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  • Comparing the health and healthcare needs of poor rural Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites

    Creator:
    Tatum, James Michael
    Abstract:
    America’s rural Hispanic population is growing at an unprecedented rate. Many of the Hispanic people that are settling in rural communities are immigrants or first generation Americans. If changes to current healthcare systems are required to accommodate the health needs of this growing, low-income rural population they have not been...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • The application of geographic information systems for delineation and classification of tidal wetlands for resource management of Oregon’s coastal watersheds

    Creator:
    Scranton, Russell W.
    Abstract:
    Resource managers of Oregon’s tidal wetlands require an improved GIS layer for management of existing tidal wetland habitat and areas considered for tidal wetland restoration. A reconnaissance project was initiated, such that interpretations of remote sensing data, the National Wetland Inventory, Oregon Estuary Plan Book and additional management tools were...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Management and Delineation with a Geographic Information System The Application of Geographic Information

  • Discovering white privilege : a series of difficult stories

    Creator:
    Blumhardt, Tammy
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    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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    Honors College Thesis
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    White Privilege: A Series of Difficult Stories by Tammy Blumhardt A PROJECT submitted to

  • A critical analysis of the globalization of English in the U.S. and abroad

    Creator:
    De Lora, Emily
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    Although thousands of volunteers from the United States go abroad each year to teach English, many are unprepared for their experiences. Undergraduate students teaching in a foreign country seem to lack training in educational methodology or foreign relations that would prepare them for teaching and living abroad. This project was...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Baccalaureate of Arts in Liberal Studies presented on June 5, 2007. Title: A Critical Analysis of the

  • In the aftermath of intimate partner violence : a focus on positive psychosocial living

    Creator:
    Scott, Sophia L. M.
    Abstract:
    Intimate partner violence is the systematic, intentional use of physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse that one person in a domestic relationship exerts over their partner in order to maintain power and control. In our society, we tend to focus on the external evidence of intimate partner violence such as the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Intimate Partner Violence: A Focus on Positive Psychosocial Living INTRODUCTION I. Statement of

  • Biological considerations for a new approach to regulating genetically modified crops in the United States

    Creator:
    McDonough, Ashley
    Abstract:
    The debate over GM crops is one of the most controversial issues of recent decades. The debate has many dimensions, including environmental impacts, benefits and risks to human health, intellectual property rights, adequacy of biosafety regulations, and fundamental ethical acceptability. The potential benefits of GM crops are numerous, including improved...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    considerations for a new approach to regulating genetically modified crops in the United States by Ashley

  • Empowering pedagogy : a case study of non-traditional teaching methods and philosophy at the Centro de Educación Creativa

    Creator:
    Sansone, Sophia Vosburg
    Abstract:
    Empowering pedagogy (also know as “transgressive,” “emancipatory,” or “democratic” forms of education) seeks to challenge the historically oppressive tendencies of traditional education. As a student of Social Justice and International Studies, I approach the topic of empowering pedagogy through a case study. My research explored this non-traditional educational philosophy and...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Empowering Pedagogy: A Case Study of Non

  • The Evolution of the Commerce Clause : An Evaluation of Recent Supreme Court Decisions in the Context of Federal Wetlands Protection

    Creator:
    Nash, Mary Ann
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    The decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANCC) and Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. ___(2006), deviated from the more broad interpretations of congressional intent granted by the court in past assessments of the constitutionality of environmental...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    requires the narrowest opinion be binding when the court fails to reach a majority. Both the Kennedy

  • The face of Oregon's library community

    Creator:
    Webster, Janet G. and Cole, Maureen
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    One goal of the Oregon Library Association's Vision 2010 is to promote a strong and diverse workforce throughout all of the state's libraries. The forecasted shortage of librarians in the next decade prompted the OLA Board to request a demographic study of Oregon's libraries. A simple survey was adminstered at...
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    Article
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    change (just look in the mirror), as do our institutional faces. In Vision 2010, we call for a “strong

  • Militant and nonviolent social movements

    Creator:
    Robinson, Blake
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    While much has been written about why people join social movements in general, little has been written about why people specifically join either militant or nonviolent social movements. Using the Black Panther Party as an example of a militant social movement and the mainstream Civil Rights Movement as an example...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    people to join the CRM. Another scholar, James Vander Zanden, took a more psychological approach to the

