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The Blessingway : A Woman's Birth Ritual

Creator:: Biddle, Jeanette M.
Abstract:: This study examines participants' perceptions of the significant messages and meanings communicated to them through the ceremony of the Blessingway (a ritual titled after the Navajo Blessingway), a contemporary women's birth ritual performed by midwives. A narrative approach was used for data gathering based on Fisher's rationale that meaning emerges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF Jeanette M. Biddle for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in

Three essays on the effectiveness of Oregon's land-use planning system : economic analysis with quasi-experimental methods

Creator:: Dempsey, Judith
Abstract:: Oregon's land use planning system is often recognized as having been successful in its goals of limiting urban sprawl and protecting resource lands from development. However, it is difficult to quantify the impact of these regulations, because we cannot observe what would have happened in the absence of land use...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Judith

Exploring counseling students' perspectives on spirituality using a postmodern feminist paradigm

Creator:: Souza, Katherine Zimmer
Abstract:: In this study, I explore the ideas of doctoral level counselor education students on spirituality using a postmodern feminist research paradigm. I have found spirituality to be vital aspect of my own life and have been pleased to see its importance recognized within the counseling field. I analyzed the data...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Judith Osborne In this study, I explore the ideas of doctoral level counselor education students on

Temporal Variation in the Prey Resource Portfolio of Juvenile Salmonids During Freshwater Rearing

Creator:: Brady, Megan E.
Abstract:: Freshwater rearing is a critical period in the life cycle of anadromous salmonids, known to produce carry-over effects mediating long-term growth and survival. Freshwater growth is primarily determined by food availability and temperature. While many species of salmon rear in freshwater for a full year or longer, most trophic ecology...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Ecology 91(5):1445- 1454. Armstrong, J. B., G. T. Takimoto, D. E. Schindler, M. M. Hayes, and M. J

How Behavior, Physiology, and Ontogeny of Klamath Redband Trout Shape the Functionality of Habitats in a Landscape of Temperature Extremes

Creator:: Hahlbeck, Nicholas J.
Abstract:: Climate change is a global phenomenon, but natural selection occurs within landscapes. A central tenet of landscape ecology is that mobile species depend on complementary habitats, which are insufficient in isolation, but combine to support animals through the full annual cycle. For coldwater fishes, it is widely assumed that maximum...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Jonathan B. Armstrong Climate change is a global phenomenon, but natural selection

Juvenile Salmonid Rearing Potential in Seasonally Disconnected Floodplain Habitats in the Skagit River, WA

Creator:: Hicks, Madeline C.
Abstract:: Our understanding of seasonally disconnected floodplains and how they function to support rearing salmonids in the Pacific Northwest is limited. Past studies have found that these dynamic habitats may provide high-risk, high-reward trade-offs for rearing fish. High prey densities and optimal temperatures allow for accelerated growth, but low water levels...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Jonathan B. Armstrong Our understanding of seasonally disconnected floodplains and how

Effects of Stage 0 Stream Restoration on Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Production

Creator:: Jennings, Jeremy C.
Abstract:: Contemporary stream restoration efforts increasingly prioritize restoring natural stream processes to regain lost ecosystem functions. Stage 0 stream restoration resets disturbed, channelized streams to a theoretical pre-disturbance state (“stage zero”). It is assumed that this valley-scale restoration/disturbance will restore natural abiotic and biotic processes, leading to greater primary and secondary...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Jonathan B. Armstrong Contemporary

Evaluating Fish Rescue as a Drought Adaptation Strategy for Imperiled Coho Salmon: A Life-Cycle Modeling Approach

Creator:: Beebe, Brittany A.
Abstract:: Projected intensification of drought as a result of climate change may reduce the capacity of streams to rear fish, exacerbating the challenge of recovering ESA-listed salmon populations. Without management intervention, some stocks will likely go extinct as stream drying and fragmentation reduce juvenile survival to unsustainable levels. To offset drought-related...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Armstrong Projected intensification of drought as a result of climate change may reduce the

Customer needs elicitation and disability simulation suit validation to benefit knowledge and methods for inclusive product design

Creator:: Armstrong, Jessica
Abstract:: Current product design methodologies are not conducive to creating inclusive products (products that meet the needs of persons with and without disabilities). In order to reduce the effort and expense involved in creating inclusive products, empathic design principles are applied to discover whether customer needs for people with disabilities can...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF Jessica Armstrong for the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering presented on

Gathering information rich customer needs for inclusive product design

Creator:: Armstrong, Jessica
Abstract:: This work explores a framework for the gathering and analysis of information rich customer needs, with the goal of informing inclusive product design practice. The goal is to be able to provide information and experience to designers so that they can better understand the needs of exceptional users and include...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Armstrong for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Design) presented on July 31

Fish and invertebrate distribution at multiple scales in Thomas Creek, Oregon : a transition from conifer uplands to agricultural lowlands

Creator:: Langshaw, Russell B.
Abstract:: Longitudinal patterns of fish and benthic invertebrate distribution and habitat use were similar in Thomas Creek, Oregon but clarity of these patterns differed. I studied fish and aquatic invertebrates simultaneously, at multiple scales, and used multivariate statistical techniques to compare responses to the same environmental conditions. Both types of organisms...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Lowlands. Abstract appr Judith L. Li Longitudinal patterns of fish and benthic invertebrate distribution

Over-wintering diet, growth, and prey available to juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the West Fork Smith River, Oregon

Creator:: Olegario, Anthony
Abstract:: Over-winter growth of juvenile salmonids may be linked to ocean survival and thus species persistence. Diet, growth, and prey available to juvenile coho, Oncorhynchus kisutch, were examined from December 2004 to April 2005 in four tributaries of the West Fork Smith River (WFSR), Oregon. Juvenile coho growth rate and condition...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________ Judith L. Li Over-winter growth of juvenile salmonids may be linked to ocean survival

