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Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

Creator:: Russell, John A.
Abstract:: Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a small rural study area south of Philomath Oregon (in Benton County), from first Euro-American settlement through 1930. Ranching was common but lumbering was restricted by geographical and market transportation problems until after 1900. Catalysts for change came in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Approved: Mina Carson Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a small rural

Limiting Behavior of Stochastic Processes Involving Martingale Structures

Creator:: Mukherjee, Arpita
Abstract:: A stochastic process is given by a family of random variables indexed by elements of a set. We have considered stochastic processes of three different types, each involving an associated martingale structure. Martingale is a sequence of random variables for which the conditional expectation at a certain time point given...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Stochastic Processes Involving Martingale Structures Abstract approved: Mina E. Ossiander A

“Missed the Best Months of the War”: Masculinity, Homosociality, and Empire among British Royal Flying Corps Interned in First World War German Prisoner of War Camps

Creator:: Graham, Devon E.
Abstract:: This thesis focuses on performances of masculinity by British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) airmen in the charged landscape of the First World War prisoner of war (POW) camp. I examine how captive airmen coped with imprisonment by reasserting the familiar homosocial communities of pre-capture squadron life, particularly through practices associated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Mina Carson, and Dr. Daniel López-Cevallos, for your interest, encouragement, and your service

An examination of kin and nonkin foster parents’ experiences

Creator:: De Costa, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Loretta)
Abstract:: The growth of foster care, particularly kin foster care has greatly outpaced our knowledge. The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to develop a more informed understanding of foster family functioning from the perspective of foster parents. This study examined the experiences of 9 kin and 12 nonkin foster...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: professional life. Other people at OSU were also supportive during this process. I would like to thank Mina

Peavy Arboretum : an archaeological and historical investigation of a Willamette Valley landscape

Creator:: Hylton, Lindon B.
Abstract:: This thesis documents a period of ecological and cultural change on a Willamette Valley, Oregon landscape. In particular, this study examines the Peavy Arboretum area and the cultural changes that accompanied the transformation of the landscape from an oak savannah in the mid-nineteenth century to a dense Douglas-fir forest in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , I wish to thank committee members William G. Robbins, Barbara Roth, Richard E. Ross, and Mina

Head start parent education to promote positive parent-child feeding relationships

Creator:: Huang, Yu-Chi
Abstract:: Studies have shown that parental feeding practice has an impact on the child's dietary intake, food preference and weight status. Our study focused on teaching parents the division of responsibility in parent-child feeding relationship as well as benefits of eating meals together, since feeding practice takes place during the mealtime....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my great appreciation to other committee members, Dr. Chunhuei Chi, Dr. Deborah Bella, Dr. Mina

Renewal risk processes with stochastic returns on investments : a unified approach and analysis of the ruin probabilities

Creator:: Constantinescu, Corina D.
Abstract:: This thesis considers one of the classical problems in the actuarial mathematics literature, the decay of the probability of ruin in the collective risk model. The claim number process N(t) is assumed to be a renewal process, the resulting model being referred as the Sparre Andersen risk model. The inter-claim...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: patience and confidence in my abilities. Special thanks to professor Mina Ossiander and professor Ed

"Pretty and patriotic" : women's consumption of apparel during World War II

Creator:: Mower, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: The War Production Board issued limitation order 85 in April 1942 in order to conserve fabric and manpower needed for the war effort. The L-85 order froze the silhouette so no major style changes in women's wear would occur during the war. It is clear that on the one hand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Messenger ; Vol. 25, No. 1 (Spring 2010)

Creator:: Oregon State University Libraries and Press
Abstract:: The Messenger is published biannually by Oregon State University Libraries.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: University Librarian Editor: Kerrie Cook Kerrie.Cook@oregonstate.edu Assistant Editor: Judy Radovsky

Messenger ; Vol. 26, No. 1 (Summer 2011)

Creator:: Oregon State University Libraries and Press
Abstract:: The Messenger magazine is published twice annually by Oregon State University Libraries and Press.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: ://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ messenger/ Faye A. Chadwell University Librarian/ OSU Press Director Editor: Kerrie Cook

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

Limiting Behavior of Stochastic Processes Involving Martingale Structures

“Missed the Best Months of the War”: Masculinity, Homosociality, and Empire among British Royal Flying Corps Interned in First World War German Prisoner of War Camps

An examination of kin and nonkin foster parents’ experiences

Peavy Arboretum : an archaeological and historical investigation of a Willamette Valley landscape

Head start parent education to promote positive parent-child feeding relationships

Renewal risk processes with stochastic returns on investments : a unified approach and analysis of the ruin probabilities

"Pretty and patriotic" : women's consumption of apparel during World War II

Messenger ; Vol. 25, No. 1 (Spring 2010)

Messenger ; Vol. 26, No. 1 (Summer 2011)

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