The purpose of this case study was to describe the development
of an adult high school diploma program at Linn Benton Community
College, Specifically, the purposes of this study are: (1) the creation
of an instructional approach utilizing performance objectives as a
means of satisfying the minimum adult high school...
Muitiregion annular geometry is a basic feature of energy removal
systems ranging from advanced heat exchangers to fission reactor fuel
rods. For the symmetric cases, the heat conduction through annular regions
is well defined. However, for a shift of an annular region, analysis
of the system must be made in...
Gaseous transport through soil in the presence of soil
microorganisms has been investigated. More recently, modeling of
gaseous transport in the unsaturated zone has been investigated.
However, the problem of mathematical model of oxygen and carbon
dioxide transport through soil, as affected by the climatic
conditions, the transport of soil...
With the rapid increase of the world energy demand and
consumption, the method and techniques to analyze, improve
and optimize energy conversion systems have to deal not only
with direct fuel exergy (energy) consumption, but also with
other resources, which have associated exergy consumptions,
and with environmental impacts, such as...
This study examined the utilization of selected student services by domestic and
foreign students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year at Oregon State University during
Winter 1994 to find out if differences in awareness, usage, and satisfaction existed between
them. It also examined if differences in awareness, usage, and...
With increasing operating frequencies in CMOS RF/microwave integrated circuits,
the performance of on-chip interconnects is becoming significantly affected by the lossy
substrate. It is the purpose of the first part of this thesis to develop a rigorous field
theoretic analysis approach for efficient characterization of single and multiple coupled
interconnects...
Tomato [Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.] plants are chilling sensitive and do not
naturally accumulate glycinebetaine (GB), a metabolite that functions as a stress
protectant in plants. While GB can increase tolerance of tomato plants to salt and
drought stresses, its effect on chilling tolerance has not been examined. To evaluate
whether...
Experiments were conducted to determine if the plagiotropic
growth habit of rooted cuttings of Douglas-fir might result from a
system favoring the accumulation of indoleacetic acid in the adaxial
side of the shoot in response to vertical placement.
Actively growing excised branch terminals were subjected to
gravitational disorientation to determine...