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Hydrophobicity of Cindery Typic Cryorthents

Creator:: Evans, Lynn B.
Abstract:: The hydrophobicity of soils of the Deschutes National Forest was studied. The soils are Cindery Typic Cryorthents, formed in cinders and ash from Mt. Mazama. Ponderosa pine is the dominant overstory vegetation. Of particular interest was the effect of prescribed burning on hydrophobicity. Fire has been shown to cause a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF THE THESIS OF Lynn B. Evans for the degree of Master of Science in Soil Science presented on

Salmon disaster

Creator:: Hooley, Darlene
Abstract:: Folder includes testimony on closure of west coast salmon fisheries.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Contact: Joan Evans May 14, 2008 202-226-8018 Representative Darlene Hooley Applauds Passage of $170

An assessment of electrophysiological and auditory processing instruments in relation to learning disabilities

Creator:: Evans, Evan L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Copyright by EVAN LYNN EVANS APRIL 1, 1982 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AN ASSESSMENT OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL

Fish Passage Center Letter from tribal leaders

Creator:: Hooley, Darlene, Cloud, Louis, Minthorn, Antone, Miles, Rebecca, and Suppah, Ron
Abstract:: Letter from federally-recognized treaty fishing tribes of the Columbia River Basin to Darlene Hooley requesting continued funding for the Fish Passage Center.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: and Wildlife Program,§ 300(b)(1) and (3)). The Water Budget Managers (now the Fish Passage Center

b-em9027gettingstarted.pdf

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Langellotto, Gail Ann, Anderson-Wilk, Mark, Bauer, Michael E., Dreves, Amy J., Fick, Barbara Jean, Gentle, Tom, Glick, G. (Gail), Locke, Kerry A., Long, L. E. (Lynn Edwards), 1953-, Lundin, Fred, Maul, Jerry Lee, McNeilan, Jan, McNeilan, Ray A., Morgan, Steve, Patterson, Pat, Penhallegon, Ross H., 1951-, Reynolds, Janice, Rogers, Bill, Rost, Bob, Savonen, Carol, Tiger, George, VanDerZanden, Ann Marie, 1966-, Weeks, Tom, and Welch, Teresa
Abstract:: A publication containing advice on a wide range of gardening topics, including composting, container gardens, fall/winter gardens, fertilizing, insect pests, plant diseases, planting guidelines, raised beds, site selection, slugs, soil improvement, tilling, warm-season crops, watering, and weeds. Includes regional tips for various parts of Oregon.

Reductive dechlorination of chlorophenols by vitamin B

Creator:: Smith, Mark Harrison
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Reductive dechlorination of chlorophenols by vitamin B

The effects of behavioral objectives on student achievment in college chemistry

Creator:: Mongkolsiri, Pravate
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing behavioral objectives prior to instruction on the achievement of students in a one-semester college general chemistry course and to determine the effect of providing behavioral objectives of selected chemistry experiments in the acquisition of achievement associated with laboratory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Thomas P. Evans The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing behavioral

Nitrogen fixation associated with grasses and other species in Oregon

Creator:: Nelson, Arthur Duane
Abstract:: Nitrogen fixation in both natural and domestic grasslands of Oregon was studied using the acetylene reduction assay. A substantial number of these tests made gave positive acetylene reduction activity. Rates in the range of 60g N₂ fixed/ha/day were observed for some Agrostis species. Assuming that this rate proceeds for 100...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Raju, Evans, and Seidler (1972) into the rhizosphere system of unusually green corn plants (Zea mays

Comparative effects of sterculic and malvalic acids on the hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 system of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)

Creator:: Bailey, Marcia Lynn
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF MARC IA LYNN BAILEY for the

Effect of hardwood leaf litter on water quality and treatment in a western Oregon municipal watershed

Creator:: Taylor, R. Lynn
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Western Orego n Municipal Watershe d b y R . Lynn Taylor, Paul W . Adam s Peter O . Nelson, Ramon J

Ova tranfers in sheep and rabbits : studies on material influences and irradiation damage

