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  • Cultural changes influencing rising obesity rates in France

    Creator:
    McGregor, Erin M.
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    A survey of a non-random sample of adults was conducted in Angers, France to investigate possible cultural changes in dietary behaviors that may contribute to increasing rates of obesity. Participants described contemporary habits regarding eating habits and activity level, as well as attitudes and opinions about obesity. The results largely...
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    ..........................................................................................13 Traditional Food Sources

  • Design for construction safety : a case study with architect's perceptions

    Creator:
    Christianson, Carl R.
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    Designing for construction safety is a collaborative process that combines the field experience of builders with the design skills of architects to improve construction safety. Research studies have shown that the design of a project is a factor in approximately fifty percent of jobsite deaths. To reduce this problem it...
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    Safety in Design Table 2. CM/GC’s Proposed (Request for Proposal) Coordination with Architect 13 Table 3

  • A comparison of three certification systems with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest plan revision

    Creator:
    Starker, Anna
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    This study compares the requirements of three forest certification systems, the Sustainable Forestry Institute (SFI), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), with the 2005 McDonald-Dunn Forest Plan Revision. The analysis was done with a series of matrices comparing the requirements of SFI and FSC...
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    world’s forests. People saw many threats to forests such as the conversion of forest land to agriculture

  • Hispanic and farmworker health : a community health survey of Hood River County, Oregon.

    Creator:
    Carne, David Michael
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    Hispanics in Hood River County, Oregon account for roughly 25% of the population, with many employed in agriculture. A community health survey was carried out in Hood River County during the winter months of 2001 with the purpose of evaluating the health conditions, needs, and barriers to access of needed...
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    agriculture in Oregon, providing orchardists, especially, with the means to mai Hispanic and Farmworker

  • Biodiesel in Oregon : an agricultural perspective

    Creator:
    Lahmann, Emily Loren
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    Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, and biodegradable diesel fuel made from agricultural feedstocks. With a vibrant agricultural industry, Oregon is positioned to play an important role in the future of this energy source. Limiting factors to widespread biodiesel production include low value of biodiesel feedstock crops, lack of infrastructure, lagging...
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    and Walsh). United States agriculture is no stranger to the importance of public policy. Since the

  • The People's band: U2 and international activism

    Creator:
    Peterson, Maxie Jean
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    The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
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    for power between nations is no longer the primary focus. Globalization and democratization have

  • Teaching business to the poor : the effectiveness of business development services within microenterprise development

    Creator:
    Wilson, Taylor Anne
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    Many economic development methods over the years have tried to solve the problem of poverty with varied success. Microenterprise development is a method that works with the poor to create small self-run businesses to increase their income, and therefore bring more freedom from disease illiteracy and discrimination. Within microenterprise development...
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    and Weaknesses …………………………………………………………9 Elements of Microenterprise Development ……………………………………………..13

  • Implementing a comparative anatomy information system for the foundational model of anatomy and the mouse anatomy ontology

    Creator:
    Diatchka, Kremena S.
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    This thesis describes the implementation of an interface for querying established correspondences between anatomical structures across species. I was the main developer of this query engine, called the Comparative Anatomy Information System. My work involved developing methods to query the knowledge base, perform the specified comparison, display the anatomical hierarchies...
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    there is no correspondence at all (a null mapping). Node attribute differences – differences in

  • Induction of apple defense genes by Erwinia amylovora and biological control agents

    Creator:
    Bauer, Lisa M.
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    Fire blight is a serious disease of apple and pear trees caused by the bacterium, Erwinia amylovora. This bacterium harbors a pathogenesis mechanism known as the Hrp secretory operon which induces some resistance genes and suppresses other resistance genes in the host plant following invasion. While previous researchers analyzed expression...
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    Leaf Sampling Methods………………………......................... 13 4. Bacterial Populations on Flowers

  • Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

    Creator:
    Crawford, Paul Wesley
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    The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
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    ........................................................................13 Current Agriculture Teachers Results