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  • Attitudes and behavior toward energy consumption among Oregon residents and their sociodemographic correlates

    Creator:
    Marganus, Martin
    Abstract:
    The relationship between attitudes toward energy and conservation behavior was studied in the context of sociodemographic and housing characteristics. Data were obtained by mail survey from a random sample of 1,503 Oregon households (Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Project, W-159). The return rate was 55 percent (834). Attitudes toward energy...
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    Cornelius who both served on my graduate committee and shared their ideas and suggestions to improve the

  • The impact of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 on Pacific Northwest wheat transportation : a spatial equilibrium analysis

    Creator:
    Cabeza, Felix
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    This study analyzes the impact of the 1980 Staggers Rail Act (SRA) on Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana) wheat transportation. A minimum cost uncapacitated transshipment network flow model is employed to simulate the origination and destination pattern of grain flows before (1977) and after (1985) the SRA. The...
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    , for his continuous support and encouragement; To the members of my committee, Drs. Jim Cornelius

  • An inquiry into the import demand for fresh American fruit in Hong Kong

    Creator:
    Johnson, Martin A.
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    West Coast fruit cooperatives working together in joint-venture trading companies may well lower the prices of their fruit for export through economies of scale. However, present and future foreign demand for American fruit may constrain any economies of scale that are realized in joint-venture agreements. The major objective of this...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Micheal Martin, John Edwards and James Cornelius, members of his committee, and Arthur Siaway, Rusdian

  • Consumer interest by Oregon State University students in nutrition information on food labels

    Creator:
    Schoechle, Sabine
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    This exploratory study examined the degree of involvement of Oregon State University students in nutrition information. Specific objectives were to: (1) determine the relationship between, a) use of nutrition information, b) interest in nutrient information, c) satisfaction with the amount of information required by law, d) kinds of foods to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    in regard to the statistical part; Dr. Arlene Holyoak and Dr. James Cornelius for their interest in

  • Transhumance as an adaptive strategy of West Coast RV retirees

    Creator:
    Williams, Diane
    Abstract:
    This ethnography describes RV [recreational vehicle] seasonal migration as an adaptive, transhumant strategy. The study population is retired, transhumant migrants, who are members of a nation-wide, membership camping organization. Fieldwork was conducted over a period of seven months at two sites located on the West Coast. These sites reflect northern...
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    Dissertation
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    . Geraldine Olson, Professor Carol Caughey, and Dr. James Cornelius for their participation as members of

  • Determining member contributions to marketing cooperative returns when raw products are commingled before sale

    Creator:
    Stokstad, Grete Synnøve
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    Marketing cooperatives that operate on a pool basis allocate net returns on the basis of the "economic value" of the raw products each member has delivered. Economic values ideally reflect the raw products' expected contributions to pool net return. In a competitive market, raw product prices would reflect these expected...
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    Masters Thesis
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    committee members Olvar Bergland, James Cornelius, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and

  • Use of hedonic scales among Chinese, Koreans, and Thais

    Creator:
    Yeh, Lue-Lih
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    To satisfy the desires of consumers in global markets for new products, it is essential that the cross-cultural differences in product acceptance are understood. An important aspect in cross-cultural research is the measurement tool of product acceptance. The most common scale for acceptance testing is the 9-point hedonic scale that...
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    Masters Thesis
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    University. Thanks also to Dr. James Cornelius and Dr. Peter Cheek for their time and advice throughout my

  • Pricing strategies, discount rates and fishery management in the market for seafood

    Creator:
    Zhang, Zhengkun
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    Three related topics have been explored in this thesis. Those three topics deal with the pricing problems both in the market for access rights to fish and in the market for seafood. The purpose of this study is to contribute some insights into the global picture of fishery management and...
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    Dissertation
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    helpful in improving this research. I am also very grateful to Professor James Cornelius, Professor James

  • Preservice teachers explore gender issues in education through talk

    Creator:
    Cammack, J. Camille
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    The purpose of this study was to analyze preservice teachers' talk about gender issues in education through a poststructural feminist theoretical framework. Eighteen Master of Arts in Teaching students volunteered to participate in a seminar. During the seminar the participants wrote about and discussed gender issues in teaching. Data collected...
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    Dissertation
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    James Cornelius, Dianne Erickson, Barbara Mc Ewan, and Judy Osborne, for their support and thoughtful

  • Possible compensations of the components of grain yeild in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influenced by genotype by environment interactions

    Creator:
    Bedoshvili, David
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    Despite many investigations genotype by environment interaction remains one of the least understood factors in plant improvement. Understanding genotypic differences responsible for such interactions could assist in making more informed breeding decisions. The components of yield being less complex than grain yield per se may be useful for selection to...
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    is extended to Drs. Dave Thomas, Russ Karow, James Cornelius and Mina McDaniel for serving in my