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A field trip into Swiss forestry

Creator:: Zink, Robert C.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: A field trip into Swiss forestry A Field Trip Into

Interactive Science Learning Program for Elementary School Students at Beazell Memorial Forest in Philomath, OR

Creator:: Sweetkind, Reid Smith
Abstract:: The FOCUS (Forest, Organisms, Creeks yoU Study) field trip program was developed to provide elementary students in Benton County, Oregon with a hands-on, environmental education experience at Beazell Memorial Forest. Students participated in activities dedicated to specific habitats and organisms found at Beazell that built upon their learning at school....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: The FOCUS (Forest, Organisms, Creeks yoU Study) field trip program was developed to provide

Effective Signage to Manage Recreation at OSU’s Research Forests

Creator:: Walters, Corinne A.
Abstract:: This thesis focuses on creating effective signage for the Oregon State University College of Forestry Research Forests (OSU Research Forests). The OSU Research Forests are a unique setting because they offer space for research, class field trips, active timber harvest, and public recreation. The public interface requires the management at...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: for research, class field trips, active timber harvest, and public recreation. The public interface

A Tablespoon or Two Food Blog

Creator:: Hoag, Madeline A.
Abstract:: A Tablespoon or Two is a food blog featuring recipes, featured folks, featured ingredients, an about me section, and my food history. The target audience is Pacific Northwest young chefs who like to cook affordable and fresh comfort food. The pages of the blog feature posts such as a trip...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: affordable and fresh comfort food. The pages of the blog feature posts such as a trip to the Corvallis

Transcendence: May Time Take These Bones, They Are Not Mine - A Poetry Collection

Creator:: Bayly, Alice M.
Abstract:: In ethnographic research, an anthropologist becomes integrated in the community of their study. Throughout this process, the anthropologist adapts to the cultural practices and the language of this community, becoming intimately connected to them. Ethnography communicates, through the anthropologist’s experience, crucial practices, tensions, and values discovered during research. However, it...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: 16 echoes 17 Wayne Lewis 19 These Bones In a Wheat Field 21

The China Connection : A Glimpse of Collaborative Research Between China and Oregon State University

Creator:: Kenny, Kimberly
Abstract:: China’s global influence in the realm of science and technology (S&T) has increased dramatically in recent times. China and the United States are now each other’s main partner in scientific collaboration. As a major research university, OSU is one of the institutions with a large stake in this international collaboration....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: with the U.S. and OSU more specifically, and also as a kind of guidebook for an American scientist

Assessment of the LSAMP Program at Oregon State University

Creator:: Duvall, Andrew Kenichi
Abstract:: The population of minority groups is on the rise in the US, yet still minorities are not proportionally represented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Of these minorities there are 4 races/ethnicities that are vastly under represented: Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians/Native Alaskans, and Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders. For the US to...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: reaching their full potential. The engineering field lacks cultural competence [5], “the willingness and

Ke Truyen Ma : Vietnamese Refugees Altering The Course of U.S. History, Kể Truyện Ma : Vietnamese Refugees Altering The Course of U.S. History

Creator:: Nguyen, Hai Yen T.
Abstract:: Since the 1960s, Vietnamese scholars have written autobiographical literature catered to the American public though they have not gotten as much recognition as soldier accounts and anti-war literature. These Vietnamese literatures shifted in scope and form with the succeeding waves of refugee resulted from the war in Việt Nam. As...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: in Việt Nam. As the Vietnamese population assimilated into the American culture, a new field of

Developing a questionnaire with the intent of measuring user experience in test trials of low-cost virtual reality.

