The national average life expectancy for houseless individuals in the United States is forty seven years, which is thirty years lower than the overall average. I argue that this disproportionately short life expectancy of the houseless is reflective of significant health inequities in the United States that disproportionately impact the...
This thesis is a work of literary non-fiction. It
is divided into six sections. The first, "A Sense of
Place," and the last, "Pulling a Geographical," are
collage essays which establish and then reiterate major
themes in the work: movement, work, geography,
climate, people, and education--some curricular, some
not. The...
This thesis is based on the excavations of the Robert Newell farmstead (35MA41), excavated in 2002 and 2003 by the Oregon State University Department of Anthropology archaeological field school. Robert Newell lived at this farm from 1843- 1854. Major architectural features, including a brick hearth and postholes were discovered at...
This thesis will explore the architectural material culture excavated at the Robert Newell Homestead (35MA41), currently located in Champoeg, Oregon. Specifically, the research focuses on the vernacular architecture or the features and construction methods used that both reflect the environment and the cultural traditions of the dwellings occupants. The Robert...
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BACKGROUND: Whether limitation in ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) or gait speed can identify subgroups of elders in whom the association of systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure with cardiovascular events and death differs is not well established.
METHODS: We evaluated whether ADL and gait speed...
The heat unit concept of time-temperature relationships
is used in this thesis as a means of studying the
temperature element of the climate at nine Oregon stations.
The stations, Astoria, Baker, Burns, Eugene, Medford,
Pendleton, Portland, Roseburg, and Salem, were selected on
the basis of distribution and availability of Weather...
The purpose of this study was to analyze and interpret the results
of fall term student ratings of faculty teaching performance (n= 40,000)
in order to determine whether relationships exist between a range of
demographic variables and the ratings professors receive from students
enrolled in their classes. A population of...
Ocean Wave Energy Converters (WECs) operating on the water surface are subject to storms and other extreme events. In particular, high and steep waves, especially breaking waves, are likely the most dangerous to WECs. A method for quantifying the breaking severity of waves is presented and applied to wave data...
Customer requirements and engineering specifications will influence the direction of the design in any product, so it is crucial to make the requirements as stable as possible so quality designs can be produced on time within a budget. It would be optimal for requirements and specifications to remain constant but...