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An experimental string processing extension to Pascal

Creator:: Weems, Charles Chilton
Abstract:: The need for and problems related to string processing are discussed and a definition of the term "string" is derived. A brief review of some existing string processing systems leads to the presentation of a design for a string processing extension to the programming language Pascal. A rationale for the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Lists 14 The Proposed Pascal Extension 18 A New Standard Data Type 18 A Set of Operations 21

The Federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in relation to higher education students and their eligibility for the program

Creator:: Stone, Vesna Grace
Abstract:: Food insecurity is a widely researched global public health issue, but students in higher education are frequently omitted from the data and are not widely recognized as a population that faces hunger. This thesis explores the college student population in relation to food insecurity and, in particular, their attempt to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: students in higher education are frequently omitted from the data and are not widely recognized as a

Behavior of colored ions in electric and magnetic fields

Creator:: Wahl, Harold Frederick
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Colors in Iviagnetic Fields . . . ..... 16-20 Fig. 6 Experimental Diagram 17 Fig. 7 Chart of Data

A contribution toward a bibliography of Oregon botany with notes on the botanical explorers of the state

Creator:: Osborn, Katherine H., 1906-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Oregon Mist. Quart.34:330-344. Dec. 1933. 11 THADDAEt.JS HAENKE Haenke (1) was perhaps the first

Boundary value problems and bifurcation theory for ordinary differential equations

Creator:: Malloy, David
Abstract:: Two numerical methods are presented that can be used to solve second order nonlinear ordinary differential equations with periodic boundary conditions. One of these methods is a shooting method developed solely for the periodic problem. The other, "quasilinearization," is a method applicable to a wide variety of problems. It is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - 120(t - 1)3 + 24 with periodic boundary conditions on [0, 2] using shooting 34 2. Solution of u" = 2

"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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Selection of Site and Participants…………………………………...52 Data Analysis………………………………………………………. 54 Limitations

Hemopoiesis in the golden hamster, Cricetus auratus

Creator:: Gallaher, Harold Vernon
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: postparturt day 10 19 Table III 24 Table IV 26 DISCUSSION 28 SUtMARY 31 PLkFS 34 Plate i 34 Plate

Latino youth, gangs, and community activism : a case study of advocacy anthropology

Creator:: Kabarec-Quiroz, Tina M.
Abstract:: A social issue of great importance in contemporary society is the involvement of youth in gangs. Youth involvement in gang activity has dominated the national media and the minds of public policy makers in contemporary society. In this thesis I examine how Latino and Chicano youth sub-culture, language, dress, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: across the nation that are grappling with these issues. Research Methodology The data for this project

Re-viewing the canon : using film and critical pedagogy in the standards-based classroom

Creator:: Divelbiss, John D.
Abstract:: This thesis analyzes the efficacy of emancipatory (critical) pedagogical practices in an educational climate of standards-based reform. Using two films noir of the blacklist era--Body and Soul and Crossfire--as the core texts of a unit in a secondary school curriculum, I argue that an emphasis on student agency and a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: classrooms, two teachers, as well as a blend of both qualitative and quantitative data analysis. The

Designed to fit : tailored technologies for medical practitioners

Creator:: de Brum, Silvina
Abstract:: Although electronic medical records systems (EMR) present promising benefits, they have not yet been widely adopted. A problem facing many EMR are that they are disruptive technologies; their complex hardware and software are not designed to account for the clinicians' characteristics and needs, thus, demanding a steep learning curve and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , ophthalmoscope, and a digital camera. It uses existing technologies to capture patient data from the physical

Factors affecting growth of the immature rat ovary in vitro with special reference to ribonucleotides

Creator:: Berrian, James Henry
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OBt3ERVATIONS AND DATA ....................,.. 12 ffect of Variations in Culture Technique .. 12 Effect of

Installation of a wood-Anderson accelerometer at Oregon State College

Creator:: Moore, William Hickman
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: writer is indebted to Professor G. V. Skelton for data used in the calculation of these constante

