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Residential water conservation and energy efficiency impacts through effective scheduling and opportunities for regional expansion : a case study of a gas tankless water heater with recirculation loop

Creator:: Johnson, Erica M.
Abstract:: This study focused on the potential water and energy savings from implementing a revised schedule of a recirculation pump connected to a condensing gas tankless water heater located in a study home in Portland, Oregon. The existing recirculation pump activation schedule was studied for its impact on the overall water...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Carolyn Fonyo Boggess This study focused on the potential water and energy savings

Reconstruction and Validation of the Integrated Diagnostic SystEm for DAiry Cow WeLfare (IDEAL) to Assess Real-time Animal Well-being on Confined and Grazing Dairy Farms

Creator:: Krueger, Angela K.
Abstract:: Animal welfare is an essential component of agricultural production and animal use in teaching and research. However, defining animal welfare is intrinsically difficult because of how history and societal values and perceptions have shaped the term. Animal welfare encompasses three main ideas: physical well-being, normal affective/emotional states, and the ability...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Angela Krueger for the

A form with a message : didacticism, adolescence, and femininity in young adult novels

Creator:: Davenport, Mattie R.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I discuss the uses of two different forms of young adult novels for relaying messages about adolescence and femininity to adolescents from adult authors. I explore the traditional and organized quest narrative as written by Anne McCaffrey in her Harper Hall Trilogy with a young female hero....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: adaptation of the adolescent journey. I then discuss the requirements and allowances of realism in Carolyn

Measuring the Sustainability of a Proposed Copper Mine in Arizona : A Temporal Comparison

Creator:: Handy, John B.
Abstract:: A proposed copper mine in Arizona has the potential to be the largest copper producing mine in North America. It is expected to produce over a billion pounds of copper per year, and individually produce more than half of the United State's demand for copper. The operation claims to be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Temporal Comparison Abstract Approved: Carolyn Fonyo Bogess A proposed copper mine in

Trajectories of social support in later life : a longitudinal comparison of socioemotional selectivity theory with dynamic integration theory

Creator:: Toyokawa, Noriko
Abstract:: In this study, we contrasted socioemotional selectivity theory (SST; Carstensen, 2006) with dynamic integration theory (DIT; Labouvie-Vief, 2003) using trajectories of quantitative and qualitative social support in later life. SST is a lifespan theory of motivational development (Carstensen, Isaacowitz, & Charles, 1999). There is a normative decline in social support...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Socioemotional Selectivity Theory with Dynamic Integration Theory Abstract approved: Carolyn M

Are There Gender Differences in Stress Response in Older Adults? Findings from the Normative Aging Study

Creator:: Proulx, Jeffrey A.
Abstract:: In this study, we explored the relationships among gender, age, daily stressors, positive and negative affect, and neuroticism on cortisol outcomes in older men and women. We were particularly interested in whether variation in positive affect would have an effect on variation in negative affect and if this relationship would...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________ Carolyn M. Aldwin In this study, we

Comparing lifespan and life course perspectives on combat exposure and PTSD symptoms in later life : findings from the normative aging study

Creator:: Kang, Sungrok
Abstract:: We examined how the experiences of World War II and Korean War veterans, including prewar, warzone, and postwar factors, affected PTSD symptoms in later life. This dissertation consists of two studies. In Study 1, four different hypotheses from a lifespan approach were examined (King et al., 1996): stress evaporation (only...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Carolyn M. Aldwin We examined how the experiences of World War II and Korean War veterans

The Effects of War Stressors and Psychosocial Factors on Mental Health among Korean Vietnam War Veterans

Creator:: Lee, Hyunyup
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the effects of war stressors and psychosocial factors on negative and positive mental health outcomes among Korean Vietnam War veterans. The sample consisted of 367 male veterans who completed a self-reported survey conducted in 2017 (Mage = 72, SD = 2.66, range...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Carolyn M. Aldwin The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the effects of war stressors

Perceived Usefulness of Remote Health Monitoring among Healthcare Providers, Mexican-origin and non-Hispanic White Heart Failure Patients and Informal Caregivers

Creator:: Anthony, Katherine (Katherine Philippoff)
Abstract:: Few remote health monitoring (RHM) studies have included Mexican-origin Latinos, and even fewer have explored RHM acceptance and utility, reasons for RHM uptake success or failure, or how cultural values influence RHM use among this population. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the remote health monitoring (RHM)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck Few remote health monitoring (RHM) studies have included

Resilience in Adulthood : How Does the Social Environment Facilitate Adjustment and Growth Following Adversity?

Creator:: Igarashi, Heidi
Abstract:: This study contributes to our understanding of positive adult development by examining resilience processes in adulthood. Resilience is often considered to be an individual-level trait. However, the child development literature has consistently shown that support from parents and caring others is a critical component of resilience. Less is known about...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Carolyn M. Aldwin This study contributes to our understanding of positive adult

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Residential water conservation and energy efficiency impacts through effective scheduling and opportunities for regional expansion : a case study of a gas tankless water heater with recirculation loop

Reconstruction and Validation of the Integrated Diagnostic SystEm for DAiry Cow WeLfare (IDEAL) to Assess Real-time Animal Well-being on Confined and Grazing Dairy Farms

A form with a message : didacticism, adolescence, and femininity in young adult novels

Measuring the Sustainability of a Proposed Copper Mine in Arizona : A Temporal Comparison

Trajectories of social support in later life : a longitudinal comparison of socioemotional selectivity theory with dynamic integration theory

Are There Gender Differences in Stress Response in Older Adults? Findings from the Normative Aging Study

Comparing lifespan and life course perspectives on combat exposure and PTSD symptoms in later life : findings from the normative aging study

The Effects of War Stressors and Psychosocial Factors on Mental Health among Korean Vietnam War Veterans

Perceived Usefulness of Remote Health Monitoring among Healthcare Providers, Mexican-origin and non-Hispanic White Heart Failure Patients and Informal Caregivers

Resilience in Adulthood : How Does the Social Environment Facilitate Adjustment and Growth Following Adversity?

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