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The relationship between pantothenic acid and vitamin G

Creator:: Holaday, Duncan Asa
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PANTOTHENIC ACID AND VITAMIN G by DUNCAN ASA HOILADAY A THESIS

Construction and test of a cloud chamber for use with a Geiger counter

Creator:: Crews, Robert Wayne
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: factors including: (a) Presence of an electric field (b) Pressure upon the liquid (c) Presence of

Effect of vitamin B-6 status on Selenium metabolism in the rat

Creator:: Beilstein, Michael A.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: biological systems. The general involvement of vitamin B-6 in amino acid metabolism suggests a possible

An informed and ignorant readership : the contradictions of creative nonfiction

Creator:: Rush, Lani
Abstract:: Creative nonfiction is a genre replete with contradictions--the name itself shows that: nonfiction writing is true and factual, but creative writing is imaginative and inventive. Because of fundamental contradictions like this, there is no standardized or even most common definition of the genre. This creates confusion for both critics and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: nonfiction is a genre replete with contradictions—the name itself shows that: nonfiction writing is true

Falling Into Place: Relational Perspectives on the US Creative Residency Field

Creator:: Baker, Jay A.
Abstract:: Falling Into Place: Relational Perspectives on the US Creative Residency Field is an Environmental Arts & Humanities thesis built around a research project called Creative Residencies and Expanded Senses of Community: Interviews With Artists & Residency Leaders. It’s an extended meditation on arts residencies via research, interviews, and experiential learning,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: is an Environmental Arts & Humanities thesis built around a research project called Creative

A recursive definition of ordinal arithmetic

Creator:: Prenter, Patricia Moira, 1934-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pag No. 1 Introduction i 2 Background 4 3 A Partial Resume of Natural Number B Arithmetic as

A generalized procedure for defining quotient spaces

Creator:: Lawrence, Harold G.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A GENERALIZED PROCEDURE FOR DEFINING QUOTIENT SPACES b y

Immune responses of salmonids : a) Oral immunization against Flexibacter columnaris : b) Effects of combining antigens in parenterally administered polyvalent vaccines

Creator:: Ransom, David Peter
Abstract:: Juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were orally immunized against the bacterium Flexibacter columnaris (formerly Chondrococcus columnaris), the causative agent of columnaris disease in fish, with a vaccine-food preparation containing formalin-killed cells. Fish immunized for 1, 2, 3, and 4 months were challenged with selected concentrations of F. columnaris by exposure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) (Date) Title: IMMUNE RESPONSES OF SALMONIDS: A) ORAL IMMUNIZA- TION AGAINST FLEXIBACTER COLUMNARIS, B

Electrode potentials of nickel and cobalt in a fused electrolyte

Creator:: Hamby, Drannan Carson, 1933-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: writer wishes to express his thanks to Dr. W. J. Kroll for financial support of this work, to Dr. A. B

Working in a Korean hagwon: a native English teacher's view

Creator:: Hendrickson, Lyla B.
Abstract:: My thesis explains the several problems that arise when a person from a Western English speaking country goes to work as an English teacher at private institutes in South Korea. It is based on my own experiences when I worked as an English teacher at private institutes in South Korea...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: WORKING IN A KOREAN HAG WON-A NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHER'S VIEW by Lyla B. Hendrickson A THESIS submitted

The violin's sound : a mathematical exploration employing principles of continuum mechanics and numerical methods

Creator:: Gyde, Nina J.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the vibrational behavior of the main components of sound production in the violin using a continuum mechanics approach. The author provides a mathematical description of the regions in the vibrating continuum, and begins to develop a system of equations governing their behavior, focusing on the air in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Arts in Mathematics presented on June 3, 2003. Title: The Violin's Sound: A Mathematical

Analyzing National Geographic as a Case Study for Identifying and Utilizing Narrative Strategies in Environmental Communication

Creator:: Chang, Kei Lin N.
Abstract:: National Geographic’s June 2018 magazine titled “Planet or Plastic?” drew attention to a growing problem throughout the world: ocean plastic. The eight plastic-related articles in the magazine are an example of science communication as a critical method of not only disseminating information but also raising awareness of the marine debris...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2020 Title: Analyzing National Geographic as a Case Study for Identifying and Utilizing

A predictor-corrector method for solving the diffusion equation for water movement in unsaturated soil

Creator:: Ng, Benedict Loil-Chong
Abstract:: The study of water movement in unsaturated soils by using appropriate diffusion equations has attracted considerable attention in recent years. In this study, a numerical technique is developed for solving a generalized, dimensionless diffusion equation by the use of a digital. computer. Diffusivity and capillary conductivity equations derived by Brooks...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: < E Ia 12 + E lb I2, for arbitrary E > 0, Schwarz inequality where a and b are real numbers

A thermoelectric study of doped liquid thallium-tellurium alloys

Creator:: Field, Marshall B.
Abstract:: Electrical resistivity and thermoelectric power measurements have been made over the temperature range of 450° to 600°C on n-type liquid thalliurn-tellurium solutions. Liquids with compositions from 61.5 to 72.0 atomic percent thallium were studied. In addition, alloys of some of the three component thallium-teIlurium solutions containing small amounts of silver,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . DOPED LIQUID THALLIUM. TELLURIUM ALLOYS by MARSHALL B. TIELD A THESIS subrnitted to OREGON S TATE