Creator:: Hunt, William Lynn
Abstract:: The first study utilized ova transfer in sheep and involved hormonal treatments for synchronization of estrus and superovulation in an investigation of crossbred maternal influences on inbred and linecross lambs. Synchronization of estrus in ewes was achieved effectively with either oral progestogen, 6 α-methyl-17α-hydroxy-progesterone acetate (60 mg./ewe/day), or intramuscular injections...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: WILLIAM LYNN HUNT (N;;.iI AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF for

Cannibalism in larvae of the long-toed salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylum

Creator:: Wildy, Erica Lynn
Abstract:: Predator-prey interactions have historically been studied to explain patterns of organization observed in populations and communities. They have also been important in understanding the evolution of antipredator responses in prey and counterstrategies in predators. Despite the breadth of knowledge that exists for heterospecific interactions, relatively few studies have investigated the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Long-Toed Salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylum by Erica Lynn Wildy A THESIS submitted to

Seasonal distribution and environment of adult Pacific herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) near Auke Bay, Lynn Canal, southeastern Alaska

Creator:: Carlson, Harry Richard
Abstract:: The distribution of adult Pacific herring (Clupea harengue pallasi) near Auke Bay, Lynn Canal, southeastern Alaska, varied by depth and geographic area over 24 successive months during 1973-75. From June through September, schools concentrated at 5- to 37-m depths where zooplankton was abundant, and moderate currents were present in a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Environment of Adult Pacific Herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) Near Auke Bay, Lynn Canal, r+-kc

Models of a four-species annual weed community : growth, competition, and community dynamics

Creator:: Roush, Mary Lynn
Abstract:: Models of weed communities aid in the development of weed management strategies and elucidate the processes and mechanisms that regulate plant populations and communities. A conceptual weed community model was developed to organize key regulatory life-history processes. Specific investigations focused on the processes of plant growth and competition, and relationships...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , competition, and community dynamics AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mary Lynn Roush for the degree of Doctor

Alternate methods of fattening steers in Eastern Oregon

Creator:: Whittington, David Lynn
Abstract:: Studies were conducted at the Squaw Butte Experiment Station during two consecutive years to : (1) compare various internal indicators and chromic oxide to estimate forage intake and fecal production, (2) compare methods of producing slaughter weight steers using maximum quantities of forage and minimum quantities of grain. Actual fecal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DAVID LYNN WHITTINGTON for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in

Influence of castration and estrogen replacement on sexual behavior in hetersexual, male-oriented and asexual rams

Creator:: Pinckard, Kelly Lynn
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: behavior in hetersexual, male-oriented and asexual rams AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kelly Lynn Pinckard

Four function space topologies

Creator:: Winter, Lynn Taylor
Abstract:: This paper defines four function space topologies, characterizes two of them in terms of more familiar concepts, and compares the four topologies. Then in the cases of the two less familiar topologies we have considered several common properties of topological spaces and attempted to answer the following question: If the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF Lynn Taylor Winter for the Master of Arts (name) (degree) in Mathematics presented on July 29

Skills and competencies for job entry in production agriculture in Polk County

Creator:: Burnham, Robert Lynn
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ROBERT LYNN BURNHAM_ for the

Influencing flower initiation and flower cluster set in the 'Barcelona' filbert with growth regulators

Creator:: Romines, Marsha Lynn
Abstract:: The alternate bearing cycle in the 'Barcelona' cultivar poses a major problem to the filbert industry. This study was conducted to alleviate this problem in one of two ways: by (1) increased floral initiation in the "on" year, and (2) increased cluster set in the "off" year. Growth regulators were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: H. B. Wagerstedt The alternate bearing cycle in the 'Barcelona* cultivar poses a

Unstable jet flow along zonal ridge topography

Creator:: Witter, Donna Lynn
Abstract:: Motivated by observations of locally enhanced sea level variability near steep topographic slopes in regions of strong time-mean flows, effects of zonal ridge topography on zonal oceanic jet flow are investigated. Unstable wave properties and the dynamics of eddy-mean flow interaction are evaluated as a function of topographic geometry using...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The influence of various resin parameters on the physical properties of oak flakeboard

