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Creator:: Pool, Marilen A.
Abstract:: Museums and tourism have had a long and interrelated history. In this paper this relationship is reviewed in general, and the contemporary issues common to them both in the 1990's are discussed. This relationship is also explored in the context of the Oregon Coastal Zone. Two projects set on the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Museums and tourism : on the Oregon coast AN ABSTRACT OF

Creator:: Snyder, Jennifer L.
Abstract:: Metals are a persistent form of freshwater pollution and have been shown to bioaccumulate in aquatic macroinvertebrates through direct contact with contaminated water, sediments, and through consumption of contaminated organisms. This research explored the longitudinal bioaccumulation patterns of 5 common trace metals (Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Entomology presented on December 6, 2010. Title: Trace Metal Concentrations in the Signal Crayfish

Creator:: Hermes, Katherine J.
Abstract:: With Animal Welfare issues are becoming more prominent in the animal agriculture community, especially with the passing of California’s Proposition 2 during the November 2008 elections. This proposition, known as the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, mandates that laying hens, pigs and veal calves have the ability to stand...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2009. Title: An Economic Analysis of the Oregon Egg Industry and the Impacts of State Mandated

Creator:: Hodgin, Elizabeth Dee
Abstract:: Working conditions in the international garment industry have long been a concern and a process to assess and certify fair trade practices was developed as a means by which to improve those conditions. Standards for fair trade apparel include safe working conditions, fair wages, compliance with laws, and reduced environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Impact of Price and Color Availability on Fair Trade and Organic Apparel Choice. Abstract

Creator:: Aljutaili, Dhari S.
Abstract:: Oregon Department of Transportation’s bridge no. 9743b is a multi-span, two-girder steel deck bridge connecting the busy interstates 5 and 205. Vertical cracks have been detected in the welded girder-to-crossbeam connections at the bents. Distortion-induced fatigue is suspected to be responsible for the cracking. Linear elastic beam analysis, 2-D and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -to-Crossbeam Connection. Abstract approved: Robert K. Paasch Oregon

Creator:: Krissanakriangkrai, Oraphin
Abstract:: In this study the impact of episodic events on levels of bioavailable trace metals Zn, Cu, Cr, Cd, Pb, and As (III) were determined for the lower Willamette River in Oregon. In addition, a comparison among three alternative methods for estuary sampling was conducted. Potential adverse human health risk associated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Oregon, showing locations of 3 sampling sites . 85 Figure Page 1.1 Conceptual model of metal-organism

Creator:: Mullis, Katy L.
Abstract:: The ever changing nature of the retail industry, and the additional challenges of doing business in a rural area, mean that retailers in rural communities face a unique situation that makes them especially vulnerable to outshopping by rural consumers. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate factors which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a consumer survey in three rural Oregon communities. Retailers in those communities were also

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