Cornelius Nelson for

The feasibility of establishing a futures delivery point for Pacific Northwest feeder cattle

Creator:: Carpenter, John Teller
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John Teller Carpenter for the

The effects of phonocardioscan screening and cardiologist follow-up procedures on delabeled cardiac patients among school-age children

Creator:: Maughan, Richard Leishman
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was three-fold: to determine how the false assumption of an abnormal heart condition affected the lives of false-positive students; the effects of phonocardioscan screening and cardiologist follow-up procedures on delabeled school children; and the effectiveness of the follow-up procedures used in delabeling the false-positive students....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD LEISHMAN MAUGHAN for

The thermal decomposition of aralkyl thiocarbonates

Creator:: Bartsch, Richard A.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT RICHARD ALLEN BARTSCH OF THE THESIS OF for

The effect of air injection at the exhaust ports of a gasoline engine on the oxides of nitrogen emissions

Creator:: Reid, Richard Stowell
Abstract:: The importance of automobile exhaust as a source of atmospheric pollutants has been recognized for several years. With the control of stationary sources in geographic areas such as Los Angeles County, the automobile has become the major uncontrolled source of air pollution. The three major pollutants emitted by automobiles are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD STOWELL REID for the

Silvicultural and economic aspects of removal of scattered overmature trees from a well-stocked pole stand in the Sitka sprucewestern hemlock type

Creator:: Williamson, Richard L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: SPRUCE.WESTERN HEMLOCK TYPE y RICHARD LEE WILLIAMSON A ThESIS submitted to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY in

Identification of the role of the physician's assistant in Oregon utilizing the Delphi technique

Creator:: Travis, Harold Richard
Abstract:: This study, conducted with the cooperation of the Oregon Comprehensive Health Planning Agency, Salem, had a threefold purpose: (1) to identify the role of the physician's assistant (PA) in Oregon, (2) to provide substantive data for recommendations regarding changes in PA licensure, and (3) to provide information which may be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Oregon utilizing the Delphi technique AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF HAROLD RICHARD TRAVIS for

Detection of 2,4-D herbicide damage using ground-based measurements : implications for remote sensing

Creator:: McCreight, Richard W.
Abstract:: Spectral patterns of three brush species under the influence of herbicide treatment were investigated to evaluate the effectiveness of monitoring forest vegetation management using ground-based and remote sensing techniques. Foliage of Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don), golden chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla Dougl.), and hairy manzanita (Arctostaphylos columbiana Piper) sprayed with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Crustal structure and faulting of the Gulf of California from geophysical modeling and deconvolution of magnetic profiles

Creator:: Doguin, Pierre
Abstract:: Using gravity, magnetic, bathymetric and seismic refraction data, I have constructed a geophysical cross-section of the central part of the northern Gulf of California. The section exhibits a crustal thickness of 18 km and features an anomalous block of high density lower basement (3.15 g/cm³) which probably resulted from rifting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ? My thanks to all the geophysics faculty members, especially to John Nabelek for jumping late on my

Lowpass and bandpass current-mode delta-sigma DACs employing mismatch-shaping

Creator:: Shui, Tao, 1969-
Abstract:: Delta-sigma modulators are currently a very popular technique for making high-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs). These oversampled data converters have several advantages over conventional Nyquist-rate converters, including an insensitivity to many analog component imperfections, a simpler antialiasing filter and reduced accuracy requirements in the sample and hold....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Bandpass Current-Mode Delta-Sigma DACs Employing Mismatch- Shaping. Abstract approved: Richard Schreier

Young Adults’ Personal Goal Appraisals over the Great Recession Years : A Case Study of Germany

Creator:: Recksiedler, Claudia
Abstract:: In 2008, the “Great Recession” gained its momentum and quickly grew into a global crisis that led to massive gross domestic product declines and job losses in countries around the world. Relative to prior economic downturns, young adults were greatly affected by the Great Recession. This likely placed a premium...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten In 2008, the “Great Recession” gained its momentum and quickly

Multi-bit delta-sigma switched-capacitor DACs employing element-mismatch-shaping

Creator:: Lin, Haiqing
Abstract:: Delta-sigma modulators are currently a very popular technique for making high-resolution analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters (ADCs and DACs). Most delta-sigma modulators in production today employ single-bit quantization because a 1-bit DAC is inherently linear, whereas a multi-bit DAC is not. Were it not for this drawback, the use of multi-bit...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Delta-Sigma Switched-Capacitor DACs Employing Element- Mismatch- Shaping. Abstract approved: Richard

