During Spring and Summer 1999, as part of the Oregon State University National Oceanographic Partnership Program (OSU-NOPP) field program, 20 successful hydrographic surveys were undertaken on the Oregon mid- to inner shelf, all near Yaquina Bay. These consisted of 17 cross-shelf sections along the Newport Hydrographic line ( extending approximately...
The most common wastewater treatment system used in rural areas is the septic tank-soil absorption system. The septic tank removes settlable and floatable solids from the wastewater, and the soil absorption field filters and treats the clarified septic tank effluent. Removing the solids from the wastewater protects the soil absorption...
A key problem faced by managers is how to allocate scarce resources
among activities or projects. Linear programming, or LP, is a method of
allocating resources in an optimal way. It is one of the most widely used operations research (OR) tools. It has been used successfully as a decisionmaking...
These recipes are intended for a limited-income, low-literacy, Spanish-speaking audience and have been part of a series of interactive, hands-on classes. Recipes were tested for years in the OFNP (Oregon Family Nutrition Program) Hispanic Office, Multnomah County, Portland, OR. Learners have appreciated receiving the recipes and the simplified format that...