Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

"'I wouldn't have believed it -- even of a white man'" : critiquing whiteness in Charles Chesnutt's "The house behind the cedars" and Nella Larsen's "Passing"

Creator:: Franks, Tricia May
Abstract:: In their respective novels, The House Behind the Cedars (1900) and Passing (1929), both Charles Chesnutt and Nella Larsen utilize racial passing, the process of a mixed-race individual living as "white," to explore the relations between black and white people during early-twentieth century America. This thesis specifically argues that Chesnutt...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"AmaRosa," a Red Skinned, Red Fleshed Fingerling with High Phytonutrient Value

Creator:: Brown, Charles R., Vales, Isabel, Yilma, Solomon, James, Steven, Charlton, Brian, Culp, Darrin, Hane, Dan, Shock, Clinton, Feibert, Eric, Pavek, Mark, Knowles, Richard, Novy, Richard, Whitworth, Jonathan, Stark, Jeff, Miller, J. Creighton, Jr., Holm, David, Quick, Richard, and Navarre, Roy
Abstract:: The diversity of traits in varieties of potato outside of its South American birthplace is a small subset of that available in the Andean center of origin. Among the traits that evoke most interest are skin and flesh pigments. Recent studies have pointed to the high antioxidant activity and potential...
Resource Type:: Article

"Bag of tricks" for 4-H food fun

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Published January 1973. Reprinted February 1977. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Learning Object

"Big bud" disease of filbert : a descriptive cytological study of the affected plant tissues

Creator:: Larew, Hiram, 1953-
Abstract:: A light and electron microscope study of Corylus avellana L. vegetative buds infested with the eriophyoid mites, Cecidiophyopsis vermiformis Nal. and Phycoptella avellanae Nal., is reported. Descriptions are given of changes in infested stipule tissue. The nipple-like proliferations (enations) which arise on the infested stipule surface are covered by a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"Black Streak" in western hemlock : its characteristics and influence on strength

Creator:: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Luxford, R. F. (Ronald Floyd), 1889-, Wood, Lyman Wentsch, 1899-, and Gerry, Eloise, b. 1885
Resource Type:: Technical Report

“Boys Can Be Anything”: Effect of Barbie Play on Girls’ Career Cognitions

Creator:: Sherman, Aurora M. and Zurbriggen, Eileen L.
Abstract:: Play with Barbie dolls is an understudied source of gendered socialization that may convey a sexualized adult world to young girls. Early exposure to sexualized images may have unintended consequences in the form of perceived limitations on future selves. We investigated perceptions of careers girls felt they could do in...
Resource Type:: Article

“But I’m Not a Usability Expert”: Testing Tips for the Resource-Sharing Professional

Creator:: Hussong-Christian, Uta, Nichols, Jane, and Ward, Jennifer L.
Abstract:: If you have ever been baffled by the ways in which your users interact with the resource sharing processes and tools that you have worked so hard to create, it may be time to think about usability testing. But don't panic! Just because you are not a usability expert or...
Resource Type:: Presentation

"Clear-cutting" practices on national timberlands. Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, first session

Creator:: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
Resource Type:: Book

"College is a challenge, but I've got dreams and I know I can do it!" : deaf students in mainstream colleges

Creator:: Smith, Julia A.
Abstract:: Deaf students in mainstream colleges are withdrawing at an alarming rate. Approximately 70% of the 123,000 deaf students enrolled in 2,300 colleges across the United States will not persist until graduation. This qualitative study examined what factors in the academic and social environment are linked to deaf college students' perceptions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

"Doing weddings" : couples' gender strategies in wedding preparation

Creator:: Humble, Aine M.
Abstract:: Men today are doing more household labor than in previous generations, but research suggests that gender still strongly influences household labor. A great deal of labor goes into creating family rituals, which may be central carriers for gender construction. Weddings, in particular, are rituals based on a gender dichotomy that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

“Fracking” Controversy and Communication: Using National Survey Data to Understand Public Perceptions of Hydraulic Fracturing

Creator:: Boudet, Hilary, Clarke, Chris, Bugden, Dylan, Maibach, Edward, Roser-Renouf, Connie, and Leiserowitz, Anthony
Abstract:: The recent push to develop unconventional sources of oil and gas both in the U.S. and abroad via hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) has generated a great deal of controversy. Effectively engaging stakeholders and setting appropriate policies requires insights into current public perceptions of this issue. Using a nationally representative U.S. sample...
Resource Type:: Article

“I am not a skinny toothpick and proud of it.” Latina adolescents’ ethnic identity and responses to mainstream media images

