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Physical activity, hormone replacement therapy, and insulin resistant coronary artery disease risk factors in postmenopausal women

Creator:: Manns, Patricia J.
Abstract:: Low physical activity levels and high serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in both men and women. However, postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have increased risk of CAD because of HRT-related increases in serum CRP. There are two manuscripts...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Perceptions of agricultural education teacher preparation programs toward distance education

Creator:: Nelson, Susanne J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify if differences existed in perceived barrier factors and perceived attitude factors toward distance education between faculty and administrators in the decision stage and those in the implementation stage of distance education technology adoption. Information was gathered from teaching faculty and program leaders...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dissertation. A sincere appreciation is extended to my major advisor, Dr. Greg Thompson, who has been patient

Instructional coaching and disciplinary literacy : an examination of the engagement of secondary content-area teachers in professional development

Creator:: Bamford, Barbara JoAnne Dehm
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the factors that contributed to the engagement of middle and high school teachers in professional learning with instructional coaches, relative to disciplinary literacy. The study addressed the following question: What factors appear to influence secondary content-area teachers' engagement with instructional coaches,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Barbara JoAnne Dehm Bamford for the degree of Doctor of

Effectiveness of case based method versus traditional lecture in the retention of athletic training knowledge

Creator:: Carter, Lori D.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Joanne B. Engel The use of the case based method of teaching has become widespread

Urban natural parks in Portland : nature, networks, and community health

Creator:: Baur, Joshua W. R.
Abstract:: Three trends are occurring today in the United States which inspired this research. First, America is growing increasingly urbanized. Today, more Americans are living in cities than in rural environments, and this pattern is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. Urban living has benefits, but there are also challenges...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Networks, and Community Health Abstract approved: Joanne F. Tynon Three trends

A New Tool and a New Look at Human Relationships with Nature: from Biophilia to Behavior Change

Creator:: Leite de Araújo, Luciana
Abstract:: Despite some successful conservation stories, biodiversity continues to be lost around the world. Climate change accentuates the ecological crisis and demands not only coordinated action by individuals and collectives, but also a re-examination (and re-imagination) of our relationship with nature. As part of the basis for such a re-examination, further...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Joanne F. Tynon Despite some successful conservation stories, biodiversity continues

A case study of inclusion : its time to get mad

Creator:: O'Dell, Marti
Abstract:: Since the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, a number of common problems have emerged. Primarily they involve the difficulties both experienced and created by public schools attempting to fulfill the federal mandate to provide students with disabilities an appropriate public education. The purpose of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study support the attribution theory as presented by Bernard Weiner (Banks & Thompson. 1995

Interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects

Creator:: Thomas, Julie Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the professional interaction and interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects which involved the use of electronic media. Reference is made, repeatedly, in instructional development literature to the need to include interpersonal communication skills in the education and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ' Barney. Special appreciation is also extended to the members of my committee, Dr. Joanne (Jodi) Engel

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Calling Behavior In Southeast Alaska : A Study In Acoustic Ecology And Noise

Creator:: Fournet, Michelle E. H.
Abstract:: Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are a widely distributed baleen whale species, well known for their diverse acoustic behavior. On high-latitude foraging grounds, humpback whales produce a suite of non-song vocalizations (“calls”) in concert with foraging and social behavior. In this dissertation I investigated the role of calls in the acoustic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Removal of Radioactive Strontium, Iodine, and Uranium from Contaminated Groundwater : Sorption Processes and Properties

Creator:: Leonard, Mary E.
Abstract:: Iodine-129 is a key risk driver at sites where nuclear materials have been fabricated or processed, and it is a predominant isotope of concern in long-term waste storage strategies. I-129 exists primarily as iodate in the subsurface at the Hanford Site in south-central Washington State. Between 15 and 40% of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: space for synthetic chemistry experiments. Dr. Joanne Tynon served as the author's Graduate College

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
Full Text:: doctoral committee, Doctors Wayne Haverson, Charles Carpenter, JoAnne Trow, Glenn Klein and Margaret

Investigating the effects of temperature on secondary metabolism in Vitis vinifera L. cv. merlot berries

