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Devonian and Mississippian stratigraphy of the Swales Mountain area, Elko County, Nevada

Creator:: Pendergast, Margaret Anne
Abstract:: The oldest strata present in the Swales Mountain area are part of the Roberts Mountains allochthon. These include the western-facies Ordovician Vinini Formation and unnamed transitional-facies Devonian limestones. The Vinini Formation comprises dark cherts and black to brown shales deposited in a deep-water oceanic environment. The Devonian limestones include numerous...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Some lizard-habitat relationships in the Northern Great Basin

Creator:: Rostker, Margaret Anne
Abstract:: Five sympatric species of desert lizards (leopard lizards (Garnbelia wizlizeni), sagebrush lizards (Sceloporus graciosus), side-blotched. lizards (Uta stansburiana), desert horned lizards (Phrynosoma platyrhinos), and Western whiptails (Cnemidophorus tigris)) were studied in June and July of 1978 and 1979 in northern Nevada on the Charles Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. Lizard distribution,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Interactive fault localization techniques to empower the debugging efforts of end-user programmers

Creator:: Ruthruff, Joseph Ronald
Abstract:: End users develop more software than any other group of programmers, using software authoring devices such as e-mail filtering editors, by-demonstration macro builders, and spreadsheet environments. Despite this, there has been only a little research on finding ways to help these programmers with the dependability of the software they create....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Margaret M. Burnett End users develop more software than any other group of programmers, using software

Delineation of an operational definition of "sexuality comfort" utilizing a semistructured interview guide

Creator:: Graham, Cheryl A.
Abstract:: The literature asserts that sexuality educators should be comfortable with sexuality. In fact, some authors suggest that comfort with sexuality is a major criterion for qualification as a sexuality educator. Yet, the literature is vague and assuming and what the concept of comfort with sexuality means to teachers. Thus, the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The commentator information system : understanding journalists' needs to overcome cognitive load and navigation issues

Creator:: Midy, Marie-Anne
Abstract:: Nowadays, sports events are a significant part of the every-day entertainment with local, national, and international championships. A lot of money is invested by broadcasting companies to attract new and more viewers, acquire broadcasting rights, or send entire crews on site to cover such events. Journalists are among the few...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Marie-Anne Midy for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science presented on October 1, 2007

The sum of its parts : investigating the component pieces of GenderMag

Creator:: Hill, Charles
Abstract:: Previous work introduced the GenderMag method, a software inspection method used to help software creators identify features within their software that are not gender-inclusive. Inclusiveness of software (gender or otherwise) matters because supporting diversity matters—it is well-known that the more diverse a group of problem-solvers, the higher the quality of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: GenderMag Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Margaret

Understanding the impact of climate change on snowpack extent and measurement in the Columbia River Basin and nested sub basins

Creator:: Brown, Aimee Lyn
Abstract:: Shifting climate patterns in the Columbia River basin are affecting snow pack, and, as a result, stream flow throughout the region. In the Oregon Cascades, ever growing populations, and their associated activities, place increasing stress on an already over allocated hydrologic system. Political pressures, including the possibility of renegotiation or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________    Anne W. Nolin      Shifting climate patterns in the Columbia River basin are affecting snow

Sexuality education in Montana public high schools with a focus on implementation

Creator:: Wagner, Bonnie S.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the 1981 recommendation by the Montana State Board of Public Education had in fluenced actual implementation of sexuality education in that state. The study also sought to describe sexuality education in Montana and to assess perceptions of Montana public high...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: High Schools With a Focus on Implementation Abstract Approved: Redacted for Privacy Margaret M

A survey of Oregon college and university health service AIDS-related priorities and policies : a replication of the Caruso and Haig Philadelphia study

Creator:: Williams, Barbara
Abstract:: The literature asserts that both the medical and educational communities have forecast a potential for an AIDS epidemic on college and university campuses. The experts warn that without either a cure or a vaccine for AIDS, it is only through education of "risk behaviors" that devastation can be avoided. A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Redacted for privacy U Margaret M. Smith The literature asserts that both the medical and edu- cational

An analysis of the attitudes of traditional-aged and non-traditional-aged females about computers in word processing classes at Oregon's community colleges

