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The effects of increased enrollment of international students on student services at six Washington State community colleges

Creator:: Acob-Nash, Maria
Abstract:: Institutions of higher education face a global mandate, understanding and addressing the concept of internationalization in the 21st century. As the world becomes "smaller", there is a need for college students to expand their awareness and understanding of multinational cultures and issues. Recently, many four-year colleges and universities have taken...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: International Education (IIE), in its 2012 report entitled International Education as an Institutional

The Association Between Patient Activation and Cost, Utilization, and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Elective, Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

Creator:: Owen, Erin Callahan
Abstract:: Background. Total knee arthroplasty, or replacement, is a common, generally successful, and expensive procedure. Tools to predict outcomes following orthopedic procedures are abundant, yet no commonly used assessment accounts for an individual’s propensity to engage in adaptive health behavior. The 13-item Patient Activation Measure (PAM) questionnaire is a tool that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: procedures are abundant, yet no commonly used assessment accounts for an individual’s propensity to engage

Soft Robotics in Radiation Environments : A Prospective Study of an Emerging Automated Technology for Existing Nuclear Applications

Creator:: Oshiro, Tyler T.
Abstract:: Traditional robots have a long history in nuclear-related work because their integration decreases risk to humans in dangerous environments. Soft robotics is one promising new branch of traditional robotics with proposed applications in industry, medicine, and society. Collaborators from the Robotics mLab at Oregon State University (OSU) are currently working...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: soft robotics were also tested by measuring resistance during gamma exposure at 0.1 Gy/hr; no changes

Wind Energy Siting in Harney and Crook Counties, Oregon

Creator:: Bhattarai, Mukesh
Abstract:: Concerns over climate change and energy security have spurred governments worldwide to encourage the development of renewable energy. Although public attitudes and macro-politics, in general, show moderate to strong support for renewables- in particular, wind power- largely because of the economic and environmental benefits associated with it. However, local politics...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: engagement and tactics designed to involve oppositional group in decision-making led to no active

Understanding Community Opposition to Industrial Scale Wind Farm Sitings and the Impacts of Federal Fast Track Initiatives in Southern California: A Case Study of the Tule and Ocotillo Wind Energy Facilities

Creator:: Allouzi, Yousef
Abstract:: As climate change forces energy policy to incorporate environmental impacts and fuel diversification into the traditional model of energy security, finding ways to site, develop, and deliver renewable energy has taken on increasing importance across the United States. With no consistent federal framework to implement these changes, much of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: better version of myself. There is no way I would have ever done this without you and I am so glad

Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

Creator:: Patton-Lopez, Megan M.
Abstract:: Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased financial burden for many families. Past research suggests that financial burden due to out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs limits access to health care and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: security. There was no evidence that higher OOP health care costs were associated with household food

Family Communication Patterns and Intention to Vote in 2020

Creator:: Couvrette, Monica Adele
Abstract:: The primary goal of this study is to look at the influence of family communication patterns on behavior and beliefs, specifically in the context of electoral behavior. In order to effectively influence potential voters and increase the likelihood that they intend to vote in federal elections in the long-term, we...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: could be made. However, when they were not mediated by TPB, no significant correlation existed

Medicare managed care : market penetration and the resulting health outcomes

Creator:: Howard, Steven W.
Abstract:: Managed care plans purport to improve the health of their members with chronic diseases. How has the growing adoption of Medicare Advantage (MA), the managed care program for Medicare beneficiaries, affected the progression of chronic disease? The literature is rich with articles focusing on managed care organizations' impacts on quality...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: there is no definitive evidence that outcomes differ. Within both programs, there is opportunity to

Promises of the Unknown New: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of President Reagan’s April 28, 1981 Address on the Program for Economic Recovery

Creator:: Anderson, Charles E.
Abstract:: On April 28, 1981, President Reagan delivered his address on the Program for Economic Recovery before a joint session of Congress and the nation. It was the first major public appearance and speech of Reagan following his survival of the assassination attempt on March 30, 1981. The administration sought to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: compel acceptance and support of economic and governmental changes embodied in the package. There is no

Barriers and Facilitators of Demand Response in the U.S. Electricity Sector: A Mixed-Method Study

Creator:: Karmazina, Anna
Abstract:: Renewable energy is on the rise in the U.S. Additional efforts will be required to integrate intermittent and decentralized sources of energy into the electrical grid. Given that storing large amounts of electricity is not yet available at a reasonable cost, electric grid operators must match supply and demand at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: states between 2010 and 2018 (Nebraska was excluded because no investor-owned utilities operate in the

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The effects of increased enrollment of international students on student services at six Washington State community colleges

The Association Between Patient Activation and Cost, Utilization, and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Elective, Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

Soft Robotics in Radiation Environments : A Prospective Study of an Emerging Automated Technology for Existing Nuclear Applications

Wind Energy Siting in Harney and Crook Counties, Oregon

Understanding Community Opposition to Industrial Scale Wind Farm Sitings and the Impacts of Federal Fast Track Initiatives in Southern California: A Case Study of the Tule and Ocotillo Wind Energy Facilities

Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

Family Communication Patterns and Intention to Vote in 2020

Medicare managed care : market penetration and the resulting health outcomes

Promises of the Unknown New: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of President Reagan’s April 28, 1981 Address on the Program for Economic Recovery

Barriers and Facilitators of Demand Response in the U.S. Electricity Sector: A Mixed-Method Study

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