Creator:: Cohen, Seth D.
Abstract:: Grapes (e.g. Vitis vinifera L.) are one of the more important fruit crops from an economic standpoint with world market values over 550 million US dollars in 2007 and 2008, second to apples (United States Department of Agriculture). While a satisfactory level of ripeness is of primary concern, the quality...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An integrative approach to understanding pyoluteorin biosynthesis in the biological control bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5

Creator:: Nowak-Thompson, Brian
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF Brian Nowak-Thompson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Biophysics

The point of confluence : a qualitative study of the life-span developmental importance of menarche in the bodily histories of older women

Creator:: Sasser-Coen, Jennifer
Abstract:: In this qualitative, phenomenological study I employed oral history methodology, grounded in a life-span developmental and feminist approach, to explore the developmental importance of menarche in twenty older women's "bodily histories." Menarche is an important developmental event in the female life course because it represents a major point of confluence...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: University, Dr. Clara Pratt. In addition, I wish to thank Dr. Patricia Moran, Dr. Joanne Engel, and Dr

An analysis of vocational exploratory behavior as a function of internal vs. external control and selected structural variables

Creator:: Dudley, David Hugh
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship of internality and structural variables such as sex, socio-economic status, and academic achievement to the extensiveness and effectiveness of vocational exploratory behavior during college. The sample utilized in this study consisted of 108 male and female seniors who were in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Drs. JoAnne Trow, Odette Cadart-Ricard, Robert McCain, and Lloyd Klemke. I am also indebted to Dr

Enriching marital communication and marital adjustment of couples from India living in the United States

Creator:: Vijayalakshmi, Olaganatha P.
Abstract:: The primary objective of this investigation was to offer a marriage enrichment workshop enabling the participants to increase their communication and problem solving skills, and the prevention of future marital distress through an educational experience. Marital communication and marital adjustment scores were obtained from an experimental group consisting of 16...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Reese House, Dr. Judith Osborne, Dr. Joanne Engel, and Dr. Jon Lewis, for their assistance and

Personality characteristics of selected community college dropouts

Creator:: Edelbrock, Gary Ray
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The central purpose of this study was to determine if certain personality characteristics differ between community college persisters and those who drop out of school. The following 12 a priori hypotheses involving six Adjective Check List personality scales were tested: 1. Male persisters would have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Forslund, Dr. Norbert A. Hartman, Dr. Kenneth G. Naffsiger, and Dr. JoAnne J. Trow. I also wish to

The role of scientific thinking in environmental policy decisions

Creator:: Nelson, Jerry Kelvin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze the individual reasoning of 24 adults as they made decisions for two communities regarding municipal wastewater treatment. The two western Oregon communities were both responding to notices from governmental agencies of higher environmental standards for the purification of wastewater before it could...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Thompson. They took time from their busy schedules to read my thesis numerous times and offered invaluable

Combining Disparate Data Sources with Ecosystem and Integrated Models: Case Studies for Improving Management of Protected Species

Creator:: Chasco, Brandon E.
Abstract:: Globally, the number of threatened species is increasing and conserving them is a high priority to the scientific community. Assessing the status of these protected species is challenging due to missing, contested, and or contradictory data streams. Integrated models (IMs) provide a statistical framework for combining disparate data sources to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee: Selina Heppell, Jim Thorson, Ben Dalziel, Grant Thompson, and my GCR Kim Bernard for guiding me

Mapping quantitative trait loci underlying genome-wide recombination rate and mating system differences in meadowfoam

Creator:: Kishore, Venkata Krishna
Abstract:: Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba Bentham; Order: Brassicales; Family: Limnanthaceae) is a self-compatible, predominantly allogamous, insect pollinated species. Meadowfoam oil is a source of novel unsaturated very-long-chain (VLC) seed oils (C₂₀ and C₂₂) with low concentrations of saturated fatty acids (typically less than 2%) and outstanding oxidative stability. Here we report the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee, Dr. Patrick M. Hayes. Dr. James C Peterson, Dr. Tony Chen and Dr. Gregory Thompson for their

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