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The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

Creator:: Bavarian, Niloofar
Abstract:: The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Ellen Smit The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public

Radon released during the simulated laundry process

Creator:: Ying, Tzung-hung
Abstract:: Public concern has recently focused upon the presence of radioactive radon in homes. The Environmental Protection Agency and others have researched this health hazard. Radon gas is given off during typical household water uses such as showering, bathing, dishwashing, and clothes washing. However, few studies have been performed on radon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: previously these conditions had shown a good progression of radon loss (Simpson, 1988). As before, two

Perceived sensations of clothing labels on skin

Creator:: Cho, Liling
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Skin Redacted for Privacy Loam Simpson Abstract approved: Clothing comfort may be affected by how a

A methodology for analysis of historic textiles Ancon, Peru

Creator:: Ishikawa, Sally Jo
Abstract:: Twenty-four woven Pre-Columbian textiles in the Apparel, Interiors and Merchandising Department (AIM) of Oregon State University were reported to be from Ancon, Peru. A methodology was developed to confirm the exact provenance of the AIM textiles. Technical fabrication characteristics were utilized to describe certain known Ancon woven textiles and to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Historic Textiles: Ancon, Peru Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy r Dr. LoErna Simpson

Color in the work environment

Creator:: Ainsworth, Rebecca A.
Abstract:: This study examined the effect that three environmental hues had on subjects' work performance and on mood levels of anxiety, depression, and arousal in an office work environment. Pre-test post- test measurements of differences in work performance and mood levels were used to test twelve hypotheses. Work performance was measured...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Dr. LoErna Simpson This study examined the effect that three environmental hues had on subjects

Learning to teach effectively : science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduate teaching assistants' teaching self-efficacy

Creator:: DeChenne, Sue Ellen
Abstract:: Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are important in the teaching of undergraduate students (Golde & Dore, 2001). However, they are often poorly prepared for teaching (Luft, Kurdziel, Roehrig, & Turner, 2004). This dissertation addresses teaching effectiveness in three related manuscripts: 1. A position paper...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sue Ellen DeChenne for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Assemblages of groundfish caught using commercial fishing strategies off the coasts of Oregon and Washington from 1985-1987

Creator:: Rogers, Jean Beyer
Abstract:: The groundfish trawl fishery operating off the coasts of Oregon and Washington 1985-1987 caught six major assemblages of species which could be treated as units in developing mixed-species management plans. Eighty-one percent of the tows observed on commercial vessels were consistently placed in one of the assemblage designations using three...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Oregon and Washington from 1985 to 1987. Abstract approved: Ellen K. Pikitch The groundfish

Hydrogen-stimulated CO₂ fixation and coordinate derepression of hydrogenase and ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase in a H₂-uptake positive strain of Rhizobium japonicum

Creator:: Simpson, Frank Berry
Abstract:: H₂-uptake positive strains (122 DES and SR) and H₂-uptake negative strains SR2 and SR3 of Rhizobium japonicum were examined for ribulosebisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase and H₂-uptake activities during growth conditions which induced formation of the hydrogenase system. The rate of ¹⁴CO₂ uptake by hydrogenase-induced cells was about six times greater in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: þÿ AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Frank Berry Simpson for the

A comparison of butter manufactured from sweet, ripened, and neutralized cream

Creator:: Strain, Clayton Preston
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: while other organisms produce a bad or indifferent effect. J-1 Among European investigators

The standardization of butter for color

Creator:: Morgan, Carl W.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: but would fit the hand tester. J. hancl'tester or centrifuge Is reorh1e as less time is lost in

The mechanism of interaction of the linker histone with DNA and nucleosomes

Creator:: Ellen, Thomas Patrick
Abstract:: This dissertation examines the interaction of the linker histone with DNA and with nucleosomes. The first goal of the project was to characterize the interaction of the linker histone with DNA. Three factors previously reported to influence the linker histone's interaction with DNA were examined: ratio of linker histone to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Thomas Patrick Ellen for the

Optimization and computer control of batch retort process operations : conduction-heated foods

Creator:: Simpson-Rivera, Ricardo Jose
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ricardo Jos6 Simpson-Rivera for

Associations Between Family Nutrition and Physical Activity, Food Security, and Childhood Obesity in Rural Oregon

Creator:: Jackson, Jennifer A.
Abstract:: Childhood obesity and food insecurity are public health issues that often coexist, and both conditions are more prevalent among rural compared to non-rural populations. Social ecological prevention efforts are recommended, yet limited research has examined how rural family-home environments may influence obesity-preventing and -promoting behaviors. The purpose of this dissertation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Marie Harvey Ellen Smit Childhood obesity and food insecurity are public health

