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A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

Creator:: Leland, Ronald Wayne
Abstract:: Obesity affects one out of every four Americans and represents a serious health hazard in the United States. Serious chronic diseases associated with obesity include heart disease, cancer, and adult-onset diabetes mellitus. There has been a rapid expansion in the number of weight control centers since the 1970s, yet there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Ronald Wayne Leland for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Exercise

Evolving character controllers for collision preparation

Creator:: Rose, Robert W.
Abstract:: Full dynamic control of physically simulated characters is the holy grail of video games and other interactive applications. Recent advances in the field have presented controllers that can handle the balance and fall response after a collision. This thesis addresses the development of a controller that handles the response before...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Evolving Character Controllers for Collision Preparation Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer Full

Interactive visualization of diversity in multivariate data sets unified across fields of study

Creator:: Pham, Tuan N. T.
Abstract:: The study of the diversity of multivariate objects shares common characteristics across disciplines, including ecology and organizational management. Nevertheless, experts in these two disciplines have adopted somewhat separate diversity concepts and analysis techniques, limiting the ability of potentially sharing and cross comparing these concerns. Moreover, while complex diversity data may...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Visualization of Diversity in Multivariate Data Sets Unified across Fields of Study Abstract approved: Ronald

Gender and Race Stereotypes in Advertisements in Science, 2004-2006

Creator:: Atwood-Wheeler, Kathryn
Abstract:: This study documents the occurrence of stereotypical representations of gender, race, and other characteristics in individuals that appear in advertisements in the prestigious academic journal Science. It repeats and expands upon a study conducted by Mary Barbercheck (2001) that analyzed advertisements in Science between 1995 and 1997. In this study,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: professors Dr. Janet Lee, Dr. Ronald Doel, Dr. Lori Cramer, Dr. Susan Shaw and Dr. William Lunch. Thank

The effects of voluntary step-training on slip recovery

Creator:: Baxter, Josh R.
Abstract:: Falls caused by slips are a major health risk to older adults and place a large financial strain on the health care system. Previous research has found that individuals can learn to recover their balance after being exposed to a series of simulated slips. However, training large numbers of older...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: debate. Kathy Gunter, PhD, Mark Hoffman, PhD, and Ronald Metoyer, PhD (committee members) for their

A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

Creator:: Matier, Kimberly E.
Abstract:: There is a wealth of research on issues surrounding teacher burnout and school reform. The literature on burnout, however, does not provide information on system-based burnout prevention models. Comprehensive reform, although intended to improve schools as a whole, does not look at reform models developed as sources of teacher support....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Yvonne Berry, Richard Schafer, Greg Gruener, Ronald and Maria Bell, as well as Dr. Jean Moule for

Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movement

Creator:: Coffey, Kimberly Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine how rhetoric functions in the Alternative Birth Movement (ABM). In particular, communication published by movement leaders will be examined to discover how rhetoric propels the movement from one stage to the next as well as how rhetoric facilitates the goals of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: combines Leland Griffin’s method of examining movements in phases with Charles Stewart’s functional

Twin Peaks and the Ideological Problematic of Feminine Representation: An Examination of the Character Audrey Home

Creator:: Wood, Susan (Susan Elaine)
Abstract:: In this thesis, I examine the ways in which the television series Twin Peaks represents the feminine through a textual analysis of the character Audrey Home. Using reader-response theory, I seek to show that while the series conforms to patriarchal media conventions such as the male gaze and narrative stereotypes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , ". . .the overall narrative places blame not on the abuser (Leland) but on the abstract notion of evil (BOB

The role of the city manager in policy making : a study of differences in the conception of actual and perception of ideal policy making roles of the city manager by elected mayors and appointed managers in small California council-manager municipalities

Creator:: Feldman, Steven, 1954-
Abstract:: In recent years, the role of the City Manager in municipal policy making has been the focus of considerable attention and debate in both the academic and local government arenas. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in views of elected mayors and appointed managers with regard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Hanford Laboratories and the growth of environmental research in the Pacific Northwest, 1943 to 1965

Creator:: Ellis, D. Erik
Abstract:: The scientific endeavors that took place at Hanford Engineer Works, beginning in World War II and continuing thereafter, are often overlooked in the literature on the Manhattan Project, the Atomic Energy Commission, and in regional histories. To historians of science, Hanford is described as an industrial facility that illustrates the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ronald Doel, Solar System Astronomy in America: Communities, Patronage, and Interdisciplinary Science, 1

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

Evolving character controllers for collision preparation

Interactive visualization of diversity in multivariate data sets unified across fields of study

Gender and Race Stereotypes in Advertisements in Science, 2004-2006

The effects of voluntary step-training on slip recovery

A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movement

Twin Peaks and the Ideological Problematic of Feminine Representation: An Examination of the Character Audrey Home

The role of the city manager in policy making : a study of differences in the conception of actual and perception of ideal policy making roles of the city manager by elected mayors and appointed managers in small California council-manager municipalities

The Hanford Laboratories and the growth of environmental research in the Pacific Northwest, 1943 to 1965

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