Covering half of South America, Brazil is one of the largest agricultural and commercial forest producers globally, with a correspondingly complex road network necessary to support the production and marketing processes of such goods. Contrary to global statistics, almost 90% of the country’s road network is classified as unsealed or...
This study focused on the potential water and energy savings from implementing a revised schedule of a recirculation pump connected to a condensing gas tankless water heater located in a study home in Portland, Oregon. The existing recirculation pump activation schedule was studied for its impact on the overall water...
Phenology is an integrative science that comprises the study of recurring biological activities or events. In an era of rapidly changing climate, the relationship between the timing of those events and environmental cues such as temperature, snowmelt, water availability, or day length are of particular interest. This article provides an...
Nutrition and diet are significantly interrelated with oral health and disease.
The control of diet and nutrient intake and good oral hygiene are important elements
in the prevention and treatment of dental caries and periodontal disease.
Prevention of dental disease is the major focus of dentistry today, and dietary counseling...
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a nutrition
education program for men on healthy eating when dining out. The
Health Belief Model provided the basic framework to identify factors that
would potentially motivate men over 40 to change their dietary behavior
to reduce heart disease risk....
A nutrition education program for employed women on maintaining a
healthy weight was developed and evaluated. Delivery of eight messages (two
per week for four weeks) by electronic mail was tested for effectiveness.
The subjects were 243 members of the Oregon State University Office
and Personnel Association who were randomly...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of parent education on increasing parental awareness of vegetable servings needed by preschool children, lowering barriers to increase vegetable consumption in their children's diets, increasing confidence in their ability to increase vegetables in their children's meals, and promoting parent-child interaction...
A sample of 398 rural and urban homemakers who participate in the Oregon State University Extension Home Economics study group program were surveyed to identify their perceptions of quality in fresh fish purchased for home use. The need for quality indicators on labels of fresh fish, and household practices pertaining...
The prevalence of herbal supplement use by the elderly and factors that influence regular versus occasional use were investigated in a group of independent residents of a continuing care retirement community in Salem, Oregon. A nine-page questionnaire was delivered to 402 residents of Capital Manor; 318 questionnaires were usable (84%...
Studies have shown that parental feeding practice has an impact on the child's
dietary intake, food preference and weight status. Our study focused on teaching parents
the division of responsibility in parent-child feeding relationship as well as benefits of
eating meals together, since feeding practice takes place during the mealtime....