This study explores the intrapersonal and interpersonal ecological factors that influence adolescent females' perceptions of sex and the extent to which their perceptions of sex impact onset of sexual intercourse as they mature. Particular attention is given to how depression influences individual, personal and social factors in an adolescent female's...
The morphology and genesis of soils of the Willamette series
and of some Willamette-associated soils and their relationships to
geomorphic surfaces were studied in an area near McCoy, Polk
County, Oregon. Influences of regional extent, such as climate and
parent material, were related to the soils and landforms. The soils...
This research was conducted to compare the performance of
community college students to four -year institutional students both
of which were enrolled in one of three different programs of general
college chemistry for nonscience majors during the 1967 -68 academic
year. The three programs were defined as follows:
Program A...
Temperature effects on osmoregulation were studied in larval
Ambystoma gracile. There was a pronounced effect on the osmotic
uptake of water through the skin. The rates at 5°C, 15°C and 25°C
were respectively 0.03 ml/hr., 0.1 ml/hr. and 0.2 ml/hr. for a
10g animal. The Q₁₀'s for these changes in...
Transitioning periods throughout an individual’s life are inevitable, and can be a traumatic experience if a person is not equipped with necessary skills to cope with them. No matter where one is from or what language they speak, every person will have a transitioning experience, whether it be negative or...
As researchers, policymakers and employers begin focusing
on consumer driven health plan models and medical savings
accounts (MSAs), a better understanding of the political
viability of such reform initiatives is necessary. The
purpose of this study was to survey state legislators'
knowledge and perceptions of medical savings accounts
(MSAs) and...