Development of a Bone Artifact Typology for the Oregon Coast

Creator:: Lindsay, Lee W.
Abstract:: This thesis was to develop a bone artifact typology for the Oregon coast. This typology was used to test the hypothesis that different geographical regions of the Oregon coast would have different artifact assemblages associated with them. These regions, identified by geologist from landform changes, have been defined as: region...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Redacted for Privacy Richard E. Ross This thesis was to develop a bone artifact typology for the Oregon

Aboriginal fishing at Seal Rock (35-LC-14) and Neptune (35-LA-3) : late-prehistoric archaeological sites on the central Oregon coast

Creator:: Zontek, Terry
Abstract:: A sample of fish remains from two late-prehistoric archaeological sites on the central coast of Oregon were analyzed to partially evaluate two models of aboriginal subsistence-settlement systems. One model is based upon ethnograhpic data, primarily Drucker's (1939), for Yakonen speakers collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Redacted for Privacy Richard E. Ross A sample of fish remains from two late-prehistoric archaeological

Megascopic plant remains from three housepits along the Applegate River, southwest Oregon

Creator:: Cole, Madeline L.
Abstract:: In 1982 a protohistoric archaeological site along the Applegate River in southwest Oregon was excavated by Oregon State University Department of Anthropology. Three housepits and a possible menstrual but were uncovered with lithic, faunal, and archaeobotanical elements recovered from house floors and hearths. Seven botanical taxa were represented by carbonized...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon. /7 Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Richard E. Ross In 1982 a protohistoric

Archaeological Investigations at the Seal Rock Site, 35LNC14 : A Late Prehistoric Shell Midden Located on the Central Oregon Coast

Creator:: Clark, Linda Ann
Abstract:: Seal Rock (35LNC14) is a late prehistoric shell midden site located on the central Oregon coast. Information derived from the faunal remains, radiocarbon dates, and location and size of the midden deposits suggest the site represents a late littoral stage of cultural adaptation. Analyses of lithic artifacts, and bone and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : A Late Prehistoric Shell Midden Located on the Central Oregon Coast Abstract approved: Richard E

Endogenous activity rhythms of the vertically migrating ocean shrimp

Creator:: Frey, John Richard
Abstract:: This study is an investigation of the endogenous, or internal, rhythms of activity in the ocean shrimp, Pandalus jordani, Groups of shrimp were kept in constant light and temperature conditions in the laboratory, and activity was monitored visually and with infrared photography. Other groups of animals were exposed to 24-hour...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN RICHARD FREY for the MASTER

Toward Automated Decision-Making in Power Systems Wide-Area Protection

Creator:: Meier, Richard John
Abstract:: In recent years there have been many improvements in the reliability of critical infrastructure systems. Despite these improvements and despite targeted efforts to improve the operation and control of the electric grid, the power systems industry has seen relatively small advances in this regard. For instance, today's power system is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Wide-Area Protection AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard John Meier for the degree of Master of

The applicability of sintering mechanisms in the initial stage restructuring and preferential pore migration of irradiated (U₀.₈₅Pu₀.₁₅)C sphere-pac fuel

Creator:: Guenther, Richard John
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard John Guenther for

An analysis of attitude change occuring among intern teachers during their internship year in the Portland urban teacher education program

Creator:: Withycombe, Richard John
Abstract:: The study was designed to determine the attitudes of intern teachers toward specified concepts as they began their internship in the Portland Urban Teacher Education Program and upon completion of their intern training, prior to receiving certification through Oregon State University. The direction and intensity of attitude change across the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF RICHARD JOHN WITHYCOMBE for the DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (Name) (Degree) in EDUCATION presented on

Transferability of equities of Oregon agricultural marketing and supply cooperatives

Creator:: Valpey, John Richard
Abstract:: This thesis, although dealing specifically with Oregon Agricultural cooperatives, has significance for agricultural cooperatives on a national basis when discussing equity financing. The central issue is whether a patron may in effect transfer his cooperative equity holding to another person without impairing the total function of the cooperative? To answer...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN RICHARD VALPEY for the degree

