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Writing A Detailed Introduction to String Theory

Creator:: Svesko, Andrew M.
Abstract:: String theory, one of the more popular approaches to quantizing gravity, is a highly complex theory, involving high level mathematics and physics. But the basic ideas of string theory are not inaccessible, even to the undergraduate. This document acts as report to my thesis project, the writing of A Detailed...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : Writing A Detailed Introduction to String Theory Abstract approved: Albert Stetz String theory, one of

The introduction of myxozoan parasites through the release of feeder goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Creator:: Karandashova, Sophia
Abstract:: Myxozoa have been found worldwide; these parasites infect a wide variety of hosts, but have been found most often in fish. Carassius auratus (goldfish), a popular aquarium fish and a widespread invasive species, have been identified as an intermediate host for several myxozoan species. Some myxozoan parasites are pathogenic and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ., excluding Alaska (Albert 2005). Initially, these fish either escaped the mud-bottom ponds they were kept

The Management Control System in a Growing Family Firm

Creator:: Henderson, Kali L.
Abstract:: Many firms start off as small family businesses which are controlled through the culture imprinted on employees by the founder. As the business grows, family owners and the executives that they hire, face a dilemma – how do they manage the trade-off between wanting to control the business in order...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

The Dynamics of Random Pulse-Coupled Oscillator Networks

Creator:: Kadhim, Kyra L.
Abstract:: The pulse-coupled oscillator model is widely used to simulate the dynamics of neural systems. For networks with particular internal (Mirollo-Strogatz) dynamics, I will define three broad patterns of collective behaviors found in literature in terms of inter-spike interval (ISI) statistics. These patterns are i) temporally-regular, characterized by all oscillators in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: most of their topological properties are known analytically. The Barabási-Albert graph is another

For What it is Worth: Meditations on the Meaning of Life with Camus and Nozick

Creator:: Cherry, Owen E.
Abstract:: The meaning of life is an enduring philosophical question. This paper seeks to explore the thought of Albert Camus and Robert Nozick on the meaning of life and critically examine their contributions to philosophy. Camus begins with contemplating whether life is worth ending or worth living and concludes that only...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: of life is an enduring philosophical question. This paper seeks to explore the thought of Albert

Public Cognitions and Emotions Associated with Ocean Acidification and Sea Star Wasting Disease: An Exploratory Study in Oregon

Creator:: Insinga, Maia L.
Abstract:: Marine environments provide services for ecosystems and humans, but face many threats, including sea star wasting disease (SSWD) and ocean acidification (OA). Biological research on these threats is abundant, but there has been limited research examining the human dimensions of these threats. This thesis contains two standalone articles that explore...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ., Knowlton, N., Polovina, J., Rabalais, N. N., Sydeman, W. J., & Talley, L. D. (2012). Climate change

An American College Experience: It Tastes Like Burning

Creator:: Shapiro, David L.
Abstract:: A collection of short stories in the style of flash fiction. The themes of the stories include relationships, legality, and friendship. The stories are connect by themes, cross self-referencing, repetition, fragmentation, and characters. The main unifying feature is the characterization of the narrator through his response and commentary. The styles...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: David L. Shapiro for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Mechanical Engineering presented

Transracial adoptees, identity, and belonging : my story in a children's book

Creator:: Fastelin, Carrington L.
Abstract:: Motivated by my own struggle to find identity and belonging as a transracial adoptee (TRA), I sought to fulfill two thesis purposes: 1) answer the question “How do transracial adoptees find and create identity and belonging in a contemporary United States culture and context?” and 2) establish a) a rationale...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

A magnetotelluric investiagation of shallow conductivity sources beneath the Cascadia Volcanic Arc

Creator:: Bonner, L. Roy, IV
Abstract:: The Cascade Volcanic Arc has been the subject of extensive study in the past due to its active volcanism and its proximity to metropolitan areas. The triangle formed by the volcanoes Mount Saint Helens, Mount Rainier, and Mount Adams is of particular interest because of this potential danger and the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: conductivity sources beneath the Cascadia Volcanic Arc by L Roy Bonner IV

The Advantages of Creating a Board of Directors in a Family Business

Creator:: Vásquez Solórzano, Juan Gabriel
Abstract:: This paper seeks to provide a practical answer to the following question: why create a board of directors in a family business? To achieve this, it summarizes the existing research published in the field of family business governance that directly addresses the beneficial role of the board of directors in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: collective decision-making costs, information costs, agency costs, and political science theory by Albert

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Writing A Detailed Introduction to String Theory

The introduction of myxozoan parasites through the release of feeder goldfish (Carassius auratus)

The Management Control System in a Growing Family Firm

The Dynamics of Random Pulse-Coupled Oscillator Networks

For What it is Worth: Meditations on the Meaning of Life with Camus and Nozick

Public Cognitions and Emotions Associated with Ocean Acidification and Sea Star Wasting Disease: An Exploratory Study in Oregon

An American College Experience: It Tastes Like Burning

Transracial adoptees, identity, and belonging : my story in a children's book

A magnetotelluric investiagation of shallow conductivity sources beneath the Cascadia Volcanic Arc

The Advantages of Creating a Board of Directors in a Family Business

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