CTD observations were made in the Code region near Pt. Arena on
the northern California coast at 39°N, off Five Mile Point at 43°13'N,
off Crescent City at 41°54'N, and off Half Moon Bay at 370 25'N,
during 17-29 May 1981. The observations in the Code region included
six repeated...
Children with disabilities report some of the lowest physical activity (PA) levels among U.S. children. Estimating the magnitude of PA disparities has been previously challenged by underreporting and variability in subsampling of children with disabilities. The present research leverages the redesigned National Survey of Children’s Health to estimate population-level disparities...
This paper explores the perceptions of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) regarding benefits migration between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA, specifically how perceptions might impact job performance and policy execution and delivery. To examine this question, interviews were conducted with SLBs in Oregon and Washington. From the interviews, themes concerning the role...
The purpose of this study was to determine new international
students' perceptions of United States professors upon entrance into the
university and after two months in class, and if differences in expectations
exist between groups of students based on demographic variables. A survey
designed to assess these expectations was administered...
Marine debris is a growing problem that harms the environment and the economy. Its impacts range from impeding navigation to entangling wildlife and fouling beaches. Research helps explore this issue, bridges knowledge gaps, and supports prevention and reduction efforts.
In the recently-released Oregon Marine Debris Action Plan (OR MDAP), local...
Nonionic surfactants are commonly used to stabilize proteins during upstream and downstream processing and drug formulation. Surfactants stabilize the proteins through two major mechanisms: (i) their preferential location at nearby interfaces, in this way precluding protein adsorption; and/or (ii) their association with protein into "complexes" that prevent proteins from interacting...
"The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small diving seabird of the Alcid family which is on the Federally Threatened Species list, and is state listed as endangered or threatened in California, Oregon, and Washington (Nelson, 1997). Because their nests are dispersed and difficult to locate high in trees of...
In the United States, marine debris is defined as “any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment or the Great Lakes.” Oregon State law defines marine debris similarly. Marine debris is a growing global...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of cow age on grazing distribution relative to mountain riparian areas. In each of two years, sixty cow-calf pairs were stratified by age into the following treatments: 1) thirty first calf heifers (442 kg, body condition score (BCS)=4.5), and 2)...
Managing fisheries resources according to an ecosystem approach is an idea that emerged from science and ecology and has now found its way into the international regulation of regional and high seas fisheries. Several fisheries agreements now impose an obligation on states to consider the protection of marine ecosystems. The...