"A dissonant element" : the difficulty of Anais Nin

Creator:: Burghauser, Sarah B.
Abstract:: This thesis is arranged in three main chapters, each of which focuses on a particular type of Anaїs Nin text, and each of which is intended to enlarge Nin's complexities through distinct but overlapping perspectives. The idea connecting these three chapters is that Nin, who has been radically misrepresented by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: own ters. (9Copyright by Sarah B. Burghauser June 19,2007 All Rights Reserved "A Dissonant

Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College, 1911-1921

Creator:: McHugh, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: Across from the Memorial Union on Oregon State University’s campus sits Milam Hall, the former site of the Department of Home Economics. The building is named for Ava Milam Clark, the dean of home economics for thirty-three years, from 1917 to 1950. I aim to understand Ava Milam’s early career...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at

A contribution to the paleontology of the Palezoic faunas of central Oregon

Creator:: Gonzales, B. Norman
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Chao) Productus ? species a Prothictus ? species b Rhynchoora ? cooperensis (Shumard) Dielasma

On the Canton set

Creator:: Chow, Theresa Kee Yu
Abstract:: The Cantor set is a compact, totally disconnected, perfect subset of the real line. In this paper it is shown that two non-empty, compact, totally disconnected, perfect metric spaces are homeomorphic. Furthermore, a subset of the real line is homeomorphic to the Cantor set if and only if it is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ] n c) u ([ b, I] n c) is a disconnection of c which separates x and y. Theorern 4. C is cornpact

The fractal structure of surface water waves near breaking

Creator:: Munzenmayer, Katja
Abstract:: The goal of this research project is to determine the fractal nature, if any, which certain surface water waves exhibit when viewed on a microscopic scale. We make use of the mathematical formulation of non-viscous fluids describing their physical properties. Using these expressions and including boundary conditions for free surfaces...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Wave Equation 36 4.1 Case a: ut uux = 0 41 4.2 Case b: ut uux = 44 4.3 Case c: ut uux = 6uxx 47 4.4

Four function space topologies

Creator:: Winter, Lynn Taylor
Abstract:: This paper defines four function space topologies, characterizes two of them in terms of more familiar concepts, and compares the four topologies. Then in the cases of the two less familiar topologies we have considered several common properties of topological spaces and attempted to answer the following question: If the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: there exists a basic P.O.-open set B for which f E B c H. B has the form ({x1}, B1) n . n ({xp}, Bp

Selected phases of England's arts and crafts program applied to industrial arts in the United States

Creator:: Godard, Lauren Francis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: plane. The single iron has a saw - 1I..q. I j I jl G n. Jack plane B. zuoothing plane

Fourier analysis of non-sinusoidal waves

Creator:: Rickard, LaVerne Edwin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (1.5) sex) 00 \ •=. ^ ^ 2] (a,^c,os\Cx + b^. Siv\k>j with the coefficients (1.6) (1.7) \ J ces k.s

Hamlet's delay : an attempt at synthesis

Creator:: Cohen, Martin, 1943-
Abstract:: The study of the question of why Shakespeare's Hamlet delays killing Claudius in revenge for his father's murder is examined in light of the major critical theories from neo-classical to modern scholarship. An expanded treatment of the works of Fredson Bowers, Eleanor Prosser, Bertram Joseph, and Roland Frye, is provided...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Hamlet's Delay: An Attempt At Synthesis Abstract approved: Robert B. Schwartz The study of

Cyclotomy in the Galois fields

Creator:: Pearson, Patricia Margaret
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ), for q an odd prime, are defined as: 1'j = ~fa, YJ ' = ~ f b, where f is a primitive qth root of

Ecology of Pinus albicaulis on Bachelor Butte, Oregon

Creator:: Lueck, Dennis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 87 Appendix A 87 Appendix B 89 Appendix C 90 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1 Location of

Investigating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as a Weapon of War and a Tool of Genocide against Indigenous Yazidi Women and Girls by ISIS in Iraq

Creator:: Hassen, Suha Hazeem
Abstract:: In the current armed conflicts that have become known to the international community since the sweeping attacks on northern Iraq on Aug. 3, 2014, the Islamic State (ISIS) perpetrated extreme forms of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against a small ancient ethno-religious conservative Yazidi group. ISIS has used SGBV against...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: on May 24, 2016. Title: Investigating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as a Weapon of War and a

The Andy Stories

Creator:: Henkel, William B.
Abstract:: The four stories within, "Jim of India," "Shooting the Breeze," "Bridge," and "Point Reyes," are part of a longer work in progress, tentatively titled The Andy Stories. The stories follow Andy, a woman in her 50s, on a voyage across the continent and into herself. Of these, all are written...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: September 11, 1997 All Rights Reserved The Andy Stories by William B. Henkel A THESIS

