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A food safety education module for low income parents

Creator:: Graetzer, Martha M.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: estimated 24 million cases of foodborne diarrheal disease occur each year, which means that an estimated

Influence of Processing Parameters on the Inactivation of Salmonella spp. During the Cooking Step of Jerky Production Using a Commercial-Scale Dehydrator

Creator:: Minarsich, Joey
Abstract:: United States Department of Agriculture-Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) guidelines for beef jerky processing support producers' ability to satisfy the performance standard requirements for achieving a 5-log reduction in Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7. The first compliance guide for jerky processors was created in response to several Salmonella outbreaks...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: goals. Introduction. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between

Bacillus subtilis endospore coat protein solubilization methods for studying effects of high pressure precessing

Creator:: Gandhi, Kalpesh K.
Abstract:: Spores of foodborne pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus are widely distributed in nature. Presence of those spores in food products, particularly C. botulinum spores in vacuum packed, ready-to-eat low-acid products, is a great safety concern. The research here described is a first effort towards understanding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ^ Abstract approved: J. Antonie) Torres ?! Spores of foodborne pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum

Important Considerations for Food Process Validations : Strain Selection, Contamination Level, and Relevant Treatment Conditions

Creator:: Pearson, Eva
Abstract:: Reports of foodborne outbreaks have increased in the last decade, posing a public health risk to consumers. In an attempt to mitigate this risk, the newly established Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) takes a preventive rather than reactive approach to food safety. Under FSMA, producers are required to validate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Joy G. Waite-Cusic Reports of foodborne outbreaks have increased in the last decade

Application of probiotics and green tea extract in post-harvest processes of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) for reducing Vibrio parahaemolyticus and extending shelf life

Creator:: Xi, Dunyu
Abstract:: Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a human pathogen which is prevalent in marine environment. Consumption of raw or undercooked seafood contaminated with V. parahaemolyticus can cause foodborne illness. This study investigated the application of probiotics in depuration for reducing V. parahaemolyticus in raw Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and the utilization of green...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: foodborne illness. This study investigated the application of probiotics in depuration for reducing V

Analysis of Betta splendens erythrophore responses to Bacillus cereus cultured in different media

Creator:: Austin, Melissa J.
Abstract:: Biological agents and their products commonly cause foodborne illnesses. In the United States it is estimated that there are over 76 million cases of foodborne illnesses each year, resulting in an economic loss of approximately $40 billion. These high figures demonstrate the need for bioassays that display a rapid and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that for every case of salmonellosis diagnosed and

An evaluation of blackberry harvest sanitation and the ability of foodborne pathogens to survive in blackberry products

Creator:: Sales, Melissa M.
Abstract:: Blackberries, genus Rubus, are an important Oregon agricultural commodity. In their fresh and processed forms, they offer many health benefits and may be able to help Americans better achieve fruit consumption recommendations because of convenience and pleasant sensory qualities. However, the susceptibility of blackberry products to contamination with bacterial pathogens...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: United States, the Centers for Disease 4 Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a guidance

Bacterial pathogens and associated toxins involved in erythrophore cell aggregation

Creator:: Hutchison, Janine R.
Abstract:: Current detection methods for bacterial contamination rely on structure based detection of proteins and nucleic acids. While these methods are easy to use and reliable, they cannot evaluate the toxicity of a sample and the potential to cause disease. Previously, erythrophore cells derived from Betta splendens had been suggested as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: symptoms typically last two to three days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates

Chromatophores as cell-based biosensors for the detection of chemically and biologically toxic substances

Creator:: Dukovcic, Stephanie R.
Abstract:: Cell-based biosensors are function-based detectors that use the physiological response of a living cell to sense biologically stimulating agents. This emerging technology extends the application of current detection methods by reporting on the toxicity of a sample and the potential to cause disease. Previously, Betta splendens erythrophores have been described...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: disease. Previously, Betta splendens erythrophores have been described as a method to detect toxic

Preventing calf scours

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Hansen, D. E. (Donald E.)
Abstract:: Ensuring that calves receive adequate high-quality colostrum containing antibodies within two to four hours of birth is key to preventing scours. There are a number of factors that influence the quantity and quality of colostrum the calf receives from the dam. These include: • age of the dam • precalving...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: environ- mental stress and disease. First-calf heifers have different nutrient require- ments than older

