Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of Health Education for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (HEMS) on increasing physical activity (PA) behavior and constructs of Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), such as outcome expectations, self-efficacy, social support, and goal achievement in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Results have shown there is little translational...
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of Health Education for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (HEMS) on increasing physical activity (PA) behavior and constructs of Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), such as outcome expectations, self-efficacy, social support, and goal achievement in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Results have shown there is little translational...
Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality “least disturbed” tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries.
The reference sites included in this project are (1) Blind Slough...
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temperature sensors we tested are easy to deploy and cost
only $15 to $25 each. Existing methods are less
Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality “least disturbed” tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries.
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practitioners.
Methods
Experimental Design and Field Sampling
In July 2007, we collected 15 replicate
The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) commissioned this study to develop protocols and
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the near-shore environment. The study was conducted in several stages, with a number of
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electric fields, including the area between 1/8
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The paper discusses contribution of dagaa Rastreneobola argentae fishery to Tanzanian economy. It uses data from two studies conducted in Lake Victoria as well as literature retrieved from Fisheries Division and other institutions. Results indicate that dagaa fishery generates an average monthly income over $150 to individual fisher/trader, provided employment...
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2008 2010
No. of fishers 98,015 105,019 95,303
Dagaa fishers 23,299 23,902 31,981
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APPENDIX B – SOURCE INFORMATION
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APPENDIX B – SOURCE INFORMATION
A sine-qua-non for eradicating protein malnutrition in Nigeria is increased ingestion of high-value proteins found in various fish forms. This study attempted to give empirical backing or refutation to the assertion that dried fish is consumed more than fresh fish in Nigeria. Data used were gathered in 90 rural and...
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way this can be achieved is increased consumption of
various fish forms.
No empirical research
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4.3 MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS
The spatial distribution and geologic histories of submarine volcanoes provide insight into submarine eruptive behavior, deep earth processes and plate tectonics. This dissertation examines the evolution of individual submarine volcanic edifices as well as linear trails of seamounts at three spatial and temporal scales.
In order to understand constructive and...
The spatial distribution and geologic histories of submarine volcanoes provide insight into submarine eruptive behavior, deep earth processes and plate tectonics. This dissertation examines the evolution of individual submarine volcanic edifices as well as linear trails of seamounts at three spatial and temporal scales.
In order to understand constructive and...
The forests of Oregon are an important part of the landscape used by wild salmonids. How these forests are managed is important in attaining the goals of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds (Oregon Plan) and Oregon Executive Order 99-01. Agricultural, urban, and other environments are addressed in other...
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In this report we present Java/MP, a multiparadigm language designed as an extension to Java. Java/MP is an
upward compatible superset of Java and incorporates the object oriented, functional and logical paradigms.
Java/MP programs are compatible with the standard Java virtual machine. Many of the ideas in Java/MP have
been...
Spatial Supervised Learning seeks to learn how to assign a label to each pixel in a spatial grid
such as the pixels of remote-sensed images. The standard approach is to treat each grid cell
separately and to use only the measured features of the grid cell to determine the assigned...
Spatial Supervised Learning seeks to learn how to assign a label to each pixel in a spatial grid
such as the pixels of remote-sensed images. The standard approach is to treat each grid cell
separately and to use only the measured features of the grid cell to determine the assigned...
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improvement over the no-context approach, and this
result is improved with boosting, while bagging has little
Go beyond the standard patron survey and implement qualitative research methods, like user-centered focus groups, to generate rich and nuanced patron data. But don't stop there. Discover strategies to quickly move projects from qualitative data gathering through preliminary data analysis to prioritized project recommendations and action. Learn to evaluate project...
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as I continue with how we prioritized our recommendations.
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POSTER ABSTRACT: This study seeks to diagnose systemic issues facing the Oregon State University (OSU) Student Sustainability Initiative (SSI) and identify solutions with the greatest potential to improve the program. This study has to potential to provide similarly sized, structured, and focused organizations with a starting place for their own...
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surplus of funds and no clear plans to spend them (Hilborn,
2012).
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OSU entering first year students who attended at summer START session and were 17 years old or older were asked to participate in the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) survey. The BCSSE was designed to measure the high school experiences and college expectations of entering first year students....
During the spring of 2014, 176 members of the International Association of
Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers completed a survey
on their participation in and expectations of IAMSLIC. Their responses and
comments are presented to inform planning and communication.
