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Relationship of dietary crude protein to factors in uterine secretions and plasma in high producing postpartum dairy cows

Creator:: Jordan, Ellen Rae
Abstract:: Eighteen multiparous, high producing (7,836 kg 4% FCM) Holstein dairy cows were assigned randomly to iso- . caloric rations containing either 12 or 23% crude protein (CP) on day 40 postpartum. After a 10-day adaptation period, uterine secretion and blood samples were collected on the day of estrus (day 0-1),...
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Full Text:: ELLEN RAE JORDAN for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in ANIMAL SCIENCE presented on May 26, 1981

The mediating role of hedonic shopping value in apparel shopping satisfaction

Creator:: Chang, Eunyoung
Abstract:: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the moderating role of hedonic shopping value in shopping experience satisfaction in the context of clothing shopping. Hedonic shopping value is an emotional and hedonic appreciation of shopping. According to the existing literature, consumers' hedonic shopping value is associated with several...
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Full Text:: would also like to thank the remainder of my committee including Dr. Cheryl Jordan, Dr. James

Photoconduction fatigue in colored potassium chloride

Creator:: Hardtke, Fred Charles
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Full Text:: express his sincere gratitude to Dr. Allen B. Scott for having suggested this problem, and for his

Interactions of electrons and traps in potassium chloride containing color centers

Creator:: Woodley, Robert Earl
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: express my sincere gratitude to Professor Allen B. Scott for his counsel, constructive criticism, and

Preparation and properties of crystalline potassium chloride containing trivalent cation impurities

Creator:: Hills, Marian Elizabeth
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Full Text:: to express her sincere appreciation to Dr. Allen B. Scott for his encouragement and helpful

Formation and optical bleaching of color centers in X-rayed potassium chloride crystals

Creator:: Okamoto, Fumio
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: In completion of this work, the author wishes to express his indebtedness to Dr. Allen B. Scott for

Electrical conductivity and ultraviolet absorption spectra of high-purity potassium chloride single crystals

Creator:: Gruzensky, Paul Milnore
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: indebtedness to Dr. Allen B. Scott for many valuable discussions and suggestions, and to the National Science

Chemical properties of color centers in alkali halides

Creator:: Smith, William Alton, 1921-
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Full Text:: obtained for K-KC1 by Scott and Smith. During the thermal stability measarem.ents on K-KI, a new band

Electrical and optical properties of potassium chloride single crystals containing lead ion

Creator:: Holmes, Robert Edward
Abstract:: A survey of the methods of purification of KC1, for use in preparing single crystals by growth from the melt, was made. Two methods, fractional recrystallization and ion exchange, were used. The purity of the salt and crystals grown from the same salt were compared with the findings of other...
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Full Text:: is indebted to Dr. Allen B. Scott for numerous suggestions, valuable criticisms and discussions

A model study of a plant-herbivore system

Creator:: Stimac, Jerry Lynn
Abstract:: The dynamics of tansy ragwort, Senecio jacobaea L. , and the cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae (L.) were studied with the aid of a system simulation model. The model development and validation were based on knowledge of the plant and herbivore gathered from the literature, four years of data from previous...
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Full Text:: on September 30, 1977 Title: A MODEL STUDY OF A PLANT-HERBIVORE SYSTEM Abstract approved: W. Scott

The statistical significance of multilevel materials on posttest scores for a basic business unit on business organizational structure

Creator:: Scott, James Calvert
Abstract:: Statement of the Problem This study was designed to determine whether or not the use of multilevel materials would influence to a statistically significant degree posttest scores on a comprehensive objective test. The high school basic business multilevel materials on business organizational structure were compared with materials having a reading...
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Full Text:: OF JAMES CALVERT SCOTT for the DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) (Degree) c/t,)_0\in Education (Business

Generative evaluation of instruction in an Honors College, using small group instructional diagnosis : more than dots on a page

Creator:: Ringle, Judith Ann
Abstract:: Instruction in a University Honors College was evaluated using Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID), a qualitative evaluation process. Fifty-one class sections were evaluated over a three-year period to determine what worked to help students learn, what did not work, and suggestions for improvement. Seven instructors used both SGID and an...
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Full Text:: stretched my brain into regions from which it has yet to return. Scott Reed from Forestry, as my Grad Rep

The dynamics of ⁶⁵Zn in benthic fishes and their prey off Oregon

Creator:: Vanderploeg, Henry Alfred
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Full Text:: Cutshall, W. Scott Overton, and Laurence F. Small-- members of my committee--I extend my thanks for their

Decision making in a mathematics reform context : factors influencing geometry teachers' planning and interactive decisions

Creator:: Wohlhuter, Kay A.
Abstract:: This investigation of secondary geometry teachers' decision making in a mathematics curricular reform context examined the following questions: (a) What planning and interactive decisions were secondary geometry teachers making during this time of reform, and (b) what factors influenced the decisions that these teachers made? In addition, comparisons were generated...
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Full Text:: Ross, my sister-in-law Cindy, my nephews Jon and Jordan, and my niece Emily. In recognition of

Inflorescence necrosis, ammonium, and evidence for ferredoxin-glutamate synthase activity in grape (Vitis vinifera L.)

