The YA4-H! program engages youth from across the state of Oregon in Youth Participatory Action Research in their own communities surrounding topics that they feel are important to them.
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Youth in Participatory Health Education and Research
Tyler Davenport, URAP Researcher; Dr. MaryArnold
The YA4-H! program engages youth from across the state of Oregon in Youth Participatory Action Research in their own communities surrounding topics that they feel are important to them.
Full Text:
Youth in Participatory Health Education and Research
Tyler Davenport, URAP Researcher; Dr. MaryArnold
Models of weed communities aid in the development of
weed management strategies and elucidate the processes
and mechanisms that regulate plant populations and
communities. A conceptual weed community model was
developed to organize key regulatory life-history
processes. Specific investigations focused on the
processes of plant growth and competition, and
relationships...
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The 4-H Program celebrated its 100th birthday in 2002. Over the course of the past 100 years, 4-H has provided fun and experiential learning opportunities for young people. The knowledge gained in 4-H is intended to help young people develop essential life skills that set the stage for a productive...
The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of
three Oregon State Penitentiary minority inmate groups -
Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans - towards the Activities
Programs as a rehabilitative tool. Two other purposes
were to (1) determine significant differences among group
attitudes, and (2) determine the degree...
Stale flavor development has been recognized as a defect of
stored dry milk powders for several years. Recently, stale flavor
development has been found to occur upon storage of sterilized concentrated
milk, and is recognized as the principal limiting factor to
commercial utilization of this process (Seibert, 1963).
Some attempts...
The major purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of
interactive video in the teaching/learning process. More specifically,
a comparison was made of the relative effectiveness of interactive
video and linear video as delivery modes in the acquisition of basic
photography skills in an independent learning environment at...
The purpose of this study was to identify significant differences
in body composition, body cathexis, and attitudes toward obesity
of women in various age groups involved in different levels of physical
exercise.
A total of 216 women, ranging in age from 17 to 64, took part in
this study. They...
Several studies were conducted to determine the effect of weed
density on herbicide efficacy. Diuron [3-(3, 4- dichlorophenyl) -1, 1-
dimethylurea] was tested on various densities of Italian ryegrass
(Lolium multiflorum Lam. ) under greenhouse and field conditions.
Cycloate (S-ethyl N-ethylthiocyclohexanecarbamate) was tested on
green foxtail (Setaria viridis (L. )...
Atrazine is an asymmetrical s-triazine herbicide used pre-
and post emergence for weed control in many crops. Triazine herbicides
have been used in the Pacific-Northwest for weed control in
orchard crops. Under certain conditions where trees were grown
in nutrient deficient areas, it was noted that toxic symptoms due to...
This thesis brings together under one cover a survey
of the history of the real number e along with a study
of the present state of its theory and calculation.
Previous research has shown that activated carbon is effective
in inactivating certain herbicides applied as a preemergence treatment.
Studies were conducted in the greenhouse to determine the
influence of various factors on the ability of activated carbon to
inactivate herbicides applied after carbon application. Field studies
were conducted to determine...
Previous research has shown that specific carotenoid pigments
function through oxidation-reduction reactions to protect chlorophyll
from photooxidation in the presence of reduced nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide phosphate (NADP). The hypothesis that diuron (3-(3, 4-
d chloropheny1)-1, 1-dimethylurea) initiates phytotoxicity by inhibition
of NADPH synthesis was examined. All experiments were conducted
in...
Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is an effective
foliar-applied herbicide with broad-spectrum activity. Greenhouse
and laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the
importance of soil moisture, autoclaved soil, soil type, sphagnum
peat, soil pH, added phosphorus, and plant residues on crop
establishment and growth when glyphosate was applied before
emergence of the crop....
The purposes of this study were to determine the
effects of level (elementary and secondary), program
status (beginning, midway, and student teaching), and
demongraphic variables (experience, success, college
supervisor support, supervising teacher support,
additional support services, and school type) on
preservice teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming. The
population consisted of 91...
Studies were conducted in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon to evaluate the effects of plowing (7.5-15 cm deep) and disking (5-10 cm deep) in peppermint, Mentha piperita L., on the following factors: 1) emergence of adult "mint root borer", Fumibotys fumalis Guenée; 2) suppression of common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris...
Five NAIA intercollegiate men's basketball teams and 53 players
served as subjects to determine the role pre-game anxiety played in
basketball game performance. The study involved four games in which
Western Oregon State College competed against other small colleges
in Oregon during the 19 -81 season. Performance in basketball was...
Wheat is the major crop produced on the Anatolian Plateau of Turkey. Annual weeds cause large yields reductions in the wheat crop. Several formulations of 2, 4-D and mixtures of 2, 4-D and 2,4, 5-T are the only materials currently available for use in Turkey on wheat. The objective of...
4-H advancement programs consist of a series of steps that provide a framework for progressive learning within a specific project area. Advancement programs encourage 4-H members to learn at their own speed based on their interests and abilities. Advancement programs are self-paced, and age and skill-level appropriate. Advancement programs
can...