Creator:: McUne, Andrew R.
Abstract:: This paper details the development and pre-testing of a questionnaire designed for assessing the user experience of a View-Master virtual reality headset, and discusses the theory in the field of user experience used to carry out that effort. A group of eight researchers drafted the questionnaire collectively, with the intent...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: the theory in the field of user experience used to carry out that effort

Developing a Questionnaire with the Intent of Measuring User Experience in Test Trials of Low-Cost Virtual Reality

Creator:: McUne, Andrew R.
Abstract:: This paper details the development and pre-testing of a questionnaire designed for assessing the user experience of a View-Master virtual reality headset, and discusses the theory in the field of user experience used to carry out that effort. A group of eight researchers drafted the questionnaire collectively, with the intent...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: the theory in the field of user experience used to carry out that effort

A Philosophical Analysis of Ethical Considerations in Cuban Tourism

Creator:: Finlay, Samantha R.
Abstract:: Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, and causes many cultural, environmental, and economic problems. In this thesis, I explore ethics in the field of tourism studies, and identify three ethical models used to discuss ethics in tourism, which are: business ethics, alternative tourism, and philosophical ethics....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: many cultural, environmental, and economic problems. In this thesis, I explore ethics in the field of

The Impacts of Voluntourism in a Rural Community in Nepal

Creator:: Hamby, Taylor R.
Abstract:: Voluntourism is a field of service work that combines volunteer work and leisure travel. With its increase in popularity in recent years, research concerning the impacts of voluntourism in developing countries is lacking. This study aims to discover the impacts that volunteers have on communities, specifically in Nepal. Using a...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Dave Kovac Voluntourism is a field of service work that combines volunteer work and

Carbon Isotope Chemostratigraphic Correlation of the Noonday Formation

Creator:: Morris, Justin
Abstract:: The Marinoan Snowball Earth ended 635 Ma ago during the Neoproterozoic Era, after an interval in which the Earth was completely covered by glaciers. Thawing of these glaciers formed cap carbonates across shallow marine depositional environments. The Noonday Formation is a cap carbonate that formed after the deglaciation of the...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Valley Region, California and Nevada: Geological Society of America Field Trip 1 (1974): 73-78

Pollen fidelity of Apis mellifera L. during pollination of Limnanthes alba Hartw. ex Benth. ssp. alba, Limnanthaceae

Creator:: Watkins, Ann J.
Abstract:: Limnanthes alba, commonly known as meadowfoam is a popular commercial crop because its seed oil is composed of long carbon chains that provide it with high oxidative stability and consequently make it a desirable ingredient in cosmetic products. As a commercial pollinator, the western honey bee, Apis mellifera, may be...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: the pollinator’s presence in the field. This research examines pollen fidelity of A. mellifera with

A Patient-Centered Approach: Applicability of Harm Reduction Principles in Various Healthcare Settings

Creator:: Bodner, Katherine R.
Abstract:: The public health framework of harm reduction was evaluated in one care setting to determine its potential for use in other fields of healthcare. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 11 clients of the HIV Alliance’s needle exchange program. Analysis of client responses revealed three themes: 1) harm reduction methods work...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: despite also juggling research grants, teaching, several research projects, and a trip to Kenya, too

Medical Professionals’ Sensitivity to Patient’s Religious and Spiritual Backgrounds and It’s Effects on Prevention, Treatment, and/or Recovery in the United States

Creator:: Sorensen, Teresa K.
Abstract:: This thesis reviewed the current cultural, religious and spiritual concerns of a patient, regarding the relationship between the patient and medical professional. Common issues medical professionals have been exposed to in terms of cultural differences was also explored. This thesis reviewed whether medical schools, nursing schools and pharmacy schools have...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ., pp 22 27 Some of the activities include working with a chaplain, attending a field trip

Optical Characterization of Transparent Conductive Thin Films

Creator:: Tucker, Derek A.
Abstract:: The optical characterization of transparent conductive thin films is demonstrated. The basics of transparency and conductivity, as they relate to transparent conductor research, are explained. A functional model of the reflectance and transmittance of a sample film, including interference fringes, is derived from the Fresnel electric field amplitude coefficients. The...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: fringes, is derived from the Fresnel electric field amplitude coefficients. The wavelength-dependent

Timing of Volcanism in Central Oregon: Dating Tam McArthur Rim Volcano

Creator:: Landoni, Katherine G.
Abstract:: The Tam McArthur Rim is a volcanic center located within the Tumalo Volcanic Field (TVF), approximately 25 km west of Bend, OR. The rim comprises of shallowly dipping bedded sequences of intermediate and silicic flows with minor tephra interbedding capped by a rhyodacite dome. Glacial activity has exposed significant portions...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Hill, B. E., & Scott, W. E. (1990). Field trip guide to the central Oregon High Cascades Part 2

