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Maximizing urban property values through open space conservation

Creator:: Oakley, Winston
Abstract:: This study investigates the share of open space that maximizes total private property values in urban areas. Open space poses a number of trade-offs to city managers. On the one hand, previous studies have shown that certain kinds of open space can increase property values, which tends to increase tax...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Winston Oakley for the degree of Master of Science in Applied

Oregon coastal lake study : phosphorus loading and water quality implications

Creator:: Blair, Michael Stuart
Abstract:: A study of phosphorus loading and water quality implications was conducted for the Oregon coastal lakes. The study was based on existing data for lake total phosphorus concentrations and for watershed land uses. A phosphorus mass-balance model was developed to predict lake total phosphorus concentrations from estimated phosphorus loading from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The relationship of mathematics in Oregon high schools to placement and success in first-year mathematics at Oregon State University

Creator:: Nelson, Bruce Edward
Abstract:: This investigation was designed to study articulation between Oregon secondary mathematics programs and college mathematics at Oregon State University. Three main facets of the problem were studied: 1. The relationship of several factors to the CEEB Level I Mathematics Achievement Test score. 2. The feasibility of a discriminant function as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Selected factors related to children's adjustment following sibling death

Creator:: McCown, Darlene Elizabeth
Abstract:: Previous research had indicated that siblings of deceased children developed a variety of behavioral problems as a result of the death (Binger et al., 1969; Cain et al., 1964; Martinson et al., 1980; Stehbens, & Lascari, 1974). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of selected factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: larger region extending from Klamath Falls, Oregon to Kelso, Washington, and from Winston, Oregon, to

Super rockets : a case study of illicit drug use in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Creator:: Al-Madani, Mohamed E.
Abstract:: An apparent consequence of the petroleum boom of the 1970s is the exposure of Saudi Arabia, a formerly closed society, to a massive onslaught of customs and values emanating primarily from western societies. The illegal use of drugs is one such phenomenon which has gained momentum and rapidly expanded. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: "nondrug drugs" (Oakley, 1978) such as alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, and over-the-counter drugs. Although

Engineering design knowledge management and capture using a process overview document

Creator:: Zarins, Andis M.
Abstract:: An experiment was conducted to examine the possible impact of an engineering design and problem solving process overview document on knowledge management and capture. A process overview document was first created. Next, two multi-disciplinary design teams worked over a two-week span to develop concepts to address a problematic opportunity. One...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Identification of beauty culture skills for Alberta high schools

Creator:: Chatterton, Vonda Joy
Abstract:: This study identified the skills necessary to successfully complete the beauty culture program of Alberta. The (Alberta) beauty culture teachers (N =40) were surveyed, with their responses being used to assess the perceived skills. The instument, a 41 item survey, was established through the use of a Delphi panel to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Perceptions about mother-daughter relationships during daughters' childbearing

Creator:: Martell, Louise Kelly
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in contact, emotional closeness, and aid exchange in the mother-daughter, relationship during daughter's first pregnancy. According to the literature reviewed, women increase contact with and become emotionally closer to their mothers with pregnancy. It appears that pregnant women have increased feelings...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Oakley, 1980). These works mention that women draw closer to their mothers during pregnancy and the

Pan, techo y libertad : women, gender and development in the Afro-Ecuadorian highlands

Creator:: Guerron-Montero, Carla Maria
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

From sister to sister to woman : the role of sororities in the social transmission of gender

Creator:: Gilmore, Jennifer
Abstract:: Sororities play an important role in the process by which sorority women become gendered by influencing members' ideas about what it means to be a woman. Women and men become gendered through regular social interaction with other women and men, and sororities have a particularly strong impact on their members...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Maximizing urban property values through open space conservation

Oregon coastal lake study : phosphorus loading and water quality implications

The relationship of mathematics in Oregon high schools to placement and success in first-year mathematics at Oregon State University

Selected factors related to children's adjustment following sibling death

Super rockets : a case study of illicit drug use in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Engineering design knowledge management and capture using a process overview document

Identification of beauty culture skills for Alberta high schools

Perceptions about mother-daughter relationships during daughters' childbearing

Pan, techo y libertad : women, gender and development in the Afro-Ecuadorian highlands

From sister to sister to woman : the role of sororities in the social transmission of gender

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