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  • Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) control with ethofumesate during turfgrass establishment

    Creator:
    Wieneche, David L.
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    Temperate climates are particularly conducive to growth of annual bluegrass which readily invades and dominates most cool-season turfgrasses. Ethofumesate (2-ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate) is one herbicide available which will selectively control annual bluegrass. The primary objectives of this research were to determine optimum application rates and timing of ethofumesate for control of...
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    turfgrass ecology acknowl- edges that pure stands of cultivated grasses are quite rare. The natural fate

  • Nutrient intake of rural Oregon participants in the Elderly Nutrition Program

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    January, L. Lillian
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    The nutrient intake of forty-five participants in the Title IIIc Elderly Nutrition Program in rural Oregon was assessed through 7-day dietary records. The 1980 Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) were used to assess adequacy of intake. There were no statistically significant differences between the 7- day nutrient intakes of those who...
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    elderly persons except in the extremely rare case of proven vitamin A deficiency. Their

  • Effectiveness of a nutrition education workshop for high school coaches

    Creator:
    Burky, Susan Marie
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    The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a one-hour in-service nutrition education workshop for high school coaches in Corvallis, Eugene and Salem, Oregon. The objectives were to determine: 1. if the workshop can make positive changes in nutrition knowledge; 2. which type of participant benefits most...
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    brain uses glucose and in rare cases ketone bodies. Carbohydrates also provide oxaloacetate which

  • The effect of music in fashion video advertisements on attitude toward apparel brand

    Creator:
    Hennessy, Karen E.
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    Products as diverse as soda-pop, fashion and automobiles are selling to the tunes of classic and current pop and rock music. The combination of MTV (Music Television), the latest audio-visual technology, and the replacement of movie stars by rock stars as the idols of contemporary youth (Beckett, 1985; Hartman, 1987),...
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    is considered rare in the malt beverage category (Zeifman, 1988). Perhaps the most interesting

  • Human-eagle interactions on the lower Columbia River

    Creator:
    McGarigal, Kevin
    Abstract:
    During the past decade (1978-87), breeding success and productivity of bald eagles on the lower Columbia River (LCR) has been far below state and regional averages and well below levels required for delisting under the Endangered Species Act by the Pacific States Bald Eagle Recovery Plan. Human disturbance was suspected...
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    forces a direct confrontation with an eagle. This type of interaction is extremely rare on the LCR and

  • A human factors analysis of the occupational safety and health of public transit bus drivers

    Creator:
    Jabs, Lorelle B.
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    The overall goals of this research were to identify the major human factors problems in the mass transit driver cockpit, to identify the operational activities, and vehicle components that are most likely to produce accidents and injuries and to investigate, through an in-depth study, the most hazardous human factors problems....
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    Chapanis in his classic book Research Techniques in Human Engineering. The study of man's interaction with

  • Hypervitaminosis A : effects on reproduction and interactions with pyrrolizidine alkaloids

    Creator:
    Moghaddam, Mehran Fallah
    Abstract:
    In the first experiment the minimum dietary toxic levels of vitamin A were determined in pregnant rabbits over three parities. The treatments consisted of basal diet plus 10,000, 30,000, 60,000, and 90,000 IU/Kg added vitamin A. The basal diet was formulated to be free of vitamin A and beta-carotene; rice...
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    , although only observed in rare situations, can be potentially fatal (Mahoney et al., 1980; Moore, 1957

  • Technological progress, disacculturation, and our public schools

    Creator:
    Morita, Sally J.
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    The problems facing our nation's public schools today cannot be divorced from our enthusiasm for technology and the positive relationship we believe it shares with our perception of progress. Based on the second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy, author Jeremy Rifkin argues that the development of increasingly "efficient"...
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    during interviews in order to gain entrance into pre-school. Over the past few years a number of books

  • Communication Styles Used by Male and Female Executives to Handle Conflict with Subordinates

    Creator:
    Rahmun, Lindsay
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    This study examines the self-reported behavior and ideals of a sample of upper level managers, in relation to conflict management with subordinates. A survey developed by the author, which measures directive and participative managerial behavior and ideals, was sent to a randomly selected sample of 250 female and 250 male...
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    the large number of articles on the subject of conflict, the special journal issues and books devoted

  • Eating disorders among female athletes : factors to be included in coaches' prevention/intervention guide

    Creator:
    Roe, Lisa Lynn
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    The purpose of this study was to determine the major content areas for inclusion in an Eating Disorders prevention-intervention guide for coaches of female college athletes. To achieve this goal the current literature was reviewed to identify the major issues associated with eating disorders and female college athletes. From this...
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    white females and are believed to be quite rare in lower social classes and in black adolescents