Seasonal dynamics of a riparian food web in the Oregon Coast Range mountains

Creator:: Robillard, Amanda Lynn
Abstract:: Riparian areas are eco-tones where aquatically- and terrestrially-derived insect biomass is exchanged between habitats, presenting consumers with new sources of energy, and resulting in a reciprocal subsidy. The relative contribution of energy exchange and the resulting impacts on vertebrate riparian consumers, such as fish or birds, remains poorly understood. We...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Judith L. Li Riparian areas are eco-tones where aquatically- and terrestrially-derived insect biomass

Cool hideaways: use of temperature refuges by juvenile coho salmon in the West Fork Smith River

Creator:: Raskauskas, Nancy
Abstract:: The West Fork Smith River, a 69 km2 watershed in the Coast Range of Oregon, is prone to short periods of very high water temperature in mid-summer due to a combination of human and natural influences. In the summers of 2003 and 2004 more than 400 juvenile coho salmon regularly...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Judith L. Li The West Fork Smith River, a 69 km2 watershed in the Coast Range of Oregon, is prone to

The effects of irrigation water withdrawals on macroinvertebrate community structure and life history strategies

Creator:: Miller, Scott W.
Abstract:: I used current water management practices in central and eastern Oregon and Washington as natural experiments to quantify the effects of irrigation water withdrawals on macroinvertebrate community structure and life history strategies. Reduced discharge had direct (e.g. decreased velocity and wetted habitat) and indirect (e.g. increased conductivity and temperature) effects...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________________________ David Wooster Judith L. Li I used current water management practices in central

Feeding behavior and diet of native bull trout Salvelinus confluentus and introduced brook trout S. fontinalis in two Eastern Oregon streams

Creator:: Gunckel, Stephanie L.
Abstract:: One of the greatest threats to native bull trout Salvelinus confluentus populations is the presence of non-native brook trout S. fontinalis. This study, conducted in two second-order Eastern Oregon streams, investigates the effect of brook trout on the feeding behavior arid diet of bull trout. Feeding behavior, microhabitat use, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sympatric brook trout. Average benthic densities (per m) represents the mean density of each taxa of six

Women's perceptions of their needs and perferences in an intramural sports program : a critical analysis of intramural sports participants and potential participants at Oregon State University

Creator:: Bussler, Andrea C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine women's perceptions of their physical activity needs and preferences, survey their evaluation of how the Intramural Sports Department accommodates those needs and preferences, and determine if and how intramural sports programming might be adjusted to serve women better. An open-ended survey was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Potential Participants at Oregon State University. Abstract approved: Judith Bowker The purpose of

Women's individual accounts of the romantic content in glamour and cosmopolitan and its relationship to their lived experiences

Creator:: Weaver, Shauna Q.
Abstract:: The following question guided this research: How do female readers understand the romantic content of Cosmopolitan and/or Glamour magazines, and how do they perceive connections between their readership of this content and their personal ideas and behaviors regarding romantic relationships? This study involved a series of responsive interviews in which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Judith K. Bowker The following question guided this research: How do female

Questioning Relationship Development Theory

Creator:: Cordova, Angela J.
Abstract:: The goal of this research was (1) to identify the patterns or pattern pieces of development for heterosexual, dyadic, romantic relationships that emerge from mixed-sex, friendship groups and (2) to compare and contrast those patterns or pattern pieces to patterns in existing stage theories. To address these goals, data were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: intellectual support, Dr. Judith Bowker. As I struggled to work through this process she consistently offered

Reported Communication Experiences of Married Women Transitioning to Motherhood: A Case Study

Creator:: Hanna, Sarah Elizabeth
Abstract:: This thesis investigates the reported communication experiences of married women transitioning to motherhood. The study involves a series of focus groups in which new mothers share their communicative experiences, explaining how they are navigating their new roles as mothers while also performing roles as wives, daughters, and workers. Informed primarily...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________________________ Judith K. Bowker This thesis investigates the reported communication experiences of

Uncovering Women's Magazines: Editors' Perspectives on the Relationship between Editorial and Advertising Content in Women's Fashion/Beauty Magazines

Creator:: Felesky, C. Leigh
Abstract:: This research examines women's magazine editors' perspectives of the relationship between editorial and advertising content in women's magazines. It specifically investigates how this relationship affects both general editorial content and more specifically, social topic stories. Mainstream women's beauty/fashion magazine editors—including editors-in-chief—were queried as to the nature of these relationships. Interviews...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Judith K. Bowker This research examines women's magazine editors' perspectives of the relationship

The Influence of a Daughter's Managerial Style on Father-Daughter Work Relationships in Family-Owned Businesses

Creator:: Bottaro, Michelle Reser
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of a daughter's managerial style and her personal relationship with her father in father-daughter work relationships in family-owned businesses. This research is an attempt to reveal daughters' perceptions of these occurrences and interactions which often are overlooked in current research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: role during my graduate school experience. As my major professor, Dr. Judith Bowker guided me

The Effects of a Dietary Immunomodulatory Supplement on the Immune-Metabolic Axis in Growing Beef Cattle

Creator:: Armstrong, Shelby A.
Abstract:: To evaluate the immunologic and metabolic effects of OmniGen-AF® (Phibro Animal Health corporation, Quincy, IL; OG) supplementation in growing beef cattle, we designed three studies using replacement beef heifers (8.5 and 10.5 months of age) and steers supplemented across backgrounding, transition, and finishing periods. In Study 1, the effect of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Shelby Armstrong

Modeling and simulation of reaction-diffusion problem applied to bioﬁlm growth

Creator:: Armstrong, Jessica S.
Abstract:: One method for CO2 sequestration is to store the liquid form of CO2 in small cement wells in the ground. An issue with this method is the susceptibility of cement to fracture and thus release the CO2. One proposition is to ﬁll these cracks with bioﬁlm of the bacteria Sporosarcina...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Applied to Biofilm Growth by Jessica S. Armstrong A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University