Creator:: Schooler, Deborah and Daniels, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Using a quasi-experimental design, 118 Latina girls, ages 13-18, viewed five color photographs of White women. Girls viewed either images of sexualized women or images of non-sexualized women. After viewing the images, girls were asked to complete the sentence stem, “I am…” 20 times. Thirty percent of girls spontaneously described...
Resource Type:: Article

"I consider Oregon worth a war" : letter of Charles Jared Ingersoll on the Oregon question, March 3, 1846

Creator:: Ingersoll, Charles Jared, 1782-1862 and Mason, Glenn
Resource Type:: Book

“I don't think it's harder, just that it's different”: Librarians' attitudes about instruction in the virtual reference environment

Creator:: Gronemyer, Kate and Deitering, Anne-Marie
Abstract:: Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate librarians' attitudes towards instruction in virtual reference transactions and to review relevant literature. Design/methodology/approach – Librarians who provide virtual reference services are surveyed about attitudes towards providing instruction via virtual reference software. In addition to gathering demographic information respondents...
Resource Type:: Article

"I love being a librarian, but..." Reconciling Vocational Awe, Emotional Labor, and Social Change

Creator:: McElroy, Kelly, Ettarh, Fobazi, Castrillo, James, Stotycheva, Sveta, and Powell, Charissa
Resource Type:: Other

"Instant orchard" : technique for the production of ready-to-bear temperate zone fruit trees

Creator:: Kent, Jeffrey A.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"It was on the tip of everyone's tongue, Tyler and I just gave it a name" : Fight Club's representation of consumer culture

Creator:: Wicks, James Anthony
Abstract:: This thesis examines the representation of consumer culture in Fight Club within the context of Frederic Jameson's theory of postmodernism. I propose that the film represents consumer culture as a totalizing system. This representation is evident in the setting of the film and in the Narrator's attempt to escape from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"Living Outside the Madness" : reform and ecology in the work of Henry Thoreau and Gary Snyder

Creator:: Hiatt, Bryan
Abstract:: Recent conflicts in America concerning the environment (the harvesting of old growth timber in the Pacific Northwest, or the proposed opening of public lands in southern Utah to mining interests, for instance) have precipitated a personal examination of "historical others" (Jensen 64), individuals that possess very different sensibilities from a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"Market and Product Development in the Monk Fish Sector" - The Case of Namibia

Creator:: Amupolo, Hellen
Abstract:: As part of the Namibian government initiative on sustainable resources development, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources strongly urges right holders to continuously engage in value addition and market diversification of their products in an effort to realise maximum returns on their products. The importance of being in line...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

“My nest is full:” Intergenerational relationships at midlife

Creator:: Igarashi, Heidi, Hooker, Karen, Coehlo, Deborah P., and Manoogian, Margaret M.
Abstract:: Incorporating a life course perspective, this qualitative study used focus groups to explore the experiences of midlife adults who were simultaneously providing support to emerging adult children and aging parents. Results indicated that adults situated in middle generations held beliefs that endorsed family-based responsibility to both younger and older members....
Resource Type:: Article

"No Exit" by Jean-Paul Sartre Presented by Oregon State University Theatre

Creator:: Pasquini, Abbey
Abstract:: The play "No Exit" was written by Jean Paul Sartre, adapted from the French by Paul Bowles and produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. This play was directed by Abbey Pasquini in the Oregon State University Lab Theatre From April 18th to the 21st. Copy of poster and...
Resource Type:: Other

"No pain, no fear, no regrets": views of a good death

Creator:: Amberwood, Lee J.
Abstract:: Substantial research has shown deficits in the quality of end-of-life care in the U.S. In response to evidence of these deficits, efforts have been made to improve quality of end-of-life care. One approach has been to ask the question, "What is a good death?" Data on views of a good...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

“People are all about appearances”: A focus group of teenagers with Moebius Syndrome

Creator:: Bogart, Kathleen R.
Abstract:: This focus group study examined the social experiences of 10 adolescents ages 12-17 with Moebius Syndrome, a rare condition involving congenital facial paralysis. Content analysis revealed five themes: social engagement/disengagement; resilience/sensitivity; social support/stigma; being understood/misunderstood; and public awareness/lack of awareness of Moebius Syndrome. Compared to previous research on adults with...
Resource Type:: Article

"Playing with computers" : the hidden impact of the computer in a school

Creator:: Turner, Martha I.
Abstract:: The topic of this study is the cultural impact of the computer in a school. "Impact" is 'defined as the cultural consequences of intended and unintended learning that occur when computers are used in the school. The major theoretical orientations of the work include the concepts of manifest and latent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

"Present fears" and "Horrible Imaginings" : Gothic elements in Shakespearean Tragedy

