Ribonucleotide reductase is a remarkable enzyme that catalyzes the rate-limiting
step in the synthesis of the 2'-deoxynucleoside triphosphates. The intent of this project
was to characterize the ribonucleotide reductase encoded by the orthopoxvirus,
vaccinia. The first objective was to study the structural and functional features of the
viral small subunit...
The purpose of this research was to determine if there were any relationships between measured personality traits and vocational interests between the Adult Learner with Learning Disabilities (ALLD) and without Learning Disabilities (ALNLD). Instruments utilized to measure personality traits and vocational interests included the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an integrated adapted
physical education setting on the motor performance of preschool children with
developmental delays. Subjects in this study participated in segregated and integrated
adapted physical education classes. During the integrated conditions, same-age peers
without delays participated in...
The purpose of this study was to validate a field
test of cardiorespiratory fitness for men with mental
retardation. The subjects were 19 healthy men with
moderate mental retardation whose mean age was 26 years
with a mean IQ of 48. Each subject underwent a
maximal treadmill test utilizing a...
There is concern that the conifer component of mixed conifer-deciduous forests in the Great Lakes region is on the decline, possibly the result of insufficient conifer regeneration. Limitations on conifer regeneration that occur during the first 18 months of seedling emergence and establishment were examined for Abies balsamea (L.) Mill....
This study explored the influence of motivations on the volunteer experience. The relationship among motivations. volunteer satisfaction, acceptance and support of the organizational goals, and outcomes of success in the volunteer role (pattern of participation and ombudsman effectiveness) were explored using Multiple Linear Regression analyses. Motivational Systems Theory (Ford, 1992)...
This report documents the observations of velocity, temperature and conductivity made in the
Mid-Atlantic Bight region of the NW Atlantic Ocean during the Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS)
Primer experiment. The primary data were obtained from instruments moored in 70 in of water
near 40° 30' N, 70° 30' W, from...
The purpose of the study was to determine whether first-grade
children's participation in a counselor-led intervention strategy, Mother-Child
Communication Training (MCCT), would increase their responsible
behavior, as assessed by mothers and teachers. Sixty first-grade children
in one elementary school in Corvallis, Oregon, along with their mothers,
participated in the training...
A micropropagation system was developed for hazelnut cultivars and
rootstocks. Culture establishment was affected by explant source, explant collecting
season, and type of explant. The highest frequency of culture initiation and lowest
tissue oxidation and contamination were obtained from internodes with single axillary
buds from grafted greenhouse-grown plants early in...