Environmental factors such as chemical contamination can have immunomodulatory effects on the immune response of fish and may be contributing to the decline in salmonid populations by augmenting disease susceptibility. Xenobiotics can interfere with the immune system at several levels of complexity, and different immune cells and processes have variable...
During his lifetime C. S. Lewis chose to speak to Christians in plain and simple language that they could understand. Lewis taught and defended truths that he felt were discernible through reason. Morality, free will, and the divinity of Jesus Christ were fundamental to his core beliefs and teachings. His...
The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill once manufactured cloth with a
reputation renowned throughout the United States. This study is an
attempt to report the history of the mill. Data are categorized by:
the Kay family; production including plant, machinery, raw materials
used, goods manufactured; management including the effects of
national...
The study was undertaken for the purpose of investigating the
relationship between clothing behavior and sex, Japanese and American
cultures, feminine or masculine personality types, and sex-role
concepts. The aspects of clothing behavior included in the study are
interest, tolerance, acceptance, and innovation of uni-sex clothing
items, and the femininity-masculinity...
The central problem of the study was to explore the relationship
between the minimum competencies and characteristics chosen by
child development specialists as necessary for a child care aide and
those sought by child care center directors when hiring an aide. A
survey instrument was developed consisting of 49 basic...
The purpose of the work is to enable students of botany to identify
accurately Oregon ferns, both as living plants and as dried specimens.
Therefore, it provides vegetative keys to the families, genera
and species of the ferns (Class FILICINAE) found in Oregon. Correct
names have been determined using the...
Ecological restoration is needed to mitigate losses to biodiversity. Restoration success is enhanced through the use of native plant materials that are genetically diverse and locally adapted. Seed transfer zones have been developed to delineate geographic areas where native seed can be collected and distributed with reduced risk of maladaptation....
The purpose of this study was to develop and test a data
collection instrument that would facilitate description of the clothing
of Oregon school boys 1867-1910. In addition, the researcher attempted
to describe Oregon school-aged boys' clothing and determine if fashion
changes occurred in Oregon boys' clothing. The researcher also...