This study of Oregon secondary school teachers was designed
to find why individuals had chosen this particular career, what
they think of their positions, what time of their lives they chose
teaching as a career, and what their career plans are for the
future. The respondents were full-time Oregon secondary...
Improving crop cultivars for use on organic farms is pertinent, as current elite germplasm is less resilient within the more variable context of organic farm environments. Although a growing number of studies have focused on organic plant breeding in cereal crops, very few have focused on vegetable crops, especially those...
This is a Ph.D. dissertation for a study conducted at OSU/Horticulture. The main objective of this study was dissecting the genetic background for white mold resistance in common (snap) bean. Tow main approaches were followed to achieve the goal. The first approach was using the classical quantitative trait loci (QTL)...
This dissertation aims to elicit how a neo-colonial context shapes maternal and infant heath (MIH) outcomes by describing how they are socially, politically, historically, and culturally produced. Using a multi-level critical biocultural, medical anthropological research approach, the purpose of this research was to investigate maternal stress in the United States...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships
between fashion innovativeness, fashion opinion leadership, attitudes
toward change and socioeconomic level; and to identify the characteristics
of fashion innovators and fashion opinion leaders among Korean
college women living in a transitional society.
Measures selected for this study consisted of...
In this paper we examine some of the developments concerning the Gauss class number problems and build a solid understanding of the class number. First we will develop some background knowledge necessary to understand the problem, specifically the theory of quadratic forms and quadratic fields and how the class number...
Coastal communities rely on the abundant ecosystem services derived from robust conservation areas in offshore marine waters (Campbell, 2019). United Nations member states support the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework, wherein the 14th guideline asserts the importance of life under water. Protected marine environments are critical to the survival of...
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) is an important disease of Cucurbita worldwide. Resistant cultivars are the best means of control. ZYMV resistance is quantitative in the wild species C. ecuadorensis, and is controlled by at least three genes in tropical C moschata. Very little molecular work has been done in...
This study focused on composition teachers in elementary and
secondary schools who researched their own teaching practices. Specifically, it
examined political implications of their work within the larger context of the
education hierarchy. Central to this examination were teacher-researcher (t-r)
perceptions of and interactions with other members of the education...