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New Zealand’s Subtropical North Island Climate

Creator:: Cockrell, Taylor
Abstract:: Research paper for GEOG323 (Climatology) class describing the effects of physiographic setting, climate elements related to energy, moisture, and pressure and corresponding results on New Zealand's North Island Climate. The paper analyzes major circulation modes, weather patterns and extremes, climate change, and the overall climate type of the region.
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The Geometry of the Penrose Diagram for Minkowski Spacetime

Creator:: Siebersma, Maxwell
Abstract:: Culture of Writing Award in Mathematics (2022)
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Cold Desert Climatology of the Patagonia Steppe in Argentina

Creator:: Baker, Maria T.
Abstract:: This paper was written for GEOG 323 Climatology in the Spring of 2021, and was awarded the Writing in Culture Award within the College of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Brilliant Interdependence

Creator:: O'Harrow, Josie
Abstract:: This paper was written for feminist philosophy, and later minimally updated and chosen as a recipient of the Culture of Writing Award through the Writing Intensive Curriculum program.
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Estimating basal glacier conditions using internal layer slopes

Creator:: Carroll, Georgia
Abstract:: Ice-penetrating radar produces detailed images of the internal ice layers in a glacier. Because the layers form from each year's snowfall, the curving of the internal layers is a record of the climate conditions that the glacier experienced as it flowed throughout the millennia. The Hiawatha Glacier lies on top...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Youth Vaping Epidemic: LGBTQ+ Youth

Creator:: Bhupalam, Ratna
Abstract:: In the United States, rates of youth vaping are alarmingly high. In 2018, the U.S Surgeon General declared youth vaping as an epidemic (Truth Initiative, 2019a). However, LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately affected. In 2017, current e-cigarette usage in youth was 13.2% among heterosexuals, but was 17.5% in LGBTQ+ youth (CDC,...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Beating the curve: insulin sensitization in response to exercise

Creator:: Murphy, Michael C.
Abstract:: This paper presents a brief discussion on the phenomenon of exercise-induced insulin sensitization, including the effects of exercise on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and potential mechanisms mediating these effects. Originally created for KIN 481 (Writing Intensive Curriculum course).
Resource Type:: Research Paper

My Connection to "The Mitchell Woods"

Creator:: Puls, Griffin Tye
Abstract:: This is the final version of an essay on a student's connection to the land as part of their Writing Intensive Course, Forest Engineering FE460 Forest Operations Regulations and Policy Issues. The theme for the essay is the student's choice, but must include the history of the piece of land,...
Resource Type:: Other

Using Euclidean Geometry to Construct Objects in the Elliptic Klein Disk

Creator:: Connolly, Genevieve
Abstract:: Constructions using only a straightedge and compass are basic tools in any geometer's toolbox. We show how to construct an elliptic straightedge and compass in the Klein Disk model of (single) elliptic geometry, using only a Euclidean compass and straightedge.
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Intertextual Revisionism: Recontextualizing The Eurocentric Literary Tradition In Hannah Crafts’s The Bondwoman’s Narrative

Creator:: Stickrod, Joshua D.
Abstract:: Thought to be one of the earliest novels written by an enslaved woman, The Bondwoman’s Narrative (c. 1853-61) has had many literary critics point to the various intertextual allusions that author, Hannah Crafts, incorporated in the novel. Scholarship has largely focused on how Crafts borrowed characters and passages directly from...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Determining Arctic krill spawning regions and impacts of warming on abundance and distribution

Creator:: Wood, Giulia A.
Abstract:: Arctic krill serve as an important link between primary producers and upper trophic level consumers in the Eastern Bering Sea. Because of their role as a lipid-rich food source for many species, changes in the krill populations can have broader impacts across the pelagic food web. While it is known...
Resource Type:: Other

Women's Health Narratives: A Cervical Cancer Prevention Program for College-Age Women in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Sawtelle, Katie G.
Abstract:: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is so common that about 80% of those in the United States will acquire it during their lifetime. In more serious cases, HPV can develop into cancer: each year in the U.S., there are around 32,000 HPV related cancer diagnoses. The HPV vaccine series can prevent the...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The Impact of Religious Affiliation and Race on Perceptions of Everyday Discrimination

Creator:: Dudley, Joshua
Abstract:: Perceived discrimination has been a topic that has been explored extensively in various different countries and regions (Awad 2010; Litchmore and Safdar 2015; Godley 2018; Dixon 2019). A growing concern for affected groups has prompted many of these studies, as perceived discrimination has been found to potentially negatively impact one's...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Housing Chickens: How Much Space is Enough?

Creator:: Bradley, Emily D.
Abstract:: The stocking density for chickens can have major impacts on their health and welfare. There is no single correct answer for how many chickens you can house in a specified area, as it depends on the quality of housing. Chickens can tolerate a higher stocking density without major health concerns...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

We Hear You Now

Creator:: Roe, Philip
Abstract:: An analysis on the work of Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" and his ability to create powerful imagery and contextualize the unknown of war for the those who have never taken part. --Vietnam Experience Final Paper
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The Gender Wage Gap and Education

Creator:: Nordin, Bri
Abstract:: Does the wage gap exist in careers that require higher levels of educational attainment? Research indicates that, on average, women make around 80% of what men earn. This study aims to investigate the relationship between educational attainment and the magnitude of the wage gap. Due to the differences in gender...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Grant Proposal Prospectus: Hepatitis C Vaccine Study

Creator:: Wardan, Sydney K
Abstract:: A fictional grant proposal for a study involving a potential Hepatitis C vaccination.
Resource Type:: Other

Physicians and Treating Addiction in Patients

Creator:: Cao, Annie L.
Abstract:: More than twenty million people in the United States are estimated to have substance use disorders, and it is expected that the number will increase in the future. Physicians, especially general practitioners, play important roles in the treatment of substance use and other addiction disorders because they focus on overall...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Does Knowing Someone Who has Taken Their Own Life Increase Support for Gun Control?

Creator:: Pastori, Shannon
Abstract:: This research paper attempts to identify variables which may influence the public's support for requiring gun permits by looking at areas which may increase their care of safety. The variables that are explored through the General Social Survey are: knowing someone who has commited suicide or not and the number...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Genetic and morphological evidence suggests cryptic speciation within the Torrent Sculpin, Cottus rhotheus, across the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Nicholas, Benjamin P.
Abstract:: Dwelling on the bottom of large rivers to high alpine streams, freshwater sculpins (genus Cottus) occur in high densities across the Pacific Northwest, with 21 currently recognized species found in the Pacific Northwest. Sculpin fill many ecological roles, with some species serving as important prey sources, and others competing with...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

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