Two experiments were conducted from 1987 to 1990 to study the effect of date of renovation on strawberry yield and yield components. In the first experiment, 'Benton' plants were renovated from July 6, 1988 (1 week after harvest - WAH) to August 24, 1988 (8 WAH). In the second experiment...
This research questions the effectiveness of newspapers as a
vehicle of environmental information by determining whether the
public attitude in Alaska towards off-shore oil exploration was
consistent with that expressed in the local newspapers. All
newspaper articles about off-shore oil exploration published in
Alaska between 1980 and May 1987 were...
Despite Portland’s progressive reputation, the response of city officials, police officers, and the community as a whole to the killing of the black man, Lloyd Stevenson, in 1985 at the hands of Portland police, demonstrates that the long racially discriminatory history of Oregon shaped public policy and popular thought about...
The ability of ovine endometrium incubated in vitro with
estradiol -17(3 to synthesize a specific induced protein (IP) was
studied. Endometrium from cycling, pregnant and ovariectomized
ewes was used.
Twelve ewes were allotted in equal numbers to be sacrificed on
days 0 (estrus), 3, 6, or 10 of the estrous...
Researchers have investigated the behavioral and demographic characteristics of fashion innovators, opinion leaders, and innovative communicators in samples drawn from
populations residing outside of Oregon. Therefore, the
purpose of the present study was to examine differences
between innovative communicators and non-innovative
communicators in a sample of Oregon women in their...
The central purposes of this study were to review the
historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experiential
learning theory, and to determine the effect and
application of Kolb's theory and Learning Style Inventory
as reflected in the literature between 1971 and 1990.
It was found that Kolb based his...
This investigation was conducted to determine the effectiveness of Personal Achievement Skills (PAS), a structured group psychotherapy approach, on the productivity, social functioning, self-esteem, locus of control, and life satisfaction of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. Subjects for the study were recruited through disability advocacy organizations, state disability service...