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Certification and eco-labelling: opportunities for African fisheries

Creator:: Purves, Martin and Oloruntuyi, Oluyemisi
Abstract:: Certification and eco-labelling programmes are widely recognised as a useful tool to bring about more effective management in fisheries. Evidence is also growing that real environmental benefits can result from these market based initiatives. Market benefits for certified fisheries range from better market access, price premiums for some products and...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Certification and eco-labelling: opportunities for African fisheries Martin Purves*, Oluyemisi Oloruntuyi

An Analysis of the Economic Benefits of MSC Certification for the South African Hake Fishery

Creator:: Purves, Martin, Lallemand, Philippe, Venter, Cobus, Bergh, Mike, Thompson, Ernst, and Hansen, Margaret
Abstract:: Ecolabelling has become an essential component of the global sustainable seafood trade. The MSC is currently the world leader in certification and ecolabelling programs for wild capture fisheries. While the environmental benefits of certification have been widely recognised, its economic benefits are often anecdotal or unknown. The South African hake...
Resource Type:: Research Paper and Presentation

IIFET 2012 Participants List

Creator:: The International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade and Keenan, Kara
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Norway Email: diwakar.poudel@nhh.no Martin Purves Marine Stewardship Council PO Box 7107 Roggebaai

Yield component and growth analysis of strawberries

Creator:: Olsen, Jeff L.
Abstract:: Two studies were initiated in June of 1981 in order to gain greater understanding of the growth and fruiting habits of field grown strawberries in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Yield component analysis of 'Benton', Oregon's leading cultivar and an advanced breeding selection, 'OR-US 4356' was conducted during the first (1981) and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The guidance and support of Dr. Lloyd Martin and Dr. Pat Breen was gratefully appreciated

Differences in Taste Responses between Tongue Regions

Creator:: Colvin, Julie L.
Abstract:: Due to a combination of misinterpretation and misleading illustration, the premise of a “tongue map”, which indicated that sweetness could only be detected at the front of the tongue and bitterness could only be detected on the back, became wide spread. In fact, all taste qualities can be detected on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: nervous system (i.e. gustatory cortex; de Araujo and Simon, 2009; Purves et al. 2001). Taste receptors

Sugar uptake, fruit growth and carbon partitioning in the strawberry

Creator:: Forney, Charles F.
Abstract:: Sinks, plant organs which depend on the import of assimilates for growth, play a central role in determining assimilate distribution patterns within the plant. The strawberry fruit is a strong sink for dry matter and its effect on carbon partitioning and assimilation in the plant as well as the mechanism...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Disposal of municipal wastes on sandy soil : effect on plant nutrient uptake

Creator:: Cottrell, Nancy McCombs
Abstract:: Solid municipal waste was applied to Sagehill sand at rates of 0, 100, 200, and 400 tons/acre (0, 67, 133, and 267 tons dry matter). Sewage sludge (2% solids) was applied at 55 gallons per ton of solid waste. Hyslop winter wheat was planted as a cover crop in October...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: comparable to the use of other mulches in weed and erosion control. In Edinburgh, Scotland, Purves and

Some effects of plant estrogens on animals

Creator:: Noteboom, William Duane
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: have been 3hown by Purves and Griesbach (60, p. 244) to be very sensitive to increases in thyroxine

Final Program Details : IIFET 2012 Tanzania Conference

Creator:: Cusack, Christopher and International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
Abstract:: Final program details of Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade, the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, held July 16-20, 2012 in the Hyatt Regency Kilimanjaro Hotel, Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: ) Marie-Catherine Riekhof, CAU-Institut für Regionalforschung (Germany) Martin F. Quaas, Department of

Projecting farm income effects of sewage sludge utilization in the Tualatin Basin of Oregon

Creator:: Schotzko, Ralph T. and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published December 1977. 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
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: these elements in the soil is virtually permanent (Purves, 1972), since they are relatively immobile

Alumni directory of the Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College. Alumni Association
Abstract:: Includes 1922 Summer School Graduates. In the following pages the information, so far as it has been possible to obtain it, is given in the following order for each alumnus: Name, year in which the degree was conferred, degree, course, present occupation, and present mailing address.
Resource Type:: Book

