Studies conducted with the adult western cherry fruit fly,
Rhagoletis indifferens Curran, revealed that successful oviposition
occurred in three distinct phases, the prepenetration phase, the
penetration phase and the postpenetration phase. During the
postpenetration phase which averaged 51 seconds (range 18 to 86), the
females dragged their ovipositor over the...
The biochemical degradation of domestic sludge deposits exposed to benthic marine conditions was investigated using a laboratory Deep Sea Simulator. The rate and extent of deposit stabilization were determined for select hydrostatic pressures and hydrogen acceptor conditions by monitoring depletion of particulate organic carbon in 2.0 and 3.0 centimeter deposits....
Results of recent studies on Piagetian cognitive development,
though equivocal, showed that the architectonic of formal operational
schemata is not possessed by a sizeable percentage (up to 52%) of adolescents
and young adults. The purpose of the present study is two
fold: (i) To assess the cognitive levels of a...
The objectives of this investigation were two-fold: (1) to examine possible seed and cone characteristics and their usefulness as seed maturity indices, and (2) to examine the effects of artificial ripening on seed maturation and germination. Cone fresh weight, cone length, cone specific gravity, cone color, seed fresh weight, seed...
Silurian and Devonian rocks are exposed for approximately 8 square kilometers inthe KootenayArc structural province of northeastem Washington. These Middle Paleozoic rocks overlie the Upper Cambrian Metaline Limestone and the Ordovician Ledbetter Formation, which includes slates, siltstones, and limestones. Two Silurian units crop out in this area. Unit A is...
In this research a model is developed to predict population for relatively
rural areas experiencing rapid economic development. Of the many
ways to predict population size, in this research a "demographic-economic"
model is chosen for use. The economic variables which aid in projecting
population are total employment, and net changes...
Preliminary studies with a dog (Canis familiaris) and a coyote
(Canis latrans) showed that these carnivores can serve as definitive
hosts in the life cycle of Sarcocystis fusiformis of cattle (Bos
taurus) and a microscopic Sarcocystis of mule deer (Odocoileus
hemionus hemionus). Preliminary studies to determine effects of the
cervine...
Barth's theory of transactional analysis is applied to the
community of Tiller, Oregon and its reaction to a development proposal.
Community behavior patterns vis-a-vis the development proposal are
examined from a processual point of view to determine how these
patterns are generated.
The community's history and contemporary situation are described....
Diffusion of short chain n-alkanes was found to be faster in the
polydimethylsilicone elastomer SE-30 than in the polydimethylsilicone
oil SF-96-2000. The opposite was true for the longer chain n-alkanes
suggesting that choice of stationary phase for gas chromatography
would depend on the chain length of sample components. The dependence...
The gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) demonstrated a
requirement for selenium and vitamin E. Animals deficient in both
nutrients suffered from liver necrosis and an unthrifty condition
characterized by inappetence, profuse diarrhea, and swollen eyes.
Vitamin E appeared less effective than selenium as a prophylaxis
against this syndrome.
Total body weights,...
Competition for the conventional supply of wood residue utilized
by the particleboard industry is increasing. Utilization of low
quality residues by the pulp and paper industry, new sawmill and
plywood recovery techniques, and the growing practice of converting
low quality residues into steam and electrical power have all cut into...
Winter recreation has increased rapidly in the Crater Lake -
Diamond Lake area of Oregon in recent years. Park and forest
managers are concerned about existing and potential impacts of the
recreationists on the resources and other recreationists.
The purpose of this study was to describe the nature and extent...
Investigations were conducted to determine the nature, type,
functional properties and the amounts of different proteins found in
bovine rumen tissue.
Data concerning the effect of pH and salt concentration on
the extractability of proteins from rumen tissue indicated that 92%
of the proteins could be extracted in aqueous solutions...
The viability of incorporating optimization within budgeting
methodologies is examined.
