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How school district and municipality finances responded to the great recession

Creator:: Arnold, Natalie R.
Abstract:: The 2008 financial crisis started a domino effect that crippled much of the United States economy. Most associate this crisis with large scale mortgage failure and an increase in unemployment. These were two of the main causes and effects of the crisis. However, society as a whole was also impacted....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: approved: _______________________________________________ Paul Thompson Abstract: The 2008

Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Creator:: Backus, Robert J.
Abstract:: In 2011 Oregon enacted a public education open enrollment policy that gives students and families the choice of what school to attend, regardless of district lines. Despite the lack of public information, this policy will sunset this school year unless it is further extended during legislative session. This paper attempts...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Paul Thompson In 2011

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract Approved: ____________________________________________________ Greg Thompson The

Attachment to Place Among Teenage Students in School Districts With Four-Day School Weeks

Creator:: Smith, Madeleine C.
Abstract:: Rural communities face acute challenges in providing education. Attachment to place plays a significant role in rural communities but little research exists on how it influences policy. One policy response to financial, physical, and cultural factors in rural Oregon is the four-day school week (FDSW). Through health survey responses of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: With Four-Day School Weeks Abstract approved: Paul Thompson Rural communities face acute challenges

Research on Voter Turnout & Voter ID Laws at the County Level

Creator:: Bannan, Breanna
Abstract:: The idea for this research projected stemmed from research I conducted during my Economics 439: Public Policy course. This research project examines the idea of Voter Identification Laws and Regulations and their effect on voter turnout and participation in the United States of America. I previously found that economists studied...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: . Thompson Do Voter ID Laws have a significant effect on voter turnout at the county level

Moral Truth and Hume's Fork: The Prospects of Reconciliation

Creator:: Embleton, Clark A.
Abstract:: Hume’s division of truth into agreement with matters of fact or relations of ideas casts doubt on our capacity to have moral knowledge, as moral propositions do not seem to fall obviously into either category. This thesis looks at how two views, ‘descriptive moral functionalism’ and ‘moral concept essentialism’, try...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Allen Thompson Hume’s division of truth into agreement with matters of fact or relations of

A role for CENP-S,T,W,X at Neurospora crassa centromeres?

Creator:: Feng, Mu
Abstract:: During mitosis, sister chromatids are separated by the action of the mitotic spindle. The mitotic spindle attaches to chromosomes at centromeres through a protein complex called the kinetochore. While ~100 proteins have been identified at kinetochores and centromeres, the function of most is poorly understood. The centromere protein, CENP-T (Centromere...
Resource Type:: Presentation

The Design of a Roof Truss for the Proposed Drill Shed at the Oregon Agricultural College

Creator:: Thompson, Ralph Infield
Abstract:: By an appropriation of the Oregon Legislature of it becomes possible for the Oregon Agricultural College to build a drill shed, a thing long needed by this institution. Dennis, Hendricks and Tobey, architects of Portland, submitted plans for this drill shed and in designing the truss for this building we...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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Recent developments in short-wave radio and how they affect radio uses in the Forest Service

Creator:: Thompson, R. N.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: ,\adio Uses in the sorest service "by &. U, ' Thompson A Thesis Presented to the faculty of the

Forest fire control equipment

Creator:: Thompson, Glenn
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Control EquiPoent ,by GLenn Thompson A Thesls Preeented. to the FacuLty of the Sohool of I'orestry

VOC Emisions and Categorization in Axenic Growth Conditions by Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Creator:: Thompson, Douglas A.
Abstract:: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an integral role in climate change and as a carbon source for organisms living in a marine environment. These compounds have many sources, but the impacts of biogenically produced VOCs is not fully known. Phaeodactylum tricornutum was studied under axenic ideal growth conditions to determine...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Skennerton, C. T., Chourey, K., Iyer, R., Hettich, R. L., Tyson, G. W., & Orphan, V. J. (2017). Methane

