The purpose of this study was to unfold positions of migrating SBAE teachers to understand support and challenge to retain teachers in migratory contexts. Previous literature discusses problems related to teacher mobility as functions of teacher-student matching, teacher skill and effort, school environments, and advancing student learning. In an effort...
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The purpose of this study was to unfold positions of migrating SBAE teachers to
As childhood obesity rises in the United States, so does the need for effective, sustainable physical activity interventions. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of an early morning care program as well as determine the program’s effects on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during the program and...
A taxonomic study of the genus Gautieria Vitt. is presented.
Existing type collections were re-examined, fully described and
figures. Twenty-six species are recognized. Two provisional subgenera
are proposed: Gautieria and Clelandia. Within the subgenus
Gautieria, two provisional sections are proposed: Gautieria and
Trappea. G. morchellaeformis var. globospora, and
G. morchellaeformis...
The design considerations for fast-settling operational
amplifiers (opamps) differ significantly between sampled-data switchedcapacitor
(SC) and conventional continuous-time applications. In SC
circuits, the shape of the output voltage waveform of an opamp is of no
consequence provided that the output settles to within a specified
tolerance of its steady-state value prior...
"An assessment of quota market efficiency: The New Zealand Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) market
Balancing actual catch with Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) is crucial to the efficient operation of the New Zealand Quota Management System (QMS). ACE market efficiency is dependent on the existence of ACE prices that reflect all...
The recent establishment of the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR) presents a unique opportunity to analyze the economic implications of using zonification as a tool to manage conflicting claims to a fragile and limited resource. Recognizing that the long-term success of the GMR depends on the cooperation of all of the...
The infrared absorption spectra in the out-of-plane
bending (v₂) region of potassium nitrate were studied for
three phases. Several types of sampled were used: nujol
mulls, fused samples, and N¹⁴-N¹⁵ isotopic mixtures. The
existence of three of the reported polymorphic phases was
confirmed by the spectra. The transitions between phase...
In recent years, studies dealing with temperature regulation,
temperature sensitivity, and physiological responses to temperature
in lizards and other reptiles have increased tremendously. It is
notable that snakes have been largely ignored in such studies. This
no doubt is due to their less direct relationship to ancestral endotherms.
However, problems...
Trace metals in the aquatic environment are generally concentrated
on the surface of solid geochemical phases which eventually become incorporated
into estuarine and marine sediments. The mechanism of trace
metal concentration is believed to be adsorption with various geochemical
phases such as hydrous metal oxides, clays, and organic matter.
Metals...
Funds alloted from the Vocational Education Act of
1963, Public Law 88-210, opened up an entirely new dimension
in vocational agriculture programs throughout the
nation.
The new dimension is an amendment to the period
beginning with the Smith-Hughes Act in 1917. Up to the
time of the Vocational Education Act...
The Scab Sheet is a student activist publication at OSU. Originally published in 1969-1970, a group of students revived it in 2017 after a near 50-year gap. The fact that students deliberately resurrected this important and storied student publication suggests that students still believe this particular name and outlet have...
An evaluation of the service time of an activated carbon adsorption
column and the organic carbon removal efficiency treating activated
sludge process effluent was completed at aerator detention
times of three, five, and ten hours. Parameters used for evaluation
of treatment were biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen
demand, total organic...
Vertisols and other vertic-intergrade soils are found all over the globe, including many agricultural and urban areas. These soils are characterized by their cyclical shrinking and swelling behaviors, where bulk density and porosity distribution both vary as functions of time and/or soil moisture. In turn, alterations in physical soil parameters...
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient of sheep. Supplementation is especially important in young lambs in order to prevent Se-deficiency signs. In the United States, the FDA regulates Se supplementation to ruminant diets at a level of 0.3 mg/kg Se (as fed basis). Questions still exist regarding what chemical form...
The 36 samples collected with a 22-foot semi-balloon shrimp
trawl at depths from 40 to 1,829 meters off the central coast of
Oregon between July 1961 and June 1962 provided preliminary data
on the distribution, species composition, and associations of benthic
fishes with respect to depth and sediment type.
