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Understanding Ki In The Daily Experience Of Advanced Practitioners Of Aikido: A Phenomenological Study, Steven C. Andress

Dissertations and Theses

Ki, Japanese for living energy (Chi in Chinese), is at the absolute core of the Oriental model of medicine and wellness. Complementary to this model, many Oriental martial art exercises have evolved to cultivate Ki for optimal health. However, the concept of Ki remains poorly understood and relatively unexplored in traditional Western health and medical literature. Further, the health focus of martial art research has remained primarily concerned with the arts' contribution to psychological health. This has left a significant gap in our understanding of the other health benefits that these arts and Ki have to offer. To begin closing …

Oregon Ballot Measure 25: 60 Percent Legislative Vote Required To Pass Revenue Bills, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1996-05-09 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Chaos And Detection, Andrew M. Fraser

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

I report on numerical experiments in which a detector reliably found chaotic signals at signal to noise ratios as low as -15 dB. The detector was based on a variant of the hidden Markov models used in speech research. The task was particularly difficult because the Fourier power spectrum of the noise was constructed to match the spectrum of the signal. I review likelihood ratio detectors, limitations on the performance of linear models implied by the broad Fourier power spectra of chaotic signals, and the upper limit that the Kolmogorov-Sinai (KS) entropy of a chaotic system places on the expected …

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet May 1996, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The May 1996 Monthly packet includes the May agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held April 1996.

Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications

Portland State Magazine

PSU’s alumni magazine, published 2-3 times a year. In this issue: Halfway between infancy and adulthood lie life’s most confusing years—adolescence; Professor Gordon Dodds tells an American tale of rebirth and second chances; alumni share their memories of Portland State in celebration of the university’s 50th anniversary; the new Center for Academic Excellence dismantles tradition in order to boost teaching skills; a PSU prof is finding new links between genes and addiction; PSU salutes friends, faculty, and alumni who have made a difference to the university and the community; and more.

The Internationalization Of Washington, D.C., Carl Abbott

Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations

The globalization of U.S. cities is attracting increasing theoretical and empirical attention. The author analyzes internationally oriented activities in metropolitan Washington, D.C., and demonstrates that the city's international roles are built directly on its historic function as a national city. Focusing on change over time, the author also shows that globalization is a stepwise process: Several key periods of the expansion of international functions were followed by periods of gradual absorption. In comparative context, Washington supports arguments about the separability of international functions and shows the importance of historical development in determining the different ways in which cities interact with …

Metro 2040 Framework Update, Spring 1996, Metro (Or.)

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1996-04-11 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Freightliner Strategic Analysis, Ziad Keirouz, Melissa Hirsch

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

Evaluates the segment of the transportation industry Freightliner participates in and proposes early investment in improved technology.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet April 1996, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The April 1996 Monthly packet includes the April agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held March 1996.

The Car Sharer's Companion: An Owner's Manual For Car Sharing In Portland, Oregon, Graham S. Clark, Tom G. Davis

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

So, you want to start a car sharing organization.

The Car Sharer's Companion, researched and written by the team members of CarShare Cascadia Mobility Consultants, is your handbook and resource guide for starting a car sharing organization in Portland, Oregon. After your operation mobilizes, the Companion can continue to serve as a reference.

It comes in two parts.

Part I: An Ignition Guide presents the steps to start up a car sharing operation. Its four chapters cover how to build and incorporate your organization, how to find and serve a market for car sharing, what decisions to make in investment …

City Club Of Portland Report: Planning For Urban Growth In The Portland Metropolitan Area, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

A Plan For Parks And Recreation In Light Rail Station Communities, Mary Anderson, Heather Coleman, Alan Lehto, Kristina Gifford Mckenzie, Deena Platman, Paul Scarlett

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

This plan proposes new park classifications for THPRD, adding new types of park and recreation facilities appropriate to station communities and adjusting existing classifications to address the needs of a more urban environment. This plan also presents service criteria and design issues that should be considered in siting park and recreation facilities, and elements that should be incorporated into site design. The classifications, service criteria, and design elements were applied to the 170th/Elmonica station area, resulting in a conceptual park and recreation plan for that community, which is also included. Finally, strategies are presented to implement the recommendations contained in …

Meeting Notes 1996-03-14 [Part A] , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 1996-04-14 [Part B] , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Output-Based Performance Measures For The North Carolina Office Of Waste Reduction, Sheila A. Martin, James R. Youngberg, Albert D. Bethke

Institute of Metropolitan Studies Publications

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) conducted this study to provide the foundation for implementing a results-based performance measurement system. RTI designed a system for NC OWR and similar state waste reduction outreach programs in EPA’s Region 4 that will collect, analyze, report, and maintain the output-based performance measures needed to manage the system, to monitor program scope and effectiveness, and to report to managers and key stakeholders on the program’s success in accomplishing its 0bjectives. Key questions we have addressed in this study include the following:

What is the current best practice for collecting and analyzing information about the effectiveness of …

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet March 1996, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The March 1996 Monthly packet includes the March agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held February 1996.