Creator:: Appel, Ian S.
Abstract:: Gothic literary works are characterized as such by their ability to represent and evoke terror. The form this representation takes is varied; often terror originates in the atmospheric effects of settings, in the appearance of mysterious, supposedly supernatural phenomena, and, perhaps most significantly, in the behavior of villainous characters. Shakespearean...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"Rare place where I feel normal": Perceptions of a social support conference among parents of and people with Moebius syndrome

Creator:: Bogart, Kathleen R., Frandrup, Erika, Locke, Taylor, Thompson, Hanna, Weber, Natalie, Yates, Jacqueline, Zike, Nicholas, and Hemmesch, Amanda R.
Abstract:: Background Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder resulting in impaired facial and eye movement. People with rare diseases like Moebius syndrome experience stigma and a lack of specialized information. Support conferences may provide important forms of social support for people with rare disorders. Aims To examine reasons for attending,...
Resource Type:: Article and Preprint

"Responsible Retailers": Policy Challenges Raised by Private Standards in the Seafood Sector

Creator:: Kelling, Ingrid
Abstract:: Globalisation in the retail sector is transforming food value chains by driving consolidation in the industry and extending supply chains across the globe. Globalisation enables retailers to benefit from economies of scale and cheaper production in foreign locations. However, food markets themselves are increasingly responding to local consumer preferences. In...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

"Sick" alfalfa

Creator:: Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, Pumphrey, F. V. (Floyd Vance), and Moore, David Paul, 1931-
Abstract:: Published November 1973. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report

"The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays (review)

Creator:: Sarasohn, Lisa T.
Resource Type:: Article

"The Island" Research Natural Area : a vegetation study with time and location comparisons

Creator:: Fox, M. Anne, 1939-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to document vegetation on "The Island", a Research Natural Area at the confluence of the Crooked River and the Deschutes River in central Oregon's Juniperus occidentalis Zone and to compare the results with an earlier study reported in 1964 from 1960-'61 data. Present-day comparisons...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"The place where Hell bubbled up;" a history of the first national park

Creator:: Clary, David A.
Resource Type:: Book

"This culture is nurturing and caring" : ethnographic account of a campus climate from the perspective of African-American students

Creator:: Blue, Loris A.
Abstract:: Different racial/ethnic groups often perceive the realities of the campus environment differently: This difference in perspective and the attendant reactions can be a factor in student satisfaction or dissatisfaction. A quantitative survey administered in 1996 and 1999 revealed that African-American students on the campus of a diverse two-year community college...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

"Unchronicled Nations": Agrarian Purpose and Thoreau's Ecological Knowing

Creator:: Robinson, David M.
Abstract:: Thoreau's experiment at Walden Pond reveals two potentially contradictory desires, one of which can be linked to agrarian reform, and the other to ecological knowledge. Thoreau conceived his Walden project in a cultural milieu in which agrarian reform was receiving incrasing attention, and the Walden experiments was, in important ways,...
Resource Type:: Article

"Untold Stories: Histories of Students of Color at Oregon State University" Campus Tour Guidebook

Creator:: ALS 199 Class Fall Term 2013 and Fernández, Natalia
Abstract:: A collaborative project between Oregon Multicultural Archives and the Fall Term 2013 U-Engage class ALS 199 “Untold Stories: Histories of People of Color in Oregon” to create a campus tour guidebook regarding the histories of Oregon State University's students of color.
Resource Type:: Other

"We thought it might encourage participation.” Using lottery incentives to improve LibQUAL+(TM) response rates among students

Creator:: Buck, Stefanie, Nutefall, Jennifer E., and Bridges, Laurie M.
Abstract:: Libraries deploying the LibQUAL+™ survey can offer a lottery incentive and many do in the hope of increasing response rates. Other libraries may be prohibited from offering one because of Institutional Review Board restrictions, as is the case at [institution name]. We wanted to discover why libraries offer lottery incentives...
Resource Type:: Article

"What Fools Call Crime": The Boundaries of the Pornographic Imagination in Sade’s La Philosophie dans le Boudoir

Creator:: VanLaningham, Christie A.
Abstract:: On the surface, the written works of the Marquis de Sade appear to be nothing more than pornographic mania articulated, the narrative trajectory of which oscillates between illicit words and acts. Yet his life and works are important to historians, if not due to their inherent quality then because they...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

'Jefferson' hazelnut (OSU 703.007)

Creator:: McCluskey, Rebecca L., Mehlenbacher, S. A. (Shawn A.), Smith, D. C. (David Clayton), 1958-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Describes characteristics of ‘Jefferson’, a hazelnut cultivar released by Oregon State University in January 2009.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

‘Oregon Snowflake’ Flowering Currant

Creator:: Contreras, Ryan N. and Friddle, Mara W.
Abstract:: Flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum Pursh.), also known as winter currant, is native to the West Coast of the U.S., primarily west of the Coast Range from Southern California north to British Columbia with populations also occurring in Idaho. The species is prized for its early spring flowers in pendulous racemes...
Resource Type:: Article