Sixty-seven...
This is a set of documents and letters compromising a proposal by James McCauley to bring lobsters to the West Coast. The proposal involved the University of Rhode Island, the OSU Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, Oregon State University, and the Oregon Fish Commission. The letters are to several people,...
Ireland's Catholic Church played an important role in the turn-of-the-century nationalism that shaped James Joyce's identity and writing; yet it also played an important part in preventing that nationalism from achieving its goals of autonomy and cultural independence. For Joyce, this was particularly evident in the dialects and
thought structures...
Pornography remains one of the most controversial topics in our culture. Politicians, religious groups, and special interest organizations tend to focus on the ‘effects’ pornography has on those who consume it, and fear that pornography is a threat to public health. The general discourse surrounding pornography is that men produce...
The present research sought to investigate the effect of acquaintance on the accuracy of personality judgments and extend results to groups resembling families. Participants were college students ranging from 18 to 54 years of age enrolled in a ten week long "Psychological Assessment" research practicum. The study was designed to...
Mountain rivers are important aquatic ecosystems that regulate sediment and water delivery to higher order streams. While previous studies have debated the roles of hillslope and fluvial processes in driving change in channel morphology of mountain rivers, few have examined how these processes influence channel response over longer timescales. The...
Daikon, mizuna, mizspoona, and komatsuna are novel Asian vegetables for which a market exists in Oregon, especially in the organic sector. However, these crops are currently not grown widely in the area, despite the favorable growing environment of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Little is known about the appropriate application level of...
Marzone is a new systematic decision support planning tool that can be applied to planning land or marine areas. It uses open source software and has been dveloped by the University of Queensland's Ecology Group and is a more sofisticated version of their well known marxan tool. The paper illustrates...
In the western United States, bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) have suffered major die-offs in every state since the mid-1800s, and disease from domestic sheep (Ovis aries) has been a primary factor in these events. Beginning in the early 1900s, poly-factorial, poly-microbial pneumonia was identified as a major disease affecting bighorn...
A survey for incidence and distribution of root diseases was conducted on the Kootenai National Forest using timber inventory subcompartments as primary sample units. Root diseases were located within 23 of 75 sampled subcompartments. At least 1.1 percent of the commercial forest lands within the Forest are infested with root...
An impact survey to determine extent and distribution of root disease centers was completed for the Nezperce National Forest, Idaho, in 1980. Lowlevel
color infrared photography was used to delineate root disease centers
within National Forest inventory subcompartments. Suspected root disease
centers were ground checked to determine associated fungi and...
Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) is used to characterize amorphous and crystalline thin films of TiO2. Amorphous precursor films of TiO2 are deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering on fused silica and silicon substrates. Annealing the amorphous precursor films induces them to crystallize into either pure or mixed phases of the three...
Methods used to establish permanent plots in precommercially thinned and unthinned stands to monitor root disease development are described. Plots were established in 22 Armillaria-infested stands in northern Idaho and western Montana. The proportion of trees dead and infected was significantly higher for planted than for natural regeneration at the...
Studies on hydromineral balance in fishes frequently employ measurements of electrolytes following euthanasia. We tested the effects of fresh- or salt-water euthanasia baths of tricaine mesylate (MS-222) on plasma magnesium (Mg²⁺) and sodium (Na⁺) ions, cortisol and osmolality in fish exposed to saltwater challenges, and the ion and steroid hormone...
In this study, we characterize the behavioral response of larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) to the noxious chemical allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), an agonist of the nociceptive TRPA1 ion channel, and utilize AITC as an aversive stimulus in an associative learning paradigm. We find that larvae exposed to AITC in both a...
Grapes (e.g. Vitis vinifera L.) are one of the more important fruit crops from an economic standpoint with world market values over 550 million US dollars in 2007 and 2008, second to apples (United States Department of Agriculture). While a satisfactory level of ripeness is of primary concern, the quality...
This qualitative study investigated the sibling relationship as it was described through the voices of the children. Ten sibling dyads (brother-sister or brother-brother) involved in family treatment following the discovery of sibling incest were interviewed. Participants in this study were participants in an outpatient clinic in the Northwest during the...