Changes in developing strawberry fruit : I. Cell division and enlargement ; and II. Biosynthesis of anthocyanins and other phenolics and activity of associated enzymes

Creator:: Cheng, Guiwen
Abstract:: Size and color are important visual quantity attributes of the fruit of strawberry (Fmgaria x ananassa Duch.). Strawberry cultivars produce fruit of a characteristic size and color, the later being the result of accumulation of particular anthocyanins. This research sought to determine the basis for genotypic differences in fruit size...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: occurring after pollination. The work of Martin and Lewis (1952) also supports cell number as the dominant

Systematic design of biologically-inspired engineering solutions

Creator:: Nagel, Jacquelyn Kay
Abstract:: Biological organisms, phenomena and strategies, herein referred to as biological systems, provide a rich set of analogies that can be used to inspire engineering innovation. Biologically-inspired, or biomimetic, designs are publicly viewed as creative and novel solutions to human problems. Moreover, some biomimetic designs have become so commonplace that it...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Alumni directory of the Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College. Alumni Association
Resource Type:: Book

Fate of ammonia volatilized from a confinement livestock facility

Creator:: Hoffman, Eldon Randall
Abstract:: A conceptual model was developed to further the understanding of the evolution and fate of volatilized ammonia in the atmosphere. Recent trends in livestock rearing have been toward confinement facilities in which high animal concentrations are maintained. One of the impacts of these facilities has been increased local concentrations of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Alumni directory of the Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College. Alumni Association
Abstract:: Includes 1925 summer session graduates.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: Purves, '23), Baker. Benton County Club-President, Floyd E. Rowland, '07, 409 Science Hall, 0. A. C

Interaction of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor with effector proteins

Creator:: Tota, Michael R.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: that either Gi and/or Go are involved in this signal transduction (Martin et al., 1985). Recent work

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

Creator:: Renquist, A. Richard
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: by my Co-Advisor Dr. Lloyd Martin at the North Willamette Experiment Station. I benefitted

Glacial to holocene watermass and continental weathering reconstructions from the Southeast Pacific

Creator:: Muratli, Jesse M.
Abstract:: Sediments of the central Chile margin record changes in ocean circulation and continental erosion associated with large–scale climate change. Here Antarctic– influenced Southern Ocean currents flow equatorward, forming a link between the high– and low–latitude oceans. Part of this link, Antarctic Intermediate Water, is an important conduit that ventilates South...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: continent and in the ocean. Parallel mountain belts with distinct petrologies (e.g. MARTIN et al., 1999

IIFET 2012 Tanzania Program Book

Creator:: Shriver, Ann L. and International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
Abstract:: Program book of Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade, the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, held July 16-20, 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: Recovery Part I 1045 392:Purves 440:Holland 132:Perez 78:DebRoy 404:Oludare 1100 209:Mukanga 441

A Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation of Hemolysis Potential in a Microfluidic Hemoperfusion Device Designed for Use in Sepsis Treatment

Creator:: Myers, Karl N.
Abstract:: The potential of red blood cell (RBC) and platelet damage was studied for a novel microfluidic hemoperfusion device currently in development at Oregon State University for use in treating sepsis. COMSOL 4.4's computational fluid dynamics (CFD) module was used to examine shear rate profiles in laminar, Newtonian blood flow throughout...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Bibliography of bark

Creator:: Ross, William D.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Presented at the 133rd Meeting of the Amer. Chem. Soc. Page 6E. Martin, R. E. 1963. "Thermal Properties of

Assessing and Finding Faults in AI: Two Empirical Studies

Creator:: Khanna, Roli
Abstract:: With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in every sphere of life in today's day and age, it has become increasingly important for non-AI experts to be able to comprehend the underlying logic of how AI systems work, assess them and find faults in these systems, particularly when they are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The development and validation of a writing self-efficacy scale for adult basic writers and its use in correlational analysis

Creator:: Prickel, Donald O.
Abstract:: The major purposes of this study were (1) to construct a reliable and valid scale for measuring writing self-efficacy levels in adult basic education students, (2) to further test the scale's validity and reliability by administering it to a second selected group of adult basic education students, and (3) to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Inter- national Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, TEA (Gorman, Purves

