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  • Winning through Compromise? An Examination of Bipartisanship and Electability

    Creator:
    Ellingson-Cosenza, Elena J.
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    In America’s polarized politics, the language that congresspeople use matters. This thesis examines the use of bipartisan communications—in tweets and press releases—of members of the US House of Representatives as an electoral strategy for representatives in districts of varying competitiveness. A linear regression was conducted to analyze the relationship between...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Congress. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 61(8), 1612-1621

  • Variation of the Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) diet across forest types in the Oregon Cascades

    Creator:
    Yates, Margaret E.
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    Investigating the insectivorous diet of the Trowbridge’s shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) across forest types can illustrate how forest management affects biotic communities. I used DNA metabarcoding methods with ANML primers to identify stomach and intestines contents from shrews caught in pitfall traps in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) and Willamette...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Science presented on May 26

  • Turnover, Memory, Persistence: Four Decades of Ecological Community at Lost Valley

    Creator:
    Bruno, Mark P.
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    This study is an ethnographic investigation of residential turnover, organizational memory, and the persistence of Lost Valley, an Oregon ecovillage founded in 1989. Literature on organizational turnover, memory, and persistence is reviewed and integrated with scholarship on intentional communities and ecovillages, generating a theoretical framework for data collection and analysis....
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    Masters Thesis
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    separation from the dominant society, (2) voluntary participation, (3) a minimum number of members (often

  • The RECESS Project: The Impact of a Community-Based Recess Intervention on Recess Quality and Student Belonging

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    Bishman, Paige N.
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    Physical activity and social emotional health among children have become increasingly important for children’s overall development. Recess is a time during the school day for students to have access to physical activity opportunities as well as socialize and interact with their peers. A quality recess, that is age and developmentally...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    to improve recess. The CDC and Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America have

  • The Online Learning Community: Friend or Faux?

    Creator:
    Nolan, Mary and Kellar, Brenda
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    Everyone involved in online education talks about community – what is it, how is it created, do students really want it? Most researchers now agree that online education is enhanced through a greater sense of community within the online classroom; however, the factors that make for a substantive and quality...
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    Research Paper
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    online community. Journal Of The American Society For Information Science And Technology, 60(5), 911

  • The Gender Wage Gap and Education

    Creator:
    Nordin, Bri
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    Does the wage gap exist in careers that require higher levels of educational attainment? Research indicates that, on average, women make around 80% of what men earn. This study aims to investigate the relationship between educational attainment and the magnitude of the wage gap. Due to the differences in gender...
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    Research Paper
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    the American Journal of Sociology identifies three different types of discrimination that may

  • The Dynamic Field of Genetic Counseling and How Students Can Best Prepare Themselves

    Creator:
    Bauder, Malia V.
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    Genetic counseling, a healthcare profession centered on communicating genetic information to patients and helping them understand it, has been rapidly evolving with the development of genetic sequencing and editing technology over the past decades. Consequently, future and current genetic counselors must address societal and ethical implications, as well as historical...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    the requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Biochemistry and

  • Tap Into History: The Birth of the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives

    Creator:
    Edmunson-Morton, Tiah
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    This case study looks at the establishment and development of the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives. It addresses planning, implementation, results, and lessons learned. Oregon is a special place, known for stunning natural beauty, a good amount of rain, and a predilection for pushing the boundaries of cultural norms. Its...
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    Service programs. Food science and studies on fermentation have long been a part of research at OSU, but

  • Subcultures of Significance: Urbanity-Rurality, Tightness-Looseness, and Risk Perception

    Creator:
    Frydenlund, Nicole T. L.
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    Tightness-looseness (TL) is a cultural construct that measures the level of social norms present in a community, and the level of scrutiny of deviance from these norms. This construct offers a unique foundation for investigating how norms influence behavioral processes. Research in TL is relatively young, creating a frontier of...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    the requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Accountancy (Honors

  • Science Education Through Comics: Improving Understanding of Current Marine Environmental Issues

    Creator:
    Schwarz, Zale
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    According to a 2017 Pew Research Study, 44% of adults in America say that they do not feel informed enough about science to understand news and new discoveries discussed on the media (Funk et al. 2019). This is concerning, because adults are not just passive consumers of media; among other...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    the requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Zoology (Honors