Creator:: Creasy, Glen L.
Abstract:: Death of flower parts near bloom due to inflorescence necrosis (IN) is associated with high ammonium (NH₄⁺) concentration in flower clusters, shade, cool wet weather preceding bloom, and excessive vigor. Faults in NH₄⁺ assimilation are suspected to cause a rise in NH₄⁺ concentration to toxic levels in flower cluster but...
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Full Text:: -Pablo & Waleska, Claudia, Enrique. To the New Zealanders David Shillito and David Jordan. To those

Systematics, variation, distribution, and biology of lampreys of the genus Lampetra in Oregon

Creator:: Kan, Ting Tien
Abstract:: Based on the number of velar tentacles and the form of longitudinal lingual laminae found in Lampetra (Entosphenus) t. tridentata and its closely related forms, the taxon Entosphenus should not be considered as a genus as commonly adopted, but, along with the taxa Lethenteron and Lampetra, should be regarded as...
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Full Text:: Miller, 1948), and, to a lesser degree, the Missouri drainage (Jordan, 1928; McPhail and Lindsey, 1970

Influence of dietary selenium on the distribution of tritium-labeled vitamin E in the rate

Creator:: Cheeke, Peter R.
Abstract:: A series of four trials were conducted to determine the influence of selenium supplementation of a selenium- and vitamin E-deficient basal diet on the absorption, excretion, tissue distribution and placental transfer of a single dose of tritium-labeled α-tocopherol in the rat. In the first trial, the effect of supplementation of...
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Full Text:: , selenium is only partially effective in preventing muscular dystrophy in chicks (Nesheim and Scott, 1958

Application, interaction, and enhancement of the efficacy of nisin in foods and beverages

Creator:: Jung, Dong-sun
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: nisin on survival of Listeria monocyto genes Scott A in different media. 56 Fig. 2. Effect of milk fat

The Tabanidae (Diptera) of Oregon

Creator:: Mahmoud, Ali Ahmed
Abstract:: Fifty species and subspecies and six varieties in eight genera of the family Tabanidae are recognized from Oregon. The following genera are represented in Oregon: Apatolestes Williston, Pilimas Brennan, Stonemyia Brennan, Silvius Meigen, Chrysops Meigen, Atylotus Osten Sacken, Hybomitra Enderlein and Tabanus Linnaeus. Adults and larvae were collected from various...
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Full Text:: numbers. The collections were made from areas around creeks like Big Creek, Jordan Creek, Goose Creek

Trophic adaptations and relationships of rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) of Oregon

Creator:: Pequeño, Germán E.
Abstract:: A comparative analysis of structures related to capture and processing of food, in 624 specimens belonging to 31 species of Sebastes of Oregon was made. The structures studied were the following: the tooth-bearing bones (premaxillary, dentary, vomer, palatine); the maxillary, angular, articular, parasphenoid and glossohyal bones; the lower limb of...
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Full Text:: , Auctospina and Jordan and Evermann (1895) fragmented the group further by adding Rosicola, Eosebastes and

Assessment of genetic resistance to strawbreaker foot-rot (Pseudocercosporella Herpotrichoides) in selected winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars

Creator:: Encinas-Mungarro, Andres
Abstract:: Strawbreaker foot-rot is a major limiting factor to cost efficient winter wheat production in the Pacific Northwest. Development of resistant cultivars has been hindered by the lack of adequate levels of genetic resistance and screening techniques which can consistently detect desired genotypes. Studies were conducted to determine if the reported...
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Full Text:: , specially to Karim Ammar and Memo Briceno; to Nan Scott for helping me in the use of computers to input and

Ecological relation of sympatric steelhead and resident rainbow trout in the Deschutes River, Oregon

Creator:: Zimmerman, Christian E.
Abstract:: Sympatric steelhead and resident rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are known to exist in many rivers throughout the Pacific Rim. Whether sympatric steelhead and resident rainbow trout are polymorphisms within a single gene pool or two reproductively isolated populations has significant implications concerning the study and conservation of this polytypic species....
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Full Text:: (Jordan and Evermann 1905; Behnke 1992). Differences in migratory behavior among and within river

An integrative approach to understanding pyoluteorin biosynthesis in the biological control bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5

Creator:: Nowak-Thompson, Brian
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: synthase has been isolated and characterized (Dimroth et al, 1970; Scott et al, 1974; Spencer and Jordan

Effect of chlorpropham on vegetative and reproductive development in chewings fescue (Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata Gaud.)

