The USDA Forest Service has an outstanding scientific resource in the 77 Experimental Forests and Ranges that exist across the United States and its territories. These valuable scientific resources incorporate a broad range of climates, forest types, research emphases, and history. This publication describes each of the research sites within...
Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material.
Presents properties of wood and wood-based products
of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes
discussion of designing with wood and wood-based products
along with some pertinent uses.
"Submitted herewith is report of a comprehensive survey and study of Oregon's wild life resource and the problems of wild life conservation and management in the state. The report presents numerous data on the principal species of wild life in Oregon and their habitat." (From Introduction)
This document provides the latest science and best biological judgment to assist in making management decisions. Fortunately, recent emphasis on sage-grouse conservation has resulted in a substantial number of publications dealing with a variety of aspects of sage-grouse ecology and management, summarized in the 2010 listing petition (75 FR 13910),...
In 1959, when the International Trawl Fishery Committee was created, its membership was made up of personnel representing fish and wildlife agencies from Oregon, Washington, California, and the Canadian government. At its first meeting in November, 1959, the Commission created the Technical Sub-Committee. The Sub-Committee was instructed to review the...
The 1970 report considers catch/effort, statuses of major fisheries, and cumulative fish tagging data. Other topics included a groundfish bibliography, international fishery problems, and the sablefish fishery. The report includes a synopsis of otter trawl regulations and their rationale as of July 1, 1970.
The 1966 report was concerned with catch/effort data, reports on the statuses of major fisheries, reviews of data procedures, current research and joint projects, and dispersions of tagged fish. Other matters touched on include the developing hake fishery and increased international fishing off the Washington and Oregon coasts.
Reviews fisheries legislation, hatchery program progress, dangers to salmon. Complains about seals and sea lion predation on salmon. Reviews major fishing streams of the time. Fiscal and statistical reports included.
Covers the period from December 1, 1890 to November 30, 1892. Concerned with fisheries legislation and enforcement, financial reporting, hatcheries and fisheries statistics. 4th report (1891) found in p.1-28. The fifth report (1892) (p.29-46) includes sections on fish and game laws of Oregon. A paper copy of this report may...
Fire, other disturbances, physical setting, weather, and climate shape the structure and function of forests throughout the Western United States. More than 80 years of fire research have shown that physical setting, fuels, and weather combine to determine wildfire intensity (the rate at which it consumes fuel) and severity (the...
Antimicrobial peptides are an important component of the innate immune defense. Mycobacterium avium subsp hominissuis (M. avium) is an organism that establishes contact with the respiratory and gastrointestinal mucosa as a necessary step for infection. M. avium is resistant to high concentrations of polymyxin B, a surrogate for antimicrobial peptides....
Clostridium difficile is the causative agent of the majority of antibiotic associated diarrheas. C.
difficile spores are recognized as the morphotype of transmission, infection and persistence.
However, there is a lack of knowledge on how C. difficile spores interact with the host’s
epithelial surfaces. In this context, we have characterized...
Standard accounts of women's relationship with technology stress women's need to overcome anxiety to achieve competence with computers. Recent studies provide evidence that this woman-anxiety-technology connection is an oversimplification of the relationship between women and computers. New literature also suggests that making computers more appealing will help girls overcome computational...
Caesar is an interactive graphic editor that is used to generate layouts for VLSI circuits. It runs on a VAX-11 /780 under the UNIX operating system with Berkeley extensions. Caesar has a unique and simple user interface. Phled is an enhanced version of Caesar that runs on a M68000-based engineering...
We use a combinatorial approach to study the trajectory of a light ray constrained to Euclidian plane R^2 with random reflecting obstacles placed throughout R^2. For the 2D Lorentz lattice gas (LLG) model we derive an analogue of Russo's formula of increasing events in percolation.
For the probabilistic model of shuffling by random transpositions we provide a coupling construction
with the expected coupling time of order C*n*log(n), where C is a moderate constant. We enlarge the
methodology of coupling by including intuitive non-Markovian coupling rules. We discuss why a typical
Markovian coupling is not always...
This report provides a strategic approach developed by a Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies interagency working group for conservation of sagebrush ecosystems, Greater sage-grouse, and Gunnison sage-grouse. It uses information on (1) factors that influence sagebrush ecosystem resilience to disturbance and resistance to nonnative invasive annual grasses and...
The purpose of this research was to assess the use of the General
Educational Development Tests (GED) as an alternative high school
credential in Oregon. A study was conducted of 469 Oregon GED
recipients' and 646 private sector employers' perceptions of the GED.
Both quantitative and qualitative measurements were used...
