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Resilience and resistance in sagebrush ecosystems are associated with seasonal soil temperature and water availability

Creator:: Roundy, Bruce A., Chambers, Jeanne C., Pyke, David A., Miller, Richard F., Tausch, Robin J., Schupp, Eugene W., Rau, Ben, and Gruell, Trevor
Abstract:: Invasion and dominance of exotic grasses and increased fire frequency threaten native ecosystems worldwide. In the Great Basin region of the western United States, woody and herbaceous fuel treatments are implemented to decrease the effects of wildfire and increase sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystem resilience to disturbance and resistance to exotic...
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Full Text:: ecosystems are associated with seasonal soil temperature and water availability BRUCE A. ROUNDY,1,� JEANNE C

A randomized controlled trial of orthodontist-based brief advice to prevent child obesity

Creator:: Hovell, Melbourne F., Schmitz, Katharine E., Liles, Sandy, Robusto, Kristi, Hofstetter, C. Richard, Nichols, Jeanne F., Rock, Cheryl L., Irvin, Veronica, Parker, Melanie S., Surillo, Santiago A., and Noel, David
Abstract:: Objective: We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test whether brief exercise and diet advice provided during child patient visits to their orthodontic office could improve diet, physical activity, and age-and-genderadjusted BMI. Methods: We enrolled orthodontic offices in Southern California and Tijuana, Mexico, and recruited their patients aged 8-16 to...
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Full Text:: ,5, Jeanne F. Nicholsa,b,6, Cheryl L. Rocka,b,7, Veronica Irvina,c,8, Melanie S. Parkera,d,9

Creation of At This Point, an undergraduate-focused science podcast

Creator:: Puoci, Victor (Tori) M.
Abstract:: At This Point, an undergraduate-focused science podcast, works to expand the accessibility of science by exploring topics that, at this point, may seem too complex to understand. This thesis project describes the process of creating At This Point and demonstrates how the podcast fulfills the criteria of effective science communication....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: (Bazerman, 1987). In her piece Accommodating Science, Jeanne Fahnestock classifies “original scientific

Fire and Grazing Influence Site Resistance to Bromus tectorum Through Their Effects on Shrub, Bunchgrass and Biocrust Communities in the Great Basin (USA)

Creator:: Condon, Lea A. and Pyke, David A.
Abstract:: Shrubs, bunchgrasses and biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are believed to contribute to site resistance to plant invasions in the presence of cattle grazing. Although fire is a concomitant disturbance with grazing, little is known regarding their combined impacts on invasion resistance. We are the first to date to test the...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: sites for establishment of B. tectorum (Ponzetti and others 2007)1 Grazing fi ± Bromus fl › Grazing

Community Risk Factors for Post-Hurricane Disease

Creator:: Hultberg, Kate
Abstract:: This thesis explores interrelationships between the geographical impact of recent hurricanes, rates of giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in impacted communities, and effects of hurricanes on local water infrastructure systems. I obtained quantitative data on geographical hurricane attributes, demographic characteristics of populations struck by hurricanes, and confirmed cases of giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ) Frances (2004) Ivan (2004) Jeanne (2004) Dennis (2005) Katrina (2005) Rita (2005) Wilma (2005

Relationship Between Family Composition and Self-Regulation in the Fall of the Kindergarten Year

Creator:: Mikaela, Kerr B.
Abstract:: Children’s self-regulation, or the ability for one to regulate their emotions and behaviors, is very important for children to succeed in school, and life in general. This study looks at the relationship between a child’s self-regulation in the fall of their kindergarten year and different aspects of family and the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Mean (SD) or % Participants’s Characteristics: Child’s age in months n=378 M=67.78 (SD=3.68) Family

Translating the Animal

Creator:: Owen, Melody
Abstract:: My thesis in Environmental Arts and Humanities concerned the idea of animal language, as well as other posthuman ideas around animality and indistinction. I also explored virtual space as it relates to human identity, our notions of reality and perception, and the way contemporary digital artists approach animal subjectivity in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: leo . Lion . Stephenson, Tom R Platymantis isarog . Brown, Rafe M Podiceps auritus . Horned Grebe

Comparing Random and Nonrandom Spatial Patterns of Artifacts within Lithostratigraphic Unit 3 at Cooper’s Ferry, Idaho

Creator:: Gregory, Alex R.
Abstract:: Archaeological investigations at the Cooper's Ferry site in Western Idaho have recovered cultural remains dating to 16,000 years ago, suggesting the oldest human occupation recorded in North America. However, many archaeologists have argued the initial peopling of North America occurred no earlier than the opening of an ice-free corridor between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Diversity Literary Awards: A Tool for Assessing an Academic Library's Collection

Creator:: Kristick, Laurel L.
Abstract:: Diversity literary awards and other sources were used to create a list of high-quality titles written by and about underrepresented groups. This list was used to assess the diversity and inclusiveness of the library collections of a land-grant university. Gaps in the collection and acquisition processes were identified and will...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , David M. 1993. The Lesbian and gay studies reader. Milton Park, UK: Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Resilience and resistance in sagebrush ecosystems are associated with seasonal soil temperature and water availability

A randomized controlled trial of orthodontist-based brief advice to prevent child obesity

Creation of At This Point, an undergraduate-focused science podcast

Fire and Grazing Influence Site Resistance to Bromus tectorum Through Their Effects on Shrub, Bunchgrass and Biocrust Communities in the Great Basin (USA)

Community Risk Factors for Post-Hurricane Disease

Relationship Between Family Composition and Self-Regulation in the Fall of the Kindergarten Year

Translating the Animal

Comparing Random and Nonrandom Spatial Patterns of Artifacts within Lithostratigraphic Unit 3 at Cooper’s Ferry, Idaho

Diversity Literary Awards: A Tool for Assessing an Academic Library's Collection

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