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Do Slasher Films Breed Violence Against Women?

Creator:: Kimsey, Jennfer M.
Abstract:: A topic of concern for feminists, film critics, media researchers, and film scholars alike who believe in a causal connection between film violence and real life violence have found an enemy in the slasher film. Critics of slasher films, a subgenre of horror, often charge these films are uniquely violent...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jennfer M. Kimsey for the degree of Honors

Fair Value Accounting and the Liquidity Crisis of 2008-2009

Creator:: Arias, Yessenia M.
Abstract:: Fair value accounting has become a very popular and controversial topic in light of the 2008-2009 liquidity crisis in the United States. Fair value, also called mark-to-market, implies that assets and liabilities get measured and reported in firms‘ financial statements at market value as opposed to historical value. This study...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Yessenia M. Arias for the

Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

Creator:: Hansen, Alan R.
Abstract:: This paper investigates the nature of disputants' stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of disputants' stories: the functions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: neutrality (Fuller, Kimsey, & McKinney, 1992; Rifkin, Millen, & Cobb, 1991; Cobb & Rifkin, 1991; Cobb

Assessment of Feedstock Materials for Producing a Suitable and Cost-Effective Biochar to Use as a Soil Amendment for Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Creator:: Kumari, Pooja
Abstract:: Biochar is a highly porous, carbon-rich residue produced by thermochemical conversion (pyrolysis) of plant biomass and carbonaceous organic materials under oxygen-controlled conditions. Chars produced by this process tend to have high ion-exchange capacities and, when added to soil, increase retention of water and nutrients and improve soil aggregation, porosity, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , the electrical conductivity of the leachate was 15-45% higher than recommended (< 2 dS/m) when the

The effects of static and dynamic stretching on reaction time and performance in a countermovement jump

Creator:: Perrier, Erica Taylor
Abstract:: PURPOSE: The purpose of this research was to quantify the effects of a warm-up with static or dynamic stretching on countermovement jump height, reaction time, muscle onsets for tibialis anterior (TA) and vastus lateralis (VL), and low back/ hamstring flexibility. METHODS: Twenty one recreationally-active males (24.4 ± 4.5 yrs), recruited...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: :1397-1402, 2004. 4. Behm, D. G., E. E. Bradbury, A. T. Haynes, J. N. Hodder, A. M. Leonard, and N

Measuring in situ reductive dechlorination rates in trichloroethene-contaminated groundwater

Creator:: Hageman, Kimberly J.
Abstract:: Trichloroethene (TCE) is the most frequently detected organic contaminant in groundwater, is classified as a probable human carcinogen, and exhibits toxicological effects on the human endocrine, immune, developmental, and reproductive systems. While significant research efforts have been devoted to the development of strategies for remediating TCE-contaminated groundwater, their advancement is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Norris, Hinchee, RE, Brown, R, McCarty, PL, Semprini, L, Wilson, DH, Kampbell, M, Reinhard, EG, Bouwer, R

Tires, Tracks, and Tethering: Idaho Steep Slope Harvesting

Creator:: Finster, Austin R.
Abstract:: Steep slope timber harvesting often falls under scrutiny of labor, safety, and operational challenges, but is beginning to advance past these barriers through substantial technological progression. Across previous decades, large advancements of technology have occurred in ground-based timber harvesting systems, giving mechanized options to every phase of timber harvesting. These...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A supply chain model for optimizing fixed and mobile bio-oil refineries on a regional scale

Creator:: Mirzaie, Pantea
Abstract:: The use of fossil fuels and their related impact on the environment and global warming have encouraged societies to pursue more sustainable and renewable alternatives, e.g., forest-based bio-oil. Thus, a vital need to decrease the level of greenhouse gas emissions and the tendency of nations to reduce their dependency on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Evaluating Transportable Conversion Facilities for a Forest Biomass Supply Chain in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Creator:: Berry, Michael D.
Abstract:: This dissertation presents an analysis of transportable biomass conversion facility design to evaluate the conceptual and economic viability of a mobile and modular biomass conversion supply chain in the Pacific Northwest, USA. The main goal of this work is to develop a decision support system to more effectively and sustainably...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: M. Berry and Komatsu). When utilizing cable systems the residuals are primary located at the

The Yellow House: Stories of Place, Space and Community

Creator:: Gann, Tamara S.
Abstract:: This thesis is an IRB-exempt oral history focused on the non-profit Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center (CMLC) in Corvallis, Oregon. The CMLC, formerly on 9th Street, was known to many community members as the Yellow House. The Yellow House was a dedicated community-based space where people of all cultures could come...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Do Slasher Films Breed Violence Against Women?

Fair Value Accounting and the Liquidity Crisis of 2008-2009

Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

Assessment of Feedstock Materials for Producing a Suitable and Cost-Effective Biochar to Use as a Soil Amendment for Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

The effects of static and dynamic stretching on reaction time and performance in a countermovement jump

Measuring in situ reductive dechlorination rates in trichloroethene-contaminated groundwater

Tires, Tracks, and Tethering: Idaho Steep Slope Harvesting

A supply chain model for optimizing fixed and mobile bio-oil refineries on a regional scale

Evaluating Transportable Conversion Facilities for a Forest Biomass Supply Chain in the Pacific Northwest, USA

The Yellow House: Stories of Place, Space and Community

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