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  • Economies as drivers of deforestation : a study of the soy production in Brazil

    Creator:
    Story, Matt
    Abstract:
    In the last decade food production has undergone dramatic changes. The introduction of biotechnology and genetic modification has greatly increased crop yields and altered the balance of international agricultural trade. This paper aims to discuss and explore a current global issue involving international trade and its sometimes hazardous environmental impact....
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    material in an essentially random manner causes some degree of disruption. It is impossible to predict

  • Predicting the effects of climate change : effects of thermal stress on seaweeds in the Galapagos rocky intertidal

    Creator:
    Harris, Alyssa L.
    Abstract:
    Because global warming is predicted to increase the severity of El Niño events in the future, understanding how warmer temperatures affect seaweed growth and the animals associated with seaweeds is important for predicting how marine ecosystems will change. The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador are considered a living laboratory for studying...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    ecosystems alone are estimated to provide $14 trillion of goods (raw materials and food) and services per

  • Evaluation of total hip arthroplasty research in the US and Europe

    Creator:
    Simmons, Marcy J.
    Abstract:
    Background: Hip replacements are considered routine operations which improve the quality of life in patients by reducing pain and restoring function. There are many variations in prostheses with varying benefits and disadvantages. Methods: Literature from the United States and Europe was collected on total hip replacements between 2001 and the...
    Resource Type:
    Research Paper
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    prosthesis, a procedure, and a material combination based on characteristics of the patients. Most doctors

  • The Impact of World Literature in Secondary Schools in Oregon and Chile : A Comparative Case Study

    Creator:
    McFarland, Annette Catherine
    Abstract:
    The reading of world literature, literary works from cultures other than one’s own, offers an effective means of creating greater awareness and sensitivity towards others. Research on the subject makes it clear that world literature can help lay the groundwork for a sense of world citizenship in students. To what...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    recognize the merit of so-called “resistant material.” Along with non-Western works and authors

  • Social change and children’s well-being in Chile

    Creator:
    Iwanaga, Kanako
    Abstract:
    Chilean society has been changing rapidly for the last few decades during a time of rapid economic growth. Some sociological and economical analyses state that when a nation grows, inequality between the rich and poor grows too, leaving the poor behind. The Chilean economy is the most rapidly growing in...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    -96” The Journal of Development Studies. Published by Frank Cass, London. February 2003, pp.181-200

  • 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
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    due to the potential presenter’s lack of technological ability and refusing to publish journal