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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
Full Text:: Annette Catherine McFarland for the degrees of Honors Baccalaureate of Arts in English, Honors

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:: of the establishment and continued effectiveness of the Galápagos National Park and Marine Reserve

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:: Matthew G. Betts Pollination is a critical ecosystem function for sustaining biodiversity

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:: large, fully protected marine reserve in The Bahamas: the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. Visual

International Engineering Interns in their Own Words: Past Interns Share their Stories and their Wisdom with the Future

Creator:: Van Bossuyt, Douglas
Abstract:: Students participating in international engineering internships are still relatively rare. It is commonly held that more engineering students would choose to intern abroad if there were role models available, as there are in other disciplines. Profiles of past students, participants, and Alumni serve as role models to perspective students allows...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: G. Hoff, Academic Coordinator, International Degree Program I understand that my thesis

How Culinary Histories Shape Modern Attitudes and Legislation of Foie Gras in France and the US

Creator:: Oleson, Josie and Oleson, Josie L.
Abstract:: Every country has its own unique culinary heritage that has developed over time and that has led to specific eating behaviors, eating patterns, and attitudes toward food. In this thesis, I aim to answer a central question: how have the culinary histories of France and the United States shaped their...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: thought to have been brought about by the marriage of Henry II of France to Catherine de Medici of

Towards a deep pluralism in an emerging polity : immigration and integration in France and the European Union

Creator:: Donahue, Cody N.
Abstract:: The issue of immigration is at the forefront of all national policy discussions in the industrialized world. In recent years, the globalization of communication, international travel and job opportunities has rekindled this historically long and complex debate. This text attempts to explore the inadequacies of immigration policy and practice in...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: 1-G. Immigration Statistics from the 1999 Census xv 2. The Lexicon of Immigration Politics

The Culture of Names – A Comparison between Vietnam and Denmark

Creator:: Ngo, Toan Tri Dung
Abstract:: This project discusses the topic of personal names and the cultures of different peoples and their particularities, specifically in Vietnam and Denmark. The first part of this paper gives a brief history of naming traditions (mostly relating to Western European traditions). The second part of the paper compares two families...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ne ra tio n - 1 97 6* - 10 th g en er at io n - 1 99 7* - *y ea r r ep re se nt s

The Creation of a Bilingual Children’s Book to Promote Mental Health Services among U.S. Latin@s

Creator:: Tolmach, Oresta S.
Abstract:: Although U.S. Latin@s are more affected by major depressive disorder than non-Latin@ whites, they are less likely to utilize mental health services. The purpose of this project is to create a children’s book that promotes the utilization of mental health services among U.S. Latin@s with major depressive disorder. This book...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: therapy G-proteins Guanidine triphosphate binding proteins GPCR G-protein coupled receptor MAOI

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

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

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

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

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

International Engineering Interns in their Own Words: Past Interns Share their Stories and their Wisdom with the Future

How Culinary Histories Shape Modern Attitudes and Legislation of Foie Gras in France and the US

Towards a deep pluralism in an emerging polity : immigration and integration in France and the European Union

The Culture of Names – A Comparison between Vietnam and Denmark

The Creation of a Bilingual Children’s Book to Promote Mental Health Services among U.S. Latin@s

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

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