Holocene bulk sediment and component accumulation rates were
measured in twenty-eight piston and gravity cores taken from the
floor of the western Panama Basin and on the surrounding ridges.
Radiocarbon ages and oxygen isotope curves provided Holocene age
control in nine cores. Time datums in nineteen other cores were
inferred...
Biography is one of the most popular categories of books—and indeed the most popular
category among nonfiction books, according to one British poll. Thus, biography offers
historians of science an opportunity to reach a potentially broad audience. This essay
examines approaches typical of different genres of scientific biography, including historians’...
Historians and sociologists of science often identify the efflorescence of social stud ies of science with the work of postwar American intellectuals such as Robert K. Merton and Thomas S. Kuhn. They often also refer to the views of Michael Polanyi (1891-1976) on the roles of tacit knowledge, apprenticeship, social...
The effect of pyridoxine (PN) supplementation on lymphocyte
responsiveness was investigated in 15 elderly volunteers (aged
65-81 years) by measuring lymphocyte proliferation to T and B cell
mitogens, lymphocyte subpopulations with monoclonal antibodies
(T3, T4, T8) and plasma pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) concentration
at pre-supplementation and after 1 and 2 months...
In the mild climate of the Pacific Northwest, the harvesting of
deciduous shade trees in wholesale nurseries is prolonged from
October to January because of autumn growth and prolonged leaf
retention. Economically, it is advantageous to defoliate nursery trees
at the earliest possible date. Premature defoliation, however, can
cause die...
This investigation was undertaken to obtain information on the
dietary intake of Oregon preschool children and to determine the
effect of certain socio-environmental variables on the nutrient intake
of these children. Three hundred boys and girls who were attending
Well Child or Multiphasic Screening Clinics in 11 counties participated
in...
A study was conducted using data collected from a sample of mint and
vegetable farmers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The study identifies the
influence of demographic differences, economic factors and irrigator attitudes on
irrigation efficiency.
Only two of the 19 characteristics theorized to influence irrigation
efficiency proved to...
Napropamide [2-(alpha-naphthoxyl)-N,N-diethylpropionamide], a
preemergence herbicide, is widely used in the United States on a
variety of tree fruits, nut crops, vegetables, and mint for annual
grass and broadleaf weed control. When napropamide has been left on
the soil surface without incorporation through irrigation or mechanical means, inconsistent results have been...
Models of the Fisher‐Lande process (FLP) have been used successfully to explore many aspects of evolution by sexual selection. Despite this success, quantitative tests of these models using data from sexual radiations are rare. Consequently, we do not know whether realistic versions of the FLP can account for the extent...
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Fisher‐Lande Process Account for Birds of
Paradise and Other Sexual Radiations?
Stevan J. Arnold* and
A series of studies was conducted to determine the presence
of tobacco rattle virus (TRV), potato virus X (PVX), and other
viruses in wild plants and to evaluate the efficacy of the detection
methods; to characterize and purify an isolate of TRV; and
to study the interaction between TRV and...
Eight postemergence herbicides were evaluated to determine
their influence on the incidence and severity of take-all disease
caused by the fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici in winter
wheat. Mecoprop ((+)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid),
difenzoquat (1,2- dimethyl- 3,5- diphenyl -1H- pyrazolium), dinoseb amine
(amine salt of 2-(1-methylpropy1)-4,6-dinitrophenol), and diclofopmethyl
(methyl ester of (+)-2-[4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)...
Growth of individual goosegrass (Eleusine indica (L) Gaertn.) plants of
three dinitroaniline-herbicide resistant (R) and three susceptible (S) biotypes from
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Mississippi was analyzed in greenhouse
experiments. Leaf area and biomass measurements, including root, shoot,
above-ground, and total dry weights were similar among the biotypes studied....
Chemical dosimetry developed in response to needs created by
developments in the field of high-energy radiation. Shortly after the
discovery of X-rays in 1895 and of radioactivity in 1896, the deleterious
effects of ionizing radiation were recognized. To guard against the
injurious effects of radiation in medical application, dose-measuring
methods...
Septoria leaf blotch of wheat is a major biotic factor limiting the grain yield.
To determine the nature of inheritance involving selected genotypes, three resistant
semidwarf spring wheat lines exhibiting durable global resistance and one susceptible
cultivar were crossed in all possible combinations, excluding reciprocals. Parents, Fl,
F2, and F3...
This thesis consists of four chapters. Literature is
reviewed in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 describes an addition
series experiment to determine the influence of species
density and proportion on vegetative and reproductive yield
of spring wheat and Lolium multiflorum. Chapter 3 consists
of a growth analysis experiment to determine whether...
Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) and thimbleberry
(Rubus parviflorus) are clonal shrub species common to
reforestation sites in the Oregon Coast Range. These
species have economic importance, because they reduce
conifer seedling growth and survival. A population modeling
approach was used to facilitate study of the biology of
these species and to...