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  • A Style Analysis of Army Doctrine Publications

    Creator:
    Frier, Don
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    This project performs a style analysis of three sentences from three military manuals written across an 80 year time-period. I first discuss the history of style within academic discourse and how it has impacted the study of style within the field of writing and rhetoric. Using this background, I then...
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    Doctrine Publications. Abstract approved

  • Relationships, communication, and power in Willamette Valley watershed councils : toward building resilient collaborative pathways

    Creator:
    Myhre, Andrea L.
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    The purpose of this research is to investigate how stakeholders involved in collaborative watershed groups in Oregon work with each other to form ideas and take action. Most collaboration efforts include encouraging a high level of trust with a great value placed on relationships and partners, being open and flexible,...
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    large scale, such as in the case of Oregon watershed council, it carries a deeper meaning. It is a

  • Translingual Science Communication: From Local Publications to the STEM Writing Classroom

    Creator:
    Werndli, Alexander J.
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    In order to assist WAC/WID practitioners and science writing faculty in incorporating translingual perspectives in disciplinary writing instruction, this study extends translingualism to language practice in the sciences by conducting a corpus study of Al-Awamia, a Moroccan agronomic journal. Mapping rhetorically significant changes across abstracts authored in English, French, and...
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    Science Communication: From Local Publications to the STEM Writing Classroom. Abstract

  • Public perceptions of wave energy on the Oregon coast

    Creator:
    Hunter, Daniel A.
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    Oregon’s coastal communities grew from the booming logging and fishing industries of the 19th century, but in recent decades have faced not only major declines in both timber and fish resources but also an increasing reliance on tourists and retirees and the resultant glut of seasonal service-sector jobs. As a...
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    26, 2009. Title: Public Perceptions of Wave Energy on the Oregon Coast Abstract approved

  • Cooperation and small to medium sized enterprises in Oregon's forest product industry

    Creator:
    Brown, Nicole A.
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    This thesis examines perceptions of cooperation among small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in western Oregon's forest products industry. Recent changes in the industry, such as corporate consolidation, global marketing, and government regulations have created an environment in which many SMEs find it difficult to stay competitive. Cooperation among SMEs...
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    System (certification organization) OFIC Oregon Forests Industry Council OFRI Oregon Forests Resources

  • Geoarchaeology at Tseriadun (35CU7), Curry County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Anderson, Frederick C.
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    The continuation of geoarchaeological investigations at Tseriadun (35CU7) contributes to the understanding of the site's depositional history and the associated environments, thereby identifying the long term geomorphic change in the area and providing the environmental context for local human activity as it is reflected in the archaeological record. Meeting this...
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    : Geoarchaeology at Tseriadun (35CU7), Curry County, Oregon. Abstract approved: I ~ Signature redacted for

  • A Game of Silent Irreverence : Passive Resistance in The Dalles, Oregon

    Creator:
    Maddoux, Maryanne
    Abstract:
    210 East First Street (site 35WS453) contains the only extant remains of a once thriving Overseas Chinese settlement, in the city of The Dalles, Oregon. Very little is known about the everyday lives of these early settlers, or the pressures that they faced. This thesis will help to enrich the...
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    Dalles, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Maryanne Maddoux for the degree of Master of Arts

  • Oregon outdoor garments : outdoor garments worn in the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon regions between 1880 to 1920

    Creator:
    Mower, Jennifer M.
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    The purpose of this study was to describe women's outdoor garments worn in Oregon from 1880 to 1920 to determine whether there were garment differences between the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon. The question addressed was: can garment differences be explained by the different Oregon climates, geographic locations, and availability...
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    Historical Society's publication Oregon Historical Quarterly occasionally includes articles with

  • The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

    Creator:
    Stone, Helen Delight
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    Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
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    Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon. David Brauner Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton

  • Oregon Health & Science University's understanding of cultural competency

    Creator:
    Racansky, Pamela A.
    Abstract:
    The United States population continues to increase and diversify. The cultural composition within the United States embodies a multitude of people from a variety of belief systems, religious backgrounds, and ethnicities. Within current biomedical practice, many of these differences are often marginalized, leaving populations with unsatisfactory experiences in seeking health...
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    of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on becember 4, 2002. Title: Oregon Health