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  • An evaluation of a differential education program for able and gifted high school students in southwestern Oregon

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    Lamb, Ronald Deane
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    The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of a six week residential summer program of differential education for gifted high school students. It was designed to determine the extent to which participants in the program were proficient in aspects of critical and creative thinking, and in the...
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    Southwestern Oregon by Ronald Deane Lamb A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • Vertical Structure of the Lower Troposphere in a Changing Arctic

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    Watkins, Daniel M.
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    The Arctic climate system is changing dramatically as a response to rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Key indicators of Arctic change include thinning and retreating of Arctic pack ice, thawing permafrost, greening tundra, and rising surface temperatures. The structure of the atmospheric boundary layer influences and is influenced by processes...
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    in a Changing Arctic by Daniel M. Watkins A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University

  • The etiology of bacterial soft rot of onions and identification of the causal organisms

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    Irwin, Roger Deane
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    Observations of bacterial soft rot of onions in the Lake Labish area in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon showed that two distinct symptom types occur during the growing season. The most prevalent symptom type appears in infected plants as a wilting and chlorosis of two or more lower leaves...
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    Deane Irwin A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

  • A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Self-compassion and Postpartum Self-help Literature

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    Watkins, Danielle L.
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    The self-help literature is full of texts on both self-compassion and postpartum depression. However, there has been minimal scientific exploration of the literature on these topics. As such, mental health researchers and practitioners have little sense of the psycholinguistic discourse contained in this literature. This study aimed to fill this...
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    Postpartum Self-help Literature by Danielle Watkins A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State

  • The effect of a mail-mediated intervention on exercise behavior

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    Levy, Susan S.
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    Self-determination theory suggests that social contexts that promote a sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness will increase internalization of behavioral regulation and lead to more self-determined forms of motivation, the prototype of which is intrinsic motivation. A positive relationship between internalization of exercise behavior regulation and actual levels of exercise...
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    of Doctor of Philosophy in Human Performance presented on August 2. 2001. Title: The Effect of a Mail

  • Television and the sexual behavior of Black/African American female adolescents

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    Wilburn, Amber
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    Sex on television has nearly doubled since 1998 while sexual risk and responsibly messages have decreased. During this time frame, television watching has become one of the most popular pastimes in the United States, especially among Black/African Americans. Black youth are more likely to report higher levels of satisfaction with...
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    Abstract approved: Sheryl A. Thorburn Sex on television has nearly doubled since 1998

  • The Phenomenological Experience of Shame in the Context of Physical Activity

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    Rogers, Kim A.
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    Not all experiences in physical activity, exercise, and sport are positive. Losing, getting injured, making a mistake, and not measuring up can all elicit a variety of highly negative emotions, including shame. To make matters worse, individuals often cope with shame in maladaptive ways––magnifying, suppressing, or ignoring the experience––which can...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kim A. Rogers for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Weighing in on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" : surveillance medicine, self-concept, and gender on the scale

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    Readdy, Ryan T.
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    The current appeal of reality television is undeniable, with the specific genre of makeover television having special nationalistic and moral appeal in the United States. Previous analyses of NBC's weight-loss makeover show The Biggest Loser suggest that the program is inherently problematic because of its ingrained fat bias and unethical...
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    ) partially explored whether viewers of The Biggest Loser understand the show as a tool in the nation’s

  • The illicit use of prescription stimulants on college campuses : a theoretical examination

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    Bavarian, Niloofar
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    The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
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    Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants on College Campuses: A Theoretical Examination Abstract

  • A comparision of substrate utilization during exercise among males and females varying in age and training status

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    Onsiri, Sombat
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    Exercise training has consistently been shown to increase fat utilization during exercise, while conflicting results have been reported on the effects of sex and age on fuel metabolism during exercise. PURPOSE: The primary objective of this investigation was to compare fat and carbohydrate utilization during exercise among males and females...
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    Exercise and Sport Science presented on October 31, 2012. Title: A Comparison of Substrate