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For What it is Worth: Meditations on the Meaning of Life with Camus and Nozick

Creator:: Cherry, Owen E.
Abstract:: The meaning of life is an enduring philosophical question. This paper seeks to explore the thought of Albert Camus and Robert Nozick on the meaning of life and critically examine their contributions to philosophy. Camus begins with contemplating whether life is worth ending or worth living and concludes that only...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Biology (Honors Associate

Sonification as a pathway to knowledge

Creator:: Fitch, Russell Alan
Abstract:: This paper explores the use of sonification, the conversion of data into sound, to convey the significance of SARS-COV-2 and its global impact. It emphasizes sonification as a valuable tool for making complex data accessible, particularly in high school education. Sonification, an interdisciplinary field, leverages the human auditory system's pattern...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Honors Scholar

A Diachronic Linguistic Analysis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Creator:: Rensi, Matthew T.
Abstract:: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has reached a level of authority and ubiquity within the mental health field. It is the guidance force in insurance reimbursement or coverage for mental health treatment, determinations of disability related to mental health and in determinations of competence to stand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF THE DISSERTATION OF Matthew T. Rensi for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

Uncovering the Complexity of STEM Faculty Perceptions About Successful Students, and Their Teaching Strategies that Support Them

Creator:: Lenhart, Cindy A., Bouwma-Gearhart, Jana, and Ewing, Benjamin
Abstract:: Multiple factors are known to influence student success in higher education. Barriers to postsecondary success for underrepresented STEM students are numerous and well documented. We detail an exploratory study of STEM faculty notions of successful students and the instructional practices they employ to cultivate student success. We use a conceptual...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: who participated in this study. Faculty disciplines included physics, biology, chemistry

Focus ; Spring 2010

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus is published by Oregon State University College of Forestry. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: philosophy is simple. “I do for the students what I wish my advisors had done for me,” he says. “When stu

Characteristics of soil organic matter in two forest soils

Creator:: Crow, Susan E.
Abstract:: Soil organic matter (SOM) is the terrestrial biosphere's largest pool of organic carbon (C) and is an integral part of C cycling globally. Soil organic matter composition typically can be traced directly back to the type of detrital inputs; however, the stabilization of SOM results as a combination of chemical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology presented on March 16. 2006. Title

Messenger ; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Winter 2014)

Creator:: Oregon State University Libraries and Press
Abstract:: The Messenger is the magazine of the Libraries and Press of Oregon State University.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: amazed at the progressive, adaptive philosophy of the staff; students and others are consulted on their

Using DNA metabarcoding to describe biodiversity and disease dynamics

Creator:: Massey, Aimee L.
Abstract:: Land-use change, particularly in the form of the conversion of primary forest to forest-matrix systems, alters species communities and species interactions. Describing these often complex and nuanced species responses is one of the great challenges in ecology. Another complementary challenge is finding and using the most efficient means for collecting...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Aimee Leigh Massey for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife Science presented on

The Impact of Freeze-Thaw Cycles to the Physical and Biogeochemical Properties of Alaskan Permafrost Soils

Creator:: Rooney, Erin C.
Abstract:: Arctic warming is exposing thawing permafrost to repeated freeze-thaw, a disruptive process that can alter soil biogeochemistry and physical structure. To investigate the impact of permafrost exposure to freeze-thaw, soil response was tested across three scales: 2.5 cm³ aggregates, a forested hillslope, and two sites at contrasting latitudes. XCT imaging...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Rooney for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science presented on April 15, 2022. Title

Research reports : 81st Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference

Creator:: Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference
Abstract:: Proceedings of the 81st Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference, held virtually January 10-11, 2022. These are research reports only, not management recommendations.
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: this issue. The Task Force aims to promote education on basic biology, monitoring, and management

Messenger ; Vol. 18, No. 1 (Spring 2003)

Creator:: Oregon State University Libraries
Abstract:: The Messenger magazine is published twice annually by Oregon State University Libraries.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: University of Pittsburgh, is a renowned historian of biology and genetics . On the 102nd anniversary of Linus

Focus on forestry ; vol. 19, no. 2 (Spring 2006)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus on Forestry is published by Oregon State University College of Forestry. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: forest biology. They reflect an effort to try to meet landowners’ needs in terms of improving

Focus on forestry ; vol. 17, no. 1 (Fall 2003)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus on Forestry is published by Oregon State University's College of Forestry. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: in Philosophy from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. http://www.cof.orst.edu/starker

Focus on forestry ; vol. 20, no. 2 (Summer 2007)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus on Forestry is published by Oregon State University College of Forestry. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: , fisheries biology, forest engineering, forest restoration, invasive species, nat- ural resource policy, non

Focus on forestry ; vol. 18, no. 2 (Spring 2004)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus on Forestry is published by Oregon State University's College of Forestry. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Biology. Follow-ups included “personal visits” and additional copies being sent to department mailboxes

An interdisciplinary framework for evaluating 19th century landscape paintings for ecological research

Creator:: Warren, Dana R., Loeb, Harper M., Betjemann, Peter, Munck, Isabel A., Keeton, William S., Shaw, David C., and Harvey, Eleanor J.
Abstract:: As we contemplate the future of forest landscapes under changing climate conditions and land-use demands, there is increasing value in studying historic forest conditions and how these landscapes have changed following past disturbances. Historic landscape paintings are a potential source of data on preindustrial forests with highly detailed, full-color depictions...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Environmental Biology, Grant/Award Number: 2005976 Handling Editor: Debra P. C. Peters Abstract As we

Focus ; Winter 2011

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus is published by Oregon State University College of Forestry. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: , instructor of dendrology and forest biology; Eric White, assistant professor of forest resource economics

Messenger ; Vol. 16, No. 2 (Fall 2001)

Creator:: Oregon State University Libraries
Abstract:: The Messenger magazine is published twice annually by Oregon State University Libraries.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Administra- tive Council and director of the Insti- tute of Marine Biology at Charleston, Oregon, and taught

Focus on forestry ; vol. 21, no. 1 (Winter 2008)

Creator:: Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Abstract:: Focus on Forestry is published by Oregon State University's College of Forestry. Our goal is to keep Forestry alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students informed about the College of Forestry and its many activities and programs.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: with my professor, who was in biology and forestry, and he said that I should talk to Dr. Robin Rose

Messenger ; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Spring 2018)

Creator:: Oregon State University Libraries and Press
Abstract:: The Messenger magazine is published twice annually by Oregon State University Libraries and Press and is mailed to more than 9,000 university donors.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Orosco, a philosophy professor who co-chaired the subcommittee that developed the new process for

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