Resource Planning and Management System and optimization are
proposed as tools to enhance the planning and control functions of the
budgeting process. Three hypotheses are proposed: (1) Integer
Programming, Integer Goal Programming and Dynamic Programming
can be substituted in place...
The main objective of this study was to determine appropriate
accelerated aging methods for exterior plywood made with Southeast
Asian hardwood face veneers. A secondary objective of this study
was to determine the durability of exterior plywood made with keruing
(12 Dipterocarpus spp.).
To reach these objectives I made plywood...
The capacity for root growth and concentration of indole-3-acetic acid and abscisic acid in the roots of western hemlock seedlings was investigated. The root regenerating capacity (RRC) was defined as the increase in root length, greater than 5 mm, following a 28-day test period. RRC measurements over a two-year period...
A study was conducted to characterize the vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhizal fungi of commercially grown Easter lily. Monthly field soil and root samples were collected from March through September, 1975, from five fields in the coastal area of southern Oregon and northern California. Soil sievings were inoculated onto clover, onion and...
The fundamental objective of this analysis was to isolate and
identify the factors governing the demand for domestically produced
rainbow trout in a representative west coast market, and assess the
impact on that demand, if any, of the introduction of pansize salmon.
The approach taken in this market demand study...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the
relationship between introductory lessons on creativity and
the creativity displayed in students' finished clothing
projects. The sample consisted of 22 students in the
experimental group and 26 students in the control group at
the intermediate level in high school clothing construction....
This report presents a refined method for the calculation of fuel centerline temperatures and the linear-heat-rating-to-incipient melting, ' Q'[subscript m], of mixed-oxide fuel typical of that to be used in the Fast Flux Test Facility and in Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors. Of primary concern are the effects of the...
An evaluation of fabric reinforcement of the roadway
structure is made. The study includes a parametric analy
sis using layered elastic theory and a series of large
scale model tests.
The parametric. study analyzes the stresses and
strains of roadway structures with a fabric layer between
tna surface layer and...
The effect of ultra-high pressure on the thermal emf of a
chromelialumel thermocouple is investigated using an indirect
method which does not require a direct knowledge of the temperature
of the pressurized junction. The unknown temperature is written
parametrically as a function of a directly measured quantity, the
electrical power...
Verification of fast reactor safety requires experiments
wherein fuel bundles, enclosed in massive steel capsules, are subjected
to simulated accident conditions in reactors such as TREAT(16)
at ANL Idaho. To date, only small bundles (one to seven pins) have
been tested in the experimental series. Determination of the fuel
configuration...
A technique previously designed to screen wheat cultivars and
segregating populations for tolerance to Aluminum utilizing nutrient
solutions in growth chambers was found to be efficient in differentiating
among cultivars of wheat, rye, and triticale for tolerance to Al
under greenhouse conditions. A 5°C increase in temperature, from
25°C to...
Vaccination with Vibrio anguillarum by oral administration
during copper exposure and intraperitoneal injection prior to copper
exposure was employed to investigate the effects of copper upon survival
and the immune response of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch). Following copper exposure the survivors were challenged
under natural conditions to V. anguillarum,...
The distribution in Oregon of two viruses affecting salmonid
fishes was determined by examination of hatchery and feral fish.
Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) was isolated from fish
at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Research Laboratory,
Corvallis, Roaring River, Fort Klamath, and Wizard Falls Hatcheries.
Fish collected at...
In the summers of 1973, 1974 and 1975, I investigated population
age structure and density, and behaviors relating to habitat
selection, predator avoidance and intraspecific interaction in a population
of northwestern salamanders in a lake in the Oregon Cascade
Mountains. The study was carried out by skin- and scuba-diving at...
The Purpose of the Study
The overall purposes of this study were: (1) to identify and
analyze the attitudes of the school board members, vocational
teachers, non-vocational teachers, school administrators and career
education administrators toward career education; (2) to identify and
analyze the attitudes of the above five personnel groups...