Making the microbial world large : assessing best microbiological engagement and teaching methods for high school students

Creator:: Boryer, Ellie
Abstract:: With mounting distrust for science, finding effective ways to educate the next generation of scientists has become increasingly important. Microbiology is a prevalent and complex subject and is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technologies for a more in-depth look into the unseen world. However, many people are only ever...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: this field trip, they got to look at Winogradsky columns and analyze the microbial content. Thursday

The Great Hall: A Story of Promise, Lost Opportunity, and the Value of the Liberal Arts

Creator:: Proctor, Jenna Marie
Abstract:: The liberal arts have always struggled to find their place in the technically oriented land-grant university. Land-grant universities were tasked by the 1862 Morrill Act with providing both a practical and liberal education for all students. The liberal arts, however, were quickly sidelined from this dual purpose with the increasing...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Backpacking Through the Canon

Creator:: Sauter, Megan E.
Abstract:: During summer and fall 2007, I traveled across Europe and studied in Spain. My experiences abroad shaped my reading of certain literary texts as I gained insight into the cultures and settings in which they were produced. In my thesis, I recount some of these experiences and show how my...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: instructions in my guidebook, the essay’s primary theme being disillusionment. “30 Weird Things about Spain

Girls on the Run: Strengths, Weaknesses, Improvements, and Suggestions for Change

Creator:: Eslamizar, Hoda
Abstract:: With more and more adolescent girls having lower self-esteem due to the pressures from society to be thin and beautiful, programs have been developed to help increase young girls’ self-esteem while teaching them about nutrition and self-image as well as encouraging them to be physically active. I analyzed one of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: -depth observations and field notes of the Girls on the Run sessions were taken to grasp the experience

Redefining “The Romance of Travel” in Edith Wharton’sA Motor‐Flight Through France

Creator:: Balleby, Breanna
Abstract:: In the beginning of her travelogue, A Motor‐Flight Through France (1908), Edith Wharton declares that “the motor‐car has restored the romance of travel.” Many scholars have taken this statement as an index to the book’s themes. However, my reading closely examines particular moments of travel (specifically Wharton’s visits to Beauvais...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: uninteresting. Overall, the motor‐ car is only able to help the motorists catch “fine distant reaches of field

Diver observations of community structure on a subarctic marine artificial reef in Whittier, Alaska

Creator:: Levy, Charlotte
Abstract:: Increased coastal development poses a potential threat to nearshore habitats in Alaska, and artificial reefs (AR) are an increasingly popular tool for mitigating habitat loss. Although well studied in tropical and temperate locations, less is known about AR efficacy in high latitude locations. Since ARs are heavily influenced by ecological...
Resource Type:: Poster
Full Text:: each field trip (n = 8). Macroalgal and invertebrate abundance and percent cover were randomly

The Eyes of Tunis

Creator:: Van Bossuyt, Douglas L.
Abstract:: People often grow increasingly culturally confused when spending significant amounts of time in a foreign land. Identity can become lost only to reform in the image of the host society. This thesis presents a creative nonfiction series of essays that explore the author’s loss of self and contextual identity, the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: it! Now we can go on our little trip!” I gagged, nearly losing my pre-dawn breakfast at the

Revision of 4-H Club Forestry Divisions I and II in Oregon

Creator:: Seymour, Lyle H.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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Caterpillar logging

Creator:: Drewfs, Henry F.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: the field for large scale operation. Each invention in turn has brought increased profits over its

Time studies in tractor logging and the determination of an economic logging distance between tracks

Creator:: Randrup, William
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: , the delay time during the day, the approxi mate load per trip, and average distance of haul. 5

The Design of SWEsters Mentorship Program for First-Year Engineering Student Success

Creator:: Thompson, Tatiana A.
Abstract:: In order to support first-year women in engineering, a program was designed to help their transition to college and promote connection with other women. The program focused on three main areas based in research: mentor matching with mentee input, regular formal meetings in small mentoring groups, and the formation of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Dating Passport 38 9 Introduction Women in the field of engineering have a unique

Development of power yarding, roading, and loading on the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Stinger, Charles
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: ie made of steeI, the trip drrrn, which camiee the return rine, is made of semieteer. These engi.nes

