This paper describes a methodology developed for evaluating
the acceptance of a regional drug information service in providing
patient-specific information. This methodology employs a blinded
study design and uses activity in the patient chart for determining
the acceptance of information.
A total of 60 requests were referred to the regional...
Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) a major grass seed crop
in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, is presently burned in the fields
after harvest, causing considerable air pollution and general wastage
of a material which could be used in the manufacture of economically
important products. The cellulosic component of straw is relatively...
Experiments were performed to determine whether a direct
correlation exists between the growth rates of tall and dwarf peas
grown either in the light or in the dark and endogenous gibberellin
(GA) content. Three separate but related experimental approaches
were utilized: (1) the determination of possible qualitative and /or
quantitative...
Sulfur-coated urea (SCU), a slow release nitrogen fertilizer,
may be economically competitive with conventional fertilizers, but
little is known of the mechanism of urea release from SCU and the
environmental factors which affect the urea release rate. Objectives
of this thesis were: (1) to determine factors which affect the rate...
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...
Field studies to determine appropriate cutting management
regimes consistent with yield, quality, and persistence
of stand were conducted on several alfalfa varieties in the
Columbia Basin region of Oregon.
Two groups of treatments, including consecutive cuts at
the same stage of maturity and cuts made at varying maturities,
were imposed...
A series of in vitro laboratory trials and in vivo
sheep digestion trials were used to evaluate aerobically
or anaerobically fermented perennial ryegrass straw.
The laboratory trials consisted of a silage study, where
mini-silos were used in a 9 X 2 factorial design with
nine levels of whey (0 to...
Purpose of the Study: This study was undertaken as a result of interest in the
introduction of guide groups into the operation of secondary
schools. Particularly when viewed from the historical perspective
of the times in which it was initiated, the guide group concept
offers an opportunity to examine the...