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Culturable Wood Endophytes of Populus trichocarpa

Creator:: Buckner, Jacob G.
Abstract:: This study is believed to be the first of its kind to characterize culturable fungal endophytes from the wood of Populus trichocarpa, and to examine the potential of inducible resistance and secondary chemistry as specific host factors that shape fungal endophytic communities in wood. To do so, more than seventy...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Maria-Jose Romero-Jimenez, Committee Member, representing Botany and Plant Pathology

Recreating the Past: A Look at Colonial Latin America

Creator:: Vandetta, Crystal N.
Abstract:: Court cases, wills, and letters are common examples of surviving primary texts from colonial Latin America. These documents are important to historians because they provide a unique glimpse into the lives of ordinary people who lived hundreds of years ago. This thesis is a recreation of these types of primary...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , Colonial Culhuacan, 1580-1600, 22. 18 Second I order that my children, Jose Manuel and Ana Maria

Sustainability Analysis of African Palm Biodiesel in Ecuador : An Environmental, Socio-Cultural, and Artistic Perspective

Creator:: Tuinstra, Naomi A.
Abstract:: In the thrust to shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable options, Ecuador produces African palm-based biodiesel, which is currently imported by the Unites States. An analysis of this specific interaction was done via personal contact with the industry in Ecuador and extensive literature review of the topic. The results...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: African palm is planted in Ecuador are, for the most part, Entisols and Inceptisols (Mejia Vallejo 1986

An ethnomusicological study of the globalization of the quena in Andean music and the world

Creator:: Bustamante, Galo C.
Abstract:: This ethnomusicological study has examined the forces that have globalized the Andean instrument of the quena and the genre of Andean music as a whole. This thesis specifically addresses the cultural, and socio-political factors over the last century that has led to the quena being circulated across the globe. Much...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: interpretations of this same music starting around 1900 in the case of Peru. At this time, José María Valle

Effects of Yeast Type and Environmental Factors on Kombucha Fermentation

Creator:: Julianna, Winding
Abstract:: Kombucha is a fermented sweet tea beverage of Asian origin which has become popular in the West due to its distinct flavor and possible health benefits. Kombucha is fermented by inoculating sweet tea with yeast and bacteria until a pellicle, referred to as a SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Scientific, Mahwah, New Jersey) and a SpectraMax M2 spectrophotometer (Molecular Devices, San Jose, CA, USA

Evaluating the Toxicity of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Zebrafish

Creator:: Britsch, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: Flame retardants are in many home products including couches, chairs, and electronics. The most commonly used flame retardants contained polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) until 2004, when the majority of these chemicals were phased out. PBDEs were found to be persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic to both humans and the environment. Organophosphate...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Reason as Race : Enlightenment Voyages of Discovery and their Effect on 18th Century Racial Discourse

Creator:: Parker, Katherine A.
Abstract:: The proper way to order knowledge and find truth about the natural world in the eighteenth century lay in one’s ability to correctly learn and employ the quality of reason. While all had the right to seek reason, only a privileged few achieved its proper use, creating an intellectual elite...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: individuals. Individuals on the periphery could assert their claims to a civilized status, as did José

Comparative descriptive analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to climate change mitigation and adaptation by Costa Rica and México

Creator:: Pinard, Zachary J.
Abstract:: Under the Paris Agreement, parties submitted documents outlining their commitments to climate change mitigation and adaptation, called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are set to be updated to increase ambition by 2020. Costa Rica and México are known for their significant national actions on climate change, so comparing these two...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: extent, including the winner, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Taraska et. al., 2018). It also introduced a

A Comparative Study between Mental Health of Homeless Populations in the United States and Spain

Creator:: Helman, Talia
Abstract:: Many people around the world suffer from a mental illness, and too few receive the help they need. Mental illness is especially prevalent among the homeless. Homelessness is represented in all ages, ethnicities, and genders, and is especially represented among first world countries such as the United States and Spain....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

HIV and the Transmasculine Community – Can Statistical Significance Be Harmful?

Creator:: Harger, Stephen A.
Abstract:: Epidemiological research on HIV/AIDS seeks to determine at-risk populations not reached by current care. In the forty years since the AIDS epidemic began, transgender people were only recently deemed “at-risk” by the CDC and more action was taken to study them. Most current research centers on transgender women, with transgender...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Culturable Wood Endophytes of Populus trichocarpa

Recreating the Past: A Look at Colonial Latin America

Sustainability Analysis of African Palm Biodiesel in Ecuador : An Environmental, Socio-Cultural, and Artistic Perspective

An ethnomusicological study of the globalization of the quena in Andean music and the world

Effects of Yeast Type and Environmental Factors on Kombucha Fermentation

Evaluating the Toxicity of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Zebrafish

Reason as Race : Enlightenment Voyages of Discovery and their Effect on 18th Century Racial Discourse

Comparative descriptive analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to climate change mitigation and adaptation by Costa Rica and México

A Comparative Study between Mental Health of Homeless Populations in the United States and Spain

HIV and the Transmasculine Community – Can Statistical Significance Be Harmful?

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