Varietal differences in response of winter wheat varieties to nitrogen fertilizer and environment

Creator:: Ambler, John Richard
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences between winter wheat varieties in response to nitrogen fertilizer. Seven nitrogen fertilizer rate x variety factorial experiments were conducted in several environments. Dry matter and nitrogen yields at boot, soft dough, and harvest and grain yield components were measured. The yield...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to nitrogen fertilizer and environment AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John Richard Ambler for the

Some characteristics of time and space patterns of fall precipitation in northwest Oregon

Creator:: Velthoen, John Richard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: NORTffEST OREGON by JON RICHARD V!LTHOEN . TIrESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE in partial

Genetic components of variation in a bay mussel embryo bioassay

Creator:: Richards, John Barnett
Abstract:: The contribution of genetic effects to the variation in percent normal development observed in a bay mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) embryo bioassay was determined. A factorial breeding experiment was accomplished in which 9 males were mated with 3 females. Each mating was repeated 10 times, yielding 270 mussel embryo cultures,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Agricultural occupations in Clatsop County

Creator:: Johnson, John Richard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The distribution of certain sequences of n-Tuples of numbers Modulo 1

Creator:: Daily, John
Abstract:: See pdf
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Delta-sigma modulators employing continuous-time circuits and mismatch-shaped DACs

Creator:: Zhang, Bo
Abstract:: Delta-sigma modulators are currently a very popular technique for making high-resolution analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. These oversampled data converters have several advantages over conventional Nyquist-rate converters, including an insensitivity to many analog component imperfections, a simpler antialiasing filter and reduced accuracy requirements in the sample and hold. Though the initial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Modulators Employing Continuous-Time Circuits and Mismatch- Shaped DACs. Abstract approved: Richard

Habitat selection by American martens (Martes americana) in coastal northwestern California

Creator:: Slauson, Keith M.
Abstract:: The Humboldt marten, Martes americana humboldtensis, has undergone a dramatic decline throughout its historical distribution in coastal Northwestern California. There is currently only one known population occupying an area occurring in <5% of the historical distribution of the subspecies. Conservation and management efforts to benefit this population are hampered by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my committee members John Tappeiner and Richard Schmitz for their insight and suggestions during

Visions beyond reality : Keat's poetic rejection of enlightenment philosophy

Creator:: Plett, Corey J.
Abstract:: John Keats, as a principal figure in the Romantic movement in Europe, reacted against the philosophy of the Enlightenment. His poetry and letters are testament to his distrust of, and resistance to, an ever increasingly clinical and "reasonable" society. Keats's poetic thought--imaginative, speculative, dialectic--is the antithesis of an Enlightenment philosophy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : - Dr. Cheryl Glenn John Keats, as a principal figure in the Romantic movement in Europe, reacted

Ocean wave-generated microseisms at the Oregon coast

Creator:: Bodvarsson, Gudrun M.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and guidance throughout the work of this thesis. I also thank Dr. Richard Couch, who served on my

Compositional variations in hydrothermal white mica and chlorite from wall-rock alteration at the Ann-Mason porphyry copper deposit, Nevada

Creator:: Cohen, Julia F.
Abstract:: The detection of subtle variations in mineral chemistry in zoned hydrothermal alteration associated with the formation of porphyry copper deposits by short-wave infrared spectroscopy and rock chemistry are potentially valuable vectoring tools for mineral exploration. In order to correctly interpret the data collected by these methods, results must be calibrated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An eleven year study of nitrate leaching in vegetable production with winter cover crops

Creator:: Feaga, Jeff
Abstract:: The Willamette Valley of Oregon has high rates of winter precipitation that cause leaching losses of residual fertilizer nitrogen (N) as nitrate (NO₃). Cover crops may have potential to mitigate N loss. Shallow groundwater was sampled for 11 years from plots planted in summer vegetables with and without winter cover...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Surface complexation of protons and sulfate by kaolinite

Creator:: Wildensee, Frank
Abstract:: The emission of sulfur oxides from anthropogenic sources represents a potential threat to terrestrial ecosystems. Sulfate, the most highly oxidized form of sulfur, is the most common form of inorganic sulfur in most soil environments. The sorption of sulfate may influence the alkalinity of the soil solution and as a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Richard Dick, John Westall, and Thomas Bedell for their suggestions and for serving on my committee

