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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:: for degree of Baccalaureate of Arts in International Studies in Natural Resources and

An investigation of water access and quality in the Ambovombe area of southern Madagascar

Creator:: Valentine, Katherine Frances
Abstract:: The Ambovombe-Androy region of southern Madagascar is one of the most water stressed areas in the country and is also notorious for having the worst quality water on the island. Before improvements and change can be made however, it is vital to know what infrastructure, quality, and access levels currently...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Ambovombe Area of Southern Madagascar by Katherine Frances Valentine A THESIS

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:: . existing use of the area, cultural views on the natural resources, the limited resources of the islands

Sensitive Barnacles : A Case Study for Collaborative Sustainable Fishery Development

Creator:: Bingham, Julia
Abstract:: Current human – ocean relationships are dominated by unsustainable extraction of marine resources having both ecological and socio-economic consequences. Sustainable fishery management utilizing stakeholder collaboration must become a proactive strategy to prevent or reduce further long-lasting impacts. In Oregon, USA, a newly developing fishery for gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) presents...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: relevant scientific information on the natural population dynamics and life-history of Oregon goosenecks

DNA UV damage-related control of ribonucleotide reductase : possible relationship to mutagenesis and the incidence of and attitudes toward skin cancer in several western nations

Creator:: Stenberg, John C.
Abstract:: Two strains of Escherichia coli were studied to determine the effect of constitutive expression of the SOS DNA damage repair response on the activity of ribonucleotide reductase. Activity of the reductase and cellular deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) pools were both determined before and after exposure of the cells to ultraviolet radiation....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: cancer indices and journal articles were used to analyze the incidence of non-melanoma and malignant

Kabuki and culture : an analysis of Kabuki’s history and artistic influences

Creator:: O'Brien, Kaelyn C.
Abstract:: Kabuki theatre, popular entertainment in Edo Period Japan, is a colorful and lively genre that has thrived in the island nation for the past four centuries. Influenced by Japan’s other theatre arts—noh, kyogen, and bunraku—kabuki grew up from simple (if not sordid) origins, and worked for decades to create for...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: areas they were born, and if they wanted to move to or visit another place, they needed a logical

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
Full Text:: exclusion cages to study the effects of grazing, and a natural substratum control. Thermal stress (plate

Reason as Race : Enlightenment Voyages of Discovery and their Effect on 18th Century Racial Discourse

Creator:: Parker, Katherine A.
Abstract:: The proper way to order knowledge and find truth about the natural world in the eighteenth century lay in one’s ability to correctly learn and employ the quality of reason. While all had the right to seek reason, only a privileged few achieved its proper use, creating an intellectual elite...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________ Robert Nye The proper way to order knowledge and find truth about the natural world in the

The Usefulness of Stable Water Isotopes in Improving Drought Prediction

Creator:: Adams, Logan
Abstract:: Drought represents an import part of natural hydrologic cycles that govern the rate and transportation of water on global and regional scales. (Trenberth, et al. 2015) Agriculturally, drought represents a threat to crop production and can endanger political and economic stability through the loss of resources and the threat of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: represents an import part of natural hydrologic cycles that govern the rate and transportation of water on

A Recipe for Sustainable Drink: Comparative Analysis of Clean Water Practices in North Africa

Creator:: Meyer, Jennifer L.
Abstract:: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes the right to clean water, entitling everyone to “sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses”. This rationale is the inspiration for comparing the effects of clean water strategies. A comparison between Tunisian and Egyptian approaches will evaluate...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: how natural resources are being utilized (Hill & Woodland, 2003). The Geographic Journal studied a

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

An investigation of water access and quality in the Ambovombe area of southern Madagascar

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

Sensitive Barnacles : A Case Study for Collaborative Sustainable Fishery Development

DNA UV damage-related control of ribonucleotide reductase : possible relationship to mutagenesis and the incidence of and attitudes toward skin cancer in several western nations

Kabuki and culture : an analysis of Kabuki’s history and artistic influences

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

Reason as Race : Enlightenment Voyages of Discovery and their Effect on 18th Century Racial Discourse

The Usefulness of Stable Water Isotopes in Improving Drought Prediction

A Recipe for Sustainable Drink: Comparative Analysis of Clean Water Practices in North Africa

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