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Women's experiences of breastfeeding in an out-of-hospital birthing community

Creator:: Marshall, Lindsay J.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I examine the experiences of breastfeeding mothers who chose to give birth with Certified Professional Midwives at a free-standing birth center, and the factors that influence their known high rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. Using grounded theory and data collected from participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Women combatants in the United States Navy : a victory for equal opportunity

Creator:: Rosenberg, Holly A.
Abstract:: The issue of Navy women in combat has been widely discussed since women first served during World War I. In this paper I intend to present the political, philosophical, and historical reasoning behind the changing of the regulations to allow women in combat. History shows that the Navy has faced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Winter cover cropping effects on integrative biological indicators of soil quality

Creator:: Ndiaye, Evelyne L.
Abstract:: Responses of biological indicators of soil quality to winter cover cropping were measured on soil samples collected from 6 commercial growers' fields and two experiment research stations in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The research stations were the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (Aurora, OR), and the Oregon State...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). 105 I dedicate this thesis to: My mother Marie Jeanne Gomis My grandmother Anne Marie Sylla

William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) : a case study in morphology and the development of American biology

Creator:: Benson, Keith Rodney
Abstract:: The major historical studies that have examined American biology have emphasized the development of experimental biology at the end of the nineteenth century. In this characterization, the descriptive branch of biology has often been treated as less than important and, in several cases, as a hindrance in the application of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: I received at several libraries. I would like to express my thanks to M. C. Beecheno in the

Wholistic primary education : investigation and development of an integrated curriculum model

Creator:: Beyer, Elmira K.
Abstract:: A five year longitudinal study was begun in 1976 to find a solution to the problem of early primary children who fail in school and then adopt the failure syndrome. The study was conducted in four elementary schools in Oregon which had distinctly different socio-economic populations. The tests used for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Program; Carolyn Hjelt and Dean Thompson of the Parkrose School district; Jeanne Payne of Reedville

Who's afraid of a little nitrate? : discovering impediments and incentives in following best management practices related to water quality within the southern Willamette Valley groundwater management area

Creator:: Rolston, Irene
Abstract:: Thesis summarizes interviews with growers residing within the Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) in the Southern Willamette Valley of Oregon. Informal and semi-structured interviews were used to identify perceived impediments and incentives perceived by local farmers in following best management practices related to water quality. Results from the interviews were coded...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Voices within a gray world : an evaluation of Oregon State University's sexual and dating violence prevention curriculum

Creator:: McClure, Stephanie L.
Abstract:: With the reauthorization of the 2013 Violence Against Women Act all Title IV higher education institutions will now be required to provide "primary prevention and awareness programs for all incoming students." Yet, more research is needed to find prevention programs that are effective (White House Task Force to Protect Students...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Visualization and characterization of biofilm spatial distribution in porous media using x-ray computed microtomography

Creator:: Iltis, Gabriel C.
Abstract:: This work focuses primarily the development of methods for imaging microbial biofilms in opaque porous media using x-ray computed microtomography (CT). Two methods for evaluating biofilms in porous media are presented. The first focuses on the addition of silver-coated, hollow glass microspheres to a biofilm-containing micro-model. The silver-coated microspheres affix...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . However, the focal distance for these 3D reconstructions is only around 250 μm. CLSM has become one of

Viria Woolf and "A Woman's Autobiography" : Rewriting Victorian Conventions of Autobioaphy

Creator:: Vanderpool, Aubrae M.
Abstract:: This thesis brings together gender and genre criticism to consider Virginia Woolf s memoir, "A Sketch of the Past," as a modern experiment in rewriting the traditions and conventions of Victorian autobiography. This thesis will demonstrate how Woolf specifically disrupts the conventions of linear representations of time and the assumed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Aubrae M. Vanderpool for the

Use of the cloze procedure as a criterion for measuring the readability of selected patient education materials for older adults

Creator:: Holcomb, Carol Ann
Abstract:: Purpose: The major purpose of this study was to determine the readability of selected patient education materials for older adults using the cloze procedure as a criterion. Actual cloze test scores from three selected passages on hypertension were compared with the Coleman readability scores on those same passages. Age and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , both text and non- text, have also been evaluated for their readability (Dale and Hager, 1950; Rs M

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Women's experiences of breastfeeding in an out-of-hospital birthing community

Women combatants in the United States Navy : a victory for equal opportunity

Winter cover cropping effects on integrative biological indicators of soil quality

William Keith Brooks (1848-1908) : a case study in morphology and the development of American biology

Wholistic primary education : investigation and development of an integrated curriculum model

Who's afraid of a little nitrate? : discovering impediments and incentives in following best management practices related to water quality within the southern Willamette Valley groundwater management area

Voices within a gray world : an evaluation of Oregon State University's sexual and dating violence prevention curriculum

Visualization and characterization of biofilm spatial distribution in porous media using x-ray computed microtomography

Viria Woolf and "A Woman's Autobiography" : Rewriting Victorian Conventions of Autobioaphy

Use of the cloze procedure as a criterion for measuring the readability of selected patient education materials for older adults

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