Studies with broilers reared on different floor types with and without padded roosts

Creator:: Simpson, Gregory D.
Abstract:: I. Performance and Carcass Quality of Broilers Raised on Wire Flooring With and Without Padded Roosts Two experiments were performed with broilers raised on wire flooring with and without padded roosts to study the effects of bird performance and carcass quality. Each experiment had 480 straight-run commercial broilers divided equally...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: with and without padded roosts AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gregory D. Simpson for the degree of

Wave-by-Wave Forecasting via Assimilation of Marine Radar Data

Creator:: Simpson, Alexandra Joyce
Abstract:: A wave-by-wave forecasting system is desired for optimization of wave energy conversion devices and for improving safety of vessel-based marine operations. This study outlines the first validation attempts of a recently developed forecasting system called Wavecast. The forecasting approach uses X-Band marine radar images for data assimilation, then reconstructs and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Forecasting System via Data Assimilation of Marine Radar Images Alexandra J. Simpson Oregon State

Long cables under steady ocean loads with coupled tension/torsion

Creator:: Simpson, Randall C.
Abstract:: Cables used in the ocean are often constructed of helically wound wires or strands. Tension in the cable induces torque and/or rotation about its longitudinal axis. A method is presented to determine the tension, torque, location and angular orientation of points on the cable centerline, using a shooting method algorithm...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: tension/torsion AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Randall C. Simpson for the degree of Master of Science in

An investigation of the synthesis of homogentisic acid

Creator:: Smyth, James Simpson
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .nd Dr. J. 1. Ferguson. Their friendly encouragement and active help made possible this viork

Comparative ecology of several subspecies of Canada geese during winter in western Oregon

Creator:: Simpson, Susan Gay
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: during winter in western Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Susan Gay Simpson for the degree of

Behavioral thresholds in mixtures of sand and clay

Creator:: Simpson, Daniel Corder
Abstract:: Nearly all soils are comprised of mixtures of coarse and fine particles. Behavior under mechanical and thermal loading of soil is strongly influenced (and in some cases, governed) by the ratio of coarse to fine particles. A better understanding of the fundamental behavior of soil mixtures will provide insight to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Daniel Corder Simpson for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering presented on May 22, 2014

An econometric analysis of demand and supply relationships in the Douglas fir plywood industry

Creator:: Simpson, Robert Sanford
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert Sanford Simpson for the M.S

Determination of barriers to internal rotation from low temperature heat capacity data

Creator:: Simpson, Kenneth Owen
Abstract:: A method by which barrier heights in potential functions hindering internal rotation in organic molecules can be obtained solely from thermal data for the solid phase is studied. The observed heat capacities are analyzed in terms of contributions from the lattice vibrations, the intramolecular vibrations, the expansion of the lattice,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Temperature Heat Capacity Data AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kenneth Owen Simpson for the M. S. in Chemical

Analytical foundations of plane geometry

Creator:: Curl, Elizabeth Simpson
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF ELIZABETH SIMPSON CURL for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in MATHEMATICS presented on

Properties of the hydrogenase system in bacteroids of soybean root nodules

Creator:: McCrae, Roberta Ellen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: soybean root nodules AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Roberta Ellen McCrae for the degree of Master of Arts

Electron transport pathways in revertible hydrogen-uptake negative mutants and parent strain of Rhizobium japonicum

Creator:: Hickok, Ruth Ellen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: negative mutants and parent strain of Rhizobium japonicum AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ruth Ellen Hickok

Marine seismic refraction study between Cape Simpson and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Creator:: Bee, Michel
Abstract:: A marine seismic refraction study, conducted in August 1976 by personnel from Oregon State University and the University of Connecticut between Cape Simpson and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, provides data for analysis which yields a subsurface structural and geological cross-section of the area. The results suggest that the structural homocline which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .... .510 miles TOPAGORUK COLVILLE CAPE SIMPSON FISH CREEK PRUDHOE BAY BARROW I I(HARRISON BAY) J I

Early Commercial Development, Bandon, Oregon : Block 1 of the Averill Addition, 1886-1936

Creator:: Vogel, Betty L.
Abstract:: Block 1 of the Averill Addition played an important role in the early commercial development of Bandon, Oregon, a town located on Oregon's south coast. Retail establishments located on the block supplied the local residents with a variety of merchandise for the period of 1886-1914. During this period Bandon served...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: report. The members of my graduate committee, Lucy Skjelstad, LoErna Simpson, and Berkley Chappell

Inhibition, gene expression and modeling of ammonia oxidation in biofilms of Nitrosomonas europaea

