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Why the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a Failing League and What Should Be Done to Improve It

Creator:: Mannen, Noelle R.
Abstract:: The WNBA is a league that has been characterized by struggle ever since its inception in 1996. The biggest reason for nearly all of its problems lies with one source: money. The WNBA simply does not have enough money to make it a functionable professional sports league. As a result...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Towards a Better Understanding of How the Dietary Supplement Xanthohumol Can Improve Health

Creator:: Logan, Isabelle E.
Abstract:: Xanthohumol, a prenylated flavonoid found in hops and beer, possesses a long-standing reputation to improve health. Xanthohumol’s cytotoxicity to a wide variety of cancer cell lines is well-established. Herein we provide further insight into the cytotoxicity of not only xanthohumol, but also its non-estrogenic derivatives, to a number of colonic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Jan F. Stevens provided scientific and material support. Claudia S. Maier and Jan F. Stevens

Tires, Tracks, and Tethering: Idaho Steep Slope Harvesting

Creator:: Finster, Austin R.
Abstract:: Steep slope timber harvesting often falls under scrutiny of labor, safety, and operational challenges, but is beginning to advance past these barriers through substantial technological progression. Across previous decades, large advancements of technology have occurred in ground-based timber harvesting systems, giving mechanized options to every phase of timber harvesting. These...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Yellow House: Stories of Place, Space and Community

Creator:: Gann, Tamara S.
Abstract:: This thesis is an IRB-exempt oral history focused on the non-profit Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center (CMLC) in Corvallis, Oregon. The CMLC, formerly on 9th Street, was known to many community members as the Yellow House. The Yellow House was a dedicated community-based space where people of all cultures could come...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tamara S. Gann for the degree

Summer bird habitats in the Corvallis area, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Eddy, Richard Hewes, 1929
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: trees were present. Parus rufescens Townsend Chestnut-backed chickadees, unlike the black-capped

Public interest organization activity in environmental decisions : a case study of integrating source separation services into the Corvallis, Oregon, solid waste franchise

Creator:: Barnett, Richard Lee
Abstract:: This study was conducted to observe the manner in which three local public interest organizations participated in a local, environmentallyoriented decision process. The study period began in December, 1978, with the passage of a revised solid waste ordinance (Ord. 78-102) for the City of Corvallis, OR. The main forum for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: years. This period of time is referred to as the "study period". General History The 1970's saw a

Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Expression in the Canine Coxofemoral and Femorotibial Joints

Creator:: Kiefel, Claire A.
Abstract:: Gonadectomy has been associated with a 1.5-2 fold increase in the occurrence of canine hip dysplasia and a 2-3 fold increase in the occurrence of canine anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. In intact dogs, luteinizing hormone (LH) is secreted from the adenohypophysis to stimulate the synthesis of gonadal hormones, which...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . 26. Friedman S, Gurevich M, Shemesh M. Bovine cyclic endometrium contains high-affinity

Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Odom, Olivia
Abstract:: Globally, access to safe, reliable drinking water sources is a major challenge of this generation. Protected sources of drinking water provide communities with a sustainable, vital resource, yet many public water suppliers lack legal authority over their source water protection (SWP) area, especially in surface water systems. Absence of legal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Genome Resource Development for Advancement of Corylus avellana Breeding

Creator:: Talbot, Samuel Corcoran
Abstract:: The European hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) is a tree nut crop that is important in Oregon, which produces 99% of the United States’ hazelnuts but only 5% of the world’s supply. In order to maintain this market share, farmers in Oregon need cultivars that produce high quality nuts, mature early,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Flow cytometry of C. avellana ‘Jefferson’ with S. lycopersicum standard

Fluorescence Spectrometry to Quantify Percent Wood Failure in Adhesive Bonds

Creator:: Rueppel, Talbot B.
Abstract:: Structural engineered wood manufacturers need a quantitative measurement technique to determine the ratio of wood to adhesive failure in their shear specimens. Visual estimation of percent wood failure has long stood as an extremely subjective quality control approach according to ASTM D5266 – Standard Practice for Estimating the Percentage of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: adhesives which were not widely used until the mid-1940’s (Da Silva et al., 2018, p. 26). These adhesives