Supervision of fire suppression

Creator:: Thompson, Glenn
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Suppression by Glenn Thompson A Report Submitted to the Faculty of the School of Forestry Oregon

Effects of selenium supplementation during different trimesters of pregnancy on non-specific humoral immunity of pregnant beef cows and persistence of antibodies in their newborn calves

Creator:: Thompson-Hernandez, Ian
Abstract:: Immunosuppression during the periparturient period leads to increased susceptibility to infectious diseases in beef cows. Newborn calves rely on passive transfer of antibodies from their mothers at birth for protection against diseases in the first two months of age. It is unknown if supranutritional Se supplementation of cows during pregnancy...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: antibodies in their newborn calves by Ian Thompson A THESIS

The accumulation of mitochondrial DNA deletions as Caenorhabditis elegans ages

Creator:: Thompson, Emily J.
Abstract:: Though previous genetic research studies performed on Caenorhabditis elegans found that high levels of endogenous oxidative stress resulted in decreased health, and that mitochondrial DNA deletions accumulated with age in these organisms, no studies have been conducted to link these two separate findings. This study correlated these separate results by...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Emily J. Thompson for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Biology presented

Designing for the Future : A Generalized Software Architecture for Virtual Labs

Creator:: Thompson, Kyle B.
Abstract:: In recent years, simulated laboratory experiences have become more prevalent in educational curricula. These simulations, called virtual labs, can enable learning in ways that are not limited by physical constraints. The development of virtual labs is often ad hoc, resulting in unnecessary, repetitive work. The purpose of this thesis is...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Kyle B. Thompson May 22, 2014 All Rights Reserved Designing for the Future: A

Behooved to Remove: The Trump Administration's Effect on Immigration Judge Decision-Making

Creator:: Cochenour, Tucker J.
Abstract:: It has long been recognized by the legal community that when an immigrant seeks relief from deportation proceedings through the United States’ immigration courts, the proceedings they undertake are best seen as a game of chance depending on the Immigration Judge who is randomly assigned to their case. This thesis...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
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Herrick timber contract

Creator:: Mason, Earl George, 1897-
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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Moral Disagreement and Moral Genealogy : Two Sources of Empirically-Based Epistemological Challenges to Robust Realism

Creator:: Pho, Alexander
Abstract:: I defend robust realism from arguments that raise epistemological challenges to it based on considerations about either moral disagreement or the genealogy of our moral beliefs. The first argument is the “Argument from Conciliationism,” which contends that the moral disagreements that obtain between moral peers give us reason to believe...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Allen Thompson I defend

Progress in the vegetative propagation of forest trees with the aid of hormones

Creator:: Zach, Lawrence W.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: HORMONES Lawrence W. Zach NOV 6 1957 A Thesis Presented to the Faculty o1 the School of Forestry

Confirming the Lowland Creek Volcanic Field geochronology and activity overlying polymetallic vein deposits of the Mt. Thompson quadrangle in SW Montana

Creator:: Blessing, Jacob, Olson, Nansen, Sepp, Michael, and Mankins, Neal
Abstract:: There are few modern isotopic ages of igneous rocks and polymetallic (Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu-Au) hydrothermal mineral veins of the Mt. Thompson quadrangle in southwestern Montana. Lithology ages of this region vary from approximately 85-80 Ma Butte granite(Kbg) (Lund et al. 2002) to 48.6 Ma of Lowland Creek Volcanic Field (LCVF) (Dudas et...
Resource Type:: Poster
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The Impact of Migrant Labor on Labor Productivity: Evidence from the United States and Europe

Creator:: Huang, Yi-Chang
Abstract:: According to the International Labor Organization, the use of migrant labor force has shown an increasing trend over the past decade. This indicates that migrant workers are potentially becoming a vital factor affecting the world’s economy and industries. Since labor productivity is important indicator of economic growth and prosperity, it...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
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Militant and nonviolent social movements

