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With Liberty and Justice For All: An Examination of the Ethical Duties of Consciousness

Creator:: Jackson, C. Winifred
Abstract:: If we are conscious beings, what ethical implications might that have? Are there inherent ethical responsibilities in consciousness? If so, what are they? Here we explore the possibility of experience within artificial general intelligence as it relates directly to the essential question of ethical responsibilities implied by human consciousness. By...
Resource Type:: Other

Wintertime grazing rates of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, along the Northern Antarctic Peninsula

Creator:: Gunther, Lacey, Bernard, Kim, Reiss, Christian, and Dietrich, Kim
Abstract:: Over 70% of the Antarctic krill population exists along the Antarctic Peninsula, a region undergoing rapid climate change. Recent studies have shown a clear correlation between krill recruitment each spring and the timing and coverage of sea ice the winter before, with less sea ice and a shorter duration being...
Resource Type:: Poster

What Disrupts Cycles of Poverty? Examining the Effect of Family Background and Educational Attainment on Receiving Public Assistance with Multivariate Regression

Creator:: Vargas, Patricia I.
Abstract:: Understanding poverty as a state of being poor with regard to concretely being unable to meet basic needs such as water, food, clothes, shelter, and essential services (e.g., sanitation, health, and education), its concerted study in the United States not only stands tandem with constitutionally upheld values such as equality...
Resource Type:: Presentation

Weighty Tomes : An Analysis of Weight-Related Content in Introductory Psychology Books

Creator:: Watkins, Patti Lou, Methratta, Alexandra, Cook, Abiagail, Teresi, Andie, and Gerber, Madison Rae
Abstract:: Weight bias has dramatically increased over the last 20 years and is as prevalent as bias based on race and gender. The media is a primary source of weight bias according to a review of weight-related content within newspapers, popular press books, television, and movies. Bias is perpetuated through messages...
Resource Type:: Presentation

We Hear You Now

Creator:: Roe, Philip
Abstract:: An analysis on the work of Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" and his ability to create powerful imagery and contextualize the unknown of war for the those who have never taken part. --Vietnam Experience Final Paper
Resource Type:: Research Paper

We Can’t Compare Apples to Oranges: Establishing Validity Between Drastically Different Emotional Intelligence Tests

Creator:: Blatt, Daniel S., Erickson, Gregory, and Bernieri, Frank
Abstract:: Autism and Alexithymia are two disorders characterized by deficiencies in interpersonal and emotional processing. For example, both of these disorders are associated with deficits in the ability to identify and judge the emotions of others. For diagnosis, patients are typically assessed for such deficiencies using published tests of emotion perception...
Resource Type:: Poster

We Can’t Compare Apples to Oranges: Establishing Validity Between Drastically Different Emotional Intelligence Tests

Creator:: Blatt, Daniel S., Erickson, Gregory, and Bernieri, Frank
Abstract:: Autism and alexithymia are two disorders characterized by deficiencies in interpersonal and emotional processing. For example, both of these disorders are associated with deficits in the ability to identify and judge the emotions of others. For diagnosis, patients are typically assessed for such deficiencies using published tests of emotion perception...
Resource Type:: Poster

WAVE pilot study: Creation of education tools to promote proper body composition analysis and body image awareness

Creator:: Chan, Lauren E., Skoog, Ingrid, Wong, Siew Sun, and Manore, Melinda M.
Abstract:: Background: The Wave~Ripples for Change: Obesity Prevention in High-School Soccer Players research project is a 5-Y USDA funded project focused on building healthy nutrition, physical activity and life skills for healthy weight maintenance. The intervention includes providing face-to-face sport nutrition, physical activity and life- skills lessons, assessments of body composition,...
Resource Type:: Poster

Water Insecurity in Asia

Creator:: Simmons, Jaclynn
Abstract:: Water security and what it is and how it is affecting the freshwater resources in Asia.
Resource Type:: Poster

Warm, Winter Winds: Building a Case Study for the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Phillips, Briana
Abstract:: Warm, high pressure systems are measured from a weather station on a high elevation peak in the Oregon Coast range during the winter months. Temperature observations on Mary’s Peak show abnormally warm air in relation to the surrounding areas. The goal of this study was to characterize the frequency and...
Resource Type:: Research Paper and Presentation

