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Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

Creator:: Huillet, Michelle M.
Abstract:: In 2004 after Desperate Housewives premiered, it was met with significant criticism condemning the lack of values and morals on the show, depicted through the pervasiveness of sinful and illegal behavior (Olsen & Morgan, 2010). However, Olsen and Morgan contend that sinful and illegal behavior is accompanied with attempts at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sinful and illegal behavior (Olsen & Morgan, 2010). However, Olsen and Morgan contend that sinful and

Redefining Wellness among Asian American College Students at a Predominantly White Institution through AsianCrit Counter-Storytelling

Creator:: Caldwell-Kan, Sara M.
Abstract:: The dominant narrative of Asian Americans in higher education is one of high achievement, success, and wellness. Dominant voices of white supremacy have primarily constructed this narrative. Asian Americans are regarded as the model minority or the dichotomous “model” while simultaneously maintaining “minority” status. This study centers on seven Asian...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Kim Huynh’s Counterstory 90 Reflection on Kim’s Counterstory 96 Alice Moua (she/her) 97 Alice

Quest for a Cure: Persistent Residual Incontinence Post-obstetric Fistula Repair in Uganda

Creator:: Ruder, Bonnie J.
Abstract:: Obstetric fistula is estimated to affect 1–2 million women worldwide, predominantly in low-resource countries in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. The primary intervention for obstetric fistula is surgery, which is described as a relatively simple surgical procedure with an extremely high psychosocial and economic benefit relative to cost. Research addressing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: feel at home in Uganda. I am forever indebted to Alice Emasu for opening her home to me and my family

Federal consistency and the Coastal Zone Management Act: the 1990 amendments and their affect on Alaska

Creator:: Easter, David
Abstract:: Under the Coastal Zone Management Act, participating states were given two incentives to design programs for managing their coastal resources. One of these incentives was "federal consistency" which allowed states to review either direct federal actions or projects involving federal licenses, permits, or funding for consistency with the state coastal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: to go to get away from school. Lastly, I want to thank Alice Kirby for her patience and her

Personalizing machine learning systems with explanatory debugging

Creator:: Kulesza, Todd
Abstract:: How can end users efficiently influence the predictions that machine learning systems make on their behalf? Traditional systems rely on users to provide examples of how they want the learning system to behave, but this is not always practical for the user, nor efficient for the learning system. This dissertation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ? For example, if end user Alice notices that many of the email messages she receives each day are

Body Condition and Hormone Assessment of Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) and Associations with Ambient Noise

Creator:: Lemos, Leila S.
Abstract:: Anthropogenic activities have posed many threats to the oceans and marine life. Understanding how individuals are affected and physiologically respond to these threats is crucial and allows for management and conservation applications. I evaluated the overall health condition of a subpopulation of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) along the Oregon coast,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Olsen and Angela Smith at the Seattle Aquarium for opening up the lab to receive me and to teach me

Effect of lactic acid bacteria growth on Brettanomyces bruxellensis growth and production of ethylphenols

Creator:: Chescheir, Stuart C.
Abstract:: The yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis is the most important wines spoilage yeast encountered during winemaking as it can survive in wine for long periods, requires minimal nutrients for growth, and can be difficult to control. Brettanomyces produces two major spoilage products, the volatile phenols 4-ethylphenol (Band-Aid, medicinal smell) and 4-ethylguaiacol (smoke,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pumping ATPases (Olsen, Russell, and Henick-Kling 1991). O. oeni is the dominant cultured lactic acid

Voices of CALYX: Narratives of Feminist Publishing Activism, 1976-2006

Creator:: Steuben, Marieke L.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the nature of publishing as a political endeavor through a detailed investigation of the feminist publishing movement in the U.S. since the 1970s. Feminist publishers emerged from an activist context of feminist struggle, and they evolved within changing political and social climates, facing ideological and economic challenges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Understory vegetation response and nitrogen cycling following cutting of western juniper

Creator:: Bates, Jonathan D.
Abstract:: Since the late 1880's western juniper has expanded in range and increased in density in sagebrush-bunchgrass, riparian, and forested plant communities of the Pacific Northwest. Succession to western juniper woodland has been shown to reduce the productivity and diversity of the understory component, result in concentration of soil nutrients beneath...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: pursue an advanced degree. Thank you to my in-laws, Wendell, Barbara, and Alice Heldt for their

Fall Phenology, Movement, and Roost use of Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus) and California Myotis (Myotis californicus) at Mount Rainier National Park

Creator:: Hansen, Michael
Abstract:: Little is known about the fall and winter ecology of hibernating bats in western North America. Filling knowledge gaps for these populations has become more urgent with the westward spread of the white-nose syndrome, a disease that infects bats during hibernation. Due to the thermal requirements of the fungal pathogen...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the project. Thanks to Karen Blejwas of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) and Alice

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

Redefining Wellness among Asian American College Students at a Predominantly White Institution through AsianCrit Counter-Storytelling

Quest for a Cure: Persistent Residual Incontinence Post-obstetric Fistula Repair in Uganda

Federal consistency and the Coastal Zone Management Act: the 1990 amendments and their affect on Alaska

Personalizing machine learning systems with explanatory debugging

Body Condition and Hormone Assessment of Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) and Associations with Ambient Noise

Effect of lactic acid bacteria growth on Brettanomyces bruxellensis growth and production of ethylphenols

Voices of CALYX: Narratives of Feminist Publishing Activism, 1976-2006

Understory vegetation response and nitrogen cycling following cutting of western juniper

Fall Phenology, Movement, and Roost use of Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus) and California Myotis (Myotis californicus) at Mount Rainier National Park

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