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Douglas-fir Seedlings in the Pacific Northwest: The Genetics of Drought Adaptation

Creator:: Celer, Erda
Abstract:: Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is a widely distributed, ecologically important, and commercially valuable tree species in North America. However, climate change is expected to adversely impact Douglas-fir trees, and assisted migration may become necessary to lessen the effects of climate change. Because drought stress is one of the projected effects of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Glenn Thomas Howe Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is a widely distributed, ecologically

Gender Discrimination in Education and Its Impact on Economic Growth: A Cross Country Panel Study

Creator:: Fouzia, Sultana Zeenat
Abstract:: Studies suggest that higher investment in human capital boosts economic growth by increased productivity. Education is considered to improve human capital, but it takes relatively long to achieve progress in education. Literacy of female population holds particular importance as it has both direct and indirect effect on growth. Apart from...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: June 6, 2016. Title: Gender Discrimination in Education and Its Impact on Economic Growth: A Cross

Impact Evaluation in the Field: A Case Study on the Evaluation of an Improved Cookstove Initiative in Rural Guatemala

Creator:: Nilson, Roberta
Abstract:: Improved cookstoves (ICS) have been distributed by many in the international development community to address the dangers faced by billions of people worldwide who use traditional open-fire cooking methods. Yet, impact evaluations of these ICS interventions have not always shown positive impacts. This case study followed the ICS adoption study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Field: A Case Study on the Evaluation of an Improved Cookstove Initiative in Rural Guatemala

Ethiopia: poverty elimination and barriers to development

Creator:: Reed, Samantha
Abstract:: Economic development and the eradication of poverty are complicated issues debated by experts. Current literature is polarized; offering extreme solutions that are easy to argue but that are ambiguous or lacking application. Some of the most prominent researchers choose popular stances on development perhaps due to selling power. Unfortunately, no...
Resource Type:: Presentation

Relationship Between Education and Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

Creator:: Safdar, Sana
Abstract:: Various factors prevent women from entering the labor force, including but not limited to, years of education, fertility conditions, number of children, household work, socioeconomic background, cultural and religious believes. 49% of Pakistan’s population is female and only 20% of the total labor force comprises of women. For a developing...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: force comprises of women. For a developing country like Pakistan, underutilization of human capital

Relationship Between Education and Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

Creator:: Safdar, Sana
Abstract:: Various factors prevent women from entering the labor force, including but not limited to, years of education, fertility conditions, number of children, household work, socioeconomic background, cultural and religious believes. 49% of Pakistan’s population is female and only 20% of the total labor force comprises of women. For a developing...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: force comprises of women. For a developing country like Pakistan, underutilization of human capital

The Influence of Tax Composition on Tax Evasion

Creator:: Ivlieva, Anastasiia
Abstract:: Tax evasion is one of many problematic issues associated with tax systems that negatively affect state’s ability to provide public goods and services. This study seeks to examine the impact of tax composition on tax evasion using information about 150 countries from 1999 to 2007. The paper adopts neoclassical theoretical...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: of Anastasiia Ivlieva presented on June 9th, 2015 APPROVED Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder

Understanding changes in forest cover and carbon storage in early successional forests of the Pacific Northwest using USDA Forest Service FIA and multi-temporal Landsat data

Creator:: Schroeder, Todd A.
Abstract:: To effectively study dynamic processes like forest succession over long time periods one must effectively integrate data collected at many different times, locations and spatial scales. The purpose of this research is to integrate forest inventory data collected by the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Todd A. Schroeder for the degree of

Re-Viewing Literacy : A Language Arts Teacher's Perspective

Creator:: Van Develder, Pamela A.
Abstract:: A controversy regarding literacy lies at the heart of debates over the current state of American education. In response to the debate, this study reviews and analyzes the literacy theories of E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Walter Ong, Sylvia Scribner and Michael Cole, Shirley Brice Heath, and Paulo Freire. The author presents...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Privacy Dr. Cheryl' Glenn A controversy regarding literacy lies at the heart of debates over the current

OSU theses and dissertations : 1983-1992

Creator:: Glenn, Judith A.
Abstract:: Departmental and author index of Masters' theses and doctoral dissertations accepted by the Graduate School.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: Theses and Dissertations 1983-1992 Oregon State University Compiled by Judith A. Glenn A Departmental

A study of the effectiveness of using distance education to present training programs to Extension Service Master Gardener trainees

Creator:: Rost, Robert C.
Abstract:: Despite the availability of distance education technology, Oregon State University Extension Service educators have made limited use of this equipment for delivery of educational programs to clients of the state's 36 county Extension Service offices. Some Extension educators may be hesitant to use distance technology because they are unsure whether...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of the effectiveness of using distance education to