Design of a 3-D Printed Eye Model for Quantification and Analysis of Retinal Image Distortion in the Ophthalmic Plaque Brachytherapy Treatment Planning Process

Creator:: Smith, Lauren D.
Abstract:: Ophthalmic plaque brachytherapy is a form of internal radiation treatment for uveal melanoma, the most common eye cancer in adults. During treatment, a plaque containing radioactive seeds is surgically attached to the sclera, directly adjacent to the ocular tumor site. Plaque Simulator™ is an eye plaque brachytherapy planning software that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Teacher Math Anxiety and Math Instructional Time

Creator:: Morton, Heidi L.
Abstract:: The scientific way of knowing, which results in tremendous advancements in our society, heavily depends on the use of mathematics. Given that math touches nearly every aspect of peoples’ lives in different ways, it is critical that today’s students and tomorrow’s citizens have a solid understanding of math. Unfortunately, a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to confront and assimilate past traumas (Jourard, 1971). As Purves and Erwin (2004) said, “Self

Student involvement and study abroad : exploring Astin's Theory in an overseas program in France

Creator:: Crust, Susan L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether Alexander Astin's Theory of Student Involvement could be applied to an academic experience in an overseas setting. Using data collected from the program evaluations of 79 students who had participated in the Oregon University System exchange program in Lyon, France during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Meristems, growth, and development in woody plants; an analytical review of anatomical, physiological, and morphogenic aspects

Creator:: Romberger, J. A. (John Albert), 1925- and United States. Forest Service
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Emotional responses to a sustainable interior environment and a non-sustainable interior environment

Creator:: Northup, Reade B.
Abstract:: This study focused on users' emotional responses to a sustainable and a non-sustainable interior environment. Emotional reactions toward interior environments were tested by having subjects complete a survey. The survey tested users' emotional reactions with a mixed methods approach by including both qualitative and quantitative questions. The scope of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: gets induced by stimuli contrary to mood, which is not object-based (Martin & Clore, 2001). Therefore

Book of Abstracts : IIFET 2012 Tanzania : Visible Possibilities : The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade

Creator:: Shriver, Ann L. and International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
Abstract:: Proceedings of Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade, the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, held July 16-20, 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: Kiel (Germany) Marie-Catherine Riekhof, CAU-Institut für Regionalforschung (Germany) Martin F

A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

Creator:: Haddon, R. Lance
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that as many as 23 million adults in the United States are illiterate and another 40 million lack literacy skills necessary to function effectively or on more than a narrow basis in this society. People without literacy skills or who have only marginal reading ability find themselves...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Causes and implications of the correlation between forest productivity and tree mortality rates

Creator:: Stephenson, Nathan L., van Mantgem, Phillip J., Bunn, Andrew G., Bruner, Howard, Harmon, Mark E., O'Connell, Kari B., Urban, Dean L., and Franklin, Jerry F.
Abstract:: At global and regional scales, tree mortality rates are positively correlated with forest net primary productivity (NPP). Yet causes of the correlation are unknown, in spite of potentially profound implications for our understanding of environmental controls of forest structure and dynamics and, more generally, our understanding of broad-scale environmental controls...
Resource Type:: Article

Oregon biography index

Creator:: Brandt, Patricia A. and Guilford, Nancy
Abstract:: Oregon Biography Index is intended to serve primarily as a starting point in locating biographies of Oregonians. We have indexed 47 historical volumes which are either entirely devoted to biographies or have large self-contained biographical sections. The profiles in the books vary widely in accuracy and detail. Birth dates of...
Resource Type:: Book

Modeling Forest Response to Changing Climate Conditions in Western North America

Creator:: Hawkins, Linnia R.
Abstract:: Forests play an integral role in the global carbon cycle, regulating the atmospheric CO₂ concentration by sequestering nearly one third of anthropogenic carbon emissions and storing carbon for centuries. Forest ecosystems are integrated into the culture, ecology, and economy of western North America, supporting wildlife habitat, local economies, recreation, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Project (C4MIP; Freidlingstein et al., 2006) and is incorporated into the HadGEM2 (Martin et al., 2011

