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  • The Skeleton in the Closet: An Historic Forensic Case from Scio, Oregon

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    Alapisco, Dawn Marie
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    In August of 2011, Jenny Minten came across an old coffin, complete with a skeleton, in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Scio lodge. After it was determined that the skeleton did not represent a modern forensic case, the remains were donated to the Oregon State University Anthropology Department....
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    : _________________________________________________ Melissa Cheyney Abstract

  • Homelessness Among College Students in the United States: A Metasynthesis

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    Clampitt, Sarah N.
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    Beginning in 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic contributed to an increase in housing insecurity among college students. As awareness around homelessness has increased, so has research aimed at better understanding the causes of homelessness and housing insecurity among college students, as well as opportunities to better support economic access to higher...
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    Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Melissa Cheyney With

  • COVID-19 and the mental health of college students : an oral history project

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    Burt, Sydni M.
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    College students today have a lot to contend with in their journey as young adults. The college years are often a transitional time for students, and as such there is a vulnerability to mental health declines. Financial, academic, and social strain are some of the factors that can contribute to...
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    Melissa Cheyney College students today have a lot to contend with in their journey as young

  • Native bees, honeybees and pollination in Oregon cranberries

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    McKenney, Melissa A.
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    Farmers rely almost exclusively on the imported European honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) for fruit and vegetable crop pollination services. The recent decline in honeybee health has underscored he danger of relying on a single species to provide vital services. Increasing pollinator biodiversity with native bees may provide biological insurance against...
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    c] AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Melissa A. McKenney for

  • IUD insertions in nulliparous patients : mitigating pain and anxiety

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    Seifert, Madeleine
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    Unintended pregnancy has been found to be one of the most prominent challenges that the public health system is forced to overcome due to the financial and social burdens that accompany it (Yazdkhasti et al., 2015). With nearly 48% of reproductive-age American female patients having experienced at least one unintended...
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    —------------------------------------------------------------------------- Melissa Cheyney, representing the School of Language, Culture, and Society

  • Pre-Med Attrition: Exploring the Pre-Med Experience at OSU

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    Xue, Han
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    Pre-med attrition is the loss of students participating in academic pre-medical programs over time. Attrition in medical school has been the subject of many studies, but pre-med attrition is less researched, despite its relevance to the emergence and performance of future medical professionals. Interviewing former pre-med students who chose other...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Melissa Cheyney, Committee Member, representing Anthropology

  • Impact of Vitamin E Deficiency on Hepatic Gene Expression of CRAL_TRIO Family Proteins in a Premier Vertebrate Animal Model

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    Watt, Alexander T.
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    Vitamin E (vitE) is a group of lipid-soluble antioxidants- of which alpha-tocopherol is the most biologically active and only form considered to be an essential nutrient. Through preferential binding and trafficking, the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein (α-TTP) regulates the concentration of vitE in the body. The impact of vitE deficiency on...
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    . Cadenas, R. Tanguay, M. G. Traber, Data Brief 2017, 11, 432–441. [24] M. Q. McDougall, J. Choi, J. F

  • Optimizing Cancer Drug Treatment Models Using Process Dynamics

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    Jones, Alexander R.
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    Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death in the United States and the sixth leading cause of death worldwide. Due to cancer’s variability in type, location, growth rates, and patient physiology, treatment models are based off of previous experimental and clinical work. This variability, however, can lead to...
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    Microcavity Array System. Plos One 2013; 8. 12. Xia B, Wang JZ, Liu Q et al. Quantitative analysis of tumor

  • The Evolution: Electric Vehicles and the End of Oil Addiction

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    Donahue, Cory
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    The world is currently using an unsustainable system of meeting its transportation needs with oil. This system is taking a toll on the world environment and on global politics. The physical availability of oil is the system’s most immediate problem and will most likely bring about a transition away from...
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  • Chemistry and Grit: The Impact of Prerequisites vs Perseverance on Academic Success in Biology

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    Sparks, Kiersten E.
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    Previous research on academic success in biology has focused on the influence of prerequisite knowledge and cognitive ability as measured by course grades or GPA. More recently, the field has considered the influence of non-cognitive factors such as grit, defined as passion and perseverance for long term goals. Both grit...
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