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

    Creator:
    Harris, Gennie S.
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    presented on April 24, 2008. Title: White Racial Identity Development in Transitional Space: Discourse and

  • Innovation in China's furniture industry

    Creator:
    Cao, Xiaozhi
    Abstract:
    Innovation is considered the ultimate drive for business success. Fast growing furniture imports from China have become a controversial topic within U.S. wood and furniture industries. Low-cost production, which is stereotypically considered as the major competitive advantage of the Chinese-made products, has received considerable attention by a large body of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    competitiveness by export orientation 22 5.5.2 Differences in competitiveness by company size 24 5.6 Correlations

  • Assessing the feasibility of policy prescriptions in the Salmon 2100 Project

    Creator:
    Whitehead, Katharine S.
    Abstract:
    Wild salmon populations are in decline in the Pacific Northwest. In the region populations and runs of Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytsha), Chum (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Sockey (Oncorhynchus nerka), and Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been listed as threatened and/or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the U.S. and/or...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    about 24 million pounds (Blumm, 2002). Debate over what policy measures to take to address the

  • Preventing the Accumulation of Fine Sediments in Sand Dam Reservoirs: An Analytical Framework and Flume Experiments

    Creator:
    Ellingson, Joseph M.
    Abstract:
    Sand dams – low-head dams built in ephemeral streambeds that store water within saturated sediments – are a proven means to increase water supplies for rural communities in arid and semiarid regions. Water percolates into the reservoir-impounded sediments during wet season rains and can subsequently be extracted during the dry...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    dams by some estimates. I applied sediment transport analysis based on particle Rouse number to

  • Resilience Planning for Elderly Residents in Oregon Coastal Communities

    Creator:
    Whelan, Patrick
    Abstract:
    When a catastrophic event happens, senior residents who are physically or mentally disabled, are placed at a much greater risk of injury or death. Researchers in the aftermath of hurricanes’ Katrina, Sandy, and Harvey, consistently record elderly residents presenting the most difficult challenges for emergency personnel during evacuation and post...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    require adequate reserves of food, water, and medical supplies. Information on the number and location of

  • Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

    Creator:
    Taylor, Ryan W
    Abstract:
    Since the 1890s, American federalism has been perceived as being unique in the world by having two different levels of government operating within the same jurisdiction without influencing one another. Modern scholars call into question the validity of this basic assumption, but few have published quantitative evidence to reject its...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    wetland fill permitted and the number of permits issued by the national government is constructed from

  • Understanding Wildfire Mitigation Behavior of Central Oregon Homeowners

    Creator:
    Roper, Dan
    Abstract:
    A history of fire suppression, growth in the wildland-urban interface, and changing climate conditions, have created a fire regime in central Oregon that is growing in severity and intensity, putting more people and structures at risk and requiring a greater percentage of state and federal agency budgets to manage fires....
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    public land and wildfire management. The results from the model suggest a number of policy

  • Visualization in environmental science

    Creator:
    Winters, Kirsten M.
    Abstract:
    The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    own visualizations once the VISTAS project is over. The case study analyses also articulate a number

  • The Influence of Measure 37 claims on the shift in vote between Measure 37 and Measure 49

    Creator:
    Chrostek, Garrett
    Abstract:
    The passage of Measure 37 in 2004 was met with a great deal of controversy as a number of voters claimed the implications of the Measure did not represent their intentions for supporting the legislation. Namely, significant opposition was aimed towards the Measure 37 claim which offered landowners financial compensation...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    controversy as a number of voters claimed the implications of the Measure did not represent their intentions

  • Assessing sustainable governance in Kuwait after the First Gulf War

    Creator:
    Husain, Abdullah M.
    Abstract:
    The First Gulf War that took place in Kuwait in 1991 resulted in one of the worst environmental disasters in the history of mankind. Extreme pollution affected the soil, waters, and the air in Kuwait. In this research I try to look into how the Kuwaiti government reacted to those...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    number of policies that were adopted by the Kuwaiti government to serve the 4 objectives of sustainable