Food for Axiology : Acknowledging Relationships

Creator:: Piquette, Daniel S.
Abstract:: An overarching explanation for environmental degradation has been humans' disconnection from the natural world. Utilizing Whiteheadian theory, I offer that there is no disconnection. Rather, I propose that there is a dearth of relational acknowledgement. I suggest that the Cartesian dualism and modern science led to an illusory belief that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: suggest a correct ontology of the world without their removal; relationships skew data as they can’t all

Real algebraic geometry and the Pierce-Birkhoff conjecture

Creator:: Klute, Annette
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: {v(a+b),v(b)} > v(a). 34 Theorem 6.8. Let v : K F U {oo} be a valuation of K. Then Av := {a E K

A real-time digital control system for two hydroelectric power plants

Creator:: Hwang, John Dzen
Abstract:: The objective of this paper is to describe the design of a real-time system to control two hydroelectric power plants by a digital computer. The two controlling relations are stated as the continuity of water flow and the inequality of power generation requirements. It contains the logical sequence in finding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: RETURN END 34 C ROUTINE MAKES TWO -DIMENSIONAL LINEAR INTERPOLATION FUNCTION SOL2(S1,S2,Ti,T2,S

Geologic structure of the western continental margin of south central Baja California based on seismic and potential field data

Creator:: Coperude, Shane Patrick
Abstract:: Marine geophysical data from the continental margin of Baja California and the Gulf of California, and geological and geophysical data from the Baja California Peninsula and mainland Mexico, outline the major geologic and tectonic features of the Baja California Peninsula and the surrounding areas from 24.5° N. Lat. to 27.5°...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: CONTINENTAL MARGIN OF SOUTH CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA BASED ON SEISMIC AND POTENTIAL FIELD DATA Abstract

Development and testing of a data collection instrument for boys' clothing 1867-1910 : an Oregon photographic study

Creator:: Gallett, Kelly S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a data collection instrument that would facilitate description of the clothing of Oregon school boys 1867-1910. In addition, the researcher attempted to describe Oregon school-aged boys' clothing and determine if fashion changes occurred in Oregon boys' clothing. The researcher also...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Development and testing of a data collection instrument for

Instrumentation system for high speed data sampling of electrical machinery

Creator:: Brisbine, Glen Edward
Abstract:: The objective of this thesis is to develop criteria for a data acquisition system for electrical machinery capable of sampling a signal every 0.2 msec with a desired accuracy of 0.1%. The system to be measured includes both AC and DC voltage and current signals from several points. The main...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Instrumentation System for high Speed Data Samplin of Electrical Machinery Redacted for privacy Abstract

An Exploration of Scholarship on Peer Review in Composition Studies : Looking to the Future with Replicable, Aggregated, and Data-Supported Research Methodologies

Creator:: Day, Jacob E.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the nature of evidence in scholarship on peer review in composition studies. I argue that the nature of evidence present in scholarship on peer review over the past three decades is typically anecdotal, theoretical, and based on limited case studies. I argue that peer review research in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Future with Replicable, Aggregated, and Data-Supported Research Methodologies Abstract approved

Comparison of ward teaching to nurses' proficiency reports at Veterans Administration Hospital, Vancouver, Washington

Creator:: Ganiere, Ruth
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Study . . . . 26 The Proficiency Report . . . . . . . . 27 TheComparison . . . . . . . . . . .28 IV

LSD, Mules and Men : Hypermediation in Hunter S. Thompson and Zora Neale Hurston

Creator:: Collins, Harold R., III.
Abstract:: Hypermediation, as described by Jay Bolter and Richard Grusin in their book Remediation, is a style of writing, recording, presenting, etc. that “makes us aware of the medium or media and (in sometimes subtle and sometimes obvious ways) reminds us of our desire for immediacy” (34). This mode of production...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and (in sometimes subtle and sometimes obvious ways) reminds us of our desire for immediacy” (34

The electrification of Mexico

Creator:: Gill, Andrew Douglas
Abstract:: This research paper is an analysis of the electric energy industry in Mexico since its inception in 1879. The research is based entirely on library sources plus documents secured from the Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico. Only minimal documentary evidence is available in English, consequently the Oregon State University library...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in 100's of Kwhrs. With Corresponding U.S. Data 21 GRAPH Ill: Growth in Installed Electric