The major purpose of this study was to determine if
there were significant differences in the self-concepts of
vocational education teacher-trainees, non-vocational education
teacher trainees and non-education students at
Montana State University.
Two hundred students were surveyed to determine if
there were any differences in self-concepts based on
either major...
A system to perform neutron radiographic analysis of dynamic
events taking place over the order of several milliseconds has been
developed at Oregon State University. The design consists of a TRIGA
reactor capable of pulsing to 3000 MW peak power, a neutron beam
collimator with an L/D of about 30:1,...
The study evaluates performances of three multiple time series
(MTS) forecasting methods; investigates possible improvements in
MTS forecasting operations, and proposes a multiple time series
based forecasting system. Time series considered are finite,
linear, covariance stationary, and discrete.
Specific objectives for the thesis were: (a) conducting comparative
studies of MTS...
Investigations of plasma production by a pulsed dye laser
microprobe were made. Comparisons between a Q- switched and a
pulsed dye laser system were made on the intensity of the continuum
produced by atmospheric breakdown. The dye laser system was
foundtominimize the production of the continuum which in turn
allowed...
Published December 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The objectives of this paper are (1) to apply
certain techniques for evaluation of social impacts in
a small community situation, and (2) to determine
whether or not the selected techniques are useful for
measuring the impact on community cohesion of a rapid
increase in single family housing in a...
Published December 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
A technique for solving efficiently the catenary problem encountered in surveying with tapes is presented. The theory of the catenary solution is outlined, and our technique is shown to solve correctly the catenary for all conditions. Analysis of error that compared the catenary correction to the more commonly used parabolic...
This report summarizes information obtained from groundfish surveys conducted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife from 1971 through 1974. The program was a comprehensive marine resource survey of the continental shelf and upper continental slope off Oregon between the Columbia River and Cape Blanco. Major goals were: (1)...
The arts and festivals of art have today become a vital economic
force in some areas of the country and a way of life for some people.
The number and sizes of festivals, as well as audience size, has
grown tremendously both nationally and in Oregon, since 1950. Even
the...
The following outline of events in the rise and fall of gold mining in southwestern
Oregon is here recorded - almost as an obituary - so that Oregonians may not entirely forget how important this industry was in building up this part of the state.
Something new is being added to food labels. Many food processors are putting nutrition information on their food labels. By 1975, all fortified foods, and all foods for which a nutrition claim is made, must display nutrition information on the labels.
Long-term oceanographic and meteorological data were used to develop models that describe the observed variation in the recruitment of Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) in the California
Current region. The models that were found to best describe recruitment included both density-dependent factors and environmental factors. Models incorporating only density-dependent factors
accounted...
The purposes of this study were: to compare the strength
(single strand breaking load and loop breaking load), the elongation
and the evenness of four types represented by 11 brands of polyester
sewing threads available on the market in Corvallis, Oregon in
January, 1976; to determine whether there were differences...
The Duzel Rock area includes four square miles in the eastern
Paleozoic subprovince of the Klamath Mountains southeast of Fort
Jones, California. The structurally complex terraine is composed
of Silurian graywacke, post-Silurian phyllite, limestone and basalt
associations, and minor andesitic intrusive rocks.
Three groups of sedimentary and extrusive rocks have...
Factor analysis of radiolarian species from the tops of 34 gravity
cores in the area extending from 5°N to 45°N, 95°W to 155°W, yields
five factor assemblages which are related to the present surface circulation:
1) a Pacific Equatorial Water assemblage; 2) a California
Current assemblage; 3) a North Equatorial...
The effect of raised bed culture on winter survival of ten pea
genotypes (Pisum sativum L.), differing in inherent cold hardiness
and growth habit, was studied under two climatic conditions: a moist
semi-maritime winter (Corvallis, Oregon) and a cold continental
winter (Weston, Oregon). An assessment of winter injury was based...
It has been established that bilinear models
occur frequently in nature and offer some important
advantages from the standpoint. of controllability,
optimization and modeling. The estimation of
bilinear systeim models from the Measurements
of input-output data are discussed. In the
first approach a parametric model of a discrete-time
linear system...
