For over a hundred years, analysts have been concerned with
the static and dynamic behavior of flexible cables. Hanging,
towing and mooring cables have been extensively examined but little
work has been done in the area of the anchor deployment problem. In
the anchor deployment problem, a mooring line is...
This study employed ethnographic methodology to investigate and record the post-camp, pre-assimilation period of Laotian refugees.The primary goal was to document the special problems and experiences of the Laotian population as they attempted to adjust to new roles and expectations within mainstream North American society.Oral histories and biographical statements focused...
The California adult education program has considerable freedom in the type of classes which may be offered, as long as certain requirements of the State Education Code are met. The study was conducted in five counties in the north San Francisco Bay area. Inquiry forms were used to obtain information...
In this study subcutaneous, inter- and intramuscular fats from 42
Hereford steers were analyzed for their fatty acid composition using
gas-liquid chromatography. The same tissues were analyzed from one
pair each of identical twins of Angus and Shorthorn breeding. Muscle
and liver lipids from these latter four animals were fractionated...
Three Oregon soil types (Chehalis silt loam (CSL), an alluvial
soil from the Willamette Valley; Ayre sandy loam (ASL), a volcanic
pumice soil from the Central high desert; and Klamath fine sandy
loam (KFSL), a basaltic mineral soil from the Klamath Basin) were
collected adjacent to fields which had been...