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Presentation about the OSU Oregon Multicultural Archives' Latino/a community oral history project, "Latinos en Oregón: sus voces, sus historias, su herencia" and specifically stories of migration and settlement of members of the Latino/a community in Madras, Oregon, given at the Oregon Migrations Symposium on November 17, 2016.
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Themed Interviews: OSU Juntos program history, tour of Madras, local foods
15 interviewees ~ 4 couples
The objective of this study is to investigate the sustainability properties of the stock of the shrimp trawl
fishery in the Tonkin Gulf, Vietnam. Surplus production models of Verhulst-Schaefer and Gompertz-Fox
are applied to the shrimp trawl fishery, which is a typical tropical fishery with the characteristic properties
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in predicted reference points. The Gompertz-Fox model shows
that the MSY of the shrimp fishery is 15
Mitigation strategies for reducing CO2 emissions include substitution of fossil fuel with bioenergy from forests, where carbon emitted is expected to be re-captured in the growth of new biomass to achieve zero net emissions, and forest thinning to reduce wildfire emissions. Here we use forest inventory data to show that...
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US average 14 and estimates
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distance from a dipole length of
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and no known measurements have been made in potential wave energy sites. A
complicating factor is
The aim of this paper was to compare the nutritional value of some low price fish (Sardina pilchardus, Engraulis encrasicholus, Anguilla anguilla, Salmo trutta, Mugil chepalus) to high price fish with high consumption rate (Sparus aurata, Merluccius merluccius, Dicentrarchus labrax).In general, the commercial values of several fish species in Greece...
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The aim of this paper was to compare the nutritional value of some low price fish (Sardina pilchardus, Engraulis encrasicholus, Anguilla anguilla, Salmo trutta, Mugil chepalus) to high price fish with high consumption rate (Sparus aurata, Merluccius merluccius, Dicentrarchus labrax).In general, the commercial values of several fish species in Greece...
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. No major divergence between
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no adaptation.
This study was prepared with the goal of establishing data acquisition requirements
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FIGURE 2 – TEST SETUP SCHEMATIC FOR INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION
Catfish farming has increased over the past decade in Uganda. In order for this emerging industry to be sustainable, systematic production and marketing are essential. This paper discusses the existing catfish farming industry in Uganda and its value chains. Analysis is done to answer questions on the industry structure, value...
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catfish in Uganda
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FIGURE 10 – NORMALIZED E AND B FIELDS AROUND AN IDEAL UNSHIELDED DC BIPOLE CABLE
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5.9.2 Electric Potential Corrosion Assessment
With sequential computing technology reaching its speed limits, parallel processing is emerging as the key to very-high-speed computation. However, developing a parallel program is by no means a simple task; neither is analyzing the performance of parallel programs.
C* is a high-level data-parallel language that hides explicit message passing and...
The reaction of fluid or gas flowing around an obstacle is a common engineering problem. Computer simulations are often used to measure and visualize the physical processes involved. In this report, we will discuss a parallel implementation of a simulation using the Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) approach to fluid flow....
Provides information about complexity of watersheds. Outlines ways to form partnerships, to develop strategies for enhancing watershed resources, and to implement enhancement projects.
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view of the root causes of salmon decline
comes a wider collection of affected individuals. Fish no
Ocean circulation is an important component in Earth's climate system. Predicting future climate and circulation changes requires an improved understanding of the past relationship between climate and ocean currents. The neodymium isotope composition (εNd) of water masses is frequently used as a quasi-conservative tracer to reconstruct ocean circulation. The current...
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cm-2 yr-1 at our 200 m site to 32 pmol cm-2 yr-1 at our
3000 m site. No corresponding change in
Four years of daily weather observations from Central Tunisia were available for testing the application of the Penman Equation to estimate reference evapotranspiration in the arid climate of Central Tunisia. The data included minimum and maximum temperature, minimum and maximum relative humidity, 24-hour wind run, and lysimeter measurements of reference...
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(1972) Wind Function 15
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2.5.3.1 Wind
In furtherance to the on-going studies on what is responsible for the fatty acid composition of the most widely cultured fish (Clarias gariepinus) in Nigeria, this work see to evaluate the comparative study of the cage cultured and captured catfish in brackish water of Ibeju-lekki area of Lagos State. Nigeria....