Effect of a broccoli green manure, soil solarization, and isolates of Verticillium dahliae on Verticillium wilt of agronomic and nursery crops

Creator:: Berlanger, Ingrid E.
Abstract:: Green manures, soil solarization, and long rotations with crops not susceptible to Verticillium wilt are among the disease management tactics currently under investigation as alternatives to chemical fumigation of soil. The effect of a broccoli green manure on soil microsclerotial populations of three isolates of Verticillium dahliae and on Verticillium...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: disease management tactics currently under investigation as alternatives to chemical fumigation of soil

Survival of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., and Staphylococcus aureus in raw yellowfin tuna during refrigerated and frozen storage

Creator:: Mou, Jing
Abstract:: The consumption of seafood in the United States has increased rapidly in recent years due to high quality protein and health benefits of seafood. Seafood can be a carrier for bacteria normally distributed in the marine environment and, in some cases, can be contaminated by human pathogens. Therefore, there is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), S. Typhimurium and S. Enteritidis are the most common

Brucellosis (undulant fever) : the relation of the disease to dairy products : review of scientific data

Creator:: Morse, Roger W., Muth, O. H. (Otto Herbert), 1906-, Wilster, G. H. (Gustav Hans), 1893, Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station, and Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract:: Revised January 1946. 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
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: (Undulant Fever) The Relation of the Disease To Dairy Products Review of Scientific Data Prepared

Inheritance of antibodies synthesized against IBR vaccine and of complement C3 component in weanling calves

Creator:: Muggli, Noelle Elizabeth
Abstract:: Three sets of blood samples were taken from 532 beef calves of two populations at 24 to 48 h after birth, at an average age of 164 d (at time of vaccination for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus or IBRV) and at an average age of 224 d (60 d postvaccination)....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: vaccinations begin. Disease is caused by successful infection of viruses, bacteria, fungi or protozoa. It is

Growth of Staphylococcus aureus of enterotoxin production in pre-cooked tuna meat

Creator:: Wu, Xulei
Abstract:: Staphylococcus aureus is a human pathogen capable of producing enterotoxins causing staphylococcal food poisoning, one of the most economically important foodborne diseases in the U.S. This pathogen may be introduced to pre-cooked tuna meat used for the production of canned tuna because significant manual handling occurs after cooking of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: staphylococcal food poisoning, one of the most economically important foodborne diseases in the U.S. This

Coccidiosis control in chickens

Creator:: Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station and Dickinson, E. M. (Ernest Milton), 1905-
Abstract:: Published in March 1942. Revised October 1949. Published October 1949. 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
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: flocks of chickens in Oregon. Con- siderable mortality is caused by this disease, but the loss in cull

Survival Assessment, Inactivation Kinetics Models, and Farm-to-Table Quantitative Risk Analysis of Food Pathogens

Creator:: Deng, Kai
Abstract:: About 48 million cases of Foodborne illnesses (FBIs) are estimated to occur every year in the US. These are diseases caused by contamination of foods with bacteria, viruses, protozoa, parasites and toxic chemicals. Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) are an important health-care and community associated problem. Since C. difficile spores have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Table 2.1 Number of U.S. reported foodborne disease outbreaks, illnesses, and hospitalizations with

Scours in beef calves: causes and treatments

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Villarroel, Aurora
Abstract:: Scours is the common name for diarrhea in calves. Diarrhea is a disease of the digestive system characterized by watery feces and increased frequency of bowel movements. The high water content in the feces results in water loss from the body (dehydration). Along with water, the body loses electrolytes, which...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: is scours? Scours is the common name for diarrhea in calves. Diarrhea is a disease of the digestive

Chlorophyllin anticarcinogenesis in the rainbow trout model

Creator:: Breinholt, Vibeke
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: researchers have increasingly come to the realization that cancer prevention may have the greatest impact on

Controlling damping-off in vegetable seedlings

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College. Experiment Station and Vaughan, Edward K. (Edward Kemp), 1908-
Abstract:: Published January 1949. 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
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: destructiveness of this disease depends upon the amount of fungus in the soil and on the environmental conditions

