Isolated injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is less frequent and typically perceived as less severe than ACL injuries with concurrent damage to other knee stabilizing structures. The timing of the ACL reconstructive surgery is thought to be a
critical factor that affects the patient's postoperative outcome. No previous...
During the first full school year of the Covid-19 pandemic, two central contexts for adolescent development—home and school—changed utterly. In Oregon, most middle- and high schoolers attended school entirely remotely from the beginning of the pandemic, in March, 2020, through the end of April, 2021, removing both the supports available...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the
effect of teachers' behaviors and characteristics upon the
development of student mathematical critical thinking
skills. From a pool of 20 teachers, whose students had
been pre- and post-tested for a measure of critical thinking
skills, 10 middle level teachers were selected...
The purpose of this study of the life and career of Dr. Carl
Leonard Anderson was to recount his professional contributions to
the field of health and relate these to public health and health education. The major emphasis of this study concerned Dr. Anderson's
professional life.
The accomplishment of the...
Pesticides are among the most pervasive environmental contaminants and they are an important potential risk for human health. Agricultural workers are constantly exposed to pesticide spray, drift and residues in the soil and foliage. Many agricultural pesticides are readily absorbed by the body, through contact with the skin, the respiratory...
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of having a child with a
chrome illness or handicapping condition on marital quality and perceived marital
stability. The subject is important because the belief that marriages in parents of
chronically ill or handicapped children are uniformly less happy and...
Title: African-American Women Faculty Teaching at Institutions of Higher Learning in the Pacific Northwest: Challenges, Dilemas, and Sustainability
Institutions of higher learning in the Pacific Northwest have successfully recruited African-American faculty, yet these institutions have difficulty retaining African-American faculty for at least five years. African-American women faculty experience problems obtaining...
Flavor profiles of canned and frozen whole kernel sweet corn were
obtained by entraining the volatile compounds on Porapak 0 traps and
by subsequent analysis on temperature-programed, 500' by 0.03" ID
capillary columns (SF-96 or Carbowax 20M). Identification was based
on GC/MS data, retention indices (I[subscript E]'s) and retention times....
Contamination of recreational and shellfish waters with fecal pollution is a major water quality issue with associated economic impacts and human health risks. Reliable fecal source identification and rapid, quantitative analyses are essential components of risk assessment. Enteric bacteria that are endemic to specific hosts have a potential role as...