Establishment of an in vitro model to study persistence in Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis

Creator:: Armstrong, Elyssa L.
Abstract:: Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis (MAH) is the most common pathogen among non-tuberculous mycobacteria, causing disease in immunocompromised individuals. An intracellular bacterium, MAH resides within the phagosome, a vesicle formed by macrophages as they engulf invading pathogens. Here, a subpopulation of MAH regresses into a nonreplicative state called persistence, allowing them...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: in Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis by Elyssa Armstrong

Applying the Rural Wealth Creation Framework in Oregon : A case study on developing regional food system value chains

Creator:: Sherry, Seth Armstrong
Abstract:: Historically, rural economic development has focused on attracting outside firms or increasing exploitation of natural resources, often without equitable or lasting returns to the community. The Rural Wealth Creation framework was developed as a systems-based approach to assessing and leveraging local assets for the creation of lasting wealth in communities....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Armstrong Sherry MPP Essay Submitted to Oregon State University In partial

Microbial enhanced oil recovery : a pore-scale investigation of interfacial interactions

Creator:: Armstrong, Ryan T.
Abstract:: Current oil production technologies recover only about one‐third to one‐half of the oil originally present in an oil reservoir. Given current oil prices, even a modest increase in oil recovery efficiency is fiscally attractive. One novel approach to increase oil recovery efficiency is a process called microbial enhanced oil recovery...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ryan T. Armstrong for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical

Impacts of forest-to-agriculture conversion on aboveground and soil carbon and nitrogen stocks along a bioclimatic gradient in Costa Rica

Creator:: Jobse, Judith C.
Abstract:: Tropical forest-to-agriculture conversions contribute to ~20% of contemporary global C emissions. Current global C flux estimates assume C is lost from vegetation and soils over time due to this conversion, and that C stocks in agricultural lands are fairly uniform across the tropics. Global C stock and flux estimates may...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dissertation Judith Jobse AN ABSTRACT OF

Historical and current trends in counselor education dissertations

Creator:: Richards, Judith D.
Abstract:: Doctoral training programs in counselor education require a dissertation, a capstone project in the academic training and development of graduate students seeking a PhD or an EdD. The dissertation is expected to contribute new knowledge to the profession through the researcher reporting the results of research. The counselor education literature...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Judith D

Prescribing politics : an examination of the local and global factors which govern access to "atypical" psychotropic medications for Oregon's unfunded clients

Creator:: Maxey, Judith L.
Abstract:: This thesis is based on a study conducted for the state of Oregon's Office of Mental Health Services (OMHS). OMHS' primary research objectives included 1) the identification of the unfunded population (individuals who are uninsured and ineligible for Medicaid) who seek services at community mental health programs and 2) an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS Judith L. Maxey for the degree of

Sensory evaluation and shelf-life modeling of ground coffee

Creator:: Briggs, Judith A.
Abstract:: Both consumer and descriptive analyses were used to study the shelf-life of packaged, roasted and ground coffee in order to evaluate the utility of using sensory data in a shelf life model, and to examine the ability of consumers to detect a difference between treated and control samples. Two types...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Judith A. Briggs for the degree of Master of Science in Food Science

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

Creator:: Steward, Judith A.
Abstract:: Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : addressing mythological and environmental concerns AN ABSTRACT IN THE THESIS OF Judith A. Steward for

Riparian litter inputs to streams in the central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Hart, Stephanie K.
Abstract:: Riparian zone vegetation can influence terrestrial and aquatic food webs through variations in the amounts, timing, and nutritional content of leaf and other litter inputs. Differences in vegetation composition and density, as well as riparian topography, may modulate the strength and quality of these inputs. Changes in inputs to small...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Deciduous site vertical litter inputs (504 g m-2 yr-1 (95% CI: 447-562)) were estimated to exceed those

Headwater stream macroinvertebrates of the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon

Creator:: Frady, Charles H.
Abstract:: Recent studies of headwater streams have demonstrated their importance to overall watershed biodiversity, nutrient cycling, and energy flux. However, little attention has been paid to long-term effects of forest harvest on macroinvertebrate communities in headwater streams. This study investigated headwater stream macroinvertebrate communities in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sherri L. Johnson Judith L. Li Recent studies of headwater streams have

Influences of clearcut logging on macroinvertebrates in perennial and intermittent headwaters of the Central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Banks, Janel
Abstract:: This research was designed to broaden the understanding of how timber-harvest affects aquatic macroinvertebrates in perennial and intermittent headwater streams. This study compared emergent and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages from 20 headwater streams in the central Oregon Coast Range that varied by harvest condition and flow duration. Through comparison of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Herlihy Dr. Judith Li This research was designed to broaden the understanding of how timber

Seasonal Movement of Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) in Headwater Streams in Oregon

Creator:: Linkem, Christina N.
Abstract:: Headwater streams in the Oregon Coastal Range are subject to drastic fluctuations in flow and temperature because of the changing seasonality of a Mediterranean climate. In response to these changes, stream fishes exhibit a variety of movement patterns. Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) have evolved an assortment of life...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: refuge sites (Lyon et al. 2010; Armstrong and Schindler 2013; Huntsman and Falke 2019). Though these

Rational emotive education : its effects on the locus of control and school behavior of hidden children of alcoholics

Creator:: Triperinas, Mary Lou Armstrong
Abstract:: This study examined the effects of an eight week Rational Emotive Education Program (REE) on the perception of locus of control and the reduction of the number of disciplinary referrals of self-revealing children of alcoholics (COA's) in a school setting. The sample included 74 randomly selected middle school students. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: by Mary Lou Armstrong Triperinas May 27, 1987 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED RATIONAL EMOTIVE EDUCATION