A Descriptive Study of the History, Growth, Development and Value of Non-Academic Writing Groups in Salem, Oregon

Creator:: Fargo, Joyce E.
Abstract:: Writing groups are used regularly in the academic arena, but they are also used in the non-academic community. This paper is an exploration of the use of nonacademic writing groups in Salem, Oregon. In Chapter 2 I discuss the theory behind writing groups--what it is about writing and responding that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A descriptive study of the history, growth, development

Time to listen : an annotated bibliography of environmental readings, featuring Oregon writers, for middle school and high school students

Creator:: Crateau, Carole Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to guide middle school and high school students into critical thinking about environmental issues. Through keen observation of their bioregion and through an integration of interdisciplinary literature which focuses on Oregon writers, students will be challenged to think, write, and discuss current issues...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: investigation. The students' community becomes a learning laboratory, a place in which to identify, a place

Sarah Grimke's Rhetoric for Empowerment : Her Life and Letters

Creator:: Hamilton, Susan E. Maier
Abstract:: In twentieth century America, women continue the age-old struggle for recognition as whole, intelligent individuals, not just an "other," less hearty, less deserving or less capable being than man. Sarah Grimke spoke of the inequalities over 150 years ago during the abolitionist movement when she compiled her major arguments into...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: abolitionist movement when she compiled her major arguments into a series of letters originally published

Visions beyond reality : Keat's poetic rejection of enlightenment philosophy

Creator:: Plett, Corey J.
Abstract:: John Keats, as a principal figure in the Romantic movement in Europe, reacted against the philosophy of the Enlightenment. His poetry and letters are testament to his distrust of, and resistance to, an ever increasingly clinical and "reasonable" society. Keats's poetic thought--imaginative, speculative, dialectic--is the antithesis of an Enlightenment philosophy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : - Dr. Cheryl Glenn John Keats, as a principal figure in the Romantic movement in Europe, reacted

Phenology and monitoring of the cabbage maggot, Delia radicum (L.), in brassica root crops

Creator:: Dreves, Amy J.
Abstract:: In Oregon’s northern Willamette Valley, cabbage maggot (CM), Delia radicum (L.) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) often renders Brassica root crops unmarketable. Scheduled insecticides are the only current control. Studies were conducted to: 1) describe and characterize spring emergence of CM flies and their seasonal flight activity relative to degree-day (DD) accumulations; 2)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: puparia was monitored using emergence cages. A bimodal spring emergence pattern for CM was observed

Identifying site characteristics that explain variation in Douglas-fir site productivity and stem form

Creator:: Magalska, Lauren E.
Abstract:: Foresters care about site productivity and stem quality in Douglas-fir plantations for many reasons. The profitability of forest land and the economic returns on silvicultural investments are directly related to site productivity. Thus, understanding the relationships among Douglas-fir productivity, stem form and site characteristics is important economically. My objective was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Stem Form. Abstract approved: Glenn T. Howe Foresters care about site productivity and

Equine-Assisted Group Work : An Exploration of Therapeutic Factors and Group Practices

Creator:: Schroeder, Katy
Abstract:: Equine-assisted group work has recently emerged in the empirical literature as a promising treatment approach for a variety of populations, including women trauma survivors (Whittlesey-Jermone, 2014; Shambo, Seely, & Vonderfecht, 2010). However, group therapeutic processes (e.g., therapeutic factors) and group leader characteristics have yet to be studied in equine-assisted groups....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Katy Schroeder for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

The Impact of Language Preferences on Birth Outcomes in Oregon

Creator:: Schroeder, Tory
Abstract:: Differential access to healthcare contributes to health disparities, and discrimination by language preferences may limit healthcare access to individuals for whom English is not their preferred language. This study looks at whether those who have different language preferences within the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS ) survey reported different...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon by Tory Schroeder A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial

The Role of Grazing and Weather in Nest Predator-Prey Dynamics and Reproductive Success of Sagebrush-obligate Songbirds

Creator:: Schroeder, Vanessa M.
Abstract:: Livestock grazing occurs worldwide, spanning over 25% of land globally. Effective conservation of biodiversity relies upon understanding the interactions of agricultural management practices and increasingly variable weather associated with climate change. I evaluated grazing, weather and predator-prey interactions within a grazing experiment in the sagebrush ecosystem of southeastern Oregon. I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Vanessa Schroeder for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife Science presented on December 3, 2020

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