Prior to Euro-American settlement in the Willamette Valley, the Kalapuya indigenous group conducted prairie burning to incite annual subsistence rounds of native prairie resources. However, the frequency of fire declined ...
The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with a chronology
and brief description of the rise of anti-war activity on the University
of Oregon campus. I feel that a qualitative change can be noted in the
demonstrations ...
The homeless demographic fluctuates in response to economic, political, social, and environmental upsets. As the climate of uncontrollable conditions changes, so does the population of those with inadequate shelter. ...
Through the centuries, critics have struggled with the poetry of Andrew Marvell, using diverse frameworks to examine his work. In this thesis, three poems – “Upon the Death of the Lord Hastings,” “Mourning,” and “The Nymph ...
Proving whether animals are either capable or incapable of feeling (i.e. core consciousness)
is a problem that is difficult to address because mental states cannot be directly
observed. Many animals exhibit behavior ...
Since global warming came to the international stage in the 1980s, mass media, scientists, politicians, and other public figures have avoided addressing the problem for a multitude of reasons—the first being the social and ...
Within the confines of static, two-dimensional representation, sensory tools are limited to visual cues, thus demanding the maximum output of symbols. Combining words and images taps multiple perception levels in the ...
It was hypothesized that intrapulmonary arteriovenous (IPAV) shunt pathways would be recruited at rest under various levels of acute hypoxic exposure. Thirteen participants with healthy lung and cardiac function were studied ...
MARISSA, LANE-MASSEE(University of Oregon, 2020-12)
The purpose of this study is to understand how hazelnut orchards in the Willamette Valley,
Oregon retain soil moisture throughout the spring and summer months, and how orchard floor treatments
can be used to improve soil ...
Congress and the executive support the continued development of ballistic missile defense systems. Since the Bush administration came into office in 2001, the United States has pulled out ofthe Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) ...
Abendroth, Carey Lynn(University of Oregon, 1990-05)
Isaac Albeniz and Enrique Granados stand as two of Spain's most prominent composers of the early twentieth century. Both composers established their careers through their compositions for solo piano. I shall examine the ...
The practice of seed saving has the potential to play a critical role
in enhancing the adaptive capacity of the U.S. agricultural system through
the protection the crop genetic resource base. It is therefore of value ...
Commonly overlooked in the numerous narratives of Easter Island's mystery is
the most critical resource to human beings: freshwater. Recent field research on the
Island focused on sea ramps and puna (archaeological well ...
Exotic species pose a threat to many ecosystems within the western U.S. The annual grass species
known as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is a prevailing invader in the Great Basin. Cheatgrass
invasion in combination with ...