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  • Half-life : essays

    Creator:
    Fath, Lauren
    Abstract:
    Lauren Fath, in her non-fiction collection Half-Life: Essays, examines the underpinnings of her upbringing in suburban Fort Wayne, Indiana, focusing primarily on familial relationships and the importance of hindsight in understanding how our families make an imprint on our lives. By looking at our relationships through the lens offered by...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Lauren Fath A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

  • High-resolution Biological Net Community Production in the Pacific-influenced Arctic: A Multi-method Comparison

    Creator:
    Cynar, Haley
    Abstract:
    Patterns of primary productivity in the Arctic are expected to change with continued warming, yet productivity measurements are historically limited, both spatially and temporally. An established method of measuring net biological oxygen production, which can be used to estimate net community production (NCP) rates, is with an equilibrated inlet mass...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : High-resolution Biological Net Community Production in the Pacific-influenced Arctic: A Multi-method

  • Assessing the Implications of the 2016 Oregon Minimum Wage Increase for Direct Market Farmers and Their Employees

    Creator:
    Trant, Lindsay A.
    Abstract:
    Oregon is one of several states to implement a new and innovative minimum wage policy. The Oregon policy defines three regions with each having a separate initial minimum wage and a different set of incremental increases over the next seven years. This paper explores how this policy change may impact...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    affected the most by the wage increase. In a similar vein, Hirsch et al. (2015) use the incremental

  • Characterizing the Roles of Dietary Sulforaphane in Human Health

    Creator:
    Atwell, Lauren Lee, 1984-
    Abstract:
    The consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with several health benefits, including cancer prevention. Many of these benefits are attributed to the phytochemical, sulforaphane (SFN), which is derived from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and broccoli sprouts. These vegetables contain glucoraphanin (GFN), SFN’s precursor, which is converted to SFN by...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Dietary Sulforaphane in Human Health by Lauren L. Atwell A DISSERTATION

  • An informed and ignorant readership : the contradictions of creative nonfiction

    Creator:
    Rush, Lani
    Abstract:
    Creative nonfiction is a genre replete with contradictions--the name itself shows that: nonfiction writing is true and factual, but creative writing is imaginative and inventive. Because of fundamental contradictions like this, there is no standardized or even most common definition of the genre. This creates confusion for both critics and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ”. Next, I will jump back in time to examine a 2000 book by Lauren Slater, Lying, in order to study the

  • Modeling human expertise for providing adaptive levels of robot shared autonomy

    Creator:
    Milliken, Lauren
    Abstract:
    In shared autonomy, a robot and human user both have some level of control in order to achieve a shared goal. Choosing the balance of control given to the user and the robot can be a challenging problem since different users have different preferences and vary in skill levels when...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Adaptive Levels of Robot Shared Autonomy by Lauren Milliken A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Evaluating the Secure-base Effect in Dogs Living in Foster and Shelter Environments As a Mechanism for Achieving Mutual Well-being

    Creator:
    Thielke, Lauren E.
    Abstract:
    Although it is widely accepted that dogs and humans form attachment relationships, characterizing attachment styles in dogs has only recently received attention in the literature. Previous research has shown that pet dogs display patterns of behavior in an attachment test that can be classified into secure and insecure attachment styles,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    and Shelter Environments as a Mechanism for Achieving Mutual Well-being. by Lauren Thielke

  • Factors Affecting Persistence of Canines at an Independent Task

    Creator:
    Brubaker, Lauren M.
    Abstract:
    The development of problem-solving behaviors in canines, including persistence, has implications for canine training, welfare, and the human-dog bond. Past research has shown that a variety of factors, including genetics (domestication) and training experience, play a role in a how a canine might behave during a problem-solving task. Less well...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    of Canines at an Independent Task by Lauren M. Brubaker A THESIS

  • Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Attachment in Pet Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)

    Creator:
    Thielke, Lauren E.
    Abstract:
    The present study explored the effects of intranasal oxytocin (OT), a naturally occurring hormone, on the behavior of pet dogs in an attachment test. Each dog participated in two testing sessions. On one visit saline was administered nasally and on another OT was administered nasally. Condition order was counterbalanced. Following...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) By Lauren E. Thielke A THESIS submitted

  • The Effects of Pet Parenting Styles on Owner and Dog Behavior

    Creator:
    Brubaker, Lauren M.
    Abstract:
    The domestic dog is one of the most popular pets in the world, and many pet owners consider their pets to be members of their family. Studies have suggested that dogs behave like pseudo-children in many contexts. Despite this, there is very little research on how dog owners may behave...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Styles on Owner and Dog Behavior by Lauren M. Brubaker A DISSERTATION