Creator:: Akobundu, I. O.
Abstract:: Experiments were conducted under field and greenhouse conditions to investigate the effects of chlorpropham (isopropyl mchlorocarbanilate) on vegetative and reproductive development in Chewings fescue (Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata Gaud.) and to determine the time of induction and initiation under natural conditions. Chewings fescue was found to be very susceptible...
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Full Text:: cabbage mitochondria (Lotlikar et al., 19 68). Mann, Haid, Jordan, and Day. (1967) showed that

Nutritional ecology of cervids in old-growth forests in Olympic National Park, Washington

Creator:: Leslie, David M.
Abstract:: Nutritional ecology of unhunted and sympatric populations of Roosevelt elk, Cervus elaphus roosevelti, and Columbian black-tailed deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus, was investigated in old-growth forests of the Hoh Valley in Olympic National Park, Washington, from September 1979 to November 1981. Seasonal diets of both cervids generally were comprised of common...
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Structural oppression of African Americans in higher education

Creator:: Powell, William N.
Abstract:: Researching what I believe to be exclusionary practices in higher education against African Americans has compelled me to approach this subject, in part, historically. Although I realize that a historical chronology of any subject is often deceptive, as with any writer, I am tempted to interpret events to fit my...
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Full Text:: connotes. Winthrop Jordan argues that "the initial contact [that] the English had with the African had

Physiological and nutritional interrelationships of mineral elements to growth and reproduction in turkeys

Creator:: Egwuatu, Charles Obiajulu
Abstract:: Experiments involving poults were conducted with the primary objective of studying the effects of sodium chloride on field rickets. A second objective was to study the effects of mineral elements on reproduction of turkey breeder males and females. Three experiments were conducted with poults. A comparison of added dietary sodium...
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Full Text:: Weakness in Turkeys An early report by Scott (1950) concluded that choline and higher levels of glycine

Phylogeny and zoogeography of glyptocephalines (Pisces: Pleuronectidae)

Creator:: Chiu, Tai-sheng
Abstract:: Hypotheses of phylogenetic and historical zoogeographic relationships of glyptocephalines (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus, G. zachirus, G. stelleri, Microstomus kitt, H. pacificus, H. achne, Embassichthys bathybius, and Tanakius kitaharae) were constructed based on comparative anatomy and external morphology. The phylogenetic approach was cladistic and character polarity was determined by using out-group comparison. One...
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Full Text:: ) a suborder allied to gadoids in the Anacanthini; Cope (1871) an order; Jordan (1905) a suborder of

Epidemiological implications of sporozoite aggregation in malaria vectors

Creator:: Li, Xiaohong, 1963-
Abstract:: This study describes and quantifies some microprocesses of malaria transmission including blood vessel location by Anopheles stephensi and sporozoites delivery of An. stephensi infected by Plasmodium berghei. The study models the effects of malaria parasite-induced changes in probing behavior and mosquito mortality on disease transmisson. Finally, host, vector, and parasitological...
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Full Text:: from different point of views (Ewald 1983; Dobson 1988; Johnson 1986; Scott and Dobson 1989; Anderson

A comparison of reverse- and forward-chaining instructional methods on a motor task with mentally retarded individuals

Creator:: Hsu, Pao-yin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the reverse-chaining and forward-chaining instructional methods in teaching a motor task to mentally retarded individuals. The subjects were selected from Fairview Training Center, Salem, Oregon. Each of the subjects was classified as mentally retarded with a range from moderate to severe retardation....
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Full Text:: ; Hartely and Woods, 1968; Cox and Boren, 1965; Scott, 1968; Nathan, 1970; Wilcox, 1974; Walls, Zane and

William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) : a case study in morphology and the development of American biology

Creator:: Benson, Keith Rodney
Abstract:: The major historical studies that have examined American biology have emphasized the development of experimental biology at the end of the nineteenth century. In this characterization, the descriptive branch of biology has often been treated as less than important and, in several cases, as a hindrance in the application of...
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Full Text:: , Ron Rainger and Scott Gilbert, I extend my appreciation for their attention to the work, for the

Postharvest water relations and needle abscission in cut trees of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco)

Creator:: Montano, Jose M.
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Molecular characterization of specificity and activity of the transposable element IS801

Creator:: Richter, Grace Yukiko
Abstract:: 1S801 is a transposable element isolated from Pseudomonas syringae pathovar (pv.) phaseolicola, the causal agent of halo blight of bean. Fragments of the element are present in multiple copies on an indigenous plasmid, pMMC7105, of strain LR781, and have been implicated as sites of homologous recombination leading to imprecise excision...
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Full Text:: insertions of particular sequences found repeatedly, in different positions of the genome (Jordan et al

A study of climbing-film flow characteristics of various liquids and air in an annular duct

