Presents pesticide and herbicide application rates and recommendations, by tree growth stage, for pests that infect fruit trees. Covers apples, pears, and cherries. Provides (1) spray program for nutrients; (2) dilutions table for wettable powder and liquid products; (3) natural enemy impact guide for tree fruit pesticides; (4) illustrated bud...
This technical bulletin contains a calculation of the weighted average of mean scores from published studies involving college students. The measure used in these studies was the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS). Only reports of the AMAS’ full scale scores were examined. The weighted average for the 17 studies (N...
In the twenty-first century, energy in all its manifestations became the issue of the day. As new insights about Earth’s geo-history emerged, so did worldwide concern about human consumption of fossil energy as a force in global climate change. These insights and concerns added another dimension to anthropological examinations of...
In many undergraduate engineering programs, students do not synthesize content learned from multiple courses until a capstone senior design course. As an example, in undergraduate civil engineering programs, transportation engineering concepts (e.g., geometric alignment, asphalt design procedures) and geotechnical engineering concepts (e.g., shear strength of soils, soil compaction) are not...
The main research goal for this study was to describe how investment into the Hubs has influenced local STEM communities; that is, how STEM Hubs have begun to create opportunities for partnerships, collaboration, connected programing, improved program development or delivery, or improved communication within and outside the STEM teaching and...
The Tablets in Classrooms (TIC) program was initiated by the Corvallis School District (CSD) during the 2012-13 school year. TIC provides teachers and students in elementary and middle grades with Apple iPads as new pedagogical tools for teaching and learning. The school district contracted with Oregon State University’s Center for...
Revised February 2017.
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The history, current condition, and options for restoration at Metro's Killin Wetland were outlined recently by Christy (see citation information below). As part of the site evaluation, Metro requested an inventory of Killin Wetland, which is presented here with information on other miscellaneous features observed that may be of interest...
Oregon State University Libraries and Press (OSULP) has a long history of digitizing, creating, and curating digital objects. These objects include digital representations of unique items from the Special Collections and Archives Research Center (SCARC) such as the photographs, maps, manuscripts, audio, and video housed in Oregon Digital. The ScholarsArchive@OSU...
The Community Action Partnership of Oregon (CAPO) approached Oregon State University to assist in developing statewide indicators which help local agencies better utilize data for continuous improvement. The project was expanded to include Washington and Idaho. This report summarizes the project's findings.