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  • A Comparative Study of Chinese and American Musical Traditions

    Creator:
    Fine, Sarah
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    Music is a global tradition. Different cultures around the word have different musical traditions and histories, but all people create music for the same reason: the love of music and expressing oneself. In the spring of 2011, the Oregon State University Music Department entered into a cultural exchange program with...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    : ____________________________________________________________ Steven Zielke Music is a global tradition. Different cultures around the word have

  • A Narrative Analysis of Captain America’s New Deal

    Creator:
    Ledbetter, Forest L.
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    In response to the events on September the Eleventh, various media attempted to make sense of the seemingly radical altered political landscape. Comic books, though traditionally framed as low brow pulp, were no exception. This thesis is a work of rhetorical criticism. It applies Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm to a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    The comic book was a creation of the 1930’s it was a cross

  • Social justice counseling : A study of social justice counselor training in CACREP-accredited counselor preparation programs

    Creator:
    Ratts, Manivong J.
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    There is a growing movement within the counseling profession calling on counselors to integrate a social justice perspective into counseling theories, paradigms, and practices. However, there are no empirical studies illustrating how counselor preparation programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) are preparing...
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    Dissertation
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    presented on April 12, 2006. Title: Social Justice Counseling: A Study of Social Justice Counselor

  • The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

    Creator:
    McKenzie, René
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    The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the successes of first generation, community college transfer students served by a TRiO/Student Support Services (TRiO/SSS) program. This study addresses a specific problem in higher education – there are a limited number of first generation transfer students who successfully matriculate...
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    Dissertation
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    explore the successes of first generation, community college transfer students served by a TRiO

  • Cybersupervision of Counselors : Implications for the Enhancement of Social Presence

    Creator:
    Causey, Jeffrey L.
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    The purpose of this dissertation was to add to the professional literature in counselor education and supervision through inquiry and synthesis of research among online teaching, online counseling, and online communities of practice through the supervision lens of the Discrimination Model. A unique, research-informed framework for synchronous online supervision (i.e.,...
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    Dissertation
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    lens of the Discrimination Model. A unique, research-informed framework for synchronous online

  • Modernizing school communication systems: using text messaging to improve student academic performance

    Creator:
    Crisp, Matthew Scott
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    The emerging use of portable digital devices by students, parents and teachers, is forcing schools to develop real-time communication systems that integrate technology into the general operations of schools, and contemplate governing policies and procedures to sustain and guide the challenges of these new technologies. This study contributes to this...
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    Dissertation
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    assignment completion rates. This study designs a field experiment to test for differences in student

  • Identification of Cervical Cancer Key Regulators using Network Biology Approach

    Creator:
    Vyshenska, Dariia
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    Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide with human papillomavirus (HPV) being the main cause of the disease. Currently available treatment methods are limited and emphasize the need for discovery of new therapies that improve patient outcome. Chromosomal amplifications have been identified as a source of...
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    Dissertation
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    and/or tables, authored or reviewed drafts of the paper, approved the final draft. Ryszard A. Zielke

  • Interpretable Machine Learning: Applications in Biology and Genomics

    Creator:
    Danaee, Padideh
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    Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models impact our daily lives with applications in natural language modeling, image analysis, healthcare, genomics, and bioinformatics. The exponential growth of biological sequence data necessitates accompanying advances in computational methods. Although deep learning is highly effective for detecting and classifying biological sequences, challenges...
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    Dissertation
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    Machine Learning: Applications in Biology and Genomics Abstract approved: David A. Hendrix Machine

  • Characterization of a Novel Metalloprotease Secreted by the Type II Secretion System in Vibrio cholerae

    Creator:
    Park, Bo R.
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    Vibrio cholerae, a Gram-negative bacterium, is the etiological agent of cholera. V. cholerae shuttles between the human host and the aquatic reservoir, where it associates with marine organisms such as copepods and vertebrate fish. The bacteria use the Type II Secretion System (T2SS) to release proteins that facilitate V. cholerae...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    motivation for me to persevere through all of my challenges. I would also like to thank Dr. Ryszard A

  • Sex and Survival: Reproduction and Anti-Microbial Defense in the Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)

    Creator:
    Blakemore, Leslie A.
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    The red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) of Manitoba, Canada, have been extensively studied for decades with little investigation into their immune system. These animals live very close to the arctic circle and spend over half of the year underground brumating. The annual cycle of the red-sided garter snakes make...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Behavioral Ecology 11(6):654-662. Dugovich, B. S., Peel, M. J., Palmer, A. L., Zielke, R. A., Sikora, A