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  • Using stable-isotope analysis to obtain dietary profiles from old hair

    Creator:
    Roy, Diana Milantia
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    Stable isotope analysis of human tissue can provide information about diet independent of artifactual remains. Food is broken down and used in the synthesis of body tissue, so the isotopic composition of hair keratin reflects the isotopic composition of foods consumed. Therefore, the analysis of hair can provide a window...
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    of Master of Arts in Applied Anthronolo presented on 23 September 2002. Title: Using Stable-Isotone

  • Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

    Creator:
    Wolfe, RoxiAnn Blanche
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    This research examines the impact of low health literacy among patients with End Stage Renal Disease. The sample included individuals who participated in a health education class (Pre-Renal Education Program) offered at the Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant observation, individual interviews, evaluation of the...
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    degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on August 23, 2006. Title: Health Literacy

  • Site ORBE2 : an archaeological analysis of a construction disturbed site

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    Cromwell, Robert J.
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    This thesis describes investigations of archaeological materials recovered from Site ORBE2, an early-twentieth century historic site in Corvallis, OR. The archaeological materials were found only after construction workers had excavated trenches underneath the still-standing structure on the site in order to install a new foundation. Over 1500 artifacts were recovered...
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    of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on May 23. 1996. Title: Site ORBE2: An

  • Development projects and questions of empowerment: a Salvadorean women's cooperative

    Creator:
    Hannigan-Luther, Kristen L.
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    Many development organizations now recognize the importance of culturally sensitive project design and implementation. Unfortunately most of these groups continue to disregard the significance of gender. This qualitative research examines a women's cooperative in rural El Salvador which formed in order to find a means of generating income and to...
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    degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on October 23, 2000. Title: Development

  • Nature and culture in two Pacific Northwest timber-dependent communities

    Creator:
    Six, Amanda
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    Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic, political, and cultural change. New philosophies of forest management, primarily formulated in urban communities, require new approaches to the use and extraction of resources. What are the roles of rural communities that wish to adapt and sustain themselves? Two rural...
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    these two systems is highly interwoven and bi- directional. I report on this relationship, observe some

  • Modern music and cultural identity in Corsica

    Creator:
    Baldridge, Christopher M.
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    Music is one of the most important aspects of cultural identity in Corsica. Rooted in ancient history and revitalized in the revolutionary political climate of the 1960s and 70s, its popular choral form--the paghjella--has come to define modern music upon the island. Music, like language, has the ability to communicate...
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    degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on April 23, 2004. Title: Modern Music and

  • Pan, techo y libertad : women, gender and development in the Afro-Ecuadorian highlands

    Creator:
    Guerron-Montero, Carla Maria
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    the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on April 23. 1997. Title: Pan. Techo y

  • Gods and knickknacks : the American adoption of Asian religious items

    Creator:
    Jameson, Tamsyn L.
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    This thesis contains the cultural biography of Buddhist and Hindu items in a small college town in the United States. It explores different factors that have led to the availability of these items here, what attracts Americans to them, and the meanings they give these items. Semi-structured interviews were conducted...
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    Private Life and Narcissism………………………………………20 Home and Modernity……………………………………………..23 Chapter 2

  • The role of radical action in the animal rights movement

    Creator:
    Pettinen, Katja
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    Past research has categorized animal rights groups into three main categories; conservative, moderate, and radical. While a few studies exist on the animal rights movement as a whole, none have focused specifically on the radical groups. This research project uses an ethnography of communication approach to examine how language constructs...
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    there are no significant findings to support the structural explanation. The authors conclude that we

  • "No one cared we was just Indian women" : plants as a catalyst to Eastern Shawnee women's identity change

    Creator:
    Osborne-Gowey, Cathleen
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    Being an Eastern Shawnee Tribal member I understand the importance of documenting oral histories of Tribal elders to ensure that our cultural history is passed on to future generations. Therefore, the focus of this project is the collection, of oral histories and folklore in order to document traditional knowledge and...
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    degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on May 11, 2006. Title: "No One Cared we was