Spatiotemporal Distribution of Ceratonova shasta and its Genotypes in the Deschutes River Basin

Creator:: Hubbard, Kalyn M.
Abstract:: The waterborne, myxozoan parasite Ceratonova shasta is endemic to the Pacific Northwest and can be lethal to its secondary salmonid host, including the culturally, economically, and recreationally important spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of the Deschutes River, OR. Previously described genotypes of C. shasta exhibit specificity with their salmonid hosts....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: appreciation to my committee members Sascha Hallett, Jerri Bartholomew, Jonathan Armstrong, and Jovana

Riparian vegetation and larval Pacific Giant (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) and adult Western Redback (Plethodon vehiculum) salamanders in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Graff, Paula (Paula Hayes)
Abstract:: Riparian areas in the Pacific Northwest provide important biotic and abiotic features, such as down wood, moist microsites, and abundant invertebrate prey that benefit aquatic and terrestrial amphibians. Reported high densities of amphibians from streams and riparian areas in the Pacific Northwest highlight their importance in riparian food webs. Amphibians...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: adjacent 30 m upslope by tree species and study site, spring 2003

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:: for all that you have done for me. Next, I would like to thank Dr. Judith Bowker for her ongoing

Leveraging the Power of Institutional Agents for Students of Color : Understanding the Factors Which Influence Engagement at Community Colleges

Creator:: Hernandez Chapar, Judith W.
Abstract:: Student engagement with faculty is positively associated with increases in the retention and graduation rates of students enrolled in institutions of higher education. Although a considerable amount of research has focused on understanding the engagement experiences of students enrolled at four-year colleges and universities, little emphasis has been placed on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Microsoft Word - Judith Hernandez Chapar_6_24_2016.docx

Engineering an Ex-Vivo System to Study Transport Phenomena in the Human Intervertebral Disc

Creator:: Shalash, Ward
Abstract:: Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, entailing a significant socioeconomic impact. A primary source of back pain can be attributed to intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration allowing nerve ingrowth, facet joint arthritis, disc bulging, and osteophyte formations that press on nearby nerve roots or the spinal cord. While...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Brian Bay, Dr. Judith Hoyland, and Dr. Lisbet Haglund for serving on my committee and providing their

Effects of grass seed agriculture on aquatic invertebrate communities in seasonal wetlands of the southern Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Wyss, Lance A.
Abstract:: An estimated 99% of native wet prairie has been lost in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, but a large number of seasonal wetlands remain on private lands dedicated to grass seed production within the historical wet prairie landscape. Because agriculture is known to alter physical and chemical wetland conditions, I investigated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Invertebrate density (individuals/m 2 ) did not differ among land-use groups, but biomass (mg/m 2 ) in

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) in Northern Southeast Alaska

Creator:: Pochardt, Meredith R.
Abstract:: In Southeast Alaska, Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) are a culturally and biologically important anadromous fish. Eulachon populations have significantly declined in the southern part of their range, and in 2010 eulachon in northern California, Oregon, and Washington were listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. In the same...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: friends for their support throughout this endeavor and my committee: Taal Levi, Johnny Armstrong, and

The Influence of Prey Predictability on the Foraging Behavior and Movement of Intertidal Predators

Creator:: Hennessey, Shannon M.
Abstract:: Fluctuations and spatial heterogeneity of habitat and resources is thought to underlie niche variation in animal populations, with intraspecific differences serving to produce or maintain population-, community-, or ecosystem-level patterns. Individual diet variation, defined as individual variation in food resource use within a population that is consistent over time, is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Shannon M. Hennessey for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative Biology

Developing and validating an adjustment assessment instrument for college students in the Sultanate of Oman

Creator:: Sulaiman, Suad M.
Abstract:: The aim of this investigation was to develop an Adjustment Assessment Instrument for Omani College Students. The adjustment instrument items were constructed and grouped into academic, family, social and personal adjustment areas common to Omani college students. The content validity of the adjustment instrument was determined by utilizing two Delphi...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for college students in the Sultanate of Oman AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Suad M. Sulaiman for

Visualization in environmental science

Creator:: Winters, Kirsten M.
Abstract:: The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Kirsten M. Winters for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental

Aquatic food web responses to patchy shading along forested headwater streams

Creator:: Heaston, Emily
Abstract:: In small forested streams, changes in age and structure of riparian vegetation covering the stream have been shown to directly influence the amount of light reaching the stream benthos. Light has the potential to impact in-stream resources that support secondary production through constraints on primary productivity. The influence of landscape...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Forest Ecosystems & Society), Lisa Ganio (Forest Ecosystems & Society), Jonathan Armstrong (Fisheries

Diving into Diversity: Fish Populations and Climate Resilience in an Endorheic Basin

Creator:: Dew, Aleah
Abstract:: The Goose Lake Basin, situated on the border of Oregon and California, USA, faces significant challenges from drought, wildfire, and other environmental stressors. This region hosts numerous endemic fish species such as the Goose Lake redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss newberri), Goose Lake lamprey (Entosphenus sp.), Goose Lake tui chub (Siphateles...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members Dr. Taal Levi, Dr. Jonny Armstrong, and Alex Harrison for their valuable feedback on my

Ecology of populations of Van Dyke's salamanders in the Cascade Range of Washington State

Creator:: McIntyre, Aimee P.
Abstract:: The Van Dyke's salamander (Plethodon vandyke,) is a rare species endemic to Washington State. It has been found in cool moist microhabitats along streams, splash zones of waterfalls, and headwater seeps. We explored the association of the Van Dyke's salamander with hydrologic condition, geomorphology, disturbance characteristics, and vegetation structure in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: seep faces having a dry and sheeting hydrology, and with seep faces >5 m high. Within seeps, the

