The purpose of this research was to evaluate the
effectiveness of two smoking cessation programs -- one
group and one self-help -- which were developed and are
currently employed by the American Cancer Society.
The research was conducted in a work setting, and
all subjects were employees of the State...
Annual flood damages continue to rise in the United
States in spite of massive investments in flood control structures
since 1936. These increased losses can be attributed, in part,
to the inherent Limitations in scope and nature of traditional
"structural" approaches to flood control. Acquisition of flood
plain lands is...
An important element in rector safety and fuel performance assessments is the efficient calculation of the time dependent temperature profiles within reactor fuel pins. Because the fuel pins have temperature dependent thermal properties, the governing partial differential equations are nonlinear. Traditionally, finite difference or finite element methods have been used...
The design and construction of two new sample injection systems or nozzles, for use with the Oregon State electron diffraction apparatus are discussed. One of these nozzles was intended for use with volatile samples the vapors of which were to be heated or cooled over the range -196 to 540°C;...
The potassium salts of certain 1-vinylcycloalk-3-en-l-ols have
been found to undergo sigmatropic ring expansion rearrangements in
HMPA. Preliminary investigations of several benzo-substituted medium
ring systems were undertaken in order to determine which of these
was best suited for further study. A synthetic sequence leading to
the formation of 5-methy1-6-viny1-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6-benzocyclo-octenol,
which...
The Lateral Lake Area is located 30 km northeast of Dryden in
Echo and Webb Townships in the District of Kenora in northwestern
Ontario. The area has been the focus of molybdenum exploration
since 1906. Most exploration and development has been centered
on the Pidgeon Prospect in Echo Township. Although,...
Prothoracicotropic hormone has been partially purified
from whole heads of tobacco hornworm larvae, Manduca sexta.
Activity was followed with a larval bioassay. Activity was
purified 4400 fold from crude extracts. The hormone was
found to be a heat-stable polypeptide with an approximate
molecular weight of 25,000 Daltons. The hormone has...
First season container-grown noble fir (Abies procera) and Shasta red fir (Abies magnifica var. shastensis) seedlings were given six combinations of shade (0%, 30%, and 50% shade) and irrigation (moist and dry) treatments in the nursery beginning in late July, 1977. To evaluate frost hardiness
development, destructive freezing tests were...