The practice of dietetics has changed over the
past several years to include an increasing number of
dietitians working in private practice. The 1986 census
of The American Dietetic Association identified
2,383 (4.3%) of the membership as active in the Consulting
Nutritionist in Private Practice group. Private
practice opportunities have...
The black and white pattern formed when an individual word is
printed on a page was analyzed by the Fourier transform. The Fourier
transform produces a sequence of sinusodial functions, usually called
spatial frequencies, whose amplitudes depend upon the particular
pattern analyzed. These amplitudes were examined to determine if the...
Documentation of the side effects of pesticides on
arthropod natural enemies has expanded rapidly since the
1950's as part of an increase in non-target side effects
literature. Most reviews have been based on empirical
analysis of selected literature. The SELCTV database was
developed to make a larger information base accessible...
This study investigated the relationship between
various demographic, structural, organizational, and
operational factors and the success of nonprofit
foundations affiliated with two-year technical and
community colleges in Canada. Three aspects were
specifically examined: (1) a descriptive analysis of the
two-year technical and community college foundation in
Canada; (2) Pearson product-moment...
The cormorant/fisherman issue is not limited to Tillamook County in 1988-1989 but is symptomatic of a widespread conflict of some fishermen with fish-eating animals. Predators, specifically cormorants, have been blamed for the "ruin" of the Tillamook fisheries, but the effects of cormorant predation have been exaggerated. Actually, current salmon and...
The major purpose of this study was to determine
the extent to which home economics teachers know and
use content area reading strategies in the classroom.
The study looked at a variety of personal and school
variables to determine their relationship to the
teachers' knowledge and use of content area...
This study investigated the relationship between airborne bacteria densities and varying ventilation rates in industrial office areas. The two objectives of this study were as follows:
to determine the correlation of bacteria density and ventilation rates in each sample area.
to measure the reported incidence of respiratory illness in each...
Nonpoint sources of pollution are being recognized
nationwide as a significant threat to groundwater quality.
In Oregon, groundwater supplies in several areas have been
affected by contamination possibly caused by nonpoint
sources associated with agricultural activities, on-site
sewage disposal, and inadequate hazardous materials
management in urban areas. State groundwater protection...