Angel of Tough Love and other stories

Creator:: Wells, Jerome B.
Abstract:: The overarching theme of these stories is the relationship between love and hate, especially the connection between kindness and violence. In this fictional world, love often begets hate, and hate, love: a man's capacity for empathy serves as the catalyst for an act of brutality; a character's loneliness, his desire...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: time, we may row in concert. Angel of Tough Love and Other Stories by Jerome B. Wells A THESIS

Toward Critical Consciousness : Rhetorical Grammar as Anti-Racist Praxis in the First Year Composition Classroom

Creator:: Koneval, Addison B.
Abstract:: While grammar is a core aspect of written and oral communication, many find grammar instruction equally frustrating and boring, and as such, grammar receives very little formal attention in the university system (Hoffman). My thesis draws attention to this overlooked, and yet central component of composition, and asks a radical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Jensen While grammar is a core aspect of written and oral communication, many find grammar

The fetish market and animal parts trade of Mali, West Africa : an ethnographic investigation into cultural use and significance

Creator:: Edwards, Ian B.
Abstract:: While much research has examined the intricate interactions associated with the harvesting of wild animals for human consumption, little work has been undertaken in attempting to understand the greater socio-cultural significance of such use. In addition, to properly understand such systems of interaction, an intimate knowledge is required with regard...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cultural Use and Significance By Ian B. Edwards A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

To mend the walls of Babel : essays on identity and ethnicity

Creator:: Inoue, Asao B.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I explore experiences with my identity, looking at the identity people have seen me as, who I've thought I was, and the identities my mother's and father's different family backgrounds suggest I should be. I have divided this discussion into three main areas: my complexion, the first...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ethnicity by Asao B. Inoue A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

Farmers' markets and food access : Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) use at the Corvallis and Albany, Oregon farmers' markets

Creator:: Finneran, Kathleen B.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits at the Corvallis and Albany, Oregon Farmers' Markets and its role in food access for SNAP participants. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach combining a farmers' market survey and household interviews, the study investigated who uses SNAP at the farmers'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: as well as a financial incentive. ©Copyright by Kathleen B

Street children : the other side of tourism in Hue, Viet Nam

Creator:: Wangsgard, David B.
Abstract:: Street children are a significant presence in Hue, Viet Nam's tourist center, where they eat, sleep, work, and play. Utilizing ethnographic methods, this study examines how tourism impacts the lives of street children involved in the industry. The street children have generally been compelled to leave home because of adverse...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Children: The Other Side of Tourism in Hue, Viet Nam by David B. Wangsgard A THESIS submitted to Oregon

An extension of Widder's theorem

Creator:: Guenther, Ronald B.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Reduction of a(x,t)u xx + b(x,t)u + c(xt)u ut to u + c(x,t)u ut xx II Formulation of the Problem and

Dark Yolk: Decolonial Two-Spirit Storytelling

Creator:: Hall, Tiramisu D.
Abstract:: This work examines the decolonial potential of queer and Two-Spirit Indigenous storytelling by telling stories using graphic novel chapters, literary analysis, and graphic analysis. I explore the importance of stories in defining us as individuals, as peoples, and as humans. As a mixed-race Indigenous (unregistered Cherokee) transwoman, I engage with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A. Original Character Art …………………………………...……………...96 B. Maps …………………………………………………….…………….....99

Seeking primary care in Oregon : utilization of the emergency room services in a Salem hospital

Creator:: Young, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: This thesis examines how changes made to the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) in 2003 impacts those now utilizing the emergency room (ER) for primary health care. This thesis also examines how these changes impact staff members working in the ER of Salem Hospital. Through the utilization of qualitative research methods,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Elizabeth A. Young for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology

A multi-phase variable frequency audio oscillator

Creator:: Esterly, Henry Norcross
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: primsrles connected in "Y", the B supply being the comion wire. They are mounted on a piece of soft iron

Toxic politics at 64N, 171W : addressing military contaminants on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Creator:: Henifin, Kai A.
Abstract:: St. Lawrence Island, Alaska is home to two Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) under remediation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 1985. After more than two decades the local residents continue to be concerned about inadequate site characterization and cleanup. During the summer of 2005, I collected ethnographic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Appendix A…………………………………………………… 89 9.2 Appendix B…………………………………………………… 91 LIST OF

Conversion of a model DBS Loran indicator to a fixed time-base oscilloscope

Creator:: Trolan, J. Kenneth
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . . . . . . . . 24 15 Ti.rae-Delay Iultivibrator "A" . . . . . . . 30 16 Tinie-Delay rIultivibrator "B

Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

Creator:: Bestvina, Bodarc
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to better understand the most pressing cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement, and to offer suggestions for overcoming barriers. This research includes a two-year long case study of the sustainability movement at OSU, where the researcher coordinated projects encouraging behavior change. Despite increasing severity and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Sustainability Movement: From a Human Perspective Abstract approved

Torymus festivus n. sp.: a parasite of Dasyneura sp., (Hymen:Chalcidoidea Torymidae)

Creator:: Hobbs, Kenneth Rollin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: criticism and advice in this work. I am indebted to the United States National Museum and to Mr. A. B

