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Sustainability Analysis of African Palm Biodiesel in Ecuador : An Environmental, Socio-Cultural, and Artistic Perspective

Creator:: Tuinstra, Naomi A.
Abstract:: In the thrust to shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable options, Ecuador produces African palm-based biodiesel, which is currently imported by the Unites States. An analysis of this specific interaction was done via personal contact with the industry in Ecuador and extensive literature review of the topic. The results...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: populations within Ecuador. This report presents a detailed description of the involved processes and

China’s Treatment of Tuberculosis: An Analysis on Program Control Efficacy, Government Role, and Social Stigmas

Creator:: Phou, Amy
Abstract:: According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Tuberculosis Annual Report of 2014, from the 9 million cases worldwide, China has about 11% of these cases. Although the control of TB has improved over the years, China still has the second leading highest Tuberculosis epidemic in the world. Using literature reviews...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Report of 2014, from the 9 million cases worldwide, China has about 11% of these cases. Although the

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

Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, and Sexual Behaviors among Young Adults in Rural Zacatecas, Mexico

Creator:: Jones, Garrett C.
Abstract:: According to The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS report of regional statistics for HIV/AIDS from 2001-2008, Latin America has the third highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS among children and adults in the world with about 2 million infected in 2008. Among all of these countries, Mexico has the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: to The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS report of regional statistics for HIV/AIDS

Laboratory studies of growth conditions of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) with international considerations to shellfish-associated illnesses in South Korea

Creator:: Lee, Jeehye
Abstract:: Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a naturally occurring halophilic pathogen, is seasonally abundant in marine and estuarine environments. It is also the leading cause of gastroenteritis in humans world-wide. Numerous outbreak incidences associated with the pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus contaminations in oyster products have raised public-health concerns as well as economic challenges to the...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: temperature treatments 5. Comparison of the number of V. parahaemolyticus inoculates in…………………….....30

Adaptation of a Self-Implemented HIV Test Among Adolescent Youth in Tanzania

Creator:: Huun, Cassidy
Abstract:: HIV testing among high risk adolescents in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is challenging due to poor access to test sites and AIDS-related social stigma. We adapted the OraQuick HIV Test, a self-implemented test (SIT), for low literacy youth with no internet access. To compensate for poor literacy, a picture instruction...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: sample collection swab) under simulated conditions. Results showed that, overall, 4 of 5 testing

Empirical Analysis of Two-Phase Confined Impinging Jet Heat Transfer

Creator:: Damiano, Adam P.
Abstract:: Advances in electronics fabrication, coupled with the demand for increased computing power, have driven the demand for innovative cooling solutions to dissipate waste heat generated by these devices. To meet future demands, research and development has focused on robust two-phase heat transfer devices. A confined impinging jet is explored as...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: 0.125 to 0.5, and input heat fluxes from 5 to 50 W/cm2. The influence of the testing parameters on the

Marine reserves in The Bahamas and Ecuador : a scientific and socioeconomic perspective

Creator:: Lamb, Robert W.
Abstract:: Marine reserves are known to directly replenish overfished species. However, the community-wide effects of reserves are less clear. I examined the community of coralreef fishes in a large, fully protected marine reserve in The Bahamas: the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. Visual-transect surveys provided estimates and comparisons of the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: located both inside and outside the reserve (n = 5 reefs each). Apex predators were larger and more

Sucre to Dollar, Franc to Euro: the Cultural Impact of Currency Change in Ecuador and France

Creator:: Hayashi, Teppei
Abstract:: This thesis is a comparative study of the two processes of currency change that occurred in Ecuador in 2000 and in France in 2002. Although the background of these two countries and the motivations behind each currency change varied, Ecuador and France have experienced many similar outcomes. Each of the...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: . During the colonization of Panama, the Spanish 5 currency was used, which circulated until the

Childhood Obesity in France: Interventions Employed to Combat the Obesity Epidemic in French Elementary Schools

Creator:: Ridinger, Tara R.
Abstract:: The prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight has grown significantly in France in the past twenty years. Obesity is associated with many diseases such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, and depression. These diseases once confined to adults are increasingly being observed in children. Thus there are...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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ScholarsArchive@OSU

Sustainability Analysis of African Palm Biodiesel in Ecuador : An Environmental, Socio-Cultural, and Artistic Perspective

China’s Treatment of Tuberculosis: An Analysis on Program Control Efficacy, Government Role, and Social Stigmas

Language as a barrier of teaching mathematics to English language learners

Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, and Sexual Behaviors among Young Adults in Rural Zacatecas, Mexico

Laboratory studies of growth conditions of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) with international considerations to shellfish-associated illnesses in South Korea

Adaptation of a Self-Implemented HIV Test Among Adolescent Youth in Tanzania

Empirical Analysis of Two-Phase Confined Impinging Jet Heat Transfer

Marine reserves in The Bahamas and Ecuador : a scientific and socioeconomic perspective

Sucre to Dollar, Franc to Euro: the Cultural Impact of Currency Change in Ecuador and France

Childhood Obesity in France: Interventions Employed to Combat the Obesity Epidemic in French Elementary Schools

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