Creator:: Vierra, George Joseph
Abstract:: Momentum transfer in climbing-film flow in an annular duct was investigated. Air and various liquids, with a wide range of viscosities and surface tensions, were investigated. The two phases flowed co-currently upward, the liquid climbing as a thin film on the inner wail while the outer wall remained dry. The...
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Full Text:: continuation of the work done by Kim (1965), Sutey (1967), and Scott (1969). It is hoped that the find- ings

The formation and growth of ferromanganese oxides on the Nazca Plate

Creator:: Lyle, Mitchell
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of selected behavioral and electro-physiological responses of carpenter ants (Campanotus) to ionizing radiations

Creator:: Martinsen, David Linnebach, 1940-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: lithium fluoride thermolumi- nescent dosimetry (Jordan, 1970). Small calibrated LiF dosimeters were

A possible conditioning effect of methionine and vitamin B₁₂ in growth stimulation by antibiotics

Creator:: Hale, Otho M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: results obtained by the above mentioned workers, Jordan and Dell (77) reported an in- orease In body

Nitrate reductase activity and inheritance of grain protein in six barley cultivars (Hordeum vulgare L. and Hordeum distichum)

Creator:: Samphantharak, Krisda
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Redacted for privacy Dean of Graduate School Date thesis is presented August In 1975 Typed by Nan Scott

Information processing errors in linear feedback control systems

Creator:: Chong, Hoi-yeung
Abstract:: This report is concerned with the analysis of the effect of finite wordlength, channel capacity and source rate in digital feedback control of linear systems. The cases considered are (1) finite wordlength A/D conversion, no feedback delay, ideal ROM (read only memory) controller; (2) finite A/D wordlength (source rate), state...
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Moisture influences on bromacil distribution in the soil and resultant uptake and phytotoxicity

Creator:: Schreiber, Jonathon Dennis
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Full Text:: increased adsorption at the lower soil to water ratios. A pressure membrane extractor was used by Scott

Transformation of tobacco with the yeast FRE1 and FRE2 genes : characterization of transformants and discovery of a temperature-dependent morphological mutant

Creator:: Samuelsen, Andrew Ira
Abstract:: A key mechanism utilized by plants to make iron (Fe) available for uptake is the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) via an inducible, plasma membrane-bound Fe(III) reductase. Genes encoding such enzymes have not yet been isolated from plants; however, two Fe(III) reductases have been cloned from yeast. FRE1 and FRE2...
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Full Text:: pattern formation (Scott et al., 1989). In Arabidopsis these putative transcription factors often also

Genetic variation and interrelationships of acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber, hemicellulose, crude protein and in vitro dry matter digestibility in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb)

Creator:: Soh, Aik-chin
Abstract:: Six parent clones and their 15 single-crosses of tall fescue (Festuca arundinaceae, Schreb) were row-planted in Corvallis, Oregon, row and sward-planted in Columbia, Missouri, and evaluated for genetic variability, genotyp-eenvironment interactions and interrelationships in acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), hemicellulose (HCL), crude protein (CP) and in vitro...
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Full Text:: . Quicke, G. V., O. G. Bartley, H. W. Scott and A. L. Maxon. 1959. Cellulose digestion in vitro as a

Application of the generalized Melnikov method to weakly damped parametrically excited cross waves with surface tension

Creator:: Fadel, Suzan M.
Abstract:: The Wiggins-Holmes extension of the generalized Melnikov method (GMM) is applied to weakly damped parametrically excited cross waves with surface tension in a long rectangular wave channel in order to determine if these cross waves are chaotic. The Lagrangian density function for surface waves with surface tension is simplified by...
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Full Text:: neutral stability curves or transition curves (Jordan & Smith, 1987). The primary resonance of N = 1

The influence of preadsorbed milk proteins on adhesion of Listeria monocytogenes to silica surfaces

Creator:: Al-Makhlafi, Hamood K.
Abstract:: β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg), bovine serum albumin (BSA), α-lactalbumin (α-Lac), and β-casein were adsorbed onto silanized silica surfaces of low and high hydrophobicity for 8 h, and β-Lg and BSA for 1 h. The surfaces were incubated in buffer for 0, 5, 10, or 15 h and then contacted with Listeria monocytogenes...
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Full Text:: that L. monocytogenes Scott A and and L. monocytogenes Jalisco attached at 35 0C as single cells

The effects of behavioral objectives on student achievment in college chemistry

Creator:: Mongkolsiri, Pravate
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing behavioral objectives prior to instruction on the achievement of students in a one-semester college general chemistry course and to determine the effect of providing behavioral objectives of selected chemistry experiments in the acquisition of achievement associated with laboratory...
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Full Text:: , 1971; Hershman, 1971; Jordan, 1971; Kahle, 1978; Koch, 1972; Lynn, 1979; Mottillo, 1973; Olsen, M.D

Photosynthesis in relation to nitrogen in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) leaves

Creator:: Cheng, Lailiang
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OSU a great place to work. Special appreciation to Steve Castagnoli, Scott Robbins, Michael McAuley