Creator:: Lauchnor, Ellen Grace
Abstract:: This dissertation explores the physiology and gene expression of the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas europaea in surface-associated bacterial communities, or biofilms. Biofilms of N. europaea were cultivated in drip flow reactors for several weeks and gene expression microarrays were used to detect 240 genes differentially expressed between the mature biofilms and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ellen Grace Lauchnor

Mark-recapture estimates of population parameters for selected species of small mammals

Creator:: Hammond, Ellen L.
Abstract:: I used program CAPTURE to analyze 1,535 data sets for 33 North American species of small mammals for sources of variation in capture probabilities and to characterize species-specific responses to markrecapture trapping. CAPTURE incorporates seven models to account for all possible combinations of heterogeneity (h), behavioral response (b), and time...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: selected species of small mammals AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ellen L. Hammond for the degree of Master

Frozen stabilized mince, its production, and thermophysical properties

Creator:: Simpson-Rivera, Ricardo Jose
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ricardo Simpson-Rivera for the

Small scale temperature structure of the upper ocean

Creator:: Simpson, James J. (James Joseph)
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF James Joseph Simpson for the

Ethylene production from cultures of Cylindrocladium and from Cylindrocladium-infected azalea leaves

Creator:: Axelrood, Paige Ellen
Abstract:: Ethylene was produced by Cylindrocladium floridanum and C. scoparium in culture. Production was methionine dependent and maximal during the active growth phase of the fungus, beginning shortly after spore germination. More ethylene was produced sooner by C. floridanum than C. scoparium. Ethylene was produced by Cylindrocladium both from active mycelium...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: from Cylindrocladium-infected azalea leaves AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Paige Ellen Axelrood for

Assessing the knowledge of county extension agents on geotextile applications for agricultural practices in Oregon and Idaho

Creator:: Brown, Linda Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to assess county extension agents' knowledge of geotextiles; to determine their current level of information and their location on an adoption-diffusion curve; and to determine the agents' attitudes toward the potential use of geotextiles in agriculture, specifically in soil erosion control. A questionnaire was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: research advisor. Dr. J. R. Bell, Professor of Civil Engineering, for his constant support and helpful

Robert Hooke and the foundation of geology : a comparison of Steno and Hooke and the Hooke imprint on the Huttonian theory ; and, The tectonic evolution of the Oregon continental margin : rotation of segment boundaries and possible spacetime relationships in the Central High Cascades

Creator:: Drake, Ellen T.
Abstract:: Based on the principle that the history of a discipline is important to the discipline itself, this thesis devotes two chapters to ROBERT HOOKE AND THE FOUNDATION OF GEOLOGY and two chapters to modern geology, viz. THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE OREGON CONTINENTAL MARGIN. The first part of this abstract...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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),...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ELLEN RAE JORDAN for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in ANIMAL SCIENCE presented on May 26, 1981

Formulas for mechanical quadrature of irrational functions

Creator:: Youngberg, Mabel Ellen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF TRE THESIS OF for (Naine) Date Thesis (Degree) (Majcr) T i tie IJ; J 1'1Q 9

Fertility in the high-producing postpartum dairy cow as affected by dietary crude protein

Creator:: Jordan, Ellen Rae
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: affected by dietary crude protein AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ELLEN RAE JORDAN for the degree of MASTER

Photoperiodic effects on serum glucocorticoids and fur growth in mink

Creator:: Weiss, Deborah Ellen
Abstract:: The relationship of glucocorticoid secretion to light-induced, early-winter priming of pelage in ranch mink was investigated. Sixteen Standard Dark, mature, female mink were exposed to natural light conditions of 45° North latitude beginning on December 13, 1977. A 2x4 cm area of the right hip of each animal was sheared...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: growth in mink AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Deborah Ellen Weiss for the degree of Master of Science

An in-situ experiment on the effects of zooplankton grazing and nutrient regeneration on the phytoplankton of Yaquina Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Deason, Ellen Elizabeth
Abstract:: Natural populations of phytoplankton from Yaquina Bay, Oregon, were incubated in large polyethelene bags in- situ, with and without the natural assemblage of zooplankton. Samples were taken daily for two weeks in April, 1974. The biomass of phytoplankton in the bag without grazers reached values two to three times the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ellen Elizabeth Deason (Name) for

The influence of polyphenols and humulinones on bitterness in dry-hopped beer

Creator:: Parkin, Ellen Jane
Abstract:: This research sought to determine the origin of bitterness as a result of dry-hopping. An unhopped ale was dry-hopped and examined in the controlled dry-hop experiment and commercial beers were examined for chemical changes from dry-hopping in the commercially dry-hopped beer survey. This thesis work suggested specific bitter hop components...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ellen Jane Parkin for

