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Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, and Sexual Behaviors among Young Adults in Rural Zacatecas, Mexico

Creator:: Jones, Garrett C.
Abstract:: According to The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS report of regional statistics for HIV/AIDS from 2001-2008, Latin America has the third highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS among children and adults in the world with about 2 million infected in 2008. Among all of these countries, Mexico has the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________ S. Marie Harvey According

Facilitators and Barriers to Contraceptive Use among College-Age Latinas: Listening to Student Health Care Providers

Creator:: Farr, Carly Michelle
Abstract:: This study explored factors that affect acquisition and proper use of contraception among the college-age Latina population at Oregon State University. Interviews were conducted with eleven health care providers at OSU’s Student Health Services during the spring of 2014. Using content analysis we identified individual-level barriers including lack of knowledge...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : S. Marie Harvey ! This study explored factors that affect acquisition and proper use of

Retention Capacity of Biochar Infiltration Columns for Escherichia coli

Creator:: Lesch, Samantha
Abstract:: With a growing demand for renewable sources of freshwater around the world, stormwater offers a potential solution. However, various pollutants can be present within stormwater, such as antibiotic-resistant bacteria, that present a danger to human health if stormwater is used for agricultural purposes. Biochar has the capability to remove bacteria...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . When the concentration of E. coli entering the columns was the same as the concentration in the

Variation of the Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) diet across forest types in the Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Yates, Margaret E.
Abstract:: Investigating the insectivorous diet of the Trowbridge’s shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) across forest types can illustrate how forest management affects biotic communities. I used DNA metabarcoding methods with ANML primers to identify stomach and intestines contents from shrews caught in pitfall traps in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) and Willamette...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , metabarcoding, diet analysis, forest management Corresponding e-mail address: yatesm@oregonstate.edu

Why the U.S. Should Change to an Opt-Out System for Human Organ Donation

Creator:: Rainey, Lacee L.
Abstract:: In the U.S., the number of people waiting for an organ donation is increasing exponentially while the number of registered donors is slowly rising. This discrepancy leads to a great number of people dying while waiting for an organ donor. The opt-in system, lack of education around donation, and having...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Donor, Registered Donor Corresponding e-mail address: raineyl@oregonstate.edu 4

Relationship Between Family Composition and Self-Regulation in the Fall of the Kindergarten Year

Creator:: Mikaela, Kerr B.
Abstract:: Children’s self-regulation, or the ability for one to regulate their emotions and behaviors, is very important for children to succeed in school, and life in general. This study looks at the relationship between a child’s self-regulation in the fall of their kindergarten year and different aspects of family and the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Marie Harvey, Committee Member, representing the College of Public Health and Human Sciences

Evaluation of the Critical Aspects of Sex Education Programs for the Improvement of Student Health and Wellbeing

Creator:: Brown, Juliana D.
Abstract:: Sex education plays a critical role in the development of youth sexual health and wellbeing. An ideal program is taught with honesty in an inclusive and respectful environment where students learn strategies to lower their risk of unwanted sexual outcomes, communication skills to build and navigate relationships, and necessary knowledge...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , HIV/AIDS, sexual risk behavior, prevention programs, and prevention policies. Corresponding e

Determining and Characterizing the Efficacy of Superabsorbent Polymer for Wildfire Resistance Applications

Creator:: Kawasaki, Charles T.
Abstract:: Climate change is a pertinent issue causing an increase in the quantity and severity of wildfires. Current market solutions to protect homes from wildfires are expensive and do not always guarantee the safety of the home. Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) is a cross-linked polymer that can absorb over 100x its weight...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , Roof Grade, ASTM, Burning Brand Test, Customer Discovery Corresponding e-mail address

Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors’ Experiences with Body Image Changes

Creator:: Benoit, Lindsey M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to identify the issues relating to body image in young adult breast cancer survivors, and to observe which physical issues are related to which psychological issues. Participants were recruited through Army of Women and through social media. The study partcipants were 29 English-speaking female...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Cancer, Body Image Corresponding e-mail address: benoitl@oregonstate.edu

There’s a Long, Long Trail to Tipperary: Soldier Song Investigation and Development During the First World War

Creator:: Delgado, Nolan Schreiner
Abstract:: From 1914-1918 the world experienced humanity’s ultimate affirmation of malice on scales scant seen in the centuries before. The Great War wrought terror on an industrial scale, throwing men headlong unto landscapes rent low by fire and steel. Our collective unconscious image of the war does well to demonstrate this....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Keywords: Great War, Soldier Song, music, development Corresponding e-mail address: delgadon

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Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, and Sexual Behaviors among Young Adults in Rural Zacatecas, Mexico

Facilitators and Barriers to Contraceptive Use among College-Age Latinas: Listening to Student Health Care Providers

Retention Capacity of Biochar Infiltration Columns for Escherichia coli

Variation of the Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) diet across forest types in the Oregon Cascades

Why the U.S. Should Change to an Opt-Out System for Human Organ Donation

Relationship Between Family Composition and Self-Regulation in the Fall of the Kindergarten Year

Evaluation of the Critical Aspects of Sex Education Programs for the Improvement of Student Health and Wellbeing

Determining and Characterizing the Efficacy of Superabsorbent Polymer for Wildfire Resistance Applications

Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors’ Experiences with Body Image Changes

There’s a Long, Long Trail to Tipperary: Soldier Song Investigation and Development During the First World War

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