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). The protein content of fish ranged
from 15 to 20% (FAO, 2013), also containing high amounts of the
As time continues, the issue of full European Union membership for Norway becomes a more pertinent issue. The EU has long awaited the membership of Norway, but unfortunately the Nordic country has decided to remain independent. Norway’s historical past has led many Norwegians to believe their country is not ready...
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Some studies suggest that attention can be captured by irrelevant, salient objects when they appear rarely. We addressed this issue using the N2pc effect, a lateralized, negative voltage spike in the brain potentials in parietal cortex, thought to reflect attentional allocation. A cue display was followed by a target display...
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irrelevant color singleton cue produced no N2pc effect during the period
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Some studies suggest that attention can be captured by irrelevant, salient objects when they appear rarely. We addressed this issue using the N2pc effect, a lateralized, negative voltage spike in the brain potentials in parietal cortex, thought to reflect attentional allocation. A cue display was followed by a target display...
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no evidence that salient-but-irrelevant objects (color singletons and abrupt onsets) have the power
We conduct a hedonic analysis to estimate the response of agricultural land use to water supply
information under the Prior Appropriation Doctrine by using Idaho as a case study. Our analysis includes
long-term climate (weather) trends and water supply conditions as well as seasonal water supply forecasts.
A farm-level panel...
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no assumption about the distribution of data. The asymptotic p values for the KS-test,
either
We conduct a hedonic analysis to estimate the response of agricultural land use to water supply
information under the Prior Appropriation Doctrine by using Idaho as a case study. Our analysis includes
long-term climate (weather) trends and water supply conditions as well as seasonal water supply forecasts.
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municipal wells. There is, however, no specific standard for irrigation wells, although there may be areas
To achieve a goal of “no net loss” of wetland functions as well as acreage, it is important to know which functions wetlands in a specific region or watershed may individually provide, at what level. Although methods exist for assessing functions of Oregon wetlands (ORWAP; Adamus et al. 2009), site...
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1.0 Background and Objectives
To achieve a goal of “no net loss” of wetland functions as well as
This study investigates the microstructure and mechanical properties of an austenitic Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) steel produced by the Laser Directed Energy Deposition (LDED) process using powder feedstock atomized with elemental yttrium. The Microstructure of the samples was characterized by electron microscopy, and mechanical properties were measured using a tensile...
Fish production is a source of livelihood for millions of Nigerians both as primary and secondary income provider. The study examined the economics of fish harvesting in Yola, Nigeria with the objectives of examining the socioeconomic status of the fishers, determining the gross margin of fish harvesting , examining the...
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%) have no formal education. The
result shows that the venture is profitable with the average Gross
Oregon Revised Statute 541.409, which created the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST), specifies that agencies are to respond to the recommendations of the IMST, stating “(3) If the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team submits suggestions to an agency responsible for implementing a portion of the Oregon Plan [for Salmon and Watersheds],...
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38 (72 %),
leaving 15 (28 %) for which we have no response or only a preliminary response.
Another
Oregon Revised Statute 541.409, which created the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST), specifies that agencies are to respond to the recommendations of the IMST, stating “(3) If the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team submits suggestions to an agency responsible for implementing a portion of the Oregon Plan [for Salmon and Watersheds],...
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within the period of a
rotation (50–100 years). Within the CMZ, the inner edge of the no-touch area will
Cisplatin (CDDP) is a highly active platinum-containing chemotherapeutic agent for use against solid tumors, including ovarian. However, like most antitumor agents, CDDP use is accompanied by non-tumor tissue toxicities leading to unwanted side effects, including neuropathy. To date, the mechanism(s) for these side effects are undefined. However, the clinical features...
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of rats treated with only saline (so they had no cisplatin or VE) was fully encrusted with 100’s of
The traditional way of securing food provision in Rwanda by taking more land under cultivation, is no longer an adequate solution, partly because most of the land available for agriculture is less fertile. If sufficient food is to be produced for a population that is expected to double in the...
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is no longer an adequate solution, partly because most of the land available for agriculture is less
The traditional way of securing food provision in Rwanda by taking more land under cultivation, is no longer an adequate solution, partly because most of the land available for agriculture is less fertile. If sufficient food is to be produced for a population that is expected to double in the...