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  • Fighting the Opioid Epidemic: Understanding the State of Michigan’s Effort to Adopt Overdose Fatality Review Teams

    Creator:
    Budd, James G.
    Abstract:
    This research explores the prospects of legislation in Michigan to authorize statewide use of Overdose Fatality Review Teams (OFRTs) to address the escalating opioid crisis. OFRTs consist of multidisciplinary teams that collaborate for overdose prevention. These teams operate on a local to statewide level and are comprised of individuals from...
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    Capstone Project
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    Commencement June 2023 Budd 1 Master of Public Policy essay of James G. Budd presented on December 13th

  • Essays on Public-Private Contracting

    Creator:
    Gultom, Yohanna M. L.
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    In this work, I address foundational concerns at the interface of institutions, governance structure, transaction costs, and efficiency in public-private contracting. Following transaction cost economic perspective, I build and justify the theoretical models explaining that institutions may affect the economic performance of public-private contracting through the effect of transaction costs....
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Rolf G. Färe In this work, I address foundational concerns at the interface of

  • White racial identity development in transitional space : Discourse and praxis among Christian teacher educators

    Creator:
    Harris, Gennie S.
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    This research examines two questions: 1) What stories do Christian teacher educators tell about their own White racial identity development? and 2) Is there an impact of studying White racial identity development on the praxis of Christian teacher educators? If so, in what ways? The researcher began the project with...
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    Dissertation
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    : ____________________________________________________________ Jean G. Moule This research examines two questions: 1) What stories do Christian teacher

  • Diesel fuel emissions and truck idling : the Oregon Interstate 5 Idle-Free Corridor Project : a bounded rationality perspective

    Creator:
    Ham, Clifford L.
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    Long-haul diesel trucks carry the lion’s share of all shipped goods in the United States. The drivers of these trucks often live in these trucks for days, sometimes weeks, at a time as they deliver these goods. When stopped overnight, many of these drivers leave their engines idling to heat...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Signatures: Denise Lach, representing the Department of Sociology James Foster

  • Seed quality and plant establishment studies of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.)

    Creator:
    Baker, Stanley D.
    Abstract:
    Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) is an important warm-season perennial turfgrass, known for its tolerance to salinity. Turfgrass is used for homes, municipalities, sod farms, resorts, and sports fields. Seashore paspalum has historically been planted in sub-tropical and tropical climates because of its heat tolerance. Seashore paspalum could become an...
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    Dissertation
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    everything “seed” provided inspiration. James Cassidy, a real-life “Rock Star,” passed on to me his passion

  • Square Peg, Square Hole: Important Considerations in the Appointment of ACUPCC Implementation Liaisons

    Creator:
    Tuttle, Ryan Lawrence
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    The absence of federal climate legislation in the United States has led to a growth of sub-federal and non-governmental programs to combat greenhouse gas emissions. One such program, the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) seeks to mitigate greenhouse emissions from higher education through the voluntary commitment of...
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    Capstone Project
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    sustainability measures rather than climate action. Furthermore, as James and Card (2012) note, much of this

  • Transboundary groundwater : geopolitical consequences, commons sense, and the law of the hidden sea

    Creator:
    Jarvis, William Todd
    Abstract:
    With 97% of the world’s freshwater resources stored underground, the connection between groundwater resources to the metrics of space, scale and time common to the geographic study of natural resources has not been extensively investigated by geographers. While nearly 240 transboundary aquifers are mapped across the world, a potential “tragedy”...
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    Dissertation
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    nearly 3,000 years ago. Martin and James (1993) indicate that ancient scholars consider Homer to be

  • The supply and demand of university agricultural biotechnology research

    Creator:
    Yang, Hui
    Abstract:
    The objectives and characteristics of university biotechnology research, including its applicability to such industries as agriculture and food processing, arise from formal and informal linkages among university scientists, public and private-nonprofit funding sources, and industry. In the present study I develop, specify, and estimate a model of the supply and...
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    Dissertation
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    Research Excludability (Public vs. Private) 38 4.2 Measure of Research Funding (G) 41 4.3 Measures of

  • Federal Timber Payments and County Government Expenditures in Oregon

    Creator:
    Adams, Vince
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    The federal government owns 60 percent of Oregon’s forests and, since 1908, has shared proceeds from federal forest timber harvests with counties. These revenues have provided a relatively stable source of funds for the provision of services by county governments in Oregon. Shared revenues from US Forest Service (USFS) lands...
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    Capstone Project
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    hypothetical local government. The horizontal axis is the production of services by government G and the

  • The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

    Creator:
    Eckstein, Nathan
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    Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. have exhibited an upward trend over time similar to that observed for GDP and personal income. While conventional wisdom suggests that economic growth leads to more driving and thus higher VMT, it is theoretically possible that the causation could also be the other...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis