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Metabolic Effects in C57B/6J Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet Supplemented With Walnuts, Raspberries and Other Whole Foods

Creator:: Miranda-Garcia, Omar
Abstract:: Health benefits obtained from consumption of fruits and vegetables have the potential to improve the lifestyle of individuals. The walnut is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-rich whole food that is readily available in the U.S and has been shown to potentially reduce risk of Metabolic Syndrome. Furthermore, consumption of polyphenol...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Omar Miranda-Garcia

Everyday Religious Spiritualities: Navigating Inequalities Through Orientations, Interactions, and Reflexivity

Creator:: Lopez, Andres L.
Abstract:: The research and analysis presented in this dissertation illustrate how individuals enact lived religion as they seek to navigate social inequalities. The enactment of lived religion involves directing attention towards orientations. I use the term orientations in the sense articulated by Ahmed (2004), to allude to how bodies are situated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: articulated by Ahmed (2004), to allude to how bodies are situated in space and time and shaped by contact

Prenatal and Early-life Metals Exposure and Immune Function in Children

Creator:: Welch, Barrett M.
Abstract:: Immune system development during prenatal and early-life periods are essential for healthy development. Environmental and nutritional factors during these periods have strong influences on immune development and can have impacts on disease susceptibility for an individual throughout adulthood. Globally, hundreds of millions of people experience elevated environmental exposure to arsenic,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: interpretation of findings, and reviewed the second manuscript. Sharia M. Ahmed helped to organize data

The Hijab and Muslim Women in a Western Society : Motivation, Modifications, and Well-being

Creator:: Maqsood, Elham Nour Ahmad
Abstract:: The primary purpose of the present study is to explore the effect of wearing the hijab in a Western society on Muslim women’s well-being, their motivation to wear it, and the different modifications that they have made on their hijabs. To investigate the relationship between the hijab and Muslim women’s...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: lighten my life: my wonderful children who have been extremely supportive and helpful: Omar, Eithaar

Pillaging Bloodwood: An Exploratory Examination of Illegal Deforestation in Guinea-Bissau Through Forest Disturbance Algorithms and Unsupervised Clustering Techniques

Creator:: Walters, Alexander E.
Abstract:: Environmental crime around the world, such as trafficking in illegal timber, is directly related to political instability. Traffickers exploit weak, fragile, and chaotic political circumstances to illegally extract high-value commodities, challenging the extent to which conservation goals are achievable in resource rich developing countries. Rosewood is the largest traded endangered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Africa (Abdul-Rahaman, Issahaku, Jacob Kabanda, and Maurice M. Braimah, 2016; Ahmed, Oruonye, and Ayuba

Using the stock market to forecast future undesirable outcomes

Creator:: Algursan, Assem S.
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the behavior of security returns around certain events that occurred in the Saudi stock market. In the first study, we measure and analyze the reaction of security returns around a major horizontal merger that occurred in the banking industry in Saudi Arabia. The objective of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: support. I sincerely thank my wife, Ramia, and my children, Lara and Omar, for their love, support, and

Quantum dot plasmon coupling : Fundamental study and applications

Creator:: Kannegulla, Akash
Abstract:: The dissertation focuses on the engineering of light-matter interaction using plasmonic nanoparticles and metamaterials to achieve enhanced luminescence and based on which to improve the performance of biosensing and light-emitting technologies. We designed and fabricated a spectrum of nanostructures to exhibit particular dispersion relations capable of controlling the spontaneous emission...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Functional profiles of soil microbial communities in second-growth Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: McGinnis, Megan L.
Abstract:: Forests are one of the largest repositories of terrestrial C. Understanding factors that drive organic matter transformations and nutrient efflux from these systems is therefore highly important. Temperate forests are of particular significance due to the large fraction of C that is stored below ground in the soil. Characterizing nutrient...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nate Tisdell and Ömar Kara for assistance with sample collection. Carl Evans was a tremendous help

Analysis of Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogels

Creator:: Buesch, Christian
Abstract:: Aerogels are interesting material systems with outstanding properties such as low density, high surface area, and low thermal conductivity. They can be used for a variety of applications, such as solar cells, sensors, or catalysts. Additionally they provide a unique model system to study the properties of small particles. Cellulose...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Investigation of Seasonal Performance of a Membrane Heat Pump System in Different Climate Regions

Creator:: Bukshaisha, Ahmad A.
Abstract:: Membrane based heat pumps systems have attracted the attention of many research groups as a potentially more environmentally friendly alternative to vapor compression systems that are being used for space cooling in 90\% of the buildings in the United States. Several prototypes systems have been developed, with reported claims of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Metabolic Effects in C57B/6J Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet Supplemented With Walnuts, Raspberries and Other Whole Foods

Everyday Religious Spiritualities: Navigating Inequalities Through Orientations, Interactions, and Reflexivity

Prenatal and Early-life Metals Exposure and Immune Function in Children

The Hijab and Muslim Women in a Western Society : Motivation, Modifications, and Well-being

Pillaging Bloodwood: An Exploratory Examination of Illegal Deforestation in Guinea-Bissau Through Forest Disturbance Algorithms and Unsupervised Clustering Techniques

Using the stock market to forecast future undesirable outcomes

Quantum dot plasmon coupling : Fundamental study and applications

Functional profiles of soil microbial communities in second-growth Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest

Analysis of Cellulose Nanocrystal Aerogels

Investigation of Seasonal Performance of a Membrane Heat Pump System in Different Climate Regions

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