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The improvement of forest trees

Creator:: Pribnow, Andy W. and Collins, Stan
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: breeding lies in variations which are of two kinds, namely, germinal and somatic. Germinal variations

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:: ’ Financial Understandings, Attitudes, and Behavior by Ibrahim Moussaoui A

Streambed scour and redeposition behavior in streambed simulated culverts over an annual period

Creator:: Stewart, Anna
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to provide first order observations of bed level changes occurring in streambed simulated culverts throughout an annual period. To accomplish this, 30 culvert sites were selected in Oregon and Washington, and monitored over, at least, a 2 year period. Streambed scour and redeposition data...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Streambed Scour and Redeposition Behavior in Streambed

A Social Behavior Comparison between a Hand-Raised and Wild-Caught Group of Male Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Creator:: Rose, Shanna J.
Abstract:: Social behavior such as play, affiliation, and some vocalizations of captive animals can be indicators of good welfare. Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) at the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) near Otjiwarongo, Namibia are often housed in social groups with various backgrounds. Observations of social and active behaviors were recorded for a group...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: behavior such as play, affiliation, and some vocalizations of captive animals can be indicators of good

Methods of Reproductive Control in Domestic and Free-Roaming Horses and the Behavioral Implications

Creator:: Negretti, Christina L.
Abstract:: The current American free-roaming horse (Equus caballus) population far exceeds the appropriate population limit set by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to preserve resources on public lands. Several techniques have been tested to assist in decreasing repopulation rates. The purpose of the present study was to analyze two contraceptive...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: stallion behavior, but only had a limited decrease in foaling instances and prolonged the breeding season

Use of tethered prey for estimating the impact of the invasive European green crab

Creator:: Hauck, Laura L.
Abstract:: Various mollusks, including small bivalves and gastropod snails, are a common food source for intertidal crabs. Prey opening techniques used on hard-shell prey are dependent on claw size and morphology. For example, large, strong claws can crush a snail outright while smaller, weaker claws leave characteristic peels, pulls and upper...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: variety of techniques for opening prey more 6 efficiently and to exploit different prey sources. This

UVB Radiation Affects the Quality of the Female Sexual Attractiveness Pheromone of the Red-Sided Garter Snake

Creator:: Vigeland, Anna E.
Abstract:: In this study, pheromone and skin lipid samples collected from red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) were exposed directly to either full-spectrum light or full-spectrum plus UVB light. In addition, female and male snakes were exposed to daily doses of either full-spectrum or full-spectrum and UVB light, after which the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: events such as breeding and dispersal for feeding. Key Words: snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, UVB

“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:: poor. Often poorly lit and always overcrowded, these rooms were breeding pits for disease. White also

The Impact of a Socially Assistive Robot on Peer and Toy-Use Interactions During Children’s Free Play

Creator:: Olivares, Eliora
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the viability of a mobile socially assistive robot (SAR) in a children’s free play environment. The researchers hypothesized that the SAR would prompt more movement among the participants. In order to test this, the researchers utilized a matched pair study in which...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: the participants engaged in several types of play behavior and with a variety of different toys

Determining the Onset of Reproductive Capacity in Free-Roaming, Unowned Cats

Creator:: Bohrer, Ellie
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis was to determine if an underlying biological cause exists for the exuberant reproductive success in free-roaming unowned (FRU) cats. The hypothesis for this thesis was that FRU tom and queen cats have reproductively adapted to man-made sterilization efforts by lowering the age at which they...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: breeding, and continue to copulate (however unsuccessfully) (Pineda and Dooley, 1984). 9

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The improvement of forest trees

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

Streambed scour and redeposition behavior in streambed simulated culverts over an annual period

A Social Behavior Comparison between a Hand-Raised and Wild-Caught Group of Male Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Methods of Reproductive Control in Domestic and Free-Roaming Horses and the Behavioral Implications

Use of tethered prey for estimating the impact of the invasive European green crab

UVB Radiation Affects the Quality of the Female Sexual Attractiveness Pheromone of the Red-Sided Garter Snake

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

The Impact of a Socially Assistive Robot on Peer and Toy-Use Interactions During Children’s Free Play

Determining the Onset of Reproductive Capacity in Free-Roaming, Unowned Cats

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