Creator:: Fletcher, Judith Ann
Abstract:: Today's office worker is being expected to operate computers in order to increase office productivity. While learning the new technology is a positive challenge for most people, some students experience a negative computer attitude when faced with computer training. This study sought to determine if there were significant differences about...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved Redacted f Privacy Dr. margaret mcuonnaii beiike Today's office worker is being expected to

An integrated testing and fault localization methodology for spreadsheet languages

Creator:: Reichwein, James
Abstract:: Spreadsheet languages, which include commercial spreadsheets and various research systems, have proven to be flexible tools in many settings. Research shows, however, that spreadsheets often contain faults. This thesis presents an integrated testing and fault localization methodology for spreadsheets. This methodology allows spreadsheet developers to engage in modeless development, testing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ---~-.--=~'=""""~-,-.-~~---~------ /j C Margaret M Burnett Spreadsheet languages

The InclusiveMag Method: A Start Towards More Inclusive Software for Diverse Populations

Creator:: Mendez, Christopher
Abstract:: How can software practitioners assess whether their software supports diverse users? Although there are empirical processes that can be used to find “inclusivity bugs” piecemeal, what is often needed is a systematic inspection method to assess software’s support for diverse populations. To help fill this gap, this thesis introduces InclusiveMag,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Margaret M. Burnett

The Enerience of Women's Higher Education at Oregon Agricultural College 1870-1916

Creator:: Knewtson, Katrina Anne
Abstract:: This study addresses women's experiences in higher education at Oregon Agricultural College between 1870 and 1916. The experiences of these women illustrate how they were affected by society's beliefs and values, and further, how their education encouraged them to develop skills necessary to transform their role in society. Education has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Katrina Anne Knewtson for

An Investigation of Views of Selected Physicians Regarding the Importance of Corporate Executive Fitness Programs

Creator:: DeAngelis, Lauren Anne
Abstract:: Ninety-two physicians from six different medical specialty areas were participants in an opinion survey concerning corporate executive fitness. The survey was comprised of 21 statements related to such areas as fitness, nutrition, implementation of specific programs and cost effectiveness. Descriptive research methods were utilized to analyze results. Physicians surveyed were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Selected Physicians Regarding the Importance of Corporate Executive Fitness Pronrarns By Lauren Anne

Exploring perceptions and experiences of the U.S. West Coast shellfish industry dealing with ocean acidification

Creator:: Mabardy, Rebecca Anne
Abstract:: Nearshore and estuarine environments along the U.S West Coast are ocean acidification (OA) "hotspots". Carbon dioxide-enriched water has been correlated with production losses of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) larvae at hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest. Limited and unreliable supply of larval seed has implications for the economic well-being of commercial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 14 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rebecca Anne

Shared family time : an analysis in two-parent, two-child Oregon households

Creator:: Parker, Louise Anne
Abstract:: In this study patterns of shared family time in 210 two-parent, two-child Oregon households were described. The relationship between amounts of shared time and a number of family and environmental characteristics was also researched. The study used the Oregon data from a contributing project of the Northeast Regional Research Project...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon Households AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF LOUISE ANNE PARKER for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE

Sediment provenance and transport on the Siberian Arctic shelf

Creator:: Mammone, Kerry Anne
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kerry Anne Mammone for the degree

Economic, political and physical problems involved in expanding the cultivation of swamp rice in Sierra Leone

Creator:: Gilliland, Anne Huston
Abstract:: Swamp rice offers tropical populations the most feasible means of obtaining a dependable and plentiful supply of protein-rich cereals. An acre of swamp rice land will support many persons and the crop does not cause erosion. A further production of this type of rice appears warranted in Sierra Leone and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: expanding the cultivation of swamp rice in Sierra Leone AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Anne Huston

SocioEconomicMag Meets a Platform for SES-Diverse College Students: A Case Study

Creator:: Agarwal, Puja
Abstract:: Emerging research shows that individual differences in how people use technology sometimes cluster by socioeconomic status (SES) and that when technology is not socioeconomically inclusive, low-SES individuals may abandon it. To understand how to improve technology’s SES-inclusivity, we present a multi-phase case study on SocioEconomicMag (SESMag), an emerging inspection method...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Margaret M Burnett Anita Sarma

