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  • Effective Signage to Manage Recreation at OSU’s Research Forests

    Creator:
    Walters, Corinne A.
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    This thesis focuses on creating effective signage for the Oregon State University College of Forestry Research Forests (OSU Research Forests). The OSU Research Forests are a unique setting because they offer space for research, class field trips, active timber harvest, and public recreation. The public interface requires the management at...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • Design and Fabrication of a Public Locker for Non-Motorized Watercraft

    Creator:
    Cordisco, Jonathan
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    Visitors to waterways need a way to securely lock up their non-motorized watercrafts to allow for exploration of the local area and communities. The Willamette Water Trail Steering committee recognized this problem and approached the Oregon State University Prototype Development lab to develop and fabricate a solution. The engineering design...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Fabrication of a Public Locker for Non-Motorized Watercraft Abstract approved: John Parmigiani Visitors to

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

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    Defrees, Dallas K.
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    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...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    John Buckhouse A period of over forty years (1913-1954) of gold dredging dramatically changed the

  • The Relationship between Self-Enhancing Humor, Self-Compassion, and Emotional Traits

    Creator:
    Brydone-Jack, Michael J.
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    This research focused on characterizing the relationship between self-enhancing humor, self-compassion, and long-term emotional traits.. It was hypothesized that self-enhancing humor would be related to self-compassion and the related subscales of mindfulness and self-kindness. In addition, it was predicted that self-enhancing humor would relate most strongly to positive emotional traits....
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    Honors College Thesis
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    research, and the advice and patience given throughout this process. John Edwards, Ph. D. and David

  • Utilization of ground peanut husk as an alternative fiber material for particleboard

    Creator:
    Newton, Jacob A.
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    This research examined the potential for using peanut husk as a fiber alternative to wood in the production of melamine-formaldehyde (MF) particleboard. MF resin was used to produce panels with one, three, six, nine or 12 percent resin contents. Modulus of Rupture (MOR), Modulus of Elasticity (MOE), Internal Bond (IB)...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ John A. Nairn. Committee Member, representing Wood Science and Engineering

  • Honors Link ; Vol. V (2001)

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    University Honors College
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    have come in contact with cv- con 1 on page 2 In this issue: John Byrne Still Teaching.. .3

  • Interposing Quarrels : Factors Influencing Neutrality Policy Formation, 1860-2016

    Creator:
    Su, Andrew Philip
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    When analyzing foreign policy, a significant question arises. How do nations make decisions about foreign engagement and neutrality? Understanding what factors and influences shape foreign policy decisions is often a difficult task as the motivation for action is never clear or absolute. This work will analyze whether or not the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    policy, Walter Lippmann concluded that “in foreign relations… a policy has been formed only when

  • The effect of animal size on the carbonic anhydrase activity of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima

    Creator:
    Tep, Allison P.
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    The sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima is a model organism for the study of temperate symbiosis. Anthopleura elegantissima can engage in symbiosis with two different algal symbionts: the dinoflagellate Breviolum muscatinei and the chlorophyte Elliptochloris marina. One host enzyme that has been shown to be important in cnidarian-algal symbioses is carbonic...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    points within a plane, the convex hull is the smallest convex set to encompass all of the points within

  • Implementation of Distributed Localized Communications

    Creator:
    Snyder, Thomas
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    Artificial collectives are useful for accomplishing tasks that require teamwork from multiple simple robots. Multiple robot and collective testbeds have been developed, yet none stay committed to leverage the local interactions, group size, and imperfect information assumptions that strengthen biological collectives. A review of the collective and multiple robot literature,...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • Women's History Lessons for High School Social Studies Classes

    Creator:
    Mallery, Adah E.
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    Women’s history is often not included in K-12 classes. However, women are an essential part of American history and should be better represented in the K-12 curricula and classrooms. The purpose of this thesis is to both acknowledge that women’s history is often missing in K-12 classrooms and to provide...
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    John Dewey and psychologist Lev Vygotsky, constructivism demonstrates that students learn best by doing