Preston, Idaho, a small agricultural community in northern Cache Valley, in early times was a hunting ground for Indians who camped nearby. The first white men to visit the area were trappers, immigrants and explorers. Mormon settlers had pushed to its borders by 1860.Unlike most communities of Cache Valley, the greater Preston area, known then as Worm Creek, was settled by individual enterprise. In 1868 Dennis W. Winn became the first settler in that part of Worm Creek known as the "Flat" or "Sandridge" which later became Preston. Other settlers located along Worm Creek to the east.The Utah Northern Railroad reached Franklin in 1874, hoping to complete a line to Montana. Over 14 miles of bed were graded which passed through Worm Creek and thus provided employment and promoted interest in the area.

Campylobacter has been known for more than a century and today Campylobacter infection is considered the leading cause of bacterial foodborne disease in the developed world. Consumption of undercooked poultry and/ or handling of raw poultry are seen as the main transmissions of Campylobacterto humans due to high levels (107 and 108 CFUlg) of C.jejunifound in the intestinal tract of raw poultry. Several studies have suggested that by delaying addition of antibiotics for 2 h at 37??C there was a better recovery of Campylobacter in food samples. Rinses from sixty whole carcasses were treated to non-pre-enrichment incubation and preenrichment at 37??C or 42??C for 2, 4 and 6h. Using TECRA?????? CAMVIA immunoassay method, results showed that 100% of the carcasses were positive for Campylobacter when the pre-enrichment techniques was applied compared to just 30-60% positive results from non pre-enrichment techniques. To develop more efficient enrichment methods, thirty carcass rinses were incubated in Bolton, Preston and TECRA??? broth under aerobic and microaerobic atmosphere at 25??C and 42??C. Results' from TECRA??? CAMVIA revealed that recovery of Campylobacter spp. from TECRA??? broth under aerobic conditions and Bolton or Preston broth under microaerobic conditions are not significantly different (p > 0.05). Charcoal based CCDA and Karmali agar were as effective as blood based Campy-Cefex agar in isolating Campylobacter spp. although Karmali was better in suppressing the growth of background microflora. Twenty samples of retail poultry carcasses, offal, portion chicken, mince respectively and ten samples of each fresh chicken sausages and frozen nuggets respectively were enriched in TECRA??? and Preston broths for recovery of Campylobacter. TECRA??? CAMVIA showed that 100% (TECRA??? and Preston) of the portion chicken was Campylobacter positive compared to 80 (TECRA???)-100% (Preston) of liver, 90 (TECRA???)-1 00% (Preston) of minced chicken and 65 (TECRA???)-75% (Preston) of carcasses. The difference between the two broths to recover Campylobacter spp. was not significant.

Ph. D.--Westminster, 1998. / Bibliogr. p. 235-244. Index.

It was the purpose of this study to determine the influence of the Seminary program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the development and persistence of certain desired religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices of its graduates.A student questionnaire was constructed for the purpose of determining student responses, opinions, and attitudes on various phases of their religious lives as they were influenced by their seminary training. The questionnaire was based on certain beliefs and practices which the investigator felt were indicative of the beliefs and practices which characterize those living in harmony with the tenents of the LDS faith.

Le polissage est un procédé d’usinage par abrasion qui vise à établir une micro-géométrieprécise sur les surfaces de solides. Pour introduire les spécificités de ce procédé, un tourd’horizon sur l’usinage par abrasion est proposé. Il en découle les paramètres pouvantcaractériser une opération de polissage. Les études scientifiques existantes sont synthétisées etanalysés au regard des objectifs poursuivis. De manière à faire émerger une méthodologiepour établir des modèles et des bases de données dédiées au polissage, un banc expérimental aété mis en place et des essais ont été menés sur une tôle en inox 316L avec un abrasifstructuré de forme pyramidale. Une méthode de mesure de l’usure des pyramides abrasives aété mise au point. Les premiers essais ont mis en évidence la nécessité pour les grains abrasifsd’exercer sur la matière une pression supérieure à une valeur minimale. Un modèle deconsommation matière issu de la loi de Preston a été présenté et validé par des essais. L’étudepar des plans d’expériences factoriels complets des efforts induits, de la rugosité au traversdes critères proposés par la norme ISO et de la mouillabilité a permis de mettre en évidencel’influence prépondérante de la taille des grains abrasifs. Par contre, la pression exercée parles grains, leur vitesse de défilement et le taux d’usure des pyramides abrasives n’ont qu’unrôle secondaire sur ces critères. Ces résultats constituent de précieuses indications pour lesbureaux des méthodes devant établir des gammes de polissage. / The polishing is a process of manufacturing by abrasion which aims at establishing a precisemicro-geometry on the surfaces of solids. To introduce the specificities of this process, anoverview on the manufacturing by abrasion is proposed. As a result, the parameters which cancharacterize an operation of polishing are identified. The existing scientific studies aresynthesized and analysed with regard to the pursued objectives. For the testing, an experimenttest bench was developed. The proposed methodology is applied on the polishing process ofthe AISI 316L using pyramidal abrasive belts. A measurement method of the abrasivepyramids wear is finalized. A method of measuring the abrasive pyramids wear is provided. Aremoving material rate model based on the Preston's law is presented and experimentallyvalidated. A study based on the design of experiment is conducted using as output the cuttingforces, the roughness and the wettability criteria. The results point out the dominatinginfluence of the size of the abrasive grains. On the other hand, the study indicates the fact thatthe applied pressure on the abrasive grains, the belt speed and the abrasive level do not playan important role on the previously cited characteristics. On the other hand, the studyhighlights that the applied pressure on the abrasive grains, the belt speed and the abrasivelevel do not have a significant effect on the previously cited characteristics. These resultsconstitute valuable indications for the industrial polishing process optimization.

Thesis (M.S.)--Southern Oregon University, 2003. / "A thesis submitted to the Department of Biology and the Graduate School of Southern Oregon University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Education." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-89). Also available via Internet as PDF file through Southern Oregon Digital Archives: http://soda.sou.edu. Search Bioregion Collection.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 109 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-54).

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 69 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-69).

Thesis (M.A.)--Baylor University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65).

This work focuses on quality of life and its measurement using different tools. The central subject of the work is to analyze the quality of life in Czech regions using appropriately chosen indicators. Comparison of quality of life in the region is based on quantitative statistically monitored data objectively reflecting the quality of life. The first part of this work is devoted to the theory associated with the measurement and indicators of quality of life. The second part focuses on the analysis of the quality of life in regions, the composite index and comparison of quality of life measured by Preston Curve in OECD and EU countries. The objectives of this thesis are achieved by using method of statistical data analysis and comparison of the results.