The influence of variety, plant population, and planting date on
corn silage production was studied at Hyslop Agronomy Farm,
Corvallis, Oregon. The corn plants were grown under irrigation with
300 pounds per acre of 16-20-0 (N-P₂0₅-K₂0) and 240 pounds of urea,
providing a total nitrogen application of 158 pounds per...
This dissertation is an attempt at developing a method for the analysis and estimation of the effects of disruptions due to uncertainties. Such uncertainties may result from design changes and engineering drawing delays in large-scale, complex, research and development, or construction projects.
In order to provide management with a simple...
During the development of the media for the identification and
differentiation of Clostridium perfringens and C. botulinum types A,
B and E, 16 different double layer media were prepared and tested
with known cultures of 28 C. botulinum strains, 20 C. perfringens
strains and 11 other clostridial species.
The semisolid...
The development of the energy crisis has caused the
use of depletable energy resources to be monitored quite
closely in the United States. Within the agricultural
sector, irrigation is a large user of energy, with the
potential of using many times more energy than all other
agricultural field operations. A...
To determine whether a homologous neurohormone, arginine
vasotocin (AVT), can elevate the occurrence of clasping behavior in
male rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa), intact, sexually inactive
males were injected with either AVT or saline. The incidence
of courtship was elevated in the group of males injected with AVT,
but not in...
Published January 1971. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
This study examines a limited number of selected themes in
Judeo-Christian, or Western, religious thought and their implications
for man's use of land, with the objective of discovering the influence
of Western religion on attitudes toward nature and land.
Five themes are examined: dominion of man; stewardship; contempt
for, and...
The primary objective of this study was to identify, and to
group, the professional education competencies common to administrators
of vocational education. The technique of factor analysis was
used to form logical groups of competencies. The secondary objectives
were to:
1. determine, by the method of the analysis of variance,...
Changes in educational programs should be implemented only
after a careful evaluation of the product. Information about the product
in education is often not available to planners of vocational education
programs. A follow-up study of former students is a means by
which information about graduates may be collected and used...
Published October 1972. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The Purpose of the Study
The central purpose of this study was to determine the professional
education competencies of selected community college vocational
instructors. Respondents in the study included instructors of business
and distributive education. Major dimensions were the construction
and validation of a questionnaire for community college vocational
instructors;...
Purposes of the Study The study had several purposes, the major one being to
determine the common professional education competencies needed by
community college instructors of trade and industrial education. Two
other purposes of the study were to determine if differences existed
among community colleges according to scores trade and...
The purpose of this research was to determine, if there are and the
nature of, the common professional education competencies of selected
community college vocational instructors. The respondents in the study
represented four instructors from each of 40 community colleges selected
from the four western states of California, Colorado, Oregon...
This study conducted at Fairview Hospital and Training Center,
Salem, Oregon was part of a larger study by the Mental Health Division,
Department of Human Resources, State of Oregon. The purpose
was to determine a course of action to be followed by the Food Service
Department to compensate for decreasing...
This thesis research consists of an investigation of the human
influences on wildlife in Belize. The study was accomplished by the
collection and analysis of data with respect to land use, habitat
characteristics, and wildlife status in Belize. Requirements and
status of many species are tabulated in order to give...
This study is focused primarily on the development and evaluation
of the SUTOE (Self Understanding Through Occupational Exploration)
program in the State of Oregon. It cites the need for a relevant
curriculum for junior high school age youth, and reviews the philosophical
basis for development of the SUTOE course.
The...
The Purpose of the Study:
The central purpose of this study was to compare the role perceptions
of (A) non-degree vocational teachers recruited from business
and industry, (B) experienced vocationally certified teachers who had
been teaching more than five years, and (C) new-degree vocational
education graduates from Oregon State University....
The central purpose of this study was to determine various
views of the professional competencies required by community
college student financial aid administrators. Respondents in the
study included a student financial aid recipient, a student financial
aid administrator and a president from forty-five selected community
colleges. The major tasks were:...
The purpose of this research was to determine whether feedback
from vocational interest inventories leads to the arousal of psychological
reactance. The data for the study was collected from 80 male
and female subjects who were first year students at Oregon State University
enrolled in Psychology 111, Personal Development.
The...
The Purpose of the Study
The primary purpose of this study was to assist in the structuring
of an empirically based vocational teacher preparatory program by determining
the hierarchical levels of common professional education competencies
needed by community college and secondary school vocational
instructors. Several dimensions were considered: personal administration...
The Purpose of the Study
The primary purpose of the study was to determine the common
professional education competencies of educational engineers. The
respondents in the study included public school district superintendents,
public school district business managers, school planners from public
school districts, staff members of teacher training institutions,
community...
Purpose of the Study:
The main focus of this study was to compare the perceptions of district
superintendents, vocational administrators and trade and industrial
teachers toward vocational teacher certification procedures and
ramifications. The population consisted of 225 respondents randomly
selected from 15 states.
The following hypotheses were tested:
1. There...
The problem studied was to determine if there were any significant
differences (5% level) between control and experimental groups
of students using rapid batch processing and time-sharing computer
facilities in the study of elementary Fortran programming.
Students were randomly assigned to the control (batch processing)
and experimental (time-sharing) groups with...
The North American species of the shore fly genus Notiphila Fallen were taxonomically revised. Over 13,000 specimens were examined from throughout the Nearctic Region and information relating to the biology of many species occurring in the West was gathered from both field and laboratory studies. Previously used characters were reevaluated;...
Economic Scheduling Path (ESP) is an extension to the Critical
Path Method. It was developed by Professors Riggs and Inoue of
Oregon State University to effectively optimize resource utilization
in repeated projects.
This paper summarizes the Economic Scheduling Path terminology,
ladder network representations, algorithms, and progress
charts as originally presented...
Research was undertaken to describe the teaching and learning
of science in a non-Western village with particular attention paid to
cultural parameters. Cognitive elements in a Philippine (Tagalog)
village and school were analyzed.
The local language was studied for its capacity of transmitting
scientific information. Verbal interaction in the science...
This compilation follows the Fifty-Seven-Year Index to the Sierra Club Bulletin annuals, 1893-1949, compiled by Dorothy H. Bradley and George Shochat and published by the Club in 1952. This index covers the monthly issues from 1950 through 1976 as well as the annuals, which were dated as monthly issues but...
Oregon Biography Index is intended to serve primarily as a starting point in locating biographies of Oregonians. We have indexed 47 historical volumes which are either entirely devoted to biographies or have large self-contained biographical sections. The profiles in the books vary widely in accuracy and detail. Birth dates of...