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  • Assessment of academic advising models in the OSU College of Science based on student and advisor feedback

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    Aljets, Alexandria Dukes
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    This study sought to explore the differences between the varied academic advising models in the College of Science at Oregon State University through the feedback of its undergraduate students and advisors. Using parallel surveys of students and their academic advisors, it found that the decentralized and centralized models each had...
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    students and advisors. Using parallel surveys of students and their academic advisors, it found that the

  • Doubling, Dividing, and Interchanging : The Construction of Semiotic Systems

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    Ross, McKenzie
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    Rather than focus intently on the text and its infrastructure, academics treat literature as an ossuary for theoretical machinations and thus relegate art to serve as a vehicle for erudite discourse. This thesis hopes to offer a counter by underscoring the ways in which texts subvert extra-textual applications. In disavowing...
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    two literary works, Gilbert Sorrentino’s Under the Shadow and Odd Number, as well as the music of

  • Design of a Radioisotope Powered Cubesat

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    McConnell, Brice David
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    Miniature satellites called cubesats have been gaining increasing popularity in both academic and private spaceflight ventures. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has recently been accepting design proposals for a cubesat mission to Europa, where solar and battery power would be inadequate power sources. In this thesis, a radioisotope powered cubesat was...
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    from the Journal of Applied Physics and the NIST Material Measurement Webbook [14, 15]. The

  • The Evolution: Electric Vehicles and the End of Oil Addiction

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    Donahue, Cory
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    The world is currently using an unsustainable system of meeting its transportation needs with oil. This system is taking a toll on the world environment and on global politics. The physical availability of oil is the system’s most immediate problem and will most likely bring about a transition away from...
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    : Electric Vehicles and the End of Oil Addiction By Cory Donahue A PROJECT

  • The Economic Impact and Ethical Implications of AI

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    Gabor, Christian A.
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    Artificial Intelligence has gained resurgence in popularity through machine learning methods. This thesis investigates the current use of AI, the impact it will have on the economy and the ethical considerations for developing this technology. In the coming decade AI could increase global economic output over $10 Trillion. AI will...
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    The Economic Impact and Ethical Implications of AI by Christian Gabor A THESIS submitted to

  • The Creation of a Bilingual Children's Book to Promote Breastfeeding to Acculturating Latin@s

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    Newgard, Jessica Lorraine
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    The purpose of this project is to write a children’s book that promotes breastfeeding to acculturating Latin@s. María’s Mamá’s Milk or La leche de la mamá de María is about a little girl named María whose mother is about to give birth. María wonders what the new baby will eat,...
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    . F. (2007). Effects of support on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding. Western Journal of

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

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    Moussaoui, Ibrahim
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    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...
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    arrange loans on an equity basis. This work examines the historical origins of interest prohibition and

  • The Culture of Names – A Comparison between Vietnam and Denmark

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    Ngo, Toan Tri Dung
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    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...
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    : __________________________________________________ Joan Gross This project discusses the topic of personal names and the cultures of different

  • The art of medicine in practice: A look at how exceptional physician-patient relationships are formed in healthcare today

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    Castaneda, Jason
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    The art of medicine refers to physicians’ abilities to skillfully navigate interpersonal interactions with patients. These interactions are vital to the formation of exceptional physician-patient relationships. Certain elements of healthcare today such as the advancement of diagnostic tests, the emergence of the electronic medical record, and the presence of market...
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    of the electronic medical record, and the presence of market forces in healthcare have introduced

  • The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Mergers and Acquisitions

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    Morgan, Scott M.
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    This study examines the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on merger and acquisitions (M&A). Using data from Kinder, Lyndeberg, and Domini (KLD) Research Analytics and Thomson’s Securities Data Corporation’s (SDC) Platinum Database, we empirically test if CSR scores effect a firm’s propensity to pursue M&A activity. Specifically, I examine...
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    examines the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on merger and acquisitions (M&A). Using