This dissertation presents some results from various areas of probability theory, the unifying theme being the use of functional analytic intuition and techniques. We first give a result regarding the existence of certain stochastic integral representations for Banach space valued Gaussian random variables. Next we give a spectral geometric construction...
Under defined cultural conditions, large populations of zygotes
of the brown algae Fucus vesiculosus L. and F. distichus L. Powell
synchronously form a cell wall shortly after fertilization. Intact cell
walls, free of cytoplasm and maintaining shape properties of early
stages of embryo development, have been isolated from these zygotes....
This investigation for the first time reports information on the
correlation of various forms and ratios of nicotinamide nucleotide
coenzymes in the liver tissue and endocrine glands weight with
various production traits. Fifty-five inbred and line cross beef bulls
raised under standard management conditions and slaughtered at 1000
lbs. body...
In the present study, five breeds of ewes and their lambs were
utilized. The breeds used were: Border Cheviot, Dorset Horn, Columbia,
Suffolk and Willamette. In all, 31 ewes and 42 lambs were involved.
The blood constituents which were determined for the ewes and
lambs were: acid and alkaline phosphatase,...
Electrocardiograms from 12 compressed male (CM), 16 compressed
female (CF), ten synthetic compressed female (SCF), nine
brachycephalic female (BF), and 15 dolichocephalic female (DF)
dwarfs from Davis, California, taken in the scapular lead S-II (prescapular
position positive and right forelimb negative) were analyzed,
The data on dwarf electrocardiograms were compared...
An investigation was undertaken to determine whether
potassium is indeed necessary for the in vivo synthesis of a
specific protein. The effects of univalent cations on the
inductive formation of nitrate reductase and on the level of
activity of representative non-adaptive enzyme are presented.
Cultures of Neurospora crassa were grown...
This thesis study attempts to differentiate between attention and
understanding as separate phases of communication theory. To do this,
additional analysis was made of data already gathered from a random
sample of Oregonians by the Survey Research Center at Oregon State University.
An additional objective was to determine the role...
This paper has two objectives. Firstly, we present the homological properties as defined by de Rham using a notion of current. We show this with the aid of the Eilenberg and Steenrod Axioms. The cohomology is defined in the usual fashion from algebraic topology. The second goal is the relationship...
Root-knot nematodes were among the earliest plant-parasitic
nematodes to be recognized. Before 1949, they were considered as the
one species Heterodera marioni (Cornu 1887) Goodey 1932. In 1949
Chitwood completed a taxonomic study of the root-knot nematodes and
placed them in a separate genus Meloidogyne. Economically they are
one of...
Alnus rubra (Bong. ) seedlings were grown in sand culture and
irrigated with nutrient solution containing CdCl₂
ranging from 5 μg to 100 mg per liter. Treatment of A. rubra seedlings for 4 weeks
with 50 and 100 mg CdCl₂
per liter of nitrogen-free nutrient solution
decreased in situ nitrogenase...
An experimental formulation of 9 -oxodec-trans-2-enoic acid, the major component of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queen pheromone, was tested for its effect on worker foraging behavior in the pollination of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L. ). The test formulation consisted of a solid beeswax cylinder impregnated with a measured...
The problem of dropouts in engineering schools is an important
one. This study examined the factors which affect dropouts in
schools of engineering. Do these factors operate differently for
students who do all their work at one institution than they do for
students who transfer into the school of engineering...
Mounting inflationary economic pressures and the obvious spiralling costs of education, at all levels, has drastically augmented public, administrative, and government concern regarding the effectiveness of many educational training programs. Secretarial Science, which is designed to provide occupational-level training represents such a program. Therefore, this study was conducted in order...
This investigation was designed to compare the growth in attitudes
toward science and the critical thinking abilities of high
school juniors in chemistry to juniors not enrolled in chemistry.
One hundred and fifty-three chemistry students and 149 non-chemistry
students were randomly selected to participate in the study.
Criterion tests used...
A study was conducted to evaluate the properties of soils in
the fog belt area of the Oregon Coast Range. Soils in the study
were chosen to include only those belonging to Andepts or to andic
subgroups. Samples were collected from eleven sites that were
formed mostly from colluvial deposits...
Conventional pictures of nuclear interactions, in which the pion mediates the long/medium range part of the nuclear force, predict an enhancement of the virtual pion cloud in nuclei relative to that in the free nucleon. Jefferson Lab Experiment E91003 measured charged pion electroproduction from Hydrogen, Deuterium, and Helium-3. The longitudinal...
The treatment of waste water from a corn freezing process by
activated sludge with the aid of alum coagulation was investigated.
Both high and low energy level systems were observed with good
flocculation occurring at the low energy level. Because poor flocculation
occurs at high energy level conditions, alum was...
Hypermediation, as described by Jay Bolter and Richard Grusin in their book Remediation, is a style of writing, recording, presenting, etc. that “makes us aware of the medium or media and (in sometimes subtle and sometimes obvious ways) reminds us of our desire for immediacy” (34). This mode of production...
The boreal forest of North America is especially liable to destruction by fires. It is a region in which forest fires have been extremely common and wide spreading. Lightning is certainly one of the causes of fires but man, both aboriginal and white, has been an even more prolific source....
Ninety-two physicians from six different medical specialty
areas were participants in an opinion survey concerning corporate
executive fitness. The survey was comprised of 21 statements
related to such areas as fitness, nutrition, implementation
of specific programs and cost effectiveness. Descriptive
research methods were utilized to analyze results.
Physicians surveyed were...