Grapevine rootstocks for Oregon vineyards

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Shaffer, Raymond Glen, Sampalo, T. L., Pinkerton, J., and Vasconcelos, M. C.
Abstract:: Grafting, which involves combining two different varieties or species to form a plant with new characteristics, is a technique known from ancient times in tree fruit and grape production. It was, however, used in viticulture only for certain special cases: to change variety, increase vigor, or increase limestone tolerance.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , poor fruit set, increased disease pressure, and delayed ripening. High vigor also makes it more

Women initiated solutions for HIV prevention (WISH study): factors associated with intentions to use microbicides and Tenofovir

Creator:: Kandathil, Sonia M.
Abstract:: With women comprising nearly 50% of HIV/AIDS infections globally, the development of new woman-initiated HIV prevention methods has become a public health imperative. To date, the female condom and the diaphragm are the only woman-initiated prevention methods available on the consumer market. Recent research has focused on two HIV/AIDS prevention...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005). Similar trends exist in Canada. At the end of 2008

Preventing crown gall disease using oncogene silencing or VirE1-expressing transgenics

Creator:: Humann, Jodi L.
Abstract:: Crown gall disease is caused by the ubiquitous soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens which transfers a portion if DNA (T-DNA) into the plant cell. Preventing infection by using the biocontrol strain Agrobacterium radiobacter K84 is currently the only defense for crown gall. Two different resistance strategies were examined in this work....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: only defense against crown gall disease is prevention. Commercially, plant roots or seed are

Suggestions for the control of tomato mosaic and streak

Creator:: Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station, McWhorter, Frank, 1896-1985, and Bouquet, A. G. B. (Arthur George Bristow), 1885-
Abstract:: Published February 1933. 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
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , and reduces yields 30% or more. Other names for the disease are "fern leaf" and "calico"; mosaic is

How to reduce the risk of pesticide resistance in winegrape pests in Oregon [2008]

Creator:: Kaiser, Clive, Pscheidt, Jay W., Walton, Vaughn M., and Skinkis, Patricia A.
Abstract:: Pesticides, including insecticides, acaricides, fungicides, bactericides, and herbicides are essential for maintaining healthy grape crops with reliable yields and quality. In many instances, pesticides have become less effective as target organisms have developed resistance. The first record of resistance dates to 1897, when orchardists began having problems controlling San Jose...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: produced in a single grow- ing season. However, poor disease control can also result from other factors

How to reduce the risk of pesticide resistance in apple pests in Oregon

Creator:: Kaiser, Clive, Azarenko, A. N. (Anita Nina), Spotts, Robert Allen, 1945-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Pesticides—including insecticides, acaricides, fungicides, and bactericides are essential for maintaining healthy crops with reliable yields and quality. In many instances, pesticides have become less effective as target organisms have developed resistance. The first record of resistance dates to 1897, when orchardists began having problems controlling San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: insecticide resistance. However, poor disease control can also result from other factors such as incorrect

How to reduce the risk of pesticide resistance in cherry pests in Oregon

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Kaiser, Clive, Azarenko, A. N. (Anita Nina), Long, L., and Spotts, R. A.
Abstract:: Pesticides—including insecticides, acaricides, fungicides, and bactericides are essential for growing healthy crops with reliable yields and quality. In many instances, pesticides have become less effective as target organisms have developed resistance. The first record of resistance dates to 1897, when orchardists began having problems controlling San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Fungicide resistance usually develops rapidly compared to insecti- cide resistance. However, poor disease

Effect of an AIDS prevention program on the incidence of gonorrhea in enlisted men in the 105 Battalion of the Honduran Army

Creator:: Wall, Earl V.
Abstract:: This study evaluates the effect of an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention program on the incidence of gonorrhea among the enlisted men in the 105th Battalion of the Honduran Army. The education program was initiated as a result of the high incidence of AIDS in Honduras (more than half...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Effect of an AIDS prevention program on the incidence of

Biology of sweet cherry powdery mildew

Creator:: Calabro, Jill M.
Abstract:: The Pacific Northwest has become one of the nation’s premier sweet cherry, Prunus avium, production areas. As production of sweet cherries has flourished in Oregon and Washington, so has powdery mildew, caused by the fungus Podosphaera clandestina, which infects both foliage and fruit causing severe economic damage to growers. Sweet...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: disease evaluations indicated that the training system, rootstock, and cherry cultivar influence the

