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  • Hispanic and farmworker health : a community health survey of Hood River County, Oregon.

    Creator:
    Carne, David Michael
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    Hispanics in Hood River County, Oregon account for roughly 25% of the population, with many employed in agriculture. A community health survey was carried out in Hood River County during the winter months of 2001 with the purpose of evaluating the health conditions, needs, and barriers to access of needed...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Health: A Community Health Survey of Hood River County, Oregon. Chapter I Introduction

  • A Hobson’s Choice For Norway : Maintain National Sovereignty or Accept Full EU Membership

    Creator:
    Krippaehne, Inge M.
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    As time continues, the issue of full European Union membership for Norway becomes a more pertinent issue. The EU has long awaited the membership of Norway, but unfortunately the Nordic country has decided to remain independent. Norway’s historical past has led many Norwegians to believe their country is not ready...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • Vox comm: product development and program management

    Creator:
    Braunworth, Daniel W.
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    Vox comm is a digital wireless, voice-operated personal communicator developed as an electrical engineering Senior Design project. It is designed to provide a method for hassle-free, short-range communication. The product platform boasts of low power and small size for a host of usage models. This thesis details the product design...
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    throughout the design process. My group chose a project sponsored by Dr. David Hackleman, Linus Pauling

  • Biodiesel in Oregon : an agricultural perspective

    Creator:
    Lahmann, Emily Loren
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    Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, and biodegradable diesel fuel made from agricultural feedstocks. With a vibrant agricultural industry, Oregon is positioned to play an important role in the future of this energy source. Limiting factors to widespread biodiesel production include low value of biodiesel feedstock crops, lack of infrastructure, lagging...
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    . Abstract approved: _________________________________________________ David Hackleman

  • The effect of transverse shifts on the LIGO interferometer (simulation study)

    Creator:
    Fettig, Doug J.
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    The LIGO interferometers have reached their designed sensitivity level which is greater than any other interferometer ever built. At this point, it is important to have a proper understanding of small perturbations that might still exist (until now these issues did not come to the forefront because other more critical...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Interferometer. Abstract approved: ____________________________________________ David McIntyre The LIGO

  • The role of CYP2E1 and CYP4A in the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

    Creator:
    Hawkins, Jenna M.
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    Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is an emerging form of liver disease associated with obesity, type II diabetes and dyslipidemia. As the prevalence of these metabolic conditions increases, so too has the occurrence of NASH in all sectors of the population. The pathology of this disease is similar to its alcoholic form,...
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    transcended barriers of race, gender and age and spread into all sectors of the population. Obesity is a

  • Determination of flavin-containing monooxygenase mRNA levels in mouse lung and liver

    Creator:
    Lo, Pachida C.
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    We are developing a flavin-containing (Fmo) knock-out mouse for Fmo2 that will be utilized to elucidate the role of active human FMO isoform 2 (FMO2.1) in xenobiotic metabolism and toxicity. Since FMO2 is primarily expressed in lung this will provide information on how 27% of African-Americans and 5% of Hispanics...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • Asperger’s Syndrome: research and personal insight into characteristics and intervention techniques

    Creator:
    Rinaldi, David Brian
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    Through examination of empirical evidence on individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome and related Pervasive Developmental Disorders, the author attempts to provide an overview of the social deficiencies associated with these disorders. Points of primary concern are the social deficiencies in developing competence in experience-sharing and demonstrating empathy, especially in how they...
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    by David Brian Rinaldi, Jr. A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University University Honors

  • Discovering white privilege : a series of difficult stories

    Creator:
    Blumhardt, Tammy
    Abstract:
    This project combines service learning with narrative writing (fiction and non-fiction) as an effective tool for the discovery and communication of social understanding; more specifically, the project discusses white privilege in literary form. Four short stories and seven vignettes, drawn from service learning experience over the course of three years,...
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    White Privilege: A Series of Difficult Stories by Tammy Blumhardt A PROJECT submitted to

  • Beyond free will: an empirical case for a capacity model of human agency

    Creator:
    Helzer, Erik G.
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    Although the question of free will has persisted throughout the history of philosophy as an important metaphysical consideration, rarely does the inquiry include empirical evidence from other disciplines concerned with human behavior. In this interdisciplinary paper, I combine the wisdom of psychologists, metaphysicians, and philosophers of science to comment on...
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    November 29, 2005. Title: Beyond Free Will: An Empirical Case for a Capacity Model of Human Agency