Satisfaction with clothing and personal appearance related to self-esteem and participation in activities among full-time homemakers

Creator:: Olstrom, Janet Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships among satisfaction with clothing, satisfaction with physical appearance, concern over weight, self-esteem, and participation in leisure-time activities among a sample of full-time homemakers. To test these relationships, five measures were used. Satisfaction with clothing was measured by comparing the actual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: actual and ideal ratings of 34 aspects of clothing or wardrobe. A measurement of satisfaction with

Expanding the chemostratigraphic framework of the Cooper's Ferry site (10IH73) using portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry

Creator:: Holcomb, Justin Allen
Abstract:: This thesis reports a study of pXRF chemostratigraphy at the Cooper's Ferry site, located in western Idaho’s Lower Salmon River Canyon. The author used portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF) in order to independently test and expand the current chemostratigraphic framework at the site. PXRF applications targeted two stratigraphic sections located...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 370 pXRF samples in order to answer three primary questions: 1) Based on currently available data

Making ends meet : hunger survival strategies in two rural Oregon communities

Creator:: Abel, Talya Shuler
Abstract:: Food insecurity and hunger have become persistent problems resulting from an increase in impoverished segments of populations worldwide. For those not affected, the problem seems unnoticeable – it is happening somewhere else far away from them. However, in the United States, the number of people living below the poverty level...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of this research is: 1) to report on how low- income families in two rural communities describe

The role of social support in overcoming obstacles to abortion access : Oregon women tell their stories

Creator:: Ostrach, Bayla
Abstract:: Current estimates indicate that between one-third and one-half of women in the United States have at least one abortion in their lifetime, and that many women encounter socioeconomic, logistical, or social obstacles in the process of seeking care (Jones 2005, Guttmacher 2008). The purpose of this study is to critically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: vulnerable populations? Using a mixed-methods approach that combined quantitative data from surveys and

Aliens and academics : how cultural representations of alien abduction support an entrenched consensus reality

Creator:: Bryan, Frederick Clark
Abstract:: The alien abduction phenomenon has garnered considerable media attention in the last fifteen years, including many representations in books, film, and television. An overview of significant abduction literature is presented. Contrasts and comparisons are noted between popular written accounts and both the visual representations they engender and reports outside the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . When the modern saucer myth began gathering steam in the late forties, Jung began collecting data

Twentieth century influences on public library service to certain adult groups

Creator:: Ashwell, Sara Elizabeth
Abstract:: The purpose of this study has been to develop insight into the aims and goals of public library service by considering one particular type of library activity--work with adult groups. To determine the influence of historical events on such service, consideration has been given to group work of the past...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Review of the literature 7 III. Adult groups served, 1915 -1923 16 Summary 34 IV. Adult groups

The Bachman Cave (10-OE0565) point typology, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho

Creator:: Chavarria, Juan C.
Abstract:: In the past, archaeological investigations have recovered material culture that have often been stored as museum property without a focused analysis or written report of the results. This study focuses on one such assemblage ofchipped stone projectile points from the Bachman Cave locality of southwestern Idaho that has been stored...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: museum property without a focused analysis or written report of the results. This study focuses on one

Women's experiences of breastfeeding in an out-of-hospital birthing community

Creator:: Marshall, Lindsay J.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I examine the experiences of breastfeeding mothers who chose to give birth with Certified Professional Midwives at a free-standing birth center, and the factors that influence their known high rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. Using grounded theory and data collected from participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Using grounded theory and data collected from participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and

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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: result of stigma, studies report sexual and gender minorities experience elevated risk for depression

The Oregon State University Writing Center : history and context

Creator:: Weintraub, Melissa R.
Abstract:: The Oregon State University (OSU) Writing Center: History and Context provides a detailed and multi-faceted view of the Writing Center from its start in 1976 through the present. The information was gathered from interviews, annual reports, archival sources, and scholarly research. Chapter One examines the scholarly conversation about writing centers,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Center. Various appendices provide supplemental data. © Copyright by Melissa R. Weintraub November 13

