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AI, Robot: A Rhetorical Analysis of Jeopardy! Matches Featuring IBM’s Artificial Intelligence

Creator:: Steele, Evan T.
Abstract:: The relationship between the public and new technologies has historically been a tumultuous one, with public perceptions ranging from excited rapid adoption to standoffish pessimism. In 2011, IBM tried to use competition as a means of showcasing a new technology to the public. This thesis is a work of rhetorical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Evan T. Steele, for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

Applicability of Public Participation for the Finnish Forest and Park Service

Creator:: Loikkanen, Teppo T. J.
Abstract:: Under what circumstances and in what ways can public participation be utilized in managing Finland's national forests? In the first chapter, a framework for answering this question is set by analyzing Finnish legal, cultural, historical and political background. The frame defines the Finnish Forest and Park Service's (FPS) decision making...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Influence of Political Liberalism on Contracting Prison Health Care

Creator:: Yarnall, Robert G.
Abstract:: Studies on prison contracting have typically focused on the privatization of entire facilities and carceral services offered to inmates. There has been limited research, however, as to how political ideology influences the extent to which state prisons contract out health care services. There also appears to be a need for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: & Cowhig, 2018). The growing number of persons funneled through t Yarnall 4 he criminal

Measurement and meaning of archaeological diversity

Creator:: Betz, Virginia Marie
Abstract:: Archaeologists use diversity as one way of characterizing their assemblages. Diversity refers to both the number of artifact classes present (richness) and the proportional representation of classes (evenness). Numerical diversity indices measure one or both components. Archaeologists use assemblage diversity to infer behavior of prehistoric cultures. Archaeological inferences about behavior...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (1949) and Shannon (1948) proposed the foundations for the formulas which have become widely used in

The Guess & Check: Evaluating the Usability and Effectiveness of a Primary Prevention Assessment Tool for Classroom Teachers

Creator:: Kittelman, Angus J.
Abstract:: Schools are continually faced with the challenge of providing students with a comprehensive system of support. Previous research based on the practices and systems of Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) suggests that having effective primary prevention measures in place can help to reduce problem behavior before it occurs (Ingram,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2009; Sprague, Walker, Golly, White, Meyers, & Shannon, 2001). Further emphasized by Conoley and

Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

Creator:: Bonnett, Amy K.
Abstract:: Negative attitudes towards people with disabilities persist in our society, limiting the inclusion of people with disabilities in a multitude of social roles. Despite existing research on the nature of these attitudes and interventions to improve them, people with disabilities continue to cite social barriers as some of their greatest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Saudi Arabian Women Pursuing Higher Education at Oregon State University

Creator:: Al-Sheikhly, Nadya A.
Abstract:: Since 2005, the United States has experienced a significant influx of international students from Saudi Arabia, particularly women (Bollang, 2006). The American educational structure is something Saudi women have never experienced due to the vast differences between both cultures in all facets. There is very little to no research conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Time to listen : an annotated bibliography of environmental readings, featuring Oregon writers, for middle school and high school students

Creator:: Crateau, Carole Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to guide middle school and high school students into critical thinking about environmental issues. Through keen observation of their bioregion and through an integration of interdisciplinary literature which focuses on Oregon writers, students will be challenged to think, write, and discuss current issues...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Title VII and Employment Discrimination in the LGBTQ+ Communities of Texas and Oregon

Creator:: Melancon, Trystan D.
Abstract:: The primary goal of this study is to illuminate the voices of LGBTQ+ individuals in Oregon and Texas who were victims of workplace discrimination due to their LGBTQ+ status in order to highlight the necessity of LGBTQ+ inclusive employment discrimination legislation. This study used qualitative research methods to gather data...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Wedding Bells, Binaries and the Heterosexual Menace

Creator:: McNeill, Elizabeth
Abstract:: This research explores and aligns a postmodern method in line with a theoretical lens of "strategic political queer/feminism" to understand the construction and positioning of the issue/ problem of same-sex marriage. The method takes shape through a theoretical framework that leads to a political maneuver opening access to the rights...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: being at every level: “[t]he term Queer Theory was arrived at in the effort to avoid all of these fine

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AI, Robot: A Rhetorical Analysis of Jeopardy! Matches Featuring IBM’s Artificial Intelligence

Applicability of Public Participation for the Finnish Forest and Park Service

Influence of Political Liberalism on Contracting Prison Health Care

Measurement and meaning of archaeological diversity

The Guess & Check: Evaluating the Usability and Effectiveness of a Primary Prevention Assessment Tool for Classroom Teachers

Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

Saudi Arabian Women Pursuing Higher Education at Oregon State University

Time to listen : an annotated bibliography of environmental readings, featuring Oregon writers, for middle school and high school students

Title VII and Employment Discrimination in the LGBTQ+ Communities of Texas and Oregon

Wedding Bells, Binaries and the Heterosexual Menace

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