Voter Displeasure: The Role of Dislike For the Opposition In the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

Creator:: Schiek, Andrew
Abstract:: One of the surprising things about the 2016 presidential election was how much each presidential candidate was disliked. In this historic election, questions about whether voters made their decisions by supporting their candidate or voting against another have arisen. Studies have been done in the past that examine which traits...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Visual Exploration of Pore Structure in Sandy Soil

Creator:: Heutmaker, Ashley
Resource Type:: Poster

Visual discrimination and memory of Enteroctopus dofleini, the Giant Pacific Octopus

Creator:: Boyle, Virinda R.
Abstract:: This study evaluated the memory and visual discrimination capabilities of Enteroctopus dofleini, the Giant Pacific Octopus. Octopuses have been known to have advance sensory capabilities and through this study we challenged our specimen to remember and actively choose a specific patterned jar based on a visual pattern and positive reinforcement....
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Visual Attention and Working Memory: Are Low Memory Capacity Individuals More Easily Distracted?

Creator:: Naylor, Jamie, Williams, Reginald, and Lien, Mei-Ching
Abstract:: Visual working memory (VWM) allows us temporarily hold images in our minds and manipulate them. As an example, you can remember a face you just saw, or try to imagine how a room would look with a different arrangement of furniture. Previous studies have shown that individuals with low VWM...
Resource Type:: Poster

Vibrio cholerae Response to Environmental Factors Including pH and Salt Content in the Absence of Specific Antiporters

Creator:: Edwards, Jesse and Payne, Rachel
Abstract:: Vibrio cholerae is a gram-negative gammaproteobacteria, well known for causing the watery-diarrheal disease Cholera. V. cholerae is endemic to the marine and freshwater ecosystems of India and surrounding aquatic environments within that region. Primary reservoirs include brackish water and estuaries. The primary symptom is rapid dehydration due to watery diarrhea....
Resource Type:: Poster

Variation in smolt quality of juevnile spring Chinook Salmon

Creator:: Palmer, Rachel M., Billman, E. J., Danley, C., Sharpe, C., Noakes, D. L. G., and Schreck, C. B.
Abstract:: As juvenile salmon migrate from freshwater into saltwater, physiological changes must occur to allow fish to osmoregulate in the marine environment. Juvenile spring Chinook salmon migrate to the ocean at different time periods, most notably in the fall (August – November; i.e. fall smolts) and spring (February – May; i.e....
Resource Type:: Poster

Utilization of EpiDerm, a Reconstructed Human Skin Model, in a Translational Mouse to Human Study

Creator:: Ridinger, Elyssa
Resource Type:: Presentation

Using Skin Phototype to Assess Risk of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Young Women of Color

Creator:: Hassan, Aden, Hyman, Kalilah, and Kerr, David
Abstract:: Vitamin D sufficiency supports cardiovascular health and lower cancer risk. Rates of vitamin D insufficiency vary by racial/ethnic group, in part because skin pigment limits sunlight penetration. However race/ethnicity is an unreliable marker of vitamin D deficiency, given individual differences in skin pigment, or phototype, and other characteristics. Clarifying associations...
Resource Type:: Poster

Using 4-D imaging of the zebrafish model to observe pharmacodynamics of a therapeutic drug on glioblastoma

Creator:: Means, Sophie, Gamble, John, Wehmas, Leah, and Greenwood, Julie
Abstract:: Glioblastoma Multiform • Type of aggressive brain cancer • Five year survival rate of 4.70% • Not often detected until it’s in the later stages when the symptoms appear • Surgery is not an effective option due to invasion and proliferation of glioblastoma cells outside of the tumor mass before...
Resource Type:: Poster

Understanding metastatic growth through the traction force of human breast cancer cells

Creator:: Dinh, Theresa, Kim, Jihan, and Sun, Bo
Abstract:: Cancer is a hard disease to control because of its ability to spread to different parts of the body. Cancer cells can spread out from a primary tumor to distant organs which gives rise to new cancer cell colonies and more tumors over time. This process is known as metastasis...
Resource Type:: Poster

