This dissertation describes the epiphyte communities on tall shrubs in forests of
western Oregon, with a focus on potential effects of management practices on these
communities. Shrubs and other hardwoods have recently gained recognition as
hotspots of diversity for epiphytes in young conifer forests of the region. Yet little is...
The purpose of this study was to examine the general nature of attributions of Chinese parents in the U.S. regarding their preschool children's social behaviors. Eighty-seven parents with preschool children participated. The attributions were examined along three causal dimensions: locus of causality (internal versus external), stability (stable versus unstable), and...
Byproducts of bamboo processing, such as leaves and branches, may have potential as a livestock feedstuff. The objectives of this study were to evaluate seasonal changes in proximate composition of several bamboo species and reed canarygrass, and subsequently determine the digestibility of bamboo in ponies. Monthly samples of Phyllostachys bissetii,...
SEE ARTICLE FOR ABSTRACT IN SPANISH. English Abstract: In order to study the quantitative relationship between tuber yield of two potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars (‘Alpha’, susceptible, and ‘Zafiro’, moderately resistant to late blight), and severity of the pathogen in Toluca, México, managed by weekly foliar sprays of 0.575 kg...
DOUBLE EXPOSURE is a novel concerned with the phenomenon of memory. The story explores such questions as: To what extent does "memory" (and the narratives we construct from it) explain who we are? How is memory influenced by others-and does it matter if it is? Can a memory that is...
The characteristics of the free surface in an orifice driven by a periodic forcing function have been studied both theoretically and experimentally. In the theoretical study, two wall boundary condition cases were examined: 1) the radial velocity at the wall of the orifice is zero; and 2) the axial velocity...
The aim of the first manuscript was to examine CHD risk in women with MS by
assessing the frequency of physical inactivity and the frequency of anthropometric,
dietary, and metabolic CHD risk factors. Although participation in physical activity is
often avoided by many women with MS, some women remain physically...
The first goal of this study was to evaluate the roles of different intracellular
proteolytic systems in accelerated skeletal muscle protein degradation. Total,
myofibrillar and non-myofibrillar proteolysis were determined in cultured L8/CID
muscle cells. Calpain proteolysis was assessed by over-expressed calpastatin inhibitory
domain (CD). Lysosomal proteolysis was determined in the...
Mixed models have been widely used to model data from experiments which have fixed and random
factors. Often there is interest in the estimation of fixed effects and variance components. The likelihood
procedure is a general technique that has been applied to such problems. This procedure can be
computationally difficult,...
Low bone mineral density (BMD) and poor stability both contribute to
increased risk of fractures associated with a fall. The aim of this dissertation was
two-fold. The first study, a cross-sectional analysis, sought to determine the
anthropometric and/or performance variables that best predicted BMD and postural
stability in mature, premenopausal...