Effects of irrigation scheduling, using remotely sensed canopy-air temperature differentials, on water relations, yield, and quality of snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Creator:: Bonanno, A. Richard
Abstract:: Field experiments were conducted in 1981 and 1982 to develop a method for using remotely measured leaf canopy-air temperature differences (stress-degree-days (SDD)) to schedule irrigations and to evaluate the effects of differential irrigation on snap bean cultivars, 'Oregon 1604' and 'Galamor'. Effects on soil water potential (SWP), leaf water potential...
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A spectrophotometric study of niobium (V) in hydrochloric acid solution

Creator:: Kanzelmeyer, James Herbert
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The movement and adsorption of sulfate ion in soil systems

Creator:: Chao, Tsun-tien
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: pire clays, chell and Jordan (53) seem to have obtained different results from the above. They

Influence of aluminum toxicity in intergeneric crosses of wheat and rye

Creator:: Lopez-Benitez, Alfonso
Abstract:: 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...
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Full Text:: thank you goes to Nan Scott, staff, fellow graduate students and secretaries for their fellowship

Analysis of subsynchronous resonance in power systems

Creator:: Zhu, Wenchun
Abstract:: Three aspects of Subsynchronous Resonance (SSR) related problems in power systems are addressed in this dissertation which aims at contributing to a better understanding of these problems. Subsynchronous Resonance (SSR) problems in series compensated steam-turbine power systems co-exist with the beneficial effects provided by the series capacitors. Since the early...
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Alterations in mink reproductive physiology following exposure to coplanar and noncoplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Creator:: Patnode, Kathleen A., 1959-
Abstract:: Female mink (Mustela vison) are highly sensitive to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-induced reproductive impairment. The goal of this research was to develop a better understanding of the mechanism of PCB-induced effects on female mink, mink embryos, and surviving mink kits. Anestrous, juvenile female mink and pregnant, adult mink were exposed to...
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Full Text:: the work. Ron Scott and Cliff Thompson of OSU's Experimental Fur Farm cared for and handled animals

Characterization of the replication, incompatibility, and recombination regions of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola plasmid pEXC8080

Creator:: Poplawsky, Alan R.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Scott Doubet. Excellent technical assistance from Diana Jordan and Karen Woodruff is also appreciated

Effects of single and multiple stressors on communities of wheat and wild oats

Creator:: Pfleeger, Thomas G.
Abstract:: Most plant toxicology tests developed in support of environmental laws use a single stress applied to an individual plant. While tests using individual species or stresses require fewer resources and are easier to interpret, they are under increasing criticism for being unrealistic and missing important ecological interactions. The objective of...
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Full Text:: ., L.S. Jordan, J.S. Holt, and J.S. Reints. 1989. Competitive interactions of wheat (Triticum aestivum

A Group Informal Reading Inventory : an instrument for the assess-ment of ESL students' reading performance

Creator:: Stark, Merritt William
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Full Text:: . Jordan, (Rowley, Mass.: Newbury House Publishers, Inc., 1979), p. 7. 19 Frank Smith, Understanding

Interactive effects of stripe rust and plant competition in heterogeneous wheat populations

Creator:: Finckh, Maria Renate
Abstract:: Disease has been implied as an important selective force acting in plant populations. This study was conducted to determine the effects of stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis) on the population dynamics of wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivar mixtures. Five wheat cultivars were grown in pure stands and all possible mixtures at three...
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Influence of post-harvest burning, thinning, shading and residue management on the subsequent growth and seed yield of Festuca rubra L.

Creator:: Kim, Syng Chul
Abstract:: The effects of post-harvest burning of red fescue on production of shoots, roots and inflorescences as well as seed yield were determined at the clonal and community level by comparing fescue plants in a burned area with those in unburned plots within the same field. Studies were also conducted to...
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Full Text:: ash deposit from burning increases the amount of available P, Ca, and Mg (Ahlgren, 1960 and Jordan

Some quantitative aspects of mercury accumulation by rainbow trout

Creator:: Phillips, Glenn R.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Restoration of Columbian sharp-tailed grouse into northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Snyder, Jeffrey W.
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Full Text:: fellow graduate student Scott Gardner for gently steering me from lek to lek in southeast Idaho during

Water relations of 'Olympus' strawberry and the growth response to drip irrigation and polyethylene mulch

Creator:: Renquist, A. Richard
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Studies on growth metabolites produced by Propionibacterium shermanii

Creator:: Salih, Mohammed Ali
Abstract:: The ability of Propionibacterium shermanii to produce growth metabolites which were inhibitory to food spoilage indicator organisms was investigated. Asperqillus niqer, a Pseudomonas species and Kluyveromyces fraqilis were the spoilage indicators chosen to represent molds, gram negative psychrotrophic bacteria and yeasts, respectively. Supplementation of milk or whey based media was...
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Full Text:: reversed when cobalt was the only supplemented 43 element. Jordan et al. (23) observed that the