Understanding Disability Self-Disclosure and the Impacts of Visibility and Discrimination

Creator:: Yates, Jacqueline M. and Bogart, Kathleen
Abstract:: Self-disclosure is a complex process that impacts social, cultural, and individual contexts of people’s lives. Under ideal circumstances, disclosure strengthens social bonds, enhances intimacy in relationships, and fosters a more unified sense of the self. Disclosing information about a stigmatized identity, however, is associated with a variety of risks and...
Resource Type:: Poster

Transmission and Persistence of Ceratomyxa shasta, Transmission and Persistence of Ceratomyxa shasta in Chinook Salmon

Creator:: Wong, Peter, Hurst, Charlene N., Ray, R. Adam, and Bartholomew, Jerri L.
Abstract:: Native to the Pacific Northwest, Ceratomyxashastais a myxosporeanparasite that infects wild and cultivated salmon and has a significance impact on its population in the Klamath River basin. The study suggests that the transmission of mixed genotypes of the parasite are common in Chinook salmon but the age of the fish...
Resource Type:: Poster and Presentation

Tracking the Changes: An Exploration of Ecological Succession in Rocky Intertidal Communities

Creator:: Anderson, Roy K., Bachhuber, Silke M., Poirson, Brittany N., and Menge, Bruce A.
Abstract:: The rocky shores of the US West Coast are home to diverse ecological communities made up of species that are uniquely adapted for survival at the harsh boundary between land and sea. Even so, physical or environmental stressors regularly kill swaths of animals on the rocks. This is called disturbance....
Resource Type:: Presentation

Trace element concentration in tree-rings biomonitoring centuries of environmental change

Creator:: Padilla, Kimberly L. and Anderson, Kim A.
Abstract:: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to examine trace element concentration in treerings over three and half centuries to assess macro-trends of environmental change. Tree-rings of a 350+ year old mammoth ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) were analyzed for element concentration and evaluated versus local and global historical events....
Resource Type:: Article

Toxicity and Mutagenicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soils using Mammalian In Vitro Assay

Creator:: Luker, George W.
Abstract:: There exists a growing need to establish a better in vitro model for evaluating PAH toxicity and carcinogenicity and to improve assessments of risk to human health, especially to the complex mixtures that exist in the environment. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants due to the incomplete combustion...
Resource Type:: Presentation

This is a bassoon. Bassoon recital.

Creator:: Van Hatten, Sean
Abstract:: Rectial Program | Scherzo - Oleg Miroshnikov | Syrinx - Claude Debussy | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 - Heitor Villa-Lobos (Feat. Kaleigh Hull on flute) | Turkisher March - Christian Julius Weissenborn (Feat. Annie Kosanovic-Brown, Andrew McKelvey on bassoon) | Pizzicati Polka - Leo Delibes (DeArr. Mark Eubanks) (Feat. Annie...
Resource Type:: Video

The Temporal Dynamics of Visual Attention in Processing Facial Emotion

Creator:: Wiebke, Ashley, Weber, Emily, Griswold, Sarah, Markovics, Alyssia, and Lien, Mei-Ching
Abstract:: In rapid serial visual presentation, identification of the second of two targets is impaired when it closely follows the first target. This phenomenon is known as the attentional blink (AB) effect. Awh and his colleagues (2004) found that face discrimination was immune to AB when performed together with a digit...
Resource Type:: Poster

The Temporal Dynamics of Visual Attention in Processing Facial Emotion

Creator:: Wiebke, Ashley, Weber, Emily, Markovics, Alyssia, Griswold, Sarah, and Lien, Mei-Ching
Abstract:: In rapid serial visual presentation, identification of the second of two targets is impaired when it closely follows the first target. This attentional blink (AB) effect suggests limited capacity in processing successive visual stimuli in working memory. Awh et al. (2004) found that face identity Target 2 was immune to...
Resource Type:: Poster

The role of phenolics in anode fouling during electrolysis of aqueous alkali byproduct streams from food and agricultural processing