Creator:: Jay, Gregory Lynn
Abstract:: The substantial increase in resin costs due to the recent energy crisis, increased public awareness to the problem of free formaldehyde from boards bonded with urea-formaldehyde resins, and a projected increase in the production of exterior board have emphasized the need for new and substitute adhesive systems. One new development...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Biotic acid: a new growth principle

Creator:: Eakin, Robert Edward
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: believing is evident when one considers the results which have been obtained in work on the vitamin B

Saudi and non-Saudi Arab male students' attitudes toward science and science achievement in secondary schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Creator:: Al-Shargi, Mohammed Rashed
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was (a) to develop a valid and reliable attitude toward science instrument for use with Arabic male students at the secondary school level, (b) to determine the differences in their attitudes toward science and in their achievement, and (c) to determine the relationship between measures...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Evans The purpose of this study was (a) to develop a valid and reliable attitude toward science

The effects of new science materials and inservice training on teaching styles in the Ciskei, South Africa

Creator:: Macdonald, Mary Allyson
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to analyze and compare the teaching styles of a trial group of junior secondary science teachers trained to use and using new materials, and a control group of teachers using traditional materials. The new materials consisted of portable science kits, demonstration apparatus, teacher's guides,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Nap/ ro4.1,. - Redacted for privacy Thomas P. Evans The purpose of the study was to

Science for the societally liabiled : the effect of a preliminary language-technique course upon academic success

Creator:: Henderson, Gwendolyn Witherspoon
Abstract:: The study was undertaken to determine if a university-level preliminary class concentrating upon the formalism and techniques germane to success in science would serve to improve minority academic performance, minority here being defined to include certain Asian Americans, Black Americans, Native Americans, Spanish surnamed Americans, and those white Americans who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: SUCCESS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Thomas P. Evans The study was undertaken to

The effect of games on cognitive abilities and on attitudes toward mathematics

Creator:: Henry, Kermit Maxson
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine if either of two selected commercial games, when used by seventh-grade mathematics teachers, would significantly improve students' (1) attitudes toward mathematics, (2) quantitative cognitive abilities, and (3) nonverbal cognitive abilities. Equations, a mathematics game, and Tac-Tickle, a strategy game, were chosen as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: PrivacyIV" "V." V Thomas P. Evans The purpose of this investigation was to determine if either of two

Properties of marginal aggregates treated with asphalt emulsion

Creator:: Evans, Gary L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this report is to address the problem of supplying construction aggregates to Oregon's coastal areas that are currently, or will in the near future, be deficient of good quality materials. This is done primarily by studying methods of utilizing marginal aggregates that are abundantly available in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: emulsion AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gary Lynn Evans for the degree of Master of Science in Civil

A study of the Megaloptera of the Pacific coastal region of the United States

Creator:: Evans, Elwin D.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ELWIN D. EVANS for the DOCTOR

Hydrogenase in Azotobacter vinelandii : the role of the heme ligands in HoxZ

Creator:: Meek, Laura
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (HoxG) and a small subunit (HoxK), and an integral membrane b-type cytochrome (HoxZ). Eight

Some properties of ribonucleotide reductase in Rhizobium species

Creator:: Cowles, Joe Richard, 1941-
Abstract:: Ribonucleotide reductase from Rhizobium meliloti has been partially purified and characterized. The enzymatic reduction of ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides is dependent upon B₁₂ coenzyme and dihydrolipoate. B₁₂ coenzyme was more effective than B₁₂ coenzyme analogues in the reductase reaction. The affinity of the R. meliloti reductase system for B₁₂ coenzyme was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: REDUCTASE IN RHIZOBIUM SPECIES Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Harold J. Evans Ribonucleotide

Integrated control of tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea L.)

