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"Transcendental Meditation: A Vision Of Possibilities", Walter Koch

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

City Of Portland Council Meeting Minutes, Portland (Or.). City Council

Ernie Bonner Collection

No abstract provided.

Portland State Perspective; June 1971, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: Dean of Graduate Studies discusses the future of the university's graduate programs; Geology students travel down Green River; scholar introduces German arts festival.

Direct Design Of A Portal Frame, Angel Fajardo Ugaz

Dissertations and Theses

This investigation was undertaken to develop plastic design aids to be used in the direct design of optimum frames. It uses the concept of minimum weight of plastically designed steel frames, and the concept of linear programming to obtain general solutions. Among the special characteristics of this study are: A. The integration of both gravity and combined loading conditions into one linear programming problem. B. The application of the revised simplex method to the dual of a parametric original problem. C. The application of A and B above in the development of design aids for the optimum design of symmetrical …

Comparative Study Of Lightweight And Normal Weight Concrete In Flexure, Mohammad Zareh

Dissertations and Theses

This investigation represents a comparative study of the flexural behavior of lightweight and normal weight concrete. Both theoretical and experimental moment-curvature characteristics of the tested specimens were used to study the flexural behavior.

A generalized computer program to determine the moment-curvature relationships of a singly reinforced rectangular concrete beam was developed.

For this limited study it was observed that lightweight concrete beams when compared to normal concrete beams achieve comparable moment capacity (about 92% of normal weight concrete) but exhibit higher deflections (about 40% more than normal weight concrete).

An Analysis Of The Ability And Achievement Of Business Education Students Compared To Non-Business Education Students, William B. Warberg

Dissertations and Theses

Since some educators believe the underachiever and the low-ability student are frequently placed in business education classes for the purpose of finding him an easy way through school, this study attempts to determine just where the business education student actually ranks in achievement and ability as compared to students in other academic areas.

The students used in this study come from the graduating classes of 1969 and 1970 of Beaverton and Sunset High Schools in Beaverton, Oregon. A business education student has been defined as one who has successfully completed at least two of the following courses: Shorthand II; Office …

"The Development Of Social Behavior In Primates", Robert A. Hinde

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Portland State Perspective; April 1971, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: A review of the administration of Portland State President Gregory Wolfe, and a vision of Portland State's future; notes on the first annual giving campaign organized by the Portland State University Foundation.

Harbor Drive Closure - Public Hearing, Oregon. State Highway Commission

Ernie Bonner Collection

No abstract provided.

Patrick J. Hurley And China, 1944-1945, Robert T. Handy

Dissertations and Theses

On November 26, 1945, the Ambassador to China, Patrick J. Hurley, announced his resignation to the American press. In doing so, he leveled charges against the State Department and a number of its Foreign Service officers—charges which questioned the integrity of many, in their relation with what Hurley termed the “Imperialist” and communist nations in China. Those charges were the beginning of two and one-half decades of ideological crusading in America by many who developed the theory that those men charged by Hurley had been responsible for America’s “loss of China”

Hurley was sent to China in 1944 as President …

Viking 1971, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1971 yearbook

Portland State Perspective; December 1970, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: Charles Silberman discusses his recent book "Crisis in the classroom," the local theater scene is discussed, and a reception for 500 PSU parents is reviewed.

Councils Of Governments: A Study Focusing On Membership, Representation And Voting, Jerry Alan Matson

Dissertations and Theses

The Council of Governments is a significant new approach to metropolitan cooperation. Of the approximately 150 councils (as of January, 1970), all but 14 have been established since 1965. Councils across the country are characterized by great variety in organization and representation. This paper examines this complexity, particularly in terms of membership, representation and voting.

The first chapter is primarily a short history of the council movement and the forces which have helped to shape its development. The second examines the variety of council functions, organizational structures and financial arrangements.

Chapters III, IV and V are devoted to a detailed …

"Remarks On The Motion Picture No Blade Of Grass", Cornel Wilde

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

"Two Addresses To The Faculty And Students On The Organizing Of College Students In Order To Bring About Change", Ralph Nader

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Investigation Of The Alpha-Sub-Gamma Phase In Alnico 6, Cortez Samuel

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this research project was to study the αᵧ phase in Alnico 6. Other phases were studies for comparison. Also the effect of an applied magnetic field on the formation of the αᵧ phase was investigated.

Three single crystals of Alnico 6 were heat treated for one hour--one at 1250°C, one at 1000°C, and one at 800°C--and water-quenched. The microstructure of each sample was observed with the optical microscope, and X-ray diffraction patterns were taken to determine the crystal structure of the phases present.

Several single crystal samples of Alnico 6 were heat treated at 1000°C and furnace-cooled. …

Longitudinal Modes In A High-Gain Laser, Lee W. Casperson, Amon Yariv

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

In lasers employing high‐gain narrow‐linewidth transitions the theory predicts major departures of the mode‐splitting frequencies from their low‐gain values as well as a new type of mode splitting. The first of these effects consisting of a reduction by a factor of 2.5 of the mode splitting in a xenon 3.51‐μ laser is observed experimentally.

An Investigation Of The Airflow Characteristics Of Pulmonary Air Expulsion During Esophageal Speech, Alfred S. Lavorato

Dissertations and Theses

The general purpose of this investigation was to specify further the activity of the pulmonary tract in esophageal speech. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether pulmonary airflow (PAF) rate varied in continuous speech as a function of manner of production, voicing, syllabic position, and perceived level of stoma noise. PAF rate variation was defined as the frequency and magnitude of changes occurring in association with the variables of this study.