Creator:: Dulaney, Anthony
Abstract:: The research revolves around membrane-assisted electrolysis to recover caustic soda from alkali processing. This research began with the lab having no experience in electrochemistry and thus conducting initial experiments to begin to understand electrochemical systems. The lab then looked at both gas production and anodic fouling behavior. The lab then...
Resource Type:: Presentation

The role of complement molecules in cnidarian immunity

Creator:: Dow, Ellen
Resource Type:: Presentation

The predation of mudflat burrowing shrimp by native Oregon crabs Red rock crab (Cancer productus) and Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) versus an invasive crab European green crab (Carcius maenas)

Creator:: Trobaugh, Sean A.
Abstract:: Yaquina Bay, Oregon, has been introduced to a few The invasive species in Yaquina Bay, Oregon can have a huge effect on the native species and local ecosystem. European green crab (Carcius maenas) is an invasive species. The European green crab can be found on the mudflats competing with the...
Resource Type:: Research Paper and Presentation

The Plant Anatomy of a Dicot Stem

Creator:: Manaois, Emmeline D.
Abstract:: This is a presentation for BIO 212 Lab.
Resource Type:: Poster

The Myth of “Faculty Diversity” in Sociology, Political Science and Chemistry Departments on the West Coast

Creator:: Whitley, Hannah
Abstract:: This study aimed to investigate if diversity exists among faculty members in (20) twenty universities in sociology, political science, and chemistry departments situated in a variety of cities on the American West Coast. By conducting a content analysis composed of official university websites and individual Curriculum Vitae, each listed faculty...
Resource Type:: Poster and Research Paper

The link between amphibole aluminum content and reaction rim mineralogy

Creator:: Ellingwood, Ross T.
Abstract:: During volcanic eruptions ascending magma undergoes decompression, resulting in a decrease of dissolved H2O. This creates unstable conditions for the hydrous mineral amphibole. As a result a reaction rim forms from anhydrous minerals such as pyroxene, plagioclase, and Fe-Ti oxides (Rutherford and Hill, 1993). There have been numerous studies done...
Resource Type:: Poster

The influence of exercise on single leg jump-cut and double leg jump landing biomechanics

Creator:: Correia, Michelle K., Chang, Eunwook, Johnson, Samuel T., and Norcross, Marc F.
Abstract:: An important field of study within the exercise science realm lies in identifying risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries to inform injury prevention programs. One of the more serious injuries in sports, especially sports involving cutting and jumping, is sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Previous research has found that...
Resource Type:: Poster

The Impact of Housing First on Homeless Housing and Mental Health Outcomes

Creator:: Foster, Kevin H.
Abstract:: This paper is a literature review and analysis of the housing policy known as Housing First. Under said policy, homeless individuals are housed prior to requisite addiction and mental health services. The literature encompasses multiple randomized controlled trials, as well as broader observational studies on Permanent Supportive Housing. The studies...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The Impact of Dietary Calcium on Rates of Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone

Creator:: Gordon, Jody
Abstract:: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is directly involved in breast cancer (BC) metastasis, as well as the severity of metastatic tumors. Excess PTH, caused by insufficient dietary calcium, may be an important and preventable factor affecting BC metastasis to bone. PTH levels increase with age in most women, largely due to insufficient...
Resource Type:: Presentation

The Geometry of the Penrose Diagram for Minkowski Spacetime

Creator:: Siebersma, Maxwell
Abstract:: Culture of Writing Award in Mathematics (2022)
Resource Type:: Technical Report

The Gender Wage Gap and Education

Creator:: Nordin, Bri
Abstract:: Does the wage gap exist in careers that require higher levels of educational attainment? Research indicates that, on average, women make around 80% of what men earn. This study aims to investigate the relationship between educational attainment and the magnitude of the wage gap. Due to the differences in gender...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Oregon: A Preliminary Survey of Yaquina, Coos, Winchester and Siletz Bays

