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An evaluation of the establishment and continued effectiveness of the Galápagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador

Creator:: Asson, Danielle
Abstract:: Conservation of natural resources has become a new watchword of the scientific community. While many terrestrial ecosystems are well protected, marine ecosystems have only recently come to the forefront. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been introduced as a means of protecting biodiversity, commercial stocks, and ecosystem services. There are many...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . In 1998 the Special Law of the Galápagos created the Galápagos Marine Reserve, and instituted a

Language as a barrier of teaching mathematics to English language learners

Creator:: Sechrist, Josephine
Abstract:: In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the number of English Language Learners (ELL) in the United States. According to the Education Commission of the States, ELLs have significantly lower achievement levels than their non-ELL peers. Further, numerous research studies report that teacher education programs lack ELL...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: studies report that teacher education programs lack ELL specific training, resulting in a documented 57

How sweet is the land? Modeling caloric landscapes for tropical hummingbirds

Creator:: Birkett, Christina Nozomi and Birkett, Nozomi Fukui
Abstract:: Pollination is a critical ecosystem function for sustaining biodiversity. However, pollinators and the services they provide are threatened by landscape-altering anthropogenic activities across the globe. Habitat loss and fragmentation, introduction of invasive species, chemical use, and urbanization have been shown to impact pollination. Pollinator foraging behavior is thought to be...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: to laugh in the face of hardship and to freely love anyone that I meet. They hold a special place

Mi Corazon Dice No, ¿el tuyo? The Anti-Central American Free Trade Agreement Social Movement in San José, Costa Rica

Creator:: Pride, Samantha and Pride, Samantha F.
Abstract:: The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is between the United States and Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. CAFTA was decided in Costa Rica by a national referendum in 2007, after years of delay that left Costa Rica as the only country to have...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Literature on Social Movements The country of Costa Rica is a special case in the CAFTA approval and

Wind Energy: An Analysis and Comparison of Wind-Power Development in the United States and Spain

Creator:: Wilhelmsen, Scott
Abstract:: This essay seeks to analyze the wind-power policies of Spain, the United States and the world in order to better understand the past, present and future potentials of the resource. The growing demand for energy, concerns about global warming, and the need for increased energy security encourage societies to embrace...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: % 564 MW 510 MW 17 18 Norway 55 MW 20.4% 325 MW 270 MW 19 19 Brazil 208 MW 729.6% 237 MW 29 MW 34 20

Pediatric Prescribing Trends of Acute Otitis Media in children ; A comparison between the practices of pediatricians in Salem, Oregon with physicians in a public hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Creator:: Burkhardt, Kali M.
Abstract:: This study compared and analyzed the practice of pediatricians in Salem Pediatric Clinic, Salem, OR, USA with physicians in Hospital de Niños Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina in the treatment of acute otitis media in children. It was found that Argentine and USA practices for treatment of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Health Organization’s (WHO) 2014 global report on the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR

Pathway to publication : the written word in Tunisia

Creator:: Partin, Rachel and Partin, Rachel K.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the current state of the publishing industry in Tunisia in order to understand the nature of writing and publishing in an international context. In discovering the publishing procedure, I have included information on how books are used in education, homes, and libraries as well as the roles...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: spanned the globe and played such an integral role at every stage of this thesis. Special thanks as

A Cultural Discussion of the Biomedical Ethics Regarding End-of-Life Decisions in Human and Veterinary Medicine

Creator:: Methven, Andrea R.
Abstract:: Physicians and veterinarians arguably uphold the same ethical principles and responsibilities for their patients in general practice. Both professionals swear to, and practice their respective oaths of non-malfeasance (to do no harm) and beneficence (to alleviate patient from suffering and promote patient welfare). Despite these similar practices, different outcomes are...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: preferable to cure. I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to

Intellectual property rights in the People’s Republic of China : analysis and investigation

Creator:: Leibel, Dylan
Abstract:: Intellectual property rights is an incredibly important and salient issue today in both China and the rest of the world. This topic of intellectual property rights, or IPRs, has been an increasingly frictional and hostile issue of contention between China and the rest of the world for many years. IPR...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: , literally "method, tactic or art", Special tactics and "secrets" are to be 15 employed by the ruler to

Ethical Considerations of Transgenic Biotechnology as a Tool to Address Global Food Insecurity : Implementation and Regulation in Developing Countries

Creator:: Stepper, Shelby Ann
Abstract:: Transgenic biotechnology holds enormous potential as a tool to address global food insecurity. Transgenic food crops have been shown to increase food availability and food system security by incorporating disease, pesticide and drought resistance. Production costs of transgenic crops are lower due to the reduced need for costly pesticides and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: and mandates special procedures for the handling, confinement and disposal of such products

ScholarsArchive@OSU

An evaluation of the establishment and continued effectiveness of the Galápagos National Park and Marine Reserve in Ecuador

Language as a barrier of teaching mathematics to English language learners

How sweet is the land? Modeling caloric landscapes for tropical hummingbirds

Mi Corazon Dice No, ¿el tuyo? The Anti-Central American Free Trade Agreement Social Movement in San José, Costa Rica

Wind Energy: An Analysis and Comparison of Wind-Power Development in the United States and Spain

Pediatric Prescribing Trends of Acute Otitis Media in children ; A comparison between the practices of pediatricians in Salem, Oregon with physicians in a public hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pathway to publication : the written word in Tunisia

A Cultural Discussion of the Biomedical Ethics Regarding End-of-Life Decisions in Human and Veterinary Medicine

Intellectual property rights in the People’s Republic of China : analysis and investigation

Ethical Considerations of Transgenic Biotechnology as a Tool to Address Global Food Insecurity : Implementation and Regulation in Developing Countries

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