We investigated the potential use of airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data to predict key wood fiber properties from extrinsic indicators in lodgepole pine leading forest stands located in the foothills of central Alberta, Canada. Six wood fiber attributes (wood density, cell perimeter, cell coarseness, mature fiber length, microfibril...
Students who engage in undergraduate research benefit from a wide rage of personal and professional gains, including an increased ability to think analytically (Ishiyama, 2002), defining/refining research, and career interests, and enhanced confidence (Ishiyama, 2002). Promoting undergraduate participation in research also benefits faculty members (i.e. by enhancing research productivity; Hall...
The effects of deficit irrigations and nitrogen rates on the yield and size distribution of 'Detroit Dark Red' table beets were investigated during 1985 and 1986. Beets were grown on a Chehalis silty clay loam (fine-silty, mixed , mesic Cumulic Ultic Haploxeroll) (7.5 cm of available water per 30 cm...
A preliminary study was conducted to establish baseline data for emu artificial egg incubation and emu chick growth and management. Three experiments examined factors affecting hatchability of emu eggs that occur prior to and during artificial incubation. Characteristics analyzed were egg storage duration, hen age, egg weight, egg index, shell...
The results of measurements of the fluxes of momentum, moisture and sensible heat in the marine boundary layer are described.
Two techniques for obtaining the fluxes are discussed. The fluxes
of these quantities are most directly obtained by the eddy correlation
method, that is, by measuring the fluctuating vertical and...
Ten helminth-free sheep were given two doses of 10,000,
X-irradiated, H. contortus, third stage larvae 30 days apart. These
animals and a group of ten non-vaccinated sheep were challenged
with 50,000, normal, H. contortus, third stage larvae 60 days
following the second vaccination. Antibody levels were measured
in both groups...
Note: From here on Minimum Pollution Product and MPP will be used
interchangeably.
This study was initiated to develop a trademark which could be
registered and used for advertising purposes by companies producing
and selling products which are minimum pollutants relative to competitive
products in the same market.
One of...
Although chemical fungicides are commonly used to control fungal soil-borne
diseases of Easter lilies, Lilium longiflorum Thunb., in field production and
greenhouse forcing, cultural and biological controls may be alternatives or
complementary to chemicals for control of pathogens.
The influence of inoculations with beneficial, symbiotic, and biocontrol
microorganisms to enhance...
The intent of this study was to survey opinions of
producine managers and industrial engineers concerning
several aspects of productivity. The survey was conducted
by means of a questionnaire. The number of questionnaires
administered was 540. Useful responses were 145 (27%).
In addition to English, there were versions of the...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a
relationship between identity achievement and Christian religious
ideology in selected university students attending Oregon State
University.
The sample consisted of two hundred and forty-nine students
enrolled during the winter quarter 1978 in Psychology and Education
courses. The respondents...
This paper analyzes the theory and performance of a
Schottky barrier diode detector used over a frequency range
extending from a few kilohertz into the gigahertz region.
The process of large signal rectification is analyzed with
the simplified detector circuit. Phenomena which can
affect the rectification process at high frequencies,...
To determine the effect of bud pollination, compared to pollination
of open flowers and crossing, on field characteristics of broccoli progenies,
an experiment was conducted in 1974 and 1975 at Corvallis, Oregon.
Single plants of 55 broccoli lines were pollinated, using four methods,
i.e. bud pollination (BP), open flower pollination...
Shallow lakes exist in either a clear or turbid state, with the clear state characterized by an abundance of aquatic macrophytes, diverse aquatic biota, low water column nutrients and phytoplankton biomass, whereas the turbid state is characterized by the opposite. These two distinct states are maintained by reinforcing (positive) feedback...
The loss of wetlands in the United States has been widely
publicized. Wetland conversions to agricultural production have been
responsible for a large percentage of wetland losses. Partially in
recognition of the agricultural cause for this wetland loss, Congress
promulgated the "swampbuster" provisions of the Food Security Act of
1985....