Perceptions of language change : a case study in Veneto

Creator:: Falda, Adelia
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the current linguistic situation of the Venetian language (a minority language spoken in the northeastern Italian region of Veneto) and its relationship with Italian, the official language of Italy. This is a study of Venetian people and how they are reacting to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Ethnic Nationalism 92 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A. VEGLIA PER SAN SAN MARCO 103 B. LA

Cooperation and small to medium sized enterprises in Oregon's forest product industry

Creator:: Brown, Nicole A.
Abstract:: This thesis examines perceptions of cooperation among small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in western Oregon's forest products industry. Recent changes in the industry, such as corporate consolidation, global marketing, and government regulations have created an environment in which many SMEs find it difficult to stay competitive. Cooperation among SMEs...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Appendix A Questionnaire for SemiStructured Interview ..........141 Appendix B Summary of Informant

California Community College Faculty Perceptions of Their Work within a Postmodern Market Economy

Creator:: Oliveira, Kristine Yvonne
Abstract:: The diversity of attitudes held by California community college faculty about Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) was studied. In twelve semi-structured interviews, faculty informants explained how their work has changed as a result of increased standardization and accountability measures, how they value those changes, and how they expect the profession to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: efficiency: (a) outsourcing functions of the institution in order to save labor costs, (b) the production

The influence of worldview on second language acquisition : a study of the native English speakers acquiring the Chinese aspect marker -Le

Creator:: Yang, Li-qiong
Abstract:: Culture, thought worldview and language have been discussed for a long time in different fields from various perspectives. However, the basis of this study is the view of language as both the product and producer of people just as people are the producer and product of language. Each language requires...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: didn't finish it. From sentence B alone, a wrong conclusion may be drawn that -le expresses the

Why they volunteer : a study of participants at nature conservancy work parties

Creator:: Hastings, Kevin L.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the motivations of ecological restoration volunteers with the Oregon chapter of The Nature Conservancy. This study helps fill in voids left by a lack of research on the motivations of ecological restoration volunteers. Studies that have explored restoration volunteer motivation relied largely on surveys that revealed altruistic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on May 16, 2006 Title: Why They Volunteer: A

Theoretical perspectives on Latin American indigenous development, with reference to a case study of Cebadas, Ecuador

Creator:: Ocana, Juan Carlos
Abstract:: This thesis presents a discussion of the main materialistic theories proposed to explain the process of development among the indigenous population of Latin America. Four theoretical approaches are presented and discussed. The first one deals with the social group referred to as peasants. The second one explains the process of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Perspectives on Latin American Indigenous Development, With Reference to a Case Study of Cebadas. Ecuador. A

Of stereotypes and strategies : emic perspectives of shopping in a television servicescape

Creator:: Harris, Mackenzie Moore
Abstract:: Culturally based stereotypes are a pervasive force behind quick judgments about behavior, intent, and beliefs which allow individuals to interact efficiently to meet their own goals. Gender stereotypes are present in marketing media and servicescapes, where they define the behavior, needs, and wants of shoppers. The literature on consumer behavior...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .......................................................... 90 Appendix A- Taxonomy 91 Appendix B- Survey Responses 92 Appendix C- In Store Observations 93

Understandings of sustainability and the contributions of non-governmental organizations : a case study of Toledo, Belize

Creator:: Rosien, Jessica
Abstract:: This thesis reviews theoretical and local understandings of sustainability and examines the contributions which the NGO, the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE), makes to achieving sustainability in the district of Toledo in Belize, Central America. The study focuses mainly on the Port Honduras Marine Reserve, which TIDE manages...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sustainability and the Contributions of Non-Governmental Organizations: A Case Study of Toledo, Belize. Abstract

Gibberellin effects on the carbohydrate, glycoside, and growth patterns in Digitalis lanata Ehrhart

Creator:: Burton, Stephen Dale
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: aglycone portion for each of the three principle glycosides of Digitali. t*ita, 1inktosides A, B, and C

Just do it : an analysis of cultural factors behind the growth of Nike, Inc.

Creator:: Chen, Roger L.
Abstract:: The success of NIKE, Inc. is deemed miracle by professionals on both Wall Street and Madison Avenue. Research done in the past tends to credit the growth of NIKE, Inc. to its marketing strategies. By placing the achievement of the company in the postmodern context, this study analyzes the cultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: World in December 1976, BRS started a series of image b After Onitsuka terminated its contract with

The influence on Manchu women of changes in social institutions and the sinification of Manchu Society

Creator:: Fang, Jin-cai
Abstract:: Gender relations as well as the social situation of Manchu women have long been ignored in studies of the cultural evolution of the Manchu. By setting the discussion of Manchu women in the context of cultural adaptation, this study reintroduces gender and women's problems into the research on the Manchu...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in 1911 (see appendices A and B). 1.2 Statement of the Problem Since the fall of the Qing Dynasty

American companies' criteria and values for hiring or placing expatriate employees in China

Creator:: Habiger, Sheldon
Abstract:: This thesis examines the values and criteria American companies use in hiring or placing expatriate employees in China. These values and criteria affect the success or failure of expatriate employees and a company's bottom line - profitability. Investigating this topic required an examination of the history of the political, economic,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Page A Management Group Questions ............................... 86 B Employee Group Questions

