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The Quest for Global Competence – Effects of Study Abroad Literature on Oregon State University Students

Creator:: Machorro, Katrina R.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the effects study abroad literature, specifically promotional Websites, have on Oregon State University students when selecting a study abroad program and if the students’ choices reflect OSU’s International Degree and Education Abroad’s (IDEA) goal of global competency for students. To explore this, two online surveys were made;...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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MatTek™ EpiIntestinal™ a 3D Small Intestine Epithelial Cell Culture Model For In Vitro Screening in Dietary Chemopreventive Agents

Creator:: Raymundo, Wilfrido E.
Abstract:: Testing the many potential chemoprevention agents from dietary sources in animal or human models is expensive and takes a long time. In vitro models can be useful for screening the right compounds to use in larger studies. We tested the MatTek™ EpiIntestinal™ small intestine epithelial 3D cell culture model for...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: , hepatitis B virus X-associated protein 2 (XAP2), and protein kinase SRC (Noakes, 2015). This complex helps

Slipping into the Dark: Death as a Means of Discovery in Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo and Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping

Creator:: Hansen, Sarah Anne
Abstract:: This thesis compares and contrasts Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo and Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping to explore how Mexican and American cultures perceive death. By examining the thoughts and actions of the young protagonists through the lens of the uncanny, it becomes obvious that they are searching for a history that has...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: man who had been my 14 mother’s husband” (3). As he thinks about the Comala he will find, Juan

Targeting chemotherapeutic resistance in breast cancer

Creator:: Avery, Jonathan
Abstract:: The Bcl-2 family of proteins regulate cell survival and are targets for cancer therapy. This protein family has also been implicated in chemotherapeutic resistance, the cause of approximately 90% of treatment failure in advanced cancer. We analyzed the expression and the role of the Bcl-2 proteins in chemotherapy resistant breast...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: is a defective apoptotic pathway. Of particular interest is the B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) intrinsic

China’s Treatment of Tuberculosis: An Analysis on Program Control Efficacy, Government Role, and Social Stigmas

Creator:: Phou, Amy
Abstract:: According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Tuberculosis Annual Report of 2014, from the 9 million cases worldwide, China has about 11% of these cases. Although the control of TB has improved over the years, China still has the second leading highest Tuberculosis epidemic in the world. Using literature reviews...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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How sweet is the land? Modeling caloric landscapes for tropical hummingbirds

Creator:: Birkett, Christina Nozomi and Birkett, Nozomi Fukui
Abstract:: Pollination is a critical ecosystem function for sustaining biodiversity. However, pollinators and the services they provide are threatened by landscape-altering anthropogenic activities across the globe. Habitat loss and fragmentation, introduction of invasive species, chemical use, and urbanization have been shown to impact pollination. Pollinator foraging behavior is thought to be...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: J. B. Slade. “Insect Herbivory Accelerates Nutrient Cycling and Increases Plant Production

“SHOO FLY”: Reduce Pesticide Dependence with Knowledgeabout Drosophila suzukii

Creator:: Marek, Charlene Marie
Abstract:: Drosophila suzukii was a known pest of berries, grapes, and stone fruits in East Asia for almost a century. Yet in recent years it has successfully migrated throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe due to globalized fruit trade. The invasive success of D. suzukii is causing unrest for fruit...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
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Bait and Trap Design Preferences for Drosophila suzukii

Creator:: Marcus, Monica H.
Abstract:: Knowledge of Drosophila suzukii's preference for an attractive trap design and bait can be used to improve detection and management of this new invasive fruit pest. Desired trap and bait attributes include: high D. suzukii capture and species specificity; early-season detection prior to significant crop damage; higher capture of females...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: and supportive influence. Thank you to my husband, Alex, my sister, Julia, and my friends, for

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatments in France and the United States

Creator:: Dzialowy, Nicole A.
Abstract:: For the past twenty-seven years, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become a worldwide pandemic. Due to the properties of HIV, such as its fast replication rate and error-prone reverse transcriptase, researchers have been unsuccessful in finding a cure or vaccine. Researchers have, however, developed a treatment regimen...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: wasn’t well known in the country. Dr. William Rozenbaum read the CDC’s MMWR from June 1981 that

The Puzzle of Humanitarian Intervention: Why the US militarily intervenes in some failed or fragile nation states and abstains from others

Creator:: Rachor, Julissa Rachelle
Abstract:: Humanitarian intervention by the United States has increased since the end of the Cold War. This thesis examines the cases of Somalia, Rwanda, Libya and Syria as to explore why the US chooses to offer various amounts of aid to some failed or fragile nation states and not others. Rwanda...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Quest for Global Competence – Effects of Study Abroad Literature on Oregon State University Students

MatTek™ EpiIntestinal™ a 3D Small Intestine Epithelial Cell Culture Model For In Vitro Screening in Dietary Chemopreventive Agents

Slipping into the Dark: Death as a Means of Discovery in Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo and Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping

Targeting chemotherapeutic resistance in breast cancer

China’s Treatment of Tuberculosis: An Analysis on Program Control Efficacy, Government Role, and Social Stigmas

How sweet is the land? Modeling caloric landscapes for tropical hummingbirds

“SHOO FLY”: Reduce Pesticide Dependence with Knowledgeabout Drosophila suzukii

Bait and Trap Design Preferences for Drosophila suzukii

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatments in France and the United States

The Puzzle of Humanitarian Intervention: Why the US militarily intervenes in some failed or fragile nation states and abstains from others

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