Phenolic compounds are known to have biological activity with beneficial effects on human health. Fruit of cultivated tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are a major source of phenolics in the U.S. diet because this crop is the second most consumed vegetable per capita, but actual levels are low compared to other...
This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
Three provisional species are described as new: Leucogaster
couchii, L. gelatinosus, and L. microsporus. Leucophlebs candida
is transferred to Leucogastef, completing the transfer of all
Leucophlebs species to Leucogaster. L. columellatus is transferred
to Sclerogaster. L. longisterigmatus is synonymized with
L. rubescens, L. foveolatus with L. odoratus, and L. fulvimaculatus...
Statement of the Problem
The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine
if a valid and reliable assessment instrument could be
developed to measure the cultural competence of counselor
trainees.
Hypotheses
Five hypotheses were generated to establish the reliability
and validity of the instrument. The instrument consisted
of two...
Monoclonal antibodies were developed against USDA
challenge strain of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV).
Indirect immunofluorescence test was used to detect antibodies
in supernatants of hybridomas. Hybridoma cells were developed
by fusing Sp 2/0 myeloma cells with spleen cells obtained from
mice immunized four times with partially purified USDA
challenge strain...
The habitat use, movements, and behavioral energetics
of unsuccessfully breeding female canvasbacks (Aythya
valisineria) were examined during the preflightless period
in southern Manitoba during 1989-90. Following breeding
attempts, unsuccessful females generally expanded their home
range on the breeding area, remained there for up to one
month, preferentially used large semipermanent...
Tabletop role-playing games (TRPG) such as Dungeons & Dragons™ are widely known and enjoyed by diverse individuals across the world. However, TRPGs and their players historically have experienced significant stigmatization due to the misconception by some that fantasy role play leads to psychological dysfunction. While a large body of research...
Studies of the use of NADH as the monitored fluorophore for enzymatic fluorescence kinetic methods are discussed. Interference studies
for the detection of NADH and the adaptation and optimization of fluorescence kinetic measurements to four serum assays are also described.
A microcomputer-controlled flow injection analysis (FIA) system was
designed and...
The purpose of this study was to determine if male and female
Counselor-Trainees enrolled in master's degree programs in the
State of Oregon would emit significantly different responses to a
new and professionally developed video-based client simulation.
The sample consisted of ninety-two Counselor-Trainees
enrolled during the 1975-76 academic year in...
The purpose of the investigation was to develop a profile of characteristics, perceptions and expectations of high school students involved in the Washington Tech Prep in Agriculture Statewide Articulation Program (TPAG). The investigation involved nine individual interviews, the responses of 165 students to a forced response survey instrument, and a...
The direction and scope of this research paper follows closely an earlier
sampling study conducted by Behm and Pease (1985). In this pilot project, the
authors employed a two-stage random sampling method in determining land use
estimates. Anderson's land use classification system was used for data
categorization (Table 1). The...
Age structure and growth of shells of the Pacific basket-cockle,
Clinocardium nuttallii in Netarts Bay, Oregon, were investigated with
special emphasis on the differences between subtidal and intertidal
populations. The cockle was chosen for study because its growth is
highly sensitive to physical factors in the environment. Evidence is
presented...
Twenty-eight bean breeding lines and cultivars were classified
for resistance to bean yellow mosaic virus type strain 7634 (BYMV)
and severe strain Gilbert 6 (BYMV-S). 'Great Northern U.I. 31'
(G.N. 31) and breeding lines (S-lines) selected from a cross between
G.N. 31 and O.S.C. 21 were chosen as parents for...
Porous media flows are encountered in many natural and man-made systems such as gas adsorption, filtration, heat exchangers, combustion, catalytic reactors and groundwater hydrology. This study experimentally investigates these flows as function of pore Reynolds number, Re[subscript pore]. The pore Reynolds number is based on the porous bed hydraulic diameter,...
One of the principal drivers of climate change is the concentration of greenhouse gases such as CO2 in the atmosphere. A large portion of this CO2 ends up in the waters off the continental coasts where it transforms into biomass. The major sink for this matter is the ocean sediments...
