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Oregon's Implementation of Coordinated Care Organizations: An Examination of the Changing Healthcare Structure

Creator:: Diestelkamp, Timothy Ross
Abstract:: Due to inefficiencies and unsustainable growth in health expenditures, a new approach needed to be taken in the realm of healthcare. There was a need to increase efficiency and value in order to achieve health outcomes. Hence, arose the concept of the Coordinated Care Organization (CCO). CCOs are seen as...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ©Copyright Timothy Ross Diestelkamp Tuesday, June 4, 2013 All Right Reserved Oregon's

Exploring the Effects of Voice Humanness and Canned Laughter on Robot Comedy Performance

Creator:: Bui, Timothy G.
Abstract:: With robots becoming increasingly commonplace in today’s society, we need to find ways to help robots to become better accepted. One common method used to gain acceptance and build rapport is through the use of humor. Currently, research in robot comedy exists, albeit it is fairly limited. Our goal with...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Laughter on Robot Comedy Performance By Timothy Bui A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

Using Cattle as a Tool : Restoring the Sumpter Valley Dredge Tailings

Creator:: Defrees, Dallas K.
Abstract:: A period of over forty years (1913-1954) of gold dredging dramatically changed the landscape of Sumpter Valley, Oregon into a rocky, uninhabitable terrain. The Defrees Ranch LLC used cattle feeding to increase top soil, vegetation, and habitat on the dredge tailings. This thesis investigated the use of feeding cattle as...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Honors Bacccalaureate of Science presented on May 3, 2013 Title: Using Cattle as a Tool: Restoring the

The Women of the Court: Gender Shaping the U.S. Senate Confirmation Process

Creator:: Clairmont, Kimberly
Abstract:: Since underrepresented nominees began filling U.S. Supreme Court seats, political scientists have examined the possibility of existing biases towards potential judges based upon their identities or innate characteristics. Some scholars have identified that the gender identification and ethnic affiliations of candidates have affected the behaviors displayed by those involved in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: different realms of judicial politics including U.S. Senate confirmation hearings (Boyd et. al 2018

Repetitive DNA profiles in Bembidion (Coleoptera : Carabidae) show variation in genomic architecture within and between closely related species

Creator:: Barton, Lindsey M.
Abstract:: The ribosomal cistron (rDNA cistron) is a tandemly repeated region in the genome that encodes for the necessary subunits to form ribosomes, complex molecules responsible for the assembly of amino acids into proteins. They are found within all cellular organisms, and evolve at relatively constant rates, making them ideal for...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ John Sproul, Committee Member, representing the Integrative Biology Department

The paradox of Facebook : Interdisciplinary perspectives of social support online and face-to-face

Creator:: Daley, Allison
Abstract:: The extensive adoption of social media has provoked widespread debate about how online communication impacts social relationships. An apparent paradox of Facebook is that people simultaneously express feeling more and less connected than ever before. Through perspectives from psychology and communication studies, this thesis addresses a question of public concern:...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: embrace the salutary benefits (Baym, 2010; Boyd, 2014; Jenkins, 2006; Van Dijick, 2013). Psychology

The United States Election System: How an Outdated Electoral Structure has led to Political Polarization in the United States

Creator:: Fitzharris, Jacob H.
Abstract:: Political Polarization in the United States is at a level higher today than at any point in the past few decades. Possible causes of this rise in polarization have been provided from various sources, including explanations such as mass media and income inequality. Through historical analysis and a wide literature...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ”. John Langdon brought up the case of New Hampshire’s system of election with both houses providing

First, Let Me Finish: How Gender Influences Interruptions at the Courts of Appeals

Creator:: Nelson, Claire I.
Abstract:: Interruptions and asking questions play a vital role in social communication and can exhibit status and power differences in regular conversation. Studies in gender communication describe the way men and women utilize their own linguistic register through the development of social subcultures. The different ways men and women report and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: invisibility and inferiority (Boyd, Collins, Ringhand 2018). Interruption on its face may seem harmless, but

Exploring the Synthesis of 4-Deoxygadusol

Creator:: Jujjuri, Anantha Poojitha
Abstract:: Sunscreen products are used worldwide to protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation. However, some of the ingredients used in sunscreen products are fatal to coral reefs especially in areas where tourism is a large part of the economy. In this study, we explored a synthetic route to produce 4-deoxygadusol, which...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: biomedical literature 2013. 9. Tibbetts, J. Environ. Health Perspect. 2008, 116(4). 10. John D'Orazio

Sex differences in triple extensor rate of torque development may explain variance in vertical jump performance

Creator:: Wile, Dylan
Abstract:: Background: While males generally outperform females in athletic tasks, the underlying mechanisms for this difference remain unclear. Explosive neuromuscular performance of the triple extensors, often investigated via rate of torque development (RTD), is crucial for athletic tasks such as a vertical jump. Purpose: To assess sex differences in rapid torque...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: related to explosive athletic performance, (Taipale et al. 2013; Ramírez-Campillo et al. 2014

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Oregon's Implementation of Coordinated Care Organizations: An Examination of the Changing Healthcare Structure

Exploring the Effects of Voice Humanness and Canned Laughter on Robot Comedy Performance

Using Cattle as a Tool : Restoring the Sumpter Valley Dredge Tailings

The Women of the Court: Gender Shaping the U.S. Senate Confirmation Process

Repetitive DNA profiles in Bembidion (Coleoptera : Carabidae) show variation in genomic architecture within and between closely related species

The paradox of Facebook : Interdisciplinary perspectives of social support online and face-to-face

The United States Election System: How an Outdated Electoral Structure has led to Political Polarization in the United States

First, Let Me Finish: How Gender Influences Interruptions at the Courts of Appeals

Exploring the Synthesis of 4-Deoxygadusol

Sex differences in triple extensor rate of torque development may explain variance in vertical jump performance

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