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Income Inequality and Public Expenditure on Non-Compulsory Education in Western Europe from 1999-2010

Creator:: Young, Ryan
Abstract:: Policies in Europe over the last half a century have steadily dismantled the inequality-easing processes of the welfare state. Current conditions coupled with concerns related to the recent economic downturn have heightened focus on the issue of income distribution. Education has been identified as a resource to combat such ills....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Expenditure on Non-Compulsory Education in Western Europe from 1999-2010 by Ryan R. Young

Public perceptions of sagebrush ecosystem management : a longitudinal panel study of residents in the Great Basin, 2006-2010

Creator:: Gordon, Ryan Patrick
Abstract:: Intact sagebrush communities in the Great Basin are rapidly disappearing due to invasion of non-native plants, large wildfires, and encroachment of pinyon pine and juniper woodlands. Land management options include the use of prescribed fire, grazing, herbicides and mechanical treatments to reduce the potential for wildfire and restore plant communities....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: students face. I also acknowledge the field personnel and landowners who gave precious time, inviting

Seed quality and plant establishment studies of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.)

Creator:: Baker, Stanley D.
Abstract:: Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) is an important warm-season perennial turfgrass, known for its tolerance to salinity. Turfgrass is used for homes, municipalities, sod farms, resorts, and sports fields. Seashore paspalum has historically been planted in sub-tropical and tropical climates because of its heat tolerance. Seashore paspalum could become an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in the field. Thus, the purpose of this research was 1) to establish the optimum blowing point (OBP

Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

Creator:: Berzins, Mikelis I.
Abstract:: Several distinctive environmental movements of the past century have had major influence on public policies in the United States. More generally, social movements that push environmental issues into the limelight have the potential for significantly altering public perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs, thus driving big policy changes. This thesis examines the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: (1999) was a new analytic framework that draws on a broad range of existing literature and evidence

The Influence of Tax Composition on Tax Evasion

Creator:: Ivlieva, Anastasiia
Abstract:: Tax evasion is one of many problematic issues associated with tax systems that negatively affect state’s ability to provide public goods and services. This study seeks to examine the impact of tax composition on tax evasion using information about 150 countries from 1999 to 2007. The paper adopts neoclassical theoretical...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: composition on tax evasion using information about 150 countries from 1999 to 2007. The paper adopts

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
Full Text:: scales and under a wider range of experimental conditions and see promise that it could one day play a

Non-lethal Wolf Management Perceptions Impact on the Willingness to Ranch Alongside the Presence of Wolves in Washington State

Creator:: Symmes, Melissa
Abstract:: The management of the Northern Rocky Mountains (NRM) gray wolf population is a longstanding controversy that has fueled generations of political and cultural turmoil in the American West. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, wolves were eradicated from the West for the threat...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: livestock production. However, nonlethal management practices, such as the use of range riders, have

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
Full Text:: -provoking questions. Thank you to Brent Steel for bringing insight from your field. Carly Grisham-Staub

Diesel fuel emissions and truck idling : the Oregon Interstate 5 Idle-Free Corridor Project : a bounded rationality perspective

Creator:: Ham, Clifford L.
Abstract:: Long-haul diesel trucks carry the lion’s share of all shipped goods in the United States. The drivers of these trucks often live in these trucks for days, sometimes weeks, at a time as they deliver these goods. When stopped overnight, many of these drivers leave their engines idling to heat...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: as field interviews with independent truck owner-operators to determine their attitudes on truck

Essays on Antenatal Care Utilization in Rural Bihar, India: Implications for Policy Design

Creator:: Anand, Gautam
Abstract:: Improving access to and uptake of antenatal care remains a persistent challenge for India. It is a far greater challenge for an underdeveloped, poorer and mostly rural state like Bihar. The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-IV) of India reported that only 3% pregnant women in rural Bihar utilized full...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: conducting field work for this research. I am grateful to Dr Tanmay Mahapatra and his team at Care India

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Income Inequality and Public Expenditure on Non-Compulsory Education in Western Europe from 1999-2010

Public perceptions of sagebrush ecosystem management : a longitudinal panel study of residents in the Great Basin, 2006-2010

Seed quality and plant establishment studies of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.)

Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

The Influence of Tax Composition on Tax Evasion

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

Non-lethal Wolf Management Perceptions Impact on the Willingness to Ranch Alongside the Presence of Wolves in Washington State

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

Diesel fuel emissions and truck idling : the Oregon Interstate 5 Idle-Free Corridor Project : a bounded rationality perspective

Essays on Antenatal Care Utilization in Rural Bihar, India: Implications for Policy Design

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