Relationship between learning of basic weaving techniques and visual perception abilities of primary school children

Creator:: Kitts, Anne Garland Harvell
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the weaving performance and the visual perception abilities of primary school children. The sample population consisted of 50 first-graders, 26 boys and 24 girls. A measure was developed to test weaving performance; the children participated in a weaving lesson...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Visual Perception Abilities of Primary School Children AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ANNE H

Acculturation and food : a study of Vietnamese women in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Sarasin, Heather M.
Abstract:: This study is intended to provide information about the situation of first-generation Vietnamese women to the IRCO Parent and Child Program Department in Portland, Oregon. Nutrition intervention and food assistance currently offered to Vietnamese women enrolled in this program is the focus of the study. The women interviewed characterize themselves...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: graduate school process and in all aspects of my life. To my committee, Dr. Barry Hewlett, Dr. Anne

Just Beneath the Surface : Analysis of Excavations at 35WS453, The Dalles Chinatown

Creator:: French, Jamie
Abstract:: In a mostly abandoned block, capped by concrete, the building at 210 East 1st Street, The Dalles, Oregon still stands as one of three remaining structures. This building housed the Wing Hong Hai Company, a mercantile store and Chinese laundry, from 1889 to 1926. Beneath the modern concrete that encircles...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Enabling Virtual Globes for A Visual-Auditory User Experience of Spatial Data

Creator:: Gune, Aditya N.
Abstract:: Geographical datasets are large, complex, and can be difficult for users to navigate and derive meaning from. These datasets, as well as the unique insights derived from them, provide tremendous opportunity for social change -- many of the global challenges humankind is currently facing can benefit from analytics or visualization...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grateful to my graduate committee: Dr. Margaret Burnett, Dr. Christopher Sanchez, and Dr. Kyle Niemeyer

Gender differences in robot teleoperation

Creator:: Showkat, Dilruba
Abstract:: Gender issues have recently received increased attention in human robot interaction (HRI). Because robots are becoming part of our homes and daily lives, it is important to understand how different groups of people use them. To the best of our knowledge, almost no research has been done that investigates gender...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: deadlines and coordinating with others. I would like to thank Dr. Margaret Burnett for her continuous

Towards the Design and Evaluation of Effective Educational Virtual Reality Applications

Creator:: Rangarajan, Vaishnavi
Abstract:: With the rapid advancement of educational technology and the need for personalized, engaging content to accommodate diverse learning needs, Virtual Reality (VR) holds promises for the present and future. However, VR applications suffer from challenges, including usability concerns, lack of pedagogical value, and evaluation standards. This thesis focuses on two...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Identifying Design Discussion Topics in Open Source Software

Creator:: Chatterjee, Amreeta
Abstract:: When contributing to a software system, developers need to understand the rationale for previous design decisions so that they can adhere to the system’s design. Not doing so can lead to erosion of the overall design quality of the system. However, discussions embedded in a large volume of communication on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An automated web crawl methodology to analyze the online privacy landscape

Creator:: Sarkar, Chandan
Abstract:: Protecting end-users privacy and building trust are the two most important factors needed to support the growth of ecommerce. The increased dependence on the Internet for a wide variety of daily transactions causes a corresponding loss in privacy for many users, as virtually all websites collect data from users directly...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: would also like to thank Dr. Margaret Burnett not just for serving as a committee member in my thesis

The ChildsPlay Approach: Evaluating an Experimental Approach for Teaching Introductory CS at University

Creator:: Nelson, Aiden J.
Abstract:: University students first learning about computer science (CS) can be intimidated and frustrated by programming. In addition, the general-purpose programming languages chosen for introducing students to programming contain several features that have the potential to overwhelm and distract them from focused curriculum topics, which can lead to reduced retention of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: teacher. And finally, she taught me how to write and conduct myself as a researcher. I thank Margaret