Examining Rural Resources and Readiness to Change the Context for Obesity Prevention

Creator:: Richards, Anne Marie
Abstract:: GROW Healthy Kids & Communities aims to prevent obesity in rural children. The project targets changing family home, school, and community environments to support children’s weight healthy behaviors by “default.” My URAP apprenticeship is at the community level studying residents’ perceptions of the healthy eating and activity resources in rural...
Resource Type:: Poster
Full Text:: distribution. Pictures taken at the Molalla Community Garden Reveal Event Molalla Community Garden Field

Job training for temporary summer rangers at Crater Lake National Park

Creator:: Hancock, Keith
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: ; instructor- permanent Rangers and Chief Ranger. Field trip to Watchman Lookout and Fire Dispatching Office

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:: around the same time, show that the subject of immigration is a relatively recent field of study among

Truck logging in Clatsop County

Creator:: Demme, William R.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: field to push truck logging into one of the top positions in western Oregon and Washington industry

Temporary Organizations: Competition Management for Global Formula Racing

Creator:: Warmack, Michael A.
Abstract:: The Society of Automotive Engineers organizes the Formula SAE competitions annually for universities internationally to compete in a series of events. Teams compete in several dynamic tests for the vehicle’s handling, performance, and fuel economy, as well as static events that judge the team’s assumptions for cost, design, and business...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: by improving their management structure in preparation and in the field. The premier teams within

“The Tenement House Problem”: Reformers and the Progressive Era Housing Crisis

Creator:: Kalk, Kathleen
Abstract:: The immigration boom at the turn of the century resulted in crisis, as the working classes crowded into tenement houses which became breeding pits for disease. Progressive reformers applied complex environment ideology to the housing crisis, blaming poor housing for various moral and social ills. While there tactics varied-from government...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: problems of the urban poor. The progressive movement is a popular field of study for historians, yet

The knowledge requirements of a junior forester appointee

Creator:: Bowe, Gilbert M.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: ) Speech 20 Part III PREPARATORY FIELD EXPERIENCE IN THE --- 21 SCHOOL AND IN THE FOREST SERVICE III

Toward Professional Practice: Student Learning through Participation in Engineering Clubs

Creator:: Hinkle, Christopher M.
Abstract:: This study investigated learning in three engineering student clubs at a large public university. This included a small-sized chemical reaction car competition, a large-sized formula racing team, and an international humanitarian engineering club. Research methods included observations of work sessions (N=27) and semi-structured interviews (N=19). Using Cultural Historical Activity Theory...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: experience represented their first international trip, and travelers described the experience as a unique

The Gate

Creator:: Pugh, Hannah Elizabeth
Abstract:: This project is a short novelette told from the points of view of several different characters. The story is set in an airport and follows these characters as they wait for their flight to arrive. Each of the characters is observing the others, much like people do everyday without realizing...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: unshaven face. Jackie would always tell him before he left on a trip to put the “essentials” in his

Aerial fire protection in forestry

Creator:: Manley, James C.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Aerial fire protection is as revolutionary in the field of forest ry as the atomic bomb is in the field

The sexualization of women in modern film trailers

Creator:: Loiselle, Sierra
Abstract:: Previous research has shown that women are increasingly sexualized in a variety of media contexts. I conducted a content analysis of film trailers from 2018 and 2019 to examine the relationship between the sexualization and objectification of female-presenting characters to the popularity of the film and its trailer. A random...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: overlooked in this field of study for more popular media such as television, video games, and print

“A Fool For His Client:” Religion, Law, and Insanity in Nineteenth-Century America

Creator:: Reck, Logan A.
Abstract:: When Charles Guiteau killed U.S. President James Garfield, he claimed that God had ordered him to do so. During his trial, Guiteau’s lawyers plead not guilty by reason of insanity, and the question of Guiteau’s innocence or guilt quickly became a question about the very nature of insanity itself. In...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: was within this realm of scientific — and pseudoscientific — medicine that the field of psychiatry

Ernesto "Che" Guevara : An Analysis of What the Argentine Revolutionary Truly Personified and the Accuracy of Representation in American Culture

