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Inducing and Evaluating Phenotypic and Cytometric Variation in Landscape Plants : Observations from Acer, Ornithogalum, and Penstemon

Creator:: Lattier, Kim Shearer
Abstract:: Hereditary variation is a vital component in the development of new and improved cultivars of landscape plants. Sources of hereditary variation include naturally occurring variation, recombination due to controlled crosses, artificial mutagenesis, and genetic modification via biotechnology. Here I explore all methods with the exception of genetic modification via biotechnology....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Dr. Ryan Contreras assisted with design, editing, and funding

Family aided community treatment as an intervention for the treatment of early psychosis : a proof of concept study

Creator:: Melton, Ryan P.
Abstract:: Major psychotic disorders are one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, having severe impacts on the people who suffer from the conditions, their families and society. There is evidence that if these conditions are identified and treated early, the prognosis is improved. The purpose of this dissertation study is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ryan P

Weighing in on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" : surveillance medicine, self-concept, and gender on the scale

Creator:: Readdy, Ryan T.
Abstract:: The current appeal of reality television is undeniable, with the specific genre of makeover television having special nationalistic and moral appeal in the United States. Previous analyses of NBC's weight-loss makeover show The Biggest Loser suggest that the program is inherently problematic because of its ingrained fat bias and unethical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , with some extending as long as 90 minutes. A semi-structured interview format was used to guide

Post-fire Forest Management Activities Alter Soil Properties, Sediment Yields, and Vegetation Recovery in the Northern California Coast Range

Creator:: Cole, Ryan P.
Abstract:: The extent and severity of wildfires in forested regions are increasing throughout many regions on the planet, including western North America. High-severity wildfires directly affect soils and vegetation by altering soil hydraulic properties, reducing soil organic matter, exporting carbon and nitrogen, and killing trees and understory vegetation. These impacts can...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ryan P. Cole for the

Designing and Evaluating Applications of Vibrotactile Feedback

Creator:: Quick, Ryan R.
Abstract:: Relative to visual and audible communication, haptic perception is quiet, does not require eye contact, can be applied at any point on the human body, and can function in parallel with the other four human senses. Vibrotactile feedback is a method of haptic communication using vibrations applied to the skin....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ryan Quick for the degree of

Leslie Marmon Silko and the New Sincerity

Creator:: Lackey, Ryan W.
Abstract:: One reading of the post-postmodern literary period argues that as formal aesthetics have (re)engaged with ethics there has been a concomitant move to treat literature as a space of ethical potential. Adam Kelly has called this attitude, when combined with the appropriation of certain metafictional and postmodern techniques, the “New...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: neither “comfort the disturbed [nor] disturb the comfortable,” terms Wallace uses in his interview with

Understanding Designer Mental Models to Support Computer Directed Analogical Design

Creator:: Arlitt, Ryan M.
Abstract:: Analysis of alternative concepts has a significant impact on design project outcomes, and yet many design teams fail to consider a significantly broad range of conceptual solutions. Within the realm of conceptual design exists a technique called design by analogy (DBA) -- the practice of reapplying old solutions to new...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Directed Analogical Design AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ryan M. Arlitt for the degree of

The Soul of Global Medicine: Tales from the International Bedside

Creator:: Derrah, Ryan
Abstract:: In his work, The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside, Dr. Sherwin Nuland utilized narratives from his colleagues detailing their encounters with their most remarkable patients in order to characterize what he refers to as “the soul of medicine”. However, the stories contributed focused on the practice of medicine...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ryan Derrah for the

Public perceptions of sagebrush ecosystem management : a longitudinal panel study of residents in the Great Basin, 2006-2010

Creator:: Gordon, Ryan Patrick
Abstract:: Intact sagebrush communities in the Great Basin are rapidly disappearing due to invasion of non-native plants, large wildfires, and encroachment of pinyon pine and juniper woodlands. Land management options include the use of prescribed fire, grazing, herbicides and mechanical treatments to reduce the potential for wildfire and restore plant communities....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Ryan Patrick Gordon for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources presented on

Community Visioning in Chaotic Times: Lessons Learned from the 2020 Tillamook County Community Visioning Project

Creator:: Gentilcore Ryan, Ava
Abstract:: In recent decades, local governments have desired to increase community engagement in collaborative governance processes, such as community visioning and strategic planning, in an effort to develop policies that are inclusive and supportive of those who live in the community. A key component of the community visioning process is the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Gentilcore Ryan MPP Essay Submitted to Oregon State University in

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Inducing and Evaluating Phenotypic and Cytometric Variation in Landscape Plants : Observations from Acer, Ornithogalum, and Penstemon

Family aided community treatment as an intervention for the treatment of early psychosis : a proof of concept study

Weighing in on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" : surveillance medicine, self-concept, and gender on the scale

Post-fire Forest Management Activities Alter Soil Properties, Sediment Yields, and Vegetation Recovery in the Northern California Coast Range

Designing and Evaluating Applications of Vibrotactile Feedback

Leslie Marmon Silko and the New Sincerity

Understanding Designer Mental Models to Support Computer Directed Analogical Design

The Soul of Global Medicine: Tales from the International Bedside

Public perceptions of sagebrush ecosystem management : a longitudinal panel study of residents in the Great Basin, 2006-2010

Community Visioning in Chaotic Times: Lessons Learned from the 2020 Tillamook County Community Visioning Project

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