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Understanding the New Outdoor Recreation Paradigm in the Era of Social Media and Increasing Public Health Advisories

Creator:: Lowe Mackenzie, Ashley
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I examine emerging economic issues which intersect outdoor recreation, environmental quality, public land use, and public health advisories. First, I explore the potential impacts of social media on visitation to public land. Social media, and in particular Instagram, has been suggested by journalist and land managers as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ............................................................................................................................................... 63 Figure 3.5: National Parks Activity Levels by Park

Examining parameters of vectorial capacity for mosquitoes associated with stormwater catch basins in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Townzen, Jill S.
Abstract:: This research examines two of parameters of vectorial capacity for mosquitoes associated with catch basins in Corvallis, Oregon. The parameters of interest were determining 1) abundance of the mosquito species associated with the catch basins and 2) feeding patterns of local mosquito species. Three species of mosquitoes were collected from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: collected in Corvallis parks and greenspaces found that the two Culex spp. fed primarily on avian hosts

Ethnic, Age, and Gender Comparisons in Mediation of Socio-Cultural and Intrapersonal Influences on BMI by Physical Activity and Dietary Intake among California Adolescents

Creator:: Le, Binh T.
Abstract:: In the U.S., childhood overweight and obesity has grown to epidemic levels. The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) found that nationwide, approximately 32% of children 10–17 years old are identified as overweight, over half of them (nearly 17%) are obese. This is a concern because these rates continue to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: parents. For SES, only household poverty was considered. For built environment, neighborhood and park

Youth Wellbeing During the First School Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Analysis

Creator:: Fenske, Linda J.
Abstract:: During the first full school year of the Covid-19 pandemic, two central contexts for adolescent development—home and school—changed utterly. In Oregon, most middle- and high schoolers attended school entirely remotely from the beginning of the pandemic, in March, 2020, through the end of April, 2021, removing both the supports available...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Garnett et al., 2014; Park et al., 2022) Currently, there is a gap in research involving the wellbeing

An analysis of the competencies of athletic club managers

Creator:: Lambrecht, Keith W.
Abstract:: The primary focus of this study was to determine the competencies required to manage an athletic club. Also, the intention was to determine if differences existed in required competencies between managing varying sizes of clubs: namely, mini, maxi, and super; and to identify course content areas for purposes of developing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Parkhouse and Ulrich, 1979; VanderZwaag, 1980; and Soucie and Bedecki, 1980). A recent study, by Parks and

A study of unique teacher education competencies needed by vocational education teachers to work with secondary handicapped students

Creator:: Kononen, James Wilmer
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: appreciation to Miss Judy D. Beachy and Miss Bonnie Jean Laing for their many hours of typing. To my wife

Evolutionary relationships and an investigation of sympatric speciation within Limnanthaceae

Creator:: Meyers, Stephen C.
Abstract:: Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa and L. floccosa ssp. grandiflora are two of five subspecies of Limnanthes floccosa endemic to vernal pools in southern Oregon and northern California. Three seasons of monitoring natural populations have quantified that L. floccosa ssp. grandiflora is always found growing sympatrically with L. floccosa ssp. floccosa...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: plant material used in this study. This study was partially funded by the Bonnie C. Templeton Award

Making Sense of the Wilderness Experience in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Creator:: Engebretson, Jesse M.
Abstract:: Federally designated wilderness areas in the United States are uniquely required to provide opportunities for particular types of recreational experiences. According to the Wilderness Act of 1964, the law that governs the management of designated wilderness in the U.S., wilderness areas are to provide “outstanding opportunities for solitude or a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: National Park Service and the United States Forest Service. I want to especially thank my mentor Don

A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

Creator:: Haddon, R. Lance
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that as many as 23 million adults in the United States are illiterate and another 40 million lack literacy skills necessary to function effectively or on more than a narrow basis in this society. People without literacy skills or who have only marginal reading ability find themselves...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effectiveness of a guidance-based career exploratory program related to skilled trades occupations for internal-external locus of control middle school females

Creator:: Turnbow, Sandra P.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a guidance-based career exploratory program related to skilled trades and technical occupations for internal-external locus of control middle school females in Murray, Kentucky. The problem was to determine the change in career interests resulting from the interaction between a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - ship. Thank you, my parents, Purdom and Edna Parks, for unlimited love and support and for instilling

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Understanding the New Outdoor Recreation Paradigm in the Era of Social Media and Increasing Public Health Advisories

Examining parameters of vectorial capacity for mosquitoes associated with stormwater catch basins in Corvallis, Oregon

Ethnic, Age, and Gender Comparisons in Mediation of Socio-Cultural and Intrapersonal Influences on BMI by Physical Activity and Dietary Intake among California Adolescents

Youth Wellbeing During the First School Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Intersectional Analysis

An analysis of the competencies of athletic club managers

A study of unique teacher education competencies needed by vocational education teachers to work with secondary handicapped students

Evolutionary relationships and an investigation of sympatric speciation within Limnanthaceae

Making Sense of the Wilderness Experience in the United States: A Multidisciplinary Approach

A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

The effectiveness of a guidance-based career exploratory program related to skilled trades occupations for internal-external locus of control middle school females

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