Malaria is a vector-borne disease that has affected humans and other animals for a long time and which has shown high prevalence among different populations. During the beginning of the 20th century, Sir Ronald Ross and George Macdonald developed a model that represents the spread of malaria through the interaction...
The Rock Creek area consists of 53 square miles located in
the eastern foothills of the Pioneer Mountains, Beaverhead County,
Montana. Approximately 8, 500 feet of late Paleozoic and early
Mesozoic contact-metamorphosed sedimentary rocks and late Mesozoic
sedimentary rocks are exposed in the area of study.
Most of the late...
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The critical buckling load for round tapered columns with variable
end fixity is presented. The theory used is presented together
with the general solution for the resulting differential equation. This
general solution is solved by use of a computer. The computer program
written specifically for this thesis, the flow chart,...
Surveys of amateur artifact collections in southwest Oregon indicate
that traditional settlement pattern models for this region may be in error.
Based on the distribution of major styles of projectile points, at least
two distinct periods of occupation are definable. The Early period is
tentatively dated between 1000 B.C. and...
A sample of fish remains from two late-prehistoric archaeological sites on the central coast of Oregon were analyzed to partially evaluate two models of aboriginal subsistence-settlement systems. One model is based upon ethnograhpic data, primarily Drucker's (1939), for Yakonen speakers collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The...
The Philpott site (35CS1) is located on the north bank of the
Coquille River near Bandon, Oregon. Test excavations at the site were
conducted in 1978 by Oregon State University under the direction of
Richard E. Ross.
One artifact assemblage and one distinct component were defined
during the analysis of...
In 1982 a protohistoric archaeological site along the Applegate River in southwest Oregon was excavated by Oregon State University Department of Anthropology. Three housepits and a possible menstrual but were uncovered with lithic, faunal, and archaeobotanical elements recovered from house floors and hearths. Seven botanical taxa were represented by carbonized...
Analysis of the pinniped remains from site 35 LNC 14 reveal
the presence of four species: Eumetopias jubata (Stellar sea lion),
Zalophus californianus (California sea lion), Callorhinus ursinus
(Northern fur seal),'and Phoca vitulina (Harbor seal). Ratios
based on minimum number of individuals calculations disclose a
high incidence of mature Stellar...
During the summer of 1986, an archaeological testing project was
completed at seven prehistoric campsites primarily located in the
upper Deschutes River Basin of central Oregon. Testing was focused on
two low-density "lithic scatters", an archaelogical site type which is
especially abundant in this obsidian-rich region but which, to date,...
Seal Rock (35LNC14) is a late prehistoric shell midden site located on the central Oregon coast. Information derived from the faunal remains, radiocarbon dates, and location and size of the midden deposits suggest the site represents a late littoral stage of cultural adaptation. Analyses of lithic artifacts, and bone and...
During the summer of 1981, Oregon State University archaeologically tested three prehistoric sites on the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge. Among the sites tested were typical Willamette Valley floodplain and adjacent upland sites. Most settlement-subsistence pattern models proposed for the Willamette Valley have been generated with data from the...
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...
The Whale Cove Site, 35LNC60, is a shell midden, showing
occupations from 3010 B.P. to 330 B.P., spanning the Early and Late
Littoral Periods. Analysis of mammalian faunal remains, bone and
antler tools, lithics and discriptions of recovered shellfish
artifacts allows for chronological refinement of the previously
mentioned archeologically defined...
The purpose of this study was to assist the development of an
improved technical teacher education program. Specifically, the
project sought to determine what, if any, factors in the backgrounds
of successful technical teachers may have accounted for their success
in teaching. To provide information to this end, the investigation...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not significant
differences exist between three student groups and one faculty
group at Oregon Technical Institute with reference to their perception
of the college environment. The gauge used to assess perception of
the college environment was the College and University...
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The general purpose of this study was to determine the
completeness and adequacy of student personnel services in
Negro colleges of the South Atlantic States. Specifically,
the problem was (1) to identify and analyze the nature of
student personnel practices in Negro colleges of the South
Atlantic States;...
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the formal
preparation currently required and desired for teachers of lower-division collegiate courses in public community colleges in the western
United States and to make recommendations for the preparation of
such teachers in Oregon. The identification of the functions of institutions...
In September 1988, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Oregon announced the creation of the joint state-federal Placer Minerals Technical Task Force. The group was charged with performing an analysis of the potential economic and environmental aspects of placer mineral mining in the nearshore waters of...
The purposes of this study were to examine the experiences of African American female students attending urban community colleges, to gain further understanding of how they interpret the meaning of persistence, and to identify the factors that affect their persistence. African American women attending community college in Los Angeles were...
Modern science was produced by a Christian society,
and although science has had an effect on Christianity, it
could not itself remain unaffected. In the second half of
the nineteenth century, the subject of evolution was as
much a religious as a scientific issue. The battle line
was drawn and...
A study was conducted to determine the mineralogy and chemical
properties of "Ando-like" western Oregon soils. The samples
were collected from 13 sites which formed mainly from basaltic
rocks, a contact metamorphic rock, sedimentary rocks, and
alluvium derived from sedimentary rock and from volcanic rock. All
samples contained small amounts...