Six esophageal speakers utilizing the inhalation method of air intake were classified as high or low stoma (pulmonary) noise speakers on the basis of ratings by three speech pathologists. …

Electron Optical Study Of A Secondary Electron Multiplier, Chang Min Shen

Dissertations and Theses

Electron orbital theory was applied to the design of the geometrical structure of an electron multiplier for an image intensifier. A special structure satisfying production requirements was studied. Electron optical calculations consisted of determining the potential distribution and tracing the electron trajectories. Liebmann's procedure was used to solve Laplace's equation with constant potentials on the multiplier electrodes as boundary conditions. The trajectories were determined by solving the equation of motion in an electrostatic field using a Runge-Kutta procedure. The initial conditions for the trajectories were the initial energies, initial positions, and the initial directions of the secondary electrons. The plotted …

"This Is Me: Some Significant Learnings", Carl Ransom Rogers

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Albina Newspaper-June 11, 1970

Albina Newspaper

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"Women's Liberation Movement", Marlene Dixon

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Attitudes Toward Supervision, Job Satisfaction, And Risk-Taking Behavior And The Relationship To Accident Frequency Ratios, Richard Everett Boggs

Dissertations and Theses

This study investigates the efficacy of Kerr's (1957) "Goals-Freedom-Alertness" (GFA) theory of accident causation and Likert’s (1961) theory of dissimilar attitudes between supervisory levels as applied to the U.S. Forest Service. There are two types of ranger districts, those rated high and low on the basis of accident frequency ratios. From each district four subjects from each of two supervisory levels were administered a battery of ten scales. The overall results indicate that neither GFA theory was supported on the district variable, nor Likert's theory on the supervisor variable. The results independent of theory do indicate that the manner in …

The Chemistry Of Trifluorothiolacetic Acid, Patricia Diane Weeks

Dissertations and Theses

Addition reactions of perfluorothiolacetic acid (TFTAA) with organic and inorganic substrates were studied and six new compounds containing the trifluoroacetyl group have been prepared. Two types of reactions were observed, free radical and nucleophilic addition. Under the influence of ultraviolet light, TFTAA (CF₃COSH) adds to olefins to form 1:1 adducts. The CF₃COS• radical appears to be the adding species. Three new olefin adducts were prepared: CF₃COSCFHCF₂H, CF₃COSCH₂CF₂H, and CF₃COSCH₂CFH₂. In addition, this was found to be a new way to prepare CF₃COSCH₂CH₃, which had been previously prepared by another route. Physical constants, analytical data, infrared, ultraviolet, nmr and mass spectra …

Automated Information Retrieval Systems For Legal Research, Robert G. Baylor

Dissertations and Theses

Purpose. This study of automated information retrieval systems was undertaken to attempt to ascertain the extent and development of a total legal information system.

Overview. Historically, lawyers have searched the statutes and case law in the traditionally manual method. Given consistent high standards of editing, not too complex materials, and a collection of manageable size, this manual method will work to reasonable satisfaction, so long as a document never changes in meaning or significance. Lawyers point out that the present manual system is inadequate because with 30,000 new judicial decisions and 15,000 new statutes being promulgated each year …

Post-Divorce Visitation Of Minor Children: An Exploratory Study, Barbara Griffith

Dissertations and Theses

ORS 107.100 gives the court broad powers to secure the "best interests" of minor children as third parties to a divorce. Further, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled in Tingen vs. Tingen that the best interests of a minor child involve a complex constellation of factors pertaining to the parents, the environment, and the adjustment of the child. It has been assumed in case law that "reasonable visitation" of the minor child by the non-custodial parent is usually in the best interests of the child and is a right" of the non-custodial parent.

Most judges order reasonable visitation as part …

A Study Of The Role Of Acrylic Paints In The Secondary And Junior High School Art Curriculum, Alice Atkinson Benski

Dissertations and Theses

It was my purpose to study the role of acrylic paints and other products in the secondary high school and junior high school art curriculum in the area of painting, and related activities and to make a realistic evaluation of this medium. Because of its comparative newness and because of a general lack of knowledge of and experience with it, I felt such a study would fill a need relative to the utilization of acrylic products in the classroom. In preparation I read the material which was available on painting with acrylics'. The number of books published on the subject …

A Study An Analysis Of Stochastic Linear Programming, Chamberlain Lambros Foes

Dissertations and Theses

This essay investigates the concept of linear programming in general and linear stochastic programming in particular. Linear stochastic programming is described as the model where the parameters of the linear programming admit random variability. The first three chapters present through a set-geometric approach the foundations of linear programming. Chapter one describes the evolution of the concepts which resulted in the adoption of the model. Chapter two describes the constructs in n-dimensional euclidian space which constitute the mathematical basis of linear programs, and chapter three defines the linear programming model and develops the computational basis of the simplex algorithm. The second …

Women In Professions And Status Inconsistency, Miriam Grace Mcclure

Dissertations and Theses

The general concern of this thesis is with the position of women in the United States. Specifically, the focus is on women in the professions. The theoretical perspective is taken from Everett C. Hughes’ 1945 discussion of “Dilemmas and Contradictions of Status.” Hughes maintained that when an incumbent of a status holds an unexpected auxiliary characteristic he is in a dilemma because others do not know how to respond to the contradictory stimuli. Others’ responses tend to reflect unfavorably back on the individual’s self-image and he seeks to avoid reactions from others by adopting behavior to reduce the impact of …

"The University In American Power", Louis Kampf

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.