Countering the subjugation of Indian women : strategies for adaptation and change

Creator:: Moyer, Dawn J.
Abstract:: This thesis outlines dominant ideologies and practices that affect women's authority in the urban social milieu of north India. Theories that consider the causes of social stratification by gender as well as social movement patterns are useful for understanding the durability of gender roles. The utility of these theories for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a morally superior "glorious ancient" pre-colonial period (B. Ray 1995: 180). Bharati Ray maintains

An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

Creator:: Opas, Matthew E.
Abstract:: Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT)use, specifically that of telephones and the Internet, impacts the lives of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy. Informal interviews, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation were carried out in a 'center of second reception.' Results show that information obtained through the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : David A. McMurray Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT

The parasite complex of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) on alfalfa in western Oregon

Creator:: Dickie, Alfred Gordon
Abstract:: This study was initiated in the Spring of 1966 for the purpose of determining the present status and effectiveness of imported parasitic wasps of the pea aphid in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon. The pea aphid is a serious pest throughout the pea and alfalfa growing regions of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: structure surmounted by the empty 6 A B Figure 1. Adult parasite (A) and typical parasitized aphid

The adorned and the adored : issues of sympathy and ownership in Victorian literature

Creator:: Schmuhl, Emily J.
Abstract:: This thesis is comprised of two articles that examine sympathy, material culture, and ownership in Victorian literature. In the first article, I explore the figure of the heiress in the Victorian literary tradition, focusing on Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. George Eliot marked the heiress figure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Meghan A. Freeman This thesis is comprised of two articles that examine sympathy, material

The women's movement in Japan and its effect on the workplace

Creator:: Madden-Bethune, Gwyn D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of women in the Japanese workplace. Data obtained from in-depth interviews and questionnaires, shows that the Japanese workplace is in a state of change moving toward a higher level of opportunity for female workers. While similar to the circumstances experienced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Appendix A: Research Questionnaire ........................................ 127 Appendix B: Research

The light within us : Quaker women in science

Creator:: McCabe, Leslie N.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the role of Quaker women in science in an attempt to arrive at some understanding of what motivated Quaker women in nineteenth century America to go into the sciences. George Fox founded the Society of Friends in the mid-seventeenth century in England and the Quaker theology centered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Science. Abstract approved: Robe?t A. tye This thesis explores the role of Quaker women in

Systems evaluation of the Guatemalan eye care project – Enfoque Ixcan : barriers and avenues for providing eye care services to rural Guatemala

Creator:: Terhes, Amanda Foshay
Abstract:: This thesis evaluates the programs, activities, and relationships of Enfoque Ixcan, a non-profit eye care project providing services to a rural area of Guatemala. I conducted ethnographic interviews with key stakeholders of the organization and carried out participant observation in the Ixcan region of Guatemala in February 2006. The research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ John A. Young This thesis evaluates the programs, activities, and relationships of

"I've lived on these streets, and these streets aren't pretty" : The Life Stories of Corvallis Homeless Women

Creator:: Koch, Elizabeth C.
Abstract:: Over two million people experience homelessness in the United States, but homeless people are often marginalized by invisibility and stigmas surrounding poverty within their local communities. This research seeks to amplify the voices of Corvallis area homeless women as a means to understand their everyday lived experiences. Six women residing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Appendix A: Interview Questions..…………………………………………98 Appendix B: Verbal Consent Guide..……………………………………….99

Ghanaian women, creating economic security : an analysis of gender, development, and power in the Volta Region of Ghana, West Africa

Creator:: Vickers, Katherine Elise
Abstract:: In June 1999, I was a volunteer for a United States non-governmental organization, Crossroads Africa. I joined six other American women traveling to Ghana, West Africa to participate in a collaborative program designed by the Ghana Red Cross Society and Crossroads Africa. Specifically our group was assigned to work on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: N 0 E R ERiThE ( .1It9tI H A b/ SUDAN )' / WDjman 1 Ntr NIGERIA / 5A4441b1 C)- ._4v$I 4KENYA

Can handling equipment for food processing plants

Creator:: Strangman, Johnnie Lorenzo
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: HANDLING £UIPMENT FOR FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS by JOHNNIE LORENZO STRANG4AN A THESIS submitted to

Independent Volunteer Travelers in Nepal

Creator:: Douglas, Heather F.
Abstract:: The objective of this research is to shed light on the phenomenon of independent volunteer traveling. It represents a form of tourism in which travelers independently organize their own volunteer efforts and typically provide assistance to local people in return for room and board. Travelers operate outside the confines of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Volunteer Travelers in Nenal. Abstract approved: JdAin A 'Young The objective of this research is to shed

Identical confusion : the history of twin studies on sexual orientation, 1952-1973

Creator:: Boltseridge, Nathan H.
Abstract:: In 1952, at the height of the McCarthy era, Franz Kallmann, a Jewish psychiatrist and eugenicist who fled the National Socialist regime in Germany, published a study, in which he claimed to have found a one hundred percent concordance rate for homosexuality among forty pairs of identical twins. From this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1952, at the height of the McCarthy era, Franz Kallmann, a Jewish psychiatrist and eugenicist who fled

Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

Creator:: Lee, Pei-Yao
Abstract:: Shan-Mei, a Tsou aboriginal village in Taiwan, is widely known as a legend of environmental conservation, where ecotourism has been successfully combined with integrated community development. Indigenous knowledge containing "ecological wisdom" and decision-making based on consensus are perceived to be the greatest contributors to this achievement. I conducted three months...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .............................................................................. 122 Appendix A Questionnaire for Semi-Structured Interview................ 123 Appendix B Table of

Power and participation in urban planning : an ethnographic case study of Curitiba, Brazil

Creator:: Piel, Eric W.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the concepts of power and participation and how they are intertwined in the examination of the urban planning systems in Curitiba, Brazil. Power is identified as both the planning system's ability to affect the daily lives of the city's residents and the power of individuals and groups...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: involved in the planning process. As a case study, Curitiba presents an example of how power gradients

Slippery paths : connections and divergences between historic preservation and tourism in Micronesia

Creator:: Krause, Elizabeth L.
Abstract:: Micronesians are in the process of becoming independent nation-states after nearly a century of colonial rule, including four decades of U.S. administration as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Pressures to attain self-sufficiency have led many of these island nations to embrace tourism as an economic development strategy. Meanwhile,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Jkôhn A. Young Micronesians are in the process of becoming independent nation-states after nearly a

Features of boardrooms and conference rooms in Pacific Northwest organizations

Creator:: Foltz, Andrew L.
Abstract:: This study examines selected cultural elements of the negotiating environment in seventeen organizations having home or branch offices in the Northwest United States. Conference room and boardroom design, intentional placement of meaningful artifacts, arrangement of seating, and providing of refreshments are compared. Observations and interviews of organizational representatives in nine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Pan, techo y libertad : women, gender and development in the Afro-Ecuadorian highlands

Creator:: Guerron-Montero, Carla Maria
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Libertad: Women. Gender and Development in the Afro-Ecuadorian Highlands. Abstract approved: John A. Young

Manufactured science - the attorneys' handmaiden : the influence of industry in occupational disease research during the twentieth century

Creator:: Biegel, Craig A.
Abstract:: Since the early twentieth century, manufacturers of toxic products have attempted to discredit research linking their product with disease. At the same time they have manufactured their own science designed to minimize risks associated with their products. Much of this activity has been conducted by or through corporate attorneys, endeavors...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Discovering Antigone: A Non-Normative Political Figure

Creator:: Patten, Jennifer A.
Abstract:: This thesis analyzes Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy Antigone as it relates to biopolitics, biopower, democratic language and non-normative principles of politics. I argue that the figure of Antigone enables a better understanding of exclusive biopolitical philosophy. Antigone is a figure not recognized as human because her gender is tortured and...
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Full Text:: January 3, 2021. Title: Discovering Antigone: A Non-Normative Political Figure. Abstract

The Invisible Mosaic of Unpaid Reproductive Labor in Nigeria : A Transnational Feminist Perspective

Creator:: Adekunle, Phebean A.
Abstract:: Women spend substantially more time on unpaid care work than men; they spend a vital part of the day trying to meet the social expectations of their domestic and reproductive roles. The goal of this study is to examine Nigerian women’s experience of housework as a form of unpaid labor....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Secrets of the North Staffordshire ceramic recipes : identifying chemical variation and uniformity using an archaeometric approach

Creator:: Hale, Jessica A.
Abstract:: The present thesis chemically examined 174 industrial North Staffordshire pottery fragments from an archaeological context, using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA). In an integrated effort to combine an archaeometric approach with archival research and traditional analysis methods, the purpose of the thesis was to link industrial pottery manufacturers recipes to...
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"Flying the plane as we build it" : a qualitative study of an organization's goals and actions toward the prevention of exploited female youth

Creator:: Dubyak, Erin A.
Abstract:: Within the U.S. there is a growing interest in the case of female adolescents being coerced into the sex industry (Bernstein, 2010; Estes & Weiner, 2001; Soderlund, 2010; Williams and Frederick, 2009). This interest, which emerged due to U.S. involvement in the international trafficking phenomena and grassroots organizing, has resulted...
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Socio-ecological vulnerability in a Tibetan village on the Lancang River, China

Creator:: Galipeau, Brendan A.
Abstract:: This ethnographic research examines socioeconomic vulnerabilities to resettlement from a large hydropower dam and agricultural commodification in a Tibetan village in Yunnan Province, Southwest China. After providing an initial background on the dynamics of the research region and hydrodevelopment on its rivers, the research framework of examining vulnerability through a...
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Full Text:: Brendan A. Galipeau for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on July 6, 2012

Accessing health care on the asexual spectrum : A feminist analysis of patient-practitioner relationships and compulsory sexuality in medical discourse