The purpose of the study was to investigate practical guidelines based on empirical evidence for effective website design, including both home page and product pages. This research consists of two consecutive empirical studies. Study 1 was one factor (home page design: image- vs. text-oriented home page) between-subjects design with two...
This ethnography looks at the processes a rural Oregon community is undergoing as some members attempt to re-animate the community by creating a community center after the loss of its school and market, two vital services that provided venues for social interaction and engagement.
The methodology for this research includes...
In eastern boundary current upwelling ecosystems, mesoscale circulation features such as eddies and upwelling filaments play a prominent role in the transfer of water and the associated plankton from the productive nearshore to the oligotrophic deep sea. The relationship between mesoscale circulation, zooplankton distributions, and the across-shelf transport of coastal...
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if inservicing Agriculture Science and Technology (AST) teachers over a new curriculum, resulted in increased student achievement. Specific objectives were to: 1) determine the subject areas (lessons) for a curriculum for teaching Integrated Pest Management (IPM); 2) develop a curriculum for...
Published May 1954. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The purpose of this study was to investigate the change in perception
of the university environment that occurred in students who
participated in two forms of university governance at Oregon State
University. Students who participated as members of joint student-faculty
committees (university committees) were compared with members
of all-student committees....
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the extent
to which phoneme and grapheme-phoneme contrasts between English and
Spanish influence the word-decoding skills of Spanish-speaking adults
who are early readers of English.
The major objectives of the research were to investigate:
1. The differences...
A new photosystem-II mutant of the green alga Scenedesmus
obliquus D₃, strain PS-28, has been shown to lack a-tocopherol
(vitamin E). The photosynthetic activity of dark grown samples of
PS-28 is about 20% of the wild-type control. Culturing the mutant
at low light intentisites (10⁴ ergs/sec-cm ²) stimulates photosynthetic
activity...
Published July 1963. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published January 1977. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The study examined administrator and faculty perceptions
toward staff development needs and ascertained the
differences which exist between the reported staff development
needs of full-time community college instructors within
the state of Oregon.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:
The three objectives identified for this study were:
1....
Climate change is causing people around the world to experience extreme temperature and air pollution events such as wildfires more frequently, and for longer periods of time. Extreme heat events have been widely associated with an increased risk of emergency room visits, occupational heat-related injuries and illnesses, and mortality overall...
To study the association between Fusarium root-rot resistance
(Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli) and economically inportant characteristics
of beans, 2259 lines each consisting of 30 plants were used.
The lines were randomly selected for root-rot reaction, but were
selected for differences in vigor and differences in plant and seed
pigments,...
Invasive plants have the potential to reduce the diversity of species in plant and animal communities. I examined the negative effect of two invasive wetland plants, purple loosestrife and reed canary grass, on the species richness and diversity of plant and moth communities within 24 wetland study sites in the...
This paper surveys sequential and parallel implementation techniques for functional programming languages, as well as optimizations that can improve their performance. Sequential implementations have evolved from simple interpreters to sophisticated super-combinator-based compilers, while most parallel implementations have explored a broad range of techniques. We analyze the purpose and function of...
Several changes appear to be needed in present disposal practices.
Usable materials are discarded in our society in large volume and many of these substances are nonreplaceable minerals. Not only are the minerals themselves lost to society but the energy which produced them is lost as well. Also, the current...
The stacks off the southern Oregon coast have been studied very little because of difficulties of access (see, for example, Weissenborn and Snavely, 1968). Work described herein was helicopter-supported; skillful piloting by Earl Lady permitted landings on or close approaches to many stacks. To help delineate the structure, field work...
An Expert Panel convened by the National Lipid Association previously developed a consensus set of recommendations for the patient-centered management of dyslipidemia in clinical medicine (part 1). These were guided by the principle that reducing elevated levels of atherogenic cholesterol (non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) reduces the risk...
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, Ralph La Forge, MSc,
Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, Don P. Wilson, MD, Pamela B. Morris, MD,
Robert A
An Expert Panel convened by the National Lipid Association previously developed a consensus set of recommendations for the patient-centered management of dyslipidemia in clinical medicine (part 1). These were guided by the principle that reducing elevated levels of atherogenic cholesterol (non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) reduces the risk...
An Expert Panel convened by the National Lipid Association previously developed a consensus set of recommendations for the patient-centered management of dyslipidemia in clinical medicine (part 1). These were guided by the principle that reducing elevated levels of atherogenic cholesterol (non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) reduces the risk...
Prior to World War One, plastic surgery, as in its present form, was yet unfounded and not recognized as a genuine medical specialty. The carnage of the war prompted Britain to establish a specialized treatment center for plastic surgery, first at Aldershot and then at Sidcup, under the leadership of...
This publication is prepared as a public service by faculty members at Oregon State University in response to a perceived need for information on field burning. The report has been prepared as a reference and source document for 1989 legislative and agency deliberations on further adjustments in thermal sanitation of...
Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, has experienced severe declines in recent years in part due to the effects of changing climate and extreme drought. As the dominant deciduous tree in Western North American forests, aspen plays a critical role in forest biodiversity and ecosystem function. Therefore, the persistence of this species...
This compilation of theses and dissertations (a part of the OSU Bibliographic Series) for the period 1970-1977 reflects this university's emphasis on research and graduate study. It may be viewed as an indicator of the contributions made to the state of Oregon through graduate study and research at Oregon State...
Blue spruce (Picea pungens) and Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) experience varying levels of spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby)) colonization, yet the underlying differences and mechanisms resulting in lower colonization for blue spruce are not known. Both spruce species have important roles in subalpine ecosystems where examining changes in mortality, distribution,...