The purpose of this thesis is to discuss concepts and strategies that provide a general framework which can be used to develop a microcomputer simulation model for educating senior public officials on the linkages between the macroeconomy and agriculture in a developing country. Tradition has it that agriculture is preeminently...
An investigation was conducted in 1980 and 1981 on the larval
parasitoid complex of the orange tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana
(Fern.), a major contaminant in cane fruits (Rubus spp.) in the
Pacific Northwest. A total of 13 parasitoid species were reared from
1,350 larvae predominantly collected from red raspberries in western...
Three areas of liquid state theory are considered.
First, Monte Carlo computer simulation of a two-dimensional hard
disk fluid with an imbedded ellipse was undertaken to determine how a
non-spherical molecule affects intermolecular ordering. The
elliptical molecule (with axial ratios of 2, 5 and 10) altered the
isotropic distribution of...
The primary problem of this study was to evaluate the post-high
school plans component of a high school counseling program. The
intent was to determine the effectiveness of the program component in
relation to the purpose it was designed to serve: providing information
and guidance for high school students who...
The purpose of this study was to determine and explain
attitudes toward intercollegiate athletics of undergraduate
students in three academic majors attending Oregon State
University.
The attitudes of a proportionate random sample
consisting of 215 students were measured according to their
responses to thirty-two Likert scale items containing six
sub-scale...
Why are the fast Fourier transform and the fast
Hadamard transform fast? A transform can be computed by
multiplying a matrix times a vector, which normally requires 0(n²) operations. The matrices corresponding to
these transforms can be rearranged to eliminate redundant
computations resulting in O(nlogn) operations.
We investigate algebraic reasons...
The basic objective of this thesis was to estimate the
economic effects of yield grade standards for carcass beef
on the various market sectors of the Canadian beef industry.
The adoption of the standards was expected to enhance
consumer demand, improve efficiency within the processing
and marketing services sectors, and...
Residual roots from previous stand components are often cited as a major benefit to stump-sprouts of tanoak in southwest Oregon and northern California. Established patterns of belowground carbon allocation and root/shoot maintenance suggest that residual root systems of stumps
will be reduced by carbohydrate depletion and root mortality and by...