Creator:: Robinson, Blake
Abstract:: While much has been written about why people join social movements in general, little has been written about why people specifically join either militant or nonviolent social movements. Using the Black Panther Party as an example of a militant social movement and the mainstream Civil Rights Movement as an example...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Thompson and Dr. Sarah Henderson. You both looked at my paper from a different perspective and gave advice

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:: Engineering Student Success by Tatiana Thompson A THESIS submitted

Interactive visualization of Douglas fir forest growth using 3-PG

Creator:: Thompson, Allison
Abstract:: Forests are important to Oregon for their beauty as well as economic value, and Douglas fir trees are among the most common and important in the state. Managing and monitoring Oregon’s forests is imperative to ensure they can remain healthy and productive. One tool that helps forest scientists to understand...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Growth Using 3-PG by Allison Thompson A THESIS submitted to

Power consumption for small sawmill headrigs

Creator:: Thompson, Walter
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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Punitive Versus Rehabilitative Educational and Prison Systems: An In-Depth Comparison and Analysis of the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Creator:: Hawash, Sarra M.
Abstract:: Youth in the United States of America are disproportionately affected by the School-to-Prison Pipeline, especially low-income and/or BIPOC youth. This is a result of centuries of historical classism and racism that serve as the foundation of the United States and is directly correlated with mass incarceration and the Prison Industrial...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Honors College . Robert D. Thompson, Jr., Committee Member, representing Department of Ethnic Studies

Oregon's hardwoods

Creator:: Thompson, Darrow
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Darrow Thompson \$1 NOV 6 1957 *nm .4 Oregon's Hardwoods fey Darrow Thompson A Thesis Presented

The Islamic Prohibition on Interest : Muslim Americans’ Financial Understandings, Attitudes, and Behavior

Creator:: Moussaoui, Ibrahim
Abstract:: In Islam, paying and receiving interest is prohibited based on the belief that money should not be a commodity that is “rented” out; instead, Islamic lending structures arrange loans on an equity basis. This work examines the historical origins of interest prohibition and explains how different Islamic financial products provide...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Paul Thompson, Committee Member, representing Economics

Vertical Ground Reaction Force During the Forward Lunge and Squat for Dominant and Non-Dominant Limbs in Older Adults

Creator:: Thompson, Ronald D.
Abstract:: Falls in older adults are a significant issue in the United States. Many older adults are advised to participate in fall prevention exercise programs in an attempt to increase strength and stability, but it is unclear what role limb dominance and potential limb asymmetry has in exercise performance. The purpose...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: and Squat for Dominant and Non-Dominant Limbs in Older Adults by Ronald Thompson

Logging truck brakes

Creator:: Thompson, Robert
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Thompson A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the School of Forestry Oregon State College In

A silviculture project : to determine the survival of Douglas fir seedlings the first summer after planting : location: Mary's Peak area w. 1/2 sec. 36, T.12S., R.7W., W.M.

Creator:: Manley, James C.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: is in the W. i of Sec. 36, T.12S., R7W., W.M. The three plots set up are located so each has a

Sand mold clamping

Creator:: Bochtler, Benedikt, Teeter, John, and Thompson, Bobby
Abstract:: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT CONTEXT ESCO Incorporated manufactures a variety of steel parts using a sand mold casting process. In this process a clamping device is used to prevent the sand mold from leaking during the pouring process. The current clamp design has several deficiencies including an uneven distribution of the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
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Application of a weighted Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) for Structure Comparison in Radiation Treatment Planning

Creator:: Fried, Zachary
Abstract:: Coded metrics that compare representations of structures within the human body to evaluate their similarity are considered useful for planning radiation therapy on cancer targets. However, existing metrics fail to take into account the dose of radiation that will be received by both the target, and surrounding non-target tissue, during...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Reid Thompson, Committee Member, representing Radiation Medicine

Relationship between rate of torque development and contractile impulse in three muscle groups

Creator:: Wright, Jaime M.
Abstract:: Background: The capability of an individual to produce force rapidly is important for performance of sporting activities and to stabilize a joint to protect against injury. Rate of torque development (RTD) and contractile impulse (CI) may be more effective than peak torque in assessing rapid torque production. The relationship between...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: 500 No rma lize d T orq ue (N· m·k g-1 ) Time from Torque Onset (ms) 24 A B Figure