Talking with children about AIDS

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a serious illness and a public health crisis that demands attention. The number of people affected continues to increase. By the end of 1991, 1,301 Oregonians had been diagnosed with AIDS and 838 had already died.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: active and they need the facts. AIDS is the life-threatening disease caused by the Human

Phytosanitation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) logs to mitigate the risk of artificially disseminating Phytophthora ramorum within the global trade of timber

Creator:: Hulbert, Joseph M.
Abstract:: Phytophthora ramorum is a plant pathogen that was accidentally introduced to the United States. This invasive microorganism has killed over a million trees in California and Oregon, and continues to spread to new areas. Diseased areas have been nationally quarantined to prevent further spread and more than ninety countries include...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: introduced microorganisms include beech bark disease, larch canker, Dutch elm disease, dogwood anthracnose

Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

Creator:: Henning, Margaret Jo
Abstract:: In Zambia, there are approximately 920,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. Children are often referred to as a "window of hope" due to a low HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (UNAIDS/WHO, 2006). With growing numbers of infections and an increased strain on the social and economic structure due to HIV/AIDS there is a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: work in disease prevention and insight into health disparities from a perspective that is conscious

Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Depuration for Decreasing Vibrio parahaemolyticus Contamination in Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas)

Creator:: Hou, Yishu
Abstract:: Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a foodborne pathogen recognized as the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis associated with consumption of raw and undercooked seafood, particularly raw oysters, with major symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. It is estimated that 45,000 cases of V. parahaemolyticus infection occur each year in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 48 million people (1 in 6

Chlorophyllin chemoprevention against Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene-initiated multi-organ carcinogenesis in the rainbow trout model

Creator:: Pratt, Mary Margaret
Abstract:: Chlorophyllin (CHL), a water-soluble derivative of the green plant pigment, chlorophyll, is an effective antimutagen and anticarcinogen in various model systems when used as a modulator against a class of carcinogens that, in general, have a structure consisting of at least three fused rings. Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DBP), an extremely potent environmental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Multistage Model for Carcinogenesis What is cancer? Cancer is not a term that describes a singular disease

Suggestions for the control of tomato mosaic and streak

Creator:: Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station, McWhorter, Frank, 1896-1985, and Bouquet, A. G. B. (Arthur George Bristow), 1885-
Abstract:: Published January 1942. 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
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: " appearance, weakens plants, and reduces yields 3O or more. Other names for the disease are "fern leaf" and

Ukimwi ni homa (AIDS is a cold) : HIV vulnerability of Maasai women

Creator:: Hedges, Kristin Naserian
Abstract:: This thesis takes an in-depth look at specific behaviors that are putting Maasai women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Methods used include in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, demographic data collection, and nutritional anthropometric measurements. The research took place June September 2004. Analysis reveals a strong connection between poverty and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: layers were not only those of this new culture I was living in but also those of a terminal disease. My

The pursuit of bright futures : delayed sexual debut, declining HIV prevalence, and the social construction of sexual attitudes, values, and norms among adolescents in Uganda

Creator:: Herling, Allison M.
Abstract:: Uganda has experienced the largest decline of HIV prevalence of any country in the world, from a peak of 15% in 1991 to 5% today. In cooperation with community-based and faith-based organizations, the Ugandan government has pursued an AIDS prevention strategy centered on urging people to Abstain from sex, Be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ugandans about AIDS, promote prevention, care for those with AIDS, and destigmatize the disease. The

Stop the spread of sudden oak death

Creator:: Shaw, David Carl, 1955-, Kanaskie, Alan, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Alerts people who visit, live, or work in certain areas of Oregon and California about a serious plant disease called Sudden Oak Death, and asks them to take steps to prevent spreading the disease. Gives action steps, shows disease symptoms on various host plants, and gives numerous sources for more...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: the Spread of Sudden Oak Death A serious disease threatens Oregon’s forests and its nursery

