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Women’s first sexual experiences : an interview-based qualitative analysis of female first intercourse

Creator:: Wall, Jessica Jeanne
Abstract:: This study sought to conduct an in depth analysis of women’s first sexual experiences looking for factors contributing to the experience and the emotional outcomes of first intercourse. Fourteen heterosexual, female, college students were interviewed about their first sexual experience and sexual background using a semi-structured interview format. The narratives...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Uses and Misuses of the Journal Impact Factor

Creator:: Wheeler, Patricia A. and Walker, Alexis
Abstract:: The second in a series of articles published in OSU This Week by members of the Faculty Senate Library Committee regarding threats to an open and sustainable system of scholarly communication and potential solutions. Article describes what journal impact factors are and how they are determined and makes recommendations for...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Professor of Public Health and Alexis Walker Member, Scholarly Communications Task Force and Petersen

Usability Testing to Improve a Teaching Website for Graduate Counselor Education Students

Creator:: McMillen, Paula S., Pehrsson, Dale Elizabeth, and Lin, Shao-Chen
Abstract:: Expectations for technology proficiency in counseling and counselor education have increased; nevertheless, very little information is available in the counseling literature which describes how to effectively evaluate online resources from a design and utility standpoint. This study provides a model for such assessments, employing an affordable small scale usability study...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , and satisfaction (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.). Data may be gathered through

The Valley Library Reference Collection : a white paper exploring future options

Creator:: Mellinger, Margaret, Rielly, Loretta, and Webster, Janet G.
Abstract:: The Valley Library Reference Collection is under-utilized, occupies valuable physical space, and represents a significant investment in collection funds. As reference resources are available electronically, we have not effectively shaped our print or digital reference collection. The physical collection ages as we cancel reference continuations without replacing them with electronic...
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: options May 2005 Problem Statement and Background The Valley Library Reference Collection is under

The utility of playfulness in terms of innovation and productivity for business and a life of learning

Creator:: Adams, Jason S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this project was to investigate play and our cultural assumptions as to its usefulness or lack there of. The concepts of hard work versus hard play were explored in order to discover when human beings are operating at their best. In terms of innovation and productivity in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Introduction PREFACE The research and reading

The possibility of international agreements concerning genetically modified organisms in the European Union

Creator:: Fairbrother, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: As genetically modified products come under greater production, tensions surrounding the potential benefits and harms of the technology have appeared in divergent policy between the European Union (EU) and certain member states. The purpose of this thesis is to consider whether some type of international law, also called an environmental...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: food security, human health, and nutrition. GMOs can do this by increasing crop yields, that is

The People's band: U2 and international activism

Creator:: Peterson, Maxie Jean
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: end of the Cold War radically realigned global politics and led to a renewed interest in

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

Creator:: Nash, Mary Ann
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Anne Nash for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Environmental Economics, Policy, and

The bibliotherapy education project: a collaborative teaching effort goes to the Web OR a tale for travelers

Creator:: McMillen, Paula S.
Abstract:: This narrative details the evolution of a collaborative teaching project into an educational Website about Bibliotherapy, which is the process of facilitating personal development or problem resolution through books. Working with a Counselor Education colleague, the Education librarian at Oregon State University helped develop a tool to evaluate books for...
Resource Type:: Article and Preprint
Full Text:: clinical psychology and worked in mental health for many years before becoming a librarian. She can be

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
Full Text:: the overall ecosystem health improving management for all land use and future growth. Consequently

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Women’s first sexual experiences : an interview-based qualitative analysis of female first intercourse

Uses and Misuses of the Journal Impact Factor

Usability Testing to Improve a Teaching Website for Graduate Counselor Education Students

The Valley Library Reference Collection : a white paper exploring future options

The utility of playfulness in terms of innovation and productivity for business and a life of learning

The possibility of international agreements concerning genetically modified organisms in the European Union

The People's band: U2 and international activism

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

The bibliotherapy education project: a collaborative teaching effort goes to the Web OR a tale for travelers

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

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