Creator:: Vanderzee, Vanessa A.
Abstract:: The LGBTQ population is widely recognized as an at-risk demographic—as a result ofstigma, studies report sexual and gender minorities experience elevated risk for depression,suicide, anxiety, and substance abuse, as well as greater exposure to sexual, physical, andinterpersonal violence (Logie 1244). Asexuality, a marginalized population traditionallyexcluded from the LGBTQ acronym, poses...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Vanessa A. Vanderzee for the

An analysis of social relationships at a development site in Kenya

Creator:: Burke, Deborah A.
Abstract:: Both development and post-structuralist anthropologists have critiqued development. Development anthropologists are concerned that development does not take adequate account of the social and cultural factors of developing nations, while post structuralists question the ontology of development and assert that domination over developing nations is inherent in the concept of development....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Deborah A. Burke for the degree of

"Justify[ing] the ways of God to man" : John Milton's Use of Satan to Promote a Christian Message in Paradise Lost

Creator:: Burkett, Kristen A.
Abstract:: This paper focuses on Satan as a sympathetic figure in Paradise Lost, and it argues that readers' sympathy for Satan drives them to pursue God's grace in order to avoid falling into the same fate as Satan. It uses Reader Response theory to show how readers connect with Satan, and...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kristen A. Burkett for the degree of Master of Art in English

Training Community Health Workers in Oregon during a Public Health Crisis: Reflections on the Importance of Mental Health in Care-based Work

Creator:: Bompensa, Amanda A.
Abstract:: This ethnographic study addresses the concerns of Oregon based Community Health Workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through their shared perspectives on the importance of mental health and self-care, CHWs highlight the critical need to learn practical skills in their training in order to better support their communities. Recommendations made by...
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Full Text:: : Training Community Health Workers in Oregon during a Public Health Crisis: Reflections on the Importance

Yoga Philosophy as a Framework for Ethical Yoga Tourism: Avoiding Harm and Traveling Responsibly in the Era of the Anthropocene

Creator:: Mylan, Jessica A.
Abstract:: Contemporary spiritual tourism impacts many stakeholders including environmental ecosystems, tourists, tourist operators, and community members. Increasingly, in the era of the Anthropocene, there is a need for ethical guidance to inform spiritual tourism so as to mitigate social injustice and environmental degradation. This research project investigates the potential for the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jessica A. Mylan for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Ethics

Oregon Health & Science University's understanding of cultural competency

Creator:: Racansky, Pamela A.
Abstract:: The United States population continues to increase and diversify. The cultural composition within the United States embodies a multitude of people from a variety of belief systems, religious backgrounds, and ethnicities. Within current biomedical practice, many of these differences are often marginalized, leaving populations with unsatisfactory experiences in seeking health...
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To grow or to buy : food staples and cultural identity in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Creator:: Karnes, Daniel A.
Abstract:: In this era of free trade and globalization, food is traveling greater and greater distances to its consumers. This is causing small farms and small farmers all over the world to protest as their livelihood is being undercut by cheap agricultural commodities from outside their communities. In the Ecuadorian Andes,...
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Full Text:: Appendix A – Interview Guide – English Version…………………………………122 Appendix B – Interview Guide – Spanish

Feedback as Critical Care: An Antiracist, Feminist Praxis for Composition

Creator:: Rowland, Olivia A.
Abstract:: Feminist compositionists have long argued for addressing the feminization of composition, or its association with low value “women’s work,” by revaluing caring labor (Enos; Heinert and Phillips; Tuell). However, this argument assumes that writing teachers’ care work is beneficial for all students and teachers. Focusing on responding to student writing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Reclaiming space for small scale agriculture in Lincoln County, Oregon

Creator:: Gossen, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: As recent interest has grown in the connections between how food is produced, distributed and consumed, and the overall health of food systems for people and the environment, a movement toward localizing food systems has emerged. In Lincoln County, Oregon, citizens, restaurateurs and university extension faculty, among others, have started...
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Full Text:: …………………………………………………………….……...…...127 APPENDIX A: CALCULATION OF LOCAL FOOD CONSUMPTION…..128 APPENDIX B: FARMER INTERVIEW GUIDE

International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

Creator:: Visconti, Lauren A.
Abstract:: Projected to reach one million people next year, international students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the existing study abroad paradigm is the first step to more accurately understand the lived experience of an educational migrant. Discovering the perceptions of what value an...
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Full Text:: students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the

¿Que es rico? In Support of the ¡Que Rico Es! 250mil Familias Campaña : Practice, Ideology, Rica, Sana, y De Nuestra Tierra

Creator:: Fisher, Nicholas A.
Abstract:: What does comida rica mean? In this thesis, I explore the meanings of comida rica, sana, and de nuestra tierra through the discourses, practices, and kitchen geographies in six urban, highland households in the Ecuadorean Andes. This research, as part of a larger investigation carried out by a team of...
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Full Text:: Campaña AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nicholas A. Fisher for the degree of Master of Arts

Building Resilient Oregon Coastal Communities: Reimagining Critical Facilities through Latinx Sense of Place

Creator:: Stanton, Katherine A.
Abstract:: This paper examines equitability of critical facilities within resilience planning efforts and how it relates to accessibility and utilization for Latinx community members along the Oregon coast in relation to natural hazards including the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with emergency management personnel and Latinx coastal...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Katherine A. Stanton