Creator:: Judd, Grace I.
Abstract:: It is no doubt that the face of Ernesto "Che" Guevara is recognized globally as it appears on currency, merchandise, at protest marches, and in art. However, there is little agreement on what this handsome face represents or what the Argentine revolutionary fought for. Some view Guevara as a humanitarian...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: kilometer motorcycle trip through South America with a friend. The experience greatly impacted the young

Aerial photographs as a guide to forest recreation

Creator:: Smith, Mark A.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: enjoyable trip. With practice, he can learn to recognize the topography and ve- getation that is likely

An analysis of selective timber management in ponderosa pine

Creator:: Parsons, Glenn B.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Loading and Trip tudy. . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . 27 The i11ing Study....... ......... .s

Profitable selective mortality cutting in ponderosa pine, or, Attempted control of the western pine bark beetle by stand improvement

Creator:: Kower, Eugene W.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: destroy the stand. The following figures bear out the testimony of many experts in the field of forest

The pulping of Douglas-fir infected with Fomes Pini

Creator:: Fleeger, John P.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: preceding logging operator to obtain his logs by. The first part of the field operation would be to fall

Pres-to-log production

Creator:: Rauch, August (August Henry), 1919-
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: throughout the time the field study was conducted. It is the authors wish also to acknowledge the inform

Aegir Innovations: The Journey Untangling the Web of Social Networking

Creator:: Johnson, Brendan
Abstract:: Social networking is the concept that personal connections can form a large web of people and institutions that are essential in an individual’s realization of a goal. Social networking plays an important role in almost every business venture. This has proved to be especially true in the story of Aegir...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: demonstrate microscale desalination. Four single channel devices were machined and tested for the UAE trip

Analysis of Douglas fir snag removal

Creator:: Sandoz, Fred J.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: estimate in the field while gathering other data. This is shown on a graph included in this report. It

Two systems of logging road location used in western Oregon

Creator:: Hopkins, Howard
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: standards. It is relatively inexrensive, for there is only one trip over the lino reauired to complete

Aviation in forestry

Creator:: Newton, Torrey A.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: take on strength, and ttt aeronautics should find an increasingly important place in the field of

The Development of Computational Methods for Studying Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Creator:: Pankow, Rebecca C.
Abstract:: Modern technology has enabled the advancement of biological research through the use of powerful machines and computers as well as innovative computer programs. Advances in sequencing technology and software enable us to make de novo assemblies of organism genomes, and the development of specialized computer programs can automate routine but...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: in the mounting medium can result in multiple focal planes in a single field of view, making

The probable use of helicopters in forestry

Creator:: Campbell, Glen E.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: working in the field of forestry. CHAPTER II THE PROBABLE USES OF HELICOPTERS IN FORESTRY The need

An American College Experience: It Tastes Like Burning

Creator:: Shapiro, David L.
Abstract:: A collection of short stories in the style of flash fiction. The themes of the stories include relationships, legality, and friendship. The stories are connect by themes, cross self-referencing, repetition, fragmentation, and characters. The main unifying feature is the characterization of the narrator through his response and commentary. The styles...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . We walked and we ran and we walked. A longer trip than we thought. SLOW “That's almost as good

Radio in the Forest Service

Creator:: Jones, Forrest W.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: affect. Work on the design of a field set was started Jan.1,1930, the set WS built, tested and several

Mechanics of Northern India's Healthcare and Resulting Socioeconomic Effects

Creator:: Korinsky, Clinton
Abstract:: The healthcare system of India can be categorized into three different sectors. The public sector can be characterized by lower cost and is financed through tax subsidies. The private sector can be characterized by diversity of techniques and niches. Costs associated with the private sector are generally larger than public...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: healthcare in India, and prompt 4 more research into the field of underserved populations

Design and Implementation of a Modular Ocean Drifter Kit

Creator:: Green, Austin
Abstract:: Ocean Drifters are a low-cost and easy-to-use platform that are commonly used for studying ocean currents. With added interest in studying the ocean, emphasis has been taken to make it more accessible. A pilot course focused on introducing the topic of ocean sensing was announced. The HC 407 course will...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: the course of 2, 2-hour class sessions, and a 2-day field trip to the Hatfield Marine Science Center

