This dissertation presents an analysis of the historic preservation
framework on tribal cultural resources management (CRM). It examines some of
the challenges this framework poses to tribal governments working on cultural
resources protection efforts within a compliance framework. An examination of
five major laws that regulate the practice of CRM...
This study examined lifestyle changes as related to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Chinese students at Oregon State University (OSU). The study population included male students or scholars from the People's Republic of China who were attending OSU during spring term 1992. Fifty subjects were interviewed using...
The purpose of this study was three fold: 1) to determine if false consensus
effects would be found for estimates of sexual behaviors, 2) to determine the directional
accuracy of consensus estimates for subscribers and nonsubscribers and 3) to determine if
the degree of accuracy of those estimates was influenced...
The death toll from AIDS continues to rise in the United States. As
of May 1, 1995, 441,528 cases of AIDS had been recorded in the U. S. One of
the most powerful ways to control the spread of this disease is prevention
education.
In 1988, Oregon passed OAR 581-22-412...
The purposes of the study were to: 1) evaluate health knowledge competencies,
2) assess health skills, and 3) determine interrelationships among health knowledge,
health skills, and self-reported behavioral demographic variables for Oregon
entry-level college freshmen who had graduated from Oregon schools. An instrument,
the "Health Education Survey," was developed with...
The purpose of this study was to examine the responses to a mail
survey of a random sample of female subjects (Ss), who at the time of the
study were members of the Oregon Public Employees Union employed as
clerical specialists by the State of Oregon, in order to: 1....
Drunk driving continues to be a national, state, and
local problem in spite of recent changes in laws governing
drinking and driving. Driving under the influence of
intoxicants (DDII) has been judged to be responsible for
approximately one-half of all traffic related deaths
nationally, killing 25,000 Americans and injuring 700,000...
The purpose of this study was to determine if adding a specialized
instructional section on death and dying to ongoing curriculum
would affect attitudes of student nurses toward death and dying.
Subjects were 30 first-year nursing students enrolled in the Associate
Degree Nursing Program at Linn-Benton Community College, Albany,
Oregon....
A considerable number of research studies have been conducted in order to suggest a professionally desirable and practically feasible definition of the school nurse's role. Yet, the role of the school nurse remains unclear to both the lay public and the nursing profession. The main purpose
of this qualitative research...
Phages of crown gall bacteria were among the first to be
isolated and certain properties of these phages have been studied by
a number of investigators. However, several important characteristics
have not been studied in detail. The present investigation was
made in order to determine the major sources of phages...