Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

College and career ready? Perceptions of high school students related to WorkKeys assessments

Creator:: Schultz, Deanna D.
Abstract:: Concern about college and career readiness has been expressed in both the business and education arenas. Employers are calling for entry-level employees with basic academic skills and educators are being held accountable for student achievement in academic areas similar to those required by employers. In this environment, WorkKeys has emerged...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Michael Morrison, and Joseph Orosco for guiding and encouraging me, and especially to my chair, Sam

Determination of Stable Isotope Analysis as a Valid Method for Identifying Tick Blood Meals

Creator:: Morrison, Erin
Abstract:: In order to decrease Lyme disease prevalence it is crucial to understand the role of the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, and its hosts within the ecosystem. This study sought to validate stable isotope analysis as a method of determining tick blood meals by comparing the δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N of the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Method for Identifying Tick Blood Meals by Erin Morrison A PROJECT

Post-Aggregate Aggregation : A Geographic Evaluation of Enhancement Reclamation at Aggregate Mines in the Western United States

Creator:: Morrison, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: The aggregate industry is responsible for the extraction and production of crushed stone, sand, and gravel— the literal building blocks of our society. Across the U.S. there are tens of thousands of quarries and sand and gravel pits, the majority of which are left abandoned or with minimal reclamation efforts....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Elizabeth A. Morrison for the degree of Master of Science in Geography

Pits, Politics, and People : Identifying Barriers to the Enhancement Reclamation of Floodplain Aggregate Mines in the Willamette Valley, OR

Creator:: Morrison, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Aggregate, which consists of crushed rock, sand, and gravel resources, is one of the most extracted resources in Oregon. Floodplain sites throughout the Willamette Valley -- particularly along the Willamette River -- are of particular importance because they produce high quality sand and gravel, located close to the aggregate market....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Elizabeth A. Morrison for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources

Disciplining the reception of Darwin : the botanical and sociological work of Lester Frank Ward

Creator:: Zimmerman, Katharine
Abstract:: The publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, truly a synthesized work of natural history, coincided with the emergence of specialized disciplines in the 19th century. This thesis aims to explore the relationship between the specialization of knowledge, in the form of disciplinization, and the reception of new...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Work of Lester Frank Ward. Abstract approved

Frank and Friendly Pressure : U.S. Liberal Interventionism in the Early Cold War

Creator:: Fuller, Kevin J.
Abstract:: U.S. foreign policy during the period between World War II and the Vietnam War has been described as part of a “nation-‐building” or “liberal” grand strategy. This thesis contends that understanding U.S. efforts to influence the internal affairs of sovereign states through the spread of liberal values and institutions during...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Frank and Friendly Pressure: U.S. Liberal Interventionism

Drivers of Soil Fungal Communities Across Three Tropical Rainforests in Panama

Creator:: Schappe, Tyler
Abstract:: Fungi play critical roles in ecosystem processes and interact with plant communities in mutualistic, pathogenic, and commensal ways. Fungal communities are thought to be influenced by both associated tree communities and soil properties. However, the relative importance of the biotic and abiotic drivers of soil fungal community structure and diversity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Frank Andrew Jones Fungi play critical roles in ecosystem processes and interact with

The geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of the Kaskanak Batholith, and other late Cretaceous to Eocene magmatism at the Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, SW Alaska

Creator:: Olson, Nansen H.
Abstract:: The Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit in Alaska is one of the world's largest Cu-Au mineral resources. Late Cretaceous magmatic evolution in the Pebble district culminated with the intrusion of the Kaskanak Batholith and associated porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum mineralization. The Kaskanak Batholith is a multiphase granodiorite intrusion with an estimated footprint of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ______________________________________________________________ AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nansen H. Olson III for the

Relationships among weight status, dairy food consumption, food and physical activity behavior, and nutritional status parameters of preschoolers in Tillamook County, Oregon

Creator:: Frank, Sandra K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this cross-sectional population study was to provide an assessment of weight status of a county's preschool population utilizing the new growth charts and expressed as Body Mass Index, or BMI, -for- age percentile. This study was conducted in conjunction with an annual health screen for incoming kindergartners...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sandra K. Frank for the degree of

Aerial Laser Scanning for Forest Inventories: Estimation and Uncertainty at Multiple Scales

Creator:: Frank, Bryce M.
Abstract:: As remote sensing data continues to proliferate, development and assessment of methods that generate predictions of forest attributes is needed to inform operational use. For several decades, lidar data collected from aerial platforms has informed assessments of forest resources, but many opportunities remain for the technology. We examine and develop...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Bryce Frank for

ScholarsArchive@OSU

College and career ready? Perceptions of high school students related to WorkKeys assessments

Determination of Stable Isotope Analysis as a Valid Method for Identifying Tick Blood Meals

Post-Aggregate Aggregation : A Geographic Evaluation of Enhancement Reclamation at Aggregate Mines in the Western United States

Pits, Politics, and People : Identifying Barriers to the Enhancement Reclamation of Floodplain Aggregate Mines in the Willamette Valley, OR

Disciplining the reception of Darwin : the botanical and sociological work of Lester Frank Ward

Frank and Friendly Pressure : U.S. Liberal Interventionism in the Early Cold War

Drivers of Soil Fungal Communities Across Three Tropical Rainforests in Panama

The geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of the Kaskanak Batholith, and other late Cretaceous to Eocene magmatism at the Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, SW Alaska

Relationships among weight status, dairy food consumption, food and physical activity behavior, and nutritional status parameters of preschoolers in Tillamook County, Oregon

Aerial Laser Scanning for Forest Inventories: Estimation and Uncertainty at Multiple Scales

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Conference Name

Creator

Contributor

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Location

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search