The Soul of Global Medicine: Tales from the International Bedside

Creator:: Derrah, Ryan
Abstract:: In his work, The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside, Dr. Sherwin Nuland utilized narratives from his colleagues detailing their encounters with their most remarkable patients in order to characterize what he refers to as “the soul of medicine”. However, the stories contributed focused on the practice of medicine...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: their time working in the medical field. This collection of tales ultimately tells a story about what

The making of a deer range survey and game study for deer management on national forests in western Oregon

Creator:: Heath, Virgil Taylor
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: accuracy is desired; it ilces the men in the field at the proper time of the day, and it provides for

Organization and operation of region six forty-man fire suppression crew

Creator:: Wilt, William L.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: . Discussione on technique were always held. in the field upon °om:letion of the construction work, and

We Hear You Now

Creator:: Roe, Philip
Abstract:: An analysis on the work of Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" and his ability to create powerful imagery and contextualize the unknown of war for the those who have never taken part. --Vietnam Experience Final Paper
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: carry that weight. We begin to relate to it, Roe 3 as if on a hiking trip. There is no

A catalog of 16mm. moving picture films pertinent to forestry in the Northwest

Creator:: Farnham, Daryl E.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: have been produced on the field of forests and forestry but enough coverage is attempted to give a

Winter recreation on the national forests

Creator:: Schriver, Parry
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: States Forest Service In the field of winter recreation, there has been little data published on this

Cheese tour ’08: a journey to four of Oregon’s farmstead creameries and into the world of artisan cheese

Creator:: Spatz, Michelle C.
Abstract:: Oregon has a growing artisan cheese industry and is developing a reputation as one of the country’s leading regions for many varieties of cheeses. This thesis is an exploration of four of Oregon’s premier artisan creameries. The primary research for this project included visiting the farms and cheesemakers, tasting the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . The language used by professionals in this field is unique and specialized and requires experience

We Are the Thing Itself : Essays

Creator:: Anderson, Monica L.
Abstract:: This collection of creative nonfiction essays seeks to examine my expanding consciousness and the people and experiences that have contributed to it. The first essay juxtaposes competitive running and dancing, the second considers how food choices challenge relationships, the third unpacks an implausible friendship while paralleling an Audre Lorde essay,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: floats to the edge of the field to boogie. Soon, his hip swishes and finger flicks attract another man

An analysis of the impacts extractive industries have on African ape conservation and community development - trends towards community involvement in conservation

Creator:: Vise, Ruby S.
Abstract:: Primate populations are declining in number, with an estimated “60% of primate species threatened with extinction from hunting and trapping” (Estrada et al., 2017). The largest threat to mammals in West and Central Africa is commercial hunting (Jost Robinson, Daspit, & Remis, 2011). Hunting these large mammals was once practiced...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: education program outside of the school system. An example of this could be a field trip to a 27

Perspectives on a Community Forest : A Practice in Nature Writing

Creator:: Hadella, Lucia C.
Abstract:: The McDonald Forest is one of the Oregon State University Research Forests, owned by the College of Forestry and located approximately seven miles northwest of the heart of Corvallis. I took four hikes on the McDonald Forest at four major recreation destinations: Oak Creek, Dimple Hill, Lewisburg Saddle, and Peavy...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , this is a five mile trip. 6 There is something special about “having” a

Towards Molybdenum Disulfide Exciton-Polaritons in Metallic Microcavities

Creator:: Embleton, Clark
Abstract:: Exciton-polaritons are a form of light-matter coupling that have potential applications as photonic transistors and logic gates. In order for a photonic transistor or logic gate to be integrated with room temperature fiber-optic technology, excitons-polaritons need to be stable at room temperature and compatible with the red and near-infrared wavelengths...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: microcavity the electric field can be maximized at the semiconductor. The cavity mode linewidth narrows as

Emersonian Non-Conformity in J.D. Salinger and Hunter S. Thompson

Creator:: Cooley, Katelyn E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to thematically explore two novels which are considered to be “non-conformist” for the ways that the characters struggle to understand themselves as separate from society. By comparing the non-conformity of each character to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s theory of individualistic non-conformity, as presented in his...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody’s around—nobody big, I mean