Assessment of roles for the Rho-specific guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (RhoGDI) Ly-GDI in platelet function

Creator:: Thierheimer, Marisa
Abstract:: Platelets undergo morphological changes essential to hemostasis upon activation at sites of vascular injury. The Rho GTPases Rac1, Cdc42, and RhoA drive these changes. Rho guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors (RhoGDIs) bind to the Rho GTPases to block the GDP from dissociating from the Rho GTPases, as well as anchoring the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Revolutionary Love: Solidarity in the Vietnam Anti-War Movement

Creator:: Nguyen, Darlene
Abstract:: The Vietnamese population that migrated to the United States is largely tied to South Vietnam. As the population settled, their strong opposition to communism has driven many in the community towards political alignment with the alt-right and even white nationalists. The proximity to these movements and their seeming tolerance of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Robert Thompson, Committee Member, representing School of Language, Culture, and Society

Memory capacity in switching search strategies: Are low-capacity individuals more susceptible to capture by distractors?

Creator:: Thompson, Lane and Naylor, Jamie
Abstract:: Lien, Ruthruff, and Naylor (2014) recently reported that switching target search strategies (e.g., from identifying the letter that is uniquely colored [singleton search] to the letter that has a specific color [feature search] or vice versa) made the attentional system more vulnerable to capture by salient-but-irrelevant objects. In the present...
Resource Type:: Poster
Full Text:: small cue validity effect only for the pure condition, t(35)=2.51, p<.05. These findings suggest that

Activation of Co-stimulatory Molecule OX40 Increases Memory T-cell Function and Cytokine Production in Uveitis

Creator:: Hall, Mark
Abstract:: Uveitis is a serious ophthalmological disorder characterized by intraocular infiltration of inflammatory cells. In most cases, uveitis is derived from the adaptive immune response. More specifically, CD4+ T lymphocytes play an important role in the pathogenesis of uveitis by recognizing uveitogenic antigen and orchestrating the immune response. While it is...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Increases Memory T-cell Function and Cytokine Production in Uveitis Abstract approved

Luteinizing hormone receptor-mediated cell proliferation in canine T-cell lymphoma cells

Creator:: Flint, Camryn
Abstract:: Luteinizing hormone (LH) is secreted in low-amplitude pulses in sexually intact dogs to stimulate synthesis of estrogen and testosterone in females and males, respectively. LH is mainly considered a reproductive hormone, but LH receptors (LHR) have been identified in non-reproductive tissues, including in canine lymphoma and isolated canine T-cell lymphoma...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: proliferation in canine T-cell lymphoma cells by Camryn Flint A THESIS

"A Monument to Jim Crow": Post-War Racial Liberalism and the Battle Over the Booker T. Washington Black Veterans Hospital

Creator:: Du Plessis, Lihani
Abstract:: “A Monument to Jim Crow’: Post-War Racial Liberalism and the Battle Over the Booker T. Washington Black Veterans Hospital” examines the proposed Congressional bill to build a segregated black veterans hospital as a memorial to Booker T. Washington in Franklin County, Virginia. This paper examines the developing ideology of racial...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Liberalism and the Battle Over the Booker T. Washington Black Veterans Hospital Lihani du Plessis

Under the Shadow of this Red Rock: Reading T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land for its Places, Persons, and Poetics

Creator:: Summers, Stephen James
Abstract:: Thomas Stearns Eliot’s 1922 modernist poem The Waste Land presents itself as an alternative to the decaying society Eliot found himself inhabiting. It begins as a personal means of pulling together one’s fragmented consciousness, but in doing so Eliot manages to present a solution to a world of selfishness—looking beyond...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: of Arts in Philosophy presented on May 22, 2008. Title: Under the Shadow of this Red Rock: Reading T