The computer, the computer user group, and the civil engineer

Creator:: Cunningham, Gerald Robert
Abstract:: An attempt to determine the relationship between the computer, the computer program exchange organization and today's practicing civil engineer has just been completed. A questionnaire was used to obtain information and opinions from 850 selected practicing civil engineers. Based on those questionnaires reaching their addresses, a return rate of 81.7...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , AND THE CIVIL ENGINEER Abstract approved: r. John Peterson An attempt to determine the

Acoustical localization of concealed prey by the diurnal harrier (Circus cyaneus)

Creator:: Rice, William Richard
Abstract:: I experimentally examined the adaptive significance of the anatomical and behavioral convergence between the harrier (Circus cyaneus, also refered to as the marsh hawk) and certain owls that are capable of capturing prey in total darkness. Anatomically, both the harrier and owls have evolved a sound collecting facial ruff (a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: harrier (Circus cyaneus) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William Richard Rice for the degree of Doctor of

On coastal trapped waves at low latitudes in a stratified ocean

Creator:: Romea, Richard Dennis
Abstract:: The response on the continental shelf of a baroclinic ocean to driving by an alongshore coastal wind stress and by barotropic and baroclinic wind forced interior motions is studied as a function of latitude. The relative excitation of continental shelf waves and internal Kelvin waves is studied. The response of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard D. Romea for the degree of

Phylogenetics and genomic patterns of speciation in Pinus with an empahsis on subgenus Strobus

Creator:: Syring, John V.
Abstract:: Data from nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (nrITS) and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) have failed to resolve phylogenetic relationships in Pinus. To provide greater interspecific resolution, five low-copy nuclear genes were developed from mapped conifer anchor loci. Four genes were sequenced from species representing all Pinus subsections. Individual loci do...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF John V. Syring for the

Double subduction beneath Hispaniola? an investigation of earthquakes by body wave inversion

Creator:: Ludwig, Rainer
Abstract:: High seismic activity occurs along the Caribbean and the North American Plate boundary beneath the eastern part of Hispaniola. A large number of intermediate to deep earthquakes are clustered between the Puerto Rico Trench to the north and the Muertos Trench to the south suggesting the possibility of concurrent subduction...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOLEDGMENTS I would like to thank both my major professors, John Náblek and Gordon Ness, for the opportunity

Effects of environmental conditions on germination and early seedling development in Agropyron spicatum

Creator:: Evenden, Angela G.
Abstract:: This research evaluated the germination and early seedling development response of two sources of bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) to a wide range of environmental conditions. Seeds collected near John Day, Oregon and Secar seed obtained from the Soil Conservation Service were used in the investigations. Evaluation of the germination response...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: wide range of environmental conditions. Seeds collect- ed near John Day, Oregon and Secar seed

An optimization model to allocate forestry incentives funds in teak plantations of the southern-coastal region of Guatemala

Creator:: Pavez, Ricardo
Abstract:: Guatemala is internationally recognized as a country suitable to invest in the forestry industry. The first Guatemalan Forest Incentive Program – PINFOR- was implemented in 1996 to foster local forestry through cost-sharing. However, it lacks both formal land use planning processes and mechanisms to assess economic potential of projects, so...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Thanks to my major professor Dr. John Sessions and the Committee members Dr. Richard Adams, Dr. Eric

How the animals found their places : pattern detection, experimentation, and epistemology in a high desert stream fish assemblage

Creator:: White, Seth Michael
Abstract:: I examined the relative roles of biotic and abiotic factors in structuring redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss distributions in the South Fork John Day. I first examined the relationship between the biological traits of the fish assemblage and riparian-geomorphic features in context of prevailing theories of stream ecology stemming from the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss distributions in the South Fork John Day. I first examined the

Seed bank response to juniper expansion in the semi-arid lands of Oregon, USA

Creator:: Duncan, Corinne M.
Abstract:: Expansion of Juniperus occidentalis into the sagebrush steppe has resulted in significant changes in understory composition. A consequence of increased J. occidentalis dominance may be a depletion of the seed bank. The potential for depletion is problematic because a reduction in the amount of species available from the seed bank...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Richard F. Miller Expansion of Juniperus occidentalis into the sagebrush steppe has

Whale Cove (35LNC60) : an archaeological investigation on the central Oregon coast