Main Street Handbook: A User's Guide To Main Streets, Metro (Or.)

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.

West Portland Town Center: Developing Partnerships For Planning And Implementation, Matthew Aho, Stevie Greathouse, Kevin Snyder

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

Metro, the regional planning organization for Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, designated the area in Southwest Portland known as West Portland as a Town Center in its Region 2040 Preferred Growth Concept. Metro's Town Center definition is open to different levels of interpretation without much guidance as to how the Town Center vision (i.e. increased density, a mix of land uses, a sense of place, and an emphasis on alternative modes of travel) is to be planned for and implemented. Since this designation in 1994, public sector planning efforts have been initiated around and specific to the West Portland Town …

Planning Implications Of Globalization In Portland, Oregon, James W. Coker

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

It is the purpose of this paper to shed a little light on information that has been gathered on the trends of globalization; to examine those trends as they are occurring within the region within the context of the values and goals of the Portland metropolitan area; and to offer classmates an opportunity for exploring the meaning of these trends and values as they relate to their own particular planning projects.

In short, this entire project is conceived as a point of departure for recognizing the impact of globalization on contemporary planning practice within the Portland metro area. It offers …

Statement By Ernie Bonner, Ernest Bonner

Ernie Bonner Collection

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Report: The Initiative And Referendum In Oregon, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

"With A View Toward Their Civilization": Women And The Work Of Indian Reform, Terri Christian Theisen

Dissertations and Theses

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, white middle and upper class women active in reform became involved in the movement for American Indian reform. Focusing on the so-called "Indian problem," groups such as the Women's National Indian Association (WNIA) were formed to address the injustices against, and sufferings of, American Indian people at the hands of the U.S. military due to the increasing pressures and demands of western migration. This study addresses the role white women played in the movement for Indian reform through their involvement either as part of the WNIA membership or as missionaries, teachers or …

Meeting Notes 1996-02-08 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet February 1996, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The February 1996 Monthly packet includes the February agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held January 1996.

Population Estimates For Oregon: July 1, 1995, Howard Wineberg, Population Research Center, Portland State University

Oregon Population Estimates and Reports

This report provides population estimates for Oregon, its counties, and cities for the years 1980 through 1995. As mandated by Oregon law (ORS 190.510 to 190.610), the Center for Population Research and Census at Portland State University acting on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education, annually estimates the July 1 population for each county and incorporated city in Oregon. These population estimates are used in the allocation of certain state tax revenues to cities and counties.

Population figures presented in this report represent all the people who usually reside in the area designated. This includes people living in …

Adsorption Of Ruthenium Red To Phospholipid Membranes, Pavel Smejtek, D. Voelker

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

We have measured the distribution of the hexavalent ruthenium red cation (RuR) between water and phospholipid membranes, have shown the critical importance of membrane negative surface charge for RuR binding, and determined the association constant of RuR for different phospholipid bilayers. The studies were performed with liposomes made of mixtures of zwitterionic L-alpha-phosphatidylcholine (PC), and one of the negatively charged phospholipids: L-alpha-phosphatidylserine (PS), L-alpha-phosphatidylinositol (PI), or L-alpha-phosphatidylglycerol (PG). Lipid composition of PC:PX membranes was 1:0, 19:1, 9:1, and 4:1. Liposomes were processed using freeze-and-thaw treatment, and their size distribution was characterized by light scattering and electron microscopy. Experimental distribution isotherms …

Hazelwood Neighborhood Plan Action Charts: Adopted By Resolution Number 35491, Portland (Or.). Office Of The City Auditor

Portland City Archives

No abstract provided.

Outer Southeast Business Plan Action Charts: Adopted By Resolution Number 35491, Portland (Or.). Office Of The City Auditor

Portland City Archives

No abstract provided.