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  • Exploring the foundations of science interest development in early childhood

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    Pattison, Scott A.
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    There is growing evidence that children develop science-related interests in early childhood, before they enter school, and that these interests may have long-term implications for science participation and achievement. Although researchers have made headway in describing interest development in the preschool years, little is currently known about the proximal processes...
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    second manuscript in the dissertation, written for the Journal of Research in Science Teaching

  • An Engineering Decision Support System (EDSS) with alternative-criterion pair evaluations

    Creator:
    Herling, Derald E.
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    An Engineering Decision Support System, EDSS, was developed using Bayesian mathematics which incorporates knowledge and confidence components observed in alternative-criterion pair decision making. The separation of knowledge and confidence has been previously unaccounted for in decision-making methods. EDSS provides decision support to individuals or teams which must make choices between...
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    Munich worked with me during the experiment. The National Science Foundation supported this research

  • Explorations Into Who is Doing Freshwater Science and How We are Altering Waterscapes

    Creator:
    Abernethy, Erin F.
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    The United States of America and the world are faced with three massive intertwining challenges at this time: COVID-19, racial inequity, and climate change. As a species, humans must come together and collectively address these challenges to preserve our humanity and make our world a more just and livable place...
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    place for all species. This dissertation presents research to support paths forward on addressing

  • Determinants of public opinion on renewable energy : the case of wave energy development in Oregon

    Creator:
    Stefanovich Petrova, Maria A.
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    Renewable energy resources, such as wind, solar, and wave, have a number of advantages compared to traditional fossil fuels. Numerous studies attest to the physical potential for wave energy development in Oregon. In transitioning from conventional fossil fuel to alternative energy provision, citizen understanding of the global energy problems and...
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    Dissertation topic. Moreover, this research would not have been complete without the support of all Oregon

  • Boundary Dynamics of a Transformative Learning Network : Improving Connection at the Interface of Science and Society

    Creator:
    Risien, Julie
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    Transformative learning networks are a specific type of loose network with geographically distributed members and member organizations. They hold particular promise for transformation when both top-down and bottom-up processes have failed to support desired systems-level change. The aim of this dissertation is to build knowledge about the social-interactional processes, roles,...
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    support desired systems-level change. The aim of this dissertation is to build knowledge about the

  • Linguistic foundations and cultural diversity for the teacher education program at Oregon State University : an instructional system

    Creator:
    Petry, Larry L.
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    Purpose of the Study The education of culturally diverse children has been one of the focuses of education since the early 1960's. One of the factors influencing education's inability to deal with the needs of culturally diverse children is the lack of teacher's foundational knowledge of language and linguistics as...
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    Diversity for the Teacher Education Program at Oregon State University: An Instructional System by Larry

  • Pattern systems and methodologies for multiparadigm analysis and design

    Creator:
    Knutson, Charles D.
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    In this research, we have captured, in pattern form, key elements of programming and design in four programming paradigms (imperative, object-oriented, functional and logical) as well as multiparadigm programming. These pattern sets have formed a foundation upon which we were able to build a deeper understanding of multiparadigm programming and...
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    groundwork for this problem statement, and supports the need for this research. The remainder of this

  • Ecology of adult day care for family caregivers

    Creator:
    Patterson, Susan L.
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    The purpose of the study was to learn more about the ways in which caregivers perceive the effects of adult day services. The goal was to help inform adult day providers about services family caregivers find useful. An ecological model was used as a framework. Data were collected from focus...
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    this work. Most of all thank you for the time and effort you took from your own work to review mine

  • A direct-drive wave energy converter with contactless force transmission system

    Creator:
    Agamloh, Emmanuel B.
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    Commonly proposed ocean wave energy converters (OWEC) use inefficient and maintenance demanding intermediate hydraulic and pneumatic systems. We propose a novel rotary direct-drive OWEC that eliminates these intermediate stages. The new device employs a contactless force transmission system (CFTS) comprising a “piston” and a “cylinder” and a ball screw to...
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    financial support provided by the National Science Foundation and Oregon Sea Grant for this work is

  • Application of biomarker compounds as tracers for sources and fates of natural and anthropogenic organic matter in the environment

    Creator:
    Oros, Daniel R.
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    Determination of the source and fate of natural (higher plant lipids, marine lipids, etc.) and anthropogenically (e.g., petroleum, coal emissions) derived hydrocarbons and oxygenated compounds in the environment was accomplished using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to characterize or identify molecular biomarkers to be utilized as tracers....
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    - Minority Graduate Student Pipeline Support Fellowship Program for the final year of study. CONTRIBUTION