Written for PSY 482.
Throughout the history of psychotherapy, exposure and response (ritual) prevention (ERP) has widely been considered the most effective treatment for patients who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (Clark, 2005). Through the utilization of fear hierarchies that aim to desensitize feelings of anxiety and dread, ERP’s empirically...
Thomas More’s text, Utopia, introduces the word “utopia” in conjunction with an ideal society, prodding readers to think of “utopia” as synonymous with “ideal.” Indeed, Utopia is structured as an egalitarian and communal place, rendering it highly ideal to those wishing for equality in their own worlds. However, More overturns...
This study tested natural products from cyanobacteria from the Red Sea in Egypt and marine tunicates from the Algoa Bay in South Africa. Products from marine organisms have been used as lead compounds for the synthesis of new drugs because of their biological activity mechanism. Specifically, these products may contain...
As editors of the Marine Science and Technology section for the last three editions of Magazines for Libraries (MFL), we developed lists of journals and annotations to help guide marine sciences acquisitions for all types of libraries. We recommended essential titles at the same time we needed to cancel some...
In an effort to ascertain the library needs of resident graduate students at a marine field station, a mailed survey and a focus group gathered student input. Respondents rated the current collection and services and identified areas needing improvement. A plan of action to improve services has been developed.
The demand for clean renewable energy sources is increasing worldwide and the state of Oregon hopes to establish itself as a leader in ocean wave energy research and development. Seven coastal counties have been selected as potential offshore sites for wave energy parks, and Tillamook County has been identified for...
Fifty years ago, swine production was a lot different than it is today. Today, swine are being produced in much tighter confinement, which maximizes production and ultimately profit. As more people educate themselves about swine production, there seems to be an increasing level of concern for swine welfare in terms...
The current study investigated the way in which gender of a character and the presence or absence of a male stereotype affect the perceived masculinity of said character. Forty undergraduates from Oregon State University completed a questionnaire rating the masculinity of one of four possible characters – one male without...
Epidermal RNA samples from FVB/N mice treated with PAH standards and environmental PAH mixtures were harvested and purified using Trizol extraction and RNeasy mini prep kit purification. Epidermal RNA integrity was low (RIN mean 3.5), indicating significant RNA degradation and the need to modify handling, collection, and processing of skin...
At the request of library administration, an investigation was undertaken to assess the status of the current federal depository program, OSU Libraries' history with the program, advantages and disadvantages of OSU's continued participation supported by evidence of document usage (both circulated and in-house use) in the last 3-5 years, the...
For the probabilistic model of shuffling by random transpositions we provide a coupling construction
with the expected coupling time of order C*n*log(n), where C is a moderate constant. We enlarge the
methodology of coupling by including intuitive non-Markovian coupling rules. We discuss why a typical
Markovian coupling is not always...
Outdoor schools are located all over the nation. Many students attend these programs to gain science knowledge and experience nature first hand. Outdoor schools are residential programs for students in upper elementary and middle school. Many of the messages are environmental in nature and promote stewardship. The purpose of this...
The motion of floating objects are of importance to engineers and scientists in a
range of applications. For example, in the design of ships and wave energy convertors
and the study of debris mobilized by tsunamis. Measuring the movement of floating
objects in the laboratory can be challenging. Six degrees...
We solve a class of identification problems for nonparametric and semiparametric models when the endogenous covariate is discrete with unbounded support. Then we proceed with an approach that resolves a polynomial basis problem for the above class of discrete distributions, and for the distributions given in the sufficient condition for...
This project was based upon concepts presented in course readings related to the processes of cultural change (e.g., acculturation and cultural authentication). In particular, the project asked students to consider the cross-cultural design process presented by Lin (2007) in her scholarly article titled, “Transforming Taiwan aboriginal cultural features into modern...
This report outlines the current evacuation plan for Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center and makes recommendations for enhancements and changes. The physical setting is described along with detail on evacuation strategies. Recommendations include reducing personnel working on the South Beach Peninsula, improving current evacuation point, improving communication and...
The history of school spirit and tradition at Oregon State University is explored, with emphasis on orgins and the impacts of World War I, World War II, and the Anti-Establishment movement.
The potential of the developing zebrafish model for toxicology and drug discovery is limited by inefficient approaches to manipulating and chemically exposing zebrafish embryos—namely, manual placement of embryos into 96- or 384-well plates and exposure of embryos while still in the chorion, a barrier of poorly characterized permeability enclosing the...
Many plant-associated Gram-negative bacteria, such a Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 (PtoDC3000), use a type III secretion system (T3SS) to establish a host-microbe relationship with compatible plants. The T3SS resembles a molecular injection mechanism that allows the bacteria to deliver type III effectors (T3Es) directly into the cell of the...