Out Here: A Short Film about Outdoor School in Oregon

Creator:: Nguyen, Vy T.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I created a short film to immerse and connect, or reconnect, Oregonians to Outdoor School and its impact on youth. Outdoor School (ODS) is an experiential outdoor education program for 5th and 6th graders, that recently became funded statewide in Oregon through voters’ approval of Measure 99....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: and contexts, featuring field study opportunities” for topics including water, soil, plants

The place of recreation on our national forests

Creator:: Calvert, Emmett R.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: . Sane administration of the wild life of forest, field, and stream will develop more fully an

Production and editing practices in The Sweet Roll gaming podcast

Creator:: Davaz, Joanne E.
Abstract:: The Sweet Roll is a podcast centered around discussion of the latest video and tabletop games. It includes news briefs, game reviews, and interviews with industry professionals and gaming celebrities. The target audience is men and women aged 14-35 who play virtual and tabletop games as a hobby. This audience...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: comparison 19 VII. Production Process 25 a. In the field 25 b. In the studio 26

Modifications of Homes for the Comfort of Arthritis Sufferers

Creator:: Wenning, Stephanie E.
Abstract:: This study explores the awareness of features in homes that could potentially improve the quality of life for those with arthritis. Little research has been published on the subject of home modifications for arthritis sufferers. For this study, several features for the home were identified as potentially helpful in the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Move Time Associated with Pharmacy Technicians' Workflows

Creator:: Cushing, Sarah E.
Abstract:: Pharmacy technicians play a critical role in delivering patient care. As part of their regular job roles, however, these individuals spend time walking on the campuses of the healthcare facilities at which they work. This walking or ‘move-time’ is considered nonvalue-added time and constitutes a cost for the organization. To...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: processes. Chapter Four presents our case study and field work. Chapters Five and Six describe the results

Prefabrication in building construction

Creator:: Dehne, Wilber E.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: whole with the aim of broadening the field of residential construction. The period has been

Private forest recreation in Oregon

Creator:: De Young, James
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: their work in the field of recreation. Money has been appropriated for the purpose of studying

Home construction by prefabrication

Creator:: Anderson, L. W.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: ) Plywood's preeminence in this field is due to its unusual and well-established structural properties, its

Wildfire Severity Has a Minimal Influence on Pollen Diversity Used by Developing Mason Bees (Osmia lignaria) in Mixed Conifer Forest

Creator:: Bell, Nicole C. S.
Abstract:: Native bees are critically important organisms that support biodiversity and crop production via their pollination services. Wildfires in temperate conifer forests can increase bee abundance and flowering plant density due to increased light exposure, but little information is available regarding how wildfire severity influences provisioning to bee offspring, which is...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ............................................................................... 9 2.4 Sampling of bees in the field

Data driven study of neutron response in Minerva using quasielastic neutrino scattering

Creator:: Peters, Evan
Abstract:: Understanding how particles behave in detectors is a critical part of analyzing data from neutrino experiments. There are methods in place to track charged particles in scintillator material, but neutral particles such as neutrons are more difficult to characterize. The purpose of this project was to assess and calibrate methods...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: this research project. Section 1.1 describes the status of the field and provides an overview of the

The human factor in the lumber industry

Creator:: Cummings, Laurence J.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: thinking of the trip to town .or uhe visit with the family During such times the cost accountant would

Fire prevention planning for state and private forestry

Creator:: Hofeldt, Vaughn H.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: protecting forest Interests. In most cases this would mean embarking into an unknovm field about which a

The wooden box and crate industry's recent progress and present all out support of World War II

Creator:: Ottmer, Walter
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: has led the container field., how it is stil leading all tyocs of ackaing in the ore- sent war

A Comparative Study of Funding and Budgeting Profiles of Collegiate Athletic Bands, with an Emphasis on Alumni Relations

Creator:: Hunter, Sean C.
Abstract:: This study is a comparison to establish similarities between the funding resources of college and university athletic bands. The secondary objective is to determine the funding potential that exists as a result of alumni relations. In order to obtain funding information for a variety of athletic band programs, a survey...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Understanding local perceptions of an economy in transition : Tourism in South Caicos, TCI

