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Lichen distribution in Oregon coastal dune communities

Creator:: Leuthner, Shirley Mae
Abstract:: Distribution of lichens was studied at seven coastal dune sites in Oregon. Lichens were sampled in the dry stable, dry meadow, meadow, rush meadow, marsh, shrub and forest deflation plain communities. Observations were made of the standing water in the marsh community. Quantitative measurements were made of the percent organic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF SHIRLEY MAE LEUTHNER for the in (Name of Student) Botany (Major) M

Reproductive cycle of the male newt Taricha granulosa : exogenous and endogenous regulation of plasma androgens

Creator:: Specker, Jennifer Lee
Abstract:: During a 13-month period starting in October of 1976, adult male rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) were collected periodically to study seasonal changes in reproductive status. Plasma androgen concentration, measured by radioimmunoassay, is elevated during autumn and spring (about 50 ng/ml). Winter and summer levels are considerably lower (less than 10...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: REGULATION OF PLASMA ANDROGENS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Frank L. Moore During a 13-month

A study of guidance activities as conducted through the Dean of women's office of Oregon State College

Creator:: Beck, Ruth Evelyn
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Religion in the writing classroom : toward a pedagogy of possibility

Creator:: May, Laura D.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I examine composition scholarship on the intersections of religious faith and writing pedagogy over the past twenty years, tracing the origins of compositionists' discomfort with religion and focusing on pedagogical approaches for working with religiously-committed students. In particular, I emphasize the way in which these approaches are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Paxton : a cartography

Creator:: Hogg, Charlotte
Abstract:: This thesis is a collection of essays about Paxton, a small town in western Nebraska, and an exploration of the contradictions and complexities found there. It is also a reflection on the layers of history and connections that exist not only among families that have lived in these towns for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: have given meaning to a place by your own decisions and memories. --Kathy Moore I noticed the

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:: their professional training (Arthur, Saenz & Replogle 2003; Bunik, Gao & Moore 2006; DiGirolamo

Responsible pedagogy : (re)framing contemporary educational theory and American cultural politics

Creator:: Rust, Stephen
Abstract:: Responsible Pedagogy is examination of contemporary education in the United States. Responsible educators are dedicated to being representative, responsive, and respectful. These three principles guide the best teaching and learning that are taking place in classrooms across the country. Launched in 2003, Shakespeare in American Communities is the most ambitious...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Bradbury, and, when the situation seemed to call for it, Michael Moore and Donald Rumsfeld. We'd talk

Embodying Gaia: Bruno Latour’s Gaia and the Earthboundedness of Contemplative Pedagogy (a snail’s view)

Creator:: Schindler, Jason A.
Abstract:: Bruno Latour’s Facing Gaia provokes us to embrace our Earthboundedness to approach the problematic political ecologies of the Anthropocene. Latour’s call for the Earthbound is to re-trace networks of society, institutions, and meaning and to challenge, as enemy, those that would continue to behave as if we lived on more...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Charles Goodrich, Kathleen Dean Moore, Carly Lettero, Shelley Stonebrook and many unseen hands have been

“I Can’t Believe I’m Marching for Reality”: Examining the Rhetorical Role of Science in the “Post-Truth” Era

Creator:: Baker, Carlee A.
Abstract:: In the months preceding the 2016 presidential election and during the Trump presidency, rhetoric, composition, and communications scholars expressed an urgent concern about the threat that Trump and his political affiliates posed to the status of truth in political life (McComiskey; Rice; Harsin; Cloud). However, the conversations surrounding the discipline’s...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to Dr. Kirk Branch and Dr. Beth Shirley, who both saw early potential in me. Thank you for giving

Evaluation of the 2001 pilot Oregon Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

Creator:: Saylor, Kirsten N.
Abstract:: The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), piloted in Oregon in 2001, provided $100 worth of vouchers (aka coupons) to low-income seniors to buy fresh local produce from farmers at farmers' markets and roadside stands. Presented in a political ecology framework, this research integrated the perspectives of beneficiaries and their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: natural resources of third world countries (Thrupp 1993; Moore 1993; Schmink and Wood 1987), or how these

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Lichen distribution in Oregon coastal dune communities

Reproductive cycle of the male newt Taricha granulosa : exogenous and endogenous regulation of plasma androgens

A study of guidance activities as conducted through the Dean of women's office of Oregon State College

Religion in the writing classroom : toward a pedagogy of possibility

Paxton : a cartography

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

Responsible pedagogy : (re)framing contemporary educational theory and American cultural politics

Embodying Gaia: Bruno Latour’s Gaia and the Earthboundedness of Contemplative Pedagogy (a snail’s view)

“I Can’t Believe I’m Marching for Reality”: Examining the Rhetorical Role of Science in the “Post-Truth” Era

Evaluation of the 2001 pilot Oregon Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

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