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  • Self-Advocacy for Female Patients with Chronic Pain

    Creator:
    Smith, McGwire
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    A significant proportion of the population of the United States suffers from chronic pain, a category of disease that is not yet well understood by healthcare professionals. A majority of this group is made up of women; individuals who often have to convince healthcare professionals that their symptoms are real...
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    Pain by McGwire Smith A THESIS submitted to Oregon

  • The Effect of Burnout on Emergency Department Physicians and Current Preventative Measures

    Creator:
    Nguyen, Caileun H.
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    The demands of the healthcare system on its employees are heavy and intense. Long working hours, high-stress environments, and emotionally exhausting situations can lead to burnout. This is particularly a constant concern in emergency medicine. Burnout has been associated with impacting well-being and performance. There is also an interest in...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Department of Integrative Biology

  • Exploring Learning Assistant Beliefs in the Context of Pedagogical Training and Instructional Practice

    Creator:
    Jeong, Brandon C.
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    Learning assistant (LA) programs are gaining increasing popularity as a means to shift instructional practice in STEM classrooms. In these programs, trained undergraduate students join the instructional team and support student-centered active learning pedagogies. Their professional development is typically supported through a seminar. In facilitating small group collaborative learning, LAs...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Department of Integrative Biology

  • Work-Related Eye Injuries Reported to U.S. Trauma Registries

    Creator:
    Gibbon, Gabrielle O.
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    Approximately 2,000 workers in the United States sustain work-related eye injuries that require medical treatment every day. While the majority of eye injuries are not fatal, they can cause temporary or permanent vision loss and result in a decrease in the quality of life of the individuals affected. Unlike blindness...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Integrative Biology

  • Analysis of Student Engagement with Applied Calculus Problems

    Creator:
    Gumpinger, Lynn M.
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    Applied problems are a necessity for a well-rounded and rigorous education in mathematics. This thesis summarizes the literature about student engagement with applied problems in order to develop a set of criteria for what makes an engaging and meaningful applied mathematics problem. Based on a review of the literature, this...
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    . The problems were co-authored by Drs. Lori Kayes, Devon Quick, and Mary Beisiegel, and

  • Strength and Composition of Willamette Valley Cob: An Earthen Building Material

    Creator:
    Pullen, Quinn M.
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    Cob is an earthen building material composed of sand, clay and straw. Though cob homes are presently being built in the Pacific Northwest, there is no applicable building code for this material. The purpose of this study is to establish estimates for the major engineering parameters, including both average values...
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    production in the mid-1800’s, but has experienced a revival 3 starting in the 1980’s in the Devon

  • The Islamic Prohibition on Interest : Muslim Americans’ Financial Understandings, Attitudes, and Behavior

    Creator:
    Moussaoui, Ibrahim
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    In Islam, paying and receiving interest is prohibited based on the belief that money should not be a commodity that is “rented” out; instead, Islamic lending structures arrange loans on an equity basis. This work examines the historical origins of interest prohibition and explains how different Islamic financial products provide...
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    , and Devon Bank (Wiseman). Over the years, investment has rapidly grown as a spokesman from Freddie