Public perceptions of wave energy on the Oregon coast

Creator:: Hunter, Daniel A.
Abstract:: Oregon’s coastal communities grew from the booming logging and fishing industries of the 19th century, but in recent decades have faced not only major declines in both timber and fish resources but also an increasing reliance on tourists and retirees and the resultant glut of seasonal service-sector jobs. As a...
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Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

Creator:: Hanks, Melissa A.
Abstract:: This research focuses on the economic and social impacts to women’s and children’s dental health after methamphetamine abuse. Family oral health status, access to professional services, health literacy and home hygienic practices are evaluated in the frameworks of critical medical anthropology, applied anthropological praxis and matrix and bio-psycho-social addiction models...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: standpoint that family oral health status is affected by a mother’s changing perceptions of oral health

Defining oppression, demanding childhood : the vision and work of an Indian social action group

Creator:: Henderson, Laura A.
Abstract:: Mukti Ashram is a rehabilitation center in north India that works with ex-child laborer boys. Fieldwork completed at the ashram in 1997-98 centered around the issue of the organization's attempt to enact social change through the engineering of community within the ashram's walls. Several fundamental processes that contribute to this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Laura A. Henderson for the degree

The grassroots response to HIV/AIDS in Nyanza Province, Kenya : an analysis of the community-based approach for combating the multisectoral impact of an epidemic

Creator:: Johnson, Becky A.
Abstract:: From July to September, 2002 I spent ten weeks in Kenya conducting full-time research on the macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS and community action towards combating the epidemic in locations dominated by members of the Luo tribe in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Gathering data from both the Ministry of Health and non-governmental...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Becky A. Johnson for the degree of

Primal Matter : Deep Objects in Historical Accounts of the Glanton Gang

Creator:: Schauer, Austin A.
Abstract:: The question of deep time has been widely debated in the field of American Literature, with scholar Wai Chee Dimock arguing that a deep time perspective puts the chronology of different nations against one another. However, this argument has not adequately addressed the issue of how deep time theories would...
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Rethinking autonomy in group home policy

Creator:: Gaddis, Matthew A.
Abstract:: In this thesis I argue that in contemporary Oregon, the policies and design of group homes for individuals with developmental disabilities emphasizes an ineffective conception of autonomy, and this emphasis should be shifted to provide better opportunities for the growth of individuals both within the homes and in their communities....
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Full Text:: A. Gaddis for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Ethics presented on August 7, 2013 Thesis

Bright lights, big city : electrified female desire in Edith Wharton and Theodore Dreiser

Creator:: Larsen, Haley A.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the electrified female subject in two novels, Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie (1900) and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1905). As cultural touchstones, two literary works that prominently feature electricity -- Henry James' story "In the Cage" and Henry Adams' biography The Education of Henry Adams --...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ! ! AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Haley A. Larsen for the degree of Master of Arts in English presented

Extending and Visualizing Authorship in Comics Studies

Creator:: Brown, Nicholas A.
Abstract:: This thesis complicates the traditional associations between authorship and alphabetic composition within the comics medium and examines how the contributions of line artists and writers differ and may alter an audience's perceptions of the medium. As a fundamentally multimodal and collaborative work, the popular superhero comic muddies authorial claims and...
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Full Text:: 2015 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nicholas A. Brown for the degree of Master of Arts in English

Herman Melville's Moby-Dick : hermeneutics and epistemology in Ishmael's seafaring

Creator:: Goodrum, Emily A.
Abstract:: This paper defends a reading of Hennan Melville's Moby-Dick that elevates Ishmael's status from mere narrator of Ahab's tragedy to that of protagonist of his own story, a novel of epistemological seafaring. As a metaphysical quester, Ishmael provides the novel's only reliable and complex vision of the condition of man...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Emily A. Goodrum for the degree of

Double exposure

Creator:: Raleigh, Elisabeth A.
Abstract:: DOUBLE EXPOSURE is a novel concerned with the phenomenon of memory. The story explores such questions as: To what extent does "memory" (and the narratives we construct from it) explain who we are? How is memory influenced by others-and does it matter if it is? Can a memory that is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Double exposure AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Elisabeth A

Chinese and International Engineers on the Belt and Road: Culture, Knowledge and Lives on a Renewable Energy Project

Creator:: Zhuo, Chen
Abstract:: Energy issues are becoming one of the most pressing topics in today's political and cultural landscape, particularly in the midst of the climate crisis. Globally, a variety of renewable energy projects are under development to meet energy demand without continuing to overburden the natural environment of our planet, with profound...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: International Engineers on the Belt and Road: Culture, Knowledge and Lives on a Renewable Energy Project

An economic model of search and matching in international trade

Creator:: Zhang, Xin
Abstract:: Small manufacturing firms often serve a domestic market but would like to expand their sales overseas. It is difficult for a small firm to develop overseas contracts and relationships, however, in part because of their small size, and because the advantages of their products may not always be obvious. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Jeffrey J. Reimer Small manufacturing firms often serve a domestic market but would like to expand

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