Creator:: Angel, Tiah, Bassett, Zasha, Chipman, Brian, Cleveland, Kimberly, Cronick, Tamisha, Ehlig, Janette, Frerich, Dan, Hunt, Chris, Ison, Todd, McGuire, Angela, Oliver, Jennifer, Schmelter, Anja, and Whitsett, Jennifer
Abstract:: http://people.oregonstate.edu/~yamadas/crab/rephome.htm
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The effects of soaking HafSOx films in NaOH over varying time

Creator:: Lucchini, Stefan E.
Abstract:: HafSOx is a dielectric material that also functions as an insulator. It is able to be spin-coated onto a silicon substrate, creating a thin, amorphous film. It is very dense, which helps lead it to a high dielectric constant, making it ideal for electronic devices through the use of lithography....
Resource Type:: Presentation

The effects of gamma radiation on Cascade hop

Creator:: Getty, Brooke
Abstract:: This gamma irradiation study was conducted to establish an LD50 of the hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cultivar Cascade . The overall, long term goal is to generate replacement hop cultivars by inducing minor but significant DNA alterations with gamma radiation to improve agronomic quality without changing the brewing profile. The...
Resource Type:: Presentation

The Effects of an Inclusive Playgroup on Social Interaction Between Children With and Without Disabilities

Creator:: Inskeep, Kelsey, Ross, Samantha, Twardzik, Erica, Catena, Michele, Ayyagari, Apoorva, Cook, Erika, Winden, Haylee, Fine, Jeremiah, Magnani, Jessica, and Logan, Samuel W.
Abstract:: Being present in an area of play can create a dynamic experience of exploration, movement, and interaction with objects and peers. These are required to foster positive development across cognitive, social, and physical domains (1). Children with disabilities may experience limitations in mobility impacting their early exploration, socialization, and play...
Resource Type:: Poster

The Effect of Phosphorous Limitation on Cyclotella

Creator:: Reed, Hailey
Resource Type:: Presentation

The Economic Path Dependency of Foreign Extraction Duration: Why Colonialism Still Matters

Creator:: Kemp, Duncan S.
Abstract:: Foreign occupation and extraction have arguably existed since the very emergence of interstate conflict millennia ago. Yet despite humanity’s vast experience on the topic, we know surprisingly little about its long-term economic consequences. It is generally accepted by most that the extraction of resources by a foreign power tends to...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The Deviance of Deviant Research: An Analysis of The Extensibility of Social Construction and Research Surrounding Deviance

Creator:: Anderson, Kaylyn H.
Abstract:: The preceding empirical research examines the traditional and evolutionary research surrounding youth deviance. Deviance is routinely discussed as an adverse impact in a plethora of theories and it is imperative to further develop the knowledge of deviance as society progresses. In this report, the utilized sample group approximately (n=13583) was...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The current status of psychiatric certificate of need in the United States

Creator:: Callahan, Ashley, Volmar, Karen, Wu, Connie, and Yoon, Jangho
Abstract:: Certificate of Need (CON) laws provide state level review of the need for additional health care resources in a given community. General CON regulations on medical services have been relatively well-documented. Little attention has been paid to state CON regulations for psychiatric and substance abuse care and their impacts on...
Resource Type:: Poster

The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature: A "Humanizing" Approach

Creator:: Foos, Jordan
Abstract:: PHL 360: Philosophy and the Arts
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Synthesis and High Temperature Thermoelectric Characterization of Y₁₋ₓCaₓCoO₃ and YCo₁₋ₓRhₓO₃

Creator:: Dickens, Colin
Abstract:: In this study, the effects of A and B site cation substitution of the distorted perovskite YCoO₃ on crystal structure and thermoelectric properties were investigated. Polycrystalline samples of Y₁₋ₓCaₓCoO₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.20) and YCo₁₋ₓRhₓO₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) were prepared by solid state reaction. Optimal synthesis conditions...
Resource Type:: Presentation

Sulforaphane Decreases Ezh2 Expression in PC3 Prostate Cancer Cells

Creator:: Black, Chelsea and Watson, Greg
Abstract:: Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in the U.S. and is among the leading causes of death in men of all races. One predictor of advanced prostate cancer and aggressive tumor behavior is the overexpression of the histone methyl transferase EZH2. EZH2 functions in the...
Resource Type:: Poster

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