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Teaching business to the poor : the effectiveness of business development services within microenterprise development

Creator:: Wilson, Taylor Anne
Abstract:: Many economic development methods over the years have tried to solve the problem of poverty with varied success. Microenterprise development is a method that works with the poor to create small self-run businesses to increase their income, and therefore bring more freedom from disease illiteracy and discrimination. Within microenterprise development...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

NAFTA : effects on information technology in Mexico

Creator:: Garbarino, Angelina R.
Abstract:: This paper addresses how the implementation of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has affected the use of Information Technology (IT) in Mexico. In order to answer this question this thesis analyzes the direct and indirect effects of NAFTA on Mexico’s economic and regulatory environment, and how this influences the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Studying abroad and vocabulary use in impromptu essays

Creator:: Mitchell, Kathleen
Abstract:: Spending time in a German speaking country may aid in vocabulary acquisition and production. This study hypothesized a concrete link between written language use and experiences abroad. Intermediate German students’ vocabulary uses in impromptu essays were evaluated by counting the number of total word, unique words, and content words. This...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The People's band: U2 and international activism

Creator:: Peterson, Maxie Jean
Abstract:: The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Impacts of mangrove conditions on zooplankton communities

Creator:: Frasier, Kaitlin E.
Abstract:: Mangroves are becoming increasingly recognized as important nursery habitats for many juvenile fish and macroinvertebrate species, however little is known about their importance for zooplankton communities. The complex structure of mangrove environments may provide zooplankton populations with shelter, substrate, food, and protection from depredation. These factors could impact zooplankton survival,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

DNA UV damage-related control of ribonucleotide reductase : possible relationship to mutagenesis and the incidence of and attitudes toward skin cancer in several western nations

Creator:: Stenberg, John C.
Abstract:: Two strains of Escherichia coli were studied to determine the effect of constitutive expression of the SOS DNA damage repair response on the activity of ribonucleotide reductase. Activity of the reductase and cellular deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) pools were both determined before and after exposure of the cells to ultraviolet radiation....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ’-diphosphate (3H CDP) (0.29 μl, 1 μCi/μl). Reactions were carried out for 60 minutes in a 37 degrees C water

Discovering white privilege : a series of difficult stories

Creator:: Blumhardt, Tammy
Abstract:: This project combines service learning with narrative writing (fiction and non-fiction) as an effective tool for the discovery and communication of social understanding; more specifically, the project discusses white privilege in literary form. Four short stories and seven vignettes, drawn from service learning experience over the course of three years,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Difference in prostate cancer rates between the United States and Spain : effect of vitamin D

Creator:: Marvel, Kathryn
Abstract:: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, but rates around the world vary greatly. Americans have the highest incidence rates in the world, 4 to 5 times those of Spain. The hypothesis of this thesis was that vitamin D metabolism is a factor in prostate cancer development...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Effects of phenytoin and carbamazepine on calcium transport in Caco-2 cells and pilot study to compare the role of the Chilean and United States pharmacist from the patient perspective

Creator:: von Borstel, Melinda
Abstract:: Adverse effects of anti-epileptic (AED) medications on bone density have been reported since the 1960s. Phenytoin and carbamazepine, two commonly prescribed AED, are frequently associated with osteomalacia including fractures and reduced bone formation. The mechanism by which AED induces bone loss is not fully explained. We sought to determine the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: absorb approximately 30% of ingested calcium (Mahan 2004). Calcium absorption appears to range from 10-60

Militant and nonviolent social movements

Creator:: Robinson, Blake
Abstract:: While much has been written about why people join social movements in general, little has been written about why people specifically join either militant or nonviolent social movements. Using the Black Panther Party as an example of a militant social movement and the mainstream Civil Rights Movement as an example...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Teaching business to the poor : the effectiveness of business development services within microenterprise development

NAFTA : effects on information technology in Mexico

Studying abroad and vocabulary use in impromptu essays

The People's band: U2 and international activism

Impacts of mangrove conditions on zooplankton communities

DNA UV damage-related control of ribonucleotide reductase : possible relationship to mutagenesis and the incidence of and attitudes toward skin cancer in several western nations

Discovering white privilege : a series of difficult stories

Difference in prostate cancer rates between the United States and Spain : effect of vitamin D

Effects of phenytoin and carbamazepine on calcium transport in Caco-2 cells and pilot study to compare the role of the Chilean and United States pharmacist from the patient perspective

Militant and nonviolent social movements

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