You stay here

Creator:: Bluhm, Michael A.
Abstract:: You Stay Here is the beginning of a novel that centers on the notion of family, community, and the expectations that drive our interactions within these circles. The novel tells the story of brothers Mills and Nance O'Malley as they interact with their parents, Richard and Margaret. The brothers own...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: story of brothers Mills and Nance O'Malley as they interact with their parents, Richard and Margaret

A study of the development of motion picture usage in Arizona public schools

Creator:: Shaner, Bernard Reed
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

From weakness to wisdom : Jane Austen transforms the female of sensibility tradition

Creator:: Mosher-Knoshaug, Jessica M.
Abstract:: The eighteenth-century female of sensibility was characterized by delicate nerves that allowed her to feel her surroundings and enabled her to choose virtue over vice more consistently than males. While females were considered virtuous, their "innate" delicacy or weakness became their dominant trait and the true focus of male admiration....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the female sex, his later argument does not. Wiltshire argues that the act of Wentworth lifting Anne

Gender, genre, and the canon : teaching Aemilia Lanyer

Creator:: Jurgens, Jeremy
Abstract:: Traditionally, Renaissance studies have neglected or overlooked the contributions of early modern female poets, many of whom produced lively, engaging, and highly creative work despite the limitations imposed on them by a rigidly patriarchal society. In my thesis, I examine the life and work of Aemilia Lanyer, a 17th century...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: them (9). Goldberg points out that early modern authors like Aemlia Lanyer, Aphra Behn, Margaret

Search for a western North American stratotype for the Lower-Middle Devonian boundary in Eureka County, Nevada

Creator:: Brown, James Oliver
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: which otherwisewould not have been ready in time for Klapper's visit. Tim Heironimus and Anne

The light within us : Quaker women in science

Creator:: McCabe, Leslie N.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the role of Quaker women in science in an attempt to arrive at some understanding of what motivated Quaker women in nineteenth century America to go into the sciences. George Fox founded the Society of Friends in the mid-seventeenth century in England and the Quaker theology centered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the work of Margaret Rossiter, one will find that white women of the middle to upper classes were

The Writer’s Path: Exploring the Writing Studio Through the Lens of Activity Theory

Creator:: Sylvester, Ruth E.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the potential applications for 3rd generation activity theory in writing studio spaces, using the Undergrad Research and Writing Studio at Oregon State University as a focal point. David R. Russell, Nedra Reynolds, and Deborah Brandt have all investigated systemic and communal elements in student writing processes, while...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: centers in institutional contexts. Ripples of Stephen North after 2005 Anne Ellen Geller and Harry

The body of a patient and rational treatment in the managed care era

Creator:: Sumii, Kensuke
Abstract:: This study aims to identify conceptions of the body, as well as "rational" treatment among primary care practitioners (PCPs) and emergency medicine practitioners (EMPs) dealing with managed care plans. I conducted ethnographic study throughout 1996, and interviewed six PCPs and four EMPs. In the course of my interviews, I discovered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College, 1911-1921

Creator:: McHugh, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: Across from the Memorial Union on Oregon State University’s campus sits Milam Hall, the former site of the Department of Home Economics. The building is named for Ava Milam Clark, the dean of home economics for thirty-three years, from 1917 to 1950. I aim to understand Ava Milam’s early career...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this project without the assistance of Rachel Lilley, Anne Bahde, and Tiah Edmunson-Morton at Oregon

"They said I would never amount to anything" : the life of a Kootenai woman

Creator:: Wheaton-Abraham, Jyl M.
Abstract:: There is a fundamental distortion in our understanding of Native people, especially Native women. This distortion is rooted in imperialism and the colonization of Native lands and has created a dominant/subordinate relationship between Non-Native/Native people. Anthropological life history research has traditionally reflected this relationship. As a Native woman, the author...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mary Catherine Bateson, the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, for guidance as to how to

A literary discourse on the evolution of gender & sexuality in the first & second waves of feminism : Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" deconstructs established gender roles as Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" reconstructs them

Creator:: Hotard, Tami
Abstract:: The two literary touchstones of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Willa Cather examined in this thesis anchored a larger discussion of the discourse about gender and sexuality during the First and Second Waves of feminism in America. "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Gilman deconstructed the notion of "femininity" manifested at the turn...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) ...........................................26 Gilman's Women & Economics (1899) .................................................27 Margaret