Thai-style fermented pork sausage (Nham) : parasitological and microbiological safety

Creator:: Petchsing, Urairatana
Abstract:: Parasitological and selected microbiological safety aspects of Nham (Thai-style fermented pork sausage) were evaluated. Pork meat from pigs experimentally infected with Trichinella spiralis was divided into 4 portions; 3 portions were frozen at -23°C for 12, 18 and 24 hours before they were made into Nham. The formula for fermented...
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Full Text:: becomes infinite and growth does not occur (Scott, 1957). Fermented sausages (not

Radical anions, radicals and anions : the formation and stereochemistry of alkyl lithium reagents from lithium 4, 4'-Di-tert-butylbiphenyl and alkyl halides

Creator:: Hutchinson, Larry Lee
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Full Text:: gave rise to a blue solution. Naphthalene, however, gave no reaction. Twenty-five years later, Scott

An approach to the study of multiple toxicity through the derivation and use of quantal response curves

Creator:: Anderson, Perry David
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Full Text:: , Lauren, Scott and Karen. Finally, I want to acknowledge my father, Axel, and my mother, Beda, for

Regulation of adipose stromal-vascular cell differentiation in culture

Creator:: Akanbi, Kamil Agbolade
Abstract:: Primary cultures of stromal-vascular (S-V) cells from adipose tissue were used to investigate the regulation of preadipocyte development. Differentiation of S-V cells was found to be under hormonal control. Insulin and glucocorticoids are essential for S-V cell differentiation in culture. S-V cells from both newborn and mature pig adipose tissue...
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Full Text:: et al., 1974; Scott et al., 1981; Mersmann, 1986). Larger cell size in obese pigs might contribute

Spectroscopy of biophysical, physiological and pathological responses of plant germplasm

Creator:: Li, Ning
Abstract:: Imaging spectra of plant tissues yield considerable potential and useful information for basic studies and agriculture practice. We constructed an imaging spectrophotometer with spectral range from 400 nm to 1100 nm, which was used to study various physiological events of plant germplasm: location of bundle sheath and mesophyll cells in...
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Full Text:: study the physiology of whole body systems (Wolfe/ al. 1992), biophysics of DNA (Jordan et al. 1992

Multiseasonal-multispectral remote sensing of phenological change for natural vegetation inventory

Creator:: Schrumpf, Barry J.
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Full Text:: Jordan, 1960). The spectral composition of sky radiation differs from that of the direct solar beam

Selective inhibition of ion absorption by uranyl

Creator:: Mason, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: The research presented in this thesis evaluated the effects of uranyl (UO₂⁺⁺) upon the absorption of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cl. Due to the biological importance of Na and K, these two ions were studied in the greatest detail. The results of this research showed that, at UO₂⁺⁺ concentrations...
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Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF BENJAMIN JORDAN MASON for the Ph. D. in Soils (Name) (Degree) (Major) Date

Control of volunteer legumes during establishment of legume seed crops with activated carbon bands and non-selective herbicides

Creator:: Rolston, M. Philip
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ), Fabaceae (Pammel, 1899; Watson, 1948; Corner, 1951, 1976; Scott et al. , 1962; Chowdhury and Buth, 1970

Evaluation of the follow-up services for health referrals in school health services in selected Oregon counties

Creator:: Sirnio, George John
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Estimates of genetic variability and efficiency of early generation selection for grain yield and protein content in durum wheat crosses (Triticum turgidum. L. var. durum)

Creator:: Rezgui, Salah
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Full Text:: members of the cereal project for giving me their advises, expertise and support particularly Nan Scott

Interaction of selenium with cadmium and mercury in semen and reproductive tissues: in vivo and in vitro studies

Creator:: Alabi, Nathaniel Sigismund
Abstract:: Studies were conducted to investigate the metabolism of selenium (Se) , and the influences of Se on the metabolism of cadmium (Cd) and inorganic mercury (Hg) in rats, and in ram semen in vitro. Se-deficient (-Se) or Se-adequate (+Se) rats were injected intraperitoneally with either ¹⁰⁹CdCl₂ (5 μCi/rat) or ²⁰³HgN0₃...
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Full Text:: bear a direct relationship to the inorganic Se of the diet up to dietary levels of 0.2 0.3 ppm (Scott

Some factors in the development of northwestern entomology

Creator:: Bonnell, Daniel Ernest
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Full Text:: main floor and basement of Denny Hall. Kincaid was offered a position r David Starr Jordan of

The accuracy, applicability and transferability of contingent valuation measures for nonmarket goods

Creator:: Berrens, Robert Patrick, 1962-
Abstract:: Despite several decades of research developments, the survey-based contingent valuation (CV) method remains one of the most controversial topics in environmental economics. As the procedure matures and more applied studies are completed, there is increasing pressure to make the results policy relevant. This research is composed of three distinct yet...
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Use of anthocyanin analyses to determine glycosidase activity in juice- and wine-processing enzymes