The physiological response of larval Pacific lamprey to chronic heat stress

Creator:: Carilli, Patrick B.
Abstract:: Pacific lamprey is an important cultural and ecological species to freshwater ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. Lamprey often rear in low gradient portions of watersheds that have high exposure to climate warming, yet very little is known about their thermal physiology in comparison with other anadromous fishes such as Pacific...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pleased to acknowledge the support of my mentors Jerri Bartholomew, Scott Heppell, Jonathan Armstrong

Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Diet in Brackish and Freshwater Habitats in the Stream-estuary Ecotones of Coos Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Mackereth, Kailan F.
Abstract:: Loss of lowland estuarine and freshwater off-channel habitats along the Pacific Northwest coast has contributed to the decline of salmonid populations. These habitats serve as nursery grounds for juvenile salmonids providing them with food, winter shelter, and a transition zone between freshwater and saltwater. Lowland areas have undergone anthropogenic alterations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: salinity and temperature data loggers suspended from a float approximately 1 m below the water surface

Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

Creator:: Lee, Pei-Yao
Abstract:: Shan-Mei, a Tsou aboriginal village in Taiwan, is widely known as a legend of environmental conservation, where ecotourism has been successfully combined with integrated community development. Indigenous knowledge containing "ecological wisdom" and decision-making based on consensus are perceived to be the greatest contributors to this achievement. I conducted three months...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank my other committee members: Dr. Judith Li, Dr. Nancy Rosenberger, and Dr. Peter List, and to

Building Character Through Metaphor and Ideology: A Rhetorical Examination of John F. Kennedy’s Use of Metaphor to Combat the Religious Issue in 1960

Creator:: Smith, Jonathan Michael
Abstract:: On September 12th 1960, just two months prior to one of the closest Presidential elections in American history, John F. Kennedy faced the Houston Ministerial Association and delivered a powerful speech on religion and Americanism. The "religious issue" of the 1960 campaign drew immense interest and trumped other issues pertinent...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Beauty and the Beast: The Rhetorical Construction of the Female in Mixed Martial Arts

Creator:: Thornburg, Kori A.
Abstract:: More women compete in sports currently than ever before. However, the historical tensions which relate to their participation--as athletes and as females--remain. Mixed martial arts (MMA) has proven to be the most visible introduction of females into sports that have traditionally been considered exclusively for men. Gina Carano and Cristiane...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Porrovecchio, Dr. Judith Sanders, Dr. David Luft, and Dr. Courtney Campbell for their continued support and

Why we worship the economy : a Burkean analysis of South Park's "Margaritaville"

Creator:: Holderness, William Robert
Abstract:: The television show South Park, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is viewed by millions of people each week, regularly addresses a number of controversial issues and plays a major role in contemporary popular culture. Current academic research acknowledges Parker and Stone's willingness to attack the dominant views surrounding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Of mice and bunnies : Walt Disney, Hugh Hefner, and the age of consensus

Creator:: Allen-Spencer, Patricia C.
Abstract:: Post World War II victory culture and its fallout-the consensus ideology-led to the creation of a middle class willing to conform to a prescribed set of ideals, safely removed from all danger, and enjoying the material benefits of a growing middle-class income bracket. Walt Disney and Hugh Hefner, two seemingly...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Judith Adams attributes Walt's unhealthy desire for control and order as an adult to the impact of a

Tuning Functional Properties of Pyrochlore and Related Oxides via Cation and Anion Substitutions

Creator:: Giampaoli, Gabriella C. S.
Abstract:: Inorganic structures play an important role in materials due to their versatility and diversity. A complete understanding of the structure of a material is vital to enhance the creation of new materials that fill voids in research. The rational design of these compounds is driven by the exploitation of structure-property...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: formula Bi2-xMxIr2O6+y (M = Ca 2+, Co2+ and Cu1+), as well as phases with related structures: Ca2Ru2O7

Bottom-up Drivers of Primary Producers and Predator Populations in Oregon Streams

Creator:: Kaylor, Matthew J.
Abstract:: Humans have drastically altered the physical habitat and food web structure of stream ecosystems. Two major impacts humans have had on Pacific Northwest streams are modification of streamside forests (as a result of agriculture, land development, and timber harvest), and declines in the return of wild anadromous salmon to headwater...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Seth White, Johnny Armstrong, and Brian Haley. They were always there when I needed advice on project

"We Share a Common Disinheritance": Subjectivity, Dispossession, and Antiblackness in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man and Paul Beatty's The Sellout

Creator:: Becker, Jade M.
Abstract:: Recent work in moral philosophy has displayed a renewed interest in ethics and ontology that consider the social constitution of the subject. However, these approaches to ethics, exemplified in Judith Butler’s work in Giving an Account of Oneself, often neglect the problem of antiblackness, which Afro-pessimist scholars argue operates at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ethics, exemplified in Judith Butler’s work in Giving an Account of Oneself, often neglect the problem

Modifications to Rearing Environments as a Method for Reducing Domestication Selection in Hatchery-reared Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Creator:: Obley, Miriam
Abstract:: Since the decline of salmonid populations in the Pacific Northwest, supplementation programs have become frequently implemented by hatcheries as a way to protect and conserve wild stock. However, hatchery-reared fish have lower fitness than wild fish which is likely due to adaptation to the hatchery environment, i.e., domestication selection. Fish...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sincere appreciation to my graduate committee; Jonathan Armstrong, Tiffany Garcia, and David Lytle, all

Exploring Embodied Gender Identities in Steven Universe

Creator:: Painter, Stephanie
Abstract:: Steven Universe, a relatively new show from Cartoon Network, explores an unexpectedly complex understanding of gender through their main protagonists. Utilizing Judith Butler’s work on gender performativity and doing gender, as well as Daniel Dennett’s conception of the self as a theorist’s fiction, and Alexander Weheliye’s understanding of power and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Judith Butler’s work on gender performativity and doing gender, as well as Daniel Dennett’s conception

