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Opening Pandora's Box at the Roof of the World : The Past and Present of Avian Influenza Science

Creator:: Canavan, Barbara C.
Abstract:: By means of a case study and historical analysis, this dissertation examines the past and present of avian influenza. By integrating disconnected histories of human and animal influenza, this dissertation links historical insights with the concerns of contemporary avian flu science. It is not only a natural history of avian...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Science, presented on December 4, 2015 Title: Opening Pandora’s Box at the Roof of the World: The

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

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:: Degree of Master of Science in History of Science presented on June 12, 2006 Title: Theoretical

Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College, 1911-1921

Creator:: McHugh, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: Across from the Memorial Union on Oregon State University’s campus sits Milam Hall, the former site of the Department of Home Economics. The building is named for Ava Milam Clark, the dean of home economics for thirty-three years, from 1917 to 1950. I aim to understand Ava Milam’s early career...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in History and Philosophy of Science presented on March 15, 2022 Title

An analysis of the ability and achievement of students in career cluster programs compared to students not in career cluster programs

Creator:: Warberg, William B.
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the ability and achievement of students in career cluster programs to the ability and achievement of students not in career cluster programs. The cluster programs included in this study were Distributive Education, Health Careers, Mechanical, Food Services, Metals, Child Care, Construction,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William B. Warberg for the

Urban and rural-residential land uses : their role in watershed health and the rehabilitation of Oregon's wild salmonids

Creator:: Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team
Abstract:: Urban areas currently cover a small fraction of Oregon’s landscape but will expand to accommodate an increasingly large proportion of the state’s growing population and economic activity. Residential developments on rural lands now cover more than twice the area occupied by Oregon’s urban developments and are growing rapidly. Oregon urban...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: of Oregon. The following topics are considered in the form of science questions, and comprise the

In the midst of a revolution : science, fish culture, and the Oregon Game Commission, 1935-1949

Creator:: Hahn, Linda
Abstract:: This thesis will address the transformation of biological sciences during the 1930s and 1940s and it effects on fisheries science. It will focus on Oregon State College and specifically the Department of Fish and Game Management and the interaction with the Oregon Game Commission. Support for mutation theory and neo-...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in History of Science presented on February 4. 2000. Title: In the Midst of a

Postglacial forest succession, climate, and chronology in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: American Philosophical Society and Hansen, Henry P.
Abstract:: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society - n.s. v. 37 pt.1 (1947)
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: . Forest Service FIG. 2. Patchwise stands of sub-alpine species in southern Washington Cascades

Forage for wildlife : grassland and forests

Creator:: Cleary, Delbert V.
Abstract:: In Foothills for Food and Forests, the International Hill Land Symposium, held at Oregon State University in April 1983.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: SUMMARY Delbert V. Cleary Department of Fish and Wildlife Rt. 5, Box 325 Corvallis, OR 97330 The

Mars and Popular Astronomy, 1890-1910

Creator:: Simpson, Emily M.
Abstract:: Beginning in the late-nineteenth century, several dialogues emerged concerning life on Mars. Some supported the notion of an inhabited Mars, citing recent observations of the planet, while others, pointing to a lack of concrete evidence, denied the validity of such a bold hypothesis. The dialogues within and between different...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Emily M. Simpson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of Science presented on June 12

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Opening Pandora's Box at the Roof of the World : The Past and Present of Avian Influenza Science

John Archibald Wheeler : a study of mentoring in modern physics

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

Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College, 1911-1921

An analysis of the ability and achievement of students in career cluster programs compared to students not in career cluster programs

Urban and rural-residential land uses : their role in watershed health and the rehabilitation of Oregon's wild salmonids

In the midst of a revolution : science, fish culture, and the Oregon Game Commission, 1935-1949

Postglacial forest succession, climate, and chronology in the Pacific Northwest

Forage for wildlife : grassland and forests

Mars and Popular Astronomy, 1890-1910

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