Unit cell or pin cell calculations form the basis for
most nuclear core modeling. Because of this, it is of primary
importance to perform these unit cell calculations
accurately.
The subject of this thesis is the analysis of one of
the major approximations made in unit cell modeling, the
infinite...
Interval arithmetic is applied to the problem of obtaining
rigorous solutions to integral equations on a computer. The
integral equations considered are the linear Fredholm equation of
the second kind and the nonlinear Urysohn equation. Techniques are
presented which enable the computer to find an approximate
solution, prove the existence...
The purpose of this study was to determine if male and female
Counselor-Trainees enrolled in master's degree programs in the
State of Oregon would emit significantly different responses to a
new and professionally developed video-based client simulation.
The sample consisted of ninety-two Counselor-Trainees
enrolled during the 1975-76 academic year in...
Clinical methods to diagnose specific organ dysfunction have not been evaluated in fishes. To determine if an accepted clinical test of mammalian liver function could be applied to fishes, the
hepatic disposition of the organic anion sulfobromophthalein (BSP) was studied in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) treated with a model hepatotoxicant....
Radiosonde data from the National Hail Research Experiment and the Wangara experiment are examined to study vertical gradients of moisture in heated boundary layers which are well-mixed in virtual potential temperature. The frequent occurrence of a significant decrease of moisture with height in the mixed layer over the high plains...
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the Sea Grant Catalog: http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/publications
The Columbia River Basalt consists of dozens of seemingly identical flows of basalt covering thousands of square miles of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. For years, detailed mapping of the units relied almost entirely on subtle petrographic distinctions, the presence or absence of interbeds, and actual walking along contacts in the...
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
More than 280 species of caddisflies (Trichoptera), representing 80
genera in 16 families, are known to occur in Oregon. Detailed distribution
records within the state are given, as well as the known geographic range
for each species. Biological information, such as life cycle, habitat
preference, flight period, and larval feeding...
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Lincoln City, Oregon is an area of active environmental
processes and increasing development. To reduce conflict, a larger
data base on environmental hazards was required. Previous studies
in the area, remote sensing techniques and. field research were used
to accomplish this end. Within Lincoln City, numerous environmental
hazards were identified...
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The Columbia River Gillnetter is the pilot of the Lower Columbia River commercial fishing industry, keeping fishermen and the public in touch with today's important issues.
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the Sea Grant Catalog: http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/publications
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the Sea Grant Catalog: http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/publications
This fact sheet will help you understand various Internal Revenue Service regulations and publications as they apply to your marine business. It is not a substitute for IRS regulations and publications, or for expert counsel you may obtain from the IRS or professional tax practitioners.
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the Sea Grant Catalog: http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/publications
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published November 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The effects of alongshore variations in bottom topography and coastline on the wind-stress-forced barotropic motion over a continental shelf and slope are studied. Perturbation methods are used to obtain solutions for forced and free continental shelf waves on an idealized continental shelf and slope with small-amplitude alongshore variations in topography....
Six early to middle Tertiary geologic units crop out in the
Saddle and Humbug Mountain area. They include the late Eocene to
early Miocene Oswald West muds tones, the lower Silver Point and
the upper Silver Point tongues of the middle Miocene Astoria Formation,
and the middle Miocene Depoe Bay...
Esophageal fistulation, stomach content analysis, fecal analysis,
and ocular-estimate-by-plot are four of the most publicized methods
of determining the diets of large herbivores. The principal objective
of this study was to compare the relative values of each of these
methods based upon information collected from bi-fistulated (esophageal
and rumen) sheep...
Sea level and current data collected near Newport, Oregon are
compared to determine an empirical relationship from which the low
frequency (f < .1 cpd) alongshore current field over the continental
shelf is estimated from observed sea level measurements at the coast.
Regression analysis of the near-surface (20-25 m) currents...
Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog