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  • Half-life : essays

    Creator:
    Fath, Lauren
    Abstract:
    Lauren Fath, in her non-fiction collection Half-Life: Essays, examines the underpinnings of her upbringing in suburban Fort Wayne, Indiana, focusing primarily on familial relationships and the importance of hindsight in understanding how our families make an imprint on our lives. By looking at our relationships through the lens offered by...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Lauren Fath A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

  • Seasonal shifts in redband trout use of pools and their microhabitats in three central Oregon streams

    Creator:
    Hirsch, Christine L.
    Abstract:
    Redband trout density was examined in three forested streams in central Oregon at two scales, pool channel unit and microhabitat. Two streams were in roadless areas and one was in a "highly managed" watershed. At the larger spatial scale, trout displayed a seasonal shift in habitat use from early to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Oregon Streams by Christine L. Hirsch A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

  • Influence of controlled strenuous exercise on vitamin B-6 metabolism in man : effects of carbohydrate depletion-repletion diets and vitamin B-6 supplements

    Creator:
    Hatcher, Lauren Francis
    Abstract:
    Recent studies in men have shown plasma levels of vitamin B-6 and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), the active form of vitamin B-6, to increase with exercise. It was hypothesized that muscle glycogen phosphorylase might be the source of these increases as this enzyme has been shown to increase with increasing vitamin...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Supplements by Lauren Francis Hatcher A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • Characterizing the Roles of Dietary Sulforaphane in Human Health

    Creator:
    Atwell, Lauren Lee, 1984-
    Abstract:
    The consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with several health benefits, including cancer prevention. Many of these benefits are attributed to the phytochemical, sulforaphane (SFN), which is derived from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and broccoli sprouts. These vegetables contain glucoraphanin (GFN), SFN’s precursor, which is converted to SFN by...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Dietary Sulforaphane in Human Health by Lauren L. Atwell A DISSERTATION

  • An informed and ignorant readership : the contradictions of creative nonfiction

    Creator:
    Rush, Lani
    Abstract:
    Creative nonfiction is a genre replete with contradictions--the name itself shows that: nonfiction writing is true and factual, but creative writing is imaginative and inventive. Because of fundamental contradictions like this, there is no standardized or even most common definition of the genre. This creates confusion for both critics and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ”. Next, I will jump back in time to examine a 2000 book by Lauren Slater, Lying, in order to study the

  • Modeling human expertise for providing adaptive levels of robot shared autonomy

    Creator:
    Milliken, Lauren
    Abstract:
    In shared autonomy, a robot and human user both have some level of control in order to achieve a shared goal. Choosing the balance of control given to the user and the robot can be a challenging problem since different users have different preferences and vary in skill levels when...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Adaptive Levels of Robot Shared Autonomy by Lauren Milliken A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Factors Affecting Persistence of Canines at an Independent Task

    Creator:
    Brubaker, Lauren M.
    Abstract:
    The development of problem-solving behaviors in canines, including persistence, has implications for canine training, welfare, and the human-dog bond. Past research has shown that a variety of factors, including genetics (domestication) and training experience, play a role in a how a canine might behave during a problem-solving task. Less well...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    of Canines at an Independent Task by Lauren M. Brubaker A THESIS

  • Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Attachment in Pet Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)

    Creator:
    Thielke, Lauren E.
    Abstract:
    The present study explored the effects of intranasal oxytocin (OT), a naturally occurring hormone, on the behavior of pet dogs in an attachment test. Each dog participated in two testing sessions. On one visit saline was administered nasally and on another OT was administered nasally. Condition order was counterbalanced. Following...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) By Lauren E. Thielke A THESIS submitted

  • Environmental complex mixtures modify benzo[a]pyrene and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene-induced carcinogenesis

    Creator:
    Courter, Lauren A.
    Abstract:
    Human exposure to the carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P) is through environmental complex mixtures, such as urban dust particulate matter (UDPM) and diesel exhaust (DE), however the potency of these PAH within a mixture is not established. To determine the effect of these mixtures on...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Lauren A. Courter

  • International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

    Creator:
    Visconti, Lauren A.
    Abstract:
    Projected to reach one million people next year, international students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the existing study abroad paradigm is the first step to more accurately understand the lived experience of an educational migrant. Discovering the perceptions of what value an...
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    Masters Thesis
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