Stop the spread of sudden oak death

Creator:: Goheen, Ellen Michaels, Shaw, David Carl, 1955-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Alerts people who visit, live, or work in certain areas of California and Oregon about a serious plant disease called Sudden Oak Death, and asks them to take steps to prevent spreading the disease. Gives action steps, shows disease symptoms on various host plants, and gives numerous sources for more...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: serious disease threatens Oregon’s forests and its nursery industry. Here’s how you can help to

Stop the spread of sudden oak death

Creator:: Goheen, Ellen Michaels, Shaw, David Carl, 1955-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Published November 2009. A more recent revision exists. 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
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: serious disease threatens Oregon’s forests and its nursery industry. Here’s how you can help to

Inactivation of Clostridium perfringens in Meat Products

Creator:: Alnoman, Maryam M.
Abstract:: Clostridium perfringens type A strains are one of the main causative agents of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases in human and can cause both food poisoning (FP) and non-food-borne (NFB) diseases. Several factors contribute to the pathogenesis of C. perfringens type A strains including the wide presence of C. perfringens spores with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the 1940s and 1950s as a cause of foodborne disease. It is one of the most widely distributed

Identifying and managing mountain beaver damage to forest resources

Creator:: Taylor, Jimmy, Sphar, Donivan, Ahrens, Glenn R., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: The mountain beaver is a medium-sized rodent of the western Pacific Northwest. Mountain beavers cause damage to forest regeneration by clipping or girdling seedlings or saplings or both, and undermining roots. Methods to control mountain beaver include trapping, toxicants, exclusion, repellents, and habitat modification. This publication describes and recommends a...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Hygnstrom, S. E., R. M. Timm, and G. E. Larson, editors. 1994. Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage

Plasma carotenoids and retinol and dietary intake : association with in situ and invasive cervical carcinomas in Bangkok, Thailand

Creator:: Kaunda, Jean R.
Abstract:: There is a strong evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) is the key causative agent of cervical cancer. However, the majority of women who are exposed to the oncogenic HPV do not develop invasive cervical cancer, suggesting that other factors could play a role in the cause and progression of cervical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: disease in developing countries. Globally, cervical cancer prevention has focused on screening women

Disease models and infectious phenotypes of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis

Creator:: Everman, Jamie L.
Abstract:: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of Johne's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects ruminant populations worldwide. The characteristic stages of the disease make diagnosis difficult, resulting in silent transmission among animals in a herd for years before proper detection of the infection. The extensive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Johne’s Treatment and Prevention Efforts Johne’s disease does not currently have a cure and while

Characterization, epidemiology, and ecology of a virus associated with black raspberry decline

Creator:: Halgren, Anne B.
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to characterize an unknown agent associated with decline in black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) in Oregon. A virus was found consistently associated with decline symptoms of black raspberries and was named Black raspberry decline associated virus (BRDaV). Double stranded RNA extraction from BRDaV-infected black raspberry...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: American species of red raspberry improved upon flavor, disease resistance and growth habit. Eventually

Sudden oak death, Phytophthora ramorum

Creator:: Shaw, David Carl, 1955- and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a plant disease caused by the water mold Phytophthora ramorum. This organism causes disease in more than 100 species of trees, shrubs, herbs, and ferns.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ? Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a plant disease caused by the water mold Phytophthora ramorum. This organism

Conception to contraception : an ethnographic study among the Meo in north India

Creator:: Akhtar, Md. Faiyaz
Abstract:: This ethnographic study was conducted among the Meo community of north India to understand cultural norms, prescriptive behaviors, and practices associated with conceptions and contraception among Meo women and men living in five neighboring villages in the region of Mewat. The study goals were to collect ethnographic data on fertility-related...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: strong basis for developing health intervention programs aimed at promoting condom use and prevention

The epidemiology of sudden oak death in Oregon forests

Creator:: Peterson, Ebba K.
Abstract:: The phytopathogen Phytophthora ramorum (Werres, DeCock & Man in't Veld), causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) of oaks (Quercus spp.) and tanoaks (Notholithocarpus densiflorus syn. Lithocarpus densiflorus), is established in coastal forests of the western United States. Since the discovery of SOD in the Douglas-fir / tanoak forests of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Garbelotto 2003, McPherson et al. 2010). This disease, termed Sudden Oak Death (SOD), was first recognized

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