A large body of evidence suggests physical activity is inversely associated with
several cardio-metabolic risk factors among children and adolescents. Despite these
health benefits, a majority of youth are not meeting the physical activity guidelines set
forth by the USDHHS. Schools have been identified as an ideal vehicle for interventions;...
University supervisors are critical to improvement in K-12 teaching and learning due to their roles in designing field experiences, managing relationships, mentoring, and supervising teacher candidates. The encouragement, support, and feedback shared by university supervisors in respect to the teaching performance of teacher candidates is especially powerful, and is a...
The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of alternatively certified agriculture teachers, acquire the practices of agriculture teachers, and participate in the agriculture teacher community of practice. The study was grounded in an interpretivist approach, which provided an alterantive perspective to the positistic-like research...
In the western United States, bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) have suffered major die-offs in every state since the mid-1800s, and disease from domestic sheep (Ovis aries) has been a primary factor in these events. Beginning in the early 1900s, poly-factorial, poly-microbial pneumonia was identified as a major disease affecting bighorn...
As childhood obesity rises in the United States, so does the need for effective, sustainable physical activity interventions. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of an early morning care program as well as determine the program’s effects on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during the program and...
Oregon State University Extension employs county-based Extension Faculty to deliver educational programs to communities across the state. County Extension Faculty are expected to be competent in various content and training can help prepare faculty for the profession. Using a needs assessment approach, this research evaluated the training available. The results...
The location of prune dwarf virus (PDV) and Prunus
necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) in pollen and seed
from infected and healthy sweet cherry trees pollinated
with infected pollen was investigated. Virus-like
particles were observed in the cytoplasm of pollen
grains from PDV-infected cherry trees using transmission
electron microscopy. No particles...
Juniper is a native species to Oregon and confers ecological benefits to wildlife when it is at savannah and transitional densities. Its range and extent have fluctuated with climatic change, but the current range expansion is unprecedented in its extent. The range expansion has been associated with the degradation of...
Throughout history, there have been many examples of political figures who have influenced fashion: from Theodore Roosevelt to Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama. Companies have taken advantage of the influence that political figures have as fashion opinion leaders, even going so far as to purchase keywords such as "Michelle Obama"...
An ionization chamber was constructed, using a fiberglass wall
sphere, for the purpose of measuring background radiation. The
system consists of the fiberglass wall chamber, 38.85 liters in
volume, air filled, not sealed, used in conjunction with a precision
capacitor, nulling voltage supply and electrometer. It was calibrated
against a...