Creator:: Rogers, Ann Bennett
Abstract:: The Whale Cove Site, 35LNC60, is a shell midden, showing occupations from 3010 B.P. to 330 B.P., spanning the Early and Late Littoral Periods. Analysis of mammalian faunal remains, bone and antler tools, lithics and discriptions of recovered shellfish artifacts allows for chronological refinement of the previously mentioned archeologically defined...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thanks to my committee members: Richard Ross, John Young, Dan Schafer, and Bruce Shephard. In addition

Sulfur oxidation and rhodanese activity in soils

Creator:: Deng, Shiping
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Redacted for privacy Richard P. Dick Elemental S (S°) is an economical source of sulfur fertilizer but

Simulation of vegetation and hydrology for climate change analysis of a mountain watershed

Creator:: Waichler, Scott R.
Abstract:: Climate change is expected to have both direct and indirect effects on water resources. Hydrologic impacts of two indirect effects, vegetation density and stomata! conductance, are evaluated for the American River, a 200 km² watershed in the Cascade Range of Washington state. First, a set of distributed hydrology-biogeochemistry model structures...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: important guidance by Richard Cuenca, Mark Wigmosta, John Selker, and Ron Neilson. Thank you for helping me

Use of MIKE SHE for estimation of evapotranspiration in the Sprague River Basin

Creator:: Shakya, Suva R.
Abstract:: MIKE SHE is a fully distributed, physically-based hydrologic model that can simulate water movement over and under the Earth's surface. Evapotranspiration (ET) is one of the components of this model. MIKE SHE uses a modification of the Kristensen -Jensen (1975) method to calculate actual ET. This method is based on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: River Basin Abstract approved: Richard H. Cuenca MIKE SHE is a fully distributed

Biological interrelationships between the Ambrosia beetle Xyleborus dispar with its symbiotic fungus Ambrosiella hartigii

Creator:: French, John Richard Joseph
Abstract:: Biological interrelationships between the ambrosia beetle Xyleborus dispar (F.) (Coleoptera:Scolytidae) with its symbiotic fungus, Ambrosiella hartigii Batra (Fungi Imperfecti) were investigated in western Oregon. Postdiapause adults of X. dispar collected in March through June with rotary nets, and excised from overwintered and newly attacked host material, produced a single generation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Xyleborus dispar and its symbiotic fungus Ambrosiella hartigii AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN RICHARD

Eigenfunction expansions for self-adjoint bilinear operators in Hilbert space

Creator:: Phillips, John Richard, 1934-
Abstract:: See pdf
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN RICHARD PHILLIPS for the Ph

Theoretical physics takes root in America : John Archibald Wheeler as student and mentor

Creator:: Christensen, Terry M.
Abstract:: John Archibald Wheeler (09 July 1911- ) is a familiar name to physicists and historians of physics alike. Among his many contributions to the corpus of knowledge, in 1939 John Wheeler and Niels Bohr co-authored the first paper on the generalized mechanism of nuclear fission. Beyond that seminal work, Wheeler...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Physics Takes Root in America: John Archibald Wheeler as Student and Mentor Abstract approved

Transforming sectionalism to unity through narrative in John Brown Gordon's "The last days of the Confederacy"

Creator:: Acklin, David R.
Abstract:: John Brown Gordon was committed to the mission of national reconciliation. He knew that the South would have to embrace the North to repair the devastation of the Civil War. Driven by dedication to public service after the war, he worked through his positions in governmental offices to help the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: John Brown Gordon's "The Last Days of the Confederacy." AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David R. Acklin

The application of John Rawls' principles of justice to health care distribution in the United States

Creator:: Wetle, Victoria L.
Abstract:: The principles of justice developed by John Rawls and articulated in his work A Theory of Justice, published in 1971, were used as the evaluative tool in assessing health care distribution in the United States. A model for using Rawls' theory was developed emphasizing the role of the 'least advantaged'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The application of John Rawls' principles of justice to

Structural geology of the Mount Polley Cu-Au district, south-central British Columbia

Creator:: Wafforn, Stephanie R.
Abstract:: The Mount Polley copper-gold deposit is one of a series of porphyry copper deposits that occur in a belt of accreted Mesozoic age island arc terranes in the Canadian Cordillera. The deposit comprises three breccia-hosted Cu-Au ore zones that are associated with a series of monzodiorite to monzonite intrusions emplaced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ John H. Dilles Andrew J