Exploring the Synthesis of 4-Deoxygadusol

Creator:: Jujjuri, Anantha Poojitha
Abstract:: Sunscreen products are used worldwide to protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation. However, some of the ingredients used in sunscreen products are fatal to coral reefs especially in areas where tourism is a large part of the economy. In this study, we explored a synthetic route to produce 4-deoxygadusol, which...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.50 (2H, m), 7.40 (3H, m), 5.74 (1H, s), 4.80 (1H, m), 4.50 (1H, m

Exploring the Relationship Between Scientists’ Perspectives on Learning and Engagement in Outreach

Creator:: Barthel, Cèleste Frazier
Abstract:: Over the last several decades, there has been a marked increase in the amount of science outreach to the public with little attention paid to how scientists who conduct outreach perceive learning and how that applies to their outreach activities. This increase in outreach efforts is linked to the National...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - employed Besley, J. C., Oh, S. H., & Nisbet, M. (2013). “Predicting scientists’ participation in

Examining parameters of vectorial capacity for mosquitoes associated with stormwater catch basins in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Townzen, Jill S.
Abstract:: This research examines two of parameters of vectorial capacity for mosquitoes associated with catch basins in Corvallis, Oregon. The parameters of interest were determining 1) abundance of the mosquito species associated with the catch basins and 2) feeding patterns of local mosquito species. Three species of mosquitoes were collected from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: II AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jill S

Evaluation of Low-Impact Development (LID) Treatment Train at OSU-Benton County Green Infrastructure Facility

Creator:: Saduova, Alisha
Abstract:: Urban stormwater runoff with a high impervious area can significantly impact pollution concentrations of receiving water bodies. The use of low impact development (LID), which mimics the hydrological properties of the site before development, has been studied in an increasing number of studies, and the available database has shown to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: M&S site at OGSIR (Gyawali et al., 2021), the influent water is expected to be impaired by

Community planning and adaptation : a case study at Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Eshbaugh, Dorothy L.
Abstract:: Three kkeeyy variables are examined to determine their influence on the process of community planning at Corvallis, Oregon. These are (1) the setting of priorities, (2) organization and (3) external reference. Interactions of goals program participants were recorded as the community responded to comply with Oregon Senate Bill #100's requirement...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to comply with Oregon Senate Bill #100's requirement to formulate plans. The community's past is

A Method for Measuring Systems Thinking Learning

Creator:: Taylor, Seth H.
Abstract:: The myriad of problems facing the world today are increasingly complex, dynamic, and transcend multiple domains necessitating the need for an equally complex and trans-disciplinary approach to solve these problems. Systems thinking promises to provide the skills necessary for all citizens of the world, not just the experts, to handle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Learning Model ............................................................. 26 2.5.1 S-Shaped Learning

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Why the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a Failing League and What Should Be Done to Improve It

Towards a Better Understanding of How the Dietary Supplement Xanthohumol Can Improve Health

Tires, Tracks, and Tethering: Idaho Steep Slope Harvesting

The Yellow House: Stories of Place, Space and Community

Summer bird habitats in the Corvallis area, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Public interest organization activity in environmental decisions : a case study of integrating source separation services into the Corvallis, Oregon, solid waste franchise

Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Expression in the Canine Coxofemoral and Femorotibial Joints

Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Genome Resource Development for Advancement of Corylus avellana Breeding

Fluorescence Spectrometry to Quantify Percent Wood Failure in Adhesive Bonds

Exploring the Synthesis of 4-Deoxygadusol

Exploring the Relationship Between Scientists’ Perspectives on Learning and Engagement in Outreach

Examining parameters of vectorial capacity for mosquitoes associated with stormwater catch basins in Corvallis, Oregon

Evaluation of Low-Impact Development (LID) Treatment Train at OSU-Benton County Green Infrastructure Facility

Community planning and adaptation : a case study at Corvallis, Oregon

A Method for Measuring Systems Thinking Learning

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