This project examines the rulers of late medieval Castile, Enrique IV and Isabel I, and the controversies surrounding their reigns.
The paper begins with an examination of Isabel’s youth and education prior to her life at Enrique’s court. From there the troubles in Enrique’s reign are detailed beginning with discontented...
Fermentation time in the cellar directly affects potential brewery production as a whole. It is of practical interest to decrease time needed where possible and increase efficiency. Decreased lag time in beer fermentations allow for higher production and efficiency in the brewery as well as decreased risk of contamination. This...
This project calculates the melting temperature as a function of pressure for a system defined by the Lennard-Jones 12-6 potential using molecular dynamic simulations. In a single atomistic simulation, the initial conditions are manipulated such that both a liquid and solid phase exist when thermal equilibrium is reached. Phase coexistence...
NS2 is a novel HIV protein confirmed to be expressed from an open reading frame alongside the Pol open reading frame. Furthermore, NS2 has been shown to be critical to viral replication and to localize in the nucleolus of the nucleus. The mechanism of NS2 function is currently unknown. A...
This research looks at the demographics, industry, and land use shifts over the past decades in the John Day Region of Eastern Oregon in order to better understand the shifting rural community in the United States. Census data was collected and analyzed to describe the shift. Published literature and interviews...
In the majority of poultry slaughter houses in the United States, birds are hung on shackles and then not touched by human hands until the carcass is processed and packaged. As a result, a reliable method of slaughter that can be automated must be available. Stunning addresses the welfare needs...
New antibiotic compounds with novel mechanisms of action have become essential in response to the recent paradigm of increasingly resistant strains of bacteria. Secondary metabolites (natural products) from bacteria such as Actinobacteria serve as lead compounds for the development of pharmaceutical drugs widely used to fight bacterial, viral and fungal...
Part of the infrastructure of a disused mill in Dee, Oregon is being converted into a hydroelectric power station. A turbine and generator combination must be selected to match the flow and pressure at the bottom of the penstock. One old penstock route is being abandoned and replaced with a...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of March 2010 instituted law for the creation of Accountable Care Organizations which began enrollment in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program in January 2012. Accountable Care Organizations will initially provide care to Medicare recipients with the hopes that private insurers will soon follow. However,...
In the past, fisheries and aquaculture researchers in Africa have been handicapped by poor access to current scientific literature and difficulties in getting published in visible outlets. Efforts in the past decade to improve access, awareness and use of information have flourished. We examine whether these efforts are reflected in...
Findings of the 2010 evaluation of the Ford Institute Leadership Program. Evaluation assessed impact of the Leadership Program on individuals, organizations, and communities.
Findings of the 2009 evaluation of the Ford Institute Leadership Program. The evaluation focused on assessing the impact of the Leadership Program on individuals and networks. In addition, some suggestions for the future of the program were discussed.
Fish is important from the point of view of food and nutritional security, especially in developing countries. Most of the countries having sea gates and those having lakes are using different methods and techniques to exploit their fisheries sector to achieve their food security. Eritrea as one of the countries...
Various traditional methods are employed to preserve and process Rastrineobola argentea
locally known as dagaa (sardines) an indigenous fish species of Lake Victoria. The widely
used known customarily dagaa and dagaa products preservation methods include sundrying,
smoking, salting and various combinations of these. The advantages of smoking
dagaa are manifold....
Artisanal or small scale inshore fisheries are one of the economic sub sectors of the economy and make valuable economic contribution to the coastal communities of Tanzania. It provides rich protein food, employment, income thus contribute to their livelihood. The fishery also contributes significantly to foreign earnings and revenue. Small-scale...
Seaweed farming based primarily on the culture of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma species has grown significantly in the Philippines and Indonesia over the last two decades, with growth also taking place at a smaller scale in Tanzania, India and a few other developing countries. Unlike other forms of aquaculture, seaweed farming...
In order to survive and prosper fishing companies have to balance the need for continuity and change. Investment strategy is a good indicator on the direction companies are headed in terms of capacity, onboard production, and the financial risks they are willing to take. However, the success of an investment...
Chalan Beel, a wetland situated in the North Western Bangladesh is a very potential wetland with immense biodiversity and fisheries value. Its management problem has engulfed with suggestions ranging from private leasing, joint administration by public representation and government and community based approaches. However, nothing sustainable so far emerged concerning...
We assess cod, herring, and sprat fisheries in the Baltic Sea under different salinity conditions using a bioeconomic model with simple predation functions. We compare the current fishing policy to an optimal policy under two different salinity conditions, which have a link to climate change. The fishery of these species...