This literature review is the result of numerous searches via academic, and both governmental and non-governmental avenues including ISI Web of Science, the National Agricultural Library of the Agricultural Research Service (USDA), website of the Environmental Protection Agency, The U.S. Department of Energy, Agricola, J-stor, ArticleFirst, Academic Elite, National Academies...
Cultivated plants are often living artifacts that can aid in evaluation of historic or cultural landscapes. However, a working definition for “culturally significant plant” is currently lacking in the guidance literature for the cultural resource management practitioners. Based on a review of the literature on cultivated plants as indicators of...
Under the influence of Covid-19, restaurants in Corvallis, OR have changed significantly. Different restaurants have their unique charm to ensure that demand from consumers is met and improved concurrently. How will the website design of each restaurant and other factors affect their ratings? Will these changes impact the current operation...
Four students from University Of Oregon’s Department of Landscape Architecture addressed the infrastructure planning needs of the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon. This 4th Year Studio Project was completed by Amy Hartell, Carl Liebhardt, Leif Zimmerman and Lisa Kroner under the direction of Rene Kane. The students were...
Heat treated orange juice, both pasteurized and concentrate, are being increasingly
consumed in the U.S. Orange juice is primarily heat treated to increase its shelf life, by
curbing the growth of microorganisms; and to inactivate pectin methylesterase, which
demethylates pectin and leads to cloud loss in the juice. However, because...
Background: Premenopausal black women have a 2-3 fold greater rate of coronary heart
disease (CHD) than premenopausal white women. The purpose of this study was to
provide insight into the reasons for this difference.
Methods and Results: We compared CHD risk factors in 100 black and 100 white, healthy
premenopausal...
This thesis seeks to explore how an ecofeminist lens is currently the most useful approach for improving farmed animal welfare. Through examining Western conceptions of non-human animals, I seek to shed light upon the inconsistent treatment of domestic species. Species that are dependent upon us deserve, at a minimum, not...
Crustal and upper mantle structures in the West Philippine Basin,
along 17-18°N, have been determined using explosions as sources and
ocean bottom seismometers to measure refracted compressional waves.
Seismic refraction profiles out to nearly 500 km were completed.
Shallow structure was measured using small shots, 1-240 lbs., and
the deeper...