The purpose of this research was directed toward an examination
of personnel resources in vocational education. More particularly,
the study attempted to determine contributions made by personnel,
to assess the procedures and processes utilized in making
these contributions, and to identify strengths that need to be developed
in future personnel....
Medication error rates have long been a subject of interest
among the pharmaceutical, nursing, and medical professions. The
basic purpose of medication error studies has been to discover the
quantity and type of errors which exist, thus enabling the investigator
to evaluate the relative safety of various drug distribution
systems...
This work combines both applied and basic research regarding previously undescribed relationships between two ecologically and economically important insect groups in coniferous forests, bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) and wild bee (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) communities in Western North America. Across the continent, native bark beetle outbreaks are key drivers of structural...
Prescribed burning is increasingly being used as a management tool to reduce potential fuels on the forest floor and promote stand vigor through removal of dense, crowded vegetation. Because fire affects both the standing vegetation and the amount of downed wood in the ecosystem, it is imperative to examine how...
The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetorical efforts of President George W. Bush in defending his administration's warrantless wiretapping program. Specifically, the study attempts to determine the president's underlying motives when he defended the National Security Agency in a December 2005 radio address by applying Kenneth Burke's...
This thesis was to develop a bone artifact typology for the Oregon coast. This typology was used to test the hypothesis that different geographical regions of the Oregon coast would have different artifact assemblages associated with them. These regions, identified by geologist from landform changes, have been defined as: region...
The abundance and distribution of biogenic, terrigenous and
volcanic particles in the Panama Basin are markedly dependent on
bottom topography and dissolution of calcite in the deeper parts of the
basin. Of the coarse fraction (>62μ), foraminiferal tests and acidic
volcanic glass shards are concentrated on the Cocos and Carnegie...
Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand, is a serious threat to eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis Carriere, in the eastern United States. Infestations of A. tsugae are spreading rapidly and tree mortality caused by the insect is increasing yearly. As part of an integrated management approach, a classical biological control program...
The spruce weevil (Pissodes strobi) is a serious pest of Sitka spruce in Oregon. Weevils cause damage by killing the leader of a tree, resulting in defects such as crooks and forks that can render the tree unmerchantable. In this study, spruce stands 16-25 years old were surveyed for weevil...
Under the sponsorship of the Klamath National Forest, 25 log cabins
which were built in western Siskiyou County between 1850 and 1937 were located
and studied. First, 11 exterior dimensions of these cabins were selected,
measured and recorded. Then 26 building elements were identified for the
purpose of finding whether...
The Gran Chichimeca is a North American area extending from
the Tropic of Cancer to the south to the thirty-eighth parallel in
the north, thus embracing northern Mexico and the American Southwest.
The rise of the great mesoamerican civilizations to the south
of the Gran Chichimeca and the consequent pressure...
Naked barley is a rich source of fiber and phytonutrients but is not widely consumed by humans. The author contends that increasing population-wide consumption of wholegrain naked-barley would accrue a net positive public health benefit by helping to increase total fiber and phytonutrient consumption. Many of the leading causes of...
As the embodiment of the religiously unsettled Victorian Era in which she lived,
George Eliot sought to discover a system of belief that would allow her to reaffirm and
maintain her feelings of faith and morality. She believed that the subjective nature of
traditional Christianity needed to be replaced with...
Large organic debris has important biological and physical
roles within the stream ecosystem. In order to determine the source
area of large organic debris in streams, thirty-nine streams in the
Cascade and Coast Ranges of Oregon and Washington were sampled. The
distance from point-of-origin to channel was measured for thirty...
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of
Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in selected
schools of the Oregon Small Schools Project. Specifically, the
objectives were to analyze:
1. To what extent were the objectives of the OSSP
accomplished.
2. To what degree...
This study proposed to evaluate current practices for ability
placement of pupils entering seventh grade English, social studies, and
arithmetic classes in a selected junior high school of the Santa Monica
(California) Unified School District.
Hypotheses to be tested were: (1) The effectiveness of placement practices at the seventh grade...
The purposes of this investigation were: (l) To attempt to
determine how well programs of guidance services were felt to be
functioning in meeting the needs of pupils through an analysis of
guidance services in selected high schools in Oregon, and (2) To
develop recommendations for improving programs of guidance...
Colleges and universities must be continually seeking means to
improve their financial management. One improvement would be to
lessen the amount of monies the state-owned university reverts to
the state at the end of the fiscal year. Such reversion is caused by
numerous departments, each with financial autonomy, incurring
greater...
This study of Oregon secondary school teachers was designed
to find why individuals had chosen this particular career, what
they think of their positions, what time of their lives they chose
teaching as a career, and what their career plans are for the
future. The respondents were full-time Oregon secondary...
The primary objective of this study was to develop a prototype
instrument of procedures and criteria to be used by community college
s for self-analysis and evaluation purposes. The study grew out of
the recognized need to assess and improve the effectiveness and pertinence
of community college philosophies, roles and...