A plethora of land use policies are implemented at the local, state, and federal levels to influence the manner in which land is utilized. The distribution of the costs and benefits associated with implementing such land use policies always has been, and will continue to be, a source of contention....
An estimated 99% of native wet prairie has been lost in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, but a large number of seasonal wetlands remain on private lands dedicated to grass seed production within the historical wet prairie landscape. Because agriculture is known to alter physical and chemical wetland conditions, I investigated...
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...
The influence of evaporative cooling for delay of 'Bartlett' and
'Bosc' fruit bud development for frost avoidance was investigated.
Two mist systems, one in a mature pear orchard and the other in a
young pear hedgerow, delayed 'Bartlett' and 'Bosc' bloom up to 15 and
8 days respectively. A low...
The effect of oral contraceptives on the urinary excretion of
several methionine metabolites was determined in women before and
after they had received a 3-g dose of L-methionine. Nine women
between the ages of 20-29 years served as subjects: five had been
using a combination-type oral contraceptive for six months...