The relationship between biorhythms and injuries in female college gymnastic participants

Creator:: Chiang, Kai-sun
Abstract:: Biorhythm theory proponents believe that humans have a 23-day physical cycle, a 28-day emotional cycle, and a 33-day intellectual cycle. According to biorhythm theories a person in the positive portion of any single cycle, the performance potential is enhanced for those tasks related to that particular rhythm. When each cycle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Female College Gymnaq4c Participants Redacted for PrivacyAbstract approved: Richard F. Irvin

Transformations of sulfur in wetland rice soils

Creator:: Islam, M. Mujibul
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Richard P. Dick In recent years sulfur (S) deficiency has emerged as constraint to rice production in

Demonstration of fiber optic distributed temperature sensing to differentiate cold water refuge between ground water inflows and hyporheic exchange

Creator:: Collier, Michael W.
Abstract:: Recent developments in Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) have allowed new insight into the surface-to-ground water interaction. The continuous temperature measurement by the DTS allows for cool water inflows to be located during warm summer months. These cool water inflows can then be differentiated between ground water and hyporheic exchange. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Richard H. Cuenca Recent developments in Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) have allowed new

The static and dynamic analysis of discretely represented moorings and cables by numerical means

Creator:: Dominguez, Richard Frank
Abstract:: Computer oriented techniques and procedures are presented for the analysis of single and multiple cable systems. Application is made to a two-point mooring system influenced by surface and subsurface hydrodynamic loading. The effects of the various parameters are presented and the numerical method is compared to exact solutions obtained from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: moorings and cables by numerical means AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RICHARD FRANK DOMINGUEZ for the

Opamp characterization techniques

Creator:: Ramamurthy, Karthik
Abstract:: Standard methodologies exist for testing and characterizing digital circuits but the same cannot be said of analog circuits. Though much theoretical work has been done to model the linear and nonlinear aspects of analog circuits, a firm practical background for the design of testable analog cells has yet to be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Professor Richard Schreier and Professor John Peterson for kindly agreeing to be a part of the committee

Monitoring potential groundwater contamination due to agricultural production in Lane County, Oregon

Creator:: Gatchell, Lance O.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Groundwater Contamination due to Agricultural Production in Lane County OR. Abstract approved: John S

Moment-tensor inversion for regional earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Xia, Ganyuan
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Earthauakes in the Pacific Northwest Abstract approved: John L. Nabelek With the increasing volume of very

Classroom teachers' accuracy in observing students' motor performance

Creator:: King, Christine Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine how accurate classroom teachers' observations are for identifying high and low motor performances. In order to assess teacher accuracy in rating motor performance, an analysis was conducted on students' scores on the Short Form of the Bruininks - Oseretsky Test of Motor...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Performance Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: John M. Dunn The purpose of this study was to examine

Assessment of ground water recharge and quality under agricultural production in Lane County, Oregon

Creator:: Shelby, Patrick M.
Abstract:: Assessment of the environmental impacts of an agricultural production system requires information on both soil water quality and solute flux. Passive Capillary Samplers (PCAPS), which sample water from the vadose zone using fiber glass wicks, have shown potential to provide both flux and solute concentration in unsaturated zone sampling but...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: John S. Selker Assessment of the environmental impacts of an agricultural production system

A methodology for evaluating the economic impact on directed fisheries of by-catch losses in the foreign and joint-venture groundfish fisheries

Creator:: Queirolo, Lewis E.
Abstract:: The principal objective of this analysis is the development of a methodological approach that would permit a more complete evaluation of the physical and economic consequences of prohibited species by-catch (PSC) losses, such as occur in the harvest of groundfish. To achieve efficient management of the several marine species involved...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: sincerely thank Dr. John A. Edwards for his service as major professor during my doctoral study. His

Estimating crop yield and production changes as a function of irrigation deficit based on watershed and county level data

Creator:: Darakjian, Priscila
Abstract:: Response of agricultural crops to irrigation water deficit is well-understood at the field scale. Broader scale (watershed and county levels) studies have been less frequently performed. Data collection at the field level for extensive areas is time consuming and expensive. The importance of studies at a broader scale for evaluating...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Yield and Production Changes as a Abstract approved: John P. Bolte Response of agricultural crops to

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