Abbott Creek Natural Area is a 2600 acre research area of the
Mixed-Conifer forest type. This study delineated plant association
units within the area, and demonstrates the use of the computer program
SIMORD as a tool in the definition of such associations. One
hundred fourteen sites were sampled by a...
Thais emarginata is a gastropod which inhabits the midlittoral
zone of the intertidal region. Oxygen consumption of high-level and
low-level organisms was determined at various seasons of the year
over an experimental temperature range of 5 to 20° C.
No significant difference in respiratory rate between separate
populations of high-level...
Copper in blood and liver can be divided into several fractions.
Copper in blood is about evenly divided between erythrocytes and
plasma. Normal concentrations for most species range between one and
two parts per million. Plasma copper is mainly a copper protein,
ceruloplasmin and a loosely bound form, reacting directly...
The effects of different levels of copper in the diet on growth
rates, blood and liver copper concentrations, hemoglobin levels,
and cytochrome c oxidase activities were determined in the cotton
rat. The response of the cotton rat to different levels of copper was
analagous to that of the common laboratory...
A controversy regarding literacy lies at the heart of debates over the
current state of American education. In response to the debate, this study
reviews and analyzes the literacy theories of E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Walter Ong,
Sylvia Scribner and Michael Cole, Shirley Brice Heath, and Paulo Freire. The
author presents...
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss concepts and strategies that provide a general framework which can be used to develop a microcomputer simulation model for educating senior public officials on the linkages between the macroeconomy and agriculture in a developing country. Tradition has it that agriculture is preeminently...
Despite the availability of distance education technology, Oregon
State University Extension Service educators have made limited use of
this equipment for delivery of educational programs to clients of the
state's 36 county Extension Service offices. Some Extension educators
may be hesitant to use distance technology because they are unsure
whether...
Writing groups are used regularly in the academic
arena, but they are also used in the non-academic
community. This paper is an exploration of the use of nonacademic writing groups in Salem, Oregon. In Chapter 2 I discuss the theory behind writing groups--what it is about
writing and responding that...