Creator:: Wightman, JoLynne Dee
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Bender, Sidney Jordan, Nina Price, Mary Beth Gangloff, Nib Youseff- Hakimi, Sudarshan Nadathur, Scott

An algebra placement and diagnostic examination for Portland State Extension Center

Creator:: Buschman, William Owen
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Life-history organization of cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake and its management implications

Creator:: Gresswell, Robert E.
Abstract:: Life-history organization of the cutthroat trout (Oncorhvnchus clarki) may be viewed at various levels, including species, subspecies, metapopulation, population, or individual. Each level varies in spatial scale and temporal persistence, and components at each level continually change with changes in environment. Cutthroat trout are widely distributed throughout the western USA,...
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Full Text:: , Alberta, and perhaps Quebec (Scott and Crossman 1973). Genetic purity of 8 many established

Properties of the Glycoprotein of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus

Creator:: Engelking, Henry Mark
Abstract:: The glycoprotein, G, of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, IHNV, was shown to be the viral protein which elicits and reacts with neutralizing antibodies. The G protein also confers protective immunity on immunized susceptible salmonid hosts to IHNV. The other three structural proteins of IHNV, N, Ml, and M2, do not...
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Full Text:: . Ed Stephens, Bob Gilmore, Scott Manning, Manley Huang, Shun (Boogey) Wen Chen, Jim Fredrick, Jay

Modifying selected factors to classify levels of resistance or tolerance in wheat to Septoria Tritici Blotch

Creator:: Re, Jose Vicente
Abstract:: Influence of abiotic and biotic factors were examined in selected winter wheats previously identified as representing a range of responses to septoria infection. In the greenhouse two and three inoculations identified resistance when disease severity was assessed either for the top four leaves or the flag leaf respectively. Kernel number...
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Full Text:: during 1902 in the Jerusalem area and of durum wheat (T. durum Desf.) collected in the Jordan Valley in

The distribution of nitrogen compounds in goat's milk

Creator:: Narula, Prem Nath
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: breeds. Jordan and Smith (101) in trials mith 10 to 26 goats on the same feed, found a variation of

Instrumental and sensory analysis of 'Gala' apple (Malus domestica, Borkh) aroma

Creator:: Plotto, Anne
Abstract:: 'Gala' is an apple cultivar with a distinctive aroma and flavor. 'Gala' storage season is short in regular atmosphere (RA). Controlled atmosphere (CA) extends 'Gala' storage but volatile production is reduced. 'Gala' odor-active aroma compounds were identified using Osme, a gas chromatography and olfactometry technique. Changes in aroma after RA...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Oceanographic conditions around the Galápagos Archipelago and their influence on cetacean community structure

Creator:: Palacios, Daniel Mauricio
Abstract:: The objectives of this dissertation were to describe the complex oceanographic conditions around the Galápagos Archipelago (eastern equatorial Pacific), their seasonal variability, and their effects on patterns of cetacean occurrence. The physical and ecological factors leading to a plume of high phytoplankton biomass in the wake of the Galápagos were...
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Full Text:: like to recognize include: Scott Bennett, Pablo Bilbao, Guillermo DIaz-Méndez, Lisa Eisner, Robert

Taxonomy and evolution of the Orthotyline genus Lopidea (Heteroptera: miridae)

Creator:: Asquith, Adam
Abstract:: The genus Lopidea Uhler is revised for America north of Mexico. The relationship of Lopidea to other orthotyline genera is discussed and it is proposed that the genus Ilnacora Reuter is the sister group of Lopidea. Forty-eight species of Lopidea are recognized in North America, one of which is described...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Preliminary design of the RTAF command and control two-level parallel computing system

Creator:: Meesajjee, Chulit
Abstract:: This paper investigates the benefit of various parallel processing architectures for a Command and Control system for the Royal Thai Air Force. Parallel processing has been shown to be useful for air defense and air traffic control applications. Its advantages are examined within the constraint imposed by the available resources...
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Effect of molybdenum, sulfate and alfalfa on the bovine

Creator:: Lesperance, Anthony Layne
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ), Nevada (Dye and O'Harra, 1959) and Colorado (Chappell and Jordan, 1971). Undoubtedly, expansion of

Attitudes of Venezuelan parents toward childrearing : a study based on the parent as a teacher inventory

Creator:: Escobar, Iris Violeta
Abstract:: The central goal of this study was to assess Venezuelan parent attitudes toward specific areas of parent-child relationships such as child creativity, child play, parental sense of frustration in childrearing, the amount of parental control exercised over their children, and parents' perception of themselves as teachers of their own children....
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Full Text:: with measurements of acceptable reliability and validity. Zajone (1960) and Scott (1969) each

