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Oregon's Implementation of Coordinated Care Organizations: An Examination of the Changing Healthcare Structure

Creator:: Diestelkamp, Timothy Ross
Abstract:: Due to inefficiencies and unsustainable growth in health expenditures, a new approach needed to be taken in the realm of healthcare. There was a need to increase efficiency and value in order to achieve health outcomes. Hence, arose the concept of the Coordinated Care Organization (CCO). CCOs are seen as...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Organizations: An Examination of the Changing Healthcare Structure by Timothy Ross Diestelkamp A

Achilles Assistance Device as a Passive Ankle Foot Orthosis for Achilles Tendon Injuries

Creator:: Gonnerman, Evan J.
Abstract:: An Achilles tendon injury can be devastating. Surgical methods to bring the muscle to full strength are not always available. Proposed is an ankle foot orthosis (AFO) that is entirely passive (does not add energy to the system) and uses the mechanical advantages provided by the walking gait of a...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Ross Hatton, Committee Member, representing the Department of MIME

Engineering a Profiling System for a Robotic Oceanographic Surface Sampler

Creator:: Shannon, Robert J.
Abstract:: ROSS (Robotic Oceanographic Surface Sampler) is an autonomous boat, equipped with oceanographic sensors, used for studying the ocean’s surface. One of its advantages over traditional research vessels is its ability to sample near glaciers, an area too dangerous for manned ships. In order to properly ascertain deep ocean heat’s effect...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Jonathan Nash ROSS (Robotic Oceanographic Surface Sampler) is an autonomous boat

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:: time, Ryan. He was the one who navigated while I drove to the Chip Ross parking lot, and he was the

Visual Metaphors on Album Covers: An Analysis into Graphic Design's Effectiveness at Conveying Music Genres

Creator:: Le, Vivian T.
Abstract:: The rise of digital streaming has largely impacted the way the average listener consumes music. Consequentially, while the role of album art has evolved to meet the changes in music technology, it is hard to measure the effect of digital streaming on modern album art. This research seeks to determine...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The Climate Change - Homelessness Nexus : how disaster response institutions reinforce structural vulnerability in wildfire-impacted communities in Oregon

Creator:: Werdel, Carly Inez
Abstract:: In communities impacted by climate disasters, institutions largely determine the distribution of outcomes within a population. This research aims to examine the role of institutions in differential outcomes for displaced communities impacted by the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires in the Santiam Canyon and the Rogue Valley. Using semi-structured interviews of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Ross, City Councilor, Sisters, OR George Endicott, Mayor, Redmond, OR Jake Bentz, Disaster case manager

The Effect of Zinc Status and Age on Liver Health in Mice

Creator:: Braun, Kendra N.
Abstract:: Age-related diseases have been associated with chronic inflammation and impaired immune response, one of the hallmarks of aging. Aging individuals also have a higher susceptibility to zinc deficiency. The effects of zinc deficiency share many commonalities with the effects of aging on the immune system and zinc deficiency may be...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: male mice (2 months old) were purchased from Jackson Laboratories (Bar Harbor, ME). Old C57BI/6 male

The improvement of forest trees

Creator:: Pribnow, Andy W. and Collins, Stan
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: complications arise in that two ross, or the resultant hybrid is Then this is the case, it is the desired

An Analysis of U.S. News Media Coverage of E-Cigarettes: Does a Youth Epidemic Make a Difference?

Creator:: Winett, Julia R.
Abstract:: Rates of electronic cigarettes (or “e-cigarettes”) use among youth are so high that the Surgeon General declared them to be of “epidemic proportions” (A Report of the Surgeon General, 2012). If these rates go unchanged, e-cigarettes will likely be responsible for the creation of a new generation of combustible cigarette...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , and increase blood pressure and heart rate (Ross, 2016). This influx of new youth users due to the

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:: encourage sustainable practices (Niesten and Gjertsen 2010, Tolleson, Ross 20th et al. 2010), education

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Oregon's Implementation of Coordinated Care Organizations: An Examination of the Changing Healthcare Structure

Achilles Assistance Device as a Passive Ankle Foot Orthosis for Achilles Tendon Injuries

Engineering a Profiling System for a Robotic Oceanographic Surface Sampler

Perspectives on a Community Forest : A Practice in Nature Writing

Visual Metaphors on Album Covers: An Analysis into Graphic Design's Effectiveness at Conveying Music Genres

The Climate Change - Homelessness Nexus : how disaster response institutions reinforce structural vulnerability in wildfire-impacted communities in Oregon

The Effect of Zinc Status and Age on Liver Health in Mice

The improvement of forest trees

An Analysis of U.S. News Media Coverage of E-Cigarettes: Does a Youth Epidemic Make a Difference?

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

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