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Creator:: Weems, Candice Michelle
Abstract:: Parks help to build social cohesion within a community. Urban open spaces offer a sense of place, act as the focal points for public gatherings, and provide an opportunity for social networking (Francis, 2003; Hayward, 1989). While offering so much they are also known to be places of disgust and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Holden, Laura, L.
Abstract:: Since 2007, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) sales in the U.S. have surpassed those of tobacco cigarettes. This is due, in part, to manufacturer’s claims that they are a safer alternative to tobacco cigarettes. However, formaldehyde, acrolein, and diacetyl have been detected in e-cigarettes and public knowledge of e-cigarette composition and potential...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Emma and Katherine Holden for helping me stay motivated and interested in my work – their interests

Creator:: Fournet, Michelle Elizabeth Hardy
Abstract:: Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are vocal baleen whales that exhibit complex social interactions that vary spatially and seasonally. Across their range, humpback whales produce a wide array of vocalizations including ‘song’, foraging vocalizations, and a range of vocalizations known as social calls -- unclassified non-song vocalizations. This study investigates the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: summers of 2011 and 2012. Many thanks to (in chronological order): Emma Blouin, Jennifer MacDougal

Creator:: Loredo, Stephanie A.
Abstract:: Year-round habitat use of marine predators provides knowledge of important marine areas throughout different life stages. Large-scale, environmental variability, both in space and time, causes changes in the behavior and distribution of marine predators that are important to quantify for conservation. In the Northern California Current System (NCCS), common murres...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: including: Donald Lyons, Rob Suryan, Rachael Orben, Jane Dolliver, Amelia O’Connor, Emma Kelsey, Peter

Creator:: Bahram, Borhan
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation is to explore research management problems pertaining to types of research where direct outputs are in terms of intangible ideas or the kind of knowledge which takes years to be proven applicable or economically fruitful. The study was based on the analysis of the more...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Bryant, Kathleen J.
Abstract:: The 134-year old Frantz-Dunn House in Hoskins, Oregon is an intact, well-preserved example of rural Gothic architecture in the Willamette Valley. The old farmstead sits on a former Civil War Fort site and represents a link in the history of the region to the larger patterns of expansion in America...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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