A survey of major bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) breeding programs and
seed producing areas in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon was conducted to
determine the occurrence of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), recently reported
to be seedborne in beans. Some 259 plants, sampled from breeding
lines of diverse germplasm, were found by enzyme-linked...
The effects of light incident on leafy cuttings is
quite complex because' light influences several factors
which may affect root formation. One effect of light is
to influence the carbohydrate status of the cutting by
influencing photosynthesis. The role of current photosynthate
in the rooting of leafy cuttings is uncertain....
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),...
An experimental and analytical study of negatively buoyant jets
discharged vertically upward into a crossflow current was conducted
to obtain information on the fate of oil well produced water. This
information could be used to validate and calibrate the short and
intermediate term portions of a computer model used to...
An experimental study of the short-term fate of a drilling mud discharged into a flowing stratified environment was conducted to determine its dilution and settling characteristics. The drilling mud used in this test had a specific gravity of 1.184 and a composition of 12 percent by weight high-gravity solids (BaSO₄)...
This paper deals with the thermal decompositon of
wood slabs under fire conditions. The partial differential
equation is solved numerically by the use of an implicit
finite difference method. Wood is treated as two
components, Lignin and Hemicellulose on one side, and
Cellulose on the other side. The chemical reactions...
An experimental investigation was carried out to
determine the thermodynamics and fluid mechanics of the
pipe flow of magnetic fluids. A water-based magnetic
fluid was synthesized in the laboratory and its relative
viscosity and magnetic properties were determined
as a function of temperature. A "thermomagnetic pump"
was built and tested...
Dumping drilling mud from offshore drilling rigs into the
ocean could have a negative impact on the marine environment. Due
to this possible impact, the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) has
deemed it necessary to predict the fate of drilling mud discharged
into the ocean. Through the funding of OOC and...
This study was concerned with the flow of a magnetic self-propelled
ferrohydrodynamic fluid in a horizontal circular tube subjected
to axially varying temperature and magnetic field. The first
phase of the study involved the analytical solution to the governing
equations for the velocity and temperature profiles within the fully
developed...
Researchers have investigated the behavioral and demographic characteristics of fashion innovators, opinion leaders, and innovative communicators in samples drawn from
populations residing outside of Oregon. Therefore, the
purpose of the present study was to examine differences
between innovative communicators and non-innovative
communicators in a sample of Oregon women in their...