Stage-structured interactions and their consequences across levels of biological organization

Creator:: Segui, Leah Mupas
Abstract:: A central challenge for ecology is to understand the dynamic nature of species interactions. A classic approach to community ecology assumes that individuals within a species are functionally identical and that consumer-resource dynamics can be predicted solely by using species abundances. However, one species can consist of multiple functional groups,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Analyzing large paleoclimate datasets : implications for past and future climate change

Creator:: Shakun, Jeremy D.
Abstract:: This dissertation presents the results of statistical analyses of large climate datasets from two time intervals – the 20th century instrumental record and the proxy record of the last deglaciation – in order to understand the forcings and mechanisms of past climate variability. A longstanding question in climate dynamics concerns...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Leg 202 synthesis: Southeast Pacific paleoceangraphy

Creator:: Tiedemann, Ralf and Mix, Alan C.
Abstract:: Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 202 has opened a new window into understanding late Paleogene and Neogene global environmental change by providing high-quality sediment sequences from a previously unsampled region, the eastern South Pacific. Eleven sites (1232– 1242) that record variations on timescales ranging from decades to tens of millions...
Resource Type:: Article

Forest Response to Water Availability and Disturbance in the Western United States

Creator:: Berner, Logan T.
Abstract:: Earth’s atmosphere is unequivocally warming due to CO₂ and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities and this is having widespread impacts on forest ecosystems that provide important services to human societies. Forest ecosystems help regulate atmospheric CO2 concentrations by sequestering carbon in tree biomass and soils, which is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Under the microscope: One hundred years of microbiology at Oregon State University

Creator:: Fisher, Jim
Resource Type:: Book

Towards Resolving Functional and Evolutionary Mysteries of the Large and Heterozygous Genome of Hop (Humulus lupulus) and the Cannabaceae Family Using Genomic Data Science

Creator:: Padgitt-Cobb, Lillian K.
Abstract:: Hop (Humulus lupulus L. var. lupulus) is a diploid, dioecious plant with an extensive history of cultivation and use in brewing, as a textile, and for its therapeutic properties. Hop is prized for its ability to produce a variety of aromatic and flavor compounds, as well as compounds with anti-microbial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Identifying factors driving sensitivity to fragmentation in forest breeding songbirds

Creator:: Valente, Jonathon J.
Abstract:: Habitat loss and fragmentation are the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide. Fragmentation impacts landscape configuration, resulting in a larger number of patches that are smaller in size and further apart from one another. Island biogeography and metapopulation theory predict populations in these remnant patches should be smaller, have higher extinction...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Advancements in the Monitoring of Forests and Quantification of Live Aboveground Biomass Using Moderate Resolution Spaceborne Multispectral Imagery and Synthetic Aperture Radar Data

Creator:: Kilbride, John B.
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation is to enhance the monitoring of forest ecosystems through the utilization of remotely sensed data to address the exigencies posed by the Anthropocene. On a global scale, rising temperatures and fluctuating precipitation patterns have strained forests and produced shifts in natural disturbance regimes. Additionally, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Procedures for the chemical analysis of wood and wood products (as used at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory)

Creator:: Moore, Wayne E. and Johnson, David B.
Resource Type:: Book

Biennial report of the Board of Regents, 1912-1914

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Biennial report of the Board of Regents, 1910-1912 / Oregon Agricultural College

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College
Resource Type:: Other

Major inhibitory factors in the assessment of themes by Oregon high school English teachers

Creator:: Ellis, Barbara Gail
Abstract:: This study's purpose was to provide data on major inhibitory factors experienced by a third of Oregon high school English teachers in areas of: attitudes, behaviors, and physical and emotional effects of theme assessment. Methods employed two analyses: (1) statistical testing of the independent variable of teaching experience (1 to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Biennial report of the Board of Regents, 1926-1928 / Oregon State Agricultural College

Creator:: Oregon State Agricultural College
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl

Creator:: United States. Forest Service and United States. Bureau of Land Management
Abstract:: The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management propose to adopt coordinated ecosystem management direction for the lands they administer within the range of the northern spotted owl. This Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SETS) presents as alternatives the options, with slight modifications, developed by the Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

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