The purpose of this research was to develop tools and germplasm for the production of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) with high fruit phenolics without the use of genetic engineering. A candidate gene analysis was undertaken to identify genes regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in tomato fruit (Aft, Abg, atv, and Purple Smudge)....
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James R. Myers
The purpose of this research was to develop tools and germplasm for the
The purpose of this study was to examine the mid-life period of
women's lives. It attempted to determine if this time is generally one of crisis, or more commonly a period of smooth transition. Furthermore, it attempted to determine if there is a typical pattern of emotional concerns experienced by...
The pressure drop for two-phase liquid-liquid flow is theoretically
predicted for each flow regime. Empirical correlations, which
are applicable in all flow regimes, are also presented for holdup as
well as pressure drop.
The experimental study covered bubble and drop flow regimes.
The discontinuous phase was injected by nozzle into...
This study examined features of deep pool (>0.8 m mean depth) used by
adult summer steelhead in Steamboat Creek (1991-1992). Steamboat Creek had
a heterogenous thermal profile, with some segments exceeding preferred
temperature of steelhead. Deep pools were scarce (4% of the total habitat units)
and 39% of them were...
This paper describes the analysis of data from a three-year gross time study of skyline, balloon, and helicopter yarding systems operating in Western Oregon. Data collection activities were designed and supervised by the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service. The specific logging systems studied were running...
A high-pressure liquid chromatography method based on
reported literature was developed for the quantitative
analysis of chlorpheniramine, pseudoephedrine,
phenylpropanolamine and acetaminophen in dissolution
fluids and urine. The effects of buffer, pH and different
concentrations of organic solvent in the mobile phase on
chromatographic separation are described in Chapter I.
Dissolution...
Interest in organizational culture has grown enormously over the last twenty years and much
effort has gone into investigating the relationship between organizational culture and
performance. Because most research to date has focused on large organizations, we chose to
investigate the culture in a community bank undergoing a cultural transformation....
This paper describes a study of two-phase gas-liquid vertical
annular climbing film flow. Using a high speed Fastax movie camera,
motion was slowed sufficiently to facilitate detailed analysis of the
climbing film structure, based on single frame projections. The
dynamic characteristics of the liquid film could likewise be obtained,
though...
The production level of dairy cows fed corn cannery waste
silage was investigated during a 305 day lactation study. Eighteen
Holstein cows were paired according to their probable producing
ability and field corn silage was fed to the control pairmates, Forage
analyses (DM, CP, CF, and nitrates) were determined on...
The effects of mold level (Botrytis cinerea), processing method (fresh, individually quick frozen (IQF), frozen sugared sliced (FSS), freeze dried (FD), canned, and preserves), and maturity (underripe, normal, and overripe) and strawberry volatiles were analyzed by gas liquid chromatography (GLC) using on-column entrainment of headspace volatiles in aqueous extracts. Computerized...
Thermoelectric materials are playing an increasingly significant role in the global effort to develop sustainable energy technologies. Consequently, the demand for materials with greater thermoelectric efficiency has stimulated the development of state-of-the-art interstitially doped skutterudite-based materials. However, since intermetallics are often embrittled by interstitial substitution, optimal skutterudite-based device design, manufacture,...
Much of our knowledge about transgender (folks who identify as not cisgender) lives in universities centers around barriers experienced, feelings of exclusion, and being victims of harassment and violence. This thesis describes conversations regarding captured gender euphoric moments from five students at a large university. They came together through a...
A method is developed for calculating the reactivity
worth of the heavy water coolant of the Plutonium
Recycle Test Reactor (PRTR). The coolant reactivity
worth is determined by calculating the effective multiplication
constant of the reactor core with and without
the coolant in given process tubes. The calculational
method includes...
Monoclonal antibodies (MCA) produced against infectious
laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) of chickens reacted in
western blotting experiments with several different ILTV
protein bands in the absence of tunicamycin which inhibits
carbohydrate synthesis. Most of the MCA lost their
reactivity in western blotting experiments when extracts of
tunicamycin-treated ILTV CELC were used,...