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Meeting Notes 1986-05-08 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1986-04-10 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Rain: Resources For Building Community, Eco-Net

RAIN: Journal of Appropriate Technology

Volume 12, Number 2

Special Festure: The Other Japan; Investing in Community; Energy Entrepreneurs; Ecological Design

RAIN began in October 1974 as a publication of ECO-NET, an environmental education network funded by the Hill Foundation and an Environmental Education grant. Its office was based in the Environmental Education Center at Portland State University. With a focus on the Pacific Northwest, particularly Oregon, RAIN originally described itself as a “bulletin board” with an “emphasis on environmental/energy related and communications kinds of information” and interested in “the evolutionary possibilities of inter-disciplinary connections.”

Meeting Notes 1986-03-13 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1986-02-13 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1986-01-21 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1986-01-09 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Portland State Perspective; Fall 1986, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: reflecting on the '70s & '80s; a feature on Ann Childer's, owner of Animal School, inc.; and homecoming

Technology Impact Assessment: The Effectiveness Of Advanced Instructional Technology In Remedying Learning Difficulties Of Disadvantaged Youngsters In An Urban Setting, Wossen Encubahre

Dissertations and Theses

Technological advancement has allowed widespread use of computers. Teachers are using computer based instruction in educating talented and disadvantaged youngsters. Unabated by unsettled issues and claims, computers are introduced to cope with declining enrollment and school revenues; pressure to improve student achievement and cut costs. However, some educators fear two possibilities: computer displacement of teachers; and creating a class of technologically disadvantaged students that could result from a growing gap of access to computers. Another factor is the restriction of disadvantaged students to basic skills. While providing opportunities of a wider application to others. The objectives of this research are: …

Purification And Characterization Of Fumarate Reductase From Methanobacterium Thermoautotrophicum, Sanjay S. Khandekar

Dissertations and Theses

Anaerobic fermentation has been an established technology ever since man started treating sewage. Recently this process has received increased attention because of its inherent ability to produce methane gas, which apart from solar energy, is the cleanest, most non-polluting source of energy. Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum, a thermophilic bacterium, grows on CO(,2) as a source of carbon as well as electron acceptor, using hydrogen as an electron donor. Labeling studies carried out with ('14)C have shown a presence of partial reductive TCA cycle. In this work, the enzyme fumarate reductase, which belongs to this cycle, has been purified to homogeneity using various …

Restriction Mapping And Expression Of Recombinant Plasmids Containing The Arsenic Resistance Genes Of The Plasmid R45, Terry M. Coons

Dissertations and Theses

The trivalent (arsenite) and pentavalent (arsenate) forms of arsenic are introduced into the environment through the use of arsenic in herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, and the smelting of arsenic-bearing ores. Bacteria resistant to arsenic are readily isolated from surface waters, sewage, and clinical infections. Although some bacterial resistance is provided by inducible phosphate transport systems that discriminate against arsenate, marked resistance is carried on bacterial plasmids.

A 6.9 kilobase fragment previously derived from one such plasmid, R45, and containing the genes for inducible resistance to arsenite and arsenate was ligated into the cloning vectors puce and pUC9 in opposite orientations and …

The Self-Help Movement: Evolution Of A Dystonia Chapter, Hanoch Livneh, Betsy M. Cohen

Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

Reviews the history of the Dystonia Foundation and the self-help movement. Dystonia is a rare neurological disorder characterized by repeated and uninterrupted movements that can affect 1 muscle, a group of muscles, or the entire body musculature. The New England Dystonia Chapter is discussed to illustrate the goals of the self-help movement, which include providing peer counseling and support services; establishing educational programs concerning dystonia for the medical and lay communities; serving as an advocating and liaison body for members regarding the availability of medical, legal, and social services; and participating in a network of services with other dystonia chapters …

Portland State Perspective; Spring 1986, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: Memories of the 1950s; chemist aims to reveal new energy source; oldest and youngest students share passion for learning; and a feature on Anthony P. Armstrong

Portland State Perspective; Winter 1986, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: Memories of Vanport; Portland State's 40th birthday celebration; and grooming the high school student for college.

Propagation Of Optical Waves In Tapered Fibers And Metallic Wave Guides, Bahram Zandi

Dissertations and Theses

The equations tor the propagation of Electromagnetic and Optical waves in tapered fibers and metallic waveguides are derived. Solutions are derived for the displacement of the beam from the waveguide axis as a function of distance along the axis, and also tor the beam width as a function of distance. These equations are solved numerically for a variety of tapered guides. Experiments are conducted which verify the theoretical results.

Networks For Staff Development In The State Of Oregon, Vida Sumner Taylor

Dissertations and Theses

This study documents and describes efforts by Oregon school districts to network in order to improve schools and provide resources for staff development. There are at least 41 networks linking school districts, institutions of higher education, and Educational Service Districts in both rural and urban areas of the state. These networks, collaboratives, and consortia have the common purpose of improving education, and the belief that they can accomplish more cooperatively than they can individually. These networks are described in terms of purposes, benefits and problems, and desire for assistance. Comparisons showed that large school districts are much more likely to …

Meeting Notes 1985-12-05 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Beam Propagation In Periodic Quadratic-Index Waveguides, Lee W. Casperson

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Several techniques are described for studying the propagation of off-axis polynomial Gaussian beams in media having straight axes and periodic z variations of the quadratic refraction and loss coefficients. For some periodic variations, exact analytical solutions of the paraxial equations are possible, and for sufficiently slow variations, WKB solutions can always be obtained. All results are expressed in conventional beam matrix form.

Meeting Notes 1985-11-14 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet November 1985, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The November 1985 Monthly packet includes the November agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held October 1985.

Summary Of Report On Economic Growth Through Cooperation Among Lower Columbia River Ports, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1985-10-10 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1985-09-12 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 66, No. 07 (1985-7-19), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1985-07-11 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Issues In Design Of A Multipurpose Cadastre, Kenneth Dueker, Daniel Kjerne, Lawrence M. Conrad

Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports

This paper summarizes a discussion of some of the technical issues which appeared in a report prepared during January-July 1985, by a team of researchers from Port.land State University's Center for Urban Studies under a contract for the Department of Assessment and Taxation of Multnomah County, Oregon. The complete report also covered user needs as identified through a series of interviews of agencies making use of assessor maps.

At some time in the next two or three years, Multnomah County will be eligible for assistance from the Oregon State Department of Revenue (DOR) in reconstructing its cadastral mapping system. Both …

The Communication Of Wellness Concepts Interculturally In An Alaskan Health-Care Context, Janet A. Allan

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to investigate in what ways cultural value differences between Alaskan Native clients and non-Native health professionals affect the communicating of "wellness" concepts. Specifically, this study focuses on possible difference in the cultural value orientation of "Man's Relationship to Health."

Meeting Notes 1985-06-13 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1985-05-09 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1985-04-11 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.