Spousal Communication in the Family Setting (Married with Children)

Creator:: Dokken, Cort J.
Abstract:: Communication plays an important role in the life of a couple. This study seeks to determine the nature of couple communication. This study compares and contrasts the differences and similarities in communication between childless couples and parenting couples. The material for this study comes from interviewing ten married couples along...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anne Fitzpatrick, maintain that there are no differences in the communication style after the child

An Inquiry into Attitudes Toward Professional Women : Rotary and Zonta Club Members

Creator:: Shearman, Nancy Walker
Abstract:: Over the past decade, federal as well as state legislation has been passed to eliminate discrimination and create equality in the workplace. However, the attitudes of professionals are not as easily changed. Many barriers still face female executives entering the corporate level. This study examined the attitudes of professionals in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to share the corporate world. In 1981, Anne Harlan and Carol L. Weiss of the Wellesley College

Reproductive decision-making in young women breast cancer survivors

Creator:: Everson, Courtney Louise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to use an integrated biocultural perspective to examine the decision-making processes of young survivors as they navigate breast cancer treatment and reproductive health care options. This retrospective study utilizes a mixed-methods approach that integrates quantitative survey data (Phase I) with interview (Phase II) and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Seed morphology of Convolvulus arvensis L.

Creator:: Sripleng, Aksorn
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: been invaluable, Thanks are also extended to Dr. Harry K, Phinney and Miss Anne Herridge for their

Newcomers’ Barriers. . . Is That All? An Analysis of Mentors’ and Newcomers’ Barriers in OSS Projects

Creator:: Balali, Sogol
Abstract:: Newcomers’ seamless onboarding is important for open collaboration communi- ties, particularly those that leverage outsiders’ contributions to remain sustainable. Nevertheless, previous work shows that OSS newcomers often face several barriers to contribute, which lead them to lose motivation and even give up on contributing. A well-known way to help newcomers...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Creator:: Jolly, J. Christopher
Abstract:: From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: farmers. Margaret Rossiter quotes an 1853 article, "The Quackery of Agricultural Science," that was

Group activities to help children in their adjustments

Creator:: Young, Mary Elizabeth
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

'That life of commonplace sacrifices' : representations of womanhood in Irish Catholic culture in James Joyce's Dubliners

Creator:: McGrory, Suzette L.
Abstract:: Traditional interpretations of James Joyce's Dubliners have often focused on the pervasive "paralysis" of the city, covered in the stories' range of "childhood, adolescence, maturity, and public life." However, these approaches have limited their focus on the women in the stories, often spotlighting the male characters--and the author--through a Freudian...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Life history and feeding ecology of the dominant Arctic lysianassid amphipod Pseudalibrotus ( = Onisimus) litoralis from the inner continental shelf of the SW Beaufort Sea

Creator:: Boudrias, Michel Andre
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Braun and Heather Fawkes, Bill Savidge, Margaret OBrien, Hal Batchelder, John Collins, Dreas and Jamie

Pregnancy and the Academy : A Phenomenological Exploration of the Experience of Pregnant Graduate Students

Creator:: Larkins, Emma L.
Abstract:: This study explored the lived experiences of graduate students in masters-level academic programs who become pregnant, whether intended or otherwise, and the sources from which they received support in their efforts to balance their dual responsibilities as students and mothers-to-be. Through a series of three, semistructured one-on-one interviews, seven participants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: interviews) Francesca, Rachel, Irene, Michelle, Corinne, Rose, and Anne, thank you! This project would

Beauty and the Beast: The Rhetorical Construction of the Female in Mixed Martial Arts

Creator:: Thornburg, Kori A.
Abstract:: More women compete in sports currently than ever before. However, the historical tensions which relate to their participation--as athletes and as females--remain. Mixed martial arts (MMA) has proven to be the most visible introduction of females into sports that have traditionally been considered exclusively for men. Gina Carano and Cristiane...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sports are covered, Margaret Carlisle Duncan argues in her article “Gender Bias in Televised Sports

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