Creator:: Wiegand, Jenna L.
Abstract:: Tourism presents a significant challenge for island economies in the Global South attempting to improve local standards of living. Due to limited resources and often low education levels of island residents, tourism development frequently becomes a tool for foreign investors to profit while local people continue to work low-income jobs....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: transition from fishing to tourism is quintessential of the political ecology field. First used in 1972

Literature on the Pacific Coast

Creator:: Shepard, Alice Gertrude
Abstract:: As the atmosphere, the general bustle and rush in our busy eastern cities is vastly different from our quiet and peaceful west, so is there a great difference in the themes and styles of eastern and western authors. The influence of pioneer life and of western scenery, of climatic conditions...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: , stories and Bohemian Pa pers. All picture life in the early pioneer days when the Californis gold field

Fireschool training

Creator:: Pearson, Harry G.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: to a designated spot for the instruction. If time has to be spent looking for a class room or field

The Short Story in American Literature

Creator:: Thayer, Ruth
Abstract:: Only within the last few years have literary critics come to recognize in the short story a definite type, one having its own individual characteristics and limitations. It differs from the novel in a brevity not merely accidental which prohibits the too extensive development of the three elements of the...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: in his pecu- liar field, each was a master of the short story. Hawthorne worked 'pontaneously and

Developing the Next Generation of SociallyResponsible Employees: The Case of Enactus at Oregon State University

Creator:: Weik, Shireen Mary
Abstract:: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a pervasive focus of organizations and is regarded, alongside sustainability and financial profit, as a key element of a triple bottom-line approach. Corporations are realizing that CSR cannot be approached compartmentally but instead must be ubiquitous across departments and operations. Therefore, it is in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Enactus, which enables students to apply theoretical knowledge from their field of study in meaningful

Women in Transition: The Mexican Family, Migration, and the Mothers of Casa de los Angeles

Creator:: Richards, Rosalie A.
Abstract:: Women in Transition: The Mexican Family, Migration, and the Mothers of Casa de los Angeles is broken into three parts: methodology, history of migration and gender roles, and in Mexico, the examination of interviews from mothers in San Miguel de Allende. Methodology explores the various ways historian collect oral histories....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Methodology in the Field: Process, Experience, and Controversy…………..11 WOMEN IN TRANSITION: A STUDDY OF

Student foresters and public relations

Creator:: Sasser, Harold
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: landscape, and until this condition Is eliminated the foresters have not been successful In their field

Logging transportation

Creator:: McClendon, Bernard
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: field, and in most cases, 3 is the most expensive of the two c1asos of tnber transportat- ion

Why we have forest recreation

Creator:: Phillips, Frank R.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: car. It formerly required a week to make a trip which can now be made in a day be cause of improved

The relationship of mountain beavers to forest growth

Creator:: Mace, Jack
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: . First, the writer made field trips in the Puget Sound area on Weyerhaeuser Timber Company land near

Dusting from airplanes to control forest insects

Creator:: Reed, Waller H.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: dusting trip as contrasted to five or six acres with the early equipment. The loading equipment must be

The history of lumbering in Morrow County, Oregon

Creator:: Peck, Clinton Kenneth
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: horses hauled loads of about 1000 board feet per trip. Although the timber available was of the best

The history of the 1390th Engineer Forestry Company during World War II

Creator:: Stangland, Gordon
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: , and we later found that many of our ex periments -roved helpful in future field expedients, for it

Tractors in the Northwest

Creator:: Stewart, Faye H.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: operation prepara- tory to constructing an oil field road. The Cl-etrac FGC e.rrd an Isaacson trailbuilder

A survey of forestry education in the United States

Creator:: Elmgren, Roy
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: stellar book in its field together with possibly a few others, and the searcher would have little

Things I Thought I Knew : An Exploration and Experimentation in Autobiography as Literature

Creator:: Sundberg, Brittany Kay
Abstract:: Autobiography is usually categorized with essays and other technical writings, and rarely considered creative or artistic literature in the public eye. This project explores the elements of autobiography and two authors who break the barriers of conventional practices to create works that also function as creative and artistic literature. Maya...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: he supposedly killed on a trail, Ted Lavender’s death in the field, and Curt Lemon being thrown

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