Fourier's series for practical use

Creator:: Porter, Ruth Ellen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Ruth Ellen Porter LS. Mathematics ----------------- for the -------- in

Causative factors of color deterioration in strawberry preserves during processing and storage

Creator:: Abers, Julie Ellen
Abstract:: An effort was made to determine what factors are responsible for differences in color quality between preserves commercially manufactured from Hood and Tioga strawberry varieties. Color analyses made on Hood and Tioga preserves, during a 26 week storage period, included spectral measurements of aqueous extracts from the preserve samples. In...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JULIE ELLEN ABERS for the

Predictors of participation in a prison-based parenting program

Creator:: Schumer, Jean Ellen
Abstract:: The focus of this study was threefold. This research examined the extent to which parenting alliance between incarcerated parents and the caregivers of their children, influences participation of inmate parents in parenting programs. This research explored the extent to which family contact influences participation of inmate parents in parenting programs....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Program Flyleaf AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jean Ellen Schumer for the degree

Relationships between fish species distribution and habitat in the Willamette River drainage in western Oregon

Creator:: Kruse, Amy Ellen
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to (1) describe physical environmental conditions and species composition at several sites along an Upstream/downstream gradient in a number of tributaries of the Willamette River in western Oregon; and (2) identify possible relationships between species distributional patterns and physical habitat parameters using detrended correspondence...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: habitat in the Willamette River drainage in western Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Amy Ellen Kruse

Primocane-fruiting blackberries : the effect of summer-pruning, tipping, and chilling on primocane morphology, fruiting season, and yield

Creator:: Thompson, Ellen
Abstract:: The effect of primocane management on flowering and fruiting patterns was studied in primocane-fruiting blackberry (Rubus subgenus Rubus, Watson) cultivars 'Prime-Jan'® and 'Prime-Jim'® over two years. Primocanes that were "soft-tipped" (upper 2-5 cm removed) at 1.0 m were compared to un-tipped canes. In both years, soft-tipped primocanes developed 2-3 fold...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ellen Thompson for the degree of Master of Science in

Factors that influence risk behavior in HIV infected women receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kampala and Masaka, Uganda

Creator:: MacLachlan, Ellen W.
Abstract:: Women living in sub-Saharan Africa are more affected by HIV/AIDS than any other population in the world. Two-thirds of all new HIV infections worldwide occur in sub-Saharan Africa and over 60% of these infections are in women. Indeed, 70% of all women globally who are infected with HIV reside in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ellen W. MacLachlan for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Search for protein-protein interactions underlying the cis-preferential replication of turnip yellow mosaic virus

Creator:: Wallace, S. Ellen
Abstract:: Coreplication experiments have revealed that replication of turnip yellow mosaic virus (TYMV) RNA in turnip protoplasts is cis-preferential. Genomes encoding mutant p141 or p66, proteins essential for virus replication, were inefficiently rescued by a helper genome. One model for the cis-preferential replication of TYMV is that p66 and p141 form...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF S. Ellen Wallace for the degree of

The characterization of the MFO system in rainbow trout fed cruciferous vegetables

Creator:: Haight, Lynn Ellen
Abstract:: Several compounds have been shown to induce the mixed function oxidase enzyme system of animals, and also to inhibit tumor formation. Included in this category are several vegetables and isolated vegetable components from the Cruciferae family. In this study rainbow trout were fed blanched freeze-dried cauliflower, broccoli, or Brussel sprouts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Lynn Ellen Haight for the degree

Three studies on the role of uncertainty in the valuation and management of renewable natural resources

Creator:: Burnes, Ellen Irene
Abstract:: These three papers address uncertainty in the management and valuation of renewable natural resources. The first paper develops a model to integrate both stock and price uncertainty to obtain optimal resource levels. The model is an extension of Reed (1974) and shows by proof and by example that when prices...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ellen Irene Burnes for the

Correlating science instruction with health instruction in a junior high school

Creator:: Neptune, Doris Ellen
Abstract:: A study concerning the correlation of health and science instruction in the junior high school was undertaken for the following reasons: 1) Boys and girls in junior high schools need instruction in science; 2) The need for interesting students in health is well recognized; and 3) In many schools there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL by DORIS ELlEN NEPTUNE A THESIS submitted to the OREGON STATE COLlEGE in

Development of a marine bioassay system using the gooseneck barnacle, Pollicipes polymerus

Creator:: Dunn, Julie Ellen
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a marine bioassay procedure using eggs and larvae of Pollicipes polymerus, a stalked barnacle common on the west coast of North America. A series of experiments were run to determine optimal culture conditions for the eggs, to see if they could be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Gooseneck Barnacle, Pollicipes polymerus Julie Ellen Dunn AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF for the degree of

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