The golf swing involves a complex sequence of body movements which adjust according to the demands of a given shot. The purpose of this study was to determine common characteristics and essential elements of the golf swing under various conditions. The swing patterns of thirteen elite professional golfers were analyzed...
In recent years the conversion of agricultural lands to more
intensive non-rural land uses has become a focus of increasing public
awareness and concern. The growing attention to farmland conversion
is manifested in increasing public policies and legilsation to protect
agricultural and forestry land uses. Nevertheless, our understanding
of the...
The toxicity of chlorobenzene (CB) was investigated in rainbow
trout following acute ip administration (1. 0 ml/kg, 1:1 in corn oil)
and chronic exposure (2. 1 ppm and 2. 9 ppm) via the water in a continuously
flowing system for 15 and 30 days.
In the acute study, overt toxicity...
Two mathematical computer games, POE and EQUATIONS, were used to
test the effects of games as learning aids in a university entry-level
intermediate algebra course. Specifically, this study investigated
whether use of these games would significantly increase student achievement
in the course and improve student attitude toward mathematics.
EQUATIONS is...
It has been proposed that individuals develop models
of premarital relationships based on their preferred ways of
experiencing love with another person. This study attempted
to operationalize the concept of relationship models to
determine if individuals differ in how they expect their
feelings of love to develop over the course...
This study was designed to determine and compare the academic
experiences encountered by both American and foreign students in
master's and doctoral programs at Oregon State University in Winter
term, 1982. The findings of this study are meant to contribute to
the area of international education, by defining and describing...
The purpose of this study was to provide the USDA-Forest Service,
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and other agencies or industries
that may deal with temporary and intermittent use roads with
the necessary background information for the identification, economic
evaluation, and selection of the alternate surfacing systems and to
determine...
This study compared wives defined as underemployed by educational
mismatch with not underemployed wives on four major predictor variables--
relative market work advantage; degree of competition in the
female labor market; time demands from family members; and assistance
with childcare and other housework. The data were from NE 113, An...
Four different treatments of acetaminophen were administered to
eight healthy volunteers in multiple doses (five doses). Saliva
acetaminophen concentration-time profiles were determined. Non-compartmental
pharmacokinetic parameters for the first and last dose
were calculated and compared to determine whether acetaminophen
exhibited linear or dose dependent pharmacokinetics. Dose corrected
area under the...
Commercial vats of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were
inoculated during yeast fermentation with starter cultures
containing 10⁷ - 10⁹ cfu/ml of the malolactic bacteria
Leuconostoc oenos Erla and Ey2d in lots ranging from 55 to
4,000 gallons. Chardonnay inoculated with Ey2d completed
MLF in an average of 56 days at...