Altered ovarian and uterine function in response to intravascular infusion of long chain fatty acids in nonpregnant ewes

Creator:: Burke, Joan M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Influence of irrigation and plant population on yield parameters, flower and pod abscission, and photosynthate distribution in snap beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Creator:: Mauk, Craighton Stiles
Abstract:: During 2 seasons effects of high and low irrigation (water applied at -0.6 and -2.5 bars soil water potential, respectively) and density were evaluated on yield parameters and flower/pod development at mainstem nodes 2 and 6 (terminal) of 'Oregon 1604', a determinate snap bean. High and low plant densities were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Patterns of energy utilization in the litter subsystem of a Douglas-fir forest

Creator:: Chase, Wallace T.
Abstract:: Respiratory rates were measured, in situ, for the litter, the soil, and the litter-soil subsystems of a Pseudotsuga menziesii forest as a function of type of understory vegetation. The major objectives were to demonstrate the utility of the litter layer as a distinct subsystem of this forest ecosystem, to demonstrate...
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Full Text:: has been stressed by several investigators particu- larly Scott (1955) and Ovington (1962). Many

Self concept and perceptions of skilled occupations of selected adult metis in rural northern Alberta

Creator:: Nicol, Andrew James
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to answer two questions: (1) what are the self concepts and (2) what are the perceptions of skilled occupations of adult Metis in rural northern Alberta? The sample consisted of adult students attending Academic Upgrading programs at Alberta Vocational Centres located in three regions...
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Seismic ray trace techniques applied to the determination of crustal structures across the Peru continental margin and Nazca plate at 9 ̊S. latitude

Creator:: Jones, Paul Roy III
Abstract:: Seismic refraction, reflection and gravity data obtained across the Peru continental margin and Nazca Plate at 9° S. permit a detailed determination of crustal structure. Complex structures normal to the profile require the development of a ray trace technique to analyze first and later arrivals for eleven overlapping refraction lines....
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Full Text:: accuracy of the end result. The methods of Scott (1973) and Ocola (1972a, l972b) are examples of

Field bindweed : a growth stage indexing system and its relation to control with glyphosate

Creator:: Whitesides, Ralph E.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Purification and characterization of R. meliloti RNA polymerase from wild type and mutant strains, and the role of the enzyme in the specificity of in vitro transcription of nitrogen fixation genes

Creator:: Nielsen, Brent L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Bradyrhizobium (Jordan 1982)); and with peas, R. leguminosarum. Although other bacteria, such as certain

Concepts to consider in developing a microcomputer simulation model to promote understanding of linkages between the macroeconomy and agriculture in a developing country

Creator:: Ndzinge, Loftus O.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Serological and biological characterization of seed-borne isolates of blackeye cowpea mosaic and cowpea aphid-borne mosaic potyviruses in Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp

Creator:: Bashir, Muhammad
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A biosystematic study in the genus Aster, section Aster, in western North America

Creator:: Dean, Milton Lee
Abstract:: A biosystematic investigation was undertaken in 15 species and three subspecies of the genus Aster, in western North America. Previous studies had been based entirely on external morphological features, and it was believed that much could be learned about the natural affinities of the taxa by exploring their cytological and...
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Full Text:: ., near Big Springs Ranch. 2n = 131I 313 Oregon: Klamath Co., U.S. Hwy. 97 at Scott Cr. 353 Oregon

Modulation of sensory afferent processing by endogenous spinal adenosine

Creator:: Keil, Gary J.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: love, encouragement and friendship. All of my life is also dedicated to my beautiful daughter, Jordan

Gluten protein polymeric composition and allelic variation as related to bread-making quality in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum)

Creator:: Ammar, Karim
Abstract:: Attempts to develop dual-purpose durum wheat cultivars for both pasta and bread-making have been unsuccessful. To better understand this limitation, thirty durum genotypes, selected based on their diverse geographical origin, and five bread wheat cultivars were compared as to their flour mixing properties, dough physical characteristics and baking performance. The...
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Full Text:: complicated administrative matters associated with my training. Special thanks are extended to Nancy Scott

John Wesley Powell : science and reform in a positive context

Creator:: Zernel, John Joseph, 1945-
Abstract:: John Wesley Powell worked actively for public land system reform while a director of geographical and geological surveys in the West from 1869 to 1894. Although this has won him acclaim as a conservationist, the basis of Powell's linkage of reform with scientific work is poorly understood. A study of...
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Full Text:: Scott Watson, ed., The Professor Goes West (Bloomington, Ill.: Illinois Wesleyan University Press, 1954

Education of American research astronomers, 1876-1941

Creator:: Hall, Robert Dale, 1947-
Abstract:: The education (particularly graduate education) of Americans who were active in astronomical research between 1876 and 1941 is assessed for its effectiveness in preparing the astronomers for careers in research. This period contains three dynamic changes: the growth of American astronomy in becoming the world's leading community of astronomers, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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