Creator:: Powers Evans, Claudia L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Typed by Lynn O'Hare for Claudia L. Powers Evans ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my

A revision of the Macrocheles glaber species group (Acari: Macrochelidae) using phylogenetic systematics

Creator:: Walter, David Evans, 1950-
Abstract:: The Macrocheles glaber species group contains many of the common mites which are associated with the dung of domestic animals. Species in the glaber group have been investigated for their use as biological control agents of synanthropic flies. Over 10,000 slide-mounted specimens of Macrocheles in the OSU Acarology Collection and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Macrochelidae) using Phylogenetic Systematics AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David Evans Walter for the degree

Development and use of an instrument to measure student misconceptions of selected science concepts at the elementary school level in Thailand

Creator:: Tangmongkollert, Somsri
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to provide valid and reliable measures of misconceptions in the area of photosynthesis and respiration among fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students in Thailand. A 17-item, two-tier multiple-choice test was developed and validated using construct-related evidence to determine the appropriateness...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: was valid and reliable; (b) mean scores among grade levels were significantly different (p = 0.001

Frequency of testing and its effects on achievement, test anxiety and attitudes toward science of students at University Technology of Malaysia

Creator:: Yamin, Sulaiman Bin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of frequent versus conventional testing on Chemistry achievement test anxiety, and attitudes toward science of students enrolled in general chemistry classes at the University Technology of Malaysia. The subjects consisted of 278 students taking first year Chemistry at the University...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with the experimental group achieving at higher levels and (b) test anxiety with the experimental

An investigation of the metabolism of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate and its possible role in nitrogen fixation in soybean root nodules

Creator:: Wong, Peter Pasteur, 1941-
Abstract:: A major objective of this investigation was to determine the possible roles, if any, of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate and products of its metabolic breakdown in symbiotic nitrogen fixation by nodule bacteroids. Changes in poly -β- hydroxybutyrate content and in activities of nitrogenase, β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, and isocitrate lyase were studied under various conditions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: An investigation of the metabolism of poly-B

University mathematics students' perception of proof and its relationship to achievement

Creator:: Lewis, S. M.
Abstract:: The focus of this study was junior-level mathematics students' perception of proof and its relationship to achievement. The following problems were investigated: 1) nature of perception of proof of undergraduate mathematics students who have enrolled in Advanced Calculus; 2) relationship between students' perception of selected aspects of proof and their...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: privacy c:- Thomas P. Evans The focus of this study was junior-level mathematics students' perception of

Germination and seedling establishment of spiny hopsage (Grayia spinosa [Hook.] Moq.)

Creator:: Shaw, Nancy L. (Nancy Lynn), 1947-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: its genus, as Z. b. var. arizonica (Standl.) Welsh (Welsh 1984, Welsh et al. 1987). He used the

Simple models for the structure and dynamics of polyatomic fluids

Creator:: James, Corinne Patricia
Abstract:: Three areas of liquid state theory are considered. First, Monte Carlo computer simulation of a two-dimensional hard disk fluid with an imbedded ellipse was undertaken to determine how a non-spherical molecule affects intermolecular ordering. The elliptical molecule (with axial ratios of 2, 5 and 10) altered the isotropic distribution of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Fluids Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Glenn T. Evans Three areas of liquid state theory are

Development of a two-tiered multiple choice test to measure misconceptions in physics among high school students in Thailand

Creator:: Sangsupata, Sopapun
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to construct and develop a two-tiered multiple-choice test for the measurement of student misconceptions in optics at the level of secondary education in Thailand, as well as to investigate the effects of gender, grade level, and type of school upon levels of student misconceptions....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Students in Thailand Abstract approved: Thomas P. Evans The objectives of this study were to construct

Electron transport pathways in revertible hydrogen-uptake negative mutants and parent strain of Rhizobium japonicum

Creator:: Hickok, Ruth Ellen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy (44-ofessZtr tilAind J. Evans The H2-uptake positive Rhizobium

The effects of community college laboratory instruction and video-taped presentations involving the skeletal system on cognitive achievement and retention

