The American Land Institute is proud to present this study, Oregon’s Public Investment in Conservation, Prosperity and Fairness. This is the first major study on a topic that has been largely overlooked in past and current discussions of land use law in Oregon: the nature and extent of property tax...
The Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) device was used to characterize the impact of
various mix factors on the development of permanent deformation in dense-graded
mixes given a standard compactive effort. Factors included two aggregate sizes, three
VMA levels, two fines contents, three binder contents and four binder types. All
specimens...
Diatoms are a ubiquitous group of plankton responsible for 20-40% of oceanic
primary production, and a higher fraction of organic matter export to the ocean
interior. Diatoms actively transport dissolved inorganic silicon into their cells, and
through the process of silicification (i.e. biogenic silica production) they build tough
and intricate...