Diastatic Activity in Citra® Hops as a Function of On-Bine Maturity

Creator:: Long, Aidan T.
Abstract:: Dry-hopping has grown from a novel to widespread technique in commercial craft beer production. It yields large returns in aroma that cannot be emulated with kettle hopping. However, it also leads to beer refermentation post-dry-hopping, a phenomenon colloquially referred to by U.S brewers as “hop creep.” This is a result...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: undertaking this experiment, as well as Richard W. Molitor and student employees of the Shellhammer

Constructing Race in Anime

Creator:: Lei, Anne
Abstract:: Anime and manga’s general lack of brown and black characters may not seem unusual at first considering that the medium is produced in Japan by Japanese creators for Japanese audiences, and thus chiefly features Japanese characters. However, its significant proportion of white characters necessitates a more critical investigation of racial...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Robert D. Thompson, Jr., Committee Member, representing Ethnic Studies

Mothers’ anxiety induced by COVID-19 pandemic and their children’s executive function outcome

Creator:: Nichols, Austin T.
Abstract:: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted family dynamics, specifically with mothers experiencing unique stressors and challenges. This study explored the association between mothers' anxiety induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and their children’s executive function outcome during preschool. A quantitative approach was used with a sample of 219 families in Oregon, utilizing...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: by COVID-19 Pandemic and their Children’s Executive Function Outcome by Austin T. Nichols

Hibernation Strategies to Improve Organ Preservation and Storage

Creator:: Engler, Maja T.
Abstract:: Looking to the natural world for insight into medical innovations is currently understudied and possibly underappreciated in the field of medicine. Natural environmental adaptations seen in wild animals can provide both inspiration and scientific realization for the future of human medicine. As humanity faces a global organ shortage crisis, research...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Matthew T. Andrews Looking to the natural world for insight into medical innovations is

Differences in expression of COVID-19 related inflammatory genes in non-human primates with varying alcohol consumption

Creator:: Co, Amber
Abstract:: Severe cases of COVID-19 have been associated with cytokine storms, leading to widespread inflammation, tissue damage, and organ failure. Pro-inflammatory cytokines have also been shown to play a role in liver diseases, including alcoholic liver disease. To investigate alcohol consumption as a risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 severity,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: while alcohol drinkers received 4% w/v ethanol in water. In the first 14-21 days, all monkeys were

Photoactuated Droplet Microfluidics

Creator:: Frederick, Ryan T.
Abstract:: A system of Photoactuated Droplet Microfluidics (PDM), in which a droplet of fluid is moved by way of the manipulation of the wettability of a spiropyran functionalized surface via irradiation with ultraviolet and visible light, was proposed. The photochromic behaviors of several species of spiropyran were studied and a procedure...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: - Frederick_Thesis_PhotoactuatedDropletMicrofluidics Photoactuated Droplet Microfluidics by Ryan T. Frederick A PROJECT

Creating and Assessing Cozmo Behaviors for Expressing Emotion

Creator:: Chan, Lilian C.
Abstract:: As human-robot interaction becomes more commonplace, roboticists should understand how robot behaviors are perceived by people to avoid misunderstandings. In our lab, we are exploring the use of a Cozmo as an interactive, break-taking aid in workplace settings. Before our interactive aid can be released into the wild, we must...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
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Janus-Type Wicking Microfluidic Devices for Separation and Collection of Plasma from Blood

Creator:: Unitan, Linus J.
Abstract:: A simple Janus-type membrane-based wicking microfluidic device fabricated on a polycaprolactone-filled glass microfiber membrane enables separation and collection of blood plasma or serum from whole blood. This device bridges the wicking and cut-capillary-based solution transport mechanisms in a single membrane. The initial portion of the device is fabricated using selective...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . https://doi.org/10.1039/C3LC50432H. (3) Songjaroen, T.; Dungchai, W.; Chailapakul, O

The relation of encased knots, knot holes, and intergrown knots in Douglas fir dimension stock

Creator:: Wojcik, Walter
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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