Creator:: Kennedy, Gary Gower
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if a significant difference in cognitive achievement and retention occurred when skeletal system anatomy and terminology were presented utilizing either videotaped presentations or a traditional laboratory procedure. Fifty-three first semester nursing students enrolled in biology (Bio. 160 anatomy and physiology) at Lethbridge...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved Redacted for privacy Dr. Thomas P. Evans The purpose of this study was to determine if a

The influence of selected supplementary materials on standardized science achievement scores

Creator:: Frieske, Robert John
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to determine if the use of selected supplementary instructional materials, in the form of either computer assisted instruction or additional readings and worksheet presentations, could influence test scores relating to science achievement for fifth grade students, and (2) to determine whether...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for Privacy \/` Thomas P. P. Evans The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to determine if

Effects of advance organizers on student acheivement in general chemistry

Creator:: Ruangruchira, Natsuda
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an expository advance organizer on the achievement of students in a general chemistry course. The subjects included 181 first year college students enrolled in 12 sections of general chemistry at the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Thailand. The subjects were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Thomas P. Evans The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an expository advance

The effects of higher cognitive level question wait-time ranges by biology student teachers on student achievement and perception of teacher effectiveness

Creator:: Samiroden, Walter Donald
Abstract:: The purposes of the study were to determine the relationship which existed between higher cognitive level question wait-time range and student achievement, and whether students perceived biology student teachers who used a 1-4 second wait-time range as being either more or less effective than biology student teachers who used a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Redacted for privacy Thomas P. Evans, Ph, D. The purposes of the study were to determine the

Using selected computer games as an instructional strategy with learning disabled adolescents to improve achievement in arithmetic facts

Creator:: Cola, Vasantha Sunandini
Abstract:: The use of selected computer games was studied as an intervention technique in an attempt to increase achievement of learning disabled adolescents in basic multiplication And division facts. A multiple baseline design across subjects with a follow-up was employed in an applied behavioral setting. The subjects were two female and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Evans, Ph.D. The use of selected computer games was studied as an intervention technique in an attempt

An assessment of computer utilization by graphic design professionals in Thailand

Creator:: Disatapundhu, Suppakorn
Abstract:: The uses of computer technology in the fields of art and graphic design in Thailand were investigated for the purpose of identifying levels of current computer use from 280 responses to a specifically designed questionnaire among: 1) full-time graphic design educators, 2) art and design students, and 3) graphic design...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Design Professionals in Thailand Abstract approved homas P. Evans The uses of computer technology

The effects of computer assisted instruction on student achievement in high school biology

Creator:: Morrell, Patricia D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if computer assisted instructional (CAI) tutorials in high school biology differ in effectiveness in terms of student academic achievement when compared with the more traditional lecture/discussion type of instruction. Additionally, student attitudes toward CAI were measured using a student attitude questionnaire. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: rivacy Thomas E. Evans The purpose of this study was to determine

Properties of the hydrogenase system in bacteroids of soybean root nodules

Creator:: McCrae, Roberta Ellen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Koch, B., H.J. Evans and S.A. Russell. Properties of the nitrogenase system in cell-free extracts of

Guidelines for a proposed inservice teacher training program for the use of computers in Korean elementary school classrooms

Creator:: Kwon, Soon-chang
Abstract:: This study was undertaken to analyze the opinions of elementary school teachers in Korea about actual and desired levels of computer education and the sources of computer anxiety, with the object of developing guidelines for a teacher training program. A survey instrument was developed and tested to provide basic sample...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Computers in Korean Elementary School Classrooms Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Thomas P. Evans

Hydrogen-stimulated CO₂ fixation and coordinate derepression of hydrogenase and ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase in a H₂-uptake positive strain of Rhizobium japonicum

Creator:: Simpson, Frank Berry
Abstract:: H₂-uptake positive strains (122 DES and SR) and H₂-uptake negative strains SR2 and SR3 of Rhizobium japonicum were examined for ribulosebisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase and H₂-uptake activities during growth conditions which induced formation of the hydrogenase system. The rate of ¹⁴CO₂ uptake by hydrogenase-induced cells was about six times greater in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -Evans H2-uptake positive strains (122 DES and SR) and H2-uptake negative strains SR2 and SR3 of

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