Drought, dispersal, and community dynamics in arid-land streams

Creator:: Bogan, Michael T.
Abstract:: Understanding the mechanisms that regulate local species diversity and community structure is a perennial goal of ecology. Local community structure can be viewed as the result of numerous local and regional processes; these processes act as filters that reduce the regional species pool down to the observed local community. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: supportive dissertation committee, including Bruce Menge, Doug Robinson, Gordon Grant, Judith Li, Joe

Leveraging the Food-Energy-Water Nexus for Planet Resilience

Creator:: Steadman, Casey L.
Abstract:: We have sufficient evidence that our historical management of natural resources is not sustainable. Food production is stagnating or declining. Nonrenewable energy sources on which the energy sector has historically depended are being rapidly depleted. Water resources, for which the energy and food sectors compete, are being depleted and impaired....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (2014). 3 Scheffer, M. et al. Creating a safe operating space for iconic ecosystems. Science 347

Trace metal concentrations in the signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Decapoda: Astacidae), and the stonefly Pteronarcys californica (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae) along a downstream gradient of the Umatilla River

Creator:: Snyder, Jennifer L.
Abstract:: Metals are a persistent form of freshwater pollution and have been shown to bioaccumulate in aquatic macroinvertebrates through direct contact with contaminated water, sediments, and through consumption of contaminated organisms. This research explored the longitudinal bioaccumulation patterns of 5 common trace metals (Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of edits and discussions. Dr. Judith Li contributed significant edits to multiple drafts of this

Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

Creator:: Hatlen, Andrew James
Abstract:: This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Co-producing Software for Environmental and Ecological Visualization

Creator:: Zanocco, Chad
Abstract:: Environmental scientists, land managers, and policy actors are increasingly presented with high-stakes high-uncertainty problems stemming from human-ecosystem interactions. To help address these problems, scientists frequently use models that produce enormous geospatial and temporal datasets that are constantly modified and often seek input from communities outside their discipline. To assist scientists—as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Academic achievement : Case studies of a group of Yemeni women

Creator:: Al-Saaidi, Faiza A. H.
Abstract:: This qualitative study explored the life experiences of a small group of Yemeni women who are academically successful and identified factors perceived by this group to have played a major role in their academic success. One of the key objectives was to gain a better understanding of the processes which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee members: Dr. Warren Suzuki; Dr. Wayne Haverson; Dr. Larry Kenneke; and Dr. Judith Bowker. I

For the Purpose of Power: An Analysis of George W. Bush’s Warrantless Wiretapping Address

Creator:: Owens, Michael V.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetorical efforts of President George W. Bush in defending his administration's warrantless wiretapping program. Specifically, the study attempts to determine the president's underlying motives when he defended the National Security Agency in a December 2005 radio address by applying Kenneth Burke's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: who gave so much of his time so that I might finish. I thank Dr. Judith Bowker and Dr. Lily

Enriching marital communication and marital adjustment of couples from India living in the United States

Creator:: Vijayalakshmi, Olaganatha P.
Abstract:: The primary objective of this investigation was to offer a marriage enrichment workshop enabling the participants to increase their communication and problem solving skills, and the prevention of future marital distress through an educational experience. Marital communication and marital adjustment scores were obtained from an experimental group consisting of 16...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Reese House, Dr. Judith Osborne, Dr. Joanne Engel, and Dr. Jon Lewis, for their assistance and

Molecular cloning and characterization of the diageotropica gene in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Creator:: Oh, KwangChul
Abstract:: The auxin-resistant diageotropica (dgt) mutant of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) has a pleiotropic phenotype including a lack of lateral roots and reduced gravitropic response, apical dominance, vascular development, and fruit growth. The dgt mutation reduces the auxin sensitivity of only a subset of auxin responses while levels, metabolism, and transport...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: all times. Gratitude also goes to committee members, Drs. Don Armstrong, Dan Arp, Pat Breen, Hiroyuki

"Pretty and patriotic" : women's consumption of apparel during World War II

Creator:: Mower, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: The War Production Board issued limitation order 85 in April 1942 in order to conserve fabric and manpower needed for the war effort. The L-85 order froze the silhouette so no major style changes in women's wear would occur during the war. It is clear that on the one hand...
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Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jennifer M. Mower for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Design and

From weakness to wisdom : Jane Austen transforms the female of sensibility tradition

Creator:: Mosher-Knoshaug, Jessica M.
Abstract:: The eighteenth-century female of sensibility was characterized by delicate nerves that allowed her to feel her surroundings and enabled her to choose virtue over vice more consistently than males. While females were considered virtuous, their "innate" delicacy or weakness became their dominant trait and the true focus of male admiration....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sensibility tradition AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jessica M. Mosher-Knoshaug for the degree of Master of

Customers' perceptions of dietitian services in an Oregon community hospital

Creator:: Schneider, Constance L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to explore patients' perceptions of services provided by hospital dietitians. The two-phase study included: (1) personal interviews of thirty-one patients to determine service attributes believed important when receiving a dietitian's service, and (2) development of a survey instrument, NUTRI-SERVE. Responses were obtained from 103...
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Full Text:: „ v .. „ . , Mary W. Cluskey // Ann M. Messersmith The purpose of this research was to

Changing Storms and Snowpack Fate in the Western United States

Creator:: Hu, Jyun-Yi Michelle
Abstract:: Cold-season storms are responsible for generating most of the snow that accumulates in mountainous watersheds across the western United States, but with overwhelming evidence of warming temperature trends, this seasonal snowpack is at risk for melt, The vast majority of snow trend studies utilize undifferentiated air temperature records – these...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Investigation of Destratification in Warehouses