Heat energy exchange between the Killdeer, its eggs, and the environment

Creator:: Cronan, James Zan
Abstract:: The vegetation surrounding a nest shades and insulates the incubating bird in addition to concealing it. The vegetative material that makes up a nest insulates the eggs from its warmer or cooler surroundings. Since a Killdeer builds a stone-lined nest on barren ground, both egg and adult are subject to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: low Tas in the interest of conserving body heat. Data from five nesting pairs showed that the

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:: report on interviews I conducted with police, non-governmental organization founders and individuals who

Net Values: Social and Economic Impacts of the Oregon Marine Reserves on the Fishing Communities of Garibaldi, Depoe Bay, and Port Orford

Creator:: Robison, Frederick Vaughn
Abstract:: Net Values is an Environmental Arts & Humanities thesis that centers around a research project of the same name. The research examines individual fishers’ perceptions of adverse economic and social impacts resulting from shifted fishing effort caused by the Oregon Marine Reserves, and looks to understand how fishers use their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Occupation, and the Marine Reserves. Data for both research agendas were collected simultaneously through

Palynological Perspectives on Younger Dryas to Early Holocene Human Ecology at Paisley Caves, Oregon

Creator:: Saban, Chantel V.
Abstract:: The Younger Dryas climatic event is a global phenomenon associated with a 1,000 year return to glacial conditions during the late Pleistocene period between 12,800 and 11,500 cal BP. Because of its significant effects on paleoenvironmental conditions in some parts of the world, archaeologists commonly seek to assess whether the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Precipitation and temperature data from Greenland, the northwest Pacific, Oregon Caves

LGBTQ Latinx Student Activist and Leaders in the State of Oregon: A Preliminary Study

Creator:: Zayas, Minerva
Abstract:: In 2016, the Oregon Community Foundation reported that twelve percent of Latinx folks graduated with their bachelor’s and/or master’s degree compared to the 31 percent of White counterparts (Latinos in Oregon Report, 2016). While Latinx students continue to be the largest minority in the United States, Latinx students enroll in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ...…...…..……………………………………….………………………………..…34 Interview Questions……………………………………………………………………………...35 Data Analysis

Making the Shift: Narratives of Transfer from Planned Home Birth to the Hospital in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Houtman, Leah S.
Abstract:: About 1% of U.S. births each year are planned home births (Vital Statistics Reports 2017). Of these, roughly 10% transfer to a higher level of care during labor (Melissa Cheyney et al. 2014), yet their experiences are rarely heard. Storytelling has long been used not only as entertainment, but as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………... 34 3 The Nurse’s Tale …………………………………..………………………………………………..…………………………… 38 3.1 Commentary

Behavioral characteristics reported by teachers in referring problem children to the Multnomah County Juvenile Court

Creator:: Schmurr, Leonard William
Abstract:: This study is an attempt to discover (1) the types of behavior problems school people report, (2) whether these reports contain information which reliably indicates serious psychological disorders, and what might be expected as a result of proper definition and recognition of these problems. In addition, the findings of experts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: people report on child behavior and whether in the opinion of writers in the field these data may

Using computers for reversing language shift : ethical and pragmatic implications from a Wasco case study

Creator:: Denis, Armelle
Abstract:: Indigenous languages worldwide are rapidly disappearing, forced out of use by the spread of dominant Western culture and its languages. On the Warm Springs reservation of Oregon, the Culture and Heritage department, the tribal agency in charge of language preservation, is offering instruction in all three languages of the reservation:...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: a public meeting in Warm Springs and presented in a report. This thesis is a case study exploring

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Creator:: Cassell, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Lower rates of computer adoption and usage in rural areas has been called a "digital divide." This work explores the current state of connectivity within a rural town of the Pacific Northwest with a quantitative and qualitative overview of computer usage and access within civic and activity clubs, ranging from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: dubs report less e- mail usage. This work explores the conditions that exacerbate the digital divide

Economic, political and physical problems involved in expanding the cultivation of swamp rice in Sierra Leone

