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  • Morphological and cytological variation in Trillium albidum Freeman (Liliaceae)

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    Bledsoe, Karen E.
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    This work was performed on Trillium albidum Freeman (Liliaceae), to clarify the pattern of morphological variation between the small-flowered populations at the northern limit of its range ( T. parviflorum Soukup) and the larger-flowered populations from southern Oregon and northern California. It was hypothesized that only a single species of...
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    albidum Freeman (Liliaceae) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Karen E. Bledsoe for the degree of Master of

  • Sexual harassment and restorative justice : a transformative approach to addressing sexual harassment claims

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    Sue, Roni
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    In this thesis, I argue that using principles of restorative justice as a guide in the resolution of sexual harassment claims is more efficacious than a traditional retributive approach. I support this claim by synthesizing the work of Phillip Hallie, Josiah Royce and Martin Buber in order to come to...
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    : A Transformative Approach to Addressing Sexual Harassment Claims Abstract approved: Lani Roberts

  • Beyond Borders: Understanding the Interplay of Factors in Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border

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    De La Rosa, Sarah
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    This thesis explores the intricate issues surrounding migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, offering diverse perspectives and insights into its drivers, consequences, and ethical dimensions. Through three comprehensive papers, this research offers a nuanced analysis of the complex dynamics influencing the migration crisis. The first examines the historical and theoretical factors...
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    Robert Melchior Figueroa This thesis explores the intricate issues surrounding migration at the

  • Chasing Tails: Stories for Refining Relationships Between Wolves & Humans

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    Beggen, Kristina
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    As wolves return to their historic habitats both in Oregon and across the globe, emotions are running high between people either gladdened or disturbed by their homecoming. Prior to colonization, wolves occupied the entire Pacific Northwest alongside Indigenous peoples. However, European settlements that ultimately coalesced to form the state of...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Robert Melchior Figueroa As wolves return to their historic habitats both in Oregon and

  • The light within us : Quaker women in science

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    McCabe, Leslie N.
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    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...
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    . Karen Johnson introduced me to the discipline of the history of science and her guidance has helped me

  • From weakness to wisdom : Jane Austen transforms the female of sensibility tradition

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    Mosher-Knoshaug, Jessica M.
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    The eighteenth-century female of sensibility was characterized by delicate nerves that allowed her to feel her surroundings and enabled her to choose virtue over vice more consistently than males. While females were considered virtuous, their "innate" delicacy or weakness became their dominant trait and the true focus of male admiration....
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    the Female of Sensibility. Tradition. Abstract approved: Robert V. Wess The eighteenth-century

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

    Creator:
    Keys, Robert T. III
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    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...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE ThESIS OF Robert T. Keys III for the degree

  • Is "Smart Growth" smart? : health effects of urban renewal in Portland, Oregon

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    Buerger, Catherine F.
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    This thesis examines the impact of urban renewal on individual health, specifically focusing on an urban planning model called Smart Growth that is being used in Portland, Oregon. Findings are based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of interview and survey data from study participants living in a community where renewal...
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    committee, Dr. Nancy Rosenberger, Dr. Robert Thompson, and Dr. Kate MacTavish, for their guidance and

  • Oregon Health & Science University's understanding of cultural competency

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    Racansky, Pamela A.
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    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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    could not have gone without the help of my sister Karen who helped with the editing of my thesis

  • The beginnings of a Russian natural history : the life and work of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (1711 - 1755)

    Creator:
    Koroloff, Rachel
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    Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (1711 – 1755) was a successful early Russian naturalist whose professional and social destinies were linked to eighteenth-century Russia's nascent but growing naturalist tradition. During his own time Krasheninnikov bridged the gap that existed in Russia between a distinctly European scientific practice and a tradition of Russian...
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    guidance of Paul Farber, Mary Jo Nye, Robert Nye, Ben Mutschler, and the history faculty at Oregon