Creator:: Polander, Michael D.
Abstract:: A significant source of energy consumption comes from maintaining desired indoor environment conditions in warehouses and other industrial facilities. In efforts to combat the raising energy costs, studies into more efficient heating and cooling strategies has been a topic of consideration for a number of years. One of the areas...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Destratification in Warehouses Abstract approved: Brian M. Fronk A significant source of energy

The effect of teacher training on movement implementation in elementary classrooms

Creator:: Abramovitz, Jan Samuel
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the effect of teacher training on the nature and context of movement instruction in Oregon elementary schools. While there are numerous instructional guides and many anecdotal descriptions of classroom movement highlighting the work of movement arts specialists, to the best of our...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _______________________________________________ LeoNora M. Cohen The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the effect of

Three Essays on the Economics of Habitat and Landscape Restoration

Creator:: Nguyen, Tu
Abstract:: Natural landscapes around the world have experienced serious loss and degradation, which negatively impacts ecosystem service provision by these landscapes. As a result, there have been serious investments to restore natural capital. However, restoration faces complex trade-offs, such as that between restoration quality, or how closely the restored landscapes resembles...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ David M. Kling Natural landscapes around the world have experienced serious loss and

Innovative Coaching in Intercollegiate Athletics : Advocating for Cultural Responsiveness

Creator:: Thompson, Mitchell D.
Abstract:: It has been established that intercollegiate sport is an important social institution for student athletes of color in the United States (Coakley, 2012). White intercollegiate coaches have a prominent influence on the academic, athletic, social and emotional development of student athletes and therefore must be tuned into variation in cultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: student-athletes of color (Bruening, Armstrong & Pastore, 2005). Discrimination by peers and coaches can

In and Out of Touch : Fabricated Histories in Nella Larsen's Passing and James VanDerZee's Studio Portraiture

Creator:: Trowbridge, A. Hayley
Abstract:: Author Nella Larsen and photographer James VanDerZee are two of the most canonical figures of Harlem Renaissance studies, whose respective novels and portraits have been explored extensively, if separately, by scholars. Both Larsen's 1929 novel Passing and VanDerZee's studio portraiture of the 1920s and 1930s have been read in terms...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Elizabeth M. Sheehan Author Nella Larsen and photographer James VanDerZee are two of the

Possessed : embodiment, circulation, & subjectivity in Robinson Crusoe, Roderick Random, & Rob Roy

Creator:: Schneider, Rebecca
Abstract:: A majority of eighteenth-century novels remain in regular print over two hundred years since their inception. Yet with the possible exception of Robinson Crusoe, they have largely fallen out of popularity, rarely appearing on "The Summer's Hottest Reading" lists or receiving celebrity endorsement. I consider Ian Watt's foundational study, The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Evan M. Gottlieb A majority of eighteenth-century novels remain in regular print over two

Anaerobic biodegradation of the cyclic nitramines, RDX and HMX, by ovine ruminal microbes

Creator:: Eaton, Hillary L.
Abstract:: Cyclic nitramines released into all environmental compartments through anthropogenic activities are toxic and possibly carcinogenic and mutagenic. Soils on military ranges, located throughout the world in various climatic regions and close to human activities, are especially susceptible to cyclic nitramine contamination. The properties of soils on military ranges will directly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and HMX, by Ovine Ruminal Microbes Abstract approved: Albert M

An environmental history of Euphoria Ridge, Oregon : a case study for ethnobotany in traditional resource management

Creator:: Fluharty, Suzanne M.
Abstract:: This dissertation looks at one landscape component of the Coquille Indian Tribe's ancestral lands in order to understand the place meaning created and assigned to Euphoria Ridge, Oregon. I focus on three cultural overlays across time that together with the unique biophysical components, generate an importance for the locale to...
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Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Suzanne M. Fluharty for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science

Characterizing the habitat and diving behavior of satellite-tagged blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) off California

Creator:: Irvine, Ladd
Abstract:: This study was designed to identify and characterize areas of concentrated use and diving behavior of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) off the California coast. During the summer of 2004, thirteen blue whales were tagged with implantable Telonics ST-15 Argos satellite-monitored radio tags and five were tagged with Telonics ST-21 Argos...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 4.5 mg/l and a water depth of 1573 m (p < 0.001 each). These results show that tagged whales were

Inclusive Software Design and Its Methods for Beyond-WIMP User Interfaces

Creator:: Fallatah, Abrar
Abstract:: While digital inclusivity researchers and software practitioners have been trying to address exclusion biases in Windows, Icons, Menus, and Pointers (WIMP) user interfaces (UIs) for a long time, little has been done to investigate if and how inclusive software design and its methods that have been devised for WIMP UIs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Developing an analysis framework to compare commuter rail service and bus service in the Mid-Willamette Valley in Oregon

Creator:: Roholt, Ian M.
Abstract:: This thesis develops a framework for analyzing the application of commuter rail and bus services between several small urban centers to enhance overall connectivity. The study includes analyzing specific performance criteria for commuter rail service and express bus service based on data from existing systems around the U.S. The study...
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Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ian M. Roholt for the degree of Master of Science in Civil

California condors in the Pacific Northwest : integrating history, molecular ecology, and spatial modeling for reintroduction planning

Creator:: D'Elia, Jesse
Abstract:: Reintroduction programs are increasingly being used to save animals from extinction and aid in their recovery. The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), one of the most endangered birds in the world, is a remarkable example of how reintroduction programs can help rapidly increase a species' population numbers and range following a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________ Susan M. Haig Reintroduction programs are increasingly being used

Novel Copper and Iron Complexes along the Oregon Coastal Upwelling Margin

Creator:: Bright, Peter, W.
Abstract:: Copper and iron are essential micronutrients that are required by marine primary producers for a variety of metabolic processes. Over 99% of both copper and iron are bound within organic complexes in the marine environment, however the molecular identity of many of these complexes remains unknown. The speciation of these...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Rene M. Boiteau

