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  • 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...
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    Capstone Project
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    Management and Delineation with a Geographic Information System The Application of Geographic Information

  • 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...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    November 29, 2005. Title: Beyond Free Will: An Empirical Case for a Capacity Model of Human Agency

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

    Creator:
    Scott, Sophia L. M.
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    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...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Intimate Partner Violence: A Focus on Positive Psychosocial Living INTRODUCTION I. Statement of

  • Distribution and origin of organic matter preserved in modern surface sediments throughout Coastal SE Alaska

    Creator:
    Walinsky, Sarah E.
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    Twenty seven modern (top 1-2cm) sediment samples from multicores retrieved from throughout coastal SE Alaska were analyzed for their organic matter content and the source composition. Total organic carbon (TOC) as well as biogenic silica (bioSi), and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) content were analyzed to evaluate the organic matter content and...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    like to thank Russell Desiderio for all of his words of encouragement and chocolate through this

  • 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...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    as an example of a militant social movement and the mainstream Civil Rights Movement as an example of

  • Pathogenic Mechanisms of Cancer Causing hMLH1 Mutations

    Creator:
    O'Donnell, Edmond Francis
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    DNA mismatch repair (MMR) is an evolutionary conserved process that functions to maintain genomic integrity through the correction of mismatches that have escaped proofreading. Mutations in the MMR gene Mlh1 are associated with approximately 50% of all cases of Lynch syndrome, a hereditary predisposition to colorectal cancer, through varying and...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    . Mutations in the MMR gene Mlh1 are associated with approximately 50% of all cases of Lynch syndrome, a

  • 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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    end of the Cold War radically realigned global politics and led to a renewed interest in