The purposes of the research presented in this thesis were
to: (l) assess the nutritional status of vegetarian and nonvegetarian
Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), non-SDA non-vegetarians,
and non-vegetarian hormone dependent cancer subjects; (2) determine
the relationship of various blood and urinary biochemical
parameters to dietary intake; (3) determine hormonal status in...
Steroid carbenes have been investigated as synthetic intermediates.
Basic decomposition of 4-en-3-one tosylhydrazones (and
other A-ring systems) gives varying amounts of 2, 4-dienes, and
solvent derived products with diglyme, heptane, tetrachloroethylene,
carbon tetrachloride, benzene and cyclohexene. A method for
separating complex product mixtures was developed and a study of
the...
Experiments were carried out to study the movement of water and
halide anions in perched water tables or saturated zones in the soil
and upper rock mantle of eight different experimental sites located
on low hills near the western border of the Willamette Valley. At each
site the experimental procedure...
This study evaluates the Earth Resources Technology Satellite-
One (ERTS-1) multispectral scanner (MSS) as a means of predicting
lacustrine trophic state and the magnitude of selected trophic state
indicators.
Numerical classificatory methods are employed to ascertain the
trophic character of 100 lakes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan,
and New York using...
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...
Sorbitol-induced osmotic stress (SIOS) to the root was found to be effective in
reducing transpirational water loss in plants during water stress. Mechanisms of SIOS in
stomatal control were investigated in containerized apples (Malus domestica Borkh.
'Gala'/M26) when leaf water potential (Ψw), osmotic potential (Ψs), turgor potential (Ψp),
stomatal conductance...
We identified and evaluated a phytoseiid predator as a biological control agent of multiple spider mites pests that occur in ornamental nurseries. When comparing species, Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) had a wider prey range than Galendromus occidentalis (Nesbitt), a higher probability of overwintering than Neoseiulus califomicus McGregor and was equally or...