Creator:: Gilliland, Anne Huston
Abstract:: Swamp rice offers tropical populations the most feasible means of obtaining a dependable and plentiful supply of protein-rich cereals. An acre of swamp rice land will support many persons and the crop does not cause erosion. A further production of this type of rice appears warranted in Sierra Leone and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Review 17 Methods of Cultivating Swamp Rice 23 Quantities of Rice Grown in Sierra Leone 34 IV

Conception to contraception : an ethnographic study among the Meo in north India

Creator:: Akhtar, Md. Faiyaz
Abstract:: This ethnographic study was conducted among the Meo community of north India to understand cultural norms, prescriptive behaviors, and practices associated with conceptions and contraception among Meo women and men living in five neighboring villages in the region of Mewat. The study goals were to collect ethnographic data on fertility-related...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: goals were to collect ethnographic data on fertility-related practices among the Meo and to examine

Advocacy travel, creating social and ideological change : a comparison of travelers to Cuba and Chiapas

Creator:: Donckers, Jana L.
Abstract:: As a result of academic research into the effects of mass travel, an industry of alternative tourism has emerged. Application of this research has resulted in myriad forms of tourism, two of these being ecotourism and educational travel. Ecotourism represents a response to what is the destructive nature of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: are more likely to report that the Reality Tour inspired them to change. Also, I found that the

Prescribing politics : an examination of the local and global factors which govern access to "atypical" psychotropic medications for Oregon's unfunded clients

Creator:: Maxey, Judith L.
Abstract:: This thesis is based on a study conducted for the state of Oregon's Office of Mental Health Services (OMHS). OMHS' primary research objectives included 1) the identification of the unfunded population (individuals who are uninsured and ineligible for Medicaid) who seek services at community mental health programs and 2) an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: group's access to atypical antipsychotic and antidepressant medications. OMHS sought this data in order

A settlement model at the Robert Newel Farmstead (35MA41), French Prairie, Oregon

Creator:: Manion, Mollie Jo
Abstract:: This thesis is based on the excavations of the Robert Newell farmstead (35MA41), excavated in 2002 and 2003 by the Oregon State University Department of Anthropology archaeological field school. Robert Newell lived at this farm from 1843- 1854. Major architectural features, including a brick hearth and postholes were discovered at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: site found in the 1980s. The data from the excavation also revealed artifacts dating from the 1830s

Voices within a gray world : an evaluation of Oregon State University's sexual and dating violence prevention curriculum

Creator:: McClure, Stephanie L.
Abstract:: With the reauthorization of the 2013 Violence Against Women Act all Title IV higher education institutions will now be required to provide "primary prevention and awareness programs for all incoming students." Yet, more research is needed to find prevention programs that are effective (White House Task Force to Protect Students...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -efficacy, and behavioral change. Quantitative data was collected using a pretest-posttest survey

Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

Creator:: Wolfe, RoxiAnn Blanche
Abstract:: This research examines the impact of low health literacy among patients with End Stage Renal Disease. The sample included individuals who participated in a health education class (Pre-Renal Education Program) offered at the Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant observation, individual interviews, evaluation of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this chronic illness. According to the Annual Data Report: Atlas of End-Stage Renal Disease, over

Preferred customers? : barriers for Hispanics in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program

Creator:: Keys, Robert T. III
Abstract:: From February to September of 2001, a significant body of qualitive data was collected to investigate barriers for Hispanic participation in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program. As a means to investigate this topic, comments were solicited from physicians, hospital administrators, social service agencies, and low-income Hispanics through semi-structured focus groups...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: February to September of 2001, a significant body of qualitive data was collected to investigate barriers

Ukimwi ni homa (AIDS is a cold) : HIV vulnerability of Maasai women

Creator:: Hedges, Kristin Naserian
Abstract:: This thesis takes an in-depth look at specific behaviors that are putting Maasai women at risk for HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Methods used include in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, demographic data collection, and nutritional anthropometric measurements. The research took place June September 2004. Analysis reveals a strong connection between poverty and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Methods used include in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, demographic data collection, and

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