  • The effects of oil price shocks on U.S. inflation

    Creator:
    Kilfoil, Natasha M.
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    During the 1970’s the United States experienced several periods of high inflation that have been at least partially attributed to positive oil price shocks. The effectiveness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at controlling the price of oil has varied over time, as well as the responsiveness of U.S....
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    Honors College Thesis
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    added remains constant, creating a short run deflation in value added measures such as the GDP deflator

  • The People's band: U2 and international activism

    Creator:
    Peterson, Maxie Jean
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    The end of the Cold War brought about changes within international political relations that resulted in expanded interest in global civil society. Such developments, like globalization and democratization, have encouraged the growth of social and political organizations. Political scientists have found that these inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations have a significant...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    seems almost a vestige from an earlier age (Guidry, Kennedy and Zald 340). Instead, it is more

  • Experiments into plasma physics

    Creator:
    Smith, Christopher S.
    Abstract:
    Our research was focused mainly on the field of plasma physics and the creation of plasmas in a laboratory environment. We first began our project with the goal to develop a tabletop Tokamak, a doughnut shaped device that magnetically confines plasmas at pressures greater than one atmosphere. After researching this...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    the creation of plasmas in a laboratory environment. We first began our project with the goal to

  • Final Performance Report, The Northwest Digital Archives: Expanding Access to Archival Collections in ID, MT, OR and WA

    Creator:
    Landis, Lawrence
    Abstract:
    During the 27-month period of this project (July 1, 2005-September 30, 2007), the Northwest Digital Archives achieved significant growth in membership, in its finding aid database, and in usage of the database by researchers; conducted extensive testing of the finding aids database with a variety of researcher communities; continued dialogue...
    Resource Type:
    Technical Report
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    Collections · Joined the NWDA as a participant in the companion NHPRC grant. · Training – James Simard

  • Habitat monitoring : an approach for reporting status and trends for state comprehensive wildlife conservation strategies

    Creator:
    Schoonmaker, Peter and Luscombe, Wayne
    Abstract:
    This paper provides some background information on coarse to medium scale habitat monitoring techniques and proposes a framework for a statewide system. It is designed for state fish and wildlife agencies and their partners to help them meet the monitoring requirement in the development of wildlife strategies.
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    Technical Report
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    Developing a Program for Monitoring

  • 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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    Honors College Thesis
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    Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, and biodegradable diesel fuel made from agricultural feedstocks. With a

  • Morality of biometrics

    Creator:
    Tao, Dany
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    "‘Biometrics is at the forefront in our agenda for homeland security,’ declared Asa Hutchinson, the Department of Homeland Security's undersecretary for border and transportation security, at the 2004 Biometric Consortium Conference” [11]. Flashy retinal scanning and voice activated computers were once considered technologies for science fiction movies and novels. Nowadays,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    are termed as biometrics. They use a certain physiological characteristic that is unique to a person

  • Librarianship at the intersection of engineering and business

    Creator:
    Mellinger, Margaret
    Abstract:
    Oregon State University has initiated two programs that engage engineering students in entrepreneurship. The first program is an entrepreneurship minor available through the College of Business that enrolls engineering and science majors in the same courses with business students. The second is the Austin Entrepreneurship Program, a residential program offered...
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    Preprint
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    business students: a research study. Reference Librarian no.58: 59-73. � Morrison, James L., Hye-Shin

  • Ethnic minorities in Oregon: an annotated bibliography

    Creator:
    Wilkinson, Richenda
    Abstract:
    This bibliography focuses on works that will provide the reader with supplemental resources on the history of ethnic minorities in Oregon. An effort has been made to highlight materials that are particularly appropriate for use in teaching students of various ages. The featured resources address all historical time periods, but...
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    Part of Book
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    Annotated Bibliography There is a significant disparity in the representation of Oregon’s various ethnic

  • Perceptual thresholds for foot slipping in animated characters

    Creator:
    Strawn, Jordan J.
    Abstract:
    The computer game industry continues to progress toward realistic-looking character motion. However, even in state-of-the-art games, the use of motion capture data in character animation may result in errors such as “foot slipping,” where the feet do not match up with the floor properly during translation. Various algorithms have been...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    -level (conscious) goals, such as targets in a game, and certain low-level (unconscious) stimuli [James