'Sacajawea' hazelnut (OSU 540.130)

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Mehlenbacher, S. A. (Shawn A.), Smith, D. C. (David Clayton), 1958-, and McCluskey, Rebecca L.
Abstract:: ‘Sacajawea’ (OSU 540.130) was developed and evaluated at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, and was released in February 2006. Compared to ‘Barcelona,’ ‘Sacajawea’ is a slightly smaller tree but has a higher yield efficiency, a higher percent kernel, fewer kernel defects, and smaller nuts. Nuts mature and fall free of...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

'Santiam' hazelnut (OSU 509.064)

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, McCluskey, Rebecca L., Mehlenbacher, S. A., Smith, D. C., and Azarenko, A. N. (Anita Nina)
Abstract:: 'Santiamʼ (OSU 509.064) was developed and evaluated at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, and it was released in February 2005. This cultivar has complete resistance to eastern filbert blight (EFB) caused by Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller. Resistance is conferred by a single dominant gene from ʻGasaway.ʼ Compared to ʻBarcelona,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

'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

‘Who’s who’ in renal sphaerosporids (Bivalvulida: Myxozoa) from common carp, Prussian carp and goldfish – molecular identification of cryptic species, blood stages and new members of Sphaerospora sensu stricto

Creator:: Holzer, Astrid Sibylle, Bartosova, P., Peckova, H., Tyml, T., Atkinson, S., Bartholomew, J., Sipos, D., Eszterbauer, E., and Dykova, I.
Abstract:: Myxozoans are a group of diverse, spore-forming metazoan microparasites bound to aquatic environments. Sphaerospora dykovae (previously S. renicola) causes renal sphaerosporosis and acute swim bladder inflammation (SBI) in juvenile Cyprinus carpio carpio, in central Europe. A morphologically similar species with comparably low pathogenicity, S. angulata has been described from C....
Resource Type:: Article

'Yamhill' hazelnut (OSU 542.102)

Creator:: McCluskey, Rebecca L., Mehlenbacher, S. A. (Shawn A.), Smith, (David Clayton), 1958-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: "'Yamhill' (OSU 542.102) was developed and evaluated by the hazelnut breeding program at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, and was released in January 2008. Trees of 'Yamhill' are completely resistant to eastern filbert blight (EFB) caused by Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller. Compared to 'Barcelona', trees of 'Yamhill' are smaller...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

00 OR Wetlands Ref Site Data Intro Page(1).pdf

Creator:: Brophy, Laura, Cornu, Craig, Adamus, Paul R., Christy, John A., Gray, Ayesha, Huang, Lijuan, MacClellan, Megan, Doumbia, Julie, and Tully, Rebecca
Abstract:: Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality “least disturbed” tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries. The reference sites included in this project are (1) Blind Slough...

01 Brophy_Cornu_CICEET_FINAL_complete_30-Aug-2011.pdf

Creator:: Brophy, Laura, Cornu, Craig, Adamus, Paul R., Christy, John A., Gray, Ayesha, Huang, Lijuan, MacClellan, Megan, Doumbia, Julie, and Tully, Rebecca
Abstract:: Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality “least disturbed” tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries. The reference sites included in this project are (1) Blind Slough...

02 Brophy-Cornu_UsersGuide_TSM_FINAL_30-Aug-2011.pdf

Creator:: Brophy, Laura, Cornu, Craig, Adamus, Paul R., Christy, John A., Gray, Ayesha, Huang, Lijuan, MacClellan, Megan, Doumbia, Julie, and Tully, Rebecca
Abstract:: Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality “least disturbed” tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries. The reference sites included in this project are (1) Blind Slough...

03 Refence Site Location Maps.pdf

Creator:: Brophy, Laura, Cornu, Craig, Adamus, Paul R., Christy, John A., Gray, Ayesha, Huang, Lijuan, MacClellan, Megan, Doumbia, Julie, and Tully, Rebecca
Abstract:: Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality “least disturbed” tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries. The reference sites included in this project are (1) Blind Slough...

04 Reference Marsh Characteristics.pdf

Creator:: Brophy, Laura, Cornu, Craig, Adamus, Paul R., Christy, John A., Gray, Ayesha, Huang, Lijuan, MacClellan, Megan, Doumbia, Julie, and Tully, Rebecca
Abstract:: Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality “least disturbed” tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries. The reference sites included in this project are (1) Blind Slough...

04-16-08minutes.pdf

Creator:: Sanderson, Rebecca A. Chair, SA Assessment Council

04-30-08minutes.pdf

Creator:: Sanderson, Rebecca A. Chair, SA Assessment Council

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search