Passage through The Vagina Monologues: A College Anti-Violence Rite

Creator:: Freehling-Burton, Kryn
Abstract:: Passage through The Vagina Monologues: A College Anti-Violence Rite examines the ways in which the audience at Oregon State University (OSU) responds to the annual production of the play in connection with the international college campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and to raise money for community organizations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Susan M. Shaw Passage through The Vagina Monologues: A College Anti-Violence Rite

Novel ternary graphite intercalation compounds of alkali metal cations and amines

Creator:: Maluangont, Tosapol
Abstract:: Novel ternary graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) of alkali metal cations and a wide variety of amines have been synthesized by one-pot chemical syntheses. Alkali metals studied includes Li, Na and K. The families of amines employed are nalkylamines, branched alkylamines, and different structural isomers of diamines and polyamines. Intragallery structures...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Michael M. Lerner Novel ternary graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) of alkali metal

Perceived and preferred coach communication behaviors of cross-country athletes according to gender

Creator:: Childs, Michelle L.
Abstract:: This study sought to gain a better understanding of the communication behaviors between coaches and male and female athletes. Four focus groups (male coach and male athletes, male coach and female athlete, female coach and male athletes, and female coach and female athletes) were used to assess athletes' perceptions of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Armstrong, Comar, & Greenleaf, 1998), coaches also may need to modify their communication behavior with

"No one cared we was just Indian women" : plants as a catalyst to Eastern Shawnee women's identity change

Creator:: Osborne-Gowey, Cathleen
Abstract:: Being an Eastern Shawnee Tribal member I understand the importance of documenting oral histories of Tribal elders to ensure that our cultural history is passed on to future generations. Therefore, the focus of this project is the collection, of oral histories and folklore in order to document traditional knowledge and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Signature redacted for privacy. Deanna M. Kingston Being an Eastern Shawnee Tribal member I understand the

Cryopreservation of Shoot Tips: Antioxidant Investigations with Rubus and Protocols for Mentha and Vaccinium

Creator:: Uchendu, Esther Eyiuche
Abstract:: Oxidative stress that occurs during cryopreservation may be reduced by the addition of antioxidants. Vitamin E (Vit E), Vitamin C (Vit C), glutathione (GSH), lipoic acid (LA), glycine betaine (GB) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were applied at four steps of the PVS2 vitrification protocol (pretreatment, loading, rinsing, and regrowth). Shoot tips...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ____________________________________ Barbara M. Reed Oxidative stress that occurs during cryopreservation may be reduced

Graphite intercalation compounds containing tetra-n-alkylammonium cations

Creator:: Sirisaksoontorn, Weekit
Abstract:: Novel donor-type graphite intercalation compounds (GICs) containing tetra-n-alkylammonium (TAA) cations have been synthesized by using both ion-exchange and electrochemical methods. Structural and compositional data of the resulting TAA-GICs are investigated by using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), one-dimensional electron density calculations, thermogravimetric and elemental analyses, and capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Tetra-n-alkylammonium Cations. Abstract approved: Michael M. Lerner Novel donor-type

An assessment of attitudes of mental health counselors toward persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Creator:: Christenson, Terri Jo
Abstract:: This study investigated the attitudes of mental health counselors toward persons with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Three hundred and fifty-eight members of the American Mental Health Counselors Association were mailed a survey packet including an Attitude Towards AIDS Victims scale and an additional two questions assessing comfort with clients with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Reese M. House This study investigated the attitudes of mental health counselors

Radioxenon generation using highly enriched uranium

Creator:: Elliott, Anthony James
Abstract:: This work focuses on the generation and collection of four specific radioxenon isotopes; xenon-131m, xenon-133m, xenon-133 and xenon-135. These nuclides are created by fissioning a highly enriched uranium sample using a thermal neutron source from a university research reactor. The three main aspects of this work include: (1) Conducting preliminary...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Uranium Abstract approved: David M. Hamby This work focuses on the generation and

Population demography, resource use, and movement in cooperatively breeding Micronesian Kingfishers

Creator:: Kesler, Dylan C.
Abstract:: Island systems and species are susceptible to extinction because of their small population size and an ecological naiveté from an evolutionary past lacking strong competition and predation. For example, only one-fifth of the world’s bird species occur on islands, yet more than 90% of the avian extinctions witnessed during historic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Movement in Cooperatively Breeding Micronesian Kingfishers Abstract approved: Susan M

The Feminist Itinerant School: A Feminist Pedagogical Approach to Curriculum Transformation for Public School Teachers in Brazil

Creator:: Melchor, Carolina R.
Abstract:: This Thesis examines Brazil’s political and historical context to explore and understand the logics behind the high rates of violence in our society. It focuses in education as one of our main vehicles of disseminating knowledge and therefore culture, language and values that might be contributing and perpetuating sexism, racism,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________ Susan M. Shaw This Thesis examines Brazil’s political and historical context to explore and

Harnessing Heterogeneity in Human Gut Microbiome Data

Creator:: Tataru, Christine
Abstract:: The focus of this thesis is to design, characterize, and apply novel computational methods and molecular systems to interrogate heterogeneous human gut microbiome-related phenomena. In Chapter 2, I design, implement, and characterize a method for embedding co-occurrence patterns derived from massive 16s amplicon datasets. I use this method to 1....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Harnessing Heterogeneity in Human Gut Microbiome Data Abstract approved: Maude M. David The focus of this

Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Solid Cancer Risk in Adults : Radiation Hormesis Study Design

Creator:: Alhussan, Abdulaziz S.
Abstract:: Cancer risk at low-dose ionizing radiation has been the subject of great scientific controversy in the past century. The clear majority of national and international radiation protection regulators adopt the linear no-threshold (LNT) model based on the atomic-bomb survivors Life Span Study (LSS) for solid cancer risk assessment. The LNT...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ David M. Hamby Cancer risk at low-dose ionizing radiation has been the

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