"The decade of change challenging Oregon's commercial fishing industry includes the potential for development of a new fishery that could generate $86 million in income to coastal communities and up to $114 million coastwide if catches of Pacific whiting were landed and processed onshore. At the same time, the industry...
The 1967 report includes catch/effort data, a review of major fisheries, and data on dispersion of tagged fish. The Technical Sub-Committee made an important recommendation to rescind the winter closure of the petrale sole fishery. The Sub-Committee voiced concern about the growing presence of Soviet and Japanese fishing vessels off...
In 1961, the Technical Sub-Committee of the International Trawl Fishing Committee considered the petrale sole fishery: regulations, statistics, a report on fish-tagging experiments, and trends for the fishery. The group also considered mesh sizes and minimum sizes regulations for all species of bottomfish, and the Russo-Japanese fishery in the Eastern...
The 1971 report includes catch/effort data and reviews of the major groundfish fisheries. The report also includes historic trawl fishery data of all agencies and their current market sampling techniques.
This report includes status reports on important groundfish fisheries, summaries of recent petrale sole taggings and other tagging projects, a discussion of fishery regulations and a discussion on standardizing effort statistics.
The 1963 report includes status reports on important bottomfish fisheries, a review of catch/effort assessment techniques, a catalog of market sampling techniques, a summary of otter trawl regulations, and preliminary results of fish-tagging experiments.
"The Service is proposing to establish the Siletz Bay National Fish and Wildlife Refuge by initially accepting a donation of 46 acres of salt marsh, acquiring up to 793 acres of land, and cooperatively managing 1,060 acres of tidelands with the State of Oregon... The primary need for the Service...
"The decade of massive change facing Oregon's commercial fishing industry includes a potential for development of a new fishery that could generate $86 million in income to coastal communities and up to $114 million coastwide if catches of Pacific whiting were landed and processed onshore" (From Title Page)
Multiparadigm programming languages have been envisioned as a vehicle for constructing large and complex heterogeneous systems, such as a stock market exchange or a telecommunications network. General-purpose multiparadigm languages, as opposed to hybrid multiparadigm languages, embody several prevalent programming paradigms without being motivated by a single problem. One such language...
In the 1980s, resource managers were increasingly concerned about effects of timber harvest on ungulates in National Forests. Land and resource management plans incorporated restrictions on timber harvest to maintain cover for Rocky Mountain elk
(CeNus e/aphus ne/soni V. Bailey) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus RafinesqueJ, and habitat models...
This critical review of literature on dissolved oxygen requirements of freshwater fishes is one of a series of papers on water quality criteria, the formulation of which is a prerequisite to the
control of water pollution. It was prepared for FAO by the State of
Oregon (acting by and through...
Covers Dec.1, 1888 - November 30, 1890. 3rd report (1889) p.1-17. 4th report (1890) p.18-57. Both reports cover legal aspects of state fisheries management, financial reporting, hatcheries and fisheries statistics. The 4th report (1890) has a section covering General Fishing Laws of Oregon: Relating to Oysters; Killing Fish with Explosives;...
"Erosion is impacting a portion of the Estuary Nature Trail located adjacent to Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) facility, located on the south side of the Yaquina Bay estuary approximately one mile from the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. The HMSC Estuary Nature Trail is important...
The ponderosa pine ecosystem of the West have changed dramatically since Euro-American settlement 140 years ago due to past land uses and the curtailment of natural fire. Today, ponderosa pine forests contain over abundance of fuel, and stand densities have increased from a grange of 49-124 trees per ha (20-50...
Published January 1929. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Purpose: This study attempted to identify skills needed in agriculture for rural youth in Honduras, and to develop an appropriate agricultural education curriculum at the Common Cycle of General Culture (lower Middle School level) of the current educational system. Methods and Procedures: Core competencies were identified by collecting information from...
"In January 1946 the Oregon State Game Commission authorized a study of Diamond Lake to determine reason for an apparent decline in the size and number of rainbow trout with the object of maintaining a maximum annual yield through proper management." (From Introduction)
Long-distance exchange has long been recognized as a critical factor in the history of the ancient Near East, yet few studies have utilized robust analytical methods to trace the production and movement of specific goods at the interregional scale. Mundane goods such as pottery are particularly under-studied, and owing to...
Full Text:
Millennium BC
A preliminary report circulated to collaborators for
analyses supported by NSF award
This report summarizes the outcomes of a March 22-25, 2010, workshop in Seattle, Washington, on the environmental effects of tidal energy development. The workshop focused on building capabilities to evaluate the environmental effects of tidal energy from turbines placed in the water column throughout the United States. However, it did...
The purpose of this thesis is to aid in qualitative improvements to technical support documents on the Internet. By using a generic criticism this analysis will make substantive suggestions towards the improvement of this type of document by engaging the rhetoric employed by their authors. It will discuss the history...
In radiation therapy it is very important to accurately measure the amount of radiation delivered. The effectiveness of the treatment depends on delivering the dose with an accuracy of 5% or better. The dosimetry in different clinics must also be consistent. For these reasons national and international calibration protocols have...
An important improvement in the area of reactor core neutronic modeling is the development and use of the methods based on "quasi-diffusion" (QD) low-order equations. This family of methods takes into account the transport exactly using "functionals" computed by solving transport equations, and is amenable to solution with a variety...
"The natural production of anadromous fish in many coastal streams has been seriously reduced by pollution, dams, timber harvesting, siltation, and other such forces. Many miles of streams that could be in production are not available to anadromous fish because access is blocked by log jams or natural barriers such...
In recent years quantum random walks have garnered much interest among quantum information researchers. Part of the reason is the prospect that many hard problems can be solved efficiently by employing algorithms based on quantum random walks, in the same way that classical random walks have played a central role...
Published November 1972. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The set of codewords for a standard error-correcting code can be viewed
as subset of the vertices of a hypercube. Two vertices are adjacent in a hypercube exactly when their Hamming distance is 1. A code is a perfect-error-correcting code if no two codewords are adjacent and every non-codeword is...
The purpose of the study was to identify a list of skills, knowledges and related factors that are common to fourteen occupational cluster areas representative of the work community of Oregon. PROCEDURES A list of skills, knowledges and related factors needed for successful employment was derived from existing task analyses...
Published June 1963. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published September 1961. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published January 1971. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published December 1971. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The purpose of the workshop was to exchange information on sampling procedures, research methodologies, preparation and
interpretation of specimen material, terminology, and the application
and significance of findings, emphasizing the relationship of dendrochronology procedures to fire history interpretations.
Published July 1943. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Federal legislation requires that governmental programs be evaluated on a wide set of criteria to provide policymakers with information on the achievement or lack of achievement of goals and/or objectives. A methodology to identify and quantify measures of achievement is described. In addition, the methodology is designed to facilitate the...
More than 280 species of caddisflies (Trichoptera), representing 80
genera in 16 families, are known to occur in Oregon. Detailed distribution
records within the state are given, as well as the known geographic range
for each species. Biological information, such as life cycle, habitat
preference, flight period, and larval feeding...
Fruit set of sweet cherries was reduced if sprays containing fluoride (sodium or ammonium fluoride or hydrofluoric acid) were applied during anthesis. Sprays applied at other times during the fruit-growing season caused fruit and leaf symptoms, depending on the concentration of fluoride, but no reductions in fruit set. Symptoms of...
Published February 1966. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published November 1969. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published December 1964. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
In a series of 30 winter wheat fertilizer experiments conducted in the Willamette Valley between 1963 and 1969, optimum rates of nitrogen fertilization varied from 75 to 150 pounds per acre. Fertilization with N, particularly at the-higher rates, increased the protein content of the grain.
Spring-applied N gave greater yield...
Published October 1967. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Seed processors now use magnetic cleaning to remove noxious weed
seeds and other contaminants from smooth crop seeds like those of
alfalfa. In the present practice, the contaminant allowances permitted for
certified seeds are frequently exceeded, or high crop losses are sustained
in meeting the standard. The importance of iron...
Published October 1967. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published September 1964. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published December 1967. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published December 1957. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published March 1952. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published December 1970. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Seasonal trends in forage quality and production were studied on improved
and unimproved portions of four plant communities in eastern Oregon. The range
improvements consisted of seeding and/or thinning. Improvement doubled forage
production on the lodgepole pine site (thinned but not seeded), tripled production
on the grassland and moist meadow...
Published April 1964. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published March 1972. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published July 1966. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
"Crested wheatgrass, beardless wheatgrass, and big bluegrass were
seeded as overstory grasses. Streambank wheatgrass, canby bluegrass,
bulbous bluegrass, and Ladak alfalfa were seeded as companion species.
Pure and mixed stands were seeded on sagebrush-bunchgrass
range in eastern Oregon to compare yield and competitiveness. The
grasses were planted in 1956, 1957,...
Published December 1962. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published May 1964. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published March 1986. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published November 1964. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Production and marketing of the lily crop involves bulb growers, wholesale florists (jobbers), greenhouse forcers, and research horticulturists whose success depends in great measure on their knowledge of bulb physiology.
Our knowledge of the growth and development of the Easter lily and its storage and forcing requirements has increased greatly...
Published July 1954. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
This paper was written as a book chapter on the ecology and biology of sage grouse. Because the book was never fully developed, we chose to publish the information with the OSU Agricultural Experiment Station.
Published October 1965. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog