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  • Empirical Analysis of Two-Phase Confined Impinging Jet Heat Transfer

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    Damiano, Adam P.
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    Advances in electronics fabrication, coupled with the demand for increased computing power, have driven the demand for innovative cooling solutions to dissipate waste heat generated by these devices. To meet future demands, research and development has focused on robust two-phase heat transfer devices. A confined impinging jet is explored as...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Adam P. Damiano

  • Gender Stereotypes in Halloween Costumes

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    Searles, Samantha A. P.
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    Previous research has shown that gender stereotypes are present in advertisements and in popular culture items. We conducted a content analysis of Halloween costumes to examine the presence of gender stereotypes in the poses of the models, weapons, and costume role (e.g. hero, counter authority, mythical creature, royalty). A sample...
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    ” (Holt & Ellis, 1998, p. 932). They found that more than 25 years later, participants rated the same 20

  • 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

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    von Borstel, Melinda
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    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...
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    : ________________________________________________ Theresa M. Filtz Adverse

  • A Philosophical Analysis of Ethical Considerations in Cuban Tourism

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    Finlay, Samantha R.
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    Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, and causes many cultural, environmental, and economic problems. In this thesis, I explore ethics in the field of tourism studies, and identify three ethical models used to discuss ethics in tourism, which are: business ethics, alternative tourism, and philosophical ethics....
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    holidays” (as cited in Weeden & Boluk, 2014, p. 228). Despite the large impacts of tourism and the

  • Drone Strikes : The Moral, Political, and Legal Implications of the Changing Character of War

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    Khalife, Ryan A.
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    Drone strikes have become a defining strategy in the US War on Terror. Since the first combat drone strike in 2001, the executive branch has intentionally increased the deployment of drones for counterterrorism operations throughout the Middle East and North Africa. This thesis explores the moral and legal justifications for...
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    . Shanker & Steven, L. M, “The Pentagon: Deploying Stealthy B-2’s, Military Promises Day-and-Night Bombing

  • Training and Quality Assurance in Agencies Delivering an Evidence-Based Intervention : A Case Study

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    Harris, Justin H. W.
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    Background: Training and quality assurance (QA) are important to high fidelity program implementation in practice settings but are rarely the focus of translation research. Thus, it is important to conduct studies that specifically address training and QA. Methods: Using the maximum variation case study method, we examined training and QA...
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    . Abstract approved:________________________________________________________ M. Margaret Dolcini

  • Mutagenic Analysis of Victorin Sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana and Avena sativa

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    Seshadri, Rishi S.
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    The fungal pathogen Cochliobolus victoriae, the causal agent of Victoria blight, produces a host-selective pathogenicity factor called victorin. In Arabidopsis thaliana, a dominant gene called "supersense" (SSN) confers constitutive victorin sensitivity at very low concentrations. SSN encodes a nucleotide-binding leucine-rich-repeat (NB-LRR) protein. In the SSN-carrying Heiligkreuztal 2 ecotype (TAIR Germplasm...
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    . A., Lancien, M., & Lea, P. J. (2006). The aspartic acid metabolic pathway, an exciting and

  • The Effect of Instructional Technique on Perceived Musicality

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    Walchli, Ashley M.
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    Previous research has shown significant improvements in standard measurements of student learning in traditional classroom settings when constructivist instruction techniques are skillfully applied as opposed to its traditional counterpart, direct instruction. The purpose of this study is to apply the concept of constructivism in musical instruction. The working hypothesis is...
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    listening condition [F(1,27)=8.41, p <.01,ηp 2=.24]. The Gounod composite score (M=5.27, SD=0.91) was

  • Do Slasher Films Breed Violence Against Women?

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    Kimsey, Jennfer M.
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    A topic of concern for feminists, film critics, media researchers, and film scholars alike who believe in a causal connection between film violence and real life violence have found an enemy in the slasher film. Critics of slasher films, a subgenre of horror, often charge these films are uniquely violent...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jennfer M. Kimsey for the degree of Honors

  • Cultural Theory and Healthcare Policy Preferences

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    Butler, Cyrus M.
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    This study examines healthcare policy preferences of Oregon State University students through the lens of Political Culture Theory, as pioneered by Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky in the 1980’s. The primary goal of this study is to examine the impact of cultural traits as described by Political Culture Theory